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  • Siemens Officially Names Both Esvagt SOVs (10 Photos)

    25 June 2015
    Vessels

    Siemens celebrated the official christenings of the first purpose-built Service Operation Vessels (SOV) this week. The christening events took place in cooperation with Esvagt A/S, owner of the two vessels, in Rostock, Germany, and Hamburg, Germany. The Esvagt Froude was the first to be formally christened on June 23 in Rostock and is supporting service […]

  • Deepwater Wind Calls It a Day at Block Island OWF, Construction Starts Again Next Year

    8 December 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    With all five steel jacket foundations fully installed at the Block Island Wind Farm (BIWF) site, Deepwater Wind officially completed the first offshore construction season for America’s first offshore wind farm. The last deck platform was placed on top of a foundation on 21 November and all of the construction and crew vessels associated with the operation […]

  • Linklaters Helps Offshore Transmission Projects in UK Market to Reach Financial Close

    29 September 2011
    Grid Connection

      Linklaters has advised on each of the first three offshore transmission projects in the UK market to reach financial close, reinforcing the firm’s market-leading reputation in the renewables and wider energy sector. Linklaters advised a consortium of Transmission Capital Limited, Amber Infrastructure and International Public Partnerships (together, Transmission Capital Partners) in relation to the […]

  • UK: TAG Joins Norstec’s Partnership

    26 April 2012

    TAG Energy Solutions has become one of the first UK companies to join a new renewables sector initiative launched by the Prime Minister, David Cameron. Unveiled at the Clean Energy Ministerial Conference, ‘Norstec’ is a new industry partnership, which brings together key players with an interest in making the most of the North Sea’s renewable […]

  • Cemre Shipyard Launches Third MHI Vestas SOV

    13 November 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Cemre Shipyard has launched the third of the three service operation vessels (SOVs) ordered by Esvagt and under long-term charters with MHI Vestas Offshore Wind. The Turkish shipbuilder launched the hull of the first SOV in April and the second one in September. The 70-5 metre SOVs were ordered at Norway’s Havyard Group. The fitting […]

  • A2SEA Orders Made-in-UK Sea Fastenings

    9 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Denmark’s A2SEA has contracted two UK shipyards to fabricate and install sea fastenings on two of the company’s turbine installation vessels which are set to start working offshore UK.  A&P Tyne will fabricate and install the sea fastening on Sea Challenger, which was contracted to work on the 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm, with Cammel […]

  • Concrete Hulls for World’s Largest Floating Wind Project Under Construction

    19 February 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Aker Solutions has begun the construction of concrete hulls that will carry the turbines at the Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm in Norway. Aker began the concrete slip-forming in Stord this week, of which there will be a total of almost 1.2 kilometers. Hywind Tampen will comprise 11 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbines installed […]

  • Ideol Portrays Floating Foundation Assembly (Video)

    30 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    The French Ideol has shared a video showing the construction methods of its floating foundation. The ring-shaped floating foundation, known as the Damping Pool, has been developed and patented by Ideol and built by Bouygues Travaux Publics. The foundation is being used for the Floatgen floating wind project which comprises a 2MW Vestas V80 turbine installed offshore France. The […]

  • Green Marine Completes Hywind Scotland Job

    15 March 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    Green Marine (UK) Ltd has carried out buoy maintenance on Equinor’s Hywind Scotland floating offshore wind project. Under the contract, which was awarded by Partrac, Green Marine used its vessel Green Isle to conduct the works. “These works were carried out safely, efficiently and on budget, utilising the small weather windows available,” said Green Marine. Hywind […]

  • Photo of the Day: Action at Tahkoluoto Offshore Wind Farm

    6 June 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Dredger Mimar Sinan and the split hopper barge Tiger have started work at the Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm site.  The vessels are working on dredging and excavation for foundations and cable ditches. The underground cable and substation will be installed by the next summer, with foundations and subsea cable scheduled for installation in spring and summer 2017. Jan De Nul is […]

  • Windfarm Update: Butendiek

    24 November 2014

    On 18 September the last TP was installed in the 288MW Butendiek offshore wind farm, located 32km west of the isle of Sylt covering an area of 33km2. At the same time the installation of the first of the in total 80 Siemens type SWT 3.6 -1 20 turbines started. The installation is being performed […]

  • USA: Fishermen’s Energy to File Amended Application to NJ Regulators

    7 May 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Fishermen’s Energy will file an amended application to NJ regulators by  1 June. The company plans to build 5 or 6 wind turbines with total capacity of 25 MW in waters offshore the Atlantic City, thus hoping to install the first offshore wind farm in the USA. This move follows criticism by two consulting groups. […]

  • EMO’s Trianel Windpark Borkum Job Extended

    5 February 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum GmbH & Co. KG, the operator of the Trianel Windpark Borkum offshore wind farm, has awarded a new crew transfer contract to EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO), thus extending the cooperation for another year.  The one-year contract covers crew transfer services during the O&M phase. The vessel operating at the offshore wind […]

  • VIDEO: How to Build a Wind Farm?

    7 October 2013

    The Lincs wind farm, located off the Lincolnshire coast, is a joint venture between leading UK energy company Centrica Energy, offshore wind market leader DONG Energy and Siemens Project Ventures. The last of the wind farm’s 75 wind turbines was connected to the National Grid on Wednesday 24th July, bringing the 270MW project up to […]

  • Germany: PNE WIND Extends Billhardt’s Contract as Chairman of Board of Directors

    15 May 2012

    The Supervisory Board of Cuxhaven’s wind farm project developer, PNE WIND AG, passed a resolution to prolong Martin Billhardt’s contract as Chairman of the Board of Directors until April 30, 2018. With this long term contract, the Supervisory Board wishes to ensure the continuing development of the company in the national and international onshore and […]

  • PKN Orlen to Enter Wind Energy Market (Poland)

    14 December 2011

    PKN Orlen, a major European oil refiner and petrol retailer, is planning to enter wind energy market. The company asked the Ministry of Economy to develop two sites in the Baltic Sea. The first site is planned to be commissioned around 2020, and will have a capacity of 150MW, reports Puls Biznesu. The potential capacity […]

  • REDS to Open Grimsby Base

    9 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    UK diving specialist, Reach Engineering and Diving Services (REDS), is opening a new base in Grimsby. This comes as a result of a booming offshore wind industry in the city, reports Grimsby Telegraph. At the 400 square meters leased facility, REDS will set up a new offshore support base. “We will have three fully containerised dive […]

  • Second Race Bank OSS Ready to Go

    23 February 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The topside and jacket of the second substation for the Race Bank offshore wind farm have been loaded onto a pontoon in Hoboken, Belgium, according to Seacontractors’ latest social media post.

  • 50 Hornsea One Turbines Left to Go

    5 August 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    124 out of 174 Siemens Gamesa 7MW turbines have been installed and commissioned at the Hornsea Project One wind farm in the UK, a spokesperson from Ørsted told Offshore WIND. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Bold Tern is in charge of installing 88 out of the 174 turbines, with A2SEA’s Sea Challenger responsible for installing the remaining 86 […]

  • Germany: TenneT in Talks with Allianz

    11 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    Europe’s first cross-border grid operator for electricity, TenneT, is in talks with German based Allianz SE and the German environmental ministry about billions of euros worth investment in offshore wind farms, reports Der Spiegel magazine. Earlier this year, TenneT announced that they are gearing up with its investment plans regarding German energy shift to renewables, […]

  • Copenhagen Offshore Partners Comes to Vietnam

    19 May 2020
    Business & Finance

    Denmark-headquartered Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP) has opened a new office in Hanoi, Vietnam. The office, opened in April, is located within the French Quarters, close to key government ministries, embassies and the national grid operator, COP said. The first two Vietnamese employees joining the office are Khanh Duong as the Development and Commercial Manager and Giang […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Sees Way Out with Siemens Energy Integration, US and EU Clean Energy Commitments

    2 February 2023
    Business & Finance

    As reported last month, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy posted a significant net loss for its Q1 2023 (October–December 2022), mainly due to specific components’ failure rates, and its net financial debt totalled EUR 1.9 billion as of 31 December 2022. However, looking long-term, the company sees a light at the end of the tunnel driven […]

  • RI Supreme Court Upholds Deepwater Wind’s Power Contract for Block Island Wind Farm

    4 July 2011
    Authorities, R&D, Wind Farm Update

      A Rhode Island Supreme Court paves the way for Deepwater Wind to advance the permitting and development of its planned Block Island Wind Farm, which remains on track to be the first offshore wind farm in the nation. The Supreme Court upheld Deepwater Wind’s power purchase agreement with National Grid for the renewable energy […]

  • Romania Preparing Framework for 3 GW of Offshore Wind and Contract for Difference Auction

    20 July 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Romanian Ministry of Energy has published a draft law on the requirements for the development and procurement of offshore wind energy projects. If enacted in its current form, the proposed framework would enable auctioning off 3 GW of offshore wind capacity in the country’s sector of the Black Sea and supporting the projects through […]

  • Cadeler Orders Second F-Class Jack-Up, Says Market Demand Strong

    22 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Cadeler has placed an order to build its second F-class wind farm installation vessel (WFIV) at COSCO Heavy Industries in China. The latest newbuild will bring the number of vessels in Cadeler’s fleet to six, with the two existing O-class vessels, Wind Osprey and Wind Orca, two X-class vessels under construction, and the two F-class newbuilds. The global […]

  • Italian Oil & Gas Major Buys Into World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    4 December 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Eni has entered into agreements with Equinor and SSE Renewables to acquire 10 per cent stake in Dogger Bank A and B from each, which will lead to a shareholding setup of SSE and Equinor each owning 40 per cent and Eni holding 20 per cent in the first two phases of what will become […]