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  • Thanet Offshore Wind Farm starts generating electricity (UK)

    18 May 2010
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    ELECTRICITY has been generated by the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm for the first time.Vattenfall, the company behind the project, powered up…   [mappress] Source: thisiskent, May 18, 2010;

  • UK: Aquamarine Power Unveils Oyster 800, Company’s Next-Generation Hydro-Electric Wave Energy Converter

    13 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

      The UK’s leadership in the development of wave-generated power continued apace as wave energy developer Aquamarine Power invited Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond MSP to unveil the Oyster 800, the company’s next-generation hydro-electric wave energy converter. 800kW device At a ceremony at Burntisland Fabrications’ yard at Methil, Fife, the First Minister welcomed the advancements […]

  • Dr. Thiagarajan Appointment to Boost UMaine’s Research in Offshore Wind (USA)

    20 June 2011
    R&D

    The University of Maine has named a mechanical engineering professor in Australia the first Alston D. and Ada Lee Correll Presidential … (bangordailynews) [mappress] Source: bangordailynews, June 20, 2011;

  • Irish and Scottish Companies Bid for EU Funds to Develop Wave Farm off West Coast

    27 May 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

      A CONSORTIUM of Irish and Scottish companies is bidding for €20 million of European funding to develop Ireland’s first commercial-scale wave…   (irishtimes) [mappress] Source: irishtimes, May 27, 2011

  • Maryland Governor Wants to Impose Offshore Wind Legislation (USA)

    7 March 2011
    Authorities

    The first few months of 2011 have given rise to a resurgence in federalism. States across the country are implementing their own legislation… (redstate) [mappress]   Source: redstate, March 07, 2011  

  • Collaborative Efforts of Six Partners to Deliver Apprenticeship (UK)

    9 November 2010
    Training & Education

    Speaking in Glasgow at RenewableUK 2010, the wind and marine energy trade body’s 32nd Annual Conference & Exhibition, the Scotland’s First… (onlinetes) [mappress] Source: onlinetes, November 09, 2010;

  • Norwind’s Newly Delivered SOV Chartered for Hornsea Two

    31 May 2022
    Vessels

    Norway-based Norwind Offshore has taken delivery of Norwind Breeze, a former Platform Suply Vessel (PSV) that was converted into a Service Operation Vessel (SOV) by Vard. The vessel will soon be deployed on the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm under a contract with Ørsted, according to the vessel’s owner and operator. Hornsea Two, which is […]

  • Jones Act Subsea Rock Installation Vessel to Carry ABS Class Notation

    13 January 2022
    Vessels

    A Jones Act-compliant Subsea Rock Installation Vessel, the first such ship to enter the US market, is to be built to ABS Class by Philly Shipyard, Inc. for the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC. The vessel will transport and strategically deposit loads of up to 20,000 MT of rock on the seabed, laying […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Receives Firm Order for 14 MW Offshore Wind Turbines

    31 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has received a firm order from RWE to supply wind turbines for the 1.4 GW Sofia wind farm offshore the UK. Located 195 kilometers off the northeast coast of the United Kingdom on Dogger Bank, Sofia will feature 100 SG 14-222 DD wind turbines. Under the contract, Siemens Gamesa will also service and […]

  • Highlights of the Month – May 2020

    1 June 2020

    Orion’s Heavy Lift Crane Collapses – Video A heavy-lift crane installed on the offshore installation vessel Orion has collapsed while undergoing load tests at the Liebherr construction yard in Rostock, Germany. Siemens Gamesa Cranks It Up to 15 MW with Offshore Behemoth Siemens Gamesa has launched a new SG 14-222 DD offshore Direct Drive wind […]

  • Blyth Foundations Stand Ready, Cable Laying Work In Progress

    11 September 2017
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Wind turbine foundations are now in place off the coast of Blyth to mark the latest stage of the 41.5MW Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Wind Farm project.

  • One-Offs Lower EDP Renewables’ Profit

    27 July 2016
    Business & Finance

    EDP Renewables, part of EDP, posted total revenue of EUR 889 million in the first half of 2016, a 15% increase compared to the same period a year earlier, on the back of the increase in installed capacity and a higher load factor, both offsetting a 7% drop in average selling price during the first six months. However, […]

  • Germany: PNE WIND Releases H1 Report

    29 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    The wind farm project developer, PNE WIND AG, has published its results for the first half of 2012. The reporting period was characterised by ntensive onshore and offshore project development activity which required advance payments and investments in projects whose realisation will lead to future sales and earnings. Providing further evidence to the strength of […]

  • Australia: Carnegie Makes Progress on Commercial Demonstration Project

    30 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    During the quarter Carnegie Wave Energy Limited made significant progress on its commercial demonstration project, the Perth Wave Energy Project. In addition, Carnegie continued to make technical and commercial progress on its proprietary CETO wave energy technology and commercial site development. Highlights from this quarter include: $9.9m in grant funding from the Australian Government’s Emerging […]

  • Seafox 5 Loading Merkur Turbine Kit in Eemshaven

    19 February 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The Seafox 5 jack-up has arrived in Eemshaven to load the first set of wind turbine components for the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm project in the German North Sea.

  • Nexans Ready to Deploy Boskalis Rockpiper at Beatrice

    18 December 2017
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Nexans, using Boskalis’ fallpipe vessel (FPV) Rockpiper, is set to commence the rock emplacement campaign for the installation of the first of two export cables (EC1) in the Beatrice offshore wind farm export corridors on 21 December.

  • Norwind Offshore’s CSOV Hull Arrives in Norway for Final Outfitting

    10 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Vard has revealed that the first newbuild hull 949 for Norwind Offshore’s commissioning service operations vessel (CSOV) has arrived at Vard Brattvaag in Norway. The vessel was launched at Vard Braila in Romania and will now be finalised in Vard Brattvaag. Norwind Offshore signed a contract with Vard for two newbuild CSOVs in October 2021. […]

  • Subsea Surveys to Soon Start at Beatrice OWF

    24 September 2020
    Operations & Maintenance

    Subsea surveys are set to start on 5 October at the Beatrice offshore wind farm, located some 13 kilometres off the coast of Caithness in Scotland. For the work, the DP2 vessel Glomar Wave and crew transfer vessel Iceni Spirit will be deployed at the site. Surveys will be carried out on selected wind turbine foundations, […]

  • Orient Cable Cracks Vietnamese Offshore Wind Market

    11 September 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Chinese power cable specialist Orient Cable has secured its first engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) contract for an offshore wind project in Vietnam. Orient Cable has been contracted to provide and install a 185-kilometre, 35 kV subsea cable system for the Binh Dai offshore wind farm. The project is located in the Binh Dai […]

  • MHI Vestas 9.5MW Offshore Wind Turbine Cleared for Takeoff

    20 June 2018
    Business & Finance, Technology

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has secured final certification for the V164-9.5 MW offshore wind turbine model.

  • Van Oord Installs Half of Gemini Turbines

    13 June 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Turbine installation works at the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm reached a halfway point after the Dutch maritime contractor Van Oord placed the farm’s 75th 4MW Siemens wind turbine into position on Monday, 13 June. The installation of the 150 4MW Siemens turbines started in February 2016 when Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel, Aeolus, transported the first six […]

  • Wind Minds to Engage in 2.5GW Korean Offshore Wind Project

    13 June 2016

    On 15 June, Korean state-owned company Korea Offshore Wind Power (KOWP) and Dutch offshore wind consultancy Wind Minds will sign a letter of intent on cooperation in developing one of the first offshore wind projects in Korea. The Southwest Offshore Wind Project is planned to have a total capacity of 2.5GW, with 60MW installed in the […]

  • Beatrice Contract Pushes EEW Into Overdrive

    27 September 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    German pipe production specialist EEW Group has won a contract for Beatrice offshore wind farm jacket foundations. The company said it had received contracts for all three structural steelwork businesses and will thereby deliver the total volume of structural pipes needed to build the jacket foundations for the wind farm. EEW says that the company’s three German production centres […]

  • STX France to Build OSS for Belgian OWF

    7 March 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Belgian offshore wind company Rentel NV has awarded an EPCI contract for an offshore substation (OSS) to STX France SA. The contract covers the design, fabrication, transport, offshore installation and commissioning of a monopile foundation and topside, including high voltage and ancillary equipment. It is the first major contract signed by Rentel NV for the offshore wind farm […]

  • GE Preparing BIWF Nacelles for Shipping

    11 July 2016

    GE reported today that the manufacturing of the first commercial series of Haliade™ nacelles is soon to be completed at its offshore wind turbine plant in Saint-Nazaire, France, with the nacelles scheduled to begin their voyage to the U.S. in mid-July. The five 370-tonne nacelles will equip the Block Island offshore wind farm, the first of its kind in […]

  • GeoSea Puts A2SEA Straight to Work

    6 September 2017
    Business & Finance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    A2SEA has signed an agreement to install 66 transition pieces (TPs) on the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm for its new parent company – GeoSea.