FairWind has completed the pre-assembly of all towers for the EnBW Hohe See and Albatros offshore wind projects in Germany. According to the company, all 87 towers have been pre-assembled for the wind farms at the Port of Esbjerg with the help of crane partner BMS A/S. Hohe See and Albatros have a c
Dutch construction-services business Royal BAM Group nv is exiting its activities in the offshore wind foundations market as part of an ongoing portfolio review. BAM announced the decision in its results for the first half of 2019 where the Bunnik-headquartered group also reported an impairment char
The German Global Renewables Shipbrokers (GRS) has entered into a strategic partnership with South Korea’s consultancy SerFac for offshore wind development in South Korea. GRS provides consultancy and shipbroking services for the offshore wind, wave and tidal energy sectors, while SerFac is a wind p
Equinor has secured funding of up to NOK 2.3 billion (circa EUR 231.5 million) from Enova for the Hywind Tampen floating wind project in Norway. “The support that the licences have received for the Hywind Tampen project demonstrates the will of Norwegian authorities to invest in and develop floating
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Denmark has inaugurated Vattenfall’s 407MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm at an event held in the Port of Hvide Sande. Mette Frederiksen, Denmark’s Prime Minister, and Dan Jørgensen, Minister of Climate, Energy and Utilities, also attended the inauguration of t
Vattenfall has awarded Bibby HydroMap second unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey on the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm zone in the Dutch North Sea. The UK-based seabed survey company has already commenced operations on the 760MW Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) III & IV. The news comes after Vattenfall was ann
Seacat Services has won a contract to provide two offshore energy support vessels (OESVs) for the construction phase of the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm in the UK. The two OESVs will provide crew transfer and logistical support at the 857MW project and will be operating out of the new constructio
Dongfang Electric Machinery has developed China’s first 10MW direct drive permanent magnet generator for offshore wind turbines. The new generator has recently passed its acceptance tests and has secured a design certificate. It is by far the largest generator produced in China in terms of the capac
Dutch offshore services provider Boskalis has reported a significant decline in the operating result at the Offshore Energy division in the first six months of 2019 caused mainly by operational and contractual issues on a limited number of offshore wind cable projects. The operating result at the Of
Seajacks International has won a contract by Ørsted for the transport and installation of turbines at the Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind projects in Taiwan. Seajacks is planning to use its jack-up vessel Seajacks Scylla for the transport and installation of 111 Siemens Gamesa 8MW turbines a
NaiKun Wind Energy Group has signed an indicative offer with an offshore wind developer to develop the NaiKun offshore wind project in British Columbia, Canada. The parties are working to negotiate and sign a definitive agreement in the next few weeks, which will provide technical expertise, dedicat
EDP Renewables has called on the offshore wind industry to work together to promote supply chain opportunities in the sector for regional businesses in the North of Scotland. At an event held by the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), EDPR Director Dan Finch urged the offshore wind industry to w
Hamburg-based offshore service provider SeaRenergy has acquired an offshore wind engineering and permit specialist Elbe-1. Whereas SeaRenergy provides engineering, marine services, QHSE and offshore professionals for installation and O&M of offshore wind farms and platforms, Elbe-1 offers specialist
Sif said a delay in monopile production for the Vineyard Wind project is “inevitable” due to a setback in the approval of the Final Environmental Impact Study (FEIS) for the 800MW offshore wind farm. The Dutch company planned to begin manufacturing 84 monopiles for Vineyard Wind in the first half of
