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  • Fabricom Bags Nordsee Ost Foundation Maintenance Contract

    3 April 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    RWE Innogy has commissioned Dutch company Fabricom Offshore Services BV to maintain the foundations of the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm over the coming four years. The contract includes the inspection and maintenance of the 49 jacket foundations of the wind turbines and the transformer substation, together with the monopile foundations of the measurement mast. […]

  • The Netherlands: Greenchoice and Delta to Buy Electricity from Typhoon Offshore

    19 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Energy companies Greenchoice and Delta are in talks with Typhoon Offshore, the developer of the mega wind farm Gemini, about using the huge amount of electricity that can be generated as from 2016. The Gemini is to start on the drawing board in 2013 . The planned wind farm will be 55 kilometers north of […]

  • Boskalis to Turn Crane Vessels into Hybrids with Power Pack Retrofits

    11 April 2022
    Environment, Ports & Logistics, Technology, Vessels

    Boskalis will convert a number of vessels within its Offshore Energy division, including the crane ships Bokalift 1 and Bokalift 2, into hybrid vessels through the retrofitting of energy storage systems, or ‘power packs’. The modifications will be completed over the next two years and will also be carried out on two construction support vessels […]

  • The Netherlands: Lagendijk Equipment Fits Two Cranes to WaveWalker 1

    24 October 2012
    Technology

    Lagendijk Equipment revealed the completion of an order from Van Oord for two electric/ hydraulic cranes to be installed on the innovative walking jack-up barge WaveWalker 1. Van Oord is a leading international contractor in dredging, marine engineering, and offshore oil, gas and wind projects. The first, Lagendijk’s LKB 13.0 / 20.0 – 10.0 Offshore […]

  • SMC Bags CVOW Marine Coordination Deal

    6 February 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Dominion Energy has selected Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) to deliver a package of marine coordination support comprising consultancy, training, and lead marine coordination for the US Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. Dominion Energy and SMC have committed to driving the development of local skillsets over the next four years, with SMC providing a training […]

  • N-Sea Picks UK Firm to Provide ‘World’s First DNV-Approved’ Cable Repair Equipment

    29 November 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Supply Chain

    The Netherlands-headquartered subsea solutions provider N-Sea has handed out a contract to Osbit, a UK-headquartered offshore wind equipment specialist and a Venterra Group company, for the delivery of a suite of equipment to enable the repair and lay of offshore cables. According to Osbit, this equipment consists of a novel dual concentric carousel, a tower […]

  • R&D Test Systems Delivers HALT Test Bench for XL Nacelles

    9 December 2021
    R&D, Technology

    Engineering specialist R&D Test Systems has delivered what it considers to be the world’s largest, most powerful highly accelerated lifetime testing (HALT) test bench for wind turbine nacelles. Located at the Danish test centre Lindø Offshore Renewables Centre (LORC), which focuses on wind turbine tests and validation, the new test rig can accommodate the next […]

  • New Jersey Holds Great Future in Wind Energy (USA)

    25 December 2011

    Delaware’s flagship offshore wind project may be going dormant, but observers say offshore wind is off to a promising start in New Jersey. Legislation passed last year could make the Garden State the new leader in building the first generation of offshore wind turbines off the U.S. coast, said Matt DaPrato, an analyst at IHS […]

  • Able Group Targets Offshore Wind Market with Facility Upgrade

    4 December 2017
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics, R&D

    The Able Group has upgraded its Able Seaton Port facility on the River Tees, UK, in order to offer facilities for a wider range of activities, including offshore wind installations.

  • Hornsea One Monopiles Start Rolling Into Able Seaton Port

    8 February 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    SAL Heavy Lift’s crane vessel Svenja has delivered 12 monopile foundations for the Hornsea Project One wind farm to the Able Seaton Port on the River Tees.

  • CTruk to Showcase Two Vessels at Seawork

    4 March 2014

    CTruk will have two vessels on the Seawork pontoons this year. CWind Endurance, a 20m Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) OWSV for Dungeness-based Technical Marine Support and CWind, is due for delivery in March 2014 and it is planned that she will grace the pontoon at Seawork later in the year. CTruk has utilised […]

  • US DOE Launches LiDAR Buoy Loan Program

    25 January 2017
    Authorities, R&D, Technology

    The US Department of Energy (DOE) has implemented a loan program to lend its LiDAR buoys to qualified parties to acquire wind resource characterization data in areas of interest for offshore wind energy development. DOE currently owns two AXYS WindSentinel buoys that collect meteorological and oceanographic data to support resource characterization for offshore wind energy. In […]

  • RenewableUK: Able Marine Energy Park Could Create Thousands of Jobs

    18 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    RenewableUK says today’s Government announcement granting final planning permission for a huge industrial base for the offshore wind sector on the east coast of England is a significant step forward which could lead to the creation of thousands of jobs. The £450 million project, Able Marine Energy Park, which covers nearly 800 acres of the […]

  • KPMG: Nearshore Wind Farms Cost-Cutters for Danish Industry

    9 October 2019
    R&D

    Developing nearshore wind farms brings significant savings to the community compared to offshore wind projects located more than 20km from the coast, according to an analysis done by KPMG for the Danish HOFOR and European Energy A/S. According to the study, nearshore wind farms can help Denmark achieve a reduction of CO2 emissions by 70% […]

  • Boat, Anchor, and Tidal Generator (USA)

    4 October 2011

      When summer comes and the fishing crews return, electricity demand rises by 40% or more. For Nushgak Cooperative, that creates a dilemma: The utility needs a plant big enough to generate that electricity, but the extra capacity goes unused in the winter, and customers have to pay for a plant that is partly idle. […]

  • CMB Completes Windcat Workboats Buy

    15 January 2021
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) has completed the acquisition of Windcat Workboats Holdings Limited and its crew transfer vessel business from SEACOR Marine. As consideration for the sale, CMB paid SEACOR Marine GBP 32.8 million (EUR 36.9 million) in cash, and assumed all of the approximately GBP 20.4 million of debt outstanding under Windcat’s existing revolving […]

  • Vineyard Wind Obtains Grid Link Construction Permit

    10 May 2019
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) has approved petitions filed by Vineyard Wind for construction and operation of electric transmission facilities within the Commonwealth that will deliver electricity generated at the 800MW Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm to the regional power grid. Approval of the project’s transmission cables and interconnection substation by the EFSB, […]

  • Switzerland: Renewables to Triple Insurance Spending by 2020

    26 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    The renewable energy industry could be spending three times as much on insurance every year by 2020 to mitigate risks to projects, says a new report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance sponsored by Swiss Re. The report looked at six of the world’s leading markets for solar and wind, including Australia, China, France, Germany, the […]

  • Welcon to Build 80 Borssele 1+2 Turbine Towers

    26 April 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has selected Denmark’s Welcon to manufacture 80 turbine towers for the Borssele 1+2 offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The towers are scheduled for delivery from mid-November 2019 to mid-June 2020. This order brings Welcon’s order backlog for turbine towers to more than DKK 1 billion, the largest order backlog in the […]

  • Welcon and Marmen Unite for Foundation Production in US

    18 December 2019
    Business & Finance

    Welcon and Marmen have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on tower and foundation fabrication for the U.S. offshore wind market. The companies plan to establish a jointly owned distinct entity with an aim to secure orders for offshore wind towers and foundations for the U.S. market. Additionally, Welcon and Marmen intend to […]

  • Global Wind Turbine Order Intake in First Half Decreases by 30 Pct

    26 July 2012

    Impacted by regulatory uncertainty in Europe and tightening policy measures in China, global wind turbine order intake in 1H/2012 decreased by 30% year-over-year, consistent with MAKE’s expectations of a 5% decline in 2013 installations globally. Despite these conditions, there was good activity in emerging markets in Latin America, Africa and Eastern Europe which partially offset […]

  • Australia: Carnegie Places Offshore Foundations Order for Wave Project

    17 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (CWE) announces that it has made a commitment for the manufacturing and installation of the offshore foundations for the Perth Wave Energy project. The contract for the installation of the foundations was awarded to Fugro Seacore (Australia) Pty Ltd (Fugro Seacore). As a provider of geotechnical services and […]

  • Offshore Wind Farm to Connect Anholt Island to Danish Grid

    13 November 2012
    Grid Connection

    For the approximately 160 residents on Anholt, Anholt Offshore Wind Farm means that from 2014, the island will be connected to the Danish grid via the offshore wind farm. Energinet.dk will lay a 28km long submarine cable from the substation in Anholt Offshore Wind Farm to the island in the Kattegat. Now, the residents and […]

  • UK: MacArtney Inline Termination for Andritz Hydro Hammerfest

    11 September 2013

    MacArtney has announced that leading tidal power array developer and supplier, Andritz Hydro Hammerfest, has recently taken delivery of a MacArtney Medium Voltage Inline Termination.  Connecting tidal power to the grid with Andritz Hydro Hammerfest Due to the link with the lunar cycle, tidal currents can be predicted in advance and with stable energy flow […]

  • Van Oord: Dredging Companies Venturing into Offshore Wind (Interview)

    26 October 2015

    During the Offshore Energy 2015 Exhibition and Conference, Offshore WIND met with Theo de Lange, Commercial Manager of Van Oord Offshore Wind Projects. De Lange gave us an overview of company’s activities in the offshore wind, as well as an insight into current market conditions. Hereby, we bring you the first part of an interview […]

  • Able Seaton Port Starts Preparing for Triton Knoll Ops

    4 February 2020
    Ports & Logistics

    Works on enabling Able Seaton Port for Triton Knoll wind turbine pre-assembly have begun, including preparing the existing site, establishing new drainage and upgrading the internal electricity supply.