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  • Guernsey Renewable Energy Team Updates REA to Include Wind (UK)

    7 February 2013
    Environment

    The Guernsey Renewable Energy Team has today released updated chapters of it Regional Environmental Assessment (REA) to take into account the possibility of offshore wind development. This has lead to a number of Chapters being re-worked, while others remain unaffected. The new chapters can be found here – with updates having been made to the […]

  • USA: Rhode Island Governor Meets Cape Wind Officials Over Ports

    12 November 2012
    Authorities

    Officials from the Cape Wind project have met with Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee to discuss ports that could be used for the offshore wind project. Mark Rodgers, Cape Wind spokesman, told The Associated Press that one of the topics on the meeting was the possibility of the port at Quonset in North Kingstown to […]

  • UK: Seajacks to Exhibit at Global Offshore Wind

    11 June 2012

    Seajacks will be exhibiting at the RenewableUK Global Offshore Wind Conference and Exhibition on the 13th and 14th June in London ExCel. Seajacks will be at stand number 439. RenewableUK’s 11th annual offshore conference and exhibition will have a global focus. UK and emerging markets will showcase their strengths and opportunities. Seajacks currently operates self-propelled, dynamically positioned, […]

  • Andrie Specialized to Deploy WindSentinel at Lake Michigan and Muskegon Lake (USA)

    30 September 2011
    R&D, Technology

      Andrie Specialized will be deploying the WindSentinel at various locations throughout Lake Michigan and Muskegon Lake. The WindSentinel will be used to help conduct a comprehensive Great Lakes wind assessment review that features offshore wind assessment and related environmental studies on Lake Michigan and Muskegon Lake. The buoy will provide near real-time wind data […]

  • Scottish Renewables Welcomes Gamesa’s Announcement

    26 March 2012

    In response to the announcement from Gamesa that they will build a major offshore wind manufacturing facility in Leith, supporting more than 800 direct jobs, Niall Stuart, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said:  “This is another fantastic vote of confidence in Scotland’s renewable energy industry.  “We have fought off incredibly strong competition from other parts […]

  • 18 Borssele 1+2 Foundations Stand

    13 February 2020
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DEME Offshore’s jack-up Innovation has installed 18 out of 94 monopile foundations on the 752MW Borssele 1+2 offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. Innovation is loading the monopiles and the transition pieces at Sif’s facility on Maasvlakte 2 in Rotterdam and installing them at the site some 22 kilometres off the coast of […]

  • Iberdrola Links Wikinger to German Grid

    29 December 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola has connected its 350MW Wikinger offshore wind farm to the German power grid. 

  • Final Dudgeon Turbine Takes Shape

    5 September 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    A2SEA’s wind turbine installation vessel Sea Challenger has installed the last of the 67 Siemens 6MW wind turbines on the 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm.

  • Structural O&M Required for Nordsee One

    30 November 2015
    Operations & Maintenance

    Nordsee One GmbH, a project company behind the Nordsee One offshore wind farm, has invited tenders for structural maintenance and repair services to be carried out at the offshore wind farm site approx. 32 km north of the island of Juist. The developer is looking to award a contract for maintenance and inspections of all structural […]

  • BOW Terminal Loads Van Oord’s Cable Layer

    20 January 2015
    Vessels

    After a long windy period, BOW Terminal managed to load equipment onto Van Oord’s brand new DP2 Cable Layer “Nexus” yesterday. The lifting of a cable carousel, fabricated by IHC Engineering Business, and a knuckle boom crane, manufactured by SMST, was performed as a tandem lift via BOW Terminal’s cranes. The 126-meter vessel is currently […]

  • Photo of the Day: Work Underway on DolWin Beta

    17 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Aibel employees doing their job on the DolWin beta converter station.  “Small people, great effort,” says Aibel AS in a description of the photo that shows work on the DolWin beta offshore converter station outside the company’s yard in Haugesund, Norway. With a capacity of more than 900 MW, the converter station will host […]

  • Survey Underway at Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm

    6 January 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    As previously announced, the Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Limited has begun the seabed Cone Penetration Tests (CPTs) at the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm site. The company will carry out a total of 110 CPTs with multi-purpose vessel Fugro Commander over the period of 26 days, starting 12th December 2013. With a capacity […]

  • Entrust Joins ‘Hello Northwest’ Initiative (UK)

    23 December 2010

    An Irish business which provides planning consultancy and IT services to onshore and offshore wind energy firms has breezed into the north west. Entrust is the latest company to set up operations in the region under the ‘Hello Northwest’ initiative which offers free office space for new investors. Entrust, which is based in Galway, has […]

  • Huisman Rolls Out Wind Detection System for Safer Blade Installation

    17 October 2023
    Technology

    Huisman has launched a newly developed system that enables crane operators to anticipate and react to approaching wind speeds, gusts, and direction during the installation process of wind turbine blades. The system, called Wind Gust Buster, assists crane operators and lifting supervisors when working with the installation of large objects at considerable height, by providing […]

  • Siemens Gamesa to Service Beatrice Offshore Wind Turbines for 10 More Years

    6 June 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables and Siemens Gamesa have signed a new service agreement for the Beatrice offshore wind farm, which will see Siemens Gamesa continuing to service and maintain its wind turbines until 2034. The 588 MW offshore wind farm comprises 84 Siemens Gamesa’s SWT-7.0-154 wind turbines, the last of which was installed in May 2019. The […]

  • UK Government’s Reforms to CfD Scheme Focus on Supply Chains, Floating Wind

    4 February 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The UK government has launched consultation on changes to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme to boost supply chains. The proposed reforms include tougher examination of developers’ plans on supply chain commitments as well as expanding supply chain plans to cover new technologies such as floating offshore wind. The UK government launched consultation on 4 […]

  • Equinor Ramps Up Its Offshore Wind Game

    2 November 2020
    Business & Finance

    Equinor plans to expand its acquisition of wind acreage and will continue to leverage its position in offshore wind, the company said in a press release from 2 November. The oil and gas major, which has been making significant renewable energy steps over the past several years, will establish renewables as a separate reporting segment […]

  • Seacat Services Orders Next-Generation CTVs

    21 September 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels

    UK-based offshore energy support vessel operator Seacat Services has ordered two next-generation multi-hull crew transfer vessels (CTVs). Seacat Services placed the order with naval architects, BAR Technologies. The vessels, Seacat Columbia and Seacat Cambria, were designed in partnership with Chartwell Marine, Seacat Services said. The first BARTech 30 CTV is expected to be completed by […]

  • First Seacat Services Apprentices Successfully Graduate

    23 September 2015
    Training & Education, Vessels

    The first group of young seafarers has graduated from Seacat Services’ Maritime Apprenticeship programme. The successful graduates have taken the first step towards long-term careers in the offshore energy sector and will now discuss future career opportunities with Seacat Services. The year-long apprenticeship programme, which was introduced last year and is set to continue with a fresh […]

  • Multi-Site Service and Support Hubs Critical to UK Offshore Wind Boat Building Success

    26 June 2013

    The UK’s manufacturing market dominance in the supply and sale of offshore wind farm crew transfer vessels, is as much dependent on its ability to invest in multi-site service and support hubs as it is to provide charter service choice to a rapidly growing market. Moreover, as increasing international offshore wind farms are energised and […]

  • Denmark: 85 Pct Consumers Want More Renewable Energy, Vestas Says

    14 September 2012
    R&D

    Two global studies commissioned by Vestas reveal 85% of consumers want more renewable energy and 49% show a willingness to pay more for products made with renewable energy, while corporations are continuing to show preference for investing in renewable energy. This data is drawn from two global surveys: the Global Consumer Wind Study 2012 (GCWS), […]

  • Liebherr-LTR 11200, Solution for Offshore Wind Turbine Maintenance (Germany)

    13 December 2011
    Technology

    The Liebherr LTR 11200 crawler crane was developed pri-marily for operations involving wind farms, and it has since proved its value in that sector many times over. The most powerful telescopic crane in the world has now also mas-tered its first commitments on the high seas – and has shown itself to be a champion. […]

  • Site Surveys to Begin for Flotation Energy’s Two Offshore Wind Projects

    13 July 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Site investigations are about to start at two locations in Scotland and the UK where Flotation Energy and its project partners plan to build the 480 MW Morecambe and the 1.4 GW Cenos offshore wind farms. At the Morecambe site, located about 30 kilometres from the Lancashire coast, a deep-sea geotechnical survey is scheduled to […]

  • Vestas Setting Up Assembly Plant for Flagship Offshore Wind Turbine in Poland

    13 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology

    Vestas has announced plans to establish a new factory in Szczecin, Poland, which will assemble components for the company’s flagship offshore wind turbine, the V236-15.0 MW model. The factory will produce nacelles and hubs for Vestas’ flagship unit which was introduced by the firm in February last year. Vestas said that the new factory will […]

  • Insight into Offshore Wind Industry in China

    12 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    The recent developments in China on the policy front, local stakeholder ambitions, and project developments indicate a shift towards growth in the country’s offshore wind market, according to a new report by Quartz+Co and MEC Intelligence. In the past five years, offshore wind has become the fastest growing clean energy technology in the Northern Europe. […]

  • Underwater Life Surveys Completed for Two Multi-Gigawatt Projects Offshore Åland

    11 August 2023
    Business development, Environment, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    OX2 and Finland’s Ålandsbanken Fondbolag have completed underwater nature field surveys of two of its Noatun offshore wind projects near Åland in the Baltic Sea. The project team said it had used innovative methods to explore the underwater environment where the Noatun Norra (Noatun North) and Noatun Södra (Noatun South) offshore wind projects are planned. According […]