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  • VIDEO: Animation of Rampion Offshore Wind Farm

    6 March 2013

    An application for the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm project has been resubmitted by E.ON to the Planning Inspectorate on March 1st. The company revised the initial plans prior to the first submission of the application, reducing the maximum number of proposed turbines by 20, meaning the project would feature between 100 and 175 turbines, depending […]

  • VOS Sugar Christened and Ready for German OW Job (Gallery)

    22 April 2016
    Vessels

    Vroon Offshore Services’ new vessel – VOS Sugar – was christened yesterday in IJmuiden. The vessel’s first job will be in Germany, where it will perform dive operations and maintenance work on foundations at an offshore wind farm for NDE. The vessel was named by Mrs Monita Horn, Operations and Chartering Administrator at Vroon Offshore Services Den Helder, at a ceremony […]

  • Monopile Gripper Frame Fitted on Van Oord’s Jack-Up

    18 July 2014
    Technology

    Temporary Works Design (TWD) completed the design and assisted in the fabrication of a monopile gripper frame for Van Oord. The gripper is designed to keep the monopiles in the correct position and inclination, while counteracting the wave, wind, and current loads on the pile during wind turbine installations. The installation of the monopile gripper […]

  • USA: OPT’s Oregon Wave Energy Project Could See Delays

    28 March 2013
    Authorities

    The wave energy project off the Oregon coast could see delays, reported the Associated Press. Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) planned to install a test buoy in 2013, but due to a new regulatory impediment they will not be able to attain this objective. CEO of the company, Chuck Dunleavy said: “This process could require significant […]

  • Ørsted Divests Half of Borssele 1 & 2 OWF for EUR 1.38 Billion

    31 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has completed the divestment of 50 per cent of the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands to Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) for circa EUR 1.38 billion. This is said to be NBIM’s first investment in unlisted renewable energy infrastructure. The offshore wind developer announced the divestment in April, when the […]

  • USA: MassCEC to Hold Public Meeting on Construction of New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal

    31 March 2013

    The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), in partnership with the City of New Bedford, will host an informational public meeting regarding the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal. Once constructed, the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal will be the first facility in the nation designed to support the construction, assembly, and deployment of offshore wind projects. […]

  • Doosan Heavy Enters Vietnamese Offshore Wind Venture

    23 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    South Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co. and Vietnam’s state-run utility Vietnam Electricity have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a pilot offshore wind project off Vietnam.

  • ACE Winches Reels In Beatrice Cable Work

    17 January 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    ACE Winches is currently working on the Beatrice offshore wind farm project located in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland.

  • Denmark: Bladt and OffshoreWindForce Load-Out Foundations for West of Duddon Sands

    28 January 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    During the end of last week, the quay of our site in Aalborg hummed with activity more than usual as employees from Bladt and OffshoreWindForce were working to achieve a successful load-out of the first five of a total of 108 foundations for Dong Energy and Scottishpower Renewables’ West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm. […]

  • Rentel Export Cable Makes a Landfall

    6 October 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Rentel BV has announced that the export cable from the 309MW Belgian offshore wind farm has made a landfall in Zeebrugge.

  • Windar to Build EUR 80 Million Offshore Wind Tower Factory in Poland

    18 February 2022
    Business & Finance

    Spain-based company Windar Renovables has decided to invest EUR 80 million to build a new offshore tower factory in Poland to serve the emerging offshore wind industry in the Baltic Sea. Construction works are slated to begin this year, while the production is expected to start in early 2024, as of when Windar will be […]

  • Vattenfall Orders Reusable Monopile Covers for Hollandse Kust Zuid

    12 July 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has ordered 140 reusable monopile covers for the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) offshore wind farm from Theuws Polyester, which will work together with Composite Cover Manufacturing on the project. The first 40 covers are planned to be delivered this year and the remaining 100 in 2022. “The design of these monopile covers is innovative, […]

  • Poland Sets Maximum Price for Offshore Wind Electricity

    31 March 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Poland’s Ministry of Climate and Environment has set a maximum price of PLN 319.6 (EUR 67.93) for a megawatt-hour of electricity produced at offshore wind farms selected in this year’s Contracts for Difference (CfD) rounds. The price has been slightly raised compared to the initially proposed cap of PLN 301.5/MWh following public consultations and a […]

  • Portugal Launches Initial Stage of Offshore Wind Tendering Process

    1 November 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The Portuguese government launched the initial stage of the offshore wind competitive procedure on 31 October by issuing a call for expressions of interest (EoIs) that will stay open until 14 November. An expression of interest is not binding and does not constitute a precondition for proceeding with the remaining stages of the competitive procedure, […]

  • South Korean Anma Offshore Wind Signs Local Content Agreement with Siemens Gamesa & Doosan

    7 August 2023
    Collaboration, Contracts & Tenders, Outlook & Strategy

    Anma Offshore Wind (Anma) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (Siemens Gamesa) and Doosan Enerbility (Doosan) to jointly consider increasing the local content of its 532 MW offshore wind farm located in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. By executing this MoU, the companies are seeking to increase the project’s […]

  • Marco Polo Marine CSOV Newbuild to Feature SMST Gear

    20 January 2023
    Vessels

    Marco Polo Marine, the Singapore-based marine logistics company, has awarded SMST a contract for the delivery of their mission equipment for the “first-ever” Asian Commissioning Service Operations Vessel (CSOV). SMST’s mission equipment consists of an Access & Cargo Tower with a motion-compensated gangway, the so-called Telescopic Access Bridge L-Series, and a 5-tonne 3D motion-compensated crane […]

  • Half of Seagreen Offshore Wind Turbines Installed

    12 October 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Cadeler’s wind farm installation vessel Wind Orca has hit the halfway mark on the Seagreen offshore wind farm in Scotland, where 57 out of the 114 Vestas 10 MW wind turbines have now been installed. The first wind turbine was installed in early December 2021 by the Wind Osprey vessel, which was replaced by its sister vessel […]

  • Top News of the Week, 1 – 7 August 2016

    7 August 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Breaking: First US Offshore Wind Turbine Stands Tall Deepwater Wind’s CEO Jeffrey Grybowski has shared images of the the jack-up installation vessel Brave Tern as it attaches the final blade and completes the installation of the first offshore wind turbine in US waters, and the first of five wind turbines to be installed on the […]

  • ALE and Ravestein Enter Heavylift Joint Venture

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

    Staffordshire-headquartered heavy transportation and lifting contractor ALE and Dutch large steel constructions specialist Ravestein have announced a new joint venture to own and operate submersible jack-up docks, with the first one scheduled to be launched in the first quarter of 2016. Through the new joint venture the companies will provide the full operational and logistics services, including marine […]

  • Tidal Lagoon Cardiff Takes Step Forward

    2 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Tidal Lagoon Power today submitted an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) scoping report for a full-scale tidal lagoon between Cardiff and Newport.  The project will have an installed capacity, dependent on final design, of between 1,800MW and 2,800MW, giving a reliable annual output of 4 TWh to 6 TWh, comfortably enough low carbon electricity to power […]

  • BoldWind Picks Up Triton Knoll Nacelles in Odense

    2 December 2020
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The MV BoldWind heavy load deck carrier has picked up the wind turbine nacelles for the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm at the LINDØ site in the Danish port of Odense. The vessel arrived there last week, according to LINDØ, which added that this was the first port call there for MV BoldWind. After loading […]

  • Scotland’s Offshore Wind Sees 300% Employment Increase

    1 February 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, R&D

    The UK Government statistics for 2016 have shown that the number of people employed in Scotland’s offshore wind sector increased by 300% and equaled 2,000 employees.

  • Van Oord Becomes Global Offshore Wind Player with Yunlin Contract

    30 May 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    German offshore wind developer wpd has selected Van Oord as preferred contractor for the 640MW Yunlin offshore wind project in Taiwan.

  • Top News of the Week Apr 8 – 14, 2013

    14 April 2013

    VIDEO: Installation of Foundations and Wind Turbines at London Array The commissioning of the London Array’s 175th and final turbine happened at 16.09 on Saturday, 6 April. Thus, full capacity has now been reached at the 630MW first phase of the world’s largest offshore wind farm. The following is a video of foundation and turbine […]

  • Siemens Gamesa and Acteon Ink CVOW O&M Deal

    3 September 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Siemens Gamesa has partnered with Acteon to jointly provide a fully integrated turbine operations and maintenance package for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project. Under the agreement, the two companies will work together to fully optimize the wind turbine service and Balance of Plant O&M work scopes to provide integrated asset management services […]

  • Germany: Preparation of Operation for Global Tech I Entering Crucial Phase

    21 August 2013
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The project company Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH continues to expand its management team. With the progressive establishment of the North Sea wind farm Global Tech I, detailed structure and the organization of its future operation plays an important role. For this reason, Dr. Claus Burkhardt has been appointed as technical director of the […]