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  • NASH Maritime Wins Consultancy Contract for Welsh Floater

    14 August 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    NASH Maritime has been selected as the shipping and navigation consultant for the 96 MW Erebus floating wind project in the Celtic Sea offshore Wales, UK. NASH Maritime’s scope includes the delivery of radar vessel traffic surveys, which commenced this month, a Navigation Risk Assessment (NRA) and input to the offshore Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), […]

  • Seaway 7 Adds Correll Services to Yunlin Cables Team

    8 October 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Correll Services (CS) has won a contract to provide the termination and testing of the individual submarine composite cables at the Yunlin wind farm offshore Taiwan. CS was selected for the work by Seaway 7, the renewables business unit of Subsea 7. Seaway 7 is in charge of the supply and installation of the export […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Freezes Production at Hull Factory

    30 March 2020
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has paused production at its blade factory at Alexandra Dock in Hull, UK, following the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent governmental recommendations.

  • Ad Hoc Marine Designs Unveils New CTV

    27 February 2020
    Vessels

    Ad Hoc Marine Designs Ltd (AHMD) has designed a new class of the catamaran crew transfer vessel (CTV). AHMD designed the new 24m South Class range of the catamaran CTV collaboratively with Due South Ltd. According to the company, the design began with the original South Cats range designed and produced by South Boats (Isle […]

  • Belgium Seeks Geological Studies for Princess Elisabeth Offshore Wind Zone

    31 August 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Belgium’s Federal Public Service Economy, SMEs, Middle Classes, and Energy has issued a contract notice seeking theoretical geological studies for the Princess Elisabeth offshore wind zone. Interested parties have until 27 September to respond to this contract notice. Belgium’s first offshore wind zone was fully constructed with the commissioning of the Northwester II and the […]

  • Hollandse Kust Zuid Export Cables In Place

    31 August 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    DEME Group’s cable-laying vessel Living Stone has completed the installation of the export cables for the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind project in the Netherlands. The cables will connect the HKZ Beta offshore platform to the Dutch mainland. In total, Living Stone installed two 34-kilometer export cables and an 8-kilometer interlink cable. According to DEME, […]

  • Keystone Shipping Joins US Offshore Wind Vessels Pact

    21 November 2019
    Vessels

    Green Shipping Line and Kongstein have finalized an agreement with Keystone Shipping Company to operate future shuttle vessels in the U.S. offshore wind market. The deal follows the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that Green Shipping Line and Kongstein signed at the beginning of the year for the provision of a complete offshore wind farm supply […]

  • Van Oord Picks Tekmar CPS for Windpark Fryslân

    20 December 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has selected Tekmar Energy’s Cable Protection System (CPS) TekLink® Mechanical Latch for the Windpark Fryslân nearshore wind farm in the Netherlands. The 382.7MW Windpark Fryslân comprises 89 Siemens Gamesa 4.3MW wind turbines to be installed in the IJsselmeer some six kilometers off the Frisian coast. Tekmar Energy is providing 167 cable protection systems […]

  • UK Wind Conditions Affect Iberdrola’s 2016 Results

    23 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    Even though Iberdrola’s overall gross operating profit (EBITDA) improved by 5.5% in 2016 compared to the year before, the company yesterday reported an 8.9% decrease in its renewables business EBITDA, driven by weaker performance in the UK due to foreign exchange and lower wind resource throughout the year.

  • Lithuania Clearing Path for Offshore Wind Projects

    26 May 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Lithuanian Cabinet has approved amendments to the country’s renewable energy law aimed at kick-starting development of offshore wind power generation in the Baltic Sea.  Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičiaus said that this is a long-term project and that the construction of the first wind farms off the country’s Baltic coast is expected to start after 2020. […]

  • Technip Norge Wins Hywind Marine Operations Contract

    16 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Statoil has awarded a contract for marine operations at the 30MW Hywind Scotland Pilot Park to Technip Norge AS. Technip’s scope of work includes the transportation of substructures for the floating wind farm from Spain to Norway, and preparations for the installation of top sections and generators. Technip will also be responsible for towing, mooring operations and […]

  • GeoSea Installs All Merkur Transition Pieces

    20 April 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    GeoSea has installed all of the transition pieces at the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm in the German North Sea using A2SEA’s jack-up vessel Sea Challenger.

  • BOW Terminal to Open New Logistics Hub in Eemshaven

    11 October 2017

    BOW Terminal has signed a letter of intent to open a new logistics hub in the Port of Eemshaven, in the northern part of Groningen, the Netherlands.

  • Second Turbine Up at Nissum Bredning

    21 December 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The second Siemens 7MW wind turbine was installed at the Nissum Bredning site on 17 December, with all the transition pieces now placed on their corresponding gravity jacket foundations.

  • Offshore Wind Farms Off Suffolk Cause Death of Three Whales?

    23 May 2017
    Environment

    Three minke whales washed up dead on the UK’s east coast during the weekend, with another two reported as distressed, Mirror reports. According to John Cresswell from the Felixstowe Volunteer Coast Patrol Rescue Service, offshore wind farms off Suffolk coast may have affected the sonar whales use to navigate.

  • Photo: VBMS Cable-Laying Fleet at Galloper

    19 May 2017
    Grid Connection, Vessels

    VBMS today shared photos of its three cable-laying vessels: Stemat Spirit, Ndurance and Ndeavor, currently carrying out the inter-array and export cable installation project at the Galloper offshore wind farm in the UK.

  • MHI Vestas Signs Turbine Supply Deal for Borssele III & IV

    30 March 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has signed a conditional agreement for the Borssele III & IV offshore projects in the Netherlands, for which the consortium comprising Shell, Eneco, Van Oord, and Mitsubishi/DGE won the tender in December 2016.

  • Race Bank OSS Tandem Installed, Turbine Installation Up Next

    27 March 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Following the installation of the jacket foundation on 15 March, the 2,900t topside for the second offshore substation at the Race Bank offshore wind farm was installed over the weekend.

  • Engie Floats EUR 1.5 Billion Green Bond

    16 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, R&D, Technology

    French energy company Engie has issued its second EUR 1.5 billion Green Bond to finance renewable energy projects as part of the company’s development strategy in renewable energies and energy efficiency.

  • Three-Legged Dozen at East Anglia One

    27 July 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has started the next campaign to install jacket foundations at East Anglia One wind farm offshore Suffolk, UK, with twelve of the units now already in place.

  • ORE Catapult Welcomes Haliade-X 12MW Blade

    15 August 2019
    Technology

    The first LM 107.0 P blade for GE’s Haliade-X 12MW turbine has arrived at Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s testing site in Blyth, the UK. Over the coming months, the blade will undergo advanced testing procedures, with static and fatigue tests to demonstrate its ability to withstand peak wind conditions and simulate its readiness for […]

  • Ørsted and EEW Plan Monopile Factory in New Jersey

    8 July 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Ørsted has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with EEW to work towards establishing a monopile fabrication facility in Paulsboro, New Jersey, for the Ocean Wind project. According to the project documents, the foundation manufacture facility may longer term expand its scope of activities as the Atlantic coast offshore wind industry grows. Ørsted also signed […]

  • Steelwind Nordenham Starts Rolling Yunlin Steel

    4 September 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    German offshore foundations manufacturer Steelwind Nordenham has started manufacturing monopiles and monopile sections for the 640MW Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Steelwind rolled the first can at its facility in Nordenham on 11 July. High strength steel plate material is supplied by Steelwind’s parent company Dillinger Hütte, the company said. In total, Steelwind will manufacture […]

  • DNV GL Launches US Offshore Wind Certification Office

    26 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    DNV GL Launches US Offshore Wind Certification OfficeDNV GL has established a renewables certification office in the U.S. to meet the demands for offshore wind certification services. DNV GL selected its office in Medford, Massachusetts, as the base for the U.S. Renewables Certification group, due to its proximity to Boston and New York City. The operations […]

  • Race Bank Gets GBP 200 Million Loan

    18 December 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Japan-based Nippon Life Insurance has executed a GBP 200 million syndicated loan for the Race Bank offshore wind project in the UK.

  • TWD Backs East Anglia One Jacket Installation

    13 June 2018
    Operations & Maintenance

    The Netherlands-based Temporary Works Design (TWD) has provided Van Oord with a jacket lifting tool for the installation of the foundations at the East Anglia One offshore wind farm.