Principle Power has withdrawn its lease request for a site approximately 25 kilometres west of Oregon’s Port of Coos Bay, where the company had planned to set up its WindFloat Pacific Demonstration Project. The project was proposed by Principle Power in May 2013 and the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Man
Global Marine Systems Limited has achieved an SPS (Special Purpose Ships) notation for its C.S. Sovereign multi-role DPS-2 vessel which can now carry up to 50 people on board over and above the working crew, such as client representatives or project specific personnel. The SPS Code, introduced in 19
Hitachi has developed a 5MW offshore wind turbine generator system, the HTW5.2-136, with a downwind configuration. Hitachi has increased the rated power of the new HTW5.2-136 5MW-class wind turbine system to 5.2MW by optimizing its setup and control programs. It has also made it possible to increase
Semco Maritime has entered into a 5-year contract for full service and maintenance of the Nordsee One offshore wind farm’s substation. “Together with Bladt Industries, Semco Maritime has built one fourth of the offshore stations on the wind market today, which makes us one of the market’s largest su
Siemens Wind Power has awarded Aqualis Offshore UK a global framework agreement for the provision of a range of engineering services required for wind turbine installations. Under the agreement, Aqualis Offshore will provide general engineering and design services including jack-up site specific ass
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing GBP 82 million for the purchase, operation and maintenance of the Humber Gateway offshore transmission system. The 19-year long term EIB loan will be provided to Humber Gateway OFTO Ltd, the consortium behind the transmission link project that comprise
Following today’s media reports on Navantia and Windar Renovables being awarded foundations construction contract for the 714MW East Anglia ONE project in the UK, Navantia issued a press release this evening, revealing the contract value of more than EUR 120 million and the number of foundations tha
The Sandbank offshore wind farm, located in the North Sea, 90km west of German island of Sylt, has fed the first power to the German grid. The 72 wind turbines will be put into operation successively, with the entire wind farm expected to be on the network in the spring of 2017. The first wind turbi
E.ON has signed an agreement for the sale of transmission assets at its Humber Gateway offshore wind farm to a consortium comprising Balfour Beatty Investments and Equitix. The final sale price for the transmission assets is GBP 162.9 million. The annual revenue required to cover the transmission ne
Iberdrola will today place an order with Navantia and Windar Renovables for a portion of jacket foundations that will hold Siemens 7MW wind turbines at the East Anglia ONE wind farm in the UK, according to Spanish media. Iberdrola had split the construction of 102 foundations into three lots, with t
The UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) yesterday informed it intends to make the proposed amendment to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Regulations set in 2014 to extend the delivery years for projects to 31 March 2026. Under the current regulations, allocat
DONG Energy, Deepwater Wind and OffshoreMW have signed a Letter of Intent with the state of Massachusetts to lease the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal as a staging and deployment location for future offshore wind projects.
Cranemaster, a provider of passive heave compensators (PHC) and shock absorbers for offshore lifts, has extended its fleet of units with a new passive PHC, which is the world’s largest, according to the company. Safe working load (SWL) for the new unit is 1,000T and maximum stroke length is 4,000mm.
ERSG, a European recruitment specialist for the energy sector, including wind energy, has opened a new office in Seattle, USA. The Seattle office will initially focus on providing wind professionals across several states, supporting pre-existing multi-national clients within the onshore wind sector,
