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  • Con4Mare Lands Borkum Riffgrund 2 Marine Warrant Survey Contract

    12 April 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has awarded Con4Mare with a contract to provide marine warranty survey services for the 450MW Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • James Fisher Begins Triton Knoll Prep Work

    2 October 2019

    James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has started the preparatory work on clearing the site of the Triton Knoll offshore wind project in the UK. As reported, JFMS secured a contract in March to carry out unexploded ordnance (UXO) removal and boulder clearance at the 145km2 site offshore Lincolnshire. According to the company, the work is likely to be significant […]

  • Siemens Unleashes BlueVault

    2 May 2018
    Grid Connection, Technology

    Siemens has unveiled a lithium-ion battery-based energy storage system for offshore operations including offshore wind.

  • Sembcorp Marine Secures Hornsea 2 Topsides Contract

    29 October 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine has signed an agreement with Ørsted’s subsidiary Optimus Wind Limited for engineering, procurement, construction, hook-up and commissioning works on two substation topsides, to be deployed at the Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm.

  • SPR Breaks Ground on East Anglia One Base

    23 July 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    ScottishPower Renewables has held a groundbreaking ceremony for the East Anglia One operations and maintenance (O&M) base at the Port of Lowestoft.

  • Minesto Plans Expansion to South America

    22 October 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Minesto has signed a Letter of Intent with Green Elements, a Chilean company that will develop a commercial plan for Minesto in the South Pacific region of South America. The purpose for 2014 and 2015 is to identify possible sites for electricity production and develop commercially viable projects together with Minesto focusing on private and […]

  • DolWin2 Disconnected Due to Repair Work

    22 June 2016
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    During the test phase of the DolWin2 offshore grid connection, a cable component had failed repeatedly and TenneT decided to power off the system and has asked ABB to address the issue.  The companies will now investigate whether an individual case or a systemic material error is in question, and then ABB will remove the cause of […]

  • Top News of the Week Aug 4 – 10, 2014

    10 August 2014

    VIDEO: Installation of Borkum Riffgrund Foundations Last week, all 77 monopile foundations were installed at the offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1 in the German North Sea. Ballast Nedam to Install Amrumbank West Monopiles Ballast Nedam has signed a contract for the installation of monopiles at the German Amrumbank West offshore wind farm with E.ON. […]

  • Infographic: Dong Energy in the UK

    20 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    Dong Energy has invested GBP 5.5 billion into the UK since 2004, with over GBP 4 billion committed to offshore wind. The company released these figures in today’s “Dong Energy in the UK“ report. Dong built its first UK offshore wind farm in 2004. By now, wind turbines installed by the company could supply power […]

  • India Releases Offshore Wind Energy Policy Document

    2 October 2015
    Authorities

    Indian Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), which was recently authorized as the Nodal Ministry for the use of offshore areas within the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), made the National Offshore Wind Energy Policy document available to the stakeholders and general public yesterday. Mark Leybourne, Senior Engineer at IT Power Consulting, which has been working on projects supporting the development of […]

  • NWA Forum Shortlisted for RenewableUK Award

    21 September 2015
    Vessels

    The UK’s trade organisation for the renewable energy industries, RenewableUK, has shortlisted  NWA Workboat Safety Forum for their “RenewableUK Breakthrough Award”, which is due to be presented to the winner at the RenewableUK Gala Dinner at Liverpool’s St. George’s Hall on 7th October. Philip Woodcock, Chairman of the NWA Workboat Safety Forum said: “I am incredibly proud […]

  • Tidal Transit Charters Umoe Unda’s WaveCraft

    3 September 2015

    Tidal Transit Limited has entered into a Ship Management contract with Umoe Unda to be the UK operator of their Surface Effect Ship. Umoe Firmus is a WaveCraft, which uses an air cushion between its catamaran hulls to lift 80% of the vessel out of the water. The small draught that this creates provides the […]

  • BOEM OKs Dong Energy’s U.S. Offshore Wind Lease

    7 August 2015

    On June 12, ​the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has approved DONG Energy’s takeover of the 1 GW offshore wind lease off Massachusetts from RES Americas Developments Inc. The Massachusetts lease has a total size of 760 square kilometres, is located approximately 90 kilometres from shore with water depth between 40-50 metres. RES secured the […]

  • Rix Panther Sets Sail for Humber Job

    23 March 2015
    Vessels

    Rix Sea Shuttle is to supply crew transfer vessel, Rix Panther, to carry personnel and equipment to and from a wind farm of the Humber coast. The Rix Panther has initially been contracted for six weeks but with an option to extend the work period should the development require it. James Doyle, managing director of […]

  • Combi Lift Handling Nordsee One Turbine Parts (Gallery)

    22 February 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    German heavy lift specialist Combi Lift has been hired to handle the transport of turbine components for the 332MW Nordsee One offshore wind farm in the North Sea.

  • HSH Nordbank to Allocate EUR 1 Billion for Renewables in 2016

    21 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    Hamburg-based HSH Nordbank will, for the first time ever, set aside more than EUR 1 billion to finance clean energy projects in 2016, the state-owned lender told Bloomberg. HSH Nordbank was the biggest lender to green companies in 2014, and has distributed around EUR 900 million in loans to renewable energy projects in 2015, Lars Quandel, […]

  • Galloper Wind Farm Fund Up For Grabs

    22 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Galloper Wind Farm Ltd, the developer of the 336 MW Galloper Offshore Wind Farm, has invited applications for the Galloper Wind Farm Fund (GWFF). The fund aims to contribute to the appearance, setting, conservation, amenity, accessibility and enjoyment of the Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB and the area defined as within a 5km radius of Sizewell, […]

  • Vattenfall Needs Air Support

    22 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall Europe Windkraft GmbH is looking for a provider of helicopter services for the offshore wind farms DanTysk, Sandbank, Horns Rev 1 and Horn Rev 3. The EUR 6 million framework agreement is divided into two lots and will last for 2 years. The first lot covers crew transfers, either on a fixed day or on demand, of up to […]

  • WFW Assists Strabag with Global Tech II Sale

    15 August 2016

    International law firm Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has advised Erste Nordsee-Offshore-Holding GmbH, a joint subsidiary of STRABAG SE and, indirectly, Etanax GmbH, on the legal and tax aspects of the Global Tech II sale to Vattenfall. Malte Jordan, who led WFW’s Hamburg team that advised on the project’s sale, said: “We are delighted to have advised STRABAG on another […]

  • TenneT Awards Van Oord’s Safety Approach

    6 December 2016

    Van Oord has won TenneT’s Contractor Safety Award 2016, the transmission system operator’s first ever safety award given in recognition of the best safety performance by a contractor. Van Oord said it was selected from a total of 30 entries because of the verifiable measures taken with its ‘say YES to safety’ programme to encourage […]

  • VIDEO: Alstom Completes 6MW Haliade Installation

    20 May 2014

    As the modern technological developments move forward so does the scale of the technological solutions. One of such examples is Alstom’s Haliade™ 150-6MW wind turbine, the largest offshore wind turbine to be installed offshore. The turbine has a 15% better yield comparing to existing turbines. With a rotor diameter of 150 meters it can provide […]

  • RenewableUK Organises Wave and Tidal Trip

    10 February 2014

    RenewableUK, in cooperation with Marine Current Turbines, Minesto, Aquamarine Power and the Queen’s University Belfast (QUB), is organising a trip to Strangford Lough. The trip will take place a a day after the RenewableUK’s Wave & Tidal event, which will be held on 26th and 27th February. The Wave & Tidal 2014 is celebrating its […]

  • Germany: EWEA to Launch Yield Assessment Procedure Challenge

    7 August 2013

    EWEA has announced its first offshore Comparative Resource and Energy Yield Assessment Procedure (CREYAP) exercise. Participants will receive wind data and information on turbine layout to assess the expected energy yield for a wind farm and submit their results for comparison. The results will be presented during EWEA Offshore 2013 (Frankfurt, Germany) as part of […]

  • UK: SMart Wind Submits Application for 1.2GW OWF

    31 July 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    SMart Wind (a joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures) and DONG Energy have submitted the Project One offshore wind farm on behalf of Heron Wind Ltd and Njord Ltd to the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) for consent determination, on 30th July. PINS will have until 27th August to decide whether to accept […]

  • USA: Conservation Law Foundation Welcomes Auction for Two Offshore Wind Federal Leases

    31 July 2013

    In the wake of the first auction for the two federal lease areas offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts, Jonathan Peress, vice president and director of Clean Energy and Climate Change, Conservation Law Foundation emphasized his support. Peress said for Business & Real Estate: “(Today’s) auction is the harbinger of an exciting new era in the […]

  • China’s Offshore Wind Setback Restricts Sales for National Turbine Manufacturers

    26 June 2012

    Chinese wind power sector is facing its first year of stagnation since the government has failed to start with offshore wind farm projects, while the country is also reducing onshore construction to allow power grids to catch up with the rapidly growing wind energy. Disagreements between authorities over site locations have stopped Chinese progress towards […]