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  • Fred. Olsen Windcarrier Finds Best Far-Shore O&M Solution

    28 September 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    Fixed offshore accommodation will be instrumental in resolving the operations and maintenance (O&M) dilemma faced by operators of wind farms installed far from shores, according to a report commissioned by Fred. Olsen Windcarrier. Reducing transit time and improving turbine accessibility are two key issues for operators, and the study by Norwegian simulation experts Shoreline found […]

  • GBP 2 Million Funding Pool Available for UK Supply Chain

    22 July 2020
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has launched a package of funding and business support activities worth GBP 2.1 million, aimed at boosting the UK offshore wind supply chain. The package includes two new funding calls and support activities for business transformation. For the funding calls, OWGP earmarked a total of GBP 600,000, while business […]

  • NOAA Begins Fish Study at New England Offshore Wind Lease Areas

    13 March 2020
    Environment, R&D

    The U.S. NOAA Fisheries has started a study of Atlantic cod and other commercial fish in Southern New England to gather data on the potential impact of offshore wind development on the species. As part of the three-year study, an autonomous underwater glider is surveying areas in and around Cox’s Ledge, including the South Fork […]

  • Pacific Orca Decked Out for Offshore Nacelle Repairs

    5 March 2020
    Vessels

    Swire Blue Ocean’s jack-up Pacific Orca has been equipped with a mobile workshop to facilitate onboard maintenance of nacelles during the maintenance and service agreement with Siemens Gamesa. This new workshop will enable Siemens Gamesa’s Heavy Lift team to repair various types of nacelles directly at the offshore locations. This option is expected to make […]

  • Whitford Testing Coatings for Offshore Industries at EMEC

    19 February 2016
    R&D, Technology

    UK-based coating manufacturer Whitford Ltd is working with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd to test various high-performance coatings within the harsh oceanic conditions in Orkney. The long-term project will analyse existing and developmental coating products to assess their suitability for applications within the marine renewables industry, as well as for other offshore industries such […]

  • Dogger Bank Lidar Cuts the Mustard

    2 December 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    A ZephIR 300 wind lidar installed at Dogger Bank for the Forewind consortium has provided data which shows the technology has advanced to the stage where it can be used in future as an alternative to meteorological masts for wind data collection, according to Zephir Lidar. The Dogger Bank projects being developed by the Forewind […]

  • Atlantis Names New Non-Executive Director

    3 August 2015
    Business & Finance

    Tidal power company Atlantis Resources has appointed Ian Cobban as an independent Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. Cobban has over 30 years of experience in the subsea construction, operations and maintenance industry. He first joined Subsea Offshore Ltd, a subsidiary of Subsea 7 S.A, a company listed on the Oslo Børs and a leading global contractor in […]

  • UK: East Anglia Urged to Seize Government Push for Wave and Tidal Energy

    11 April 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

     The UK Government announced allocation of £20m to engineering and environmental companies for projects aimed at development of tidal and wind energy, EDP 24 published. Apart from mere production of power, these include projects targeted at design and manufacture of indispensable technology in addition to conducting various types of research, necessary to boost the sector. […]

  • Germany: DanTysk Offshore Substation Completely Installed

    5 August 2013
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Offshore Substation (OSS) for the DanTysk offshore wind farm is installed completely. After a construction period of around two years, the DanTysk OSS left the Hollandia Shipyard in Krimpen, The Netherlands, on the 23rd of July. The OSS was built in two sections. After the successful installation of the jacket, Vattenfall has announced the finalisation of the DanTysk […]

  • Adwen Charters SafeWay-Equipped Olympic Intervention IV for O&M

    5 October 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Adwen has chartered Olympic Subsea’s vessel Olympic Intervention IV for operations & maintenance at three offshore wind farms in the German part of the North Sea. The DP2 vessel has been fitted with a SafeWay gangway, marking the first commercial operation for this motion compensated offshore access system in the offshore wind sector.

  • Monobase Wind Completes Testing

    4 December 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Monobase Wind BV has successfully concluded the model-testing in MARIN.  “All tests were in line with our predictions for all stages of the transport, installation and in-place situations,” Project Director Jan Groot said. The transportation analysis showed mild accelerations (less than 1.1 m/s2) at nacelle height, even at 6 m significant wave height (12 m maximum waves). This is […]

  • UK: Scira Extends Charter Contract with Tidal Transit

    2 May 2013

    Tidal Transit’s personnel transfer vessel, Eden Rose, has been on charter to Scira Offshore Energy since May 2012. Initially it was transporting construction workers building the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm to site, and since this 88 turbine power plant was completed late last year, it has been taking maintenance technicians to the wind farm […]

  • The Netherlands: A2SEA ‘Sea Installer’ Wins Offshore Renewables Award

    27 February 2013

    GustoMSC congratulates A2SEA with the Offshore Renewables Award. At the Offshore Support Journal Conference, A2SEA’s offshore wind turbine installation vessel ‘Sea Installer’ won first prize. The award winning Sea Installer was built after GustoMSC’s NG-9000C design. A2SEA praised the vessel’s performance when it was first employed to install two 6MW offshore wind turbines at the […]

  • WES Seeking New Innovations in Wave Energy

    11 June 2015
    R&D

    Wave Energy Scotland’s (WES) second competitive project call is now underway with the search for novel wave energy converter devices. The national research and development body for the wave energy sector in Scotland is inviting applications for project costs via a contract for research and development services to develop novel wave energy converters. Applicants will […]

  • Integration of North Sea wind energy transpower orders powerful grid connection for two more offshore wind farms (Germany)

    13 June 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    Transpower orders its third powerful offshore grid connection. The contract with the consortium of Siemens Energy and Prysmian Powerlink is the starting signal for the third innovative major project of its kind. The high voltage direct current (HVDC) connection “BorWin2“ with a capacity of 800 Megawatt (MW) will connect the wind farms Global Tech 1 […]

  • IWS Seals CSOV Charter Deal with Siemens Gamesa

    2 February 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS), through its wholly-owned subsidiary IWS Fleet, has signed a three-year contract with Siemens Gamesa for its Skywalker-class walk-to-work commissioning service operations vessels (CSOVs). Under the agreement, IWS Fleet will provide the CSOVs to support offshore turbine commissioning works across multiple Siemens Gamesa projects in North Europe over a three-year period, starting […]

  • Borssele, Hollandse Kust Projects Bring Quanta to the Netherlands

    3 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    International recruitment company Quanta Consultancy Services has launched its subsidiary in the Netherlands, as the offshore wind activity in the Borssele and Hollandse Kust zones is upcoming, along with the country’s expansions plans for energy from waste, tidal and solar energy. 

  • EDP Renewables Electricity Output for First Nine Months of 2011 Increases by 22 pct YoY (Spain)

    26 October 2011

    EDP Renewables (EDP Renováveis, Euronext: EDPR), a global leader in the renewable energy sector and the world’s third-largest wind energy producer, today announced that in the first nine months of 2011, electricity output increased by 22% YoY to 12.0 TWh. Over the last 12 months, the company increased its installed capacity by 953 MW, of […]

  • BOEM Tests New York Bight Waters

    9 April 2018
    Authorities, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is publishing a call to obtain nominations from companies interested in commercial offshore wind energy leases within the proposed areas in the New York Bight, US.

  • Siemens Gamesa, Dominion Energy Solidify Massive Offshore Wind Deal in US

    21 December 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa and Dominion Energy Virginia have reached an agreement for delivery of offshore wind turbines and ten years of service for the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project, for which Dominion is planning to use 176 units of the currently world’s largest offshore wind turbine in operation. According to Siemens Gamesa, […]

  • Belgium: EWEA Seeks New CEO

    3 September 2012

    The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) is looking for a new Chief Executive Officer following the decision of Christian Kjaer to stand down from April 2013. Christian Kjaer has been CEO of EWEA since 2006. From 2003-2006 he was EWEA Policy Director, and previously worked for the Danish Wind Industry Association and the Danish newspaper […]

  • Finland: Rauma Shipyard Completes Conversion Works on Vessel Aura

    25 September 2012

    STX Finland Oy’s Rauma Shipyard has completed all modification works on multipurpose deck cargo vessel Aura, owned by Oy Gaiamare Ab which is part of Meriaura Group. During the two-and-a-half-month long overhaul process the special cargo vessel underwent important modifications. The vessel arrived at the Rauma Shipyard on 13 June 2012 and it was transferred […]

  • Global Wind Power Investments to Reach USD 101 Bln by 2020, Says GlobalData

    20 January 2015
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Global wind power installed capacity is set to rise from approximately 364.9 Gigawatts (GW) in 2014 to 650.8 GW by 2020, increasing the demand for wind turbine components across the value chain, says research and consulting firm GlobalData. The company’s latest report states that due to future demand growth, global investment in wind power projects […]

  • SMart Wind Signs Agreement with Crown Estate (UK)

    24 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    SMart Wind, the joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Financial Services, today announced the signing of Agreement for Leases (AfL) with The Crown Estate for Optimus Wind and Breesea, which together comprise the second phase of projects within the Hornsea Zone. Optimus Wind and Breesea combined could have a capacity of up to […]

  • UK: Triton Knoll’s Project Manager Gives Scheme Update

    24 July 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    The Triton Knoll offshore wind farm project has raised concerns among the local communities in the past few months, so the developers want to make their plans clear. Project manager Jacob Hain gave an update regarding the current status and plans for the 1,200 MW offshore wind farm in an interview for This is Lincolnshire […]

  • Great Yarmouth Becomes Home to Dedicated Business Park (UK)

    5 November 2013
    Authorities

    Great Yarmouth is set to become a home to dedicated business park for firms in the energy industry. The plan is led by Great Yarmouth Development Company, a new joint venture between Great Yarmouth Borough Council and Norfolk County Council, which aims to pool skills and resources to unlock and accelerate economic development opportunities. Great […]