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  • Denmark: Knud E. Hansen Designs Two Wind Turbine Installation Vessels for Swire

    25 October 2012
    Business & Finance

    The self-elevating and self-propelled vessels were designed for Swire Blue Ocean, Denmark, for installation of offshore wind turbines and support in the offshore oil & gas sector. The first of the two vessels was delivered from Samsung Geoje Shipyard in October 2012, and the second is expected to follow in the winter of 2013. The […]

  • Offshore Energy 2012: Future Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation Needs

    24 October 2012
    Technology

    John Best, Head of Sustainable Energy from James Fisher and Sons plc, spoke about future offshore wind turbine foundation needs at Offshore Energy Conference today. Starting his presentation, Mr. Best pointed out that there is a vast amount of information on this “fascinating and huge subject” and people are prepared to share it. The key […]

  • SPT to Deliver Suction Pile Jackets Offshore China

    4 August 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    The Netherlands-based SPT Offshore has won a contract for the design and installation of suction pile jacket foundations at the Fujian Changle Waihai offshore wind project in China. At the end of July, SPT Offshore signed a contract with Fujian Yongfu Power Engineering to cooperate on the project via a cloud signing ceremony. The 300 […]

  • First Monopile In at Nordsee One

    16 December 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    The first monopile foundation was installed at the Nordsee One offshore wind farm site on December 15 – ahead of schedule. GeoSea, which has been contracted to install the monopiles produced by Ambau, will continue the work through the remainder of 2015 and into 2016. The monopiles are being installed in water depths ranging between 25 and 29 meters. The 332MW Nordsee […]

  • MEC Patents Wave Catcher Barge

    7 February 2014
    Technology

    Marine Energy Corporation has patented a new marine energy system called the “Wave Catcher Barge©”. The company claims that the barge can produce energy equivalent to four largest wind turbines, currently being Vestas’ V164-8.0 MW wind turbine. Anchored to the seabed, it generates energy by gliding the water’s surface. This barge can be installed at […]

  • Equinor Completes Polish Offshore Wind Trifecta

    10 December 2019
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Norway’s energy major Equinor has completed the acquisition of a 50 % interest in the offshore wind development project Bałtyk I in Poland from Polenergia. The Bałtyk I offshore location license allows for development of a wind farm with a capacity up to 1560MW of which Equinor will hold 50%. The company will be the […]

  • FORCE Platform Getting Ready for Deployment

    15 July 2015
    R&D

    The Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) has unveiled two advanced underwater monitoring platforms, now in their final stages of testing in Dartmouth before sea trials in the Bay of Fundy. “To harness the enormous power of the Bay of Fundy responsibly, we have to understand it,” said FORCE general manager Tony Wright. “We’ve […]

  • Tidal Turbulence Project Entering Final Stage

    27 July 2015
    R&D

    The TiME (Turbulence in Marine Environments) project, developed to improve the understanding of the effect of marine turbulence on tidal arrays in Scottish waters, is entering the final stages of data analysis following the success of turbulence measurement surveys. The project is being delivered Partrac, Ocean Array Systems, ABPmer, and IT Power, whilst being funded by […]

  • MPI Discovery Arrives at Port of Esbjerg (Denmark)

    28 December 2011
    Ports & Logistics

    On 25 December MPI Discovery arrived at the Port of Esbjerg, where it will load wind turbines for the World’s largest offshore wind farm – London Array. Blue Water Shipping is agent on behalf of MPI Offshore, and is responsible for the loading of the wind turbines for London Array – all together 175 turbines […]

  • Alderney Renewable Energy Signs Two Major Tidal Power Projects in Europe (UK)

    19 February 2012

    Alderney Renewable Energy (ARE), the tidal energy developer, has signed agreements for two major projects aimed at creating one of the most significant tidal power sites in Europe. The first agreement is with the French industrial group DCNS for the development of tidal arrays in Alderney’s waters. The second agreement is between ARE and its […]

  • Ilmatar Secures Survey Permits for Multi-Gigawatt Wind Farm Sites Offshore Finland

    20 October 2023
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates

    The Finnish Government has granted survey permits for Ilmatar Offshore’s two new project areas, Bothnia and Bothnia West, in the Finnish Exclusive Economic Zone. Ilmatar Offshore has identified two new areas suitable for offshore wind in the Finnish Exclusive Economic Zone. The project areas are called Bothnia and Bothnia West and are located in the […]

  • Cloudberry Finds Partner for Swedish Lake Wind Farm

    6 November 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Cloudberry Clean Energy AS has entered into an exclusivity agreement with Downing LLP for the construction and ownership of a 100 MW nearshore, shallow-water wind farm in Lake Vänern in southern Sweden. Back in September, Cloudberry acquired Scanvind2 AS, the holding company of the Rewind Vänern offshore wind project. Rewind Vänern will comprise 16 wind […]

  • Laing O’Rourke Preferred Bidder for Swansea Tidal Project

    25 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Laing O’Rourke has been named as preferred bidder for the ~£200M contract to deliver Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon’s 410 metre turbine house and sluice structure block. This element of the build will require up to 500 workers at peak construction, a substantial number of whom will be local to South Wales. Concrete, reinforcing and other materials […]

  • VIDEO: CWE Explains How Its CETO Technology Harnesses Wave Energy

    7 March 2013
    Technology

    Named after a Greek sea goddess, Carnegie Wave Energy’s (CWE) CETO technology offers the potential to revolutionise power and water production globally. CETO harnesses the enormous renewable energy present in ocean’s waves and converts it into two of the most valuable commodities underpinning the sustainable growth of the planet: zero-emission electricity and zero-emission desalinated water. […]

  • Deepwater to Develop Floating Wind Farm

    8 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Deepwater Wind revealed plans to develop the West Coast’s first-ever offshore wind farm – a project poised to become the world’s first commercial project to use cutting-edge floating foundation technology. Deepwater Wind entered into an agreement several months ago with Principle Power to complete the development of the 30-megawatt (MW) WindFloat Pacific project, using Principle Power’s groundbreaking WindFloat […]

  • Germany: Offshore Wind Sector to Face Vessel Shortages

    30 July 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    Wind turbine installation projects will face greater competition from oil and gas projects for chartering specialist vessels. Offshore wind farm developers in Europe and their contractors for engineering procurement, construction and installation are likely to struggle to secure specialist tonnage in the mid and long terms despite some current easing in the market due to […]

  • Sierra Club: “Block Island Wind Farm Is Our Apollo 11 Moment” (Gallery)

    28 April 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Yesterday, Deepwater Wind launched the construction phase of its offshore wind project at Block Island, Rhode Island. Sierra Club said that this was a watershed moment for American clean energy development.  “The importance of this day cannot be overstated. The Block Island Wind Farm is our Apollo 11 moment,” said Emily Norton, Director of the Massachusetts Chapter […]

  • A&P Falmouth Scores Marine Renewables Hat Trick

    20 June 2014
    R&D, Technology

    A&P Falmouth currently has three marine renewable devices in the dockyard, each in varying stages of development. The fabrication of Seatricity’s Oceanus 2 wave energy device is now complete and is being assembled at the yard before being the first device deployed at Wave Hub. The landmark contract was awarded to A&P Falmouth in February. […]

  • Brave Tern Completes Upgrades in Indonesia

    5 May 2022
    Vessels

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s wind turbine installation vessel, Brave Tern, has completed a ten-year class renewal and received a series of upgrades at the PaxOcean Batam shipyard in Indonesia. The renewal and upgrades are said to equip Brave Tern with cutting-edge technologies that enhance its service capability, reliability, and operational efficiency. ‘‘Fred. Olsen Windcarrier proactively invests […]

  • Maryland PSC Schedules Public Hearings on Offshore Wind Projects

    28 February 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Maryland’s Public Service Commission will hold two public hearings on two offshore wind farm projects proposed by US Wind and Deepwater Wind in March.

  • UK: Guernsey RET to Start Marine Mapping around Island

    26 August 2013

    Commerce and Employment’s Guernsey Renewable Energy Team (RET) is starting work on marine mapping for the waters around the Island. This will look to build on the initial work that was undertaken in 2010 on the Regional Environmental Assessment. This looked at environmental information that was available to identify key constraints on renewable development. It […]

  • Renewable Energy Picking Up the Pace in France

    7 May 2013

    In the beginning of April, Blue Water Shipping Brest participated in the Thetis Marine Renewable Energy International Convention where they received a lot of input on the industry and the future of renewable energy which is becoming increasingly important around the world.  “It was important for us to participate because the Marine Renewable Energy is […]

  • Norway: Five Zones for Offshore Wind Development

    25 February 2013

     The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy now makes the results from a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of 15 offshore wind zones in Norway available for public consultation. The SEA gives an interesting update on how offshore wind could develop in Norway and it gives an excellent update on how technology for deep water may […]

  • First of Its Kind Hybrid Floating Wind Project Revealed Offshore China

    3 November 2023
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group has unveiled that the world’s first offshore renewable energy project, which combines floating wind power and deep-sea aquaculture, has been completed in China. The project is developed by Longyuan Power Group, with Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group, a subsidiary of Shanghai Electric, providing the power generation equipment and towers of […]

  • BlueFloat, Renantis Complete Surveys at Scottish Floating Offshore Wind Sites

    9 November 2023
    Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Preparatory survey work on four new floating offshore wind farms has been completed in the North Sea. Geophysical survey work was completed on BlueFloatEnergy and Renantis Partnership’s ScotWind projects, namely the 900 MW Broadshore project, located 50 kilometres north of Fraserburgh, and the 1.2 GW Bellrock project, located 120 kilometres east of Aberdeen. The partnership […]

  • Irish Floating Wind Developer Setting Up Operations in US

    18 August 2021
    Business & Finance

    Irish floating offshore wind developer Simply Blue Group is looking to develop floating wind projects in the US and has now assembled a leadership team for its operations in the country. With the US recently announcing its offshore wind target of 30 GW by 2030 and experts saying the country has the potential to develop […]