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  • 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 […]

  • DEME’s Innovation Completes Foundation Installation Works at Dogger Bank A, Seaway Strashnov to Take Over

    21 September 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DEME’s installation vessel Innovation has completed the initial campaign to install eleven monopile foundations at Dogger Bank A, the first of three 1.2 GW phases that comprise Dogger Bank Wind Farm, and now pre-mobilisation is underway for Seaway Strashnov to continue with the construction work on the offshore wind farm site. The first turbine foundation was […]

  • 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 […]

  • Saipem 7000 Set to Install Seagreen OWF’s Offshore Substation Jacket

    18 November 2021
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The jacket foundation for the Seagreen 1 offshore wind farm’s offshore substation is currently on its way to the project site in Scottish waters in the Firth of Forth, where the work on installing the structure is about to start. The jacket, which left Eversendai Offshore’s fabrication yard in Ras Al Khaimah on board the Dongbang Giant […]

  • Seacat Magic Charts Course for Greater Gabbard

    11 May 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Offshore energy support vessel (OESV) operator Seacat Services has signed a long-term charter for catamaran Seacat Magic with Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm Ltd. Seacat Magic will support Operations & Maintenance (O&M) activity for the Greater Gabbard service team working at the 504 MW wind farm. She joins sister vessel Seacat Freedom, which was first […]

  • Elering Unveils Major Baltic Sea Offshore Grid Connection Plans

    7 September 2021
    Grid Connection

    Estonia and Latvia’s joint 1 GW offshore wind project, which will supply clean electricity to both countries, could lead to the development of a major Baltic Sea electricity network. This is according to Estonia’s transmission system operator (TSO) Elering AS which, together with its Latvian counterpart AS Augstsprieguma tikls (AST), is in charge of the […]

  • Royal IHC and Kalypso Team Up to Build Jones Act Cable Laying Vessel

    15 April 2024
    Vessels

    Kalypso Offshore Energy, an emerging contractor for the offshore wind industry in the US, has signed a Letter of Intent with Royal IHC to build America’s first Jones Act-compliant cable laying vessel (CLV) for the offshore wind market. The collaboration between Kalypso and Royal IHC aims to fill a gap in the nation’s vessel capabilities […]

  • Offshore Energy Opens Its Virtual Doors

    26 October 2020
    Business & Finance

    We are just hours away from the first Offshore Energy Virtual Event and the 14th edition of the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) overall. With numerous Live Talk Shows, Showcases, Energy Talks by experts, Live Interviews, Matchmaking, a digital Pub Quiz and a lot more, this edition promises to be an energetic, fruitful and inspiring event, […]

  • GWEC Advises Against Unilateral Feed-in-Tariff Changes in Taiwan

    11 December 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has called on the government of Taiwan to rethink proposed changes to the Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) for offshore wind projects.

  • TenneT and Vattenfall Pen Hollandse Kust Zuid Grid Agreements

    15 January 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Grid operator TenneT and wind farm developer Vattenfall have signed agreements for the offshore grid connection for the Hollandse Kust Zuid I and II wind farms in the Dutch North Sea. The agreements relate to the realisation of the connection and the transmission of electricity between Vattenfall’s wind farm and the TenneT Hollandse Kust Zuid Alpha offshore […]

  • Adwen’s Giant Blade Put to Test at ORE Catapult

    17 March 2017
    R&D, Technology

    The 88m blade designed and produced for Adwen’s 8MW offshore wind turbine has arrived to ORE Catapult’s blade test facilities at Blyth, where it will undergo a series of static and fatigue tests as part of a European-funded project.

  • MHI Vestas Turbine Brings Offshore Wind into 9MW Realm

    26 January 2017
    Environment, R&D, Technology

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has unveiled its uprated 8MW wind turbine which enables the platform to reach 9MW at specific site conditions.

  • VBMS Secures East Anglia ONE Inter-Array Cabling Contract

    25 January 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    VBMS has been awarded an inter-array cabling contract by ScottishPower Renewables, for the 714MW East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm. The contract carries a value of approximately EUR 100 million and the scope of work for VBMS, a subsidiary of Boskalis, consists of the supply, installation and burial, as well as termination and testing of 102 […]

  • Kongsberg Launches Integrated Vessel Concepts

    6 September 2016
    Technology, Vessels

    Kongsberg Maritime has launched a new portfolio of “Integrated Vessel Concepts”, designed to harmonise handling, operations and energy systems on a wide range of specific vessel types.  The first set of vessel types to receive Integrated Vessel Concept configurations cover a wide spectrum of maritime operations, including wind farm support. With the integration between disparate […]

  • Gemini Delivers Early

    28 April 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea achieved full completion on Friday, April 28, ahead of schedule and under its total budget of EUR 2.8 billion, Northland Power, the wind farm’s majority owner, said.

  • Wind Turbine Engineers Head Out to Field

    14 July 2014
    Training & Education

    TEN aspiring young engineers are en route to completing RWE and Wales’ 1st Wind Turbine Apprenticeship after graduating from Coleg Llandrillo’s purpose built Wind Turbine Training Centre this week. To mark the occasion, VIP guest Osprey scrum half and Wales international rugby star Rhys Webb presented certificates to the apprentices, who completed their academic studies […]

  • DONG Energy Teaches Grimsby Students about Offshore Wind

    6 July 2017
    Training & Education

    ​Twenty-five pupils from the John Whitgift Academy in Grimsby visited the construction site for Race Bank offshore wind farm on 5 July to learn more about offshore wind and the variety of jobs available in the industry.

  • Prysmian Cracks Floating Wind Market with Kincardine Cable Contract

    24 January 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Prysmian Group has won a new contract with Cobra Wind International Ltd to provide the cable system to connect the Kincardine floating offshore wind farm to mainland UK.

  • All Monopiles Installed at Arkona Offshore Wind Farm, TPs Next

    9 November 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The installation of monopiles at the Arkona offshore wind farm site has been completed ahead of schedule with the last of the total of 60 monopiles now in place, allowing for an early start of the installation of the transition pieces.

  • Eolfi Wraps Up BLIDAR Test Campaign

    27 September 2017
    R&D

    French floating wind energy technology developer, Eolfi, has retrieved the LIDAR1 buoy developed as part of the BLIDAR project from its mooring in the Mediterranean. 

  • Norway: Ganger Rolf Announces Net Result After Tax USD 5.62 Million

    11 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    The Group accounts for the first quarter 2012 comprise Ganger Rolf ASA and its subsidiaries (“The Group of companies”) and the Group of companies´ ownership of associates. Comparable figures for the same period in 2011 in brackets. The accounts are unaudited. The operating result (EBIT) which mainly reflects the holding company costs, was negative with […]

  • US Navy to Deploy WindSentinel Floating LiDAR

    21 November 2013
    R&D, Technology

    The teams of Sound & Sea Technology Inc, AXYS Technologies Inc, and DNV GL Inc have announced the award of a contract from the U.S. Navy for the validation of an offshore floating LiDAR wind resource assessment system. Sound & Sea Technology (SST) will provide overall management of the program, coordination with the Navy, ocean […]

  • UK: Sure Wind Acquires WFSV from Marineco

    15 July 2013

    GRS German Renewables Shipbrokers, Marineco and Sure Wind announce the Sale of Marineco Shamal to Sure Wind this 1st of July 2013. GRS has developed and arranged the sale of Marineco Shamal from UK based Marineco to UK based Sure Wind Marine. The delivery took place on the 1st of July 2013 and the vessel […]

  • Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult Appoints Non-Executive Board (UK)

    11 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, the Glasgow-based UK innovation centre established to accelerate the growth and commercialisation of offshore wind, wave and tidal technologies, has strengthened its Board with the appointment of four distinguished Non-Executive Directors under the Chairmanship of Colin Hood, former Chief Operating Officer of SSE. Helen Liddell (Rt Hon Baroness Liddell of […]

  • UK: Tidal Lagoon Power to Initiate Seabed Investigation Works in Swansea Bay

    21 May 2013
    R&D

    Geotechnical investigation work for the proposed tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay is about to begin as Tidal Lagoon Power Plc starts the process of determining seabed conditions in the area. Undertaken by contractor ESG, Environmental Scientifics Group, the seabed investigation work will be carried out over a four week period via vessels and a jack-up […]