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  • Windcat 30 to the Rescue

    24 May 2016
    Vessels

    The crew on board Windcat 30 vessel, which is supporting O&M works on Centrica’s offshore wind assets, helped rescue a stranded vessel yesterday. Yesterday afternoon, Windcat 30 was returning to its base in Grimsby, when it was radioed by Humber VTS requesting that it helps rescue a yacht in difficulty off the Grimsby coast. The yacht, called […]

  • Wind Turbines Sale Decreases in UK, Germany

    17 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    In the first half of the year sales of wind turbines decreased, despite the ambitions of Germany and the UK. This makes obvious the struggle which the offshore wind sector and its financial supporters are facing in reaching the respective countries´ goals. As the financial crisis has spread throughout Europe, banks minimized the loans and […]

  • UK: Offshore Wind Opportunities Leave RNLI Struggling for Crew Members

    2 July 2012

    Ramsgate lifeboat station is experiencing troubles with the number of crew members responding to calls for help during the daytime. The main cause of this problem is supposedly local employment opportunities at wind farms off the Kent coast, BBC News reports. “We have lost a few people to that industry,” Coxwain Ian Cannon stated. He […]

  • OWC to Give Vattenfall a Leg Up

    2 May 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology

    Vattenfall Wind Power Ltd has contracted Offshore Wind Consultants Limited (OWC) to provide leg penetration and pile driveability analyses for its offshore wind development projects.

  • UWA Adds Third Centrifuge to Its Geotechnical Modelling Facility (Video)

    14 September 2016
    R&D, Technology

    The University of Western Australia (UWA) is now home to the only geotechnical modelling facility in the world that operates three centrifuges after a third 26-tonne fixed-beam centrifuge was lowered by crane into the new Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre building after arriving from France last week. The new facility is part of the National Geotechnical […]

  • Top News of the Week Nov 17 – 23, 2014

    23 November 2014

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier Takes On Another OW Deal in U.S. The Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) announced today that experienced wind turbine installation firm Fred. Olsen Windcarrier AS is joining the development team for Project Icebreaker, an offshore wind demonstration project in Lake Erie. Offshore Wind Developers to Face Financing Problems, Moody’s Says While […]

  • UK: Call for Evidence to Help Independent Renewable Generators Access Electricity Market

    6 July 2012
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Government is publishing a call for evidence to assess and address barriers to market access that independent renewable generators may be experiencing. Before independent generators can raise debt to build their project, they require long-term contracts that guarantee that someone will purchase the power they generate. Some generators are reporting a decline in the terms […]

  • Gerd Buss Stevedoring Expects Successful 2012 (Germany)

    23 December 2011

    The Gerd Buss Stevedoring wants to strengthen its market position in 2012. Buss’ subsidiary has wide product portfolio and location-independent services. “We look forward with confidence to the coming year 2012. The Gerd Buss Stevedoring is well positioned in the industry.“ said Wilfried Gerotzke, Managing Director of Gerd Buss Stevedoring. The fact that they are […]

  • Aqueos Corp Wraps Up CVOW Subsea Job

    18 June 2020
    Grid Connection

    Aqueos Corporation has completed a diving contract at the 12 MW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) demonstration project. The scope consisted of trenching the HDD pull in conduit, installation of sealing flanges, pull-in monitoring operations and protecting the HDD exit site by installing 45t of washed local gravel. Aqueos said it had deployed an IMCA […]

  • Ørsted Puts Shoreline O&M Design Solution Into Action

    20 March 2019
    Technology

    Ørsted has implemented an O&M simulation and data analytics solution from Shoreline to support the development of its offshore wind farms. According to the Danish company, Shoreline’s O&M design simulation solution enables the performance of a detailed long-term simulation of the operational logistics for any of its existing and future wind farms. With the system, Ørsted said it is […]

  • Atlas Professionals Joining Wikinger Team

    3 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Spanish energy company Iberdrola and specialist recruiter Atlas Professionals have signed a frame agreement for the provision of personnel to complement the existing team working on the 350MW Wikinger offshore wind farm project in the German part of the Baltic Sea. Atlas’ offshore wind team will be providing a range of personnel for Iberdrola including Engineering, Project […]

  • RWE’s UK Wind Control Centre to Offer Third Party Services

    17 July 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    RWE Innogy UK’s Wind Control Centre is soon to enter the market offering renewable and cross technology third party services.  As of the 1st September, operators will be able to call upon the Wind Control Centre’s expertise, RWE announced today. The centre, based in Swindon, operates 24/7 and provides wind farm monitoring and remote trouble […]

  • UK: Engineering Services Required for Port of Dundee

    1 February 2013
    Ports & Logistics

    The Port of Dundee is experiencing high levels of investment demand from manufacturers in the offshore wind sector. Scottish Enterprise, together with Forth Ports, are considering options for the development of the Port of Dundee to maximise these opportunities. One component of this is the potential expansion of the Port through a programme of land […]

  • UK: Pharos Offshore Group Announces New Chief Technical Officer

    27 March 2012

    Pharos Offshore Group announced the addition of Scott Gartshore as Chief Technical Officer to the executive team. A marine industry veteran, Scott’s previous roles include Project Manager and Senior Engineer, as well as Trenching Systems Sales Manager at IHC Engineering Business Ltd.  Pharos Offshore Group CEO Phil Walker says, “Pharos Offshore Group is expanding to […]

  • Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Fully Online After Cable Repair Fix

    23 September 2024
    Operations & Maintenance, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 600 MW Gemini wind farm offshore the Netherlands is once again fully operational after experiencing a failure in one of the export cables between the wind farm and the shore. A group of cable and energy specialists, including a repair team from NKT, helped Gemini with a fast repair during the summer. The NKT […]

  • Fugro, IOVTEC Set Up Joint Company in Taiwan

    28 April 2020
    Business & Finance

    Fugro and International Ocean Vessel Technical Consultant (IOVTEC) have established a joint business entity in Taiwan. The move follows the companies’ cooperation in the offshore wind sector in Taiwan over the last few years. Fugro and IOVTEC have been serving Taiwan’s emerging offshore wind market under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together on marine […]

  • Equinor Buys Half of Bałtyk I Offshore Wind Farm in Poland

    20 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor has acquired a 50% stake in the offshore wind development project Bałtyk I in Poland from Polenergia.

  • Seatools Secures Piling System Contract for Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm

    13 January 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology

    Subsea technology company Seatools has won a contract to design and deliver a piling template hydraulic and instrumentation system to be used on an offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The order was placed by ”an undisclosed EPC player”, Seatools said. The system will be used for pile installation during the construction of the offshore wind […]

  • Liebherr Installs Custom-Made Offshore Crane on Giant 7

    2 May 2016
    Vessels

    Liebherr’s offshore crane division installed a board offshore crane, type BOS 35000, on the Giant 7 heavy lift barge, which installed the first foundations at the Wikinger offshore wind farm at the end of the last month.  The crane was specially developed for the use on Giant 7, and the entire project, from design through manufacturing to […]

  • Offshore Marine Academy Launches Subsea Cables Course

    27 April 2015

    Offshore Marine Academy (OMA) has unveiled a brand new course for 2015 tailored to address the knowledge and skills gap in subsea power cable operations. OMA’s ‘Understanding Subsea Power Cables’ course, which launched earlier this month, will ensure personnel are trained in the use of subsea power cables as well as understand the problems and […]

  • MacArtney Boosts Oz Underwater Technology Venture

    26 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    MacArtney Group has  hired experienced engineer and underwater technology specialist, Tom Zezou, as it aims to bolster its system sales focus in Australia and New Zealand. According to Managing Director of all MacArtney Asia Pacific Operations, Steen Frejo, MacArtney Australia has come a long way since its inauguration in 2012. “While the Australia and New […]

  • SeaZip and Deep Form Survey Vessel Alliance

    16 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    SeaZip Offshore Service and Deep Hydrography & Geophysics will jointly operate SeaZip Fix, a DP1 Ice Class Survey and ROV vessel, effective from 15 April.

  • Bladt and CWP Join Forces for Taiwan’s Offshore Wind Foundations

    8 August 2018
    Business & Finance

    Danish Bladt Industries and the Taiwan-based Century Wind Power (CWP) have established a joint venture for the fabrication of offshore wind foundations for the Taiwanese market.

  • BLG Busy with Global Tech I OWF

    26 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    While some companies in the offshore wind energy sector are experiencing economic problems, BLG Offshore Wind Energy Logistics still has a pretty good order book, said Ferdinand Möhring, the company’s CEO. Coastal vessels are transporting the rotor blades and rotor hubs from the manufacturing facilities in Stade and Bremerhaven to Wilhelmshaven, where BLG and AREVA […]

  • Australia: Carnegie Places Cable Order for Perth Wave Energy Project

    3 July 2013

    Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announced that it has placed an order for the piping requirements for the Perth Wave Energy Project. An order has been placed for the Perth Wave Energy Project pipeline system requirements with FlexSteel Pipeline Technologies, Inc. (FlexSteel), an experienced piping supplier for oil, gas and water applications in […]

  • Global Energy Group’s New Offshore Diving Division to Support Renewables

    7 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Leading international energy services company, Global Energy Group, is launching a new offshore diving division to expand its existing inshore diving operations. Representing a multi-million pound investment by the highly successful Scottish-based group, Global Diving will deliver services for the offshore oil and gas and renewables sectors in the UK and world-wide. Stuart Paterson, Managing […]