10000 results found for 'first'

10000 results found for 'first'
Order results by

A list of search results

  • Scottish Renewables Respons to Trump’s Anti-wind Letters (UK)

    10 February 2012

      In response to a letter sent by Donald Trump to the First Minister regarding offshore wind, Niall Stuart, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said:  “Who is Donald Trump to tell Scotland what is good for our economy and our environment?  “Offshore wind is already attracting billions of pounds of investment and supporting hundreds of […]

  • Gardian 8 WFSV Undergoing Sea Trials (Ireland)

    19 January 2012

    On 12 January, 2012, the first 20-metre Wind Farm Service Vessel was launched and is undergoing sea trials in Arklow. “Gardian 8″ has been commissioned to service the offshore renewable industry in the U.K. The official launch of this vessel will be on Tuesday 24 January, 2012. Arklow Marine Services is a family business run […]

  • Germany: HGO’s INNOVATION Starts Operating on Global Tech I

    31 August 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    In August, the construction works for the project Global Tech I have successfully started. Five test piles have already been placed at selected points close to the turbine location in the seabed. HGO InfraSea Solutions’ vessel INNOVATION has even surpassed the company’s expectations and is more powerful than planned. INNOVATION can be confidently manoeuvered and […]

  • EnBW Seeks Certification Services for He Dreiht Offshore Wind Project

    20 April 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    EnBW has issued a tender seeking certification services for the 900 MW He Dreiht offshore wind project in Germany. The selected company will be in charge of providing certification for the turbines, foundations and the offshore platform. The contract will begin on 1 December this year and end on 31 December 2026. The deadline for […]

  • Siemens Completes Baltic 1 OSS Upgrade

    10 August 2020
    Grid Connection

    Siemens Energy Service has completed an upgrade on the offshore substation of the Baltic 1 offshore wind farm in Germany. The work, completed in July, included an upgrade on the existing gas-insulated switchgear to improve and safeguard the energy transmission. The pre-campaign started in March when the sub-distribution was assembled and the electrical wiring was […]

  • ‘Isaac Newton’ Delivered to Jan De Nul

    1 December 2015
    Vessels

    The world’s largest multipurpose cable laying vessel, Jan De Nul’s Isaac Newton, was delivered to its owner on Friday, 27 November.  The ceremony took place at the Uljanik shipyard in Croatia, where the Isaac Newton was the first DP2-class dynamic positioning vessel built. “While the construction of this ship was an incredibly challenging task, our shipbuilders showed […]

  • Palfinger Delivers Two Cranes for Formosa 1 Project

    11 July 2016

    Palfinger Marine today informed it had entered the Asian offshore wind crane market for the first time with two PF 8000 fixed boom type platform cranes delivered to Taiwanese company Fortune Electric Co., Ltd. The cranes will be mounted on transition pieces in the building yard in Shanghai and then delivered to Taiwan, where they will […]

  • SeaZip: Next Generation Crew Transfer Vessel Is In The Pipeline (Expertise Hub VIDEO)

    13 December 2017
    R&D, Vessels

    We are working with several shipyards on developing a new, larger crew transfer vessel (CTV) which could operate for up to 14 days offshore, Jan Reier Arends, Owner and Managing Director of SeaZip Offshore Service, said.

  • Keystone Engineering Setting Up Baltimore Office

    9 October 2015
    Business & Finance

    Louisiana-based Keystone Engineering Inc. has announced the opening of its newest office located in Baltimore. This news follows the announcement that the company was awarded the contract to design the meteorological mast tower foundation for US Wind’s Maryland offshore wind development lease. Ben Foley, General Manager of Keystone’s Offshore Renewables Group, stated: “We are excited to […]

  • CableFish Proves to Be Revolutionizing for Subsea Cable Installation

    6 August 2014
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    The first stage of the new CableFish test programme was completed last week and the results proved that this concept will revolutionise submarine cable installation for high flow environments. The trials were conducted on a simulated cable off the Dorset coast in flows of up to 2.5knots. The objective was to prove the concept, including the […]

  • Photo of the Day: Seacat Intrepid under Construction

    15 September 2014

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Seacat Intrepid under construction at South Boats IoW facility. South Boats IoW is currently building Seacat Services’ first 26-meter wind farm support vessel. This is the second vessel out of the three ordered last year in August. According to the contract, the vessel manufacturer has up to 24 months […]

  • UK: EMEC to Take Part in OceanEnergy Europe 2013

    22 October 2013

    A team from EMEC will be attending the European Ocean Energy Association’s Ocean Energy Europe 2013 conference taking place in Edinburgh on 29th & 30th October 2013. Sponsored by Scottish Development International (SDI), this is the first time the conference has been held outside Brussels and will provide a platform for the industry, politicians and […]

  • Fourth SWATH Vessel Launches from Danish Yachts

    25 November 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    On Saturday, November 23, “Sea Hurricane” was launched for the first time to join her sistership “Sea Storm” in Skagen Harbour.  “Sea Storm” is scheduled to leave Skagen soon to carry out her operational duties, while “Sea Hurricane” will now undergo her formal sea trials prior to handover. Due for handover during December, “Sea Hurricane” […]

  • The Netherlands: BLOEMSMA VAN BREEMEN Shipyard Launches and Completes Sea Trials of Windcat 101

    31 March 2011

    BLOEMSMA VAN BREEMEN Shipyard launched and successfully completed extensive sea trials of the Wind Farm Service Catamaran, Windcat 101. This special service craft is DNV classed (+1A1 HSLC EO R1 passenger), IMO HSC2000, takes 45 passengers and sails 31 knots. Loa 27 m, beam 9.30 m, propulsion 4 MTU CODAD. About Windcat 101: “Windcat 101” […]

  • Denmark: Sirris Wins Best Scientific Poster Award at EWEA 2012

    18 April 2012

    The Sirris initiative won the „Best scientific poster“award at the EWEA 2012 event yesterday. The prize has been awarded for the company’s state-of the –art testing at the Belwind offshore windfarm under the flag of OWI-Lab. Namely, in October, after a couple of offshore training days, people from Sirris and VUB (Vrije Universiteit Brussel – […]

  • RWE to Offer 60 MW from Amrumbank West Offshore Wind Farm for Grid Stabilisation

    7 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection

    RWE plans to market part of the production capacity from its Amrumbank West offshore wind farm in Germany in daily auctions for a system-stabilising secondary reserve to keep the grid frequency at 50 Hertz, preventing potential grid failures. The transmission system operator TenneT recently granted the necessary pre-qualification for a capacity of 60 MW and, […]

  • Horns Rev 3 TP Countdown Starts

    9 July 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The first transition piece will be installed on the Horns Rev 3 wind farm mid-July, Vattenfall, the owner and developer of the 406.7MW project in the Danish North Sea, said.

  • Orient Cable Bags Yangjiang Qingzhou III Deal

    26 August 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Ningbo Orient Cable (NBO) has won a contract to provide subsea cables for the Yangjiang Qingzhou III offshore wind farm in China. Under the circa EUR 160 million contract, NBO will provide 75km of 220kV and 142km of 35kV XLPE subsea cables for the 500 MW wind farm. The first batch of cables is expected […]

  • Solstad Offshore Secures Offshore Wind Work in Taiwan

    12 August 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Solstad Offshore has been awarded a contract for an offshore wind project in Taiwan, which involves the deployment of the company’s CSV Normand Baltic. The company did not disclose the name of the project and its client. However, Solstad Offshore stated that its client is an EPCI contractor and that the vessel will be deployed […]

  • Jill Begins Thor Geotechnical Investigations

    1 July 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Jill has started the geotechnical investigations at the Thor offshore wind project in the Danish North Sea. Jill completed the first borehole drilling out of 20 in total at the site located west of Nissum Fjord, 20km from the shore. As reported in mid-April, Fred. Olsen Windcarrier secured a contract by Denmark’s […]

  • Largest Typhoon-Ready Wind Turbine Stands Offshore China

    7 May 2018
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Mingyang Wind Power has installed what the company described as the world’s largest typhoon-resistant wind turbine – the MySE5.5-155 – offshore the Fujian Province in China.

  • Photo Gallery & Video: ESVAGT FARADAY Arrives Home

    31 March 2015
    Vessels

    ESVAGT FARADAY arrived at its home port in Esbjerg on Monday, March 30. The vessel will be docked there until she goes to work for Siemens Wind Power on April 8.  ESVAGT FARADAY sailed from the shipyard in Leirvik at 22:15 on March 28 and set course towards Esbjerg. It is the second SOV (Service Operation Vessel), custom built to service offshore wind […]

  • Miros to Monitor Waves and Draught on Bold Tern

    8 September 2015

    Fred Olsen Windcarrier AS in Norway has bought Miros’ new WaveSystem 200, which has been installed on the Bold Tern WTI jack-up vessel. The WaveSystem 200 is a wave monitoring system utilized on jack-up vessels to give accurate wave parameters and draught data. The real time wave and draught data give valuable input to the […]

  • A2SEA Organizes Event Welcoming ‘Sea Challenger’

    10 June 2014

    Sea Installer’s much anticipated sister vessel, Sea Challenger, arrived in Esbjerg on May 17 to be greeted by a crowd of A2SEA staff, clients, local dignitaries, press and many other maritime enthusiasts. Before sailing to her first project at DONG Energy’s Westermost Rough wind farm, Sea Challenger is scheduled for mobilisation in Esbjerg during June. […]

  • Gamesa Reports 20 pct Growth in Net Profit (Spain)

    11 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Gamesa continued to expand profitably during the first nine months of 2011, throughout which it continued to focus on strengthening expansion abroad, efficient management and cost control, launching new products, and maintaining the pace of activity in all business areas, with results in line with 2011 guidance in terms of volume, profitability and debt. Between […]

  • Vestas Taps NHV for North Sea Offshore Wind Ops

    16 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    NHV Group has been awarded a multi-year contract by Vestas to provide offshore wind operations in the North Sea with the super medium helicopter, the Airbus H175. Under the contract, Belgium’s NHV will provide dedicated crew changes and hoisting operations for the offshore wind industry, starting in April 2025. According to the company, this contract […]