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  • Vineyard Wind Gets CRMC Federal Consistency Agreement

    21 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) has issued the federal consistency concurrence for the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project. The news follows Vineyard Wind’s submission of a commercial fisheries mitigation proposal and a commercial fisheries biological assessment monitoring plan summary to CRMC. The Massachusetts office of coastal zone management is expected to issue […]

  • BREAKING: Vattenfall Wins Second Dutch Zero Subsidy Offshore Wind Tender

    10 July 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy has selected Vattenfall as the winner of the zero-subsidy Hollandse Kust (Zuid) III & IV offshore wind tender. The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) opened the tender to develop the Hollandse Kust (Zuid) III & IV site without government subsidies on 1 March. Besides Vattenfall, the call attracted bids from […]

  • 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 […]

  • NOS Launches Latest WFSV Straight to Race Bank

    2 June 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Denmark’s Northern Offshore Services AS (NOS) has launched M/V Doer, the company’s sixth D-Class series wind farm service vessel (WFSVs).

  • Seajacks Urban Golf Evening

    29 May 2017

    Come and join Seajacks for a great evening of golf and networking at Urban Golf – Royal Smithfield the day before Offshore Wind Energy 2017.

  • 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.

  • VIDEO: J. Murphy & Sons Laying Hornsea One Cables

    17 January 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    J. Murphy & Sons is currently installing the onshore portion of cables that will connect Orsted’s 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm to the UK grid.

  • China’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Goes Online

    4 October 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    China’s largest offshore wind farm Huaneng Rudong 300MW – North started operating in the waters off eastern Jiangsu Province on 30 September, according to Chinese media.

  • FairWind Completes Tower Pre-Assembly for German Duo

    23 August 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    FairWind has completed the pre-assembly of all towers for the EnBW Hohe See and Albatros offshore wind projects in Germany. According to the company, all 87 towers have been pre-assembled for the wind farms at the Port of Esbjerg with the help of crane partner BMS A/S. Hohe See and Albatros have a combined capacity […]

  • EGS Wraps Up Geotechnical Surveys Offshore Taiwan

    13 December 2018

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

  • Photo of the Day: Iceni Vengeance Backs Coastguard’s Exercise

    30 May 2016
    Vessels

    Iceni Vengeance provided the platform for the UK Coastguard to carry out a rescue exercise on 26 May.  The crew transfer vessel is currently supporting operations and maintenance (O&M) at the Gwynt y Mor offshore wind farm. South Boats IOW delivered Iceni Vengeance to Iceni Marine Services in March last year as the second vessel of class South […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • ‘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 […]

  • CWind Orders Four AMC Vessels

    16 April 2015
    Vessels

    CWind has ordered four new crew transfer vessels from Aluminium Marine Consultants (AMC), a shipbuilding and consulting company based on the Isle of Wight. The order consists of two 23m aluminium catamarans and two 26m aluminium catamarans. CWind currently manages a fleet of 22 dedicated offshore wind crew transfer vessels but this is the first […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • Lely Offshore Wind Farm Is No More

    28 September 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch utility Nuon, part of Vattenfall, has started dismantling the four turbines at the 2MW Lely wind farm in the IJsselmeer. The wind farm, located some 800 metres offshore, was built in 1992 and was in service for 22 years. It is the first offshore wind farm operated by Nuon to be dismantled. Lely made the news […]

  • IT Power Screens Sites for FPP’s Wave-Wind Device

    24 November 2015
    R&D, Technology

    IT Power has carried out a site screening study for wave and offshore floating wind technology developers Floating Power Plant (FPP). IT Power said that, using FPP’s technical and commercial site requirements as the search criteria, it identified huge potential for FPP in the UK, locating a number of sites suitable for FPP’s first commercial deployment. FPP […]

  • Seajacks Scylla En Route to Great Yarmouth

    17 February 2016
    Vessels

    Seajacks has confirmed that Seajacks Scylla’s voyage recommenced. The vessel is scheduled to arrive in Great Yarmouth Port in time for her naming ceremony on Thursday, 3 March. In early December, Seajacks Scylla started her journey from a Samsung Heavy Industries yard in South Korea to the Port of Rotterdam on-board the heavy load carrier vessel […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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. […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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, […]