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  • Vattenfall’s Pontoon All Set for EOWDC

    2 May 2018
    Vessels

    Vattenfall has completed the construction of a 30-meter-long floating crew transfer pontoon which will be used for its European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Scotland.

  • ABS Group Wins French Floater Certification Contract

    24 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    A consortium comprising ENGIE, EDP Renewables and Caisse des Dépôts has awarded ABS Group with a contract to provide design verification services for the Les Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating wind farm pilot project in France.

  • Expertise Hub VIDEO: SOVs to Stay In Demand (Esvagt)

    11 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Esvagt’s Service Operations Vessels (SOVs) currently working, and those set to work, in the offshore wind sector have a bright future after their initial offshore wind contracts expire as they will still be in demand, according to Ole Ditlev Nielsen, the company’s Business Development Manager, who joined Offshore WIND Expertise Hub at the beginning of June.

  • LM Wind Power Building Blade Factory in Turkey

    18 July 2016

    LM Wind Power, which recently presented an 88.4-metre blade for Adwen’s offshore wind turbine, has broken ground at a 17-hectare piece of land in Bergama, Turkey, where it will set up a factory for the manufacture and distribution of wind turbine blades. “The Bergama plant will manufacture blades up to 70 metres initially for the local […]

  • EEW Opens Production Plant at Verbrugge Zeeland Terminal

    10 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    German foundations manufacturer Erndtebrücker Eisenwerk (EEW) opened a new production facility at the Verbrugge Zeeland Terminal in Vlissingen on Thursday, 9 March.

  • Northern Offshore Services Takes Delivery of M/V Defender

    23 December 2016
    Authorities, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Denmark’s Northern Offshore Services AS (NOS) has taken delivery of the fifth in line of the D-Class series windfarm service vessels (WSVs), M/V Defender, which is certified to carry up to 24 offshore wind technicians. The vessel was delivered from Grovfjord Mek Verksted yard in Norway on 21 December, where Defender’s sister vessel, M/V Doer, is currently […]

  • Port of Blyth Names New Finance Director

    17 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Port of Blyth has appointed Oran Robson as the new Finance Director, who will help oversee the next phase in the organisation’s growth. Robson has joined the Port following sixteen years as the Finance Director and Company Secretary at Canford Group PLC, the Washington-based communications equipment suppliers. Martin Lawlor, Chief Executive of the Port of […]

  • France Approves Two Floaters in the Mediterranean

    4 November 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) has approved two more floating wind pilot projects as part of the country’s call for tenders for the development of floating wind launched in August 2015. One of the two new winners of the call for pilot floating farm projects is EDF Energies Nouvelles with their 24MW project […]

  • All Veja Mate Foundations In Place

    28 October 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    All 67 foundations are now standing in place at the 402MW Veja Mate offshore wind farm in the German North Sea after Offshore Wind Force (OWF) VM installed the last transition piece at the site in the early morning hours of Thursday, 27 October.  Construction began in April 2016 when OWF, part of Boskalis, installed the […]

  • Prontoport Wins Contract Extension from Siemens

    14 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    UK-based renewable energy specialist Prontoport has won an additional 2-year contract from Siemens to support the commissioning and build of several new offshore wind farms. The latest contract is with Siemens Projects, the part of the business which constructs new wind farms, and the initial two year period carries an option to extend for a further […]

  • TenneT and Siemens Top Out BorWin3 Converter Station

    7 October 2016
    Grid Connection

    Transmission systems operator TenneT and Siemens have held a topping-out ceremony for the Emden/Ost converter station, part of the 900MW BorWin3 grid connection project. The land station Emden/Ost is an essential element for the grid connection of offshore wind farms, TenneT said. With the BorWin3 project a high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission will be realized […]

  • GustoMSC Signs Floating Foundation Development Pact in Korea

    29 September 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch design and engineering company GustoMSC, South Korean offshore wind developer Halla Wind Energy, and Korean Maritime Consultants (KOMAC) signed a three-way Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the intention to mutually develop and design the GustoMSC Tri-Floater, a floating foundation for wind turbines. The companies will jointly develop and design GustoMSC Tri-Floater for the Dongbu […]

  • European Fund for Strategic Investments Extended to 2020

    19 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    The European Commission has announced that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) will be extended for three further years to 2020, with the aim of mobilising EUR 500 billion in investment. EFSI was set up in 2015 to kick-start investments in the EU by mobilising private finance, and a large part of investments under […]

  • Danish Companies Vying for Horns Rev 3 Work

    31 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Danish companies are turning their attention to Hvide Sande which is expected to become the centre of activities related to what is to be the largest offshore wind farm in Danish waters – Vattenfall’s 406MW Horns Rev 3, the Danish Wind Energy Association (DWIA) said. The Swedish energy company and its main subcontractors should in the near […]

  • Chinese Duo Buys Majority Share in Meerwind Süd|Ost OWF

    24 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    China Yangtze Power and China Three Gorges Corporation have teamed up to buy a majority stake in WindMW GmbH, the owner and operator of the 288MW Meerwind Süd|Ost offshore wind farm. The two companies have, through their subsidiaries, agreed to purchase a 100% stake in BCP Meerwind Luxembourg, a company which, through its wholly owned subsidiary, BCP […]

  • Wind Energy Marine Orders Two Wind Farm Support Vessels at Piriou

    7 June 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    UK-based Wind Energy Marine has placed an order for two wind farm support vessels (WFSVs) with the French shipbuilder Piriou.

  • Esvagt Ups O&M Game with Shoreline’s Simulation Programme

    6 June 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels

    Denmark’s Esvagt has implemented the MAINTSYS O&M simulation programme from Shoreline in an effort to optimise operations of existing offshore wind farms and offer more precise calculations for new projects.

  • Tacke CEO of Siemens Gamesa, Hannibal CEO of Offshore Operations

    9 May 2017

    At a meeting held on 8 May, the Board of Directors of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy appointed Markus Tacke as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with Michael Hannibal, previously CEO of the offshore division at Siemens Wind Power, now CEO of Siemens Gamesa’s offshore business.

  • JBA Consulting and Met Office Sign ForeCoast Marine Reseller Deal

    31 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    JBA Consulting has signed a reseller agreement with the Met Office which will now offer JBA’s metocean risk management software – ForeCoast Marine – to its marine and offshore clients. ForeCoast Marine is a planning, visualisation and decision support tool which utilises Met Office forecast data to reduce costs and meteocean risks. Working collaboratively, JBA […]

  • Ten-Point Plan Agreed for 3 Scottish Islands

    18 August 2014
    Authorities

    A framework between the UK Government and the 3 Scottish islands councils – the first agreement of its kind in the country – was launched on Friday by Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael. The Our islands framework, established in response to the Our Islands, Our Future joint campaign, will embed an islands voice at the heart of […]

  • OSBIT Power Settles in OrbisEnergy Centre

    27 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    OSBIT Power has taken residency in the OrbisEnergy centre in Lowestoft and joined the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR). The company is keen to further its investment in the southern North Sea offshore market and to develop new connections in the area. This expansion builds on a highly successful period for OSBIT Power, with […]

  • Nordlink Connection Moves Forward

    11 February 2015

    TenneT, Statnett, and KfW have given a green light for the electricity connection between Norway and Germany by signing the ownership agreement yesterday. Construction of the system will start as soon as contracts are signed with the contractors responsible for the production and installation of the cable and converter stations. ‘This is again a major step towards […]

  • ULSTEIN Sells 100th X-BOW with Two New SOVs

    14 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Technology, Vessels

    With the latest contract for two offshore wind service vessels for Bernhard Schulte/WINDEA Offshore, ULSTEIN has achieved 100 sales of the X-BOW hull line design. The milestone was achieved 10 years after the launch of the X-BOW design in 2005. “We can now see that X-BOW has been a huge success in the more recent […]

  • Dong Commissions HiDef for Burbo Bank Extension

    5 January 2015

    HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited (HiDef) has been commissioned by DONG Energy to undertake high resolution digital video aerial surveys at the recently consented Burbo Bank Extension project. These surveys, which may continue into the operational phase of the Burbo Bank Extension, have been designed to determine how red throated diver, an important seabird species, may […]

  • Top News of the Week Nov 3 – 9, 2014

    9 November 2014

    Siemens Appoints New CEO of Wind Power & Renewables Business Siemens Power Generation Services, Wind Power & Renewables business has a new global CEO. Mark Albenze succeeds Tim Holt who is taking over new responsibilities within Siemens. V164-8.0 MW Breaks All Records At the beginning of October, MHI Vestas Offshore Wind’s new wind turbine, installed […]

  • Welsh Minister for Natural Resources Keynote Speaker at Renewable Wales Conference

    24 March 2015
    Authorities

    Carl Sargeant AM, Welsh Minister for Natural Resources, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker at this year’s Renewable Wales Conference and Exhibition. Organised by RenewableUK Cymru and sponsored by Welsh Government, Renewable Wales will take place on Thursday, 21 May, in the Parc Thistle Hotel, Cardiff. Hundreds of delegates are expected to attend Renewable Wales […]