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  • Alstom Chooses Davi for Four Roll Plate Roll Machine in India

    19 May 2011

      Alstom, one of the largest multi-source energy companies in the world (traditional and green) has just confirmed to DAVI (the largest plate roll manufacturer in the world) an order for a new, high capacity four- roll plate roll, to build new plants, safer and with no environmental impact. “We have been the first and […]

  • Port of Seville Sees Some Offshore Wind Action

    9 May 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    GRI Towers Seville has loaded and shipped out four pinpiles built for the East Anglia One wind farm from the Port of Seville in Spain.

  • Zhong Hui Ming to Deploy Wave Energy Device Off Fujian Coast

    12 May 2014
    Technology

    Zhong Hui Ming Electricity Ltd is going to deploy its first wave energy device off the coast of Fujian province by the end of this month. Wu Mingmao, the developer of this 100-kilowatt generator, and general manager of Zhong Hui Ming Electricity Ltd believes his device will set a new standard in wave energy industry, […]

  • Offshore Wind Consultants Settling in Japan

    18 May 2020
    Business & Finance

    Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) is setting up an office in Tokyo to support the Japanese offshore wind market. OWC stated that it had previously worked in Japan’s offshore wind sector from its office in Taipei, Taiwan. “The Japanese government has announced big ambitions when it comes to renewables in general and offshore wind specifically. We […]

  • VIDEO: Barge Trials at FORCE Center

    22 August 2014
    R&D, Technology

    A barge anchored to the seabed during the peak of a spring flood tide represents another milestone at Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE).  This is the first time a barge has been moored to the seabed at the FORCE site. The barge trials took place during peak flows of a spring tide, making […]

  • The Netherlands: Pommec to Deliver Two Complete LARS Lite

    21 October 2011
    Technology

    Pommec, rapidly becoming the leading manufacturer of Launch and Recovery Systems (LARS), have been awarded the contract by Osiris Marine Services to deliver two complete LARS Lite and the first produced Twin Basket LARS for their projects in the wind farm industry. Osiris Marine Services specialized in providing subsea engineering, Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), surveying, […]

  • SRM Projects to Explore Discovery Passage Tidal Potential

    31 March 2014
    Environment

    SRM Projects, a Nanaimo based energy engineering firm, has recently been awarded investigative licenses for south Discovery Passage and Seymour Narrows to explore the potential for tidal power development in the region. “We have been working with SRM for the past couple years, and the award of investigative licenses is a natural next step in the progression of […]

  • MMT and NetSurvey Participate in Two Events this September (Sweden)

    2 September 2011

    MMT and NetSurvey are participating in two different events this September. The first event is The 9th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference Series (EWTEC) that takes place September 5th – 9th at the University of Southampton. EWTEC is an international, technical and scientific conference that focuses on ocean renewable energies. This conference is widely […]

  • Sif Scores Dudgeon Foundation Contract

    4 July 2014

    The Dudgeon Wind Farm Limited has awarded the contract for the Monopile Foundation Fabrication for its Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm to Sif Group B.V. The contract covers the procurement, fabrication and assembly of 67 monopiles (MPs) and 67 transition pieces (TPs), including transportation to the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm storage site from where the monopile […]

  • Veja Mate Enters Turbine Installation Phase

    4 January 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The Veja Mate offshore wind farm project has entered the turbine installation phase with two of the wind farm installation vessels (WFIVs) contracted for the task currently loading the first batch of turbine components at the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark, according to Siemens. The two WFIVs tasked with installing the 67 Siemens SWT-6.0-154 wind turbines at the […]

  • Atlantis Looks to Raise GBP 20 Million

    28 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    Singaporean tidal energy firm, Atlantis Resources is looking to cash in GBP 20 million on the London stock exchange, writes Green Wise news site. This would raise the total value of the company to GBP 80 million. The company recently appointed John Neill CBE as Non-Executive Chairman, on which occasion Tim Cornelius, CEO of Atlantis […]

  • The Netherlands Raises Voice Against Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm

    16 July 2012
    Authorities

    The construction of German Riffgat offshore wind farm in the North Sea has raised a lot of dust, reports the Netherlands Info Services. The wind farm is located 15 kilometres to the north-west of the German island of Borkum, where it will cover an area of 6 square kilometres. Since it is being built near […]

  • Esvagt to Launch Dudgeon SOV Ahead of Schedule

    28 June 2016
    Vessels

    Esvagt plans to deliver its Service Operation Vessel (SOV) for the Dudgeon offshore wind farm ahead of schedule, the company reported in its newsletter.  The company has made an agreement with Havyard Ship Technology in Leirvik to speed up the process and have the vessel ready a week earlier than initially planned. Given that the shipyard has already been […]

  • Report: Taiwan’s EPA Clears Eight Offshore Wind Projects

    12 February 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment

    The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) in Taiwan has approved the Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) of three offshore wind projects proposed to be built off Changhua County by Macquarie Capital and Swancor Renewable, according to local media.

  • Wind farm support vessels: The Operators

    4 April 2012

    With the unenviable task of selecting the right boat goes the privilege of leading the designers and yards to build the boats they want. While the hulls are built in different materials and with beam and lengths in various dimensions, the engines, propulsion systems and the fittings remain the choice of the buyer. Even then […]

  • Vole au vent Heads to Borkum Riffgrund 2

    5 March 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul’s wind turbine installation vessel Vole au vent has left the port of Eemshaven loaded with the first set of monopiles and transition pieces to be installed on the 450MW Borkum Riffgrund 2 wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • Wind Execs Seek Clear EU Vision

    10 January 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    A group of 25 wind industry executives have called for market scale and visibility on renewables deployment volumes in order to sustain the current cost reduction pathway during the first meeting of the European Commissions’ Clean Energy Industrial Forum dedicated to renewables.

  • Dajin Heavy Industry Secures Monopile Contract for French Offshore Wind Project

    12 December 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    China-based Dajin Heavy Industry has secured a contract for the supply and manufacturing of all monopiles for the Iles D’Yeu et Noirmoutier offshore wind farm in France. Following the Moray West offshore wind project, this is the second monopiles project to be supplied by Dajin Heavy Industry to the European wind industry and the first […]

  • ZTT Delivers Subsea Cable for 500 MW Wind Farm Offshore China

    6 June 2022
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    ZTT Submarine Cable & System has completed the factory acceptance test and loaded out the subsea cable for the Shanwei Jiazi​-One offshore wind project in China. The Chinese company was in charge of delivering 66 kilometres of 220 kV subsea cable for CGN Engineering, with installation scheduled to be completed by August. Shanwei Jiazi​-One is located […]

  • DEME Installs Saint-Nazaire OSS Foundation

    23 April 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    DEME Group’s jack-up vessel Sea Installer has installed the foundation for the offshore substation of the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind project in France. The installation of the four subsea foundation piles was completed on 21 April, in record time despite having to be drilled into rock, according to DEME. The company added that its vessel Innovation […]

  • Teesworks Offshore Wind Manufacturing Site Secures Planning Permit

    8 December 2020
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Planning permission has been granted for an offshore wind manufacturing site at Teesworks on the site of the former SSI steelworks in Redcar, North Yorkshire, England. The development of the 4.5 million sq ft manufacturing space will see more than 430 acres of land alongside the River Tees remediated and developed into a manufacturing zone […]

  • Orion Crane Collapse Probe Points to Hook Failure

    5 May 2020
    Vessels

    The investigations into the collapse of the heavy-lift crane onboard the installation vessel Orion are ongoing, with the first findings indicating that ”the accident had to do with a failure of the crane hook”, a spokesperson for DEME Group told Offshore WIND. However, further investigations will need to be carried out to confirm the cause, […]

  • Windpark Fryslân Turbine Hardware Starts Arriving in Amsterdam

    1 September 2020
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The first shipment of wind turbine blades for the Windpark Fryslân project has been unloaded at the TMA Terminal in the Port of Amsterdam, TMA Logistics said. Located in the IJsselmeer Lake and some six kilometres off the Frisian coast, the 382.7MW Windpark Fryslân will comprise 89 Siemens Gamesa 4.3 MW wind turbines. Siemens Gamesa selected TMA […]

  • Moray East OSP1 OTM Jacket In Place

    31 August 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The jacket foundation for the third offshore transformer module (OTM) for Moray East offshore wind farm has been installed at the site off the Scottish coast. According to the project’s latest Notice of Operations, the jack-up vessel Seajacks Scylla installed the OSP1 jacket on 30 August. Meanwhile, the OSP1 topside was scheduled to sail out […]

  • Bosch Rexroth and Barge Master Reveal New Autonomous Landing System

    20 August 2020
    Business & Finance

    Bosch Rexroth and Barge Master have introduced a new autonomous landing system for motion compensated gangways. The system is said to automatically attach the landing to the required site without the need for manual input through a combination of radar technology, cameras and sensors. Once connected, the landing uses the usual motion compensation which works […]

  • Metocean Survey Starts Offshore Ireland

    29 July 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Metocean devices will be deployed in the Irish Sea in late July or early August to collect data on waves and currents at the site of the proposed Arklow Bank offshore wind project. Four separate devices will be deployed off the East Coast of County Wicklow, Ireland, using either the AMS Retriever or Husky, a […]