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  • DONG Goes All Monopiles on Hornsea One

    23 June 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has decided to use only monopile foundations on the 174-turbine Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm.

  • Highlights of the Month – February 2019

    4 March 2019

    We are bringing you a list of ten of our most read articles for the month of February. 15 Injured After CTV Collides with Cargo Ship Off Rügen All 15 people aboard the crew transfer vessel (CTV) World Bora were injured after the CTV collided with a cargo ship several nautical miles northeast of the […]

  • BIS Research Publishes Asia-Pacific Wind Energy Market Outlook

    7 January 2016
    Business & Finance

    Business Intelligence and Strategy Research (BIS Research) has recently published a report titled “Asia-Pacific Wind Energy Market Outlook, Focus on Equipment, Deployment and Geography: Estimation and Forecast 2015-2020”. Owing to the increasing energy demands and a dire need for safeguarding measures for the environment, the wind energy market has gained significant traction in the recent past […]

  • UK: New Safer Vessel Transfer System Chosen for Sheringham Shoal

    13 June 2012

    Scira Offshore Energy, operator of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, will utilise a new UK designed vessel transfer system to provide its wind farm technicians with safe and reliable access to wind turbines in a range of weather conditions. The safe transfer of wind farm technicians from vessels to the turbines is a key […]

  • The Crown Estate Okays Hywind Scotland Seabed Lease

    16 May 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Crown Estate has granted a lease to Statoil that will enable the start of construction of the 30MW Hywind Scotland floating wind farm located at Buchan Deep, some 25 kilometres from Peterhead. The project – set to be the world’s largest floating wind farm – consists of five 6MW turbines which will be deployed in deeper water […]

  • UK: A2SEA Signs Contract for Gwynt y Môr

    12 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    From spring 2013, A2SEA will play a key role in helping build one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world. A2SEA will provide specialist jack-up’s SEA JACK and SEA WORKER to install 160 Siemens 3.6MW turbines on RWE’s Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm. Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm, located off the […]

  • SgurrEnergy, David Brown to Open Offshore Wind Center (UK)

    17 February 2012

    Funding has been granted for a new centre to develop and demonstrate offshore and onshore wind turbine asset management to help Scotland meet its ambitious renewable energy targets. The facility is to be opened at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. The Centre for Intelligent Asset Management (CIAM) is a partnership between the University and […]

  • Top News of the Year 2013

    1 January 2014

    Storm ‘Christian’ Shakes DanTysk Offshore Wind Farm (Germany) DanTysk offshore wind farm, situated west of the island of Sylt and directly on the German-Danish border, recently shook under the strength of storm “Christian” that swept through the North Sea. The Netherlands: Damen Unveils Walk to Work Vessel Damen Shipyards has unveiled a completely new Wind […]

  • Big Data in Offshore Wind

    17 March 2017

    Can it reduce the cost of wind turbine operations and maintenance? The United Kingdom is leading in offshore wind. In 2014, four per cent of the UK electricity usage was generated by 22 wind farms. However, offshore wind is more expensive to generate than many alternative renewable sources and a target has been set of achieving a 30-40 per cent reduction in costs by 2023.

  • First Power Flows from World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    10 October 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The world’s largest offshore wind farm under construction, Dogger Bank, has started producing electricity for the first time for British homes and businesses. The 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm is being constructed in UK waters some 130 kilometres off the coast of Yorkshire and in three 1.2 GW phases known as Dogger Bank A, […]

  • CORROSION Expanding Operations in UK and South Korea

    15 September 2021
    Technology

    Dutch company CORROSION, providing anti-corrosion and anti-fouling solutions in the offshore wind sector, has expanded its presence in the UK and South Korean offshore wind markets. The company has entered the new markets through two new dedicated agents, whose appointments come at a time of rapid growth in the demand for sustainable energy from offshore […]

  • Rambøll, COWI Win Work on Danish Nearshore Projects

    23 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Greater Copenhagen Utility (HOFOR) and Lillebælt Vind have awarded several contracts for consultancy services for different segments of the nearshore wind projects in Øresund (the Sound) and Lillebælt, Denmark. Rambøll has won contracts for technical construction consultancy services, as well as for those regarding the projects’ foundations. The developers have awarded COWI with a contract for the […]

  • Pacific Osprey Tests New Lifting Gear

    30 April 2020
    Vessels

    Load tests of the new crane boom on Pacific Osprey have started, Swire Blue Ocean (SBO) said. The installation of the jack-up’s new crane boom started in the Port of Esbjerg earlier this month. The reeving of the main hook was completed last Friday, and on Saturday, the boom was lowered into the boom rest, […]

  • Palfinger Returns to Formosa

    5 December 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Palfinger Marine has signed a contract with Siemens Gamesa for the delivery of 20 PF9000-2.9 fixed boom cranes to the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan.

  • Royal HaskoningDHV Designs Haliade-X 12MW Foundation

    15 April 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    GE Renewable Energy and GMB Civiel BV have selected Royal HaskoningDHV to provide the foundation design for Haliade-X 12MW, the world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine. The design is based on a piled foundation, with a large concrete block on top and a 28m diameter, said to meet the technical requirements without over-dimensioning. RHDHV said that […]

  • Vroon Sends Second PSV to Rampion

    21 April 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Vroon Offshore Service’s platform supply vessel (PSV) VOS Prelude has joined MPI Offshore’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) MPI Discovery and another Vroon’s PSV, VOS Prime, on the 400MW Rampion offshore wind project off the south coast of England.

  • Ingeteam Frequency Converter Gets DNV GL Certificate

    1 December 2015
    Authorities, Technology

    Global certification body DNV GL has awarded component certification to Spanish technology company Ingeteam for its new frequency converter – the DFM 3000 Ingecon® Wind – which can be integrated in on- and offshore wind turbines up to 3.5 MW. This is the first component certificate to be awarded by DNV GL according to its own […]

  • MHI Vestas Breezes Through Norther

    30 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    MHI Vestas has completed turbine installation at the Norther offshore wind farm in Belgium in record time. “The MHI Vestas installation team, together with our partners, has completed installation at Norther in record time,” said MHI Vestas Chief Operations Officer, Flemming Ougaard. “Not only did we finish ahead of schedule despite inclement weather, but most importantly, […]

  • Top News of the Week, 26 June – 1 July 2017

    2 July 2017

    Offshore WIND’s most read news from 26 June to 1 July 2017.

  • Envision Energy Strengthens Its EMEA Position

    8 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Envision Energy has announced the appointment of John Childs as Head of Turbine Business Development in Europe, Middle East Africa (EMEA) markets. Childs will be based in the company’s Global Innovation Center in Denmark. “We had significant achievement in the past years, in 2014, Envision ranked No. 3 in the Chinese wind turbine market and No. 9 globally. To […]

  • UK: Burbo Bank Expansion Could Affect Salmon

    26 July 2013
    Environment

    Bangor-On-Dee Anglers Association has raised concern over Burbo Bank expansion plans, as they could affect salmon migration, writes the Liverpool Daily Post. Dong Energy intends to expand its Burbo Bank wind farm, located in Liverpool Bay at the entrance to the River Mersey, which currently has 30 turbines, with additional 69 turbines. Secretary of Bangor-On-Dee […]

  • Highlights of the Month: December 2014

    4 January 2015

    Siemens erects 6 MW offshore turbine on land Siemens has installed two of its SWT-6.0-154 offshore wind turbines at an onshore site in Wehlens near Wilhelmshaven. Belgium to Decide on Wind Energy Storing Island in 2015 Belgium will have their say in early 2015 about a project that would see excess energy stored and used […]

  • Top News of the Week Nov 10 – 16, 2014

    16 November 2014

    EDF, Dong Seek Wind Turbine Installation Contractor Eolien Maritime France, a subsidiary of EDF EN France and Dong Energy Power Holding, has invited bids for the transportation and installation of offshore wind turbines at Courseulles-sur-Mer, Fécamp and Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farms. Floating Wind Test Site in Mediterranean Sea Fully Permitted During the 3rd General Assembly […]

  • Photo of the Day: OSB’s First Walney Extension TPs Waiting for Load-Out

    12 January 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Load-out of the first six transition pieces (TPs) built by Offshore Structures (Britain) Ltd. for the Walney Extension offshore wind farm is expected to start around 16 January, according to a spokesperson from OSB. The company, a Teesside-based joint venture between EEW SPC and Bladt Industries, will deliver a total of 40 transition pieces for […]

  • Island of Yell to House First Community-Owned Tidal Power Plant

    25 February 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    The Island of Yell, one of the North Isles of Shetland, Scotland could soon house the world’s first community-owned tidal energy generator, as the necessary components have arrived there and are waiting to be assembled. The installation of the 30kW tidal project, developed by the North Yell Development Council, will start within a week, subject […]

  • ORE Catapult Seeks Grid Emulation System Provider

    26 December 2016
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult is seeking a contractor that can design, supply, deliver, install, test and commission a Grid Emulation System including cabling and containment at its test facility in Blyth, Northumberland, UK. The research centre is looking to procure a fully containerised Grid Emulation System which will be used in the 15MW wind turbine […]