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  • Spica Technology Secures Burbo Bank Extension Contract

    29 May 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Spica Technology is to deliver 32 remote maintenance platforms to be installed on the wind turbines of Ørsted’s Burbo Bank Extension wind farm in Liverpool Bay, UK. The 258MW wind farm comprises 32 MHI Vestas 8MW wind turbines which have been in operation since May 2017. The remote maintenance platform is an add-on data collection system […]

  • Arklow Bank Surveys to Start Next Month

    24 May 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Hydrographic and geophysical surveys on the proposed 520MW Arklow Bank wind farm in the Irish Sea are scheduled to start in June. The start of the surveys off the Ireland’s Wicklow coast is weather dependent. Weather permitting, the work is expected to be completed by the end of September 2019, a marine notice said. The […]

  • Hohe See and Albatros Foundations Stand Complete

    11 April 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    A2Sea’s jack-up vessel Sea Installer has installed the last transition piece on the EnBW Hohe See and Albatros offshore wind projects in Germany. The two projects have a combined capacity of 609MW comprising 87 Siemens Gamesa 7MW turbines installed on monopile foundations some 95km north of Borkum island. Swire Blue Ocean’s jack-up Pacific Osprey started installing foundations at the projects […]

  • TEPCO Floats 370MW Choshi Offshore Wind Farm Plan

    5 September 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Japan’s power company Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. (TEPCO) has revealed plans to build a 370MW wind farm offshore Choshi City in the Chiba prefecture. The wind farm would be built on an area of some 39km2 some 1.2 kilometres offshore, with water depths ranging between 8 and 30 metres. The wind turbines would […]

  • Borssele Alpha Ready to Deliver

    4 September 2019
    Grid Connection

    Dutch transmission system operator TenneT inaugurated the 700MW Borssele Alpha offshore high voltage substation on Thursday, 5 September. The final piece for the completion of the Borssele Alpha project was the certification provided by DNV GL, TenneT said. The Borssele Alpha will collect the electricity generated at Ørsted’s soon to be built Borssele 1 + 2 offshore […]

  • DONG Picks SMC’s Site Technicians for Gode Wind

    15 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Specialist Marine Consultants Ltd (SMC) has been awarded a contract to supply site technicians to DONG Energy for its 582 MW Gode Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farm. SMC and DONG Energy have been collaborating on UK offshore construction projects since 2010, but this is the first time for the UK-based offshore solutions provider to supply DONG with […]

  • Vicinay Marine Grabs Hywind Mooring Contract

    4 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Spanish chains and mooring systems supplier Vicinay Marine has signed a contract with Statoil to design, manufacture and deliver mooring components for the 30 MW Hywind pilot park, the world’s first floating offshore wind park, located 30 kilometers off the coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Vicinay Marine will provide the mooring chains and connectors for the Hywind project to be delivered […]

  • Orkney Islands to Test Marine Energy Interest

    22 September 2015
    Authorities

    Orkney Islands Council is to test interest in the development of a marine energy project involving the Churchill Barriers. A notice inviting expressions of interest from tidal energy developers will be published on the Public Contracts Scotland website later this month. The Council will also be holding discussions with local businesses involved in the renewables […]

  • Energinet.dk Sets the Date for Anholt Cable Replacement

    15 October 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The replacement of two sections of the cable that connects the Anholt offshore wind farm to the grid is expected to take place between 26 October and 23 November, depending on weather conditions, Energinet.dk informed. While the work is on, the island of Anholt will be powered from the its own diesel generators. The 400MW […]

  • CS Wind Takes Over Wind Towers Scotland, Plans Offshore Wind Foray

    1 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Scottish energy company SSE has secured a deal to transfer its 80% ownership stake in the Machrihanish-based Wind Towers Scotland (WTS) factory to the South Korean manufacturer of wind farm tower structures, CS Wind. CS Wind plans to invest up to GBP 14 million in WTS and extend operations at the plant to include the manufacture of towers for the offshore […]

  • Balfour Beatty Nets GBP 5.5M Hywind Scotland Contract

    21 March 2016
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Statoil has awarded Balfour Beatty with a GBP 5.5 million EPCI contract for a substation and onshore cable for the Hywind Scotland Pilot Park, world’s first floating offshore wind farm. Jonathan Chapman, Director of Offshore for Balfour Beatty said: “This is an exciting market for us and we look forward to playing our part in delivering […]

  • Germany Allocates Connection Capacity to Eight Offshore Wind Farms

    28 October 2014
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    In its first allocation of connection capacity process for wind farms at sea, the Federal Network Agency (BNA) has reviewed applications for capacity allocation process.  Eleven applications from operators of wind farms at sea were submitted by October 1, 2014. Eight of them were approved. Three were rejected because the application was not complete or the wind farm is located in […]

  • Joint Committee to Consider Able Marine Energy Park Petitions

    19 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Following the referral to a Joint Committee (of both Houses of Parliament) of the petitions of general objection and amendment against Able’s Marine Energy Park ((AMEP) Development Consent Order 2014, it has been reported by the Chairman of Committees that the members of this Committee have now been appointed.  The Development Consent Order, which if […]

  • Top News of the Week Feb 10 – 16, 2014

    16 February 2014

    A2SEA Sells SEA ENERGY Wind Turbine Installation Vessel A2SEA has sold its offshore wind installation vessel SEA ENERGY. ‘Innovation’ Arrives at Aalborg Harbour The jack-up vessel Innovation, which is going to pick up foundations for Westermost Rough Offshore Windfarm in the British part of the North Sea, called yesterday at Aalborg Harbour. New Offshore Wind […]

  • CTruk Deliveres SC Falcon MPC

    4 February 2014

    CTruk has delivered its latest 20T Multi-Purpose Catamaran (MPC), SC Falcon to the Sima Charters of Holland. This vessel, CTruk’s first featuring Volvo IPS propulsion, showed impressive statistics during sea trials. Sima Charters’ Taco Davids said: “For me the most important features of these boats are stability, manoeuvrability and a clear line of sight for […]

  • MMT Acquires Kongsberg EM2040D (Sweden)

    31 October 2011

    MMT Group announces its new ownership of a Kongsberg EM2040D. The EM2040 dual head system has recently been installed on MMT’s survey and ROV vessel IceBeam. This is the first highly developed multibeam echo sounder to combine all of the advanced features of deepwater echo sounders to the near-bottom sounding environment. Such features include: 1. […]

  • Germany: nkt cables Releases Half-Year Report 2011

    23 August 2011
    Business & Finance

      nkt cables has announced half-year 2011 results . EBITDA expectations in NKT Holding for 2011 is downgraded to approx. 1.0-1.1 bnDKK from earlier approx. 1.2 bnDKK due to the fact that 2nd quarter earnings in nkt cables were not satisfactory. The adjustment primarily relates to the newly build submarine and high voltage cable factory […]

  • Western Australian Carnegie Seeks Funds for Wave Energy Development

    10 August 2011
    Business & Finance

    A Western Australian company that’s developed a breakthrough wave energy method says Australia is poised to be a world leader in developing the technology. Carnegie Wave Energy has pioneered a fully submerged wave power generation system that uses a series of flooded buoys to produce constant, renewable energy. The company is applying for funding under […]

  • Svanen Completes Monopile Installation for Walney 2 (UK)

    29 July 2011

    On Saturday 9 April 2011, the first monopile for Walney 2 was installed, and less than three months later all 51 monopiles have been installed. On Sunday 2 July 2011 the last of the 51 monopiles for Walney 2 was successfully driven into the sea bed, and thus the basic foundation for the 51 turbines […]

  • UK: Carbon Trust Offshore Wind Accelerator to Reduce Costs

    6 July 2011
    R&D, Technology

      The Carbon Trust Offshore Wind Accelerator is a £40m collaborative RD&D project to reduce the costs of offshore wind by 10%. Run in partnership with 8 developers that have 30GW of licensed development capacity in the UK the team is working across four key areas; foundations, access, electrical systems and array design. The team […]

  • Research and Markets Publish European Wind Farm Map, 4th Edition (Ireland)

    1 June 2011

      “The European Wind Farm Map” is another first for La Tene Maps. This map is published in association with the European Wind Energy Association. This very big map shows the location, generation capacity and owners of the all wind farms over 1.2MW for Europe. Some smaller farms are shown space permitting. For Netherlands, Germany […]

  • UK: GSK Invests in Renewables to Lessen Manufacturing Costs

    30 August 2012
    Authorities

    The wind turbines planned by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) as a part of a Montrose project faced refusal by the Angus Council, but the company does not give up on its other projects, specifically the tidal power generation. Namely, the Montrose project is part of an investment by GSK in the UK. The company plans to build a […]

  • Vietnam: Outdated Wind Turbine Technology, Warns ECC-HCMC Director

    23 August 2012

    The Energy Conservation Center of HCMC has warned that the Can Gio wind farm could be using outdated technology, reports Vietnam Net. Many developed countries have produced 6-7MW wind turbines, but this project is using 1.5MW wind turbines which could be outdated. ECC-HCMC director Huynh Kim Tuoc said: “Other countries in the world no longer […]

  • UK: Salmond Destroying Scotland’s Economy, Says Trump

    3 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    In a letter addressed to First Minister Alex Salmond, Donald Trump said that international investors no longer see Scotland as a safe place to invest and that 83 percent of Scots consider wind farms as a “blot” on the landscape, reported Bloomberg. Trump said that Salmond is destroying Scotland’s independence and economy with his plan […]

  • USA: ORPC Starts Installation of TidGen™ Power System

    28 February 2012
    Grid Connection, Technology

    ORPC recently announced that it will begin the installation of its first grid-connected, Commercial TidGen™ Power System at a 60-acre site in Cobscook Bay near Seward Neck, Lubec. The Company hopes to begin on-water deployment of its Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project around March 7 following issuance of a license by the Federal Energy Regulatory […]

  • Port of Davisville Can Match South Terminal, USA

    14 August 2012
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    While South Terminal will be the first port built specifically to support wind industry shipping and fabrication, there are other ports in the region that can handle the massive components. According to the South Coast Today, Port of Davisville at Quonset Point, Rhode Island, is one such option. It offers two 1,200 ft piers, a […]