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  • Cadeler to Install Giant Siemens Gamesa Wind Turbines

    10 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Vessels

    Siemens Gamesa has awarded Cadeler (formerly Swire Blue Ocean) with a contract to transport and install turbines of the SG 14-222 DD model. The turbines are expected to be the largest wind turbines in the world at the time of installation and have an individual capacity of 14 MW, Cadeler said. The contract, valued at […]

  • Brave Tern Gearing Up for Largest Wind Turbines

    3 July 2020
    Vessels

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s Brave Tern will undergo upgrades which will allow the jack-up to handle all known next-generation wind turbines and larger foundations. Brave Tern will be upgraded with the Huisman 1600t LEC 65500 leg encircling crane, which will be accompanied by improvements to the vessel’s deck space and stability. The upgrades will allow the […]

  • Topaz Newbuild Finishes First Offshore Wind Gig

    23 April 2019
    Vessels

    Topaz Energy and Marine’s newbuild subsea vessel Topaz Tangaroa has arrived in Eemshaven, the Netherlands, after completing its first offshore wind work. According to DHSS, the vessel has just finished work on the 370MW Norther project in Belgium and is preparing for deployment on the next offshore wind farm. At the beginning of the year, Topaz Energy […]

  • USA: NOAA Supports NY’s Offshore Wind Plans

    21 March 2012

    A newly released NOAA study will help New York state officials make advances in managing their coastal waters and guiding future development of offshore wind energy projects. The study, A Biogeographic Assessment of Seabirds, Deep Sea Corals and Ocean Habitats of the New York Bight, will help the state identify favorable wind energy development sites […]

  • SOVs Wanted for Two Offshore Wind Farms in Germany

    1 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    An operator of two offshore wind farms in Germany has opened a tender looking for a service operation vessel(s) to support operations and maintenance (O&M) campaigns on the two projects over the coming years. This is an excerpt from a Premium article published on our sister site Offshore Energy. You can read the original article […]

  • HARCO Lands Major Offshore Wind Contract with Vattenfall

    22 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has awarded Denmark’s HARCO Heavy Lifting with the contract to provide main component exchange services across five offshore wind farms in the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2025. The five offshore wind farms are Kentish Flats, Kentish Flats Extension, Thanet, Ormonde, and Aberdeen Bay (European Offshore Deployment Centre (EOWDC)). The wind farms comprise a […]

  • East of England Launches Offshore Wind Expertise Campaign

    11 November 2016

    The East of England Energy Group (EEEGR)’s new Offshore Wind Supply Chain Special Interest Group (SIG) has launched a campaign to secure a “footprint” for the East of England’s vast business expertise for new offshore wind farm developments in the UK and worldwide.  The project will also help developers fulfil their UK and local content targets. […]

  • Dutch Companies Partner Up for US Offshore Wind

    10 April 2020
    Business & Finance

    A group of Dutch companies and knowledge institutions have formed a public-private partnership that will focus on the offshore wind industry in the United States.

  • Neptune and Global Aqua Target Taiwanese Offshore Wind

    11 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Australia-headquartered Neptune and the Taiwanese subsea services company Global Aqua have formed a partnership to jointly work on offshore wind projects in Taiwan.

  • VIDEO: Wind Turbine Installation at Borkum Riffgrund 1

    5 October 2015

    The last turbine at DONG Energy ‘s Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm was installed in May. Of the total of 78 turbines, 77 are sitting on monopile foundations while one serves for testing of the Suction Bucket Jacket foundation. The offshore wind farm has a 312MW capacity and can meet the annual electricity demands of 320,000 […]

  • Fugro on Survey Duty at Vattenfall’s Offshore Wind Pair

    27 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro is set to soon commence a geophysical and geotechnical site survey at Vattenfall’s Norfolk offshore wind projects in the North Sea. Fugro Discovery will be deployed over the survey area starting on or around 1 August, with the activities set to be completed by the end of November. The 70-metre long vessel will be […]

  • Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm Set for Geotechnical Survey

    27 July 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    A geotechnical survey is set to begin along the proposed export cable route at the Seagreen Phase 1A offshore wind farm. The survey vessel Northern Ocean will conduct the seabed cone penetration tests and vibro core sampling within the export cable area and the Seagreen array site boundary. The survey is expected to start on […]

  • Apollo and Vekta Group Join Forces for Offshore Wind

    1 March 2021
    Business & Finance

    Apollo and Vekta Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to together provide services across the offshore wind and oil & gas sectors. The combined service offering brings commercial, project management, yield modelling, power, electrical, mechanical, structural and marine experience. The two focus areas are technical advisory services for offshore wind developers, as well […]

  • James Fisher Bolsters Taiwan Offshore Wind Ties

    26 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    James Fisher Renewables (JF Renewables) has entered into a strategic partnership with Dong Fang (DFO) and Ho Lung Power Engineering (HLPE) with the goal to localise the company’s activities in Taiwan. JF Renewables said that through these partnerships the company aims to transfer technical knowledge to selected local teams and provide operations and maintenance (O&M), […]

  • Australia Identifies First Priority Offshore Wind Area

    5 April 2022
    Authorities, Industry, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The Australian government has identified the Bass Strait off Gippsland as Australia’s first priority area to be assessed for suitability for offshore wind developments. This area has comparatively favourable wind conditions, investor interest, indications of support from the State Government, and has identified grid connection plans, the government said. According to Assistant Minister to the […]

  • Norwegian Offshore Wind Industry Shines at EWEA’s Event

    18 March 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Norwegian Centre for Offshore Wind Energy (NORCOWE) was well represented at the EWEA Offshore exhibition by several partner stands, three presentations and four posters – of which Yngve Heggelund’s poster was declared the best in the category “Resource assessment”. The poster “A fast reduced order method for assessment of wind farm layouts” competed against almost forty other […]

  • Singaporean Companies Developing Offshore Wind Delivery Drones

    3 March 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Singaporean companies Marco Polo Marine and F-drones have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to co-develop what the two companies describe as ”the world’s first largescale, electric aerial delivery drones for offshore wind farms.” The use of the co-developed delivery drones is expected to result in more than 90 per cent cost savings, and is four […]

  • Iberdrola Entering South Korean Offshore Wind Market

    17 June 2021
    Business & Finance

    Spanish renewable energy giant Iberdrola has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with energy company GS Energy to cooperate on renewable energy projects in South Korea and other Asian regions. According to Iberdrola, the alliance will enhance the capacity of the two companies to seek out and develop more renewables projects, including onshore and offshore […]

  • SOC Eyes Larger Scope Offshore Wind Contracts

    27 October 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC) continues to experience a high level of tendering activity for EPIC-based contracts for submarine power cables to be laid on offshore wind farms, the company stated in their report on the third quarter of 2017.

  • BOEM Sets Date for California Offshore Wind Talks

    20 November 2018
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is hosting a public information meeting on current planning activities for possible offshore wind development in California.

  • E.ON Taps RWE for More Offshore Wind Power

    15 December 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    RWE Renewables has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with E.ON UK for the electricity produced by the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm in the UK. E.ON UK will offtake 100% of the project’s electricity from 2022 until 2035, which also includes the Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs). The contract directly follows on from the previous […]

  • Polenergia Entering Offshore Wind Joint Venture in Lithuania

    4 January 2022
    Business & Finance

    Polish utility and renewable energy company Polenergia and Lithuania-based Modus Energy, also operating in the renewable energy sector, have agreed on the key terms of an agreement which will see the two parties establishing a joint venture (JV) to develop offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea. According to the Polish company’s report to the […]

  • REpower Invests in German Production Sites for Wind Turbines

    13 September 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      REpower Systems SE  is realigning its German production sites for wind turbines. Today, Tuesday, 13 September, the company is holding the topping-out ceremony for the expansion of nacelle and hub production in Bremerhaven. Starting in 2012/13 financial year, it will be possible there to assemble wind turbines each year with an output of 900 […]

  • Contract for the Wind Installation Vessel “BRAVE TERN” (Norway)

    19 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    A subsidiary of Fred. Olsen Windcarrier AS, which is indirectly owned 50/50 by Bonheur ASA and Ganger Rolf ASA, has entered into a contract for the specialized transport and installation vessel for offshore wind turbines “Brave Tern” with the Belgian offshore company GeoSea NV. Duration of the contract is six months with scheduled commencement in […]

  • New Bedford to Prepare for Offshore Wind with USD 200,000

    25 April 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Matt Erskine has announced a $200,000 U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant to the New Bedford Economic Development Corporation, in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The grant will support the creation of an advanced port development and redevelopment plan that will guide the city as it works […]

  • Blue Water Backs UK’s Offshore Wind Projects

    2 April 2014
    Operations & Maintenance

    During the first quarter of 2014, Blue Water has supported Swire Blue Ocean with port services for the Windfarm Installation Vessel (WIV) “Pacific Osprey” in the Port of Liverpool. The vessel has been working at wind farms Walney, Burbo Bank and Rhyl flats in the Irish Sea and Blue Water has had a chance to […]