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  • HKZ Alpha Jacket Readies For Sail-Out

    1 June 2020
    Grid Connection

    The project team working on the jacket foundation for the Hollandse Kust Zuid Alpha offshore substation has completed all the major lifts for the jacket, Petrofac said. The jacket is now getting ready to depart the United Arab Emirates and head to the Dutch North Sea. In September 2019, Eversendai Offshore cut the first steel […]

  • HST Euan Arrives in Belgium

    4 February 2020
    Vessels

    High Speed Transfers’ (HST) fourth FCS 2710 class fast crew supply vessel HST Euan has arrived at the Port of Oostende in Belgium.

  • Belfast Harbour Offshore Wind Terminal Sets Record in 2017

    19 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    The offshore wind terminal at the Belfast Harbour, Ireland, handled 305,000 tonnes of wind farm components in 2017, representing a record since it opened in 2013.

  • TenneT On The Lookout For Filter Banks

    12 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    TenneT TSO has issued a contract notice for the design, supply, erection and testing of complete 220kV and 380kV filter banks (H-bridge capacitor banks including air-core reactors and resistors), for the operator’s high voltage grid in the Netherlands.

  • ‘Thor’ Thunders Into Port of Oostende. Works on Thornton Bank OWF.

    17 April 2015
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    This week, the Port of Oostende welcomed the jack-up vessel Thor for the first time. For the next 3 months, Thor will conduct general maintenance on the C-Power (Thornton Bank) offshore wind farm from the Rebo terminal. A few weeks ago, the seasonal maintenance works started on three offshore wind farms: C-Power, Belwind and Northwind. Besides […]

  • USA: Deepwater Signs Lease for Wind Energy Area

    20 September 2013

    To commemorate the country’s first-ever competitive lease sale for renewable energy in federal waters, U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell held a lease signing ceremony for the Wind Energy Area. Last month Deepwater Wind New England won an auction for two areas offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts, totaling to 164,750 acres for offshore wind development. The […]

  • TWBII Provides Offshore Construction Update

    9 November 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    27 out of the 32 monopile foundations have been installed on the 200MW Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWB II) offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • Smulders to Build Moray East OTMs

    7 December 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens has selected Smulders to build the three Offshore Transformer Modules (OTMs) for the 950MW Moray East offshore wind farm.

  • Gardline’s New 23m Vessel to Hit the Water

    20 January 2016
    Vessels

    Gardline’s new vessel MV Bittern will be undergoing sea trials in Great Yarmouth this week prior to her launch. Once the sea trials are complete, the 23m vessel will be launched and delivered to Ramsgate and begin operational trials at the London Array offshore wind farm before heading back to Great Yarmouth to begin work on her first […]

  • Convent Offshore Named Growth Champion 2016

    26 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    Oldenburg-based provider of personnel services for the offshore wind industry, Convent Offshore, has been recognised as one of the growth champions 2016 by the German news magazine Focus.  The company recorded an average growth of 146 percent between 2011 and 2014 in the sector of human resources. Among the 500 growth champions recognised by Focus, the team around the CEO […]

  • German State Charts Out Offshore Wind Territory

    27 May 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    The Cabinet of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has adopted a new spatial development programme (LEP) which identifies 185 square kilometres suitable for development of offshore wind farms off the German northern state’s Baltic coast. 13 square kilometres out of the total area identified as suitable for offshore wind projects is reserved for demonstration and test sites only. The demonstration sites are expected to […]

  • Horns Rev C Substation to Start Taking Shape Next Week

    7 April 2016
    Grid Connection

    The jacket construction and the topside built for the Horns Rev C offshore substation have reached the Port of Esbjerg, from where the pieces will be shipped to the installation site some 20 kilometers off the Danish North Sea coast by the end of this week, weather permitting. The installation of the two pieces is expected to start […]

  • National Grid IFA2 Presents Revised Plans for UK-French Interconnector

    21 March 2016
    Grid Connection

    National Grid IFA2 Ltd held a second series of consultation events this month, showcasing revised plans for an electricity interconnector between Hampshire in England and Normandy in France.  People were able to see updated plans for the proposed high voltage electricity link and give feedback. Made up of subsea cables running between the two countries, the interconnector […]

  • GL Certifies CPNL Engineering’s Diverless Spreader Beam

    4 December 2013
    Grid Connection

    Germanischer Lloyd has granted a design certification for CPNL Engineering’s diverless spreader beam which will be used for the Baltic cable joint this winter period. The design of the spreader bar for lifting of bending restricted cables is considered in line with Germanischer Lloyd rules for classification and construction for offshore technology. It is the […]

  • Monopiles Installation Completed at Teesside Offshore Wind Farm, UK

    4 July 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    Installation of the foundation monopiles for all 27 turbines at Teesside Offshore Windfarm has now been completed. Work will begin soon on the next phase of activity that will see the installation of the above sea level turbines and associated subsea cabling. The first stage of this will see the yellow transition pieces installed onto […]

  • US Senators Applaud FERC’s Permit for ORPC’s Pilot Project

    29 February 2012

    U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins and Representatives Mike Michaud and Chellie Pingree today applauded the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) approval of a pilot project license for the Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) of Portland. The permit, which requires close environmental monitoring with state and federal officials, will enable ORPC to construct, […]

  • India: Tamil Nadu Plans 200MW of Offshore Wind Energy

    6 February 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    At a recently held Renewable Energy to Tamil Nadu (RE2TN) seminar, Sudeep Jain, chairman and managing director of Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA), has confirmed this Indian state’s efforts to develop offshore wind energy.  Since Tamil Nadu is planning to install 200 MW of offshore wind power by 2023, Jain said that Indian Government’s timely completion of a […]

  • Local Residents Concerned about Swansea Bay Tidal Plans

    17 February 2015
    Environment

    Residents living near Dean Quarry, which will help in the development of Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon, have raised their voice against its reopening, according to south Wales evening Post. A campaign group called Community Against Dean Super Quarry claims that activities at the quarry will bring noise pollution to the area and damage tourism. Last year, Shire Oak Energy revealed […]

  • Slovenian Company to Supply Borkum Riffgrund 2 OSS Power Transformers

    19 July 2016
    Technology

    DONG Energy has awarded Kolektor Etra, based in Ljubljana, Slovenia, a contract for the supply of two power transformers for the offshore substation that will be installed at the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm in Germany.  The company has won the contract based on the most economically advantageous tender, according to the tender award notice. […]

  • OES Group Scores He Dreiht Gig

    6 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Jörss – Blunck – Ordemann (JBO) has selected OES Group as the partner for the design of the cathodic protection system for the He Dreiht offshore wind project. The German Jörss – Blunck – Ordemann won a contract in February to provide a detailed design of wind turbine substructures and foundations for He Dreiht. The project […]

  • Denmark: A2SEA Upgrading Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

    6 March 2012

    The foundation installation activities in Anholt Offshore Wind Farm are in progress and so are the preparations for the wind turbine installation scheduled to start around September 2012. A2SEA, which has been selected as main supplier of installation vessels for the wind turbine installation, is upgrading the installation vessel Sea Power at Fayard A/S in […]

  • Bremen Shares Offshore Wind Know-How with New Bedford, USA

    11 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    A delegation from Bremen visited New Bedford last week and met with the city’s officials to discuss Bremen’s experience and possible cooperation in the offshore wind logistics branch. The delegation was membered by Jens Eckhoff, president of the Foundation for Offshore Wind Energy; Frank Dreeke, CEO of BLG Logistics; Jonathan Mitchell, Mayor of New Bedford; […]

  • Belgium: Vestas’ V112s Installation to Begin during Summer

    28 June 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Following the ‘offshore world premiere’ of the V112-3.0MW from Vestas when it was installed in May at the Swedish Kårehamn site, 72 V112s are now to be installed in Belgium at the Northwind site. The installation will begin over the summer and the site is expected to be in commission next year. The development of […]

  • E.ON Upgrades Amrumbank West to 302 MW, Invests over €10Bn in Renewables

    2 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Following an upgrade of Amrumbank West offshore wind farm from 288 to 302 megawatts, E.ON reported that its net investments in renewables have surpassed EUR 10 billion. In December 2015, E.ON and Siemens implemented a software solution that allows Amrumbank West to harvest more energy in times of strong wind, the company told Offshore WIND. “We’re proud of […]

  • Ireland: 20m WFSV Nears Completion at Arklow

    4 May 2012

      Ireland-based boat building company, Arklow Marine Services, has almost completed the second 20 metre wind farm service vessel and fit out has commenced, with carpenters, electricians and insulators now on board. Delivery of the vessel is scheduled for July, 2012. Recently, the company has built its first-ever 20-metre Wind Farm Service Vessel “Gardian 8″ […]

  • USA: Research and Markets Presents Guide to Developing Wind Project

    31 July 2012

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd’s new book “Wind Resource Assessment. A Practical Guide to Developing a Wind Project” to their offering. This is a practical, authoritative guide to the siting and installation of a high-quality wind energy project, providing analytical methods for assessing the wind resource. The […]