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  • Sea Installer Ticks 33 Turbines Off Rentel List

    15 August 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    A2Sea’s jack-up vessel Sea Installer has installed 33 of 42 turbines at the Rentel offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea, a spokesperson from Otary told OffshoreWIND.biz.

  • Maersk Training Opens New Course for Young Wind Technicians

    9 November 2015
    Training & Education

    Maersk Training in Newcastle has launched a new Fundamental Skills for Offshore Wind Technicians course that is specifically designed for 16 to 18-year-olds looking for an insight into the wind turbine industry. Maersk Training will be hosting this six week course at its facilities in North Shields. Along with learning about the industry essentials, mandatory […]

  • Friesland OWF Secures EUR 7 Million Loan

    13 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Funs Skjinne Fryske Enerzjy (FSFE), a Friesland-based investor in local renewable projects, has provided a EUR 7 million loan for the development of the 320MW Friesland offshore wind farm (Windpark Fryslân). The wind farm is developed by Ventolines BV on behalf of Windpark Friesland BV. It is located in the Frisian part of the IJsselmeer lake and will […]

  • Siemens Picks SMC as Marine Coordinator for Gemini OWF

    19 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens has chosen the UK-based Specialist Marine Consultants Ltd (SMC) to provide offshore Marine Coordination for the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm off The Nethelands. SMC started Marine Coordination for the 150 turbine site situated in the Dutch sector of the North Sea, the first of which was installed on 16 February. The company will be using […]

  • London Array: A Three-Year-Old Holding Records

    4 July 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    London Array today marks three years of operation, after it was inaugurated on 4 July 2013 in Margate, Kent. In April 2013, the London Array broke the Guinness world record by becoming the largest wind farm worldwide. During the first full winter of generation, the offshore wind farm produced 1.5TWh of clean power. The second full year of generation […]

  • New York Tables Draft Offshore Wind RFP

    24 September 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA) has issued a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for the solicitation of up to 800MW of offshore wind capacity.

  • Sea Installer Gets 5G Network for Rentel Works

    15 May 2018
    Technology, Vessels

    Belgium-based nCentric has installed its wireless communication systems onboard A2Sea’s jack-up vessel Sea Installer for offshore installation works at the Rentel wind farm.

  • Acta Marine Now Manages All 10 Former OWS CTVs

    16 December 2016
    Vessels

    Acta Marine Wind Services has taken over the management of a 10-unit strong Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) fleet from Workships Contractors. Acta Marine acquired the vessels in early 2015, after the takeover of Offshore Wind Services B.V. (OWS) and its UK-based subsidiary OWPMS Ltd., when the company was also renamed to Acta Marine Wind Services B.V. […]

  • Rampion OSS Topside Touches Down off Sussex

    19 April 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Scaldis has installed the 2000-tonne offshore substation topside on the 400MW Rampion offshore wind farm some 14 kilometres off the Sussex coast.

  • FERC Rejects Allegations Against 30MW Block Island Project

    23 June 2015
    Authorities

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has rejected to take up an allegation against 30MW wind farm project off Rhode Island. Benjamin Riggs Jr., who publicly opposed offshore wind development, claims that the 20-year power purchase agreement violated the Federal Power Act and the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution. However, the FERC commissioners rejected the […]

  • Vestas Issues EUR 500m Eurobond

    5 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    Danish wind turbine manufacturer, Vestas, has placed a new green corporate Eurobonds for a principal amount of EUR 500m. The bonds with seven-year maturity were received well by the European investors. “This green bond allows Vestas to diversify and optimise its funding structure in favour of longer term funding at attractive terms,” says Marika Fredriksson, Executive Vice President and […]

  • USA: CCAN Organizes Citizen’s Forum on Clean and Harmful Energy Battle

    9 March 2012

    The Chesapeake Climate Action Network is going to promote the citizen’s forum on a battle between clean and harmful energy,on Thursday at Notre Dame College,reports Htr News. The environmental group is considering realization of offshore wind projects in Baltimore,andalso self-identifying against expanding natural gas operations in Maryland. Lawmakers are considering benefits from both options. General […]

  • Photo of the Day: Maintenance at Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm

    6 June 2014
    Operations & Maintenance

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Wind turbine technicians carrying out maintenance work at Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm.  Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm comprises 88 Siemens 3.6MW turbines, which are 132m high. The turbines are located between 17 and 28 km off the Norfolk coast in England. The wind farm became fully operational in the summer […]

  • US Company Raising Funds to Develop Wave Energy Device

    26 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    A wave energy developer based in Santa Fe has raised USD 100,000 and has USD 650,000 to go, in order to develop and install its wave energy system. Atmocean plans to install the world’s first commercial wave-energy power plant in Peru. This week, the company’s CEO Phil Kithil confirmed to US media that they are […]

  • Nautricity Deploys Its Tidal Device at EMEC

    9 May 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Glasgow-based Nautricity deployed its 500KW CoRMaT device at the European Marine Energy Centre’s (EMEC) Shapinsay Sound test site on Wednesday, May 7th. The installation was carried out by Leask Marine vessels C-Salvor and C-Odyssey. The second generation 500KW device has been put in place alongside the company’s special mooring system. The device features seven 1-shot […]

  • Korean Cable Maker Wins Yunlin Contract

    7 January 2019
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    The South Korean LS Cable & System has won a contract to manufacture submarine power cables for the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan.

  • OceanWind to Store E.ON’s Cables

    4 February 2014

    E.ON and OceanWind have signed a long term contract for provision of port facilities, offloading and storage of cables. OceanWind, a joint venture between Norwegian Oceanteam Shipping ASA and Dutch WIND BV, has already offloaded the first cables at its facilities in Velsen Noord, the Netherlands. More cables are expected to be stored at their […]

  • Bold Tern Installs Turbine 28 at Hornsea One

    3 May 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up Bold Tern has completed the installation of 28 turbines at the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm in the UK. The vessel, which is in charge of installing half of the project’s 174 turbines, has picked up the 8th batch of the Siemens Gamesa units in the Port of Hull and […]

  • Deutsche Bucht Nears Turbine Installation

    20 May 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    The Northland Power team is gearing up for the beginning of the turbine installation campaign at the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm. According to the company, the team is working to quickly assemble the towers for the MHI Vestas 8.4MW turbines, with the loadout expected to start shortly at the Port of Esbjerg. Global Wind […]

  • FairWind Joins Bladt on Hornsea Two

    16 April 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    FairWind has a won a contract by Bladt Industries to install the electrical scope on 135 transition pieces for the Hornsea Two offshore wind project in the UK. FairWind’s scope of work is full electrical installation, including light study design of cable support system, as well as installing all components and free issued items from […]

  • CT Offshore to Install Cables at Borkum Riffgrund 1

    7 February 2014
    Grid Connection

    CT Offshore A/S has entered German market by inking a deal with DONG Energy for the cable installation and burial of inter-array cables at Borkum Riffgrund 1 OWF. Located 37 km from the north-west coast of Germany, the 277MW wind farm consists of 77 wind turbines. The cable installation vessel SIA, together with  MV NICO […]

  • Bold Tern Picks Up 19th Batch of Hornsea One Turbines

    7 August 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up Bold Tern is leaving the Port of Hull with the 19th loadout of turbines destined for installation at the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. According to the company, Bold Tern has so far installed 71 Siemens Gamesa 7MW turbines at the project site some 120km off Yorkshire. As recently reported, 124 out of […]

  • Germany: Lower Saxony Prime Minister at the Official Opening of Riffgat OWF

    15 August 2013
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Over the weekend, Germany’s first commercial offshore wind farm Riffgat was officially opened. Lower Saxony Prime Minister Stephen Weil attended the ceremony. During a sightseeing flight, EWE’s Chairman of the Board, Werner Brinker, showed the wind turbines to Prime Minister Weil, who said that this is a pioneering project for future technologies. The reason for […]

  • Denmark: Siemens Builds World’s Largest Rotor Blade

    5 August 2012
    Technology

    With a length of 75 meters, Siemens has built the world’s largest rotor blades for wind turbines. The giant components made of fiber glass will be used by Siemens’ new offshore wind turbine generation with a capacity of 6 megawatts (MW). They will be installed on the first prototype of Siemens’ 6-MW offshore wind turbine […]

  • The Netherlands: JIP Wind-Jack for Interactive Jack-Up Legs with Seabed

    12 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    For jack-up wind turbine installation vessels the loads on the legs and the jacking system during touch-down and lift-off are considered the most critical aspects in the operational performance of the vessels. The aim of the JIP, which is in its second year, is to understand and predict this interaction between jack-up legs and the […]

  • IHC Merwede Presents New Jubilee Book

    15 May 2014

    IHC Merwede has commissioned a prestigious new jubilee book, entitled 70 years IHC Merwede. The first copy of this publication was presented to the mayor of Rotterdam, Mr Ahmed Aboutaleb, at the city’s Maritime Museum. Written by maritime historian Dr Joke Korteweg, this book contains more than 300 pages and approximately 400 photographs. Describing the […]