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  • Ideol Picks Vestas Turbine for Floatgen

    11 October 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    French floating foundations designer Ideol will use a 2MW Vestas V80 wind turbine for the Floatgen project, the first of its kind in French waters, the company told Offshore WIND. ”The V80 wind turbine has effectively been delivered at Saint-Nazaire in June. The floating foundation construction is progressing well and, according to our initial planning, the […]

  • US Democratic Senators Call for Offshore Wind Tax Credit Extensions

    13 April 2016
    Authorities

    US Democratic senators led by Edward Markey and Sheldon Whitehouse have sent a letter to Senate leadership calling for the extension of tax programs to help spur the development of offshore wind energy. Last year’s omnibus bill extended the Production Tax Credit (PTC) and Investment Tax Credit (ITC) until 2019, but because offshore energy development requires longer […]

  • Reds On Call for Diving Ops at Race Bank OWF

    21 June 2016

    DONG Energy has awarded Reach Engineering and Diving Services (Reds) a 15-month contract to support the construction of Race Bank offshore wind farm. As of this month, Reds will be on call for diving services during the construction of the 580MW wind farm, situated 17 miles off the Lincolnshire coast. Following the contract win, Reds said that its £500,000 […]

  • Nexans to Supply Hornsea Project One Inter-Array Cables

    14 December 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has contracted Nexans to supply and terminate a total of 139km of a three-phase subsea cable for the first of three construction phases of the Hornsea Project One wind farm.  The 34kV cables of latest generation will be used for inter-linking a total of 58 wind turbines and connecting them to the offshore transformer […]

  • DONG: Race Bank Array Cables Are UK All the Way

    9 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has placed contracts with three different UK companies for the array cables at its 580MW Race Bank offshore wind farm, marking the first time this Denmark-based energy company is using UK suppliers for the entire provision, installation and protection of array cables at one of its offshore wind farms. The array cables for Race Bank […]

  • Damen and SMST Ink Bibby SOV Deal

    9 May 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Damen Shipyards has signed a contract with SMST for the delivery of an access and cargo tower and 3D motion compensated crane for Bibby Marine Services’ second WaveMaster service operations vessel (SOV) currently being built at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania.

  • TRIG Enters Offshore Wind Picture with Sheringham Shoal Buy

    27 December 2017
    Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    London-listed investment company The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited (TRIG) has acquired a 14.7% indirect equity interest in the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm located off the coast of Norfolk, UK.

  • Oleg Strashnov Gets Back to Beatrice After Merkur OSS Gig

    15 January 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway Heavy Lifting’s (SHL) vessel Oleg Strashnov has returned to the Beatrice project after having installed the substation topside at the Merkur offshore wind farm site in German part of the North Sea.

  • CWind Wins 20-Year O&M Deal for Westermost Rough OWF

    15 February 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    TC Westermost Rough OFTO Limited has appointed CWind to maintain offshore and onshore assets at the Westermost Rough offshore wind farm. Timed to coincide with the handover of the OFTO assets to TC Westermost Rough OFTO Limited, the company has signed up CWind to maintain the mechanical and electrical systems of both the offshore and […]

  • National Grid Kicks Off Block Island OWF Connection Works

    22 January 2016
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    National Grid has begun working on the infrastructure that will connect the first American offshore wind farm to the network. The utility, which will own and operate the USD 107 million connection, has started with test borings on both Block Island and Rhode Island, where the onshore infrastructure will be built to connect Deepwater Wind’s Block Island offshore wind […]

  • Top News of the Week Aug 31-Sep 6, 2015

    6 September 2015

    Dong, ESG Complete Largest Wind Turbine Piles Testing DONG Energy and ESG have tested 28 piles on two different onshore sites in order to assist the development of new design methods for offshore wind farms. Initial results show great cost reduction potential. Wind Farms Prove Themselves in Practice A recent news item on the Dutch […]

  • Highlights of the Month: August 2015

    3 September 2015

    First Gemini Offshore Substation in Place (11 Photos) The first offshore transformer station at the Gemini offshore wind farm was placed on top of the jacket foundation yesterday. ABB Installs World’s Most Powerful Substation ABB has installed DolWin beta, the world’s most powerful offshore converter station in the North Sea. Barge Accident Scars Foundation Off […]

  • Top News of the Week May 6 – 12, 2013

    12 May 2013

    Denmark: Dong Saves Three Days Per Installed Cable Each time, a cable is installed between wind turbines at an offshore wind farm, time spent offshore can be reduced by approximately three days. A new cable laying concept from DONG Energy points the way to reducing costs.  First Wind Turbine Installed at Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm […]

  • RI Senator Kicks Off Energy Ocean International Event (USA)

    10 June 2013

    Energy Ocean International will be host to the United States Senator for Rhode Island, Sheldon Whitehouse, who will kick-off the 10th Annual Conference at 9:45 a.m. EST on Monday, June 10th. The Energy Ocean International Conference and Exhibition, which will be held June 10-12, 2013 at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick, Rhode Island, has been […]

  • Highlights of the Month: June 2014

    3 July 2014

    Bard Offshore 1 Wind Farm Remains Out of Operation Bard Offshore 1, a 400 MW German offshore wind farm, will not be operational until further notice, informs the Spiegel. UK Signs FID Contracts for Five Offshore Wind Projects The UK Government has signed eight contracts awarded under the Final Investment Decision (FID) Enabling for Renewables […]

  • Oyster Inventor Earns New Post at Queen’s University Belfast

    3 April 2014

    Professor Trevor Whittaker, the inventor of Aquamarine Power’s Oyster wave energy technology, has been given the prestigious post of Acting Head of the School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering (SPACE) at Queen’s University Belfast.  The new position, for six months initially, puts Whittaker, who is Professor of Coastal Engineering, in charge of leading research […]

  • Nova Innovation Hires Former SSE Executive

    25 July 2014

    Nova Innovation, the Edinburgh-based tidal energy company has appointed Ian Marchant, the former SSE Chief Executive, as Chairman. Ian Marchant was head of the UK energy firm SSE for over 10 years before standing down in 2013. Since then he has taken director and chairman roles with selected companies including Aggreko, Wood Group and Infinis. […]

  • Red7Marine Invests in ROV Fleet

    25 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Fast-growing offshore company Red7Marine Offshore has expanded its subsea services to North Sea clients by investing in a fleet of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). The investment – part of a £25 million investment in equipment this year – secures more skilled jobs at its Great Yarmouth base. The ROVs are already engaged on subsea services […]

  • UK: Mantsbrite Wins New Tidal Transit Wind Farm Vessel Contract

    22 March 2013

    Mantsbrite Limited, one of the UK’s leading distributors of electronic marine navigation and communication products, has won the contract to fit out the next Tidal Transit offshore wind farm personnel transfer vessel ‘Tia Elizabeth’. All the navigation and communication equipment for the first two vessels in the Tidal Transit fleet – ‘Ginny Louise’ and ‘Eden […]

  • Chinese Offshore Wind Sector Needs Second Round of Concession Bidding

    17 January 2012

    The second round of concession bidding is the weather vane of China’s offshore wind power sector, says Gong Xuecheng, a project manager with Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd. China’s offshore wind farm development ties very closely with their government policies. Upon the completion of the first round of developing offshore wind farms at coastal provinces […]

  • 3 MW FusionDrive® Revealed at Husum WindEnergy 2012 (Germany)

    4 October 2012
    Technology

    On September 18, 2012, the actual, real-life sized 3 MW FusionDrive® was unveiled in front of a large audience at the joint The Switch and Moventas stand at Husum WindEnergy 2012. Jukka-Pekka Mäkinen, President and CEO of The Switch, and Arto Lahtela, Senior Vice President, Sales of Moventas, explained why FusionDrive® is the smartest gear […]

  • Germany to Open Tender for Avifauna and Marine Mammal Surveys in Two Offshore Wind Areas

    28 January 2025
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain

    German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has issued a prior information notice for a tendering procedure the agency plans to organise to procure ecological studies of avifauna and marine mammals in the N-9.5 and N-12.5 offshore wind areas in the German exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the North Sea. BSH plans to issue an […]

  • Navantia-Windar Loads Out Two Hywind Floating Foundations (Photos)

    9 May 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The Navantia-Windar consortium has loaded out the first two of the five SPAR-type floating foundations built for Statoil’s 30MW Hywind Scotland floating wind farm.

  • ProCon Wraps Up Yunlin Job

    1 October 2020
    Business & Finance

    ProCon Wind Energy has completed its scope of work at the Yunlin offshore wind project in Taiwan. ProCon was in charge of the electrical outfitting of 80 E-modules and pre-assembly work on 40 transition pieces on the project for Smulders. Although work for Yunlin is completed, the company revealed it is staying in Hoboken, Belgium, […]

  • Gravity Based Foundations for Blyth Demo Taking Shape

    13 January 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Gravity based foundations for the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Project are well under construction at the Neptune dry dock on the Tyne in Newcastle, UK. Lower shafts have been placed, with roof panels set to be mounted this month, according to BAM Infra’s social media pages.

  • BOEM Schedules Public Scoping Meetings on South Carolina OW Development

    30 December 2015
    Authorities, Environment, R&D

    The U.S. Bureau of Energy and Ocean Management (BOEM) will hold three public scoping meetings in the first week of January to inform stakeholders of its environmental review process for the proposed wind energy development in federal waters offshore South Carolina. The first meeting is scheduled to take place on 5 January in Charleston, the second meeting will be held […]