Operations & Maintenance

‘Largest Drone Cargo Delivery Programme Ever Done Outside Military’ Underway at UK Offshore Wind Farms

Ørsted and the UK-based drone operator Skylift have launched what Ørsted says is the largest drone delivery programme ever attempted to offshore wind sites, with over 550 flights to more than 400 turbines at four UK offshore wind farms: Hornsea One and Hornsea Two on the east coast, and Walney 1 & 2

RWE, North Star Sign Multi-Million-Pound Offshore Wind Vessels Deal

RWE Opens ‘Grimsby Hub’ for Offshore Wind Operations and Maintenance

Haventus, Sarens PSG Unveil ‘On-Land to Launch’ Floating Wind Solution

UK companies Haventus and Sarens PSG have developed a low-cost solution for the integration and launch of floating offshore wind turbines. Haventus said that it is working to enable offshore wind project developers to acquire fully assembled floating bases and turbines at Ardersier, Scotland, as wel

DeepOcean Inks Subsea Cable O&M Agreements with Vattenfall

DeepOcean has been awarded framework agreements by Vattenfall for the provision of subsea cable operations and maintenance (O&M) services, now valid for Vattenfall’s operational European offshore wind portfolio. The framework agreements are valid for a period of four years and apply to Vattenfall’s

Briggs Marine Takes Delivery of New Maintenance Support Vessel

The Spanish Freire Shipyard has delivered a new maintenance support vessel, named Forth Constructor, to the UK-based Briggs Marine. Briggs Marine placed the order for the vessel in December 2022 and Freire Shipyard launched Forth Constructor and moved it to a “wet berth” at its yard in Vigo in July

RenewableUK Outlines Recommendations for Extending Offshore Wind Farm Lifespan

RenewableUK has published a report outlining key proposals to extend the operational lifespan of offshore wind farms, as well as recommendations for developing the best decommissioning options for offshore wind projects. The UK’s first offshore wind farm began generating renewable energy in 2000, an

New Taskforce Enters Subsea Scene to Enhance Cable Performance for Offshore Wind

Global Underwater Hub (GUH) has launched a new initiative to tackle subsea cable reliability, a critical factor in offshore wind development, as the UK pushes to meet its clean energy targets. The industry body, representing the UK’s GBP 9.2 billion (around USD 11.3 billion) underwater sector, has p

Editors’ Picks | Offshore Wind News in 2024: ‘The First, The Largest, The Record’

Some news are important for the offshore wind industry at large, some are significant for parts of the supply chain or in certain regions, and some are just good to know. With 366 days and thousands of news in 2024 behind us, the task of choosing only a few stories was not an easy one […]

Ten Most Read News on offshoreWIND.biz in 2024

New wind turbine models, vessels and equipment, and project updates were the most read topics on offshoreWIND.biz in 2024. In this overview, we are bringing the ten most popular news in 2024. In January 2024, Siemens Gamesa received a EUR 30 million grant from the EU for a project called Highly Inno

Briggs Marine to Stay Busy Offshore Scotland with Neart na Gaoithe CTV Contract

Briggs Marine has secured a contract to provide crew transfer vessel (CTV) services to the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm in Scotland as it progresses from the construction phase into the operations and maintenance (O&M) phase. Under the three-year contract, Briggs Marine will continue to

OEUK Publishes Offshore Wind Decommissioning Guidelines

Decommissioning specialists, led by Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have produced a “pioneering” set of guidelines for the removal of offshore wind turbines that have reached the end of their useful life. Decommissioning of the first generation of wind turbines is already in progress, and as the offsho