Norway-headquartered TGS has marked the two-year milestone of what it describes as the world’s most extensive multi-client floating LiDAR and metocean measurement campaign. The campaign, located in the German Bight, has seen two floating LiDAR buoys deliver more than 96 per cent data availability si
IQIP, in partnership with EnBW and Vattenfall, is preparing to carry out the first full-scale offshore installation of its EQ-Piling technology at the Dreekant offshore wind farm site in German waters. The demonstration monopile will be installed by DEME using its installation vessel Orion. The offs
The EolMed floating wind pilot project in the south of France has been energised, according to Qair, which has been developing the project together with TotalEnergies and BW Ideol. “This marks the start of a critical phase of technical testing, paving the way for full commissioning and the first kil
Porsgrunn, Norway – Cranemaster has developed the world’s largest Passive Heave Compensator (PHC) and shock absorber, engineered to safely manage dynamic loads of up to 3500 tonnes during offshore lifting operations. The new unit, CM3-3000T-5500-A, was developed in close collaboration with Heerema M
Lindø Offshore Renewables Center (LORC) has inaugurated a new main bearing test facility capable of full-scale validation of wind turbine bearings for units of up to 25 MW. R&D Test Systems was in charge of the design, engineering, and delivery of the complete facility, while Schaeffler provided app
As Sif Group announces the successful ramp-up of its Maasvlakte II facility in Rotterdam, reaching a target output of four monopiles per week, the role of manufacturing equipment has taken center stage. Key to this production milestone is the integration of four Davi heavy-duty plate rolls, engineer
A new European project focused on offshore testing infrastructure for high-power floating wind turbines was officially launched at a kick-off meeting in Nantes, France, this month. The project is co-financed by the Interreg Atlantic Area programme through the European Regional Development Fund. Name
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Scotland is working on setting up a deepwater and floating wind test facility off Orkney. After securing a 50 per cent match funding through The Crown Estate’s Supply Chain Accelerator, the organisation has commenced an 18‑month project to move the develop
Ampelmann Operations, in collaboration with Siemens Gamesa, tested a cargo drone at the Hollandse Kust Nord offshore wind farm in the Netherlands this winter, with the drone successfully moving materials from a service operations vessel (SOV) to offshore wind turbines and back again. According to Am
The global fleet of offshore wind installation vessels could support achieving up to 400 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030, provided that additional vessels are ordered and deployed, alongside supportive market conditions, according to a scenario study by the Kuehne Climate Center. The study also
The Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm in Scotland is launching what the project owner says is the country’s largest seabird monitoring study, aimed at gathering detailed data on bird behaviour around offshore wind turbines. The 450 MW wind farm, located around 15.5 kilometres off the Fife co
A new research project, called WindSCORE, has been launched to develop a comprehensive 360-degree evaluation system for offshore wind projects. According to the WindSCORE partners, the project aims to support more holistic assessment and decision-making across the sector. WindSCORE, which kicked off
A consortium comprising AF Gruppen, Multiconsult, DOF, Semar, and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is set to launch a new project to develop and test technology for the industrial-scale production of gravity-based concrete foundations (GBS). The BetongVIND project, scheduled
SP Energy Networks will run trials to assess whether offshore wind farms could be used to restart Britain’s electricity system in the event of a national power outage. The trials are part of the BLADE project, a three-year programme supported by funding from Ofgem through its Strategic Innovation Fu
