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  • 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.

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • Mussel Farming Begins at Belwind OWF

    21 November 2017
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    On 15 November, a bio mussel force line was installed at the Belwind offshore wind farm as part of a research project investigating mussel farming at offshore wind farms. 

  • Photo of the Day: Offshore WIND Waves to Damen FCS 2610 (Correction)

    9 October 2014

    Correction: It has come to our attention that the vessel passing by Offshore WIND’s office yesterday was not the Damen FCS 2008, but the 2610 type. Find the corrected article below. Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Damen FCS 2610 passing by our office at Las Palmas Building in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.  Damen recently received an order from SeaZip for […]

  • Cape Wind Secures USD 600 Mln Boost from Denmark

    27 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Cape Wind has ensured a cash injection worth USD 600 million for its Cape Wind offshore wind project from Danish Export Credit Agency (EKF), Jim Gordon, the company’s president, announced yesterday. Cape Wind informed via social media that Mr. Gordon brought the news while speaking at GreenPower’s USA Offshore Wind Conference in Boston, saying that […]

  • Dogger Bank Creyke Beck Preliminary Meeting to Be Held in Hull

    13 February 2014
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    A six-month examination phase for Dogger Bank Creyke Beck starts next week with Planning Inspectorate’s preliminary meeting. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 18, in Hull City Hall, and will be focused on the procedures that will be involved in the examination of the application for the project. The outcomes from that meeting […]

  • Haliade-X 12 MW Turbine Tower Rising

    3 July 2019
    R&D, Technology

    GE Renewable Energy has installed three out of four tower sections which will support the prototype Haliade-X 12 MW wind turbine at Maasvlakte in the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The final tower section will be installed once the nacelle arrives at Maasvlakte during the summer, GE Renewable Energy said. The Haliade-X 12 MW nacelle […]

  • Turbines Wanted for 900MW German Offshore Wind Farm

    23 December 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    EnBW He Dreiht GmbH is seeking a turbine supplier for the 900MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The tender covers planning, production, delivery, installation, commissioning, trial operation and documentation of the wind turbines including wind farm SCADA and service contract. The wind turbine type used should have the capacity of […]

  • EnBW Seeks Monopile Installation and Dismantling Squad

    20 March 2020
    Grid Connection

    EnBW HeDreiht GmbH is seeking a vessel and equipment for the installation and subsequent dismantling of up to two monopiles at the He Dreiht offshore wind farm zone in the German North Sea. The developer plans to carry out noise mitigation tests at the He Dreiht wind farm zone between 15 September and 31 October. […]

  • Vessels and Crew Wanted for Geotechnical Surveys Offshore Germany

    23 September 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    EnBW has opened a tender to hire sea-going vessels with crew for the main geotechnical investigation at the He Dreiht offshore wind project in Germany. According to EnBW, the aim of the new investigation is to meet with the governmental regulations for offshore wind farm installations according to BSH Standard 7004. The sought work comprises five tasks, […]