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  • ECN Invites Tenders for Anchoring System at SEM-REV Test Site

    24 December 2015
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Training & Education

    French engineering school and research institution École centrale de Nantes (ECN) has invited tenders for the provision of the anchoring system for maintaining in position the Énergie Marine Renouvelable (EMR) demonstrators at the SEM-REV offshore test site for marine renewable energy. The first application and use of the anchor will be for a floating wind turbine demonstrator. The deadline for submitting bids […]

  • Cape Wind Responds to DOE’s Loan Guarantee Announcement

    1 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Today, the Department of Energy announced that it has issued a conditional commitment for a $150 million loan guarantee to the Cape Wind Project, which would be the first commercial-scale offshore wind energy project in the U.S. Cape Wind President Jim Gordon said: “Today’s announcement by the Department of Energy represents an important endorsement by […]

  • Baltic 2 Substation Installed

    1 October 2014
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The weather did not play along the first couple of times EnBW attempted to anchor the offshore substation for its Baltic 2 offshore wind farm, but yesterday’s bright sunshine and a calm sea provided for ideal conditions to fix the substation to the seabed.  The 4,400-ton platform had already been transported from the port of Kiel in […]

  • Navantia-Windar Win Hywind Floating Foundations Order

    18 June 2015

    The joint venture Navantia-Windar has been awarded by Statoil’s subsidiary Hywind Scotland Ltd, the supply of 5 spar-type floating foundations for 6 MW turbines. This will be the world’s first commercial floating test park. Each foundation has a displacement of approximately 3,500 tonnes, dimensions approximately 90 meters x 14.5 meters diameter. The construction shall take […]

  • Lack of Funds Causes Slow Energy Reform in Germany

    6 January 2012

    There are many reasons for slow energy reform in Germany. One of them is unwillingness of the banks to approve funds for offshore wind development. Alstom Deutschland AG offers a wide range of offshore wind related products, but they have also been encountering project financing related issues. These difficulties are in close connection to offshore […]

  • VIDEO: Gentle Giants of the Irish Sea

    19 December 2016

    At 20:25 (GMT) on 14 December, the final blade of the 32nd V164-8.0 MW turbine at Burbo Bank Extension was lifted into place. The 258MW wind farm off the coast of Liverpool, UK represents the first offshore project to utilise what is currently the world’s most powerful wind turbine. A2SEA’s vessel Sea Installer was deployed to install the turbines […]

  • Dong Energy Financial Calendar (Denmark)

    11 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy has planned the following release dates for the interim reports and the Annual General Meeting. 11 March 2011: Annual Report 2010 12 April 2011: Annual General meeting 19 May 2011: Interim report for first quarter of 2011 16 August 2011: Interim report for second quarter of 2011 4 November 2011: Interim report for […]

  • Offshore Renewable Energy to Be Discussed in Florida

    23 November 2014
    Authorities, R&D

    After growing interest in renewable energy development offshore Florida, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), in coordination with the State of Florida, is organizing the first Florida Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force Meeting on December 11, 2014.  The purpose of this Task Force is to facilitate coordination among Federal, State, local and tribal government […]

  • Trearddur Bay Aces Sea Trials

    5 February 2015
    Vessels

    Trearddur Bay wind farm support vessel has completed sea trials in the Solent, achieving 31 knots with 8 tonnes DWT. The vessel, which is BMT Nigel Gee’s latest design for Turbine Transfers, has immediately started working for Dong Energy. Ed Dudson, BMT Nigel Gee’s Technical Director commented: “Trearddur Bay’s successful sea trails demonstrate BMT Nigel Gee’s ability to combine robust, […]

  • Kentish Flats Extension Wires on Their Way

    12 May 2015
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Cable laying barge, Nostag 10, carrying array cables, is on its way to Kentish Flats Extension offshore wind farm site. The vessel was first to arrive at the NSW’s factory berth in Nordenham on Friday 1st May. Currently in transit, it is expected to arrive on the site later this week. The second cable laying […]

  • The Netherlands: Holland Shipyards Attends Offshore Energy 2011

    13 October 2011

    This week the Offshore Energy 2011 Exhibition and Conference was held in the RAI, Amsterdam. For Holland Shipyards this was the first time of actively partaking as exhibitor. Being able to present the visitors some actual projects that we are currently working on, we received lots of positive feedback and interest from the market. With […]

  • Three Global Tech I Foundations on Their Way to Bremerhaven, Germany

    30 May 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    On May 29, three foundations of the Global Tech I offshore wind farm were picked up by the pontoon “Louis” at the Nordseewerke facilities in Emden and are currently being towed to Bremerhaven. They belong to the first manufacturing lot of 40 foundations for which the ARGE Tripod Global Tech 1 (consortium of WeserWind WeserWind […]

  • Former OWS Vessels in Acta Marine Colors

    5 May 2015
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    The crew transfer vessels (CTVs) Offshore Wielingen and Offshore Waddenzee are the first of ten former Offshore Wind Services B.V. (OWS) vessels that have been painted in their new Acta Marine colors. Both Damen-built vessels were delivered in 2014. Offshore Waddenzee is currently on charter with Van Oord, working on the construction of Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind […]

  • Siemens and Marine Current Turbines to Exhibit at Thetis MRE in France

    10 April 2013

    Siemens and its subsidiary Marine Current Turbines will be exhibiting at this week’s Thetis MRE exhibition and conference in Brest, France (April 10th and 11th). The Siemens stand (C6) is located in the main exhibition hall at Brest’s International Convention Centre. Thetis MRE provides Siemens the opportunity to tell delegates about the development of its […]

  • Germany: Windreich Welcomes New Offshore Wind Regulations

    17 December 2012
    Authorities

    The Windreich AG has welcomed the new regulations relating to the offshore wind farm connections. Balz, CEO of Windreich AG said: “It is good news for renewable energy in Germany that now the Federal Council approved the new rule on the liability issues in offshore wind farms grid connection. The existing provisions improve planning security […]

  • Geosea Wins Gode Wind Farm Contract (Germany)

    13 December 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Geosea has been awarded a contract for Dong Energy’s Gode Wind Offshore Wind Farm. Under the contract, Geosea will transport and install wind turbine foundations, and carry out scour protection work. Offshore construction of the Gode Wind offshore wind farms will begin in the first half of 2015 and the wind farms are expected to […]

  • Gamesa Begins Transporting Largest Wind Turbine Blade Ever Built in Spain

    10 April 2013

    Gamesa last night began transporting a 62.5-metre blade destined for a prototype of the first offshore wind turbine to be installed in Spain. The blade, manufactured at the Aoiz factory (Navarre) is the longest turbine blade ever produced and transported in Spain and is one of the largest in Europe. The blade travelled overnight from […]

  • Maine Coast Guard Organizes Meeting for Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project (USA)

    31 January 2012

     Ocean Renewable Power Company Maine, filed on September 1, 2011, application for an 8-year pilot license to construct and operate its proposed Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project. The proposed Cobscook Bay Project would be using tidal currents of the Cobscook Bay to generate electricity via cross-flow Kinetic System turbine generator units (TGU) mounted on the […]

  • Scottish Renewables Welcomes Green Light for Two OWFs

    20 March 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Responding to the announcement from Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing MSP, that two offshore wind farm projects in the Moray Firth have been given consent, Lindsay Leask, Senior Policy Manager for Scottish Renewables, said: “We are delighted to finally see the first ever consent being granted for a large scale commercial offshore wind farm in Scotland. […]

  • UK: Device for Detecting Sea Mammals to Be Launched

    24 September 2012
    Technology

    A device called PAMBuoy will be launched this week by a spin-out company SMRU Limited from St Andrews University. PAMBuoy is said to be useful first of all for offshore wind developers, as it allows detecting whales, dolphins and other sea mammals in the project area. A marine mammal scientist who was involved in the […]

  • Update: EOWDC Transformer Arrives at Blackdog

    4 January 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The transformer for Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Center (EOWDC) arrived at the Blackdog substation site in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on 3 January.

  • Fire Scare Onboard German CTV

    3 May 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    German Maritime Search and Rescue Association (DGzRS) responded to a report of a fire onboard a crew transfer vessel near the Nordergründe offshore wind farm on Monday, 30 April.

  • 50Hertz’s Baltic Sea Offshore Link Approved

    13 July 2015
    Grid Connection

    Minister of Energy of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Christian Pegel, has given 50Hertz a planning approval for a major part of its Ostwind 1 offshore cable project in German part of the Baltic Sea. The approval covers the construction and operation of approximately seventy kilometers long cable route section. Lorenz Müller, Head of Offshore Projects at 50Hertz, said that […]

  • Engie Signs Arkona Power Purchase Agreement

    20 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    French energy company Engie has signed a 4 year power-purchase agreement with OWP Arkona, a joint venture of E.ON and Equinor.

  • COSCO Shipping Joins Wind Project Offshore Vietnam

    26 July 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The Supply Chain Engineering Logistics Business Division of China’s COSCO Shipping Logistics is providing intermodal logistics services for the 75-turbine Ca Mau offshore wind project in Vietnam. The 350 MW intertidal project is located in the tidal flat area of Sanjiang Dongshe in Nangen County, Ca Mau Province. China’s MingYang Smart Energy is delivering 75 […]

  • Mainprize Offshore Orders Its New CTV from Manor Marine

    21 July 2021
    Vessels

    Mainprize Offshore has signed a shipbuilding contract with Manor Marine for a 26-metre Supa-Swath catamaran designed by Walker Marine Design. The MO8 vessel, due for delivery in Q2 2022, will be the sixth crew transfer vessel (CTV) constructed by Manor Marine, but the first the company will build for Mainprize Offshore. The 24-pax vessel features […]