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Saipem Gives Likely Cause of Crane Incident Onboard Saipem 7000
Semi-submersible crane vessel, Saipem 7000, has returned to ”a stable position and safe condition” soon after developing a list during a crane incident off the coast of Amoyfjorden, Norway, Saipem said. As reported, Saipem 7000 and a couple of cargo barges were involved in a lifting incident on Thur
Foundations for World’s Largest Floating Offshore Wind Farm Under Tow – Gallery
The towing of 11 concrete SPAR-type floating foundations for the 88 MW Hywind Tampen offshore wind farm from Dommersnes to the assembly site in Gulen, Norway, has started. The concrete foundations will support the 11 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines. The wind turbines will be fully assembled at the
Carbon Trust to Launch New Offshore R&D Projects
The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), a collaboration between nine offshore wind developers, has revealed that it’s launching 16 new research and development (R&D) projects this year. The projects span five areas of logistics and operations and maintenance (O&M), cables, electrical sys
Swedish Company Submits Three Offshore Wind Applications in Poland
Sweden-based Eolus Vind has submitted applications for developing three offshore wind farms in the Polish Baltic Sea. The three potential projects have an expected capacity of 1,000 MW, 1,200 MW, and 1,060 MW. The offshore wind farms are intended to be ready for construction in 2029 and completed by
Plan Set Forth for New Jersey’s First Offshore Wind Cable Plant
Rise Light & Power and Delaware River Partners (DRP) have partnered up to collaborate on developing the first offshore wind cable manufacturing facility in New Jersey, the US. The development of the manufacturing facility at the Repauno Port & Rail Terminal in Greenwich Township is subject to the Bo
Vos Prodect Secures Cable Hang-Off Deal for World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm
Vos Prodect Innovations (VPI) has been selected to deliver its cable hang-off systems for the first two phases of the world’s largest offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank A and B. Hellenic Cables, the sole supplier of inter-array cables for the Dogger Bank, has awarded VPI with a contract to engineer and
Saipem 7000 Lists in Norwegian Waters
Heavy-lift vessel Saipem 7000, which was yesterday reported to have left the Seagreen offshore wind farm site with a return date later this month, tilted offshore Stavanger in Norway this morning (14 April) following what was described by the local authorities as a “lifting accident”. The South-West
Floating Wind Specialist Submits Offshore Application in Poland
Irish floating wind developer Simply Blue Group has applied to the Polish Ministry of Infrastructure for the offshore location license 60.E.4, currently the deepest water site in Poland’s Maritime Spatial Plan. In a social media post, Simply Blue Group said that the company recognise ”the enormous p
Three Turbines to Go at Italy’s First Offshore Wind Farm
Seven wind turbines have been installed at the Beleolico offshore wind farm in Italy, with three more to go to full array. The turbines are being installed by Van Oord’s jack-up MPI Resolution, which put the first 3 MW unit in place in February and installed four MingYang wind turbines by mid-March.
Norwind Offshore Orders Two More CSOVs at Vard
Norway’s Norwind Offshore has declared options for the design and construction of two Commissioning Service Operations Vessels (CSOVs) at Vard. The options for the two CSOVs were part of the contract signed between the two companies back in October 2021. Norwind Offshore and Vard, a subsidiary of Fi
Cerulean Winds: Lamprell Would Utilise Local Supply Chain, 3 GW Floating Wind Project Requires No Subsidies
Should Cerulean Winds’ 200+ turbine floating wind project be selected in the upcoming auction in Scotland, Dubai-based manufacturer Lamprell – which signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the project with its preferred Tier 1 supplier NOV – would deliver its part of the project out of the UK
Piles In for Fécamp Offshore Substation Jacket
DEME Offshore’s jack-up vessel Sea Installer has installed the four piles for the jacket foundation that will support the offshore substation (OSS) of the Fécamp wind farm in French waters. The jacket is scheduled to be installed this Summer. For the piling work, some five vessels were mobilised, ac
Star of the South Launches Cadetship Programme
Star of the South, together with Federation University Australia, has launched the Fed Cadet Program to give a Fed Uni student the opportunity to work in the offshore wind sector while completing their degree. Star of the South, Australia’s first proposed offshore wind farm, will provide up to two d
Akrocean Opens APAC Office Following Contract Wins
France-based Akrocean has secured multi Floating LiDAR System (FLS) contracts in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Earlier in 2021, Akrocean and its Korean Partners Vision Plus and SA Offshore deployed two FLiDAR Systems in Korean waters for one year of wind and metocean assessment to secure the Elect