Norfolk Marine Ltd has installed its Tyre Filled Net (TFN) Scour Remediation System at E.ON’s Scroby Sands Offshore Wind Farm. The system has been installed on 5 monopile foundations at the site to provide protection against further scouring of the seabed at the foundation bases. After extensive tes
TenneT has abandoned its plan for the construction of an Offshore Maintenance Centre (OMC) in the north of the Netherlands for the time being. The company had planned to set up the OMC as a base for maintenance work on the transformer platforms and offshore grid connections for German and future Dut
Pharos Offshore reported that one of its subsea hydraulic cable grabs is being utilized aboard the Edda Fonn vessel to enable diverless cable repair at the Walney offshore wind farm. The company’s personnel are assisting with the ongoing cable recovery operations aboard the vessel. Pharos Offshore s
VBMS will be carrying out a Pre-Lay Grapnel Run (PLGR) operation as part of the preparations for the installation of the export and array cables for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm, Kis-Orca reports. The PLGR involves the vessel Anna-B towing a grapnel train arrangement over the seabed. The grapnel w
German researchers gathered around the RepaKorr collaborative project are developing an all-round inspection and repair solution to increase the corrosion resistance of offshore wind farms, according to Fraunhofer, one of the participants in the project. The new solution, which includes the developm
Offshore wind investments in Europe doubled in 2015 to EUR 13.3 billion in a record year for financing and grid-connected installations, with a total of 3,019 MW in new capacity coming online in European waters in 2015, more than double of what was connected to the grid in 2014, according to Europea
Sea Worker Runs Aground off Denmark, Crew Evacuated Offshore installation vessel Sea Worker ran aground south of Denmark’s Hvide Sande on the night between 26 and 27 January while under tow to Esbjerg, A2SEA said in a statement. Umoe Ventus Sinks After Catching Fire off Langeland The Wave Craft Surf
Iberdrola has awarded the Rostock branch of Goldbeck a contract to construct a building in the Port of Sassnitz-Mukran which will serve as the base for overseeing O&M activities at the 350 MW Wikinger Offshore Windfarm. Goldbeck will be responsible for the design, planning and construction of the ne
Sea Worker Runs Aground off Denmark, Crew Evacuated Offshore installation vessel Sea Worker ran aground south of Denmark’s Hvide Sande on the night between 26 and 27 January while under tow to Esbjerg, A2SEA said in a statement. Interview: Adwen’s 8 MW Turbine an Arrow to Hit 100€/MWh by 2020 Target
Scheveningen-based guard and seismic support vessel operator Rederij Groen has acquired a 50% stake in the compatriot offshore support vessel operator GloMar Group. GloMar Offshore, situated in Den Helder, comprises of four divisions providing offshore wind Service Operation Vessels (SOVs), emergenc
China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) reported that the 152 MW Rudong offshore wind farm demonstration project started producing power after the first six Siemens 4 MW turbines were connected to the grid. The Rudong project is located some 25 kilometers east of Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, in w
Windcat Workboats has won the Renewable Energy Health & Safety Award 2016 with its WindGrip system. The award winner was announced on 27 January in Birmingham, on the eve of the 12th annual RenewableUK Health & Safety Conference. This award scheme, devised by RenewableUK and the Crown Estate, aims t
Peter Lloyd, a Global Head of the Centre of Competence for EHS Offshore at Siemens, received the inaugural Jerry Carnell Safety Award in Renewable UK’s Health and Safety Awards 2016. This new award was created in recognition of Jerry Carnell who passed away in 2015. Jerry was a long standing and act
The Lyngby-based start-up CEKO Sensors Asp is launching an optical accelerometer which could detect early signs of malfunctions in blades and potentially lead to reduced O&M costs, according to the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). The sensor can withstand extreme environments, and it contains
