Nordsee One GmbH has issued a call for tenders for a crew transfer vessel to serve its Nordsee One offshore wind farm. The contract will be awarded for the charter of one crew transfer vessel capable of daily transfers of staff and equipment from Norddeich or alternative harbours to the offshore win
The Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) yesterday began a comprehensive geotechnical investigation of the soils under Lake Erie, where six Mono Bucket foundations will be installed for the Icebreaker offshore wind project. LEEDCo will test the soil and collect samples at each of the si
The first two Vos Prodect’s monopile entry systems (Pro-MES) have been installed by Van Oord, at Gemini offshore wind farm project by the end of week 32. Pull-in of both first end and second end of the cable were completed on schedule and without any problems. Pro-MES systems have been tailored to t
CWind, a provider of integrated services to the wind industry, has won a 3-year contract to supply crew transfer services during the operations and maintenance (O&M) phase at Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm (OWF) off the coast of Essex. The CWind Challenger will be transferring technicians and equ
Today, DONG Energy acquired the Hornsea Zone and the project rights to Hornsea Project Two and Three, which have the potential of 3 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind capacity. This follows DONG Energy’s acquisition of Hornsea Project One, a 1,200 megawatt (MW) offshore wind project in the Round 3, whi
Canadian Beothuk Energy Inc. (BEI) has retained Jacob Securities Inc. (JSI) to identify project financing for the company’s previously announced demonstration offshore wind park. BEI’s plans include developing, owning and operating a portfolio of large-scale offshore wind energy projects in the Atla
Offshore Structures (Britain) (OSB) has completed the first can that is part of one of the transition pieces for the Burbo Bank Extension project ahead of schedule. In total, 144 cans will be rolled at OSB, a joint venture between EEW Special Pipe Construction GmbH and Bladt Industries, located by t
The first offshore transformer station at the Gemini offshore wind farm was placed on top of the jacket foundation yesterday. After installing the jackets earlier this month, the heavy-lift vessel Rambiz is also carrying out the rest of the work on the substation installation. A joint venture betwee
West of Duddon Sands, a joint venture owned by DONG Energy and ScottishPower Renewables, has signed an agreement for the sale of transmission assets to WoDS Transmission plc. WoDS Transmission plc is owned by a consortium comprising of Macquarie Corporate Holdings Pty Limited and 3i Infrastructure p
Offshore maintenance contractors Offshore & Wind Assistance (OWA) and EWE Offshore Service & Solutions GmbH (EWE-OSS) have been hired to provide operation and maintenance services to the Gemini offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The 600MW Gemini offshore wind park, located 85 km north of the
Energinet.dk is planning to replace two cable sections at Dong Energy’s Anholt offshore wind farm. Following a fault on a export cable in February, transmission operator in cooperation with NKT Cables identified there is a risk of error in the first 400 meters of the submarine cable from Grenå and t
The installation of offshore wind turbines has started at Dutch 144MW Westermeerwind site with the erection of turbine tower. The towers are transported from the port of Amsterdam to the construction site in Ijsselmeer in two parts, with a height of 50 and 40 metres, via ‘De Schelde’ pontoon. Equipp
First of the total 82 A-frames for Wikinger offshore wind farm foundations is ready for the next step in the fabrication process, Bladt Industries reported via social media. The company will deliver 41 four-legged jacket foundations for Iberdrola’s wind farm in the German part of the Baltic Sea. The
An 83m long, multipurpose offshore support vessel (OSV) / anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) Normand Draupne, has undergone conversion and upgrade at Remontowa Shiprepair Yard SA and is now capable of working in the offshore wind industry. The vessel has arrived at Remontowa still in its old livery o
