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Vessel Forced to Leave French Offshore Wind Farm after Protests Turn Ugly
Trenching support vessel Aethra was forced to leave the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm after the local fishermen protesting the project breached several safety protocols and verbally threatened the safety of the captain and the crew. The Aethra was deployed on the site when a large number of fishin
Vattenfall and Fred. Olsen Renewables to Jointly Bid in ScotWind Leasing Round
Fred. Olsen Renewables and Vattenfall have entered into a partnership on a 50/50 basis in order to bid in the upcoming leasing round for offshore wind in Scotland. Scotland’s upcoming offshore wind leasing round – ScotWind – will include up to 15 areas amounting to 10 GW in capacity. Bids for lease
Soft Clay Bogs Down Danish Offshore Wind Tender
The Danish Energy Agency has paused the tendering procedure for the Hesselø offshore wind farm to allow more time for the analysis of the results of preliminary seabed studies. The tender was paused after the analysis of Energinet’s preliminary seabed surveys identified soft clay bottoms in large pa
Dates Set for Sofia Supply Chain Meets
A series of showcases about contracting opportunities for the Sofia offshore wind project in the UK is taking place in July. Van Oord, the EPCI contractor for the project’s foundations and inter-array cables, will hold its webinar on 6 July. The Dutch company will cover concrete structures, secondar
Keppel and Sembcorp Enter Talks to Combine Offshore Businesses
Following reports that Singapore’s Keppel Corporation and Sembcorp Marine are in talks to merge their offshore and marine businesses, the two players have now inked non-binding agreements related to the proposed combination in response to dramatic changes in the sectors. In a statement on Thursday,
Goldwind Goes International as First Offshore Wind Turbine Outside China Stands
Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Goldwind has marked the installation of its first offshore wind turbine outside China. The turbine in question was erected in Vietnam in the waters off the Soc Trang province. ”Goldwind’s Bac Lieu Phase III and Soc Trang Phase I offshore wind power projects in Vietn
Esvagt Takes Delivery of Its Second Havyard 831L SOV
Norwegian shipbuilder Havyard Leirvik has handed over a new service operations vessel (SOV) to the Danish offshore energy vessel operator Esvagt. The SOV is the fifth such vessel to be delivered to Esvagt and the second in a new series of three SOVs being built by Havyard for the Danish company. The
Denmark’s Largest Offshore Wind Tender Enters Final Stage
The Danish Energy Agency has published the final tender conditions for Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm – Thor. With the publication, all the basic elements of the tender are in place, and the bidders now have four months to prepare their final bids for the offshore wind farm. The deadline for s
Arcadis Ost 1 Order Lands on Vestas’s Desk
Following the financial close on the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm, Vestas has secured a firm order for Parkwind’s first project in Germany, which will also be the first to use a new floating installation method to erect the wind turbines. Under the contract with Parkwind, Vestas will deliver 27
Chemicals Giant Buys Into 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid
Vattenfall and BASF have agreed the sale of 49.5 per cent of Vattenfall’s Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Once fully commissioned in 2023, HKZ will be the largest offshore wind farm in the world and also the first one ever to be built without subsidies for the power
Navantia, Windar Produce 100th Jacket Foundation
The Navantia-Windar consortium has completed construction of its 100th jacket foundation at Navantia’s yard in Fene. The 100th jacket for Navantia-Windar is the third of the total of 62 being produced for the French Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm under a contract the consortium has with Iberdrola.
Irish Engineering Consultancy Wins Offshore Wind Contract in China
Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions (GDG) has been appointed to assist carry out various research projects relating to offshore wind foundations for a company in China, which the Irish engineering consultancy left unnamed. The research projects on offshore wind foundations, with particular reference to the
Offshore Wind O&M Calls in Germany Flood Tender Platforms
Several tenders for services in the offshore wind sector have been published over the last few days in Germany, including those from two offshore wind farm operators looking for maintenance work on four of their projects. The contract notices from the two German operators – seeking annual wind turbi
Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm Set for Surveys
The survey of the seabed cable system and all of the turbine jacket foundations is about to start at the Ormonde offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea. The 18.5 meter survey vessel CWind Alliance will conduct the survey for approximately two months. Survey equipment to be used includes multi bean echo