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  • Idle Jack-Ups Hit Fred. Olsen Ocean in Q1

    4 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Fred. Olsen Ocean has reported NOK 145 million operating revenue in the first quarter of 2018, a 60.2% slide compared to NOK 364 operating revenue in Q1 2017, attributed mainly to the underutilisation of the jack-up installation vessels Brave Tern and Bold Tern.

  • Modus Presents New AUV-ROV Hybrid

    14 February 2017
    Technology

    Modus Seabed Intervention today informed it had completed system integration and trialling of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) featuring capabilities and characteristics of a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). This is one of the subsea industry’s first commercially available hybrid unmanned underwater vehicles, according to the company.

  • Prysmian Wins EUR 1.2 Billion Contract to Deliver UK-Germany Interconnector

    2 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Prysmian has won a contract worth around EUR 1.2 billion to deliver the 725-kilometer NeuConnect interconnector that will directly link the German and UK electricity grids for the first time. The Italian cabling giant will provide the turnkey design, manufacturing, installation, testing, and commissioning of the NeuConnect project. The scope includes the complete cable system […]

  • Chinese Company Plans to Open Offshore Wind Foundation Factory in Europe

    6 June 2022
    Business & Finance

    Dajin Offshore Heavy Industry, which just announced that it signed a contract for the supply of monopiles for the UK’s Moray West project, plans to open a manufacturing facility in Europe that would produce both fixed and floating foundations for offshore wind projects. For Ocean Winds’ Moray West offshore wind farm, the Chinese company first […]

  • Jan De Nul to Install JDR Inter-Array Cables at Vineyard Wind 1 Offshore Wind Farm

    18 August 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul Group, together with JDR Cable Systems as a subcontractor, will supply and install the inter-array cables for the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm in Massachusetts. Jan De Nul and the TFKable Group-owned JDR will deliver almost 210 kilometres of 66 kV cables that will connect the project’s 62 GE Haliade-X turbines […]

  • Pandemic, Bad Weather Hamper Construction at Windpark Fryslân

    25 May 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Turbine installation at the Windpark Fryslân will last longer than initially expected, the developer of the nearshore wind farm in the IJsselmeer Lake in the Netherlands said. The installation of the wind farm’s 89 Siemens Gamesa 4.3 MW started this spring and was initially expected to be completed by the beginning of Summer 2021. The […]

  • Able UK Gets Government Funding for Offshore Wind Upgrade

    4 March 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    The UK government has selected Able UK’s Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP) for funding under the Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme, which will ensure the port infrastructure can accommodate next generation offshore wind activities. “The government will make an offer of support, in principle, to the Able Marine Energy Park on Humberside following the conclusion […]

  • Alfa Lift Out of Dry Dock, Crane Installation Set for April

    2 March 2021
    Vessels

    OHT’s new build vessel Alfa Lift has been floated out of the dry dock on 28 February at China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) shipyard in Jiangsu, China, where the vessel’s main crane components are set to arrive from Germany next month. Work will now continue on the steel and internal fit-out on the moored vessel, […]

  • Diverse Marine Secures Financing for Eight Crew Transfer Vessels

    28 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    The UK shipbuilder Diverse Marine has introduced the Diverse Marine Client Finance Programme, its own finance and lease programme, through which it secured financing for an initial, but rolling, eight crew transfer vessels (CTVs). Funding for offshore wind CTVs has been challenging, said the company, and the Diverse Marine Client Finance Programme, designed initially for […]

  • All Turbines Up at Vesterhav Offshore Wind Farms

    19 October 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 21st and final wind turbine was installed at the Vesterhav Nord wind farm in the Danish North Sea on Wednesday, 18 October, Vattenfall, the owner and developer of the project, said. The milestone completes the wind turbine installation scope at the Vesterhavn Nord, and the 20-turbine Vesterhavn Syd wind farm. Vattenfall expects to be […]

  • Penta-Ocean and DEME Form Offshore Wind Pact in Japan

    24 March 2020
    Business & Finance

    Japanese marine contractor Penta-Ocean Construction and DEME Offshore have concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding comprehensive cooperation for the construction of offshore wind farms in Japan. In light of recent regulations which promote offshore wind power generation in the general sea areas, as well as in port and harbour areas, the development of offshore […]

  • Atkins Releases US Offshore Wind Market Handbook

    25 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    Atkins, together with law firm K&L Gates LLP, has released an updated Offshore Wind Market Handbook to help guide investors through technical and regulatory issues in the US offshore wind market. The US offshore wind market has quickly evolved over the last year, with extensive updates in policy and regulatory environment, and several states entering […]

  • 30 MW French Floating Offshore Wind Project Enters Construction Stage

    26 April 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    TotalEnergies, BW Ideol, and Qair, the developers behind the EolMed project, have started the construction of three floating wind turbines for the 30 MW wind farm offshore France. The arrival of the first steel blocks that will make up the three floating substructures marked the beginning of the construction of the wind turbines in the […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Awards Fécamp Pre-Assembly Contract to GWS

    14 April 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has picked Global Wind Service (GWS) as a partner for the complete pre-assembly scope for the 497 MW Fécamp offshore wind farm in France. The offshore wind farm, also known as Parc éolien en mer de Fécamp, will feature 71 Siemens Gamesa 7 MW wind turbines. The Global Wind Service’s scope […]

  • Jan De Nul’s Mega Jack-Up Sets Sail from UAE to Europe

    29 March 2023
    Vessels

    Jan De Nul’s new jack-up vessel, Voltaire, has left Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where it underwent further commissioning and project-specific adjustments ahead of its first assignment, and is now on its way to Europe. The vessel’s first deployment will be on the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm project offshore the UK, the world’s […]

  • Neart na Gaoithe O&M Base Open for Business

    26 January 2023
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The operations and maintenance (O&M) base for the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) wind farm offshore Scotland has officially been opened. The NnG O&M base, located in Eyemouth, Berwickshire, includes a 1,040-square-metre, three-story operations and maintenance building, alongside a 538-square-metre storage warehouse. The base houses a high-tech control room with staff from NnG and […]

  • Turbine Catches Fire at 18-Year-Old Irish Offshore Wind Farm

    20 October 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    The article has been updated with a statement from GE Renewable Energy. One of the wind turbines at Arklow Bank, Ireland’s first and so far only offshore wind farm, has caught fire after it was presumably struck by lightning amid severe weather with thunderstorms that hit the area, according to Irish RTE. The 25.2 MW […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Offshore Wind Turbine Prototype Breaks 24-Hour Output Record

    10 October 2022
    Technology

    Siemens Gamesa’s SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbine prototype has produced 359 megawatt-hours (MWh) within a 24-hour time period which the turbine maker said was the most power one turbine has ever produced over this duration. According to Siemens Gamesa, this is enough energy to drive 1.8 million kilometres in a mid-sized electric car. The […]

  • Dutch Company Secures Funding for Offshore Wind Feeder Solution

    10 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    The Netherlands-based Barge Master will receive a total capital injection of EUR 7.5 million from the Energy Transition Fund Rotterdam and the existing shareholders for the development of its offshore wind feeder solution. The company said that the challenge in the construction of offshore wind farms is the transport of the wind turbine components from […]

  • Vattenfall Boosts Capacity for Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone

    21 December 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall is increasing the capacity for the Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone off the UK from 3.6 GW to over 4.2 GW, meaning that an additional 700,000 homes will be powered by the zone, the energy company said. This will take place with no extra impact for local residents, with its construction taking place within existing […]

  • Nordergründe’s Aircraft Detection Light System Upgrade Completed and Approved

    4 August 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    The Nordergründe offshore wind farm in Germany is the first offshore wind farm in the world to be equipped with a fully functional, officially approved Aircraft Detection Light System (ADLS), according to Deutsche Windtechnik, the company that performed the upgrade. The operating permit has been issued by the relevant authorities after the company fitted its […]

  • SeaZip to Test New Ridderflex Fender at Sea

    7 December 2018
    Technology, Vessels

    SeaZip will soon put a new fender system to test on one of its crew transfer vessels (CTVs), after the Dutch company Ridderflex provided an innovative solution at the Offshore Wind Innovation Challenge 2018 as a response to SeaZip’s quest for “The Perfect Fender”.

  • Siemens Gamesa Firms Up Yunlin Order

    3 June 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has received a firm order by wpd offshore to supply turbines to the 640MW Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Located approximately six kilometers from shore in the Taiwan Strait, the Yunlin wind farm will feature 80 SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines. This first firm order in Asia Pacific (APAC) for the […]

  • BiFab Wins Moray East Contract

    7 March 2019
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    BiFab has won a contract by GeoSea to produce piles worth up to GBP 26.5 million for the 950MW Moray East offshore wind project. The contract represents the first in less than a year since DF Barnes, a subsidiary of the Canadian JV Drive, acquired BiFab. According to DF Barnes, the win will create 82 jobs at […]

  • EU Goes from 12.6GW to 15.8GW of Offshore Wind in One Year

    6 February 2018

    Europe added close to 3.2GW of offshore wind capacity last year, taking the total installed and grid-connected capacity from 12.6GW in 2016 to 15.8GW at the end of 2017 and thus marking a 25% increase in just one year. Including sites with partial grid connection, there are now 92 offshore wind farms in eleven European countries and 4,149 grid-connected wind turbines, WindEurope reports in its annual offshore wind statistics. 

  • Saint-Brieuc OWF Clears Administrative Hurdles

    20 April 2017
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Ailes Marines, the developer and future operator of the 496MW offshore wind farm project in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc, France, has received the three administrative authorisations required to construct and operate the wind farm. The company has now obtained the concession of utilisation of the maritime public domain; the Unique Authorisation for the installations Structures, Works and […]