15 Basque companies led by Saitec Offshore Technologies have launched the FLOAT&M project to research and develop new solutions to improve operations & maintenance (O&M) of floating offshore wind farms. The project kicked off in 2021 and was officially launched this week during the WindEurope Bilbao
Bart Gorsse tells about his role as Chief Engineer supervising the building process of the Les Alizés, Jan De Nul’s newest offshore installation vessel in the Navingo Career Podcast. The Les Alizéz is being constructed in China at the moment and is due for delivery in second half of 2022. Bart talks
The Australian government has identified the Bass Strait off Gippsland as Australia’s first priority area to be assessed for suitability for offshore wind developments. This area has comparatively favourable wind conditions, investor interest, indications of support from the State Government, and ha
German logistics and aviation holding Zeitfracht Group and its subsidiary German Airways have signed a joint letter of intent with their compatriot drone manufacturer Wingcopter to purchase 17 delivery drones which will be deployed from the second half of 2024 for offshore operations such as deliver
Vestas has received orders to supply wind turbines for three offshore wind projects, two fixed-bottom wind farms in Taiwan, and one floating wind project in France. The turbine maker has secured a 295 MW order for the Zhong Neng offshore wind project, located off the coast of Changhua County, Taiwan
Energy company RWE is partnering with the UK’s largest port operator, Associated British Ports (ABP), and the Port of Milford Haven to investigate the scaling-up of port facilities in support of a pipeline of gigawatt-scale floating wind projects offshore Wales, the UK. Working together under a Memo
Ørsted and ATP, together with their partners Aarsleff, Bouygues Construction, and Van Oord, have presented their concept of a modular energy island for the forthcoming tender in the Danish North Sea. The Nordsøens Energiø (North Sea Energy) Island will be an island in constant development, even afte
In an industry first, the leading offshore wind developer Ørsted is exploring the use of Jet Suit paramedics to support its operational staff working out at sea on the world’s largest offshore wind farms. Ørsted has partnered with Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) and Gravity Industries in t
Seajacks UK Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eneti, has signed a new contract for one of its vessels to support operations and maintenance (O&M) on an offshore wind farm in Northwestern Europe, which the parent company left unnamed. Eneti said the contract was signed with a global original equi
Deutsche Windtechnik has won an EU tender to provide operations and maintenance (O&M) services at the DanTysk and Sandbank offshore wind farms in the German North Sea. The tender was carried out by DanTysk Sandbank Offshore Wind GmbH & Co. KG. Both wind farms are owned by Vattenfall (51 per cent) an
Leading offshore wind developer Ørsted has opened applications for its wind turbine technician apprenticeships in the UK for the sixth year running. The programme spans three and a half years and sees apprentices studying locally for their first year before taking up placements across the company an
ScotWind partners ScottishPower and Shell are set to invest a total of GBP 75 million to help the supply chain and businesses support the growth of the offshore wind industry in Scotland. ScottishPower and Shell were awarded the seabed rights to develop three new offshore wind projects with a combin
Baltic Power, a joint venture between Polish PKN Orlen and Canadian Northland Power, has launched a tender for the preparation of documentation, implementation of an investment process, and the construction of an operations and maintenance (O&M) base which will serve the 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore
Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) has secured a contract to provide marine coordination services on all three phases of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm, off the UK northeast coast. Under the contract, SMC will deliver a turnkey marine coordination personnel service to support constructio
