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• UK: Seajacks Publishes Zaratan Construction Summary

  

  23 February 2012

  In February 2010 Seajacks entered into a contract with GustoMSC to provide the Basic Design Package for two purpose built wind farm installation vessels. In June 2010 Seajacks entered into a contract with Lamprell shipyard to build these new vessels and Seajacks will take delivery of the first new-build, Seajacks Zaratan, in May 2012, and […]

• Energinet Awards EUR 19.8 Million in Contracts for Studies of Denmark’s New Offshore Wind Areas

  

  12 July 2023

  Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

  Danish transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet has awarded several contracts for surveys and studies for Denmark’s new offshore wind areas. Valued at a total of EUR 19.8 million, the contracts secured by GEO.xyz, WSP Danmark, DNV, and LiveLink Aerospace include cable route surveys, consultancy services for a number of marine environmental studies, and radar analysis. […]

• RenewableUK Comments on Celtic Array Withdrawal

  

  31 July 2014

  Commenting on the announcement by Centrica and DONG Energy that they have jointly decided to cease developing wind farms in the Irish Sea Zone via their joint venture, Celtic Array Ltd, RenewableUK’s Director of Offshore Renewables, Nick Medic, said: “Although it’s disappointing that this particular project isn’t going ahead, the reasons are understandable – conditions […]

• TenneT Seeks Offshore Wind Farm Services

  

  3 February 2015

  Business & Finance, Grid Connection

  TenneT TSO GmbH has invited tenders for offshore wind farm services as part of authorisation for planning approval process, divided into: engineering, environmental professional planning, and project coordination. The required services throughout the planning approval process for an offshore wind power connection systems comprise 2 phase elements. Phase 1: These services are to be provided […]

• Denmark Proposes Bidding Zone Changes Around Bornholm Energy Island

  

  27 October 2023

  Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Infrastructure

  The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has opened consultations on an amended electricity market bidding zone configuration around Bornholm Energy Island. This move follows after the Danish transmission system operator (TSO), Energinet, identified a structural congestion in the electricity transmission network that connects Bornholm Energy Island to Zealand and Germany. Following the identification of the structural […]

• Energinet Awards Geological and Geophysical Survey Contracts

  

  3 February 2023

  Contracts & Tenders, R&D

  Fugro, Ocean Infinity, and GEO.xyz have been awarded contracts by Energinet to provide geological and geophysical consultancy services for the potential development of offshore wind farms in the Danish North Sea, Danish Kattegat, and Danish Baltic Sea. The total value of the procurement, excluding VAT, is approximately EUR 49 million. The tender concerning the performance […]

• Jan De Nul Names Second Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

  

  25 October 2018

  Vessels

  Jan De Nul has officially named its newest offshore installation vessel, Taillevent, in the Belgian port of Ostend.

• France: Vallourec Presents New System for Offshore Wind Turbine Anchoring

  

  30 March 2012

  Vallourec, world leader in premium tubular solutions, presents its patented PREON® marine tubes system designed to anchor offshore wind turbines to the seabed. Developed by Vallourec’s R&D teams, this solution will mean that offshore wind turbine foundations can be installed with less effort, noise and at a lower depth, compared to the two existing solutions. […]

• Aeolus Takes Off with First Borssele III & IV Monopiles

  

  24 October 2019

  Vessels, Wind Farm Update

  Van Oord’s jack-up Aeolus has sailed away from the Port of Rotterdam with the first load of monopiles for the 731.5MW Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm. Aeolus arrived at the Sif terminal on Maasvlakte 2 to load the first monopiles last week. Located some 22 kilometres off the coast of Zeeland, Borssele III & IV […]

• Harnessing Variable Renewables (France)

  25 May 2011

    A new book from the International Energy Agency (IEA),Harnessing Variable Renewables: a Guide to the Balancing Challenge, presents a novel method of assessing the resources needed to balance supply and demand in power systems with large shares of ‘variable’ renewables, such as solar photovoltaic, wind and tidal energy. The report, which features case studies […]

• 50Hertz, Elia Issue UXO Survey and Clearance Call

  

  7 March 2023

  Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

  German and Belgium transmission system operators (TSOs), 50Hertz and Elia, have issued a tender for offshore unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey, identification, and clearance campaign in the cable installation corridor(s) in the Baltic and North Seas. Since this joint procurement involves different countries, the state applicable national procurement law is that of Germany. The objective of the UXO […]

• Prysmian Lands EUR 5 Billion Cable Job for Projects Offshore Germany

  

  15 February 2024

  Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

  Italy-headquartered Prysmian has finalized three contracts worth in aggregate around EUR 5 billion with the transmission system operator (TSO) Amprion for BalWin1 and BalWin2 offshore grid connection systems and the DC34 underground cable project in Germany. According to Prysmian, this package deal is the largest in value and in km of cable ever awarded to […]

• Vattenfall Not Participating in Dutch Offshore Wind Tender due to COVID-19

  

  3 April 2020

  Contracts & Tenders

  Swedish energy company Vattenfall has decided not to participate in the tender for the Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore wind farm in the Netherlands, citing uncertainty over the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason. ”In light of the current COVID-19 situation, we have carefully evaluated our risk-reward balance against the remainder of our strong pipeline and the […]

• Hydrauvision Aids Wind Farm Development in Baltic Sea

  

  5 June 2014

  In the Baltic Sea, a wind farm comprising 64 wind generators has been built. The water depths vary from 20 to 40 metres. The project was started in August of 2013 and was successfully completed in April 2014. All hydraulic installations have been carried out using Hydrauvision Rental equipment. When the wind generators are placed […]

• Ørsted’s Offshore Revenue Soaring in 2021

  

  3 November 2021

  Business & Finance

  Ørsted has reported a 43 per cent increase in revenue in its Offshore segment for the third quarter and a 32 per cent increase for the first nine months of this year, both compared to the same periods of 2020. While the company’s operating profit (EBITDA) in the Offshore segment halved in the third quarter […]

• NorWind Installer Provides Vessel for Tidal Energy Foundation Installation (Scotland)

  17 August 2011

  NorWind Installer (NWI) provided the construction vessel “North Sea Giant” owned by North Sea Shipping when BAUER Renewables Ltd., a subsidiary of BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH, successfully installed a drilled-in monopile foundation structure for a tidal energy turbine at the offshore test site of the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland, in late July. […]

• Three Projects Selected in UK Floating Wind Leasing Round

  

  27 July 2021

  Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

  The Crown Estate has selected three floating offshore wind demonstration projects through its recently launched leasing opportunity for early commercial-scale floating wind projects in the Celtic Sea.   The three projects have been proposed by two joint ventures, Offshore Wind Ltd (OWL), a joint venture between Cobra and Flotation Energy, and Floventis Energy Limited, a newly established joint […]

• Maryland’s First Offshore Wind Project Enters Permitting Process

  

  7 June 2022

  Authorities, Wind Farm Update

  The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will conduct an environmental review of US Wind’s offshore wind project in Maryland, the first proposed wind energy project offshore the state’s coast and the tenth offshore wind review of this kind initiated under the Biden-Harris administration. The company is proposing to install up to 121 turbines […]

• RDM Presents New Generation of 35m Utility Workboat for Offshore Unlimited (Australia)

  16 August 2011

  Richardson Devine Marine announces that RDM Hull 055 is a new generation 35 metre utility workboat for the Offshore Unlimited Group. RDM’s relationship with the offshore Unlimited Group started in 2008 with Unlimited – a versatile 24m catamaran workboat that was immediately accepted as a practical and economical workhorse, filling a niche in the offshore […]

• BOEM Publishes Final EA for Central Atlantic Offshore Wind Lease

  

  6 June 2024

  Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

  The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has finalized the environmental review of potential offshore wind lease activities in the Central Atlantic. BOEM announced on 6 June the availability of its final Environmental Assessment (EA), which considers possible impacts from issuing leases for potential offshore wind development off the Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia coasts, […]

• Report: UK Offshore Wind Could Grow Five-Fold by 2030s

  

  18 January 2018

  Business & Finance, Environment, R&D

  The UK could see a five-fold increase in its installed offshore wind capacity by the 2030s, with the industry maturing to the zero-subsidy level by mid-2020s, a new study by Aurora Energy Research shows.

• Highlights of the Month: July 2015

  

  4 August 2015

  Eneco Says It Will no Longer Invest in Renewables Dutch energy company, Eneco, said it will no longer invest in renewable energy projects since that is not possible without losing money and jobs, the Dutch media reported. France Ready to Issue Floating Wind Call for Tenders French wind industry group (FEE) announced Tuesday that the […]

• Maersk Training Launches New GWO Refresher Courses

  

  14 April 2014

  Training & Education

  Maersk Training has initiated five new Global Wind Organisation (GWO) Basic Safety Training Refresher (BSTR) courses. The new courses cover Manual Handling, First Aid, Fire Awareness, Work at Height and Sea Survival and are obligatory for all GWO trained personnel who wish to continue working in the Wind industry after their initial certification has expired. […]

• Wind Turbine Installation Starts at Borssele III & IV

  

  26 May 2020

  Wind Farm Update

  Wind turbine installation works have started at the Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm in the Netherlands, according to the Blauwwind consortium’s social media posts. Van Oord’s installation vessel Aeolus, which will install all 77 MHI Vestas 9.5 MW turbines, has arrived at the project site on 25 May, according to the vessel’s AIS […]

• Dutch Offshore Substation Manufacturer Adds Second Production Site

  

  23 May 2024

  Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

  Dutch company HSM Offshore Energy has entered into a long-term lease agreement with its compatriot Hollandia to use its Stormpolder yard in Krimpen aan den IJssel. The move is part of HSM Offshore Energy’s expansion plans and the growing order book, according to the company, which has several offshore wind and offshore grid projects in […]

• 30 MW Offshore Wind Turbines Being Considered for New Project in Sweden

  

  22 June 2023

  Technology, Wind Farm Update

  Freja Offshore, a joint venture between Hexicon and Mainstream Renewable Power, has submitted an application for an offshore wind farm in Sweden that could have an installed capacity of between 2 GW and 2.5 GW and, according to the project’s consultation document, could feature wind turbines of up to 30 MW per unit. In this […]