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  • Carbon Trust Invites Tenders to Assess Floating Wind Challenges

    18 January 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    The Carbon Trust has launched tenders to assess the challenges of electrical systems, mooring systems, and logistics in large arrays of floating wind turbines.

  • Report: Innovations Can Shave 33 Percent Off LCOE by 2030

    29 September 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    A report by KIC InnoEnergy and BVG Associates has identified fifty offshore wind innovations which have the potential to make a substantial reduction in the levelised cost of energy (LCOE) through changes to design, hardware, software or process. The report, ‘Future renewable energy costs: offshore wind’, found that the technologies could reduce the LCOE by a […]

  • EMO Hits Nordsee 1 Trifecta

    24 December 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Hamburg-based Nordsee One GmbH has chosen compatriot EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO) to provide one crew transfer vessel for the Nordsee 1 offshore wind farm. The vessel will be used for daily transfers of staff and equipment from Norddeich or alternative harbours to the Nordsee 1 site and in between individual locations. The value and duration of […]

  • EMO Nets Another Gig at Nordsee One

    30 November 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Germany’s EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO) will provide a marine coordination team during the construction phase of the 332MW offshore wind farm Nordsee One. The marine coordination team will take care of 24/7 coordination of all construction activities at the offshore site and work in close cooperation with the guard vessel. The marine coordination center […]

  • WindGrip Wins Renewable Energy Health & Safety Award 2016

    29 January 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels

    Windcat Workboats has won the Renewable Energy Health & Safety Award 2016 with its WindGrip system. The award winner was announced on 27 January in Birmingham, on the eve of the 12th annual RenewableUK Health & Safety Conference. This award scheme, devised by RenewableUK and the Crown Estate, aims to promote the development, implementation and sharing of best practice in health and […]

  • Both Gode Wind Substations in Place

    22 June 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    On Saturday, DONG Energy completed the installation of both substation platforms at Gode Wind 1 and 2 sites.  Trine Borum Bojsen, Managing Director of DONG Energy in Germany, who is responsible for the Offshore Wind segment said: “At all our previous wind farms, we have always only had one substation platform. But the Gode Wind 1 and […]

  • TenneT Starts Laying Subsea Cable for Nordergründe OWF

    9 May 2016
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    TenneT has started installing a 28-kilometre subsea cable which will connect the 111MW Nordergründe offshore wind farm with the onshore substation near Inhausen, Germany. The 155kV export cable was pulled into an empty tube below the dike near Hooksiel on 3 May, after which the cable laying works started and are still on-going. The cable is being laid with […]

  • German Wind Produces 32.5 TWh in First 5 Months

    10 June 2015

    Germany’s wind power output in January-May rose 34% year on year and the country is on track for a third successive record year for new turbine installations, with the first wave of offshore wind farms finally coming online, a Platts analysis of the latest available data show. Wind turbines in Germany generated 32.5 TWh of […]

  • Scotmarine Gets Damen’s Multi Cat for Tidal Energy Projects

    12 May 2015
    Vessels

    Damen Shipyards Group delivered a Multi Cat 2613 on 30 April 2015 to Scotland-based chartering company Scotmarine. The 50-tonne bollard pull vessel has a large crane and will replace the stock vessel Multi Cat Orcadia Scotmarine purchased three years ago. The hull of the new vessel was in stock and customised for the client earlier this […]

  • Esvagt’s SOV to Work on Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm

    19 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited has awarded a 5 year contract for the Service Operation Vessel to Esvagt AS.  The contracted Service Operation Vessel (SOV) for Dudgeon wind farm is of the Havyard-832 design with a length of 83.7 meters and a width of 17.6 meters. The SOV is a DP-2 Class operated vessel, accommodating 60 persons […]

  • Delta Systems to Present Its Vessel/Asset Management Solutions at Seawork

    27 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Delta Systems, which makes its début at Seawork in 2014 (stand A107), has built a reputation for enabling operations staff, technicians, subcontractors, vessel crew and base personnel to keep up-to-date with vessel and asset location and fitness for purpose – even when operating at remote sites. Assets can include vessels, cranes, gangways, pontoons, vehicles and, […]

  • UK: DONG Energy to Build Grimsby O&M Base Soon

    12 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Work will begin next year to build a new Grimsby operations and maintenance base for Dong Energy’s 210MW Westermost Rough offshore wind farm. The Danish company has now completed its agreement with Associated British Ports for establishment of the Royal Dock operation and maintenance base, which will create of up to 100 jobs. Work is due to commence […]

  • Maritime Research Institute Netherlands Tests GICON SOF

    26 June 2013
    Training & Education

    The GICON® SOF floating offshore foundation is an exceptional innovation and provides new opportunities for offshore wind park development. Final wind and wave tank tests were conducted at the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) from June 17th to June 24th, 2013, to confirm the final design prior to construction of a full-scale prototype which is […]

  • Scottish Renewables Welcomes OW Financial Support Announcement

    12 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    Scotland’s offshore wind industry has learned of plans to introduce two new bands of financial support which will be provided by the Scottish Government. Responding to the announcement, Lindsay Leask, Senior Policy Manager for Scottish Renewables, said:  “Scotland is at the cutting edge of deep water offshore wind technologies and these new banding proposals will […]

  • DONG Energy Starts Construction of Anholt Offshore Wind Farm (Denmark)

    13 January 2012

    400,000. This is the number of Danish households that as of next year will have their power consumption covered by Anholt Offshore Wind Farm. Today, DONG Energy starts construction.  ”It’s in fact somewhat of a record; in early July 2010, we won the project based on the Danish Energy Agency’s tender. And already 18 months […]

  • GWS, Swire Secure O&M Contract for Horns Rev 1 Offshore Wind Farm

    10 February 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    Vattenfall has awarded contracts to Swire Energy Services and Global Wind Service (GWS) for operations and maintenance (O&M) work on Horns Rev 1, the world’s first large-scale offshore wind farm, which is operating offshore Denmark. The contracts, worth approximately EUR 15 million in total, cover preventative services and additional O&M campaigns. The work is set […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Signs Training Deal with UK College

    22 February 2019
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Training & Education

    Siemens Gamesa has entered into a partnership with the North Lindsey College for the provision of apprenticeship training in the UK. The two parties will develop a customized program that will provide training for individuals from the UK applying for a place on the Siemens Gamesa turbine O&M technician apprenticeship. The training will take place at Siemens […]

  • OWC, Empire Engineering Win Work on TWP’s Scottish Offshore Wind Farms

    5 June 2025
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    Renewable energy consultancy OWC and Empire Engineering have been selected to provide owner’s engineering services for the 1 GW Ayre and 1 GW Bowdun offshore wind farms in Scotland. The companies will support Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a consortium of DEME, Qair, and Aspiravi, from concept selection through to further design phases. OWC will act […]

  • VBMS to Lay Inter Array Cables at E.ON’s Latest Offshore Wind Project

    25 April 2016
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    VBMS has been awarded a contract by E.ON for the installation of 65 inter array cables for the Arkona offshore wind farm. The total scope of work for VBMS will consist of route engineering, surveying, a pre-lay grapnel run, trenching, termination and testing of the 65 cables. Survey activities are scheduled to start this year, and […]

  • Japanese SoftBank Confirms Building of 100MW Ibaraki Offshore Wind Farm

    1 July 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    SB Energy Corp., a subsidiary of the Japanese SoftBank Corp., today confirmed that it will construct an offshore wind farm in Japan. The plan is to install 20 wind turbines with a 5MW capacity off Kamisu in Ibaraki prefecture. The wind farm is being developed by the Japanese wind energy company Wind Power Energy Co., […]

  • Photo of the Day: Westermeerwind Foundations Reach Half Mark Point

    21 April 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Westermeerwind wind farm reaches a half point in the foundation installation. Namely, the ‘De Schelde’ pontoon, topped by a Liebherr crane 11350, installed the 24th foundation pile yesterday. The 35-meter long foundation piles, weighing around 250 tons, are being transported from Vlissingen to the project site, 500m from the […]

  • Jiangsu Hengtong Wins Rudong OWF Cable Deal

    6 April 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Jiangsu Hengtong Power Cable Co., Ltd has won a contract from China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) to provide high voltage subsea cables for the 150MW Rudong offshore wind demonstration project.  The contract, worth CNY 32.05 million (approx. EUR 4.8 million), covers the delivery of a 55km long 35kV submarine optical composite cable with accompanying equipment. The project will feature […]

  • Germany: Six Wind Farms under Construction

    16 January 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The investment for an offshore wind farm comprising 80 turbines amounts to EUR 1.5 billion, stated the German government, continuing that they cannot make any statement regarding the additional costs for delays in grid connection. Many offshore wind developers have announced that they will face delays in connecting their wind farms to the grid. Germany […]

  • Japan: Kajima, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Planning 500MW Offshore Wind Farm

    16 November 2012
    R&D

    Kajima Corp. and the engineering unit of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. are planning to construct 500MW of offshore wind power in the next five years, the companies announced yesterday. This follows the statement that these two companies have combined their expertise in a study, aiming to provide the total solution services for designing […]

  • China’s Dajin Wraps Up Monopile Delivery for French Offshore Wind Project

    2 September 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    China’s Dajin Heavy Industry has completed the final shipment of monopiles for the 488 MW îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier offshore wind farm in France. Dajin Heavy Industry announced the delivery of the final shipment of 20 monopiles on their social media, marking the completion of all 61 monopiles. The monopiles have been loaded onto heavy […]

  • First Foundation In at Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm

    4 July 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    The first wind turbine foundation at the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm has been installed, the developer Ailes Marines informed today, 4 July. Using Subsea 7’s Seven Borealis vessel, Van Oord installed the first jacket foundation, located in the northern part of the project site and has already started installing the second one in the same […]