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  • Highlights of the Month: February 2016

    4 March 2016

    Sea Worker Capsizes off Denmark Due to harsh weather, the offshore installation vessel Sea Worker has capsized during the night between Tuesday and Wednesday… VIDEO: How Big is Hornsea Project One? After reaching the Final Investment Decision for the 1.2 GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm, Dong Energy has published this short video to […]

  • REpower Systems AG establishes subsidiary for the German wind energy market

    21 September 2010
    Business & Finance

    REpower Systems GmbH starts operations on October 1, 2010. Stronger focus on the German market planned REpower Systems AG (WKN 617 703) has established an independent company named REpower Systems GmbH to serve the core markets in Germany and Austria. The company will start operations on October 1 and will have its offices at Group […]

  • Crew transfer vessel update

    2 September 2016

    At the time this article was being written, almost 45 per cent of the purpose built crew transfer vessels in the offshore wind industry were owned or operated by eleven British companies and one Anglo-Dutch company, with 74 of the vessels owned or operated by one of two companies, Turbine Transfers Ltd. and Windcat Workboats. Turbine Transfers is a wholly owned […]

  • 2024 Installation Campaign Starts at Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm

    22 March 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The construction of the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan resumes with the 2024 installation campaign now underway, according to Skyborn Renewables, which expects to have the 640 MW project completed this year. “We’re back in full swing and have installed this season’s first monopile just a few days ago. The monopile installation will continue […]

  • VIDEO: Iberdrola Commits to Offshore Wind

    14 February 2013

    Iberdrola has identified offshore wind power as one of its key areas for future growth and it aims to lead the development of this technology going forward with the necessary caution for investments of this nature. In order to achieve this objective, the Company has created an Offshore Business Department with offices in Glasgow, London, […]

  • Japan: Mitsubishi Eyes 10 Pct of Offshore Wind Market

    28 January 2013

    Mitsubishi is planning to take a 10 % of the world’s offshore wind market by 2017, according to Bloomberg. Even though Siemens and Vestas are holding 80 % share in this market, Mitsubishi is planning to take its piece of the renewable pie by developing a large-scale wind power generation system that adopts a hydraulic […]

  • TÜV SÜD and CEPRI to Cooperate on Wind Power (China)

    25 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    The international service provider TÜV SÜD and the China Electric Power Research Institute (CEPRI) expressed their intention to cooperate at strategic level in the future. The two parties signed a contract to this effect in Beijing. CEPRI is a subsidiary of State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), the operator of China’s national electricity grid. The […]

  • Dominion Energy, Trade Unions Partner for Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project

    17 September 2021
    Jobs & Recruitment, Wind Farm Update

    Dominion Energy Virginia, North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) and their state affiliate Virginia Building Trades have entered into an agreement to cooperate and collaborate on tripartite discussions with Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) suppliers to transition US union construction workers into the offshore wind industry. The agreement will see the participation of a unionised workforce in […]

  • Van Oord’s Svanen Getting Ready for Next-Generation Offshore Wind Components

    11 December 2023
    Vessels

    Van Oord’s heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen will undergo upgrades including the extension of the gantry by 25 metres, making the vessel ready to handle the next generation of monopile foundations for offshore wind projects. The extension of the gantry crane makes the Svanen one of the largest heavy-lift installation vessels worldwide, Van Oord said. The […]

  • Copenhagen Energy Reveals Another 3 GW Wind Farm Project Offshore Australia

    12 August 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Danish renewable energy developer Copenhagen Energy has released details of a proposed wind farm in Commonwealth and State waters north of Geraldton in Western Australia. The Midwest offshore wind farm will comprise up to 200 turbines and six substations delivering 3 GW of renewable electricity, enough to power three million homes and businesses, for up […]

  • MeteoGroup Signs Lightning Deal with Sheringham Shoal

    7 October 2014

    Scira Offshore Energy Limited has chosen MeteoGroup to provide comprehensive lightning forecasting, consultancy and monitoring services for its Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm. Lightning poses a serious risk to the maintenance personnel who travel daily to and from an onshore base to work on the inherently exposed 80 metre high wind turbine towers. Therefore, accurate […]

  • California Floating Wind Project Commits to Local Content

    7 December 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The Morro Bay City Council has approved an exclusive Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) with Castle Wind LLC to support the development of the planned 1GW Castle Wind Offshore floating wind project off the coast of Central California.

  • UK: Tritech’s Marine Mammal Detection System Shows Good Results

    3 June 2012
    Environment

    Gemini SeaTec provides an early warning of the presence of marine mammals in the vicinity of marine current turbine structures. The Gemini SeaTec system has been successfully field tested on the Marine Current Turbine (MCT) SeaGen installation in Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland, overseen and tested by the Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) Ltd. Launched at […]

  • RWE Innogy Names Offshore Installation Vessel ‘Friedrich Ernestine’ (Germany)

    16 September 2011

      Under the name of “Friedrich Ernestine”, the ship will construct the offshore wind farm Gwynt y Môr (576 MW) off the Welsh coast. The installation vessel, which is the first of its type in the world, is able to transport up to four large-scale offshore wind turbines at the same time, and subsequently install […]

  • Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Secures BOEM Approvals

    15 October 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Virginia-based Dominion Energy has received two key determinations from the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) regarding the design, fabrication and installation of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. Dominion submitted its Facility Design Report (FDR) and Fabrication and Installation Report (FIR) in partnership with Ørsted, a global offshore wind developer contracted for […]

  • Skyborn and Partners Receive Green Light for Yunlin Financing

    3 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Yunneng Wind Power, the company responsible for the construction and operation of the 640 MW Yunlin offshore wind project in Taiwan, has received the necessary approvals from Taiwanese authorities to enable the completion of its financial restructuring announced in August 2023. Approvals for the extended financing were awarded by Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and […]

  • VIDEO: How to Prepare for Critical Situations

    12 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    Head-high waves, harsh wind and teetering wind turbines – the maintenance of offshore wind plants involves many risks. Siemens brings the second part of “No Job for Wimps” series, in which service technician André Carstens takes us on the high seas to show how you prepare for critical situations. Enjoy the video. First part: VIDEO: Behind […]

  • Liftra Presents New Standard in Blade Installation (Denmark)

    20 December 2011
    Technology

    Liftra strives to set a new standard in blade installation with the development of the Blade Dragon.   The Blade Dragon is a remote controlled yoke that handles blades in wind speeds up to 12 m/s for installation on the hub in all positions. Liftra is recognized by international wind turbine industry as a professional […]

  • Maersk Training in Newcastle Wins ESF Funds for Wind Energy Courses

    26 September 2016
    Training & Education

    Maersk Training in Newcastle has been allocated funding by the European Social Fund (ESF) programme for its courses which introduce and qualify young people to work in the wind energy sector. The aim of the funding is to deliver education and training services to support young people who are 15-24, who are not in education, […]

  • US Offshore Wind Farm Encounters Another Construction Hiccup

    5 November 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    After a delay in the construction of the onshore substation that also delayed the project’s commercial operation date, the Revolution Wind offshore wind farm in the US has faced a challenge with the installation of one of the offshore substation monopiles. This is according to the information shared by Ørsted in the company’s third-quarter results, […]

  • Long-Range Wake Losses Offshore Much Greater Than Expected, New Study Shows

    18 August 2022
    R&D

    Commonly used engineering wake models vastly underpredict energy losses due to external wakes, the US-based technical services provider ArcVera Renewables has found in a new study. According to ArcVera Renewables, the study confirms the severe under-prediction of long-range wake losses by engineering wake loss models in common use and investigates long-range wake loss potential at […]

  • Thialf Installing Jacket Foundations for Dogger Bank A & B Offshore Substations

    13 April 2023
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors’ semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Thialf has returned from the Baltic Sea and has been deployed on the Dogger Bank A & B offshore wind farms, where the vessel is currently installing jacket foundations for the project’s two offshore substations. According to AIS data available online and a recently issued Notice to Mariners […]

  • Next level wave intelligence for Floating Wind Farms. (FOWF)

    12 October 2020

    Harvesting wind energy from far offshore has significant advantages. At the same time, it introduces many challenges and some unknown issues still yet to be faced. They are installed far from shore, in deeper waters, in the middle of harsh marine environments where local sea state conditions can instantly change, while turbines are exposed to […]

  • UK: Pharos Offshore Starts ROV Construction for Offshore Wind Farm Cable Market

    25 August 2011
    Technology

      Pharos Offshore Group has started construction of a newly designed remotely operated vehicle (ROV) specifically for the offshore wind farm cable market. The new Inter Turbine Array Trencher, the ITAT 800™, is an 800 HP (600 kW) self-propelled trenching ROV that can be more easily manoeuvred by the operators onboard its support ship than […]

  • South Boats Launches ‘Porth Cadlan’ (UK)

    18 January 2012

    The vessel is a South Catamaran 16m and is the fifth of a five boat order from Turbine Transfers Ltd. for the 16m to be delivered. This vessel compliments the twenty six wind farm vessels already built or in build for Turbine Transfers Ltd. by South Boats. The ‘Porth Cadlan’ has an LOA of 16.8m, […]

  • SSE, Equinor Moving Dogger Bank D Towards Development Consent Application

    28 June 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    NOTE: Updated on 12 July with information on the expected timeframe within which the developers could submit a DCO application. SSE and Equinor, co-owners/developers of the Dogger Bank D offshore wind project, have submitted a Scoping Report for the 2 GW project to the UK’s Planning Inspectorate. The report is filed in preparation for carrying […]