The offshore wind sector must take action to address a rising tide of mechanical breakdown issues, component failures, and serial defects ensuing from the deployment of ever-larger offshore wind, according to GCube Insurance (GCube), an underwriter for renewable energy projects. GCube’s new report,
Attentive Energy One, a joint venture between Rise Light & Power and TotalEnergies, has proposed USD 16 million in renewable energy training funds in Western Queens as part of its 1,400 MW offshore wind proposal to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). This investme
The operations and maintenance (O&M) base of the French Calvados offshore wind farm was inaugurated on 11 April in Ouistreham. According to Éolien Maritime France (EMF), the consortium behind the offshore wind project, this marks a major milestone between now and the commissioning of the wind farm,
Omexom Renewable Energies Offshore, former EWE Offshore Service & Solutions (EWE OSS), has awarded a contract to HeliService, booking the German helicopter transport provider’s services on five offshore wind farms for at least two years. HeliService will be responsible for offshore air transport and
Damen Shipyards and offshore wind services provider, Purus Wind, have signed a contract for the construction and delivery of eight new vessels. Purus Wind ordered four Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710 Hybrid vessels, three Damen FCS 3210 Hybrid Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs), and one 90-metre Const
Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm Limited (NnGOWL) has announced that it is planning to conduct a pre-lay grapnel run (PLGR) and commence cable lay out for the first campaign of six inter-array cables and one interconnector between the two offshore substations, within the wind farm’s site in Scotl
German energy company EnBW and its project partner, the German Aerospace Center (DLR), have published the conditions of entry and the specific flight tasks for the Offshore Drone Challenge (ODC) for the first time. As part of the Offshore Drone Challenge, drone manufacturers and service providers ar
Vattenfall has selected Peel Ports as the preferred bidder, and its port at Great Yarmouth as the location for the operations and maintenance base of the Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone in the UK. When completed, Vattenfall’s Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone will be able to power around 4.6 million homes makin
Spain-headquartered BlueFloat Energy has deployed a floating Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) system at the site of the Winds of September floating wind project offshore Taiwan. The planned wind farm is located 25 kilometres offshore from Hsinchu city, with a water depth of 64-96 metres, and an a
Ulstein has held a keel-laying ceremony for the second of the two Construction Service Operation Vessels (CSOV) ordered by Olympic Subsea ASA at the Crist yard in Poland. The keel for Olympic Subsea’s first CSOV was laid on 31 January. The two vessels are designed for the offshore wind industry and
The Operations & Maintenance (O&M) base for the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm, the world’s largest offshore wind farm under construction, has officially been opened at the Port of Tyne, the UK. The O&M base also houses the control room that will monitor and manage five per cent of the UK’s electricit
Windar Renovables has delivered the first transition pieces to Iberdrola’s 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany. The loading of the transition pieces manufactured by the Spanish company at its facilities in Avilés began this weekend onto the general cargo vessel Happy Dragon. The ship,
SSE Renewables, Marubeni Corporation, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), the consortium behind Ossian floating offshore wind farm in Scotland, have awarded the contract for geotechnical investigations to Fugro and Ocean Infinity. The Netherlands-based Fugro will focus on downhole geotechn
Marshall Futureworx, the venture building and advanced technologies arm of Marshall of Cambridge, has unveiled plans to provide offshore wind farm inspection services using a resident robotic ecosystem. Lilypad is an ecosystem of multiple autonomous BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) UAVs (Unmanned
