Top News of the Week May 9 – 15, 2016

Oil & Gas Giant Bids to Build Dutch Offshore Wind Farms

Following recent media reports that Shell, one of the biggest oil and gas companies, will take part in Dutch tender for Borssele I and II offshore wind sites as part of a consortium also comprising Eneco and Van Oord, the move was confirmed this afternoon (12 May).

German Next-Gen Floating Foundation Gets EUR 1 Million

ESG Edelstahl und Umwelttechnik Stralsund GmbH, a member of German GICON Group, and the Endowed Chair of Wind Energy Technology at the University of Rostock have secured EUR 1 million for the development and full-scale testing of a sub-structure for third generation wind turbines with a capacity of 6MW or more.

First Nobelwind Foundations Loaded onto Vole au Vent

First‬ monopiles and transition pieces for the ‪‎Nobelwind (Bligh Bank Phase 2) offshore‬ ‪wind farm‬‪ ‎have been loaded on board the ‪Vole au Vent‬, Jan De Nul reported.

DEME Helping Shipping Giant Enter Chinese Offshore Wind Market

China COSCO Shipping and Belgium’s DEME have formed a joint venture to develop offshore wind energy in China.

Fukushima Hamakaze Spar Tilts off Sumoto, Japan

Fukushima Forward’s advanced spar floating foundation, the base of the Fukushima Hamakaze structure, has tilted while being towed across Osaka Bay to Sumoto on Awaji Island, with part of an upper section now submerged, according to Japanese media.

Offshore WIND Staff