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  • Waters Near Rome Attract Multiple Floating Wind Applications

    4 January 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    A patch of the Tyrrhenian Sea near Civitavecchia, a city in the Rome metropolitan area, has become a point of interest for several developers who submitted eight concession applications for floating offshore wind projects to the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility, currently being processed by the Port Authority of Civitavecchia. The eight projects, […]

  • DanTysk Sandbank Hires Air and Water Crew Transfer Team

    22 June 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    DanTysk Sandbank Offshore Wind GmbH & Co. KG has selected the providers of air and water crew transfer services for the DanTysk and Sandbank offshore wind farms in the German North Sea. The operator of the wind farms, a joint venture between Stadtwerke München and Vattenfall, has selected Denmark’s KN Helicopters A/S and their new […]

  • First Steel in Water at World’s Largest Freshwater Wind Farm

    7 September 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has installed the first of the 89 monopiles at the Windpark Fryslân in the IJsselmeer Lake, the Netherlands. The remaining 88 foundations are expected to be installed by January 2021, Windpark Fryslân said. Unique Installation Approach – Sarens Soccer Pitch The 382.7 MW Windpark Fryslân is being built in the Frisian part of the IJsselmeer […]

  • Aker Offshore Wind Sets Sights on Deep-Water Projects

    6 August 2020
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Technology

    Aker Solutions’ offshore wind spin-off, Aker Offshore Wind, will initially focus on deep-water fixed-bottom and floating wind projects in four different markets: South Korea, the USA, Scotland, and Norway. ScotWind According to a company presentation, Aker Offshore Wind has entered into an agreement with ”a reputable utility company” to submit a joint bid in the […]

  • Beyond XXL – Slim Monopiles for Deep-Water Wind Farms

    11 May 2020

    By Steelwind Nordenham. XXL-Monopiles have been successfully used for water depths of up to 40 metres. Now wind farm developers need monopiles “beyond XXL”. Evolution “At the beginning of this decade nobody could image that 10 MW turbines and XXL-monopiles will be state of the art in offshore wind foundations and now we are even […]

  • Blue Water Taking Care of Block Island Turbine Parts

    23 May 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Blue Water USA has been providing hub logistics services to General Electric (GE) in the Port of Providence, Rhode Island, for the 30 MW Block Island wind farm project since December 2015.  The scope of the services includes heavy lift and storage of turbine components for the first offshore wind farm in the United States, as […]

  • Scientists to Track Sharks’ Movements in Scottish Waters for Another Year

    14 March 2013
    Environment, R&D

    Scientists are to extend a popular basking shark tracking project for another year, it was announced yesterday. For the last seven months the public have been able to follow the progress of eight of the giant sharks online, after they were tagged off the west coast of Scotland in July last year. Two of the […]

  • Germany: Blue Water Shipping Participates in Offshore Wind Event

    13 July 2012

    In June 2012, Blue Water Shipping participated in Windforce 2012 in Bremen, Germany.  This was the first time for an exhibition and conference in Germany to exclusively focus on offshore wind, and Blue Water Shipping was represented by Jacob Kjærgaard from Denmark, and Jörn Grüner from Blue Water Shipping’s office in Bremen, Germany. “Considering that […]

  • Rolls-Royce’s Water Jets Power CWind Asherah (UK)

    21 April 2011
    Technology

    Water jets from the new range by Rolls-Royce (A213) are fitted to the latest Wind Farm Service Vessel.   (seawork) [mappress] Source: seawork, April 21, 2011;

  • RSPB Scotland Welcomes Offshore Wind Plan for Scottish Water

    18 March 2011

    The Scottish Government’s Plan for Offshore Wind in Scottish Waters, published today, is key to delivering renewables in the right places, say RSPB Scotland. The plan considers the potential of Scotland’s offshore environment to accommodate wind energy developments from a national perspective, making proposals for the short and medium term development of offshore wind energy. […]

  • OMM Prepares Terrain for Sylwin 1 Cable Laying

    20 February 2014
    Grid Connection

    Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has completed a contract related to HVDC cable laying for the Sylwin 1 project in German waters. Prior to the installation of the cable, using the DP2 vessel,Vos Sweet, OMM cleared the route proposed for the 160km (77 miles) high-voltage direct current export cable that will connect the new wind parks […]

  • USA: Triboelectric Nanogenerator Harnesses Energy from Ocean Waves

    16 October 2013
    R&D, Technology

    As sources of renewable energy, sun and wind have one major disadvantage: it isn’t always sunny or windy. Waves in the ocean, on the other hand, are never still. American researchers are now aiming to use waves to produce energy by making use of contact electrification between a patterned plastic nanoarray and water. In the […]

  • Thumbs up for European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (UK)

    30 January 2012

    Aberdeenshire Council has given the offshore wind farm proposal near Aberdeenshire the thumbs up. The proposal, as well as the details of all project related concerns will be sent to the body that manages Scotland’s waters, Marine Scotland. Vattenfall, Technip and Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG), a GBP 150 million joint venture behind the cutting […]

  • Nautricity Gets Approval for Mull of Kintyre Tidal Development

    23 May 2014
    Authorities

    Nautricity, the renewable energy company, has been given the go-ahead to develop one of the UK’s first ‘next generation’ tidal energy schemes in waters off the Mull of Kintyre. Marine Scotland has given consent for the deployment of the first Contra Rotating Marine Turbine (CoRMaT) device, capable of generating enough electricity to supply 400 homes, […]

  • Shipping Companies Joint Venture to Meet Needs of UK’s Growing Renewable Industry Sector

    31 August 2011

      A brand new UK logistics company has been launched specifically designed to meet the needs of the renewable industry sector, combining over 30 years experience. The new company -Blue Water Danbrit Shipping Limited- is based on the Humber. The company combines the well established, UK logistical expertise of Danbrit Shipping Ltd with that of […]

  • Blue Water BREB Enters German Offshore Wind Scene

    25 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Denmark’s Blue Water Shipping and Germany’s Bremer Reederei E&B (BREB) have formed a shipping and transport joint venture with the main focus on servicing the wind turbine industry in Germany. The range of services at the newly established Blue Water BREB GmbH will include port agency, stevedoring, loading, discharging, storage and transport. BREB has been active in […]

  • Blue Water Shipping Handles 420 Tons of Siemens’ Prototype

    28 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Following the recent news about Siemens 7MW turbine being installed in Østerild for field testing, Blue Water Shipping reported that it had been in charge of the loading, shipping and discharging of the new turbine. The company handled nearly 420 tons of cargo with the largest unit weighing 155 tons. The units were discharged by combining the lifting capacity of […]

  • Blue Water Backs Baltic 2 Jacket Foundation Work

    17 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    JV Baltic II Foundations (joint venture between Hochtief and GeoSea) and Blue Water Shipping have cooperated on the project of shipping 41 jacket foundations from Lindo to the Baltic II wind farm in the Baltic Sea. During the project period from the summer of 2014 until January 2015, JV Baltic II Foundations was offered office […]

  • Marine Spatial Plan Created for Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters

    27 November 2014
    Authorities, R&D

    The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters area has been identified as one with significant renewable energy resources, as well as being of exceptional environmental quality. It is also an important resource to both national and local economies. There is a need to examine how future marine energy developments can be taken forward in this area […]

  • EWEA: Traditional Power Plants Use Enormous Amount of Water

    13 March 2014
    Environment, R&D

    A report published yesterday by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) highlights the fact that traditional power stations use vast amounts of water to generate power – and calls for this to be taken into account by Governments when they set energy and climate change policy. EWEA’s report “Saving Water with Wind Energy” says nuclear, […]

  • Bladt Produces XL Foundations for Deep Water Wind Turbines

    14 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    Bladt Industries is moving hand in hand with the offshore wind industry’s advancement toward deep-water installations further out at sea, where larger structures are installed, therefore the company is now producing XL foundation and jacket structures. To accommodate such massive production, Bladt is using its large facilities, workshops and cranes. The company says that its […]

  • Denmark: Blue Water Shipping Acts as Agent for ‘Pacific Orca’

    4 December 2012

    In November, Blue Water Shipping acted as agent for the world’s largest wind turbine installation vessel “Pacific Orca”, which was undergoing minor adjustments at Lindoe Industrial Park before duty calls. Blue Water Shipping was responsible for coordination with the port authorities as well as with the customs authorities, transport of the ship’s crew in connection […]

  • UK: Charges in Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Continue to Climb

    18 September 2012

    New figures from Scottish Renewables have shown that island communities in Scotland’s first Marine Energy Park are continuing to face massive costs to connect their marine energy projects to the grid. Analysis, published at today’s (Tues 18) Marine Energy Conference in Inverness, reveals charges in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters have continued to climb, […]

  • Blue Water Shipping Participates in China Wind Power Exhibition

    2 November 2011

    In October, Blue Water Shipping participated in the China Wind Power Exhibition in Beijing – one of the leading trade shows for wind energy in China. The exhibition has in excess of 600 exhibitors – this year including a record Danish participation of 29 companies, represented at a joint, Danish pavilion organized by the Danish […]

  • Dexa Wave Energy Starts Comprehensive Tests in Maltese Waters

    6 June 2011
    R&D

    A Danish-Maltese joint venture – Dexa Wave Energy – is starting comprehensive tests in Maltese waters to establish the feasibility for … (timesofmalta) [mappress] Source: timesofmalta, June 06, 2011;

  • Radiolaria Serves as Example for Offshore Wind Foundation Structures (Germany)

    12 March 2013
    Environment, R&D

    In a research project called “Intelligent Foundation Structure for Offshore Wind Turbines”, Professor Christine Döbert from the Technical University of Mittelhessen wants to develop cost effective and environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional techniques of building offshore wind foundations. Cooperation partner in this project is the Bremer Maritime Offshore Group. Coastal wind turbines, which are installed […]