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  • ABS Establishes Offshore Energy Center in Huston, USA

    9 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    ABS, the leading provider of classification services to the global offshore industry, is establishing an office in Houston’s Energy Corridor near the intersection of Interstate 10 and Highway 6. The new facility will co-locate members from ABS engineering, project management, technology and business management, allowing ABS to better serve its client base in this significant […]

  • Windfarm Update: Global Tech I

    24 November 2014

    At the end of August the construction of the 400MW Global Tech I wind farm was completed with the installation of the last of the 80 Areva M5000-11 6 turbines. The construction has been within budget. Global Tech I is located approximately 180km northwest of Bremerhaven, in the German North Sea in water depths of […]

  • Deutsche Windtechnik In Charge of Nordergründe OWF Maintenance

    8 June 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Deutsche Windtechnik Offshore and Consulting is now responsible for the majority of equipment services as well as technical management for Nordergründe offshore wind farm. The wind farm, for which construction work and operation is scheduled to start in 2016, will be equipped with 18 Senvion® 6.2 wind turbines and an offshore substation. The early legal […]

  • Abu Dhabi MAR Acquires Former HDW Gaarden GmbH in Kiel (Germany)

    2 September 2011
    Business & Finance

      As of today the contracts for the acquisition of the former HDW Gaarden GmbH in Kiel have entered into force. Abu Dhabi MAR Kiel GmbH starts with 172 employees, the facilities, equipment and infrastructure of the former HDW Gaarden, working on first orders of its target markets offshore, mega yachts and construction of special […]

  • UK Needs to Clear Offshore Wind Hurdles, Says Ian Williams

    19 June 2012

    The UK Government needs to clear a number of high hurdles if it wants the offshore wind to significantly supply power to the homes in Scotland and the UK in the future, the Scotsman cited Chairman of Campbell Dallas LLP Ian Williams as saying. First of all, the technology which is required to place offshore […]

  • VBMS to Install Hornsea One Nearshore Export Cables

    6 June 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    VBMS, a subsidiary of Royal Boskalis Westminster, has been awarded a contract to assist DEME’s subsidiary Tideway with the installation of three nearshore and shallow water sections of export cables for DONG Energy’s 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm.

  • RES Granted Planning Consent on Behalf of Argyll Tidal

    25 June 2014
    Authorities

    RES Offshore announced that applications made on behalf of Argyll Tidal Ltd to Marine Scotland and Argyll & Bute Council have recently been approved. The marine license and planning consent allows for the installation of a single, up to 500kW, demonstration tidal device off the Mull of Kintyre, a project which would have the ability […]

  • National Press Club to Host Offshore Wind Energy Forum (USA)

    20 November 2011

      The National Press Club Newsmakers Committee will host a Newsmaker forum on the growing importance of offshore wind and the tools and infrastructure necessary to get it to consumers in the club’s Zenger Room at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, in the National Press Building, 529 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C. With vast untapped […]

  • UK: Seagreen Wind Energy Holds Public Consultations for Firth of Forth Offshore Wind Farm

    22 May 2012

    Seagreen Wind Energy, a joint venture partnership between SSE and Fluor, has held public consultation exhibitions in May on the Phase 1 of the Firth of Forth Offshore Wind Farm Zone, the Courier informed. The consultations where held in Montrose, Arbroath, Carnoustie, Dundee and Tealing. The main concerns of the public were raised over the […]

  • UK: EEEGR Innovation Awards Report

    12 March 2012

    On 29th February John Balch, Managing Director of Nautilus Associates took his familiar role as head judge at East of England Energy Group (EEEGR’s) 9th annual Innovation Awards hosted at the Holiday Inn at Norwich Airport. The EEEGR Innovation Awards were developed to reveal pioneering and groundbreaking technology innovations to the wider energy supply chain […]

  • India’s New Government to Support Offshore Wind Power

    23 May 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will swear into office on May 26, will push the country toward renewable energy production, especially offshore wind and solar power, according to industry officials.   Modi’s government could set up a policy for offshore wind power separately, thus paving the way for developers to erect first Indian […]

  • Belgium: Jan de Nul Orders Caley Ocean Systems’ Turntable

    14 November 2012
    Grid Connection, Technology

    Offshore handling systems specialist, Caley Ocean Systems, has been awarded a contract to supply leading dredging and marine engineering company, Jan de Nul NV, with a 5,400Te capacity cable turntable for the MPV Willem De Vlamingh. Mid 2013, Jan de Nul is installing 245kV export cable connecting the Northwind Offshore Wind power plant, on the […]

  • Seajacks Wraps Up Meerwind OWF

    3 April 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Seajacks reached a major milestone on the Meerwind offshore wind farm project yesterday. Namely, Seajacks Zaratan jack-up vessel installed the final blade on the 80th wind turbine. The 288MW Meerwind offshore wind farm is located in the Exclusive Economic Zone region of the German North Sea, and consists of 80 Siemens 3.6MW wind turbines. When […]

  • TenneT Seeks Rescue and Guard Vessels

    14 February 2019
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    TenneT Offshore has issued a tender looking for providers of emergency response and rescue vessels (ERRVs) and guard vessels with the associated crews. The tender is separated into two lots, with Lot 1 covering the provision of ERRVs and respective crews to support platform operations and ensure personnel safety offshore over the side or underneath the platforms. ERRVs […]

  • RTE Seeks Cable Storage for French Offshore Wind Triplets

    15 October 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) has opened a tender seeking cable storage services for the Saint-Nazaire, Courseulles-sur-Mer and Fécamp offshore wind projects in France. RTE is looking for a provider of storage services for the 225kV submarine power cables, and optionally junctions and accessories for the three projects. The contractor will be in charge of […]

  • Scotland Greenlights World’s Largest Floating Wind Project

    2 November 2015
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Scottish Government has granted a marine licence to Statoil for the construction of Hywind Scotland project, the world’s largest floating offshore wind development. The pilot park will comprise five floating 6MW turbines installed approximately 25km off the coast of Peterhead, with a generating capacity of 135GWh of electricity each year. It is expected that the Hywind Scotland […]

  • Meet Offshore WIND Team at Seawork

    6 June 2014

    The visitors to the annual Seawork International event will not just be able to enjoy the good weather that is promised by some forecasters, when looking at all the new vessels and talking to the exhibitors in Southampton next week. They will also be able to attend all the naming and handing over ceremonies of […]

  • WEM Orders CTV Couple from Strategic Marine

    14 October 2020
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    The UK-based WEM Marine has ordered two new crew transfer vessels (CTVs) from Singapore’s shipbuilder Strategic Marine. The 27m CTVs will be powered by two Caterpillar C32 engines driving fixed pitch propellers and will be able to accommodate 24 technicians and three crew members. The vessels will be built in Singapore and are expected to […]

  • USD 10 Million for Testing of Wave Energy Offshore Hawaii

    29 April 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The U.S. Energy Department has announced $10 million to test prototypes designed to generate clean, renewable electricity from ocean waves and help diversify America’s energy portfolio. The Energy Department-supported demonstrations at the U.S. Navy’s wave energy test site off Hawaii’s island of Oahu will help develop reliable wave energy options and collect important performance and […]

  • Nordsee One Turbines Halfway There

    28 June 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The rotor for the 27th wind turbine was successfully installed last week at the Nordsee One construction site, marking the halfway point for turbine installation at the 332 MW wind farm.

  • Energinet Picks Thor Geotechnical Investigator

    20 February 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Danish engineering consultancy Geo has won a contract to carry out preliminary geotechnical investigations for the Thor offshore wind project in the Danish North Sea. The investigations will also include offshore boreholes and CPT tests. The value of the contract is around EUR 5.4 million. Danish transmission system operator Energinet selected Geo to carry out […]

  • Nepal, Japan to Get Tocardo’s Free-Flow Water Turbines

    27 September 2012

    Tocardo International, the leading producer of free-flow turbines, has commenced the manufacture of six free-flow water turbines for installation in Nepal and Japan. This follows the partnership agreements announced in March to supply 8MW of bi-directional turbine power over a three-year period to Japan and, in June, to supply 2.5MW of uni-directional turbine power to […]

  • Sif Joins BorWin Gamma Team

    10 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch Sif Holding N.V. has been awarded a contract for the production of all tubular components for the jacket of the BorWin gamma platform.  The contract includes the production of legs, bracings, pile sleeves and pin piles for the jacket. The project is being undertaken by Petrofac in consortium with Siemens for the German-Dutch transmission grid operator […]

  • Third Phase of Round Robin Testing Carried Out

    29 April 2014
    R&D, Technology

    The third step of tidal energy testing called Round Robin took place at CNR-INSEAN this month. Comparisons were based on the performance measurements of the device (torque and thrust) in a flow velocity range from 0.6 to 1.2 m/s, as was done in the first and second leg of testing.  The use of the same […]

  • New Round of Dialogue on Kriegers Flak OWF Project

    28 October 2014
    Authorities, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    In order to ensure that potential tenderers can offer their views on framework conditions and contribute to making the content of the conditions attractive and flexible for the market, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) decided to conduct a technical dialogue in May 2013 covering two offshore wind projects, the Horns Rev 3 and Kriegers Flak. […]

  • Living Stone Arrives in Vlissingen for Final Outfitting

    17 April 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    DEME Group’s advanced cable lay vessel Living Stone has arrived from Santurtzi in Spain to Vlissingen, the Netherlands, where the vessel will undergo final outfittings before completion, DEME’s spokesperson told Offshore WIND.