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  • 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 […]

  • G-TEC Completes Seabed Survey in Dutch Doordewind Offshore Wind Farm Zone

    28 March 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates

    G-TEC has completed a seabed survey in the Doordewind Wind Farm Zone (DDWWFZ) under a contract the Belgian geophysical survey specialist signed with the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) in 2024. The offshore work was carried out by G-TEC’s survey vessels Mainport GEO and Karina. Through the survey, the company acquired, processed, and delivered a range […]

  • Kriegers Flak CGS Commissioning Postponed Again

    7 September 2020
    Grid Connection

    The commissioning procedures for the Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution (CGS) have reached the final stage, according to Energinet. The system tests on the 400 MW offshore grid link are currently ongoing. Due to the solving of technical challenges that occurred in the tests, extra time is needed and commercial operation is expected for launch […]

  • Sif Produces 2,000th Monopile

    30 March 2020
    Business & Finance

    Dutch offshore foundations manufacturer Sif has reached a milestone with the production of its 2,000th monopile. This special monopile was made for Ørsted’s Borssele 1&2 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Sif stated it is currently in the final phase of the project and is planning to complete the works in early April. The company produced its […]

  • Transport Services Wanted for Trianel Windpark Borkum II

    16 March 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum II GmbH & Co. has issued a tender seeking transport services of personnel and material for the Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWBII) in Germany. The contractor will be in charge of providing the transport of personnel and material between the harbor of Eemshaven in the Netherlands and the project construction site some 40km […]

  • Pronomar Kit for Ørsted SOVs

    10 September 2019

    Turkey’s Cemre Shipyard has contracted Pronomar to equip two service operation vessels (SOVs) ordered by Louis Dreyfus Armateurs for Ørsted with drying systems for the workwear of the technicians. The first of the two vessels, Wind of Change, has been using Pronomar’s equipment since June 2019 when it started servicing Ørsted’s offshore wind farms in the […]

  • Tecade Secures Italian Offshore Wind Work

    7 June 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    The Sevilla-based Tecade has secured a contract by Haizea Wind Group for the Beleolico offshore wind farm in Italy. The Spanish company will provide ten external access platforms, ten airtight platforms and ten boat landings for what will be the first offshore wind farm in the Mediterranean Sea. To remind, Haizea recently secured a contract with Renexia […]

  • Oceanteam Takes Loss In Q1 2015

    27 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Oceanteam has posted a moderate loss of USD 0.4 million for the first quarter of 2015. The company also saw revenue fall from USD 15.1 million to USD 14.3 million in this period. Oceanteam is comprised of two operating segments, Oceanteam Shipping, which accounts for 46% of company’s revenue, and Oceanteam Solutions which contributes the […]

  • FMGC Casts Ballast for Sabella D10

    23 April 2015
    Technology

    FMGC, the European company specialised in cast iron counterweights and ballast solutions, cooperated with Sabella in production of its tidal turbine. In June, the first Sabella D10 will be immersed in the waters of the Fromveur strait near Ushant (French: Ouessant) in Brittany. The foundry manufactured a new type of tidal turbine ballast for the […]

  • Poland: Sopot to Host Offshore Conference and Exhibition

    8 October 2012

    On 10-11 October 2012, at the Sheraton Hotel in Sopot the Offshore Conference and Exhibition will be held – Poland’s first event of this scale entirely dedicated to offshore wind energy. Offshore Conference and Exhibition is organized by Polish Wind Energy Association in cooperation with the Polish Offshore Wind Energy Society. Offshore wind energy is […]

  • Specialist Aviation Services Orders Six Choppers In a Push to Enter UK Offshore Wind Market

    14 October 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Specialist Aviation Services (SAS) and Leonardo-Finmeccanica have signed a framework agreement for six AgustaWestland AW169 helicopters during this week’s Helitech International in Amsterdam. The aircraft are planned to be delivered between 2017 and 2019 and will be used to expand SAS emergency services operations across the UK and to enter the rapidly growing offshore wind farm support […]

  • Frisia-Offshore Bags Alpha Ventus Contract

    25 April 2014

    Deutsche Offshore-Testfeld und Infrastruktur GmbH & Co. KG (DOTI), based in Oldenburg, Germany, has chartered two passenger transport vessels from Frisia-Offshore. The vessels, which will need to carry at least 24 people and a maximum of  two passenger cars, are chartered for the transfer of people and equipment to the Alpha Ventus offshore wind farm […]

  • UK: Navitus Bay Consultation Deadline Getting Close

    12 April 2012

    The deadline for consultation responses for the first stage of formal consultation on the proposed Navitus Bay Wind Park is April 17th. Eneco is still in the early stages of the project and will be holding further stages of consultation towards the end of this year and start of next year. They welcome and encourage […]

  • Offshore Energy 2013: BOW Terminal Starts Load Out Operation for Amrumbank OWF

    16 October 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    This morning, operation on the first load out of monopile foundations for the Amrumbank offshore wind farm started at BOW Terminal. Arjen Pattenier, Business Unit Manager from BOW Terminal, confirmed this to Offshore WIND at this year’s Offshore Energy 13 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Amrumbank’s monopiles weigh more than 600 tons each. The wind farm, […]

  • American Tidal Power Company to Invest in Scotland

    8 April 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D

    ResHydro, a U.S.-based tidal power company, has decided to invest in Scotland by establishing an operations base there, the Scotsman informs. The company will work together with the University of Strathclyde on developing its hydrokinetic energy generation device. Scottish Enterprise will support ResHydro’s research and development project with GBP 100,000. First Minister Alex Salmond has […]

  • Dalby Ouse Launched

    24 May 2016
    Vessels

    Dalby Offshore’s new 26m aluminium catamaran Dalby Ouse, a South Boats IOW 26m Jet built by Alicat Workboats was launched yesterday.  The vessel is the first 26-metre South Boats’ design to be built by sister builder Alicat Workboats in Great Yarmouth. This will be the twelfth vessel in Dalby’s fleet, which it will join in June. The Dalby Ouse is powered by Twin […]

  • UK Government Publishes Report on Offshore Wind Supply Chain

    7 February 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The UK Department for Business, Innovation & Skills, along with the Department for Energy & Climate Change, has published a report on capabilities and opportunities of the UK’s offshore wind supply chain. The report, produced by BVG Associates, presents a first ‘map’ of the UK offshore wind supply chain in the UK. It identifies its strengths […]

  • Allswater Designing Platform for Black Rock Tidal Power’s Project

    13 July 2015
    Technology

    Allswater has started working on the detailed design of the semi-submersible Triton Tidal Platform for Black Rock Tidal Power (BRTP), the company said Friday. The Triton Platform will host an array of Schottel Hydro turbines generating up to 2.5 MW of power. The first platform is planned for installation at the FORCE site at the Bay of […]

  • USD 2 Mln Wave Energy Prize Attracts 92 Teams

    13 July 2015
    Authorities, R&D, Technology

    Wave energy enthusiasts from industry and academia have formed 92 teams to move toward the first milestone of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Wave Energy Prize. The design-build-test competition is encouraging the development of wave energy conversion (WEC) devices that will achieve the DOE’s goal of doubling energy capture, thus reducing the cost of […]

  • OFFSHORE WIND SUPPORT SCHEMES: Current status of European support schemes

    19 January 2015

    With over 70GW planned to come online over the next ten years, offshore wind continues to show exceptional potential and offers some of the best industry growth prospects against a backdrop of maturing onshore developments in the EU. Indeed, the extreme weather conditions offer higher wind speeds, allowing turbines to produce more electricity than onshore, […]

  • Estonia’s Giant Offshore Wind Project Wins Court Battles

    1 November 2017
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Tallinn Circuit Court has rejected an appeal filed by opponents of an up to 1.1GW offshore wind farm planned to be installed in Estonian Baltic Sea waters, thus upholding the decision from a first tier court made earlier this year, according to the Baltic News Service. 

  • Inter-Array Cable Installation Soon to Start at Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm

    24 March 2023
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm Limited (NnGOWL) has announced that it is planning to conduct a pre-lay grapnel run (PLGR) and commence cable lay out for the first campaign of six inter-array cables and one interconnector between the two offshore substations, within the wind farm’s site in Scotland. The PLGR works, expected to begin […]

  • RWE Places 1.5 GW Offshore Wind Bid in Poland

    6 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has submitted a bid to build an offshore wind farm at the up to 1.5 GW site in the Polish Baltic Sea which the Polish Government has opened for competitive process for a seabed permit. The Germany-based developer has filed a proposal for the 53.E1 area offshore Poland, located around 75 kilometres off the […]

  • Ampelmann Cracks US Offshore Wind Market

    21 April 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Dutch offshore service provider Ampelmann has signed its first contract in the US offshore wind market under which the company will provide a Walk-to-Work (W2W) gangway system to the marine transportation and towing company, Otto Candies. Under the contract, Ampelmann will provide an E1000 motion-compensated system to facilitate operations during the construction of Ørsted’s South […]

  • Japanese Joint Venture Takes Delivery of New Offshore Installation Vessel

    27 September 2023
    Vessels

    PKY Marine, a joint venture (JV) between Penta-Ocean Construction, Kajima Corporation, and Yorigami Maritime Construction, has taken delivery of its new Multipurpose Self-Elevating Platform(SEP) vessel, named CP-16001. The vessel is 120 metres long and 45 metres wide, with a maximum capacity of 100 people, equipped with a large, fully-revolving crane with a 1,600-tonne lifting capacity […]

  • Artemis Technologies Unveils All-Electric CTV Design

    4 September 2023
    Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Vessels

    UK-based Artemis Technologies has unveiled the design of its 100 per cent electric high-speed crew transfer vessel (CTV) for the offshore wind industry. The Artemis EF-24 CTV has a maximum speed of 36 knots and a foiling range of 87 nautical miles. The vessel is intended to transport up to 24 industrial personnel and the […]