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  • Dong Completes Foundation Installation at Gode Wind 1, 2

    16 September 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    At the two offshore wind farms Gode Wind 1 and 2, the last of 97 foundations has been installed. Dong Energy achieved this milestone ahead of schedule due to smooth foundation installation. Altogether, the installation of the 97 monopiles and transition pieces took five months. Trine Borum Bojsen, Managing Director of DONG Energy in Germany […]

  • Amrumbank West OWF Fully Operational

    22 October 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    All 80 turbines at Amrumbank West offshore wind farm are connected to the network. With its full installed capacity of 288 megawatts now operational, Amrumbank West can produce enough climate-friendly power to meet the needs of 300,000 households. Amrumbank West, fully owned by E.ON, is located in the German North Sea about 40 kilometers from […]

  • Block Island Mainland Link to Make Landfall Within Days

    17 June 2016
    Environment, Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The 20-mile submarine cable which will connect US mainland to Block Island and export the electricity generated by the 30MW Block Island offshore wind wind farm, is expected to make landfall at Crescent Beach, Block Island, in the next week or so, depending on the weather. The cable laying barge Big Max started laying the 34.5kV […]

  • Damen Launches Van Oord’s New DP2 Cable-Laying Vessel

    1 July 2014

    Van Oord’s new DP2 cable-laying vessel Nexus was successfully launched at Damen Shipyards in Galati, Romania on 30 June 2014. The 123 m multipurpose vessel will be deployed installing electrical cables for offshore wind farms. With a beam of almost 28 m and a dynamic positioning system, Nexus vessel will be equipped with a huge […]

  • OffTEC Gets Certified by Global Wind Organisation

    30 June 2014
    Training & Education

    After the successful conclusion of the certification process in June 2014, OffTEC has now fulfilled all the requirements for the Basic Safety Training Standards set by the Global Wind Organisation (GWO). Bureau Veritas has accredited OffTEC as a provider of GWO safety training courses in first aid, manual handling, fire awareness, working at heights and […]

  • Dong Halts Westermost Rough Night Activities

    5 May 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has restricted night piling activities at the Westermost Rough offshore wind farm. The decision follows a number of complaints from East Riding residents about the vibration and noise coming from monopile piling activities at the wind farm located offshore Withernsea. Last month, MMO met with the Westermost Rough wind farm […]

  • Seminar on Safety at Work Coming Up in Essen

    26 February 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Training & Education

    The management of occupational health and safety of employees and environmental protection will be the focus of the seminar called “Overall Safety at Work for Offshore Wind Energy”, which will be held on March 19-20, 2014 in Essen. Occupational health and safety laws, regulations and obligations and environmental protection in the field of offshore wind […]

  • VIDEO: WavEC Deploys Monitoring Buoy in Portugal

    5 August 2014
    R&D

    On July 29, WavEC Offshore Renewables successfully launched the first prototype of the offshore monitoring buoy being developed under the KIC-OTS program in Algés at the mouth of the river Tagus, Portugal.  The operation was a result of two years of research, design and implementation. The buoy has been designed and equipped to aid in the […]

  • Boston University Organizes Cape Wind Documentary Screening and Q&A

    24 April 2014

    Boston University’s Energy Club (BU Energy Club) has organized a screening of the documentary Cape Spin! An American Power Struggle, at 6:30pm today at the College of Arts and Science. The official movie website says: Cape Spin! An American Power Struggle tells the surreal, fascinating, tragicomic story of the battle over America’s most controversial clean […]

  • Germany: Construction of Global Tech I Continues on Schedule

    14 January 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    It is ever more evident that Windreich AG has turned out to be the cornerstone of the energy transition’s success. Willi Balz, CEO of Windreich AG said: “While BARD, EnBW, Dong and, most recently, RWE announce delays or project halts, our projects, led by Global Tech I and MEG 1, are running as planned. All […]

  • Germany: Windreich Secures EUR 500 Million for North Sea Wind Farm MEG 1

    19 November 2012
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    After a one-year detailed consideration, a confirmation has been given for EUR 500 million to serve for financing Windreich AG’s MEG 1 project. The Deutsch Bank will team up with other banks to approve additional investments of over EUR 1 billion, therefore, just EUR 100 million will be needed for project implementation.   Due to […]

  • UK: Ginny Louise Contract Extended

    23 August 2012

    Leo Hambro from Tidal Transit announced that the developers of the 140-turbine Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm off the Suffolk coast, the SSE and RWE npower renewables partnership, has extended the contract for the company’s crew transfer vessel Ginny Louise. The Ginny Louise and its sister vessel Eden Rose, are state-of-the-art, high specification and purpose-designed […]

  • USA: Fishermen’s Energy Asks More Time for Offshore Wind Farm Application

    11 April 2012

    As reported by the Associated Press, following February report of two consulting companies, which raised various issues related to Fishermen’s Energy offshore project application with state regulators the company asked for additional time to amend their application. Several concerns have been voiced by consulting firms Boston Pacific Company and OutSmart, ranging from the costs of […]

  • UK: E.ON’s Humber Gateway to Create 50 Jobs in Grimsby

    5 July 2012
    Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance

    According to the Grimsby Telegraph, E.ON announced that it has submitted a planning application to build a permanent operations and maintenance base on Grimsby Docks. This move will allow the creation of 50 new working positions in Grimsby. Namely, the proposed facility will house 15 shore-based staff and 35 offshore maintenance workers to service the […]

  • AXYS Appoints Fabricom as Exclusive Agent in Belgium

    27 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    AXYS Technologies Inc. (AXYS) announced that it has signed Fabricom (part of the GDF Suez operation) as its exclusive agent for Marine product sales in Belgium. The agreement covers the broad range of Marine products, including TRIAXYS, WatchMate, WatchKeeper, and 3 Metre buoys, along with Port and Ship Sentinel. Marine Systems Manager Don Bryan commented: […]

  • EWEA: Is German Offshore Wind Under Threat?

    12 April 2013

    European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) spoke to Andreas Wagner, CEO of the Offshore Wind Foundation (Stiftung Offshore-Windenergie) and part of the team negotiating with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, trying to find out what is the future of German offshore wind power, as the country is said to be facing support cuts, besides the already known […]

  • Block Island Offshore Wind Farm Gets Its Own MUSE

    8 February 2017
    Environment, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Block Island Offshore Wind Farm, the first offshore wind farm constructed in the United States, will utilise DHI’s newly-developed multi-sensor bird detection system (MUSE).

  • EnBW to Start Building Albatros OWF in September

    16 May 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    EnBW will start the construction works on its 112MW Albatros offshore wind farm in Germany in September, according to information in the company’s financial results for the first quarter of 2018.

  • Damen Fast Crew Supplier 7011 Starts Final Commissioning – Gallery

    10 February 2022
    Vessels

    Dutch shipbuilder Damen has started the final commissioning of its “groundbreaking” Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 vessel class, the Aqua Helix. Damen FCS 7011 vessel class, the Aqua Helix, entered into the final phase of its commissioning, with Ampelmann gangway recently installed and integrated with the ship’s systems. Following the installation of the gangway, the Aqua […]

  • Worley Joins Hexicon’s Two-Turbine Floater Demonstrator Project

    15 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Hexicon has partnered with Worley for the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED), Engineering Procurement Fabrication (EPF), and installation management of the TwinWay project in Norway, a pilot to commercialise Hexicon’s floating offshore wind technology. Through the partnership, Worley will take over the project specific engineering, planning and fabrication phase, including the management of the installation, following […]

  • Fugro Starts Dogger Bank B Geophysical Survey

    23 June 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Fugro is set to commence a geophysical survey at the Dogger Bank B offshore wind farm in the UK today, 23 June. Survey vessel Fugro Froneiter will be conducting the survey between 23 June and approximately 30 August. Operations will be continuous, 24 hours a day, with the vessel towing subsea sensors up to approximately […]

  • Kaskasi Topside Basks in Danish Sun

    15 June 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    A 1,400-ton Kaskasi offshore substation topside has arrived from Poland to Bladt Industry’s site in Aalborg, Denmark for further outfitting with the electrical equipment. Energomontaż-Północ Gdynia (EPG) shipped out the topside from the Port of Gdynia on 1 June. The unit arrived in Aalborg last week, Bladt Industries said. RWE’s Kaskasi offshore wind farm, also […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Taps Welcon for 140 Offshore Wind Turbine Towers

    2 March 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has ordered 140 offshore wind turbine towers for three different projects at Denmark’s Welcon. 78 towers will be manufactured for the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) wind farm in the Dutch North Sea, 38 towers for the 342 MW Kaskasi project in the German North Sea, and 24 towers for the 450 […]

  • Date Confirmed for Lithuania’s Second Offshore Wind Tender

    8 November 2023
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The Lithuanian government has confirmed that the country’s second offshore wind tender will be opened on 15 January 2024. The tender was pushed back to January instead of this autumn after Lithuania’s Ministry of Energy received feedback from investors on the global renewable energy sector being affected by the current economic conditions. Last month, the […]

  • Triton Knoll Foundations and Export Cables In Place

    26 August 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    All turbine foundations and export cables have been installed at the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm in the UK. According to project developer RWE, the installation of the 90 monopile foundations and two lengths of 50km export cable was completed this week. Seaway 7’s Seaway Strashnov and DEME’s Innovation were in charge of installing the […]

  • Equinor and Polenergia Start Gauging Polish Offshore Wind Supply Chain Potential

    5 October 2020
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Polenergia S.A. and Equinor have started preparations to develop the supply chain for the two offshore wind projects in the Polish Baltic Sea with a combined capacity of 1.44 GW. Polenergia and Equinor hold 50 per cent stakes each in MFW Bałtyk II Sp. z o.o. and MFW Bałtyk III Sp. z o.o., the special […]