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  • IHC Launches Offshore Wind-Friendly TSHD

    11 January 2018
    Vessels

    Royal IHC today launched a new multi-purpose trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) that will also be capable of supporting the construction of offshore wind farms. IHC is building the vessel for a joint venture between Den Herder (Reimerswaal Dredging) and Group de Cloedt.

  • Crown Estate Scotland to Gauge Floating Wind Potential

    10 January 2018
    Authorities, R&D

    Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult is conducting a study on behalf of Crown Estate Scotland on potential economic benefits of more floating wind projects in Scotland.

  • DeBu Debut for Universal Foundation’s Mono Buckets

    5 January 2018
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Universal Foundation A/S will provide mono bucket foundations for the two demonstration wind turbines planned to be installed on the DeBu offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • Energy Solutions Secures Cable Monitoring System Contract

    4 January 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Delft-based high voltage engineering and consultancy company Energy Solutions BV has won a contract to provide the Dutch transmission system operator TenneT with heat monitoring systems for sea and land cables.

  • Belgium to Open Second Offshore Wind Zone

    20 April 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Belgium plans to open a second offshore wind zone which will allow the development of further 2GW of capacity post-2020, according to Belgium’s Secretary for the North Sea Philippe De Backer. 

  • Akrocean Deploys WINDSEA FLiDAR at Fécamp Met Mast

    20 April 2018
    R&D, Technology

    French floating LiDAR developer Akrocean has deployed a WINDSEA buoy at the Fécamp met mast as part of the type 2 validation process of the OWA Carbon Trust Roadmap.

  • Report Recommends UK Content Increase in Offshore Wind

    20 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, R&D

    The UK government should establish a new 60 percent UK content target for British offshore wind projects, according to former UK Energy Minister Michael Fallon.

  • OMM Adds DataVerse Software to German Offshore Wind Farm

    18 April 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has awarded DataVerse-AIM Ltd with a contract for the supply of its asset integrity management software for the operations and maintenance phase of an offshore wind farm in Germany.

  • MarineSpace Nets London Array Consents and Licensing Contract

    17 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    UK consultancy MarineSpace Ltd has won a contract from London Array Limited for the provision of consent and licensing services at the 630MW London Array offshore wind farm in the Thames Estuary.

  • Hornsea One OSS Jackets on Their Way

    12 April 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Spain-based Dragados Offshore has sent off all four jacket foundations for the offshore substations at Ørsted’s Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm.

  • ScottishPower Picks Lowestoft as East Anglia ONE Operations Hub

    19 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    ScottishPower Renewables has agreed on a GBP 25 million, thirty-year deal with the Port of Lowestoft to act as a construction and operations hub for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm. Following discussions with Associated British Ports, ScottishPower Renewables will utilise the Port of Lowestoft as its construction management base for East Anglia ONE, […]

  • ScottishPower Submits East Anglia 3 Application

    19 November 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    ScottishPower Renewables has officially submitted plans for East Anglia THREE, a new 1,200MW wind farm to be located off the coast of Suffolk. The East Anglia THREE development will require up to 172 wind turbines, and covers an area of 305km2 in the southern North Sea. Once completed, the wind farm could power the annual […]

  • GWS Expands to OrbisEnergy

    13 November 2015
    Operations & Maintenance

    Global Wind Service (GWS) has gathered its UK team in an office at OrbisEnergy in Lowestoft. Jason Smith, operations manager, said: “We are quite busy with our array of services. Onshore order books are filling up well and we definitely expect a fair share of the offshore market in 2016 and beyond. “Onshore, we supply the whole […]

  • Oceantec to Aid EVE in Marine Renewables Goals

    13 November 2015
    Authorities

    Ente Vasco de la Energía, Basque Government’s energy agency, has awarded marine renewables contract to Oceantec Energías Marinas. Derio-based company will supply the floating wave energy converter to EVE. A total of EUR 2.5 million will be made available for pilot projects demonstrating and validating full scale, or almost full scale, prototypes of wave energy […]

  • DBB Jack-Up Services Lands EUR 100 Million Bond Loan

    12 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Danish O&M jack-up services provider DBB Jack-Up Services A/S has placed a EUR 100 million senior secured bond, the proceeds of which will be used to refinance the company’s existing debt. The bonds, maturing in 2019, will be listed on Oslo Stock Exchange within one year from the issue date. The company says that the transaction was well received […]

  • Apple Pledges €1 Mln for Ocean Energy Development

    12 November 2015

    The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Apple to promote the development of ocean energy in Ireland. Apple has committed a €1 million fund that will help developers who receive an SEAI grant to test their ocean energy prototypes in the Galway Bay Ocean Energy Test Site. Minister for […]

  • Westermeerwind Produces First Power

    9 November 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch 144MW Westermeerwind offshore wind farm has produced first electricity. The milestone was achieved last week using the 44km of electricity cables installed by VBMS. Also, Siemens has installed a total of 17 out of 48 of its 3 MW turbines. When completed the 144MW wind farm will be able to produce electricity for […]

  • Nass&Wind, OFS Partner Up on Floating Wind

    6 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    French companies Nass&Wind Industrie, a subsidiary of Nass&Wind Group, and Offshore Foundation Solutions (OFS) have signed an agreement under which the companies will cooperate to develop concrete floating offshore wind platforms. The partnership was initiated in early 2015 with an aim to unite the expertise of Nass&Wind in floating offshore wind and OFS in the design of offshore […]

  • SMC in Charge of Marine Coordination at Veja Mate OWF

    5 November 2015

    UK-based Specialist Marine Consultants Ltd (SMC) have been appointed to provide the full Marine Coordination package for the Veja Mate offshore wind farm in Germany. SMC will commence pre-construction start up works immediately and will be based in Hamburg.  The company’s Marine Coordination Manager, Dean Coates, will commence mobilisation today (5 November). Although located 115 km […]

  • Hydro Group’s System to Connect MeyGen Tidal Energy Project

    4 November 2015
    Grid Connection

    Aberdeen-based Hydro Group has secured a contract with Atlantis Resources to supply connection systems for the MeyGen tidal energy project. More than £50 million has been raised to finance the initial stage (phase 1A) of the 398MW tidal array project in the Pentland Firth, Scotland, which involves four submerged turbines generating 6MW being installed as […]

  • Kriegers Flak Tender Specs Release Delayed

    3 November 2015
    Contracts & Tenders

    The preliminary tender specifications for Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm are delayed, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has informed. The tender material was scheduled to be published in October 2015, but the DEA said it now expects to publish the tender material in mid-November 2015. The agency published the Q&A on technical matters for Kriegers Flak […]

  • Principia Releases FEA Software for Offshore Wind Turbines

    2 November 2015

    Principia, a French engineering and software development company, has launched DeepLines Wind™, a finite element analysis (FEA) software for offshore wind turbines. The software results from joined development efforts of Principia and IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN), a public research, innovation and training center, active in the fields of energy, transport and the environment. Simulating the dynamic […]

  • GeoSea to Install Galloper’s Foundations

    2 November 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    GeoSea has been awarded a €340m contract to design, fabricate and install 56 steel monopile foundations at RWE’s Galloper offshore wind farm. The monopiles will be the heaviest that GeoSea has ever installed, weighing more than 1,100 tons. The installation at the offshore site is scheduled for the end of 2016. The scour protection works for the foundations will be undertaken by […]

  • CT Offshore Wins Walney Extension Cable Job

    29 October 2015
    Grid Connection, Vessels

    CT Offshore has signed an agreement to install 87 inter-array cables on DONG Energy’s Walney Extension offshore wind farm. “It is a very important contract to sign for CT Offshore. We are proud to be the selected company for this important project. It is a huge recognition of our experienced crew both offshore and at […]

  • N-Sea Completes BorWin3 UXO Campaign

    28 October 2015

    N-Sea has completed an unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey, ID and disposal campaign for the TenneT project, BorWin3. Taking place between January – August this year, the work scope involved surveying the seabed to identify and remove undiscovered explosive devices along the cable route of BorWin3. Transmission system operator, TenneT’s grid connection system connects wind parks […]

  • OWC Wraps Up East Anglia ONE Cable Route Investigation

    27 October 2015
    Environment, Grid Connection

    Offshore Wind Consultants Limited (OWC), part of the Aqualis Offshore group, has completed the supervision and management of the onshore and overwater cable route site investigation for the East Anglia ONE offshore windfarm off the east coast of the UK. The investigation was carried out over the summer onshore, overwater in the Deben estuary, and […]