DNV GL has published the first industry standard providing guidance on offshore personnel transfer by gangway. DNVGL-ST-0358 will contribute in documenting and securing safe operational performance of offshore gangway solutions and contribute to predictability and transparency within the industry, D
Deepwater Wind, the developer of the first US offshore wind farm is proposing a new offshore wind project with two new battery energy storage systems for Long Island’s South Fork. Deepwater ONE – South Fork project includes a 90MW offshore wind farm comprising 15 turbines, and represents the first p
A new report analysing the market for offshore wind installation vessels has been published, according to ResearchMoz, which reported the addition of the new report to its database. QYResearch’s report titled “Global Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Industry 2015: World Market Research, Ana
DONG Energy has invited tenders for temporary technical and consultancy staff working at the company’s Danish locations. The tendered contracts are framework agreements comprising the supply of temporary staff to support DONG Energy’s offshore wind farm projects, at various sites in Denmark, mainly
The Carbon Trust has invited tenders for Dynamic Thermal Rating of Subsea Cables (DTR), as part of its major technology accelerator initiative focussed on reducing the cost of energy (GBP / MWh) from offshore wind by more than 10 %. The Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) is funding large-scale research
Wirral Council has approved plans for a new marine operations and maintenance facility to be built by DONG Energy at Kings Wharf in Seacombe. The has welcomed the fact that more than 40 skilled jobs will be created at the new facility, which will provide day-to-day monitoring, servicing, maintenance
With all five steel jacket foundations fully installed at the Block Island Wind Farm (BIWF) site, Deepwater Wind officially completed the first offshore construction season for America’s first offshore wind farm. The last deck platform was placed on top of a foundation on 21 November and all of the
The French floating foundation company Ideol has appointed two new professionals to boost its business in Northern Europe and Japan. Ole Stobbe has been appointed Business Development Manager for Northern Europe and Mutsumi Yamada is Ideol’s Country Manager for Japan. Stobbe has a degree in mechanic
Following media reports about Fred. Olsen Renewables pledging to invest in the US Icebreaker offshore wind project, the company said that such decision has not been made so far. “We have not taken a stake in the project at the present time – a decision on whether to invest will be taken later,” Fred
The new Colchester head office of offshore wind services provider CWind Ltd was officially opened by Harwich and North Essex MP Bernard Jenkin last week. CWind moved to its new offices in the APEX 12 Business Park north of Colchester after outgrowing its previous premises in Westside, now occupying
Huisman recently delivered the cranes for the Seajacks Scylla, the new build wind turbine installation vessel for Seajacks UK Ltd. This jack up vessel is currently nearing completion at the yard of Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea. The Seajacks Scylla, based on the Gusto MSC NG14000X design,
SeaRoc Group has appointed that Rupert Guthrie as Senior HSE Advisor at the company’s head office in Chichester, West Sussex. As Senior HSEQ Advisor, Rupert will be responsible for HSE management, implementation and monitoring of HSE management systems across all elements of offshore wind farm proje
PSA Marine has entered into partnership with Njord Offshore to provide crew transfer services to the offshore wind market in Europe. The partnership will see PSA Marine providing a fleet of modern 21-metre and 26-metre crew transfer vessels (CTVs) through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ventus Marine.
The consortium between Prysmian and Siemens, currently constructing the Western HVDC Link project, has received the “Sword of Honour” award from the British Safety Council (BSC). The 2015 Sword of Honour scheme was open to specific business units and sites that achieved a five star outcome – the hig
