The Guarantor DBB Jack-Up Services A/S has obtained subordinated loans of DKK 25.0m and increased its overdraft credit facility by DKK 20.0m. Also, in agreement with existing financiers, the company has postponed instalments on loans by another DKK 9.2m. According to the company the demand for offsh
Vattenfall’s Kentish Flats Extension offshore wind farm has produced its first electricity. Melanie Rogers, the company’s local communications officer, witnessed the milestone which was achieved on Saturday afternoon. She said: “I have been working on the project for over four years so to witness th
First Gemini Offshore Substation in Place (11 Photos) The first offshore transformer station at the Gemini offshore wind farm was placed on top of the jacket foundation. World’s Largest Floating Turbine Sails Out “Fukushima Shimpuu”, the largest floating offshore wind turbine in the world, left Onah
BMO Offshore has won the competitive tender for providing vessel motion monitoring systems for the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm, jointly owned by SSE and RWE. In April 2015, SSE issued a Request for Information for Vessel Motion Monitoring Systems on the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm, whi
The 664MW Beatrice offshore wind project site is crawling with activity. According to Kingfisher Fortnightly Bulletin, two companies are conducting surveys in the Outer Moray Firth. Brown and May Marine Ltd has been contracted by SSE to conduct marine survey operations that include larval sampling a
A group of Swedish onshore wind power companies have raised their voices against a separate new support system for offshore wind power. According to them, it is an expensive and unnecessary way to increase the share of renewable energy in Sweden, since the same benefits can be achieved through onsho
Ecofys has assessed the offshore wind climate for the Borssele offshore wind farm zone in the Dutch North Sea. Combining offshore wind measurements with mesoscale model data, Ecofys found all of the analysed trends reasonable for an offshore site and consistent across modelled heights from 10 to 150
PGE Energia Odnawialna S.A. has invited tenders for an environmental research with impact report that will assist in obtaining an environmental decision for an offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. The research project concerns the proposed offshore wind farm with connecting marine and land infrastr
Redsun Developments started building its Turbine Business Park in Birkenhead, the company confirmed to Offshore WIND this afternoon. Turbine Business Park involves redevelopment of a 5 acre site on the A41 in Birkenhead, which has been derelict for many years. Redsun is delivering over 90,000sqft of
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold a South Carolina Renewable Energy Task Force meeting on September 9. BOEM will present the details of a draft Federal Register notice titled Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore South Carolina – Call for
Nordsee One GmbH has issued a call for tenders for a crew transfer vessel to serve its Nordsee One offshore wind farm. The contract will be awarded for the charter of one crew transfer vessel capable of daily transfers of staff and equipment from Norddeich or alternative harbours to the offshore win
Jan De Nul UK Ltd. (JDN), Portland Harbour Authority Limited (PHAL) and Portland Port Limited Ltd (PPL) have joined forced to bid for a major phase of the Navitus Bay wind farm project. The Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) provides JDN with exclusive use of Portland Harbour if it secures the cont
China’s HZ Windpower has received an approval from Ministry of Science and Technology of Chongqing Municipal for its marine power study. According to the company, the study has covered the key technology and model test of marine current power generation. It includes the working principal of marine c
In its Q2 results, Oceanteam Shipping ASA said it is now focusing on the offshore wind market, following the prolonged downturn and the volatility in the oil and gas market. Even though the oil and gas market is challenging, other sectors, like offshore wind, show a continuous growth, Oceanteam expl
