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  • Dudgeon OWF’s SOV to Use Uptime’s Walk-to-Work System

    19 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Uptime International has entered into contract with ESVAGT AS for the delivery of an active motion compensated gangway including an adjustable pedestal. The walk-to-work system will be mounted during early 2016 on their wind turbine service operation vessel (SOV). This is the first dedicated wind farm vessel with an adjustable pedestal, which enables the walk-to-work […]

  • WIPO Publishes Patent of South Korean Wind Power Invention

    25 March 2013
    Technology

    The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published a patent of a pitch bearing of a wind power generator on March 21, which was designed by a Korean inventor Yong Chun Kim. Besides Mr. Kim, South Korean company Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd (DSME) is registered as an applicant of the patent. The summary […]

  • UAE: ALE Loads-Out 12,000t Jack Up Vessel

    6 April 2012

    Global heavy lift and transport company ALE have successfully completed their heaviest land move of a vessel in Dubai, UAE. The move required the use of 418 axles of SPMT’s, weighing 12000t the vessel is the largest ALE has ever loaded-out on a single model of SPMT’s (Scheuerle). The purpose built jack up vessel named […]

  • All Borssele 1 & 2 Turbines Standing

    2 September 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    DEME Offshore has completed the installation of the 94 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbines at the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. DEME’s jack-up tandem Sea Installer and Sea Challenger were in charge of the installation at the site located 22km off the coast of the province of Zeeland. The first turbine was […]

  • UK: Belfast Harbour Creates Opportunities for Future Investments

    26 July 2013

    According to the ScottishPower Renewables CEO, Keith Anderson, Belfast Harbour has created great opportunities for the future investments, writes the Belfast Telegraph news portal. Earlier this year, DONG Energy and ScottishPower Renewables have taken over a new £50m offshore wind terminal which covers an area of 50 acres. This first purpose-built offshore wind harbour in […]

  • U.S. Virgin Islands Could Soon See 10.5 MW Offshore Wind Farm

    1 July 2013
    Authorities, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The U.S. Virgin Islands Public Services Commission approved recognition of offshore wind developer Ocean Offshore Energy, LLC as a public utility on Thursday, June 27, Virgin Islands Daily News reports. This decision has opened the way for the development of an offshore wind farm off the coast of St. Thomas, for which the company had […]

  • EnBW Feels Low Winds

    12 November 2018
    Business & Finance

    German energy company EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has recorded an operating result (adjusted EBITDA) of EUR 215.6 million in the Renewable Energies segment in the first nine months of 2018,  a 4.1% decrease compared to the previous year.

  • World’s Largest Operating Offshore Wind Farm Stands Complete

    13 June 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The last wind turbine has been installed at the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm offshore the Netherlands, the largest offshore wind farm in operation. Over the next couple of months, the turbines will be commissioned and tested, and Hollandse Kust Zuid is expected to be inaugurated later this year, Vattenfall, the developer of […]

  • Equinor Appoints New Head of US Offshore Wind Business

    20 October 2022
    Business & Finance

    Equinor has appointed a new president of its offshore wind business in the US, the company announced on 17 October. As of 1 January 2023, Equinor Wind US will be led by Molly Morris, currently serving as Special Advisor under Siri Espedal Kindem, whom Morris will soon succeed. Espedal Kindem will take on a new […]

  • MHI Vestas Receives Order for 32 8MW Turbines for Burbo Bank Extension

    19 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    DONG Energy has placed the first commercial order for 32 of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind’s record breaking V164-8.0 MW, the world’s most powerful wind turbine, for the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension project in the UK. Blades for the project will be manufactured at the recently announced production facility on the Isle of Wight, UK – […]

  • Weeks/Manson Selected as Cape Wind’s Lead Construction Contractor

    6 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    Cape Wind has signed a contract with Weeks/Manson, a Joint Venture (WMJV) to serve as the lead construction contractor. The Boston & New England Maritime Trades Council, AFL-CIO, will provide skilled workers to WMJV to build Cape Wind.  WMJV is a partnership between two of the leading marine construction firms in the U.S., Weeks Marine […]

  • Longyuan to participate in bidding on offshore wind project in China

    18 May 2010
    Business & Finance

    It is reported that Longyuan Power Group is set to participate in China first bidding on the development of four offshore wind power…   [mappress] Source: steelguru, May 17, 2010;

  • India to Asses Offshore Wind Potential Near Dhanushkodi

    12 December 2011

    On the setting up off-shore windpower facilities, Jai said they were doing the first assessment for such projects. (ibnlive) [mappress] Source: ibnlive, December 12, 2011

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • Damen Shiprepair Oranjewerf Waves Goodbye to VOS Start

    25 July 2017
    Vessels

    VOS Start has left Damen Shiprepair Oranjewerf  and is set to commence its first project next month, providing logistics support, accommodation and walk-to-work  (W2W) capability for MHI Vestas at the Walney Extension offshore wind farm.

  • Offshore Wind Boosts James Fisher’s H1 2018 Results

    31 August 2018
    Business & Finance

    Offshore wind has taken one of the leading roles in James Fisher & Sons’ results for the first half of 2018, as the group’s Marine Support business division marked revenue growth of 21% – the highest of all James Fisher divisions – mainly powered by activities in the UK offshore wind market.

  • Greater Changhua 1 & 2a Onshore Substations Switched On

    4 May 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and Star Energy Corporation (SEC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Taiwan Cogeneration Corporation, have switched on the two onshore substations for the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farms in Taiwan. Following the first power in late April, the eneregisation of the 900 MW onshore substations located in Changhua Coastal Park marks the completion […]

  • France Pinpoints Location of Floating Offshore Wind Farms in the Mediterranean Sea

    23 November 2023
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The French Government has specified the location of two floating wind projects, around 250 MW each, and their subsequent extensions in the Mediterranean Sea. The two sets of projects of around 750 MW each, which should include a maximum of around 50 wind turbines, will be located within zones 1 and 2. In zone 1 off […]

  • Taiwan Drafts Plan for Further 5 GW of Offshore Wind

    11 May 2021
    Authorities

    Taiwan’s Bureau of Energy (BoE) and Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) have held a meeting on the draft regulation for the 3rd Round of offshore wind auctions, including a new target for 2035. From 2026 until 2035, 1.5 GW of offshore wind capacity would be added each year, instead of previously planned 1 GW. From 2026 […]