DeepOcean Group is splitting DeepOcean UK into two entities, including DeepOcean Subsea Cables and a new division dedicated to its seabed intervention and trenching business. The company said the split will see the existing Cable Lay and Trenching division (DeepOcean CL&T) divided into a seabed inte
Innogy and RWE Supply & Trading have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Deutsche Bahn (German Rail – DB) for the supply of electricity from the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm. The supplied volume comprises 25MW, which is the equivalent of four turbines, representing 8% of the total product
UK-based cable protection specialist Tekmar Energy has received an order from Jan De Nul to provide its patented Tekmar Cable Protection System (CPS) TekLink® Mechanical Latch for the Changhua offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Changhua is the second wind farm to be installed in Taiwan located along the
More than 400 businesses have joined New Jersey’s Offshore Wind Supply Chain Registry since it launched less than five months ago, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) said. Businesses that have joined the registry run the gamut from construction/installation to subsea surveying, in
The U.S. National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium has selected the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to carry out a project focused on reducing costs and improving the economic feasibility of floating wind technology. NREL has been awarded USD 300,000 for its Shared Moori
Hanseatic Power Cert (HPC) has awarded the Merkur offshore wind farm in Germany with a project certificate. Arjen Schampers, the managing director of Merkur Offshore GmbH, the developer of the project, took over the certificate on 2 September. To remind, GE Renewable Energy completed the handover of
Austrian-based Aero Enterprise has performed its first offshore wind turbine inspection using the in-house developed helicopter drone AERO-SensorCopter. Back in July, Aero Enterprise carried out inspection flights around the offshore wind turbines some 70 kilometers from the German/Dutch coastline o
Ørsted has marked the completion of the first made-in-Taiwan transition piece mock-up with Sing Da Marine Structure (SDMS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Steel Corporation. The mock-up, fabricated by SDMS in Kaohsiung, has demonstrated that local suppliers are on track to prepare for delivery o
TenneT has entered into agreements with Ørsted and EnBW to use a grid connection concept on future wind farms in the German North Sea which will link the turbines directly to the converter platforms. Under the deals, Ørsted’s Borkum Riffgrund West 1 & 2 and OWP West, as well as EnBW’s He Dreiht offs
Six global energy companies have launched a joint initiative to tackle wind turbine blade erosion by sharing data on how various protection systems perform in different operating environments. EDF Energy, a project lead on the initiative, Duke Energy Renewables, ENGIE, E.ON, innogy, and Kruger Energ
DEME Group’s jack-up vessel Innovation has arrived at Sif’s Maasvlakte terminal in Rotterdam to load the first monopiles for the SeaMade offshore wind project in Belgium. DEME is in charge of installing the 58 foundations, as well as the turbines, inter-array cables, export cables and two offshore s
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) will host a series of open house events in September to discuss New York’s recent awards for 1,696MW of offshore wind energy. NYSERDA staff will present details of the two announced projects: Empire Wind, owned and developed by E
The WP Group and the Green Wind Group have signed an agreement to cooperate in the area of wind farm maintenance management and services. The new business segment primarily offers operators of wind farms throughout Europe a full service with focus on maintenance and repair, carried out directly by W
Total quality assurance provider Intertek has been commissioned by the North Sea Wind Power Hub (NSWPH) programme to undertake a UK permitting and planning study. Consortium partners behind the NSWPH programme, TenneT Netherlands, TenneT Germany, Energinet, Gasunie, and Port of Rotterdam, have joine
