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  • Danes Plan Thor Tender Meet-Up

    5 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and Energinet are hosting a market dialogue in November for potential bidders and investors in the coming tender for the Thor offshore wind project. The market dialogue, which will be held on 25 November, aims to optimize the tendering material in order to ultimately obtain the lowest possible bid price. The main […]

  • Hywind Tampen Secures Enova Funding

    22 August 2019
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor has secured funding of up to NOK 2.3 billion (circa EUR 231.5 million) from Enova for the Hywind Tampen floating wind project in Norway. “The support that the licences have received for the Hywind Tampen project demonstrates the will of Norwegian authorities to invest in and develop floating offshore wind farms and renewable energy […]

  • JERA Acquires Part of Gunfleet Sands

    28 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    Japanese utility JERA has agreed to acquire a 24.95% equity interest in the Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm in the UK from Marubeni Corporation.

  • Hornsea Two Monopiles Order Lands on EEW SPC Desk

    11 July 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has placed an order with EEW Special Pipe Constructions (SPC) for 165 monopiles for the 1.4GW Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm in the UK.

  • Planning Inspectorate Schedules Hornsea Three DCO Meets

    9 January 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The UK Planning Inspectorate is holding hearings and accompanied site inspections for the Hornsea Project Three offshore wind farm as part of its examination of Ørsted’s application for an order granting development consent. The first hearing will take place on 28 January at 7:00 p.m. local time at the North Norfolk District Council. The next three meetings […]

  • Fred. Olsen Ocean and Teekay Offshore See a Gap in Offshore Wind Vessel Market

    24 January 2017
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    Fred. Olsen Ocean AS and Teekay Offshore Partners have entered into an agreement to develop a new vessel design for the offshore wind market. John B. Andersen, VP Business Development in Fred. Olsen Windcarrier, a Fred. Olsen Ocean company, will lead this new initiative and the corresponding team. “We are very excited to work with […]

  • Offshore Wind Goes Mainstream as Costs Slide

    21 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    Speaking at the Global Offshore Wind conference in Manchester, RenewableUK’s new Chief Executive, Hugh McNeal, said that offshore wind cost reduction “is on a scale that you might associate more readily with consumer electronics than with multi-billion pound infrastructure projects.” In his first speech to the offshore wind industry, he described the renewable energy sector […]

  • Beefed Up Thor Comes with Offshore Grid Package

    12 March 2019
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The scope of the tender to develop the Thor wind farm in the Danish North Sea will include the offshore grid connection, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) said. DEA has also revealed that Thor will have the minimal installed capacity of 800MW, with an option for the developer to boost the wind farm’s capacity to […]

  • OWC and TCE Partner Up Offshore India

    11 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Offshore Wind Consultants Limited (OWC) and Tata Consulting Engineers Limited (TCE) have signed an agreement to partner up for upcoming projects in the emerging Indian offshore wind sector. Under the agreement, the two engineering consultancies will combine their powers to deliver engineering and project management services to Indian offshore wind developments. Last summer, India set a […]

  • Semco Maritime to Open Office in Grimsby

    4 October 2017

    Following media reports that Danish-based Semco Maritime will open an office in Grimsby, Offshore WIND contacted the company who confirmed and said the opening reception will be held on Thursday, 12 October, in Grimsby.

  • Ampelmann and Eidesvik Team Up on Wikinger

    23 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Ampelmann has been awarded a contract by Eidesvik to deliver an Ampelmann E-type for the Viking Neptun, currently serving as an accommodation and a crew transfer vessel (CTV) on the Wikinger offshore wind farm.

  • SKF Opens Bearings Test Center in Germany

    26 June 2017
    R&D, Technology

    Sweden’s SKF has inaugurated its newly-built Sven Wingquist Test Center in Schweinfurt, Germany.

  • SOV Edda Passat Set to Start Journey to Race Bank

    27 February 2018
    Vessels

    Østensjø Rederi’s Service Operations Vessel (SOV) Edda Passat will depart for Ørsted’s Race Bank offshore wind farm in the UK at the end of this week, after the owner took delivery of the vessel from Astilleros Gondán today, 27 February. 

  • Chevalier Floatels Springs Into Action in Vlissingen

    24 April 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    DEME Group has contracted Chevalier Floatels to provide a floating hotel for the crew working on the cable laying vessel Living Stone in Vlissingen, the Netherlands.

  • FoundOcean Completes Grouting at Gemini

    5 January 2016
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    FoundOcean has successfully completed the grouting of foundations at Gemini Wind Farm on behalf of the main contractor, Van Oord. The offshore wind farm, situated 85 kilometres north of the Dutch province of Groningen, is made up of 150 wind turbines spanning across 2 sites. The 600 MW wind farm will provide 785,000 homes with […]

  • K2 Management Bags Danish Nearshore Wind Job

    7 December 2015

    K2 Management has been awarded with a contract from Sønderborg Forsyning, a local Danish utility covering the municipality of Sønderborg, which is planning to build a 100-120MW nearshore wind farm. The wind farm is a part of “Project Zero” making the local community CO2 neutral by 2029. K2 Management will in the initial phase support with […]

  • Lincolnshire Council Voices Concerns on Triton Knoll’s Onshore Work

    20 May 2014
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    The Lincolnshire County Council has written to the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to express its serious concerns about the development of the onshore electrical infrastructure needed for the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm.  The council has questioned the wisdom of determining the planning applications for the onshore and offshore parts of the […]

  • A&P to Build Seatricity’s Wave Energy Device

    5 February 2014

    Wave energy company Seatricity has contracted A&P Falmouth to build Oceanus 2, a wave energy device, which will be deployed at the Wave Hub, a grid-connected offshore facility in South West England. The device is scheduled for deployment in spring of 2014, and if successful, Wave Hub could see  full scale grid-connected array in 2015. […]

  • Boskalis, VolkerWessels Bag EUR 500 Mln Veja Mate Job

    30 June 2015
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V and VolkerWessels (Volker Stevin International) have been awarded a contract by Veja Mate Offshore Project GmbH for the Veja Mate offshore wind farm in the German section of the North Sea. Both companies have a 50% share in the contract worth approximately EUR 500 million, which covers the design, procurement, fabrication, supply, transportation, installation and […]

  • Hanseatic Break Bulk: New Shipbroker and Tramp Agency

    7 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    HBB Hanseatic Break Bulk GmbH has established the first Heavy Lift Agency of its kind, directly located on the banks of the river Elbe on 1 January 2015. André Milschus, the owner of HBB Hanseatic Break Bulk gave the order “Anchor up“ and set full speed ahead on course for Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria […]

  • SMC Develops Atlas Marine Coordination System

    24 March 2015
    Technology

    Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) Ltd has developed Atlas, a bespoke recording and tracking system to manage vessels and personnel during offshore construction projects. The system has been designed by marine coordinators, using their experience in conjunction with customer feedback to shape the system to fit the exact requirements of the job. This ongoing process of […]

  • Germany: Workships Contractors and Frisia-Offshore Take Part in Husum Wind Exhibition

    17 September 2012

    Workships Contractors and Frisia-Offshore will present their cooperation at Husum Wind Exhibition 2012. Both companies have announced a partnership in the crew vessel business earlier this year; it will be the first time they present themselves together at an exhibition. You can visit them at stand 1A08, from the 18 – 21 September 2012. FRISIA-Offshore […]

  • Good Public Turnout for Consultation on Walney Offshore Wind Farm Extension Plans (UK)

    21 September 2011

      The offshore wind farm Walney 1 was completed earlier this year and Walney 2 is on track to complete construction by the end of the year. Each phase comprises 51 turbines and the total output will be 367MW. The extension that we are consulting on would see an estimated 750MW added to that, making […]

  • Germany: Transitional Company for Sietas Agreed by Consensus

    26 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    In a few days, the first installation vessel for offshore wind turbines, designed and built in Germany, will be undocked at the Sietas shipyard in Hamburg. The completion and handover to the renowned Dutch engineering company Van Oord is scheduled for July 2013. In addition, the insolvent shipyard currently hasn’t got any new contracts. For […]

  • Germany: MMT Completes Geophysical Cable Route Survey for Amrumbank OWF

    14 September 2012
    Grid Connection

    MMT (Sweden) has recently completed a geophysical cable route survey for the Amrumbank West offshore wind farm (OWF) project for Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH. The geophysical survey was performed by MMT for the entire inner array grid cable route. The geophysical survey included bathymetric and side-scan sonar survey as well as sub-bottom profiling. At first […]

  • Taiwan Orders AXYS WindSentinel

    7 February 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D

    AXYS Technologies Inc. (AXYS) announces that they have been contracted by the National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Taiwan to supply the WindSentinel™ wind resource assessment buoy. The purchase has been funded by a National Science Council grant under the Master Program of the National Science and Technology Program – Energy for Offshore Wind. The […]