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  • Shanghai Taisheng to Build Foundations for Zhuhai Guishan OWF

    4 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The first phase of Zhuhai Guishan Offshore Wind Farm has moved forward by selecting Shanghai Taisheng Wind Power Equipment Co. as the provider of steel jacket foundations. The company will build 27 four-legged jacket foundations for offshore wind turbines off Guangdong province, China, which are expected to become operational by the end of this year. […]

  • Japan to See Floating Wind Turbines by End of the Year

    14 May 2013

    Japan could see a floating wind and current hybrid power generation system, the world’s first, off its coast by the end of this year, writes CBS. Mitsui Ocean Development & Engineering Company (MODEC), a leading offshore technology company specializing in floating oil and gas production systems from Japan, has developed SKWID (Savonius Keel & Wind […]

  • UK Moves Up CfD Timetable

    22 January 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Following an early completion of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) appeals from unsuccessful applicants, UK government has moved up the schedule for the first allocation of the subsidy scheme. Low Carbon Contracts Company, owned by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), announced the sealed bid window for CfD will open on 29 January, […]

  • World Port Days to See Model of Van Oord’s ‘Aeolus’

    28 August 2014

    On 5, 6 and 7 September, Van Oord will be present with a stand and ship at the 37th World Port Days in Rotterdam. This year, the trailing suction hopper dredger HAM 317 will be moored alongside the Parkkade. HAM 317 has a length of nearly 100 meters and is accessible to the public during […]

  • Ireland: Arklow Marine Launches Its 3rd Offshore Wind Farm Service Vessel

    1 October 2013

    Arklow Marine Services are pleased to announce the successful launch of its third Offshore Wind Farm Service Vessel.  This new 19 metre vessel is the first of a new design which is intended for the upcoming Round 3 offshore sites for the Renewable Offshore Industry in the U.K. The vessel has an overall length of […]

  • Beatrice Completes Concrete Work at Blackhillock

    28 April 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Construction teams have completed concrete pouring at Blackhillock where the onshore substation is being built for the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm project, Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) said.

  • STS Belgium Cabling Triton Knoll Transition Pieces

    13 January 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    STS Belgium is carrying out the cabling of the transition pieces for the Triton Knoll offshore wind project. STS is conducting the work at Smulders’ yard in Hoboken and at the Sif Maasvlakte terminal in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. To remind, Seaway 7’s installation vessel Seaway Strashnov arrived at the Triton Knoll offshore wind project site […]

  • USA: Emera Welcomes MPUC’s Approval

    3 February 2014

    Emera welcomed the Maine Public Utilities Commission’s term sheet consent for Maine Aqua Ventus I offshore wind project, writes the Herald Business. Dina Bartolacci Seely, Emera spokeswoman said: “We’re obviously very pleased.” As Maine Aqua Ventus I is competing against seven other projects for USD 46 million, this approval is very significant for the project […]

  • Germany: TÜV SÜD to Test 30 Siemens’ Turbines

    13 November 2012

    TÜV SÜD has received an order from Siemens Wind Power to test wind turbines in the North Sea. For the Borkum Riffgat project, the TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH will test a total of 30 wind turbines from Siemens. The services include testing of lifts, pressure tanks, cranes, ladders and fall protection as stipulated by […]

  • Site Investigation Work Awarded for 3.5 GW Vietnamese Offshore Wind Farm

    2 November 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), Asia Petroleum Energy, and Novasia Energy, the joint developers of the 3.5 GW La Gan offshore wind farm in Vietnam, have signed two site investigation contracts. The contracts, worth approximately USD 5 million, cover the Floating LiDAR and the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) scope. The Floating LiDAR contract was […]

  • EDF,GDF Suez and Iberdrola Led Consortiums to Submit Tenders for Offshore Wind Projects (France)

    9 January 2012
    Contracts & Tenders

    The three consortiums led by EDF, GDF Suez and Iberdrola will submit their tenders for offshore wind projects to the Commission for Energy Regulation on Wednesday, reports Les Echos. There is the total of five offshore wind areas. Dong Energy, Alstom, EDF will be bidding for all of them, except for the Tréport. The consortium […]

  • Hammer Time on Merkur Offshore Wind Farm

    20 April 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    GeoSea has installed the first of 66 monopiles on the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • Google Parent Cuts Offshore Wind Kite Project Loose

    19 February 2020
    R&D, Technology

    Google’s parent company Alphabet has decided that it will no longer invest in the energy kite developer Makani, according to Fort Felker, CEO of Makani. Alphabet bought Makani back in 2013. Since then, the concept technology advanced from a 20kW demonstrator kite to a utility-scale kite capable of generating 600kW, Felker said. In February 2019, […]

  • Ørsted Opens Borssele 1 + 2 O&M Base in Vlissingen

    22 January 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has opened the operations & maintenance (O&M) base for the Borssele 1 + 2 offshore wind farm in Vlissingen, the Netherlands. Located in Vlissingen-Buitenhaven at the North Sea Port, the 2,100m2 facility will provide employment to 50-100 persons. All construction work and maintenance will be coordinated from the new base. The Vlissingen-based Cordeel was […]

  • Trianel On Guard Watch

    7 August 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum II GmbH has issued a tender for the provision of a guard vessel during the construction of the Trianel Windpark Borkum II wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • Rentel Set for Official Launch

    24 April 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Belgian offshore wind developer Otary will officially inaugurate the 309MW Rentel wind farm on Tuesday, 30 April. The wind farm will be inaugurated at an event held at the Ostend Sea P’lace/Hippodrome in Ostend. Rentel, the first offshore wind farm built by Otary, has been up and running since the end of 2018. The wind farm […]

  • Teco, China Steel Team Up for Taiwanese Offshore Wind

    23 July 2015

    Teco Electric & Machinery has officially established a joint venture with China Steel (CSC) in order to produce offshore wind turbines. The joint venture is to tackle Taiwan’s 4,000 MW installed offshore wind capacity target by 2030. According to Taiwanese media, Teco will contribute by integrating key wind power turbine components, while CSC will bring production of steel […]

  • Sabella Installs Its D10 Tidal Turbine off Ushant Island

    26 June 2015
    R&D, Technology

    Yesterday, June 25, Sabella installed its D10 tidal turbine off Ushant Island, France. The company told Tidal Energy Today that it will now work on connecting the turbine to the island. Sabella submerged the turbine in Fromveur Passage, where it will stand alone to show its performance for one year. The cable laid between Ushant and the installation site will connect the tidal turbine […]

  • Aegir Preparing for Taiwanese Offshore Wind Job

    1 June 2020
    Vessels

    Heerema Marine Contractors’ (HMC) heavy lift vessel Aegir is set to start working on the Changhua offshore wind project in Taiwan in the coming weeks. Aegir is currently in Taiwan making final preparations to begin the installation of 21 jacket foundations at the site some 8km off the coast of Changhua county. According to HMC, this […]

  • UK: ORPC to Announce Major Milestone for Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project

    10 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) will announce significant milestone reached in the Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project. ORPC President & CEO Chris Sauer will be joined by Senator Angus S. King, Jr. and Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition President Sean O’Neill for the announcement which will be made during the kick-off for the 6th annual Global […]

  • MMT Wins Kriegers Flak Survey Job

    2 November 2015
    Grid Connection

    Energinet.dk has awarded a survey job for Kriegers Flak project to MMT. The Swedish company will undertake a geophysical and geotechnical survey of a 26 km long cable route corridor. As part of the Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution the Danish TSO Energinet.dk and the German TSO 50Hertz Transmission GmbH is preparing the installation of […]

  • STX France Starts Building Rentel Offshore Substation

    8 December 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    STX France has started fabrication works for the offshore substation that will be installed at the Rentel offshore wind farm site in Belgium. The first steel cutting for the substation took place yesterday at STX France’s yard in Saint-Nazaire. Design of both the foundation and the topside has been carried out by STX France. The substation will comprise a 1,600t monopile foundation […]

  • France Officially Publishes Second Call for Offshore Wind Tenders

    25 March 2013
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) officially issued a second call for tenders for construction of offshore wind farms, which was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on March 16. The launch of this tender was announced in January by the French Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Delphine Batho. It […]

  • Last TPs En Route to Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm

    17 June 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    On Wednesday, the last three transition pieces for the Dudgeon offshore wind farm left Smulders’ yard in Hoboken. Smulders and Sif have been in charge of the production of the 67 transition pieces for the project, developed by Statoil, which owns the wind farm together with Statkraft and Masdar. “These TP’s were the heaviest and largest ones produced by Smulders […]

  • BP to Form Global Floating Wind Team

    14 October 2022
    Business & Finance

    The original article published on 14 October has been updated following the news that BP has qualified as an eligible bidder for the first offshore wind lease sale in California. BP is advertising a new opening in its offshore wind business, this time looking for the Head of Floating Offshore Wind, who will develop and lead […]

  • UK Green Investment Bank Officially Opens for Business

    28 November 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Business Secretary Vince Cable has declared the UK Green Investment Bank plc (UK GIB) officially open for business and announced two new investments. The ground breaking institution has been funded with £3 billion of Government money and will mobilise additional private capital to make a significant contribution to the development of a green economy. Speaking […]