Second Offshore Wind Farm Decommissioning on the Way DONG Energy is preparing to decommission world’s first offshore wind farm, located off Danish island of Lolland. DONG Energy Takes Up Another U.S. Offshore Wind Site DONG Energy has agreed to take over RES Americas Developments Inc.’s newly assign
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) today informed all the applicants for the so-called open-door offshore wind projects that from 12 February new progress requirements will be put forward for both existing and new applications. Danish Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate has decided it is necessary
Vattenfall has marked the installation of the 72nd and final foundation at the 288 MW Sandbank offshore wind farm with this group photo showing those involved in the project. The offshore construction work started in summer of 2015, and despite adverse weather conditions in November and December, th
UK-based boat builder South Boats IOW Ltd has launched the 23m catamaran Seacat Magic ordered by the compatriot offshore energy crew transfer vessel operator Seacat Services back in February 2015. Seacat Sevices placed the GBP 6 million order for the construction of two identical, DNV-GL class-certi
The Carbon Trust has today started the world’s largest trial of scanning Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology in Dublin Bay, Ireland, the latest Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) project designed to help reduce the cost of energy from offshore wind. Over the next three months, four different
MHI Vestas’ V164-8.0 MW wind turbine has been installed in Måde at the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark. In July 2015, European Energy A/S ordered two V164-8.0 MW turbines from MHI Vestas to install them on land as part of a project developed in cooperation with the local partner BMC Energi. The project w
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has recently posted several photos showing some of its 43 V112-3.0MW turbines installed at the 129MW Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. The wind farm is situated some 23 kilometres off the coast of Zandvoort and Noordwijk and has been in full operatio
The Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has published a new report to inform industry on how to apply the Cable Burial Risk Assessment Guidance (CBRA), following its launch in 2015. The new Application Guide for the Specification of the Depth of Lowering using CBRA explains how the probabilistic methodo
Following a successful inspection of Sea Worker on February 10, a team of divers from Smit Salvage yesterday started to mount the equipment to remove the diesel oil from the offshore installation vessel that ran aground and capsized off Denmark, according to A2SEA. The removal of the oil from Sea Wo
The New Jersey Senate yesterday voted in favour of a new legislation that would allow Fishermen’s Energy to build its offshore wind farm off Atlantic City. The new bill (S988) was introduced to the Senate on 4 February, after its predecessor (S2711), also approved by the Senate, had been dismissed b
Sif Holding N.V. and GKSE Holding B.V., the selling shareholder, have decided to postpone Sif’s planned Initial Public Offering (IPO) on Euronext Amsterdam due to the deteriorated and volatile capital markets, the Dutch foundation components manufacturer said in a statement. Sif announced its intent
Bayreuth-based TenneT TSO GmbH has, via DC-Netz BorWin3 GmbH, issued a tender for a supplier of an AC submarine cable to link an offshore wind farm in the German North Sea to the grid connection system. The tender calls for manufacture, supply and installation of the subsea cable in the Cluster 8 of
DONG Energy has launched Renewable Balancing Reserve service to help balance its own generation at times when the wind doesn’t blow. DONG Energy’s service works by offsetting drops in wind strength with its business customers’ demand. Large business customers will be invited to either turn down cons
Deutsche Bank’s Global Transaction Banking division has taken on several mandates for the refinancing of the 288MW Meerwind Süd/Ost offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Similarly to the recently closed Gode Wind 1 wind farm acquisition financing that Deutsche Bank supported, Global Transactio
