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  • Final Construction Permit Granted to 2.8 GW Atlantic Shores South Offshore Wind Projects

    2 October 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has approved the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for the 2.8 GW Atlantic Shores South Offshore Wind projects in federal waters off New Jersey. The original lease was divided into two separate leases, both approximately 8.7 miles (about 14 kilometres) offshore New Jersey at their closest points. The […]

  • Equinor and BP’s 2.4 GW Beacon Wind Enters Federal Permitting

    30 June 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will initiate its eleventh offshore wind environmental review with Equinor and BP’s 2.4 GW Beacon Wind 1 and 2 wind farms, proposed to be built offshore Massachusetts and connected to the grid in New York and Connecticut. BOEM published a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an […]

  • Petrobras to Start Major Offshore Wind Measurement Campaign Using Brazil-Made Floating LiDARs

    30 October 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    Brazil’s oil and gas major, Petrobras, will deploy five new units of a Brazil-made floating LiDAR for wind measurements off the country’s coasts starting this December. The company will invest BRL 60 million (approximately EUR 9.6 million) in the new measurement campaign which follows a one-year deployment of the first floating LiDAR buoy, called Bravo, […]

  • Herman Sr. Orders Damen Shoalbuster 3514 for Offshore Wind Ops

    25 October 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Dutch marine services provider Herman Sr. and Damen Shipyards Group have signed an order for the first Damen Shoalbuster 3514  at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2018 in Amsterdam. Herman Sr. intends to use the newly-developed DP2 vessel for various works in the offshore wind sector. 

  • Construction Works Resume on French Offshore Wind Farm

    7 March 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Construction works on the 496 MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm are now resuming, the developer Ailes Marines informed on 7 March, saying the installation vessel Aeolus will be working at the site without interruption in 2022 and 2023. According to the vessel’s AIS data, Van Oord’s jack-up was at the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm site […]

  • EDF Performs Autonomous Foundation Inspection at Blyth Offshore Wind Farm

    23 May 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    EDF Renewables has carried out what is believed to be the first autonomous wind farm foundation inspection by deploying a customised remotely operated vehicle (ROV) at the Blyth offshore wind farm in the UK. Equipped and operated from the Offshore Robotics for Certification of Assets (ORCA) Hub, the ROV carried out visual inspections of the […]

  • Wison’s Floating Wind Foundation Gets DNV’s Stamp of Approval

    2 May 2022
    R&D, Technology

    DNV has issued a verification letter to Wison Offshore & Marine for its w.semi semi-submersible floating wind foundation technology. The verification letter demonstrates the technical feasibility and commercial readiness of the technology, and concludes the first stage of the verification process, according to DNV, which has been working with WOM to advance the w.semi technology […]

  • MingYang Secures Second Offshore Wind Turbine Order in Europe

    29 October 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    MingYang Smart Energy has secured a contract for a floating offshore wind project in Europe, for which the company will supply its 11 MW hybrid drive offshore wind model. This is the second wind turbine supply contract for the Chinese manufacturer in Europe, following the Taranto offshore wind farm, currently under construction in Italy. MingYang […]

  • Bokalift 2 En Route to Changfang and Xidao Offshore Wind Farm

    17 June 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Boskalis’s new crane vessel Bokalift 2 has set sail from Singapore to its first assignment on the Changfang and Xidao offshore wind farm project in Taiwan, where it will transport and install jacket foundations and the accompanying pin piles. The vessel was converted from a drillship (previously known as YAN) into a DP2 crane vessel […]

  • HSBC Issues Green Guarantee to Back Lamprell’s Seagreen OWF Contract

    26 January 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    HSBC has issued a green trade finance facility raising USD 48 million (around EUR 40 million) for UAE-based Lamprell to support the company’s fabrication work for the Seagreen offshore wind farm in Scotland. The facility, for which HSBC was the sole arranger, is the first green guarantee in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) […]

  • Ørsted, Eversource Join Forces with UConn Avery Point for Offshore Wind and Marine Life Research

    14 November 2023
    Environment, R&D

    Ørsted and Eversource, developers of Connecticut’s first offshore wind farm, Revolution Wind, and UConn Avery Point launched a collaborative, multi-year fisheries research programme to study further the relationship between offshore wind farms and marine life.  Ørsted and Eversource have awarded a USD 1.25 million (approximately EUR 1.15 million) grant to UConn Avery Point to fund the […]

  • Smulders Delivers All Transition Pieces for EnBW’s He Dreiht Offshore Wind Farm

    24 June 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Belgium’s Smulders has completed the load out of the transition pieces (TPs) for EnBW’s He Dreiht offshore wind farm at its yard in Newcastle, UK. The company completed the load out of the last TPs two weeks ago. Each unit has nearly a diameter of 9 metres and weighs 660 tonnes. All TPs were transported […]

  • Edda Wind Orders Four New CSOVs for EUR 250 Million

    3 March 2023
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Norwegian owner and operator of vessels serving the offshore wind industry, Edda Wind, has placed a EUR 250 million order with Vard for four new commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs), with options for ordering up to four additional CSOVs. The first two vessels will be built at Vard’s Romanian and Norwegian yards and are expected […]

  • Olympic CSOVs to Feature Vard Electro ICT Solution

    21 February 2023
    Vessels

    Vard Electro has signed a contract with Ulstein Shipyard for the delivery of its SeaQ communication system onboard two construction service operation vessels (CSOVs). The end customer is Olympic Subsea with planned delivery in the first half of 2024. ”We are excited to have been selected as the supplier of advanced information and communication technology […]

  • Vena Energy to Launch 1.8 GW Wind Projects Offshore Taiwan

    8 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Vena Energy, a portfolio company of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), has announced that it will launch two offshore wind projects with a total capacity of 1.8 GW to participate in auctions under Taiwan’s Phase 3 offshore wind zonal development. The first offshore wind project, called Wei-Na, will have a capacity of 1,200 MW and will […]

  • Seagreen Foundations Installation Passes Halfway Mark

    5 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Over 50 jacket foundations have been installed at the 1,075 MW Seagreen wind farm offshore Scotland, according to the latest press release from SSE Renewables. The three-legged jacket foundations, each weighing around 2,000 tonnes, will play a critical role in safely supporting the wind turbines during Seagreen’s 25-year operational lifespan. Installation of the foundations is […]

  • Guidance Marine Scans SOV Scene

    24 October 2018
    R&D, Technology, Vessels

    Guidance Marine, part of the Wärtsilä group, has developed a new version of its targetless laser sensor which is specially designed for use on wind farm Service Operation Vessels (SOVs).

  • GE Unveils Operation Haliade-X 12 MW

    1 March 2018
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    GE Renewable Energy GE will invest more than USD 400 million over the next three to five years to develop and deploy the largest, most powerful offshore wind turbine – the Haliade-X 12 MW.

  • Top News of the Week Oct 27 – Nov 2, 2014

    2 November 2014

    Ballast Nedam Puts Its Offshore Wind Unit & Heavy Lift Vessel on Sale Ballast Nedam has started a process, aimed at the sale of its business unit Ballast Nedam Offshore with the intention to conclude a transaction at short notice.The sale of Ballast Nedam Offshore is an addition to the disposals programme that Ballast Nedam […]

  • Pelamis Takes Step Forward with Wave Device Deployment

    26 September 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Pelamis Wave Power has been selected as one of just two technology developers to progress to the next stage of a competitive procurement process with Irish utility ESB for the deployment of Pelamis wave machines on the west coast of Ireland. Pelamis is one of only two technology developers to have reached this stage of […]

  • G9: 616 Reported Incidents in Offshore Wind Industry in 2013

    17 July 2014
    R&D

    The G9 Offshore Wind Health and Safety Association (G9), supported by the Energy Institute (EI), has published its first annual incident data report. This publication gives a comprehensive insight into the health and safety performance of the G9 members from 35 sites spread across the United Kingdom and Northern Europe. The offshore wind industry has […]

  • Gamesa Reports Q1 Profit of 17 Mln

    9 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Gamesa ended the first quarter of 2014 with 17 million euros in net profit, more than double the figure of 7 million euros posted in the same quarter last year. These figures reflect the improvement in profitability, with an EBIT margin of 6% (up from 4.4% in 1Q 2013), and the return to growth in […]

  • The Netherlands: Tocardo Starts Strategic Long-Term Partnership with Huisman

    16 October 2012

    Today, Tocardo International, the leading Dutch producer of tidal and free-flow water turbines, announces the start of a strategic long-term partnership with Huisman. Huisman is an international designer and manufacturer of construction equipment for the on- and offshore industry. New shares have been issued, giving Huisman a minority stake in the business. In addition to […]

  • Ofgem Grants Offshore Transmission Licence for Greater Gabbard OWF

    27 November 2013
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Ofgem has granted offshore transmission licence for Greater Gabbard wind farm. The deal represents further evidence of the innovation introduced by Ofgem’s competitive tendering process which is helping to drive down the costs for consumers of connecting offshore windfarms to the grid. This is the first Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) project to be funded through […]

  • Danish Royal Couple to Take Part in Anholt OWF Inauguration

    22 February 2013

    The Anholt offshore wind farm will be officially opened on Wednesday 4 September 2013. The Danish Royal Couple, Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Prince Consort will take part in the inauguration. The 400-megawatt Anholt offshore wind farm, which, on completion, will be Denmark’s largest, will be officially opened on Wednesday 4 […]

  • PD Ports Provide Great Support for Renewable Energy Market (UK)

    30 November 2011

    PD Ports continues to display its commitment to provide ports & logistical support to the renewable energy market by providing a first class stevedoring service for an on-shore wind turbine project at the Port of Immingham. In conjunction with Immingham port owners, Associated British Ports (ABP), the PD Ports specialist stevedoring team took receipt of […]