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  • Blue Water Taking Care of Block Island Turbine Parts

    23 May 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Blue Water USA has been providing hub logistics services to General Electric (GE) in the Port of Providence, Rhode Island, for the 30 MW Block Island wind farm project since December 2015.  The scope of the services includes heavy lift and storage of turbine components for the first offshore wind farm in the United States, as […]

  • 8.2 Consulting Finds More Work at Meerwind

    23 May 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Germany’s 8.2 Consulting AG has won a three-year extension of a contract for periodic inspections at the 288MW Meerwind Süd | Ost offshore wind farm. The contract extension follows the successful completion of the first periodic inspections at the wind farm last year. The contract was extended by WindMW GmbH, the operator of Meerwind. The extension puts WindMW in […]

  • Seajacks Assists Sheringham Shoal O&M

    30 March 2015
    Operations & Maintenance

    Seajacks has completed Operations & Maintenance (O&M) project at Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm. The company was commissioned by Statkraft, operator and joint owner, to support 2 gearbox changes at 317MW wind farm off the Norfolk coast. Seajacks provided specialist technicians, tooling and lifting equipment for the project, working closely with the Statkraft project team in […]

  • East Anglia THREE Application Reaches BEIS Desk

    31 March 2017
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    On 28 March, the UK Planning Inspectorate issued a report of recommendation on the East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Greg Clark, who now has three months to issue a decision.

  • DBB Jack-Up Names New Commercial Officer

    24 August 2015

    DBB Jack-Up has appointed a new Chief Commercial Officer who will join the company from 1st October 2015. Ole Jacob Wang Nielsen has decided to pursue new ventures and will start his own consultancy company as of 1st September 2015. His first task will be to support the development of the Boom Lock system for […]

  • Offshoretronic Lays Out Drilling Vessel to WTIV Concept

    16 February 2016
    Vessels

    Spanish company Offshoretronic has informed that it designed the first wind farm installation vessel (WTIV) concept based on the conversion of the Samsung 10.000 DP Deepwater Drillship. According to the company, the newly designed vessel, named Sustainable Installer I, and installation method will have a 30% faster installation time compared to the older wind turbine installation jack-up vessels. The Sustainable […]

  • Keystone Recognised for Its Offshore Wind Efforts

    5 November 2015

    Louisiana-based Keystone Engineering Inc. has been named the winner of this year’s Be Inspired Award for offshore innovation for its role in the Block Island Wind Farm. The award honors the work of organizations advancing infrastructure design, construction, and operations throughout the world. This year there were more than 360 nominations for Be Inspired Awards from […]

  • CETO 6 Site Geophysical Survey Underway

    14 May 2015

    Australian renewable energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Limited, has commenced with offshore geophysical survey activities for the CETO 6 project off Garden Island, Western Australia. The findings of these activities will influence elements of the CETO 6 Project, such as foundation selection, cable route and overall installation methodology. Marine GeoSolutions and RPS Energy, in conjunction with Carnegie, are […]

  • Photo of the Day: Horns Rev 3 Substation Topside Heading to Esbjerg

    4 April 2016
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    A 1,888 tonne topside built for the high voltage substation of the 400 MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm left Schiedam last weekend and is en route to Esbjerg, Denmark. The transportation of the topside is being carried out by Royal Wagenborg, using the company’s largest tug, Waterland, and the largest barge, Wagenborg Barge 9.  A specialized team of Wagenborg ballast engineers assisted […]

  • Siemens Direct Drive Offshore Wind Turbines Generate 2.5 TWh of Power

    12 January 2017
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Siemens’ direct drive offshore wind turbines have generated 2.5 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity since the prototype 6MW direct drive turbine was installed at Høvsøre, Denmark in May 2011. To put the amount of electricity produced by its direct drive offshore wind turbines into perspective, Siemens said that 2.5TWh of electricity is enough to meet the annual […]

  • CTV Wanted for Alpha Ventus

    2 December 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    EWE Erneuerbare Energien has invited tenders for the provision of a crew transfer vessel (CTV) that will operate at the alpha ventus offshore wind farm. The vessel will transport people and equipment between the base port in Norddeich and the offshore wind farm alpha ventus, located in the German exclusive economic zone, and possibly other […]

  • Norfolk Swift Lives Up to Her Name

    30 May 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Norfolk Marine’s survey vessel the Norfolk Swift has completed a survey at the 174MW Robin Rigg offshore wind farm in the Solway Firth off Cumbria, the vessel’s second survey contract for E.on in May. The first contract was completed at the 60MW Scroby Sands wind farm off Great Yarmouth prior to maintenance work being carried […]

  • VOS Sugar Gets Down to Business at BARD Offshore 1 (Gallery)

    24 May 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Subsea support vessel (SSV) VOS Sugar, the newest addition to Vroon’s fleet, has started work on the BARD Offshore 1 wind farm, supporting dive operations and maintenance work on wind-turbine foundations for NDE Offshore. NDE Offshore, a Sweden-based provider of subsea services, will conduct a combined topside and subsea campaign for the first time. The campaign comprises of […]

  • Belgians Start Growing Mussels on Offshore Wind Farms

    2 June 2017
    Authorities, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    A Belgian consortium of research institutions and companies has started a project to investigate if mussels could be grown on offshore wind farms.

  • 4 Foundations Installed, 6 to Go at Tahkoluoto Offshore Wind Farm

    30 May 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul’s heavy-lift jack up vessel Vole au vent has installed four of the ten gravity base foundations at the Tahkoluoto wind farm off Pori, Finland.

  • Ten Monopiles and TPs Already Installed at Westermost Rough

    18 April 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    With the departure of the installation vessel Innovation from the port Aalborg, GeoSea has recently started the 3rd foundation installation cycle on the Westermost Rough offshore wind farm. Innovation has loaded 5 large monopiles and transition pieces of the next installation cycle in the port of Aalborg, which are currently transported across the North Sea […]

  • Winds Lift RWE Innogy’s Q1 Figures

    14 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    RWE Innogy released figures for the first quarter of 2014 where it reported a 9% year-on-year increase as its operating result amounted to €97 million. The higher production of wind energy generation had a big effect on these figures. According to the company, German biomass activities only made a small contribution to RWE Innogy’s earnings, […]

  • Highland Council Responds to MeyGen’s Consent Application (UK)

    10 January 2013
    Authorities

    The Highland Council who are a Statutory consultee have issued a letter to Marine Scotland not objecting to the MeyGen Section 36 application which was submitted in July 2012.  These comments relate purely to the offshore component of the project and are disconnected from the onshore works consent which is currently with The Highland Council […]

  • USA: Massachusetts Delegation to Study Offshore Wind in Europe

    17 April 2013

    A delegation of officials and business leaders from the state of Massachusetts is going on a trip to Europe from 20 to 28 April in order to broaden their knowledge on offshore wind industry, the South Coast Today news site informs. The trip is organized by the New Bedford Economic Development Council and is aimed […]

  • LORC Appoints New Chairman (Denmark)

    6 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    Anders Eldrup, former DONG Energy CEO, is appointed new chairman of the Danish wind turbine test centre LORC, where the construction of LORC Nacelle Testing is progressing according to plan. Anders Eldrup will hold a key position in the development of the offshore wind turbine industry as chairman of the very strong board of LORC […]

  • Germany: HiDef Licenses Technology and Infrastructure to BioConsult

    27 November 2013

    BioConsult SH GmbH & Co. KG of Germany has signed a five-year contract to license HiDef’s technology and infrastructure. This contract allows BioConsult SH to provide digital video surveys to German wind farm developers, government departments and academic institutes. The agreement which is thought to be the first of its kind in the sector ushers […]

  • UK: Marine South East to Hold Series of Offshore Wind Farm Logistics Events

    12 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    Marine South East is to run a series of events between April and June to inform local businesses of the opportunities that exist to supply products and services to Offshore Wind Farms being developed off the South Coast. The first of these events is scheduled for Thursday 12th April 2012 at Northbrook College, Shoreham Airport, […]

  • The Netherlands: Meindert van Genderen (Eneco) will be Conference Chairman at “Offshore Wind Installation and Maintenance 2011”

    28 April 2011

    Meindert van Genderen, interim director of the Princess Amalia wind park which is co-owned by Eneco (share of 50%), will be the chairman at the conference “Offshore Wind Installation and Maintenance 2011”. As such, he will also open the conference with a short statement. Eneco has a wind portfolio of over 2500 MW and is […]

  • Offtake Talks Paused for Gulf of Maine Floating Offshore Wind Project

    2 April 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The US Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) has approved Pine Tree Offshore Wind’s request to suspend offtake negotiations for the Gulf of Maine’s first floating offshore wind research array. Pine Tree Offshore Wind, a consortium comprising researchers from the University of Maine, the State of Maine, and Diamond Offshore Wind joint venture, asked to suspend […]

  • New Partners Come Onboard for 2 GW Catalpa Offshore Wind Project in Western Australia

    1 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Perth-based Wind With Purpose (WWP) has signed a partnership agreement with Barrington Energy and Gnaala Karla Booja Aboriginal Corporation (GKB) to co-develop the 2 GW Catalpa offshore wind farm in Australia. The agreement grants GKB an equity shareholding in the project, deepening WWP’s commitment to driving meaningful economic and social benefits for the Gnaala Karla […]

  • Offshore Wind of Change for China

    30 December 2011

    The two figures of “100 million” and “10 million” are extremely meaningful to each Chinese people. By the end of October, the total installed capacity of China Guodian Corporation surpassed 100 million kilowatts, among which wind power 10 million kilowatts, the symbolic WTG is located at Jiangsu Rudong Offshore (Intertidal) 150,000 kilowatts Large-Scale Demonstration Wind […]