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  • WIND FARM UPDATE

    29 June 2015

    Block Island Block Island wind farm has successfully reached financial close, marking it the first offshore wind project in the USA to get realised. The mile stone was reached after over $290m investment was secured in project financing by Mandated Lead Arrangers Societe Generale of Paris, France, and KeyBank National Association of Cleveland, Ohio following […]

  • TNO: Keep it simple, sustainable and predictable…

    19 June 2013

    Currently most of the licences for offshore wind farm development zones are granted with a lease period of 20 to 25 years. As a consequence the turbines have to be built to last for at least that period. There are several elements that can affect the life span of a turbine once it is installed […]

  • The US Offshore Wind Power Technology Roadmap

    2 April 2019

    Executive summary The development of offshore wind represents an interesting technology opportunity for the US. On one hand, offshore wind is a European invention, and early technologies will have to be almost exclusively imported from Europe. On the other, though, the rapid pace of technology development in offshore wind offers significant potential for the US […]

  • Van Oord’s new, hybrid cable layer ready for its first offshore wind project

    11 September 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Van Oord’s new, next-generation cable-laying vessel (CLV) is getting ready for its first project with the pick up of inter-array cables destined for a UK offshore wind farm. Calypso, Van Oord’s second CLV which will mostly be used for installing inter-array and export cables for offshore wind projects, is equipped with two cable carousels, which […]

  • Offshore Wind Consultants spots geohazards in Poland

    14 October 2020
    Environment

    Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) has completed the identification of geohazards in the Polish sector of the Baltic Sea that offshore wind developers should address when planning projects. According to OWC, Poland’s Baltic Sea is covered by various kinds of sediments, ranging from loam through fine‐grained sand and coarse sands, to gravel and stones, with sediment […]

  • Partrac Launches Its U.S. Subsidiary – Partrac GeoMarine

    19 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Partrac, the Scottish-based marine survey and coastal consultancy group, has launched its U.S. subsidiary – Partrac GeoMarine Inc. Partrac GeoMarine is based in Houston, Texas, and offers the full range of services and products already offered by its parent company in Europe. “Houston is the ideal US hub for Partrac GeoMarine,” said Partrac co-founder Sam […]

  • Van Oord Awards New Subsea Cable Protection Contracts to Tekmar

    26 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Cable protection specialist for offshore wind farms, Tekmar, has been awarded multiple contracts by Van Oord to supply its systems for both the Deutsche Bucht and BorWin3 projects. For the Deutsche Bucht, located in the German Bight, 95 kilometres northwest of the island of Borkum, Tekmar will supply its CPS to protect the 35 inter-array […]

  • Van Oord to Install Walney Extension Foundations

    5 November 2015
    Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Van Oord has reached an agreement with DONG Energy for the transport and installation of the 87 foundations at Walney Extension offshore wind farm in the United Kingdom. After completion in 2018 the wind farm will deliver sustainable energy to 460,000 households. The Walney Extension offshore wind farm is located in the Irish Sea, approximately 19 […]

  • Seajacks Scylla Christened in Great Yarmouth

    3 March 2016

    The Seajacks Scylla, the world’s largest wind turbine installation vessel, was christened in Great Yarmouth on Thursday afternoon, 3 March.  The ceremonial champagne bottle was released by the vessel’s Godmother, Akiko Inoue, the wife of Seajacks’ chairman, Soichi Inoue. Seajacks’ CEO, Blair Ainslie, told almost 400 guests at the reception held on the quayside of […]

  • Trelleborg to provide Hornsea Two cable protection

    31 March 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Ørsted has signed a contract with Trelleborg for the provision of four integrated cable protection systems for the 1.4GW Hornsea Two offshore wind farm.

  • Top News of the Week Oct 5 – 11, 2015

    11 October 2015

    Fire Breaks Out at Vestas’ Turbine Blade Facility A chemical store that is part of Vestas’ facility for the development of large wind turbine blades on Isle of Wight caught fire. Two Companies Sentenced for 2010 Fatal Accident UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) revealed that Fluor Ltd and Siemens Winpower A/S were sentenced today […]

  • Top News of the Week Jun 29 – Jul 5, 2015

    5 July 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. Boskalis, VolkerWessels Bag EUR 500 Mln Veja Mate Job Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V and VolkerWessels (Volker Stevin International) […]

  • Seaproof Solutions Scores Export CPS Brace off Germany

    1 June 2017
    Storage

    Jan De Nul has contracted Seaproof Solutions to supply its export cable protection systems (CPS) for the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm and Trianel Windpark Borkum II.

  • Sif and Smulders Ink Norther OWF Foundation Deal

    4 January 2017

    Van Oord has awarded Sif with a contract for the Norther offshore wind farm in Belgium, under which Sif will produce all 44 monopiles and a pile for the Offshore High Voltage Station (OHVS), as well as all the transition pieces (TPs) in cooperation with Smulders. For the TPs, Sif will produce the primary steel and Smulders is […]

  • Last Rentel Transition Pieces Leave Smulders Hoboken Yard

    8 September 2017

    DEME Group has loaded out the last two out of the 42 transition pieces built for the 309MW Rentel offshore wind farm at the Smulders fabrication yard in Hoboken, Belgium.

  • GeoSea Uses Alewijnse Kit on Galloper

    7 April 2017
    Technology

    Alewijnse Marine provided GeoSea with two QA Bolt Tension Logging systems during the recently completed installation of 56 foundations on the 336MW Galloper wind farm off Suffolk, UK.

  • Ireland: Research and Markets Presents Report on Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation

    19 September 2012
    Research & Development

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData’s new report “Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation – Key Issues and Emerging Trends” to their offering. Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation – Key Issues and Emerging Trends Offshore wind is an emerging industry. With stronger and more consistent wind speeds than onshore wind farms, it is being increasingly […]

  • Vattenfall On Point with Danish Offshore Wind Projects (Expertise Hub VIDEO)

    14 December 2017
    Business & Finance

    Vattenfall’s three Danish offshore wind projects are progressing on schedule following the order of wind turbines from Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Gunnar Groebler, Senior Vice President Business Area Wind at Vattenfall, said.

  • Van Oord to Build 100-Metre High Meteorological Mast in North Sea

    25 February 2011
    Research & Development, Technology

    Van Oord has received an assignment from RWE to build a 100-metre high mast in the North Sea to measure maritime meteorological influences. The meteorological mast will be built 75 kilometres from the coast in the ‘IJmuiden’ offshore wind region, which is part of the National Water Plan. The mast will be built on a […]

  • Atkins to Design Foundations for Dudgeon OWF

    25 March 2014
    Technology

    Atkins has been awarded an engineering contract for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm. The contract will cover all design and engineering services for the monopile foundations for the 6.0 MW turbines as well as management assistance during fabrication and installation. David Parkin, managing director for Atkins’ Renewables business, said: “This contract win further builds on […]

  • Manor Renewable Energy Nets Hornsea One Deal

    8 November 2018
    Project & Tenders

    Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) has signed a contract with Ørsted for the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm, under which MRE will provide the full temporary power package of generators, personnel and vessels in case of need during the turbine installation and commissioning.

  • New Project Tackles Biofouling on Offshore Wind Turbines

    13 December 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), NDT Consultants, Brunel University London, Reece Innovation, InnoTecUK, 3-Sci, and E.ON have joined forces to launch the CleanWinTur project to combat biofouling on offshore wind turbines.

  • UK: Unstable Wind Turbines in Need of Repair

    27 March 2012

    Vattenfall, Swedish wind farm operator, admitted the wind turbines at the Kentish flats wind farm are unstable and need welding work, reported This is Kent. Workers will need to ship a total of 180 steel brackets to the wind farm site, where they will need to weld six plates to the base of each wind […]

  • The Netherlands: IHC Hydrohammer to Supply Largest Piling Hammer for Seaway Heavy Lifting

    31 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    IHC Hydrohammer®, part of IHC Merwede, has been awarded a contract by Seaway Heavy Lifting to design and manufacture the S-2500 piling hammer, which is the largest ever built by the company. The order highlights the strong and reliable cooperation that has developed between the two companies over more than 20 years. The order also […]

  • OHT inks shipbuilding contract for its first wind turbine installation vessel

    5 October 2020
    Vessels

    OHT and China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) have signed a contract for the construction of the first of the two wind turbine installation vessels announced in July. Through its wholly owned subsidiary VIND Offshore Installation 1, the Norwegian company signed the complete shipbuilding contract with CMHI on 3 October. The delivery is scheduled to take […]