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  • SMC Finishes Baltic 2 Marine Coordination Job

    1 February 2016

    Specialist Marine Consultants Ltd (SMC) has completed marine coordination work for Siemens on the Baltic 2 offshore wind farm. SMC’s services included coordination of Siemens personnel movements, planning of daily transfers, conducting site inductions, and safety briefings. SMC also covered the event of emergencies and undertook vessel inspections to ensure fitness for purpose and compliance with relevant […]

  • ABPmer Welcomes Swansea Tidal News

    10 June 2015

    ABPmer has welcomed the decision by the energy and climate change secretary to grant planning permission to the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project in South Wales. ABPmer has been providing marine environmental advice and support to the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project since 2012; one of a series of tidal range schemes the developer, Tidal […]

  • Germany: TenneT Connects Global Tech I to Grid Earlier

    13 November 2012
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Windreich AG has announced that TenneT ensured grid connection for Windreich’s offshore wind farm Global Tech I ahead of schedule by connecting to an existing converter station platform (BARD I). The 400 MW offshore wind farm is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2013, comprising 80 Areva Multibrid 5 MW wind turbines, with […]

  • Belgium: Jan De Nul Group Orders Cable Turntable for Northwind Offshore Wind Farm

    19 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Jan De Nul Group awarded a contract to supply a 5,400 tonnes capacity cable turntable to offshore handling systems specialist Caley Ocean Systems. The turntable, including a 5 tonnes and 10 tonnes deck tensioner, is destined for the vessel Willem de Vlamingh. In addition to this turntable, Caley is supplying a modular loading tower assembly comprising loading […]

  • Delta Lloyd Insures Gemini Offshore Wind Farm

    18 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Dutch-based Delta Lloyd is one of the insurance companies that will insure the construction and the first three years of operation of the Gemini offshore wind farm in the Dutch part of the North Sea. The Gemini wind farm is one of the largest offshore wind farms to be constructed. It is expected to be […]

  • Northland Power, Yushan Energy Plan 1.2GW Project in Taiwan

    22 May 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Northland Power and and Yushan Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Enterprize Energy, plan to develop 1,200MW of offshore wind projects in Taiwan.

  • EGS Wraps Up Geotechnical Surveys Offshore Taiwan

    13 December 2018

    EGS Group has completed two geotechnical campaigns for offshore wind projects in Taiwan.

  • Siemens Gamesa and Formosa Plastics Ink MoU in Taiwan

    5 July 2019
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Siemens Gamesa has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Formosa Plastics Corporation for offshore wind in Taiwan. According to the company, the agreement adds up to a series of earlier agreements with local and international parties to promote a competitive supply chain. To remind, Siemens Gamesa inked the first local supply agreements in Taiwan last year by […]

  • Stone Fishers Move Around 60 pct of Stones Due to Favorable Weather (Denmark)

    6 December 2011

    The two stone fisher vessels, moving the approx 5,000 tonnes of stones, which are a hindrance for the construction of the wind farm, have benefited from the favourable weather conditions. Contrary to custom, the first half of November has had many consecutive days with good weather conditions; however, the work was naturally stopped during the […]

  • Fukushima Hamakaze Spar Tilts off Sumoto, Japan

    12 May 2016

    Fukushima Forward’s advanced spar floating foundation, the base of the Fukushima Hamakaze structure, has tilted while being towed across Osaka Bay to Sumoto on Awaji Island, with part of an upper section now submerged, according to Japanese media. The foundation has been on its way to the port of Sumoto, where Hitachi’s 5MW downwind turbine will be mounted on it, before […]

  • New UK Energy Minister Keen on Securing Investment

    6 September 2012
    Authorities

    On his first day as Energy Minister, John Hayes MP said: “I am proud to answer the Prime Minister’s call to assume the role of Energy Minister at such a crucial time both for our energy security and for tackling climate change. “We face a major challenge to keep the lights on in the most […]

  • France: Navalu Launches SeaFox

    25 September 2013

    French work boat builder Navalu launched the SeaFox, an offshore wind farm service catamaran last Wednesday, 18 September 2013. This vessel, with a total length of 24 meters and width of 9.90 meters, was designed to work on offshore wind farms in the North Sea. Built for Enviroserve, shipowner based in Lowestoft (Suffolk), the vessel […]

  • Video: Servicing Wind Turbines

    10 February 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    This year, as part of its new offshore logistics concept, Siemens is scheduled to begin utilizing its first two Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) commissioned specifically for the Butendiek and Baltic II offshore wind projects in Germany. SOVs are a standalone unit featuring enough space for accommodation and storage of spare parts. Gangway systems allow for […]

  • Windreich Welcomes German Government’s Commitment to Offshore Wind

    3 December 2012

    Willi Balz, CEO of Windreich AG has welcomed the clear commitment of the federal government to offshore wind development, thus leading the energy revolution towards success. Although Windreich’s projects have not been affected significantly due to its timely and professional preparation, the new clearer regulations will facilitate and speed up its negotiations with investors. Therefore, […]

  • ‘Severn Provider’ Working at Meerwind OWF

    30 April 2015
    Vessels

    Severn Offshore Services’ new vessel Severn Provider has commenced operations in the German sector of the North Sea. The 26-metre Damen Twin Axe crew transfer vessel was recently christened at Damen Shipyards, Gorinchem and mobilised immediately to its first job earlier this month. The vessel is now transporting personnel and equipment to and from the Meerwind Offshore […]

  • LOC Secures Work at Vietnamese Intertidal Wind Farm

    30 June 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    LOC Group has won a contract to provide marine warranty services (MWS) for the first phase of the Dong Hai 1 intertidal project in Vietnam. The scope of the services will be for the loadout, transportation and installation of 13 Vestas V150-4.0 turbines, the inter-turbine MV cables and link bridge sections. The contract for the […]

  • Half of Galloper Foundations In Place

    13 February 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The installation of foundations at the Galloper offshore wind farm is halfway to completion with 28 of the total 56 foundations now installed.

  • USA: Offshore Wind is Opportunity Worth Pursuing, Says MA Governor Patrick

    1 June 2012
    Authorities

    In a major speach on clean energy, held on May 30 in Boston, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick strongly supported Cape Wind. In his “Shaping Our Energy Future” speach Governor Patrick said : “Off-shore wind is still an opportunity worth pursuing and my support for Cape Wind is unshaken. Every state along the East Coast is working to develop off-shore wind. […]

  • Chinese Offshore Wind Farm in Turbine Installation Mode

    30 July 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    The 300MW Jiangsu Dafeng Three Gorges offshore wind farm in China has entered the turbine installation phase with the first Goldwind 3.3MW unit put into place at the end of May, Goldwind said.

  • India Seeks Offshore LiDARs

    7 December 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology

    India’s National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) has issued a tender for the turnkey delivery of four offshore LiDARs.

  • Deep BV Staying Busy Offshore Taiwan

    10 February 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Dutch subsea survey specialist Deep BV is carrying out unexploded ordnance (UXO) geophysical survey at the Formosa 2 wind farm offshore Taiwan. The survey is being carried out at the potential locations of the wind turbines, the company said. Deep BV did similar work on the 128MW Formosa 1, Taiwan’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm. […]

  • Natural Power Invests in Aerial Imaging Surveyor

    1 March 2016
    R&D, Technology

    Natural Power has acquired an aerial imaging surveyor, called the Trimble UX5. Whilst the system has been focussed on large wind and tidal renewable energy projects to date, it is ideally suited to any type of large or small scale project development, the company said. The new resource provides wider opportunities for front end, engineering design and […]

  • Scour Protection Works Completed at Nobelwind

    9 June 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    The installation of scour protection around the 51 foundations of the Nobelwind (Bligh Bank II)offshore wind project finished yesterday, 8 June. The erosion protection consists of a light filter layer (first phase) and a heavier coating layer specifically designed for various locations and water depths. This protection will remain stable for the next 25 years, […]

  • Van Oord All Done at Borkum Riffgrund 2

    9 August 2018
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has completed the cable installation work for Ørsted’s Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind project in the German North Sea.

  • Merkur Turbines One Third Done

    17 May 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    22 out of 66 GE HaliadeTM 150-6MW turbines have so far been installed on the Merkur offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, Merkur Offshore GmbH reports.

  • Anholt Cable Under Repair

    30 October 2015

    Energinet.dk has started the repair work on Anholt offshore wind farm export cable. The Danish transmission system operator is replacing two sections of the cable, the first 400 meters of the submarine cable from Grenå and the last 4 km before the substation. To remind, the 400MW Anholt offshore wind farm went offline on 21 […]