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  • UK: Specialist Subsea Services Completes Work on Gwynt Y Mor Offshore Wind Farm

    14 January 2013

    Aberdeen-based Specialist Subsea Services (S3), a provider of ROV, survey and vessel services to the international energy industry, recently completed 100 days’ of work on Gwynt y Mor Offshore Wind Farm, off the coast of North Wales. S3 mobilised a team of 15 people to visit all 160 locations for turbines at a value in […]

  • Redevelopment of Portsmouth Marine Terminal Completed

    25 March 2025
    Ports & Logistics

    Sweden-headquartered construction company Skanska has completed the redevelopment of the Portsmouth Marine Terminal in the US. According to the Port of Virginia, the USD 220 redevelopment project of Portsmouth Marine Terminal was completed earlier this month on time and on budget. The project upgraded 72 acres and 1,500 feet of wharf, transforming the terminal into […]

  • LD Tide Inks New CTV Contract for Saint-Nazaire OWF

    12 January 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Louis Dreyfus Armateurs and Tidal Transit, through a joint venture named LD Tide, have signed a crew transfer vessel (CTV) contract with the developer of the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm, Eolien Maritime France. The CTV is the third such vessel to be operated by LD Tide on the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm, following an order […]

  • Galloper Bolsters Green Credentials

    16 September 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Galloper offshore wind farm in the UK has received the ISO 14001 certificate in recognition of improved environmental performance. Awarded by Lloyds Register, the ISO 14001:2015 is an internationally recognized Environment Management System (EMS) that highlights continuous improvement and reduced environmental impact. Galloper received the complete certification in late August after working towards the […]

  • Polish Offshore Wind Project Secures Grid Connection Terms

    9 June 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    PGE Group has obtained grid connection terms for the 896 MW Baltica 1 offshore wind project in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea. Polish transmission system operator Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne issued the terms concerning the technical connection conditions, including the connection capacity and investments in the development of transmission infrastructure. The announcement comes after […]

  • SeaPlanner to Back Formosa 1 O&M

    29 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    SeaPlanner, SeaRoc Group’s marine management system, has been selected to support the operations and maintenance phase of the Formosa 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Under the 10-year contract, SeaPlanner will be deployed by the O&M team to coordinate all personnel and marine logistics for the 128MW wind farm. SeaPlanner also supported the construction of […]

  • SCHOTTEL Propulsion for Bibby WaveMaster Horizon

    6 November 2019
    Vessels

    SCHOTTEL has provided propulsion units for Bibby Marine Services’ new service operations vessel (SOV) Bibby WaveMaster Horizon. According to SCHOTTEL, Bibby WaveMaster Horizon is driven by three rudder propellers and two bow thrusters. With two Rudderpropellers type SRP 460 FP featuring an input power of 2,150kW each and a propeller diameter of 2.6m at the […]

  • OHT Alfa Lift Blocks Falling Into Place

    21 January 2020
    Vessels

    The China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) shipyard has installed 78 out of 162 blocks in the dock of Offshore Heavy Transport’s (OHT) new wind farm foundation installation vessel Alfa Lift. According to OHT, the hull structural steel construction of the remaining blocks is also taking shape. In total 103 of the 162 blocks have reached the […]

  • Seafox 5 Renames to Blue Tern

    11 February 2019
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Seafox 5 has officially changed its name to Blue Tern. The Norway-based company emphasized that most of its vessel have a name starting with ‘B’, therefore renaming Seafox 5 was a natural step. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier made an agreement with the Seafox International Group in December last year for the […]

  • Navantia Starts Building Moray East Jackets

    1 August 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Spain’s Navantia has started construction work on the 20 upper jackets for the Moray East wind farm offshore Scotland. The upper jackets, weighing approximately 460 tons each, will be built at the Navantia shipyard in Puerto Real. The first units are scheduled to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2019, and the last batch […]

  • EnBW Opens Heli Services Tender for German Offshore Wind Pair

    3 October 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    EnBW has issued a tender for a rescue helicopter to service the Hohe See and Albatros offshore wind projects in Germany. EnBW is looking for a helicopter including aeronautical and medical crew which will be used for rescuing injured personnel at the offshore wind farms. The contract will start on 1 March 2020 and will take […]

  • Third Offshore Wind Innovation Challenge Opens for Applications

    27 August 2019
    R&D

    Offshore Wind Innovators, a community for companies active in the Dutch offshore wind industry, has opened the third edition of the Offshore Wind Innovation Challenge for applications. In the first challenge, TKI Wind op Zee and Maritiem Nederland seek solutions for climate-neutral shipping for offshore wind in the area of crew transfer vessels (CTVs) and service […]

  • Photo of the Day: Seajacks Scylla Puts Huisman Crane to Use at Veja Mate

    6 February 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Huisman Equipment has shared a photo of the jack-up vessel Seajacks Scylla installing one of the 67 Siemens 6MW turbines at the 402MW Veja Mate offshore wind farm using a 1,500mt Huisman Leg Encircling Crane. Seajacks Scylla and Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Bold Tern started loading the first batch of turbine components from the Port of […]

  • Ecofys WTTS Performs Floating LiDAR Uncertainty Assessment

    12 September 2016
    R&D

    Ecofys WTTS has performed the first ever full uncertainty assessment of a floating LiDAR to support the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) in their preparations of the next round of Dutch offshore tenders. The aim of the study was to quantify the certainty with which the wind data, currently measured at the offshore wind farm zones Hollandse […]

  • Rentel OSS Topside Waiting for Better Weather

    24 January 2018
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The installation of the offshore transformer substation topside for the 309MW Rentel offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea has been postponed, DEME Group told Offshore WIND.

  • VIDEO: FLiDAR 6M Braving North Sea Winter Storm

    24 February 2016
    Technology

    Canada-based Axys Technologies has recently shared a video showing its FLiDAR 6M, formerly known as the WindSentinel, navigating the rough seas at the Fino1 Met Mast off the coast of Germany.  The FINO1 Met Mast is situated in the North Sea, approximately 45 kilometres to the north of Borkum,and in an immediate vicinity of the 60MW Alpha Ventus, […]

  • Shetland Tidal Array Moving Forward

    28 September 2015
    Technology

    Nova Innovation has reported it made significant progress with the build and deployment of the Shetland Tidal Array, as over two years of work come to fruition in the Bluemull Sound, Shetland. With all the onshore works completed in August, the focus has moved to preparation and deployment of the offshore components of the project. […]

  • GEV’s Project Manager Joins IRATA Executive Committee

    30 November 2015

    GEV Wind Power’s project manager, Daniel Rowcroft, has been appointed onto the executive committee of IRATA (Industrial Rope Access Trade Association). The committee is responsible for the management and guidance of the Association and, with regional advisors established worldwide, come together to provide a forum and focus for local companies to address issues across health […]

  • Germany: 40th Tripod Foundation Installed at Global Tech I

    18 June 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The 40th tripod foundation was installed at the Global Tech I wind farm in the North Sea yesterday, thus marking the completion of the first installation stage, achieved after 14 trips to the construction site. Arjen Schampers, Technical Director of Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH said: “We are very proud of the INNOVATION offshore […]

  • RWE Aligns Renewable Energy Division Across Europe

    31 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    RWE announced that, as of today, its UK renewable energy division is named to RWE Innogy UK, in order to underline the fact that it is part of a single pan-European renewable energy company. This change of name clarifies the company’s position as the UK subsidiary of RWE Innogy, which pools the renewable energy expertise […]

  • Windfarm Update: Burbo Bank Extension

    8 December 2014

    At the end of September developer DONG Energy  received development consent from the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change for the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm for which the company had already been granted the lease agreement by The Crown Estate on 11 May 2010. Burbo Bank Extension will be located west […]

  • J-Power Systems Awarded NEMO Link Contract

    8 June 2015
    Grid Connection

    J-Power Systems Corporation (JPS), a subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., has been awarded a contract, for a subsea high-voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnector cable system between UK and Belgium. The contract was awarded by NEMO Link Limited, a joint venture between National Grid Interconnector Holdings Limited, a subsidiary company of the UK’s National Grid […]

  • Agreement on Compensation for Loss of Earnings from Fishing (Denmark)

    5 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

      DONG Energy has signed an agreement with the Danish Fishermen’s Association on compensation for loss of earnings from fishing in connection with the construction of Anholt Offshore Wind Farm. The working area will be cordoned off for unauthorised persons during the construction, and there will be no fishing in the area. On completion of […]

  • USA: Deepwater Wind Hails BOEM’s Announcement

    8 August 2012
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Deepwater Wind hailed yesterday’s determination by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) of “no competitive interest” for the transmission line connecting an offshore wind farm off the coast of Block Island to mainland Rhode Island. “Today’s announcement further solidifies our plan to bring reliable renewable energy to the residents of Block Island and the […]

  • Carbon Trust Issues Four Floating Wind Study Calls

    14 February 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    The Carbon Trust has launched four tenders for floating offshore wind scoping studies as part of its Floating Wind Joint Industry Partnership (JIP).

  • MAKE: North America to Add 2.2GW of Offshore Wind by 2026

    2 May 2017
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Developers in the US will install approximately 2.2GW of offshore wind capacity by 2026, MAKE Consulting said in its latest report.