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  • Boskalis Boards EOWDC Ship

    30 June 2016

    Royal Boskalis Westminster has been appointed the preferred Offshore Balance of Plant contractor by Vattenfall for the construction of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC). The contract includes all offshore elements of the wind farm, with the exception of the wind turbine supply. Offshore works in preparation for full construction were carried out in March […]

  • Superconductive EcoSwing Takes On Full-Size Testing

    8 May 2015
    R&D, Technology

    Envision Energy aims to install a superconductive generator on one of its most advanced wind turbines. The product named EcoSwing generator is designed for a +3 MW class direct drive turbine, and will provide enough electricity to power 1000 households. Anders Rebsdorf, Head of Envision’s Global Innovation Centre, commented: “After years of research, superconductivity has […]

  • Siemens Gamesa 8MW Prototype Up and Running

    18 September 2018
    R&D

    Siemens Gamesa has installed and commissioned the first prototype of the SG 8.0 167 DD offshore wind turbine in Østerild, Denmark.

  • Lamprell Cuts Into Moray East Steel

    1 July 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    UAE-based Lamprell has held a steel cutting ceremony to mark the start of construction of jacket foundations for the 950MW Moray East wind project offshore Scotland. GeoSea, part of DEME Offshore, the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) contractor for the project’s 100 wind turbine foundations and three offshore substation foundations, contracted Lamprell to fabricate 45 wind turbine and […]

  • High Wind Names New Head of Business Development

    3 September 2015
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Ole Jacob Wang Nielsen has joined High Wind NV as Head of Business Development. He will continue the commercialisation of the Boom Lock which allows for safe installation of wind turbine components in higher wind speeds. Ole Jacob has worked in the maritime industry since 2001 and brings with him 8 years of offshore wind experience […]

  • Dutch King Inaugurates 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid Offshore Wind Farm

    29 September 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch King Willem-Alexander and board members of Vattenfall, BASF, and Allianz officially inaugurated the offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid 1-4 on 29 September. Having 139 wind turbines and an installed capacity of 1.5 GW, Hollandse Kust Zuid is one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world. The subsidy-free 1.5 GW wind farm, […]

  • Scots Lay BASE for Cost-Saving Blade Access System

    24 October 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Scottish company Span Access Solutions Ltd is developing a new way to access offshore wind turbine blades that could save GBP 1.05 billion across the current European fleet of offshore wind farms, the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult said.

  • Ørsted Opens New Round of Walney Extension Skills Fund

    29 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has launched the third annual round of its Walney Extension Skills Fund, dedicated to coastal areas of Lancashire and Cumbria in the UK. GBP 50,000 is available to organizations that can develop and deliver Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) related training or education courses, a one-off event, or a program of targeted events. The full amount may be […]

  • VIDEO: Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion

    6 May 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Lockheed Martin is progressing with Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion.The company has recently signed a memorandum of agreement with Reignwood Group to develop an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) pilot power plant off the coast of southern China. Known as OTEC, this technology generates electricity by leveraging the temperature difference between warm surface water and deep […]

  • Denmark: Dong Saves Three Days Per Installed Cable

    6 May 2013
    Grid Connection

    Each time, a cable is installed between wind turbines at an offshore wind farm, time spent offshore can be reduced by approximately three days. A new cable laying concept from DONG Energy points the way to reducing costs. Each time they can move work from the offshore site onshore, they become more independent of the […]

  • VIDEO: Lowestoft College – Offshore Wind & Marine Safety Training

    8 March 2013
    Training & Education

    Lowestoft College is a leading provider of training and competence services to the maritime, offshore and energy industries. It has joined forces with the National Wind Farm Training Centre (NWFTC) to launch a one-stop training centre for workers in the wind farm industry. Under one roof, the College and NWFTC provide generic and bespoke courses to meet […]

  • LM Wind Power Completes Cherbourg Plant Recruitment Spree

    26 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    LM Wind Power, a subsidiary of GE Renewable Energy, has completed the recruitment phase for its new offshore wind turbine blade manufacturing plant in Cherbourg, France.

  • Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara Eyes Offshore Wind Power (Japan)

    11 March 2013

    Japanese Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara plans to promote wind power in Japan through offshore wind turbines, reports Kyodo News Service. The main reason for the poor offshore wind development in the country is a relatively short stretch of shallow waters, which are suited for the deployment of offshore wind turbines installed into the seabed. Floating […]

  • Innogy Launches Galloper Apprenticeship Scheme

    7 May 2019
    Training & Education

    Innogy has launched an apprenticeship scheme for the Galloper offshore wind farm for East Anglia-based young people. The new offshore wind turbine apprenticeship scheme will see three candidates undergo on-site hands-on training together with class-based learning at East Coast College in Lowestoft. According to innogy, the four-year scheme will give the participants the chance to get […]

  • Aarsleff BIZ Sends Off Final Windpark Fryslân Hardware

    2 November 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Aarsleff BIZ has delivered the last 17 Concrete Work Platforms (CWPs) built in Poland for the Windpark Fryslân nearshore project in the Netherlands. In total, Aarsleff BIZ, a Per Aarsleff company, built and delivered 89 CWPs for the 382.7 MW wind farm at its factory in Swinoujscie. The CWPs, each weighing 76 tonnes, will be […]

  • OuYang 1 All Jacked Up

    31 December 2018
    Vessels

    Marine and engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore has completed the jacking trial of wind turbine installation vessel OuYang 1.

  • Swire Blue Ocean CEO and Director Steps Down

    20 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    Lars Blicher, CEO and Director at Swire Blue Ocean, resigned from the position on 16 November.

  • Timelapse: Borkum Riffgrund 2 Rising

    14 August 2018
    Vessels

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has shared a timelapse video of the jack-up vessel Bold Tern installing an MHI Vestas V164-8.0 MW wind turbine on a suction bucket jacket foundation at the Borkum Riffgrund 2 wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • Photo of the Day: Completing Gode Wind

    23 May 2016
    Vessels

    On Thursday, 19 May, the last turbine was erected at the Gode Wind site in the German part of the North Sea from A2SEA’s installation vessel Sea Challenger.  With all 97 Siemens 6MW turbines installed at the offshore wind farms Gode Wind 1 and Gode Wind 2, the project’s total capacity of 582MW will deliver enough green […]

  • Burbo Bank Extension Fully Commissioned

    27 April 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The testing of the last MHI Vestas 8MW turbine on the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm was completed this month and the wind farm has been fully commissioned, DONG Energy said.

  • Arkona Offshore Wind Farm Sparks Into Life

    24 September 2018
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The 385MW Arkona offshore wind farm in the German part of the Baltic Sea has supplied the first electricity to the German electricity grid.

  • TÜV NORD Oversees Borkum Riffgrund 1 Commissioning

    6 May 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    TÜV NORD has received an order from Dong Energy to monitor commissioning of the offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1. Experts will test the function of the wind turbines on site – in particular their safety systems. TÜV NORD will also issue the project certificate at the end of the commissioning process – which is […]

  • Cadeler’s New Offshore Wind Installation Vessel Arrives in Rotterdam Ahead of First Deployment

    15 November 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Vessels

    Cadeler’s new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Wind Peak has arrived in Rotterdam and, according to its owner, is ready to commence the first mobilisation for a client. “It’s been 73 days since our newbuild Cadeler wind installation vessel left the shipyard in Qidong and crossed the ocean for the very first time. Since then, […]

  • DHSS to Provide Heli Support for MHI Vestas O&M Ops at Deutsche Bucht

    12 November 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    MHI Vestas has awarded Dutch provider of ships agency and offshore helicopter services, DHSS, with a contract for the support of maintenance operations at the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm in Germany. Under the multi-year contract, DHSS will be responsible for helicopter hoist operations for technicians and material to the wind turbines at the 269 […]

  • 500 MW Fécamp Offshore Wind Farm Produces First Power

    18 July 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The 500 MW Fécamp offshore wind farm in Normandy, France, has started producing the first electricity and feeding it into the grid after the first wind turbine was installed at the beginning of this month. Following the load-out of the first four wind turbines from the port of Cherbourg, DEME Offshore’s Innovation proceeded with the installation of […]

  • Lhyfe Taps Strohm for Green Hydrogen Transport Solution

    10 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Technology

    The Netherlands-based thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) manufacturer Strohm and French renewable hydrogen supplier Lhyfe have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate on developing solutions for onshore and offshore hydrogen transport, with initial plans to launch the first floating wind turbine to be integrated with a hydrogen production system.  Lhyfe unveiled the floating wind-to-hydrogen […]