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  • Top News of the Week Jun 10 – 16, 2013

    16 June 2013

    UK: Seajacks Orders World’s Largest OWF Installation Vessel Seajacks International has entered into a contract with Samsung Heavy Industries to build the world’s largest and most advanced offshore wind farm installation vessel. Belgium: Pacific Osprey to Deploy 6MW Turbine at Belwind OWF In the first half of July, the Pacific Osprey, operated by Swire Blue […]

  • Scottish Government Funds Commercialisation of Pelamis Wave Energy Device

    17 September 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Technology

    The Scottish Government has awarded a share of the Marine Renewables Commercialisation Fund (MRCF) to Pelamis Wave Power, to support the commercialisation of the Pelamis wave energy device and parallel site development activities. Richard Yemm, CEO of Pelamis Wave Power said: “Today’s announcement is a huge boost for our company, technology and partners. The awards […]

  • Pipeline Installation Starts at Perth Wave Energy Project (Australia)

    3 February 2014
    Technology

    Pipeline installation works have now commenced at Carnegie’s Perth Wave Energy Project. The first stage of installation is the shoreline conduit crossing which involves the installation of a 400mm diameter high density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe, which will hold the high pressure delivery and return pipes that transmit the high pressure water between the offshore and […]

  • A2SEA Wraps Up West of Duddon Sands Turbine Installation

    5 June 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    SEA INSTALLER completed installation of the 108 WTGs at the West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm. In addition to the 108 WTGs, SEA INSTALLER installed 30 foundations (MPs and TPs) prior to the WTG installation. The first turbine was installed 27 September 2013, and after a rough and windy winter at sea, the vessel installed 44 WTGs within […]

  • CTruk Joins the Fight against Motor Neurone Disease

    16 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    CTruk recently cemented its support of the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association with a donation of £20,000 following the delivery of its second CWhisper SWATH workboat. The late naval architect Nigel Warren was heavily involved in the design of the first-in-class CWhisper SWATH, CWind Astute. Nigel fought bravely against MND but lost his battle before […]

  • Crown Estate: Dogger Bank to Attract Economic Growth and Jobs

    18 February 2015
    Jobs & Recruitment

    The Crown Estate yesterday welcomed the first consent order for offshore wind energy at Dogger Bank in the North Sea, the largest renewable energy development ever to receive planning consent in the UK and the largest offshore wind project to receive consent globally. Head of Offshore Wind for The Crown Estate, Huub den Rooijen said […]

  • GROW:OffshoreWind Funds New Oil Recovery Vessel

    21 July 2015
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Having designed an innovative oil recovery vessel, Gobbler Boats’ Managing Director Paul Jauncey approached GROW:OffshoreWind for funding to help get the boat into production. GROW:OSW provided £49k towards the cost of the plugs and moulds and the Gobbler Offshore 290 was launched on 4th June 2015. The vessel’s first public showing was a few days later […]

  • Insch Businessmen Form New Engineering Firm

    6 October 2015

    A new North-east engineering firm has been launched by two Insch businessmen following a six-figure investment. Engineering Solutions and Rental Limited (ESR), has been established by Fabritech UK’s managing director, Stuart Mackie, and engineering manager, Innes Smith, to meet demand from the energy, subsea and renewable sectors. ESR will offer a range of in-house design, […]

  • Turbine Business Park in Birkenhead under Construction

    28 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    Redsun Developments started building its Turbine Business Park in Birkenhead, the company confirmed to Offshore WIND this afternoon.  Turbine Business Park involves redevelopment of a 5 acre site on the A41 in Birkenhead, which has been derelict for many years. Redsun is delivering over 90,000sqft of energy efficient workspace units in two phases. The first of two phases […]

  • USA: LEEDCo Begins Work on Icebreaker OWF

    7 May 2013

    On Saturday, May 4, 2013, The Andrie Jack-Up Barge arrived on the shores of Lake Erie, a beautiful visual on a sunny spring day. The Lake Erie Development Corporation (LEEDCo) will be using the 90-foot jack-up barge to perform soil borings and thorough geophysical analyses of the lake bed at the future sight of Icebreaker, […]

  • China: COSCO’s Offshore Wind Installation Platform Enters National Key New Project Plan

    7 September 2012

    Recently, the ultra-large offshore wind installation platform project, developed by COSCO Nantong Shipyard and recommended by the Science and Technology Department of Jiangsu Province, was included in the 2012 National Key New Project Plan. This is the first COSCO Shipyard project to enter the National Key New Project Plan. Initiated by the Ministry of Science […]

  • Stone Protection Almost Complete at Walney Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    20 February 2012

    All possible weather windows are used to ensure progress in the commissioning of the wind farm. As of 20 February, 27 turbines in Walney 2 have had first power, and all periods with reasonable weather are used to bring the turbines in operation. Tideway Rollingstone has also used weather windows in installation of armour stones […]

  • Bernhard Schulte’s Second CSOV Under Construction at Ulstein Verft

    17 March 2025
    Project Updates, Vessels

    The hull of the second commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) for Bernhard Schulte Offshore arrived at Ulstein Verft in Norway from Poland on 11 March. The first CSOV Bernhard Schulte Offshore ordered at Ulstein was launched on 23 February and is planned for delivery in the second quarter of this year. The hull was built […]

  • Gamesa Increases Net Profit by 67 pct (Spain)

    13 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      Progress in internationalisation, efficient management and the recovery in all business lines enabled Gamesa to end the first quarter of 2011 with solid results and notable growth in its key figures; as a result, the company has already covered the bulk of its wind turbine sales guidance for the year and maintains earnings, working […]

  • Japanese Ink MoU for Joint Ops of Cable-Laying Vessels

    1 October 2021
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Kokusai Cable Ship (KCS) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for collaborative operations of cable-laying vessels for the offshore wind market. The two Japanese companies plan to jointly research commercial opportunities in new subsea cable-laying demand, mainly for offshore wind projects in Japan and throughout Asia. MOL and its […]

  • Largest Offshore Wind Farm in China Fully Grid Connected

    27 December 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The 802 MW Jiangsu Qidong, China’s largest offshore wind farm, achieved a full capacity grid connection on Saturday, 25 December. The Jiangsu Qidong offshore wind farm comprises three projects; H1, H2, and H3, each with an accompanying offshore booster station. The wind farm is located between 31 and 40 kilometres off the coast of Qidong, […]

  • Ørsted’s UK Pioneer to Deliver Solely to OVO Energy

    8 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    UK’s independent energy supplier OVO Energy has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Ørsted to buy the output from the Barrow offshore wind farm. OVO Energy will purchase 100% of the power from the 90 MW Barrow wind farm which has been operational since 2006. By the end of the year, the company […]

  • GE Haliade-X 13 MW Turbine Variant Gets Type Certificate

    20 January 2021
    Technology

    GE Renewable Energy has officially received a type certificate from DNV GL for the Haliade-X offshore wind turbine with a 13 MW power output. The Haliade-X 12 MW prototype, installed in the Port of Rotterdam in 2019, obtained a full type certificate from DNV GL in November 2020. The prototype has then been optimized to […]

  • Marlinks to Monitor Norther Cables

    7 December 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Cable-monitoring company Marlinks has secured a contract to provide cable depth and temperature monitoring for the Norther offshore wind project in Belgium. Both the wind farm’s export and inter-array cables will be monitored using Marlinks’ technology. The company said that its DTS-based technology (Distributed Temperature Sensing) harnesses the power of optical fiber to continuously monitor […]

  • Bech-Bruun Advises Marubeni Offshore Japan

    6 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    Bech-Bruun has advised Marubeni Corporation and its partners on the legal and commercial matters in relation to the Akita Noshiro offshore wind project in Japan.

  • Moray East Transition Pieces Being Made Under Andalusian Sun

    20 November 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Spain’s Tecade has won a contract to manufacture 20 transition pieces (TPs) for the 950MW Moray East offshore wind project in Scotland. The EUR 12.7 million contract has been secured through Navantia and through Nervión Industries, the company said. Work on the units has already started at Tecade’s plant in the Port of Seville. Tecade […]

  • VOS Start Begins New Offshore Wind Gig

    11 November 2019
    Vessels

    Vroon’s walk-to-work vessel VOS Start has begun operating at the Northwester 2 offshore wind project in Belgium. For the charter, VOS Start has been fitted with a three-dimensional motion-compensation system (3D Tip), with a lifting capacity of up to 5t. All operations are being conducted from the port of Ostend, with the vessel on duty […]

  • Neptune and Global Aqua Target Taiwanese Offshore Wind

    11 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Australia-headquartered Neptune and the Taiwanese subsea services company Global Aqua have formed a partnership to jointly work on offshore wind projects in Taiwan.

  • Denmark Backs Blade Repair Robot with EUR 2 Million

    21 December 2018
    R&D, Technology

    The Danish Government Scheme for Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP) has awarded DKK 16 million (more than EUR 2 million) to Rope Robotics.

  • Rentel Puts Turbine Kit on Display

    1 May 2018

    Rentel NV is holding an Open Yard Day for the Rentel offshore wind farm on 6 May in the Port of Ostend, Belgium.

  • Universal Foundation Kicks Off Suction Bucket Trials

    27 May 2019
    R&D

    Universal Foundation has begun industrialized suction bucket installation tests under a project that is part of the Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP). Universal Foundation is carrying out the EUDP project in a consortium with Siemens Gamesa, Aalborg University, Fred. Olsen Windcarrier and Offshoreenergy.dk. According to the company, the trial installation activity of the […]