GE’s Haliade-X 12 MW offshore wind turbine prototype has obtained a provisional type certificate by DNV GL. According to GE, this certification demonstrates that the Haliade-X prototype has the highest safety and quality standards. The company expects the full type certificate in the coming months.
Heerema Marine Contractors’ (HMC) heavy lift vessel Aegir has experienced a dropfall incident off the coast of Taiwan. The incident occurred on 15 June at 16:42 local time. No one was injured and no environmental impact was reported, only the piling frame and pin pile suffered minimal damage, Heerem
Spain’s Navantia-Windar consortium has received a firm order from the compatriot energy company Iberdrola for the turbine jacket foundations to be installed on the Saint-Brieuc wind farm offshore France. The contract, valued at EUR 350 million, will see Navantia-Windar manufacture and assemble 62 ja
The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has developed a new design of recommended boat landing geometry for vessels working in the offshore wind sector. The design, developed with support from Atkins, offers a consistent fender geometry for use on crew transfer vessels (CTVs) across diffe
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) cancelled the procedure to select an operator of the FINO 2 research platform. BMWi sad the tendering procedure was cancelled because none of the offers received met the required conditions. The Ministry did not say if the tendering
Aqueos Corporation has completed a diving contract at the 12 MW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) demonstration project. The scope consisted of trenching the HDD pull in conduit, installation of sealing flanges, pull-in monitoring operations and protecting the HDD exit site by installing 45t of
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has contracted BLIX, a Utrecht-based consultancy company, to support soil investigation at the IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm Zone. The company will supervise the soil investigation works for the 4 GW wind farm zone and, together with Reynolds International, RPS Group
The Cherbourg team is mostly looking to expand its production workforce, with positions that are open to all profiles and backgrounds, GE Renewable Energy said.
Markus Tacke is stepping down as CEO of Siemens Gamesa, effective immediately. According to the company, the Board of Directors and Tacke mutually agreed to terminate the CEO contract. Andreas Nauen, who was head the company’s offshore activities, has been appointed the new chief with immediate effe
Vissim AS has secured a contract to provide the marine communication and management system for the Akita Noshiro offshore wind project in Japan. Vissim will deliver the licensing, radar, AIS, radio communication systems, as well as integrated marine management software. “Vissim has experience of del
Danish turbine manufacturer Vestas has won a full Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) contract for the 48 MW Tra Vinh V1-3 intertidal wind farm in Vietnam. Vestas will provide a full turn-key solution with delivery, installation, and commissioning of 12 V150-4.2 MW wind turbines delivered in
Hitachi Zosen and Naval Energies have signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) to extend their collaboration after working together on a floating wind technology feasibility study. Now, the partners plan to cooperate on other floating wind projects and to start defining their future industrial coo
The US State of New Jersey plans to build the New Jersey Wind Port on the eastern shore of the Delaware River, with the construction expected to begin in 2021. The New Jersey Wind Port is described as a first-in-the-nation infrastructure investment that will provide a location for staging, assembly,
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has reached a first close on Copenhagen Infrastructure IV (CI IV) investment fund with EUR 1.5 billion. The fund, planned to be worth EUR 5.5. billion, will become the largest one within renewable energy infrastructure investments, according to the investment
