The first three super-sized monopiles built for the 402MW Veja Mate offshore wind farm arrived at the Dutch Eemshaven seaport on 10 March, with the remaining 64 giants soon to follow, Eemshavenonline.nl reports The monopiles were constructed in Rostock, Germany, by EEW Special Pipe Constructions Gmb
This morning, Siemens took over DBB Jack-Up’s new vessel – the WIND SERVER, thus commencing a three-year charter agreement under which the vessel will service a number of large-scale offshore wind power projects across Northern Europe. Constructed at Nordic Yards in Germany, the WIND SERVER is purpo
DONG Energy has appointed the Portsmouth-based Fugro EMU to carry out offshore pre-construction surveys for the Walney Extension offshore wind farm off the coast of Cumbria. Fugro will begin seabed survey work in the Irish Sea this month using three specialist vessels. The 41-metre Fugro Helmert wil
Using High Wind’s Boom Lock tool to increase the wind speed limit for turbine component lifts from 11m/s to 16m/s leads to an average of 1.3% decrease in the levelised cost of energy (LCOE), a study carried out by BVG Associates on a representative 500MW wind farm has shown. An increase in the wind
Netherlands Enterprise Agency (Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland or RVO), part of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, has awarded Fugro Survey B.V. with a contract to carry out geophysical soil investigations for the proposed offshore wind farm sites at Hollandse Kust Zuid (South). Fugro Su
As of March 2016, C-bed’s flotel Wind Solution is off to the German North Sea and the 288MW DanTysk offshore wind farm on a maintenance assignment. During the coming months, she will be offering storage and workshop facilities, as well as providing accommodation for up to 100 offshore service techni
A2SEA’s jack-up vessel Sea Challenger has installed 59 turbines at the Gode Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farm, the company told Offshore WIND this morning. “She is following schedule and we hope for nice, calm weather as we move into spring,” a spokesperson from A2SEA said. While the Sea Challenger is
The Netherlands-based Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire offshore activities from compatriot VolkerWessels. Under the intended transaction, Boskalis will acquire maritime and offshore wind energy related activities of VolkerWessels, which include VBMS, Stemat an
Iceni Marine Services has ordered the fourth South Boats IOW 23m offshore wind crew transfer vessel (CTV) from South Boats IOW and Alicat Workboats. Along with an extended superstructure, the vessel will feature twin MAN V12-1400 main engines coupled Servogear HD295 reduction ‘V’ drive gearboxes dri
The Seajacks Scylla, the world’s largest wind turbine installation vessel, was christened in Great Yarmouth on Thursday afternoon, 3 March. The ceremonial champagne bottle was released by the vessel’s Godmother, Akiko Inoue, the wife of Seajacks’ chairman, Soichi Inoue. Seajacks’ CEO, Blair Ainslie,
Siemens AG has awarded Fred. Olsen Windcarrier with the contract to transport and install Siemens 7MW turbines at the 497MW EnBW Hohe See wind farm, with the first turbine expected to go up in the first half of 2019. EnBW Hohe See is located 90km from shore in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ
Pharos Offshore’s hydraulic cable grab and offshore personnel have successfully supported and completed the recovery of a faulty cable section at the 367.2 MW Walney offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea. The cable grab had been built to client specification for this project and was delivered to Liver
Tidal Transit’s WaveCraft Surface Effect Ship (SES) Umoe Firmus was handed over to Statkraft today in Wells-next-the-Sea. Statkraft, which is in charge of the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm, chartered the vessel, built at the Umoe Mandal shipyard, to support its O&M operations at the wind farm.
Dalby Offshore Services will move its headquarters to Endeavor Wharf at Whitby Port and start to develop the site as Yorkshire’s renewables and offshore services centre following last week’s decision of Scarborough Borough Council Cabinet to lease the site to the company. Including offices, a marine
