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Swire Energy Services Secures Hornsea One Aviation Contract
Aberdeen-based Swire Energy Services (SES) has signed a contract with Ørsted for the provision of helideck services and helicopter refuelling system services for the Hornsea One wind farm in the UK Southern North Sea. According to Swire Energy Services, the two-year contract, with the option of two
NED-Project Introduces Hydrogen-Ready, Jones Act-Compliant Offshore Wind Installation Vessel
NED-Project, a Poland-headquartered naval architecture and ship design company with an office in the US, has developed a new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), which features a hydrogen-ready set-up and has the capability to install 15-20 MW wind turbines as well as to load and transport monop
Chartwell Marine and Zelim Develop Unmanned Rescue Vessel
Scottish start-up Zelim, developing a lifesaving system for offshore energy, has partnered with naval architect Chartwell Marine to deliver a remotely operated unmanned rescue vessel. As the offshore energy sites present a challenging environment for personnel and vessel crews, with a huge risk of m
Shell Gauging Offshore Wind Opportunities in Brazil
Following the news that Shell had launched Shell Energy in Brazil, saying that the business would produce and market clean electricity from solar and wind power plants, OffshoreWIND.biz contacted the company to find out if offshore wind was part of its wind power plans in the country, given its grow
Siemens Gamesa’s Flagship Prototype Offshore Wind Turbine Starts Taking Shape
Siemens Gamesa has started installing the SG 14-222 DD prototype offshore wind turbine at the test centre in Østerild, Denmark. The wind turbine’s tower has now been erected at the site, Siemens Gamesa said. Upon completion, the prototype unit will become the most powerful wind turbine installed in
RWE Setting Up Offshore Wind Hub on UK East Coast
Energy company RWE is to make a strategic commitment to the UK’s east coast with the creation of an operations hub for offshore wind farms at Grimsby’s Royal Dock. The new ‘Grimsby Hub’ facility will expand the existing Triton Knoll offshore wind farm base and will be the home for RWE’s specialist t
UK Offshore Wind O&M Market for Robotics to Double by 2050
Accelerating the development of robotics and autonomous systems (RAS) will be a significant enabler to reaching net-zero targets, according to new research from the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, which estimates that the global robotics market in the wind energy industry, both offshore an
Survey on Schedule at Arklow Bank 2
The Ireland-based Alpha Marine is set to kick off a reconnaissance survey at the Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 2 located off the Wicklow coast in the Irish Sea. The goal of the survey is to provide background information to inform future site investigation works for the 520 MW project. Works, which wi
Latest Vestas SOV Ready For Triton Knoll
Esvagt has taken delivery of the third and final service operation vessel (SOV) ordered for Vestas and delivered by Havyard in Norway. Esvagt NHST 149, as the yet-to-be-named vessel is known, completes a series of three vessels delivered over the last nine months that Esvagt had ordered at Havyard L
Hollandse Kust Noord Wind Turbines to Be Installed Out of Buss Terminal
Buss Terminal in Eemshaven has been selected as the pre-assembly and installation port for the wind turbines that will spin as part of the Dutch Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm. Starting in October 2022, the terminal will be serving as a base port for pre-assembly and installation of rotor b
Ørsted Taps Pulse Structural Monitoring for Work Offshore Germany
Ørsted Wind Power A/S has awarded Pulse Structural Monitoring Ltd. with a contract to provide structural measurement campaigns for Gode Wind 03 and Borkum Riffgrund 03 offshore wind farms. Pulse will be in charge of the load, corrosion, and inclination measurement campaigns for Borkum Riffgrund 03 w
GE Charters Acta Auriga for Wind Turbine Commissioning at Saint-Nazaire OWF
GE Renewable Energy and Acta Marine have signed a charter contract for the Acta Auriga Service Operations Vessel (SOV), which will support the commissioning of 80 Haliade 6 MW turbines at the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm in France. Operating out of the Port of Saint-Nazaire, the vessel will assi
TenneT Secures EUR 250 Million EIB Loan for Electricity Transmission Corridor
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR 250 million loan agreement with TenneT Holding B.V. for the financing of the 40-kilometre high voltage electricity transmission corridor in the north of the Netherlands. According to EIB, the new electricity transmission corridor from Eemshaven to
Germany Looking for Geological Modelling Services for Two Offshore Wind Areas
Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für Seeschiffahrt und Hydrographie; BSH) has opened a tender for geological modleling and reporting for two offshore wind areas that are undergoing preliminary geological exploration. The work will be performed for the areas N-9.1 and N-9