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  • Mischief Strengthens Offshore Wind

    3 December 2015
    Vessels

    Seacat Mischief, a newly built 23m catamaran, joined Seacat Services’ fleet in late November and is currently undergoing preparations for deployment. Seacat Mischief is the first vessel to be delivered as part of an order signed with British boat-builder South Boats IoW in February 2015 for two 23m catamarans. Seacat Magic, Seacat Mischief’s sister vessel, is currently in build. […]

  • GoBe Appoints Project Manager for Rampion

    26 October 2015

    GoBe Consultants has appointed Angie de Burgh to take the lead role working on GoBe’s recently awarded Rampion contract with E.On. De Burgh has project management and technical environmental experience gained working across the marine aggregates and renewables industries. Tim Golding, Director at GoBe said: “We are delighted that such a capable and technically strong consultant as Angie has joined […]

  • VBMS Completes Dudgeon HDD Work

    15 October 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    VBMS has completed two 1,170-metre long horizontal directional drillings (HDDs) at the landfall for the Dudgeon offshore wind farm. The drillings were done in preparation for the installation of two 42-kilometre long export cables next year. To avoid worsening weather conditions later in the season, the work was carried out three months earlier. Dudgeon Offshore Wind […]

  • Fugro Starts Final Survey at Borssele Zone

    18 September 2015
    Vessels

    The geotechnical work is being undertaken on behalf of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and constitutes the final investigation at the Borssele wind farm sites before the final tender bidding rounds begin. This contract follows the previous geotechnical, geophysical and metocean investigations at the Borssele development. Fugro will execute […]

  • Alnmaritec Commercial Manager Retires

    14 September 2015

    Alastair Brown, Commercial Manager of Alnmaritec in Blyth, Northumberland, has announced his retirement at the end of his career. With a family background in engineering, Alastair followed in his father’s footsteps to become an engineer, starting his working life as an apprentice draughtsman with Vickers-Armstrong Shipbuilding and Swan Hunter Shipbuilders in Newcastle. When he joined […]

  • TenneT Hires Hollandse Kust Noord EIA Team

    6 February 2017
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Grid Connection, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Transmission systems operator TenneT has contracted Arcadis and Pondera Consult to carry out an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of an offshore grid which will deliver electricity generated at the 700MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm zone to the Dutch grid.

  • Global Wind Service Ready for Block Island OWF Work

    14 July 2016

    Global Wind Service (GWS) is starting up the Block Island Wind Farm project after making the preparations to deliver manpower, tools and safety equipment. “We are very proud to be a part of bringing offshore wind to the U.S. and we see great future opportunities for their growing offshore wind industry,” said Chief Commercial Officer […]

  • EWEA Rebrands to WindEurope

    7 April 2016

    On 5 April, the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) became WindEurope.  The organisation explained that its brand needed to evolve as the wind energy, which moved from a niche sector to a mainstream industry, is evolving. “This is a pivotal moment and we look forward to continue to work with you in order to ensure the growth and prosperity […]

  • Shell Could Join Dutch Wind Veterans in Borssele Bid

    29 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    Royal Dutch Shell, the eighth biggest oil company in the world according to Forbes’ latest list, is likely to bid at the upcoming Borssele offshore wind tender as part of a consortium also comprising Eneco, Van Oord and Vestas. The information was published by Dutch newspaper Financieele Dagblad last week, following news that the oil and gas giant is eyeing […]

  • SSE Launches Beatrice OWF Community Fund

    16 December 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    SSE has opened the first round of the Partnership Fund for the Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm (BOWL), making GBP 600,000 available to support transformative community projects in both Highland and Moray in the first year. The Beatrice Partnership Fund, worth a total of GBP 3 million over a five-year period, is now inviting applications from […]

  • Houlder to Arm Pacific Orca for Foundation Installation at Rampion

    13 June 2016

    Houlder today reported that it is completing assembly of a second set of 256t hydraulic Pile Restraint Arms, which will ensure foundation piles at the Rampion offshore wind site are kept vertical as they are hammered into the seabed. The pile-handling arms will be installed on Swire Blue Ocean’s installation vessel Pacific Orca, where they will provide the horizontal restraint required to […]

  • EnBW Reveals Albatros Team

    9 May 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Following the announcement that EnBW reached the final investment decision for the 112MW Albatros offshore wind farm, the German energy company said that the supply contracts for all main infrastructure work for the project are now concluded.

  • CWind Presented Second Health & Safety ROSPA Gold Award

    9 July 2014
    Training & Education

    CWind Ltd is once again among the winners at the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2014.   The Gold award in the prestigious annual scheme run by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) was presented during a ceremony at the ExCeL London, on June 17, 2014. Through the scheme, which is open to businesses […]

  • Gibraltar Signs Wave Energy Deal

    12 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    H.M. Government of Gibraltar has this week signed its first power purchase agreement for the provision of renewable energy. The agreement with Eco Wave Power is for the provision of an initial 0.5MW energy device on the eastside, with a view to further expansion up to a full 5MW plant if the project is successful. […]

  • Mammoet Uses World’s Biggest Crawler Crane to Install Legs on Aeolus

    28 April 2014
    Technology

    Mammoet, specialized in Engineered Heavy Lifting and Transport, is currently employing its Liebherr LR13000, the biggest crawler crane in the world, to install four platform legs on Van Oord’s newest wind turbine installation vessel, the Aeolus. In 12 days the giant crane has been assembled at Lloyd Werft in Bremerhaven, Germany. The first of the […]

  • Senergy to Share Its Experience at Offshore Cables Forum

    12 February 2014
    Grid Connection

    Richard Orren, Senergy’s Global Technical Head of Survey & GeoEngineering, is to take part in the Offshore Cables Forum taking place in London this week. Orren will give a presentation on how to ensure that the important and distinct needs of cables are taken into account when designing and managing survey and site investigation workscopes for […]

  • Canada: Acadia Tidal Energy Institute Opens Officially

    12 September 2012
    R&D

    Acadia organized a celebration for the Official Opening of the Acadia Tidal Energy Institute on Tuesday, 11 September, in the Festival Theatre (across the street from the Beveridge Arts Centre). The event opened at 1:45 pm (for viewing of exhibits), with presentations that started at 2:30 pm.  Acadia’s long history of Bay of Fundy tidal […]

  • Denmark: Bladt Leading Supplier of Offshore Substructures, EWEA’s Report Says

    1 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    Bladt has been announced the leading supplier of offshore substructures in EWEA’s annual report on key offshore trend statistics for 2012 – and with good reason. In 2012, it successfully completed some of the world’s largest offshore wind foundation projects with the London Array and Anholt offshore wind farms. Offshore foundation projects In Lubmin, Germany, […]

  • ‘Oleg Strashnov’ Prepares for TP Installation at Meerwind Süd/Ost, Germany

    15 March 2013

    One of the world’s largest installation vessels, Oleg Strashnov, is in Cuxhaven since Tuesday, waiting to load components for a wind farm northwest of Helgoland. A total of six transition pieces (TPs) will be loaded onto the vessel, after which they will be installed at the Meerwind Süd/Ost offshore wind farm. The HWG members, Ambau […]

  • UNEP, EEC to Host Global Round Tables

    8 March 2013

    A series of events, organised by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the European Energy Centre (EEC) will kick off on Monday in Edinburgh where the first Global Round Tables will be held, writes H&V News. UNEP and EEC will hold total of 5 events from 11 March to 26 March. These events will be […]

  • ‘Global Evaluation of Offshore Wind Shipping Opportunity’ Report Published

    15 January 2014
    R&D

    Danish Shipowners’ Association and The Shipowners’ Association of 2010 have published a report under the title Global Evaluation of Offshore Wind Shipping Opportunity. The report gives an insight into the supply and demand in the offshore wind industry. The report has been produced by BMT/Navigant with support from The Danish Maritime Fund. The strategic review […]

  • The Netherlands: Kenz Cranes Builds 400t Boom Hoist Crane for Seajacks Hydra

    24 July 2013

    Following the successful delivery of the replacement crane for the Seajacks Leviathan in 2012, Kenz Cranes received a repeat order for another 400t crane to be used for the installation of offshore wind turbines. Following its successful extensive FAT test at the Kenz facility in Zaandam, the Netherlands, 10 months after contract award, the crane […]

  • Denmark: Borkum Riffgrund I Substation Sails Away from Bladt

    1 August 2013

     Last week, Bladt embarked on load-out and sea fastening of the jacket and substation for the offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund I, and today was sail away day. At 9 a.m., the barge with the total of approximately 5,000 tonnes of steel structures left the quay at Bladt Industries, Aalborg, heading for the German part […]

  • UK: Redcar MP Discusses Dogger Bank Project with Forewind

    21 May 2012
    Authorities

    Ian Swales MP met with Forewind, the company behind the Dogger Bank wind farm, to discuss how the project will affect the local area. The wind farm will be over 80 miles off the coast of Teesside and will therefore not directly affect residents. The plan is to bring a cable ashore underground and construct […]

  • Denmark: DHI Recommends More Focus on Environmental Issues to EWEA

    9 May 2012
    Environment

    A number of delegates and exhibition visitors at EWEA 2012 found their way to the DHI booth. Of particular interest were their modeling services in relation to habitat assessment, radar technology and underwater noise impacts related to offshore projects. It’s obvious that the pace of offshore developments is increasing the risk for environmental barriers, not […]

  • Vietnam Gets First Offshore Wind Turbines

    25 May 2012

    The first two offshore wind turbines have been installed off the south coast of Bac Lieu Province, reports TuoiTre News. General Eclectic Company (GE) provided the turbines, which have been installed by the Cong Ly Construction and Trading Co Ltd, based in Bac Lieu. This action is a part of the Bac Lieu Province Wind […]