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  • VOS Prime Testing Ampelmann Gangway on Gemini Offshore Wind Farm

    4 July 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Multi-role platform supply vessel VOS Prime has mobilised an Ampelmann ‛A-type’ gangway system and engaged in walk-to-work operations at the offshore substations on the 600MW Gemini wind farm in the Netherlands, Vroon Offshore Services reports.

  • Dutch Offshore Wind Innovators Sets Up First Innovation Award

    13 November 2017

    Offshore Wind Innovators, a community for companies active in the Dutch offshore wind industry, has launched its first ever innovation award.

  • OOS Energy Aims at Offshore Wind with Two New Jack-Ups

    14 November 2017

    OOS Energy has unveiled a new vessel design that will serve the offshore wind sector, in addition to oil & gas. The company will build two units of the vessel and is now in final talks with shipyards for the construction with an expected delivery in 2020/ 2021.

  • Fire Breaks Out on CTV at Nordsee Ost Offshore Wind Farm

    16 November 2017

    On the morning of 15 November, a fire broke out in the engine room of the crew transfer vessel (CTV) World Calima that was operating at the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm. Eight wind farm technicians and five crew members were aboard the CTV at the time and nobody was hurt during the incident.

  • Korea South-East Power Inks 600MW Offshore Wind Deal

    24 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    South Korean energy company Korea South-East Power (KOEN) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build a 600MW offshore wind farm off the Wando Island as part of the Jeonnam Wando Island 5GW Wind Power Generation project.

  • Siemens Gamesa: 8MW Offshore Wind Turbine to Be Market-Ready in 2020

    28 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Siemens Gamesa has launched a new offshore wind turbine – SG 8.0-167 DD – said to increase the annual energy production (AEP) compared to the 7MW model by 20%. The 8MW turbine is expected to be market-ready in 2020. 

  • C-Job Unveils Offshore Wind O&M Vessel of the Future

    14 July 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    C-Job Naval Architects has unveiled an initial design of an offshore wind Operations & Maintenance (O&M) vessel capable of servicing the needs of next generation far offshore wind farms.

  • IMCA Applauds UK Extending Offshore Wind Immigration Rules Concession

    5 September 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has welcomed the one-year extension by the UK Home Office of the concession to UK immigration rules concerning workers joining vessels engaged in the construction and maintenance of offshore wind projects.

  • IMCA Applauds UK Extending Offshore Wind Immigration Rules Concession

    5 September 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has welcomed the one-year extension by the UK Home Office of the concession to UK immigration rules concerning workers joining vessels engaged in the construction and maintenance of offshore wind projects.

  • World’s First Offshore Wind Farm Disappears from Horizon (Video)

    6 September 2017
    Operations & Maintenance

    DONG Energy has completed the decommissioning of the world’s first offshore wind farm, the 4.95MW Vindeby built in the Danish Baltic Sea near the island of Lolland in 1991.

  • German Federal Council Shelves Offshore Wind Capacity Increase Talks

    5 March 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment

    Germany’s Federal Council (Bundesrat) has removed from the agenda a motion for a capacity increase in the country’s 2030 and 2035 offshore wind capacity targets.

  • Taiwan Life Insurance Joins CIP in Taiwan Offshore Wind Development

    14 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Taiwan Life Insurance, a subsidiary of China Trust Financial Holding, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) to jointly invest in and finance offshore wind projects in Taiwan.

  • Taiwan: Swancor Sets Its Offshore Wind Bar at 2.6GW by 2025

    14 March 2018
    Business & Finance

    Swancor aims to have 520MW of offshore wind installed in Taiwanese waters by 2020 and reach 2.6GW by 2025, according to its latest press release. 

  • VIDEO: Marine Life Thrives on America’s First Offshore Wind Farm

    15 February 2018
    Environment

    The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and the Special Initiative on Offshore Wind (SIOW), based at the University of Delaware, released a new video that features never-before-seen underwater footage of fish feeding at America’s first offshore wind farm, as well as testimonials from local recreational fishermen and charter captains.

  • Fred. Olsen’s CTV to Operate on Vattenfall’s Lillgrund Offshore Wind Farm

    6 December 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Vattenfall has selected Fred. Olsen Windcarrier to supply a crew transfer vessel (CTV) to service the 110MW Lillgrund offshore wind farm in Sweden.

  • Offshore Wind Innovators Starts Gathering Pace (Expertise Hub VIDEO)

    11 December 2017
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    A Dutch start-up Offshore Wind Innovators is gaining momentum and has reached its goal to attract 100 companies to join the network by year-end, as Martin Weissmann, Innovation Manager at Offshore Wind Innovators, hoped for.

  • Subsea Investigations Kick Off at Australia’s First Offshore Wind Project

    6 March 2020

    Underwater investigations have kicked off on Star of the South, Australia’s first offshore wind project. Over two weeks, a crew will complete 24-hour seabed investigations including mapping the seafloor, measuring water depths and identifying buried infrastructure such as cables or shipwrecks. The work is being carried out from Lakes Entrance using the local vessel the […]

  • New York Rallies Behind Deepwater ONE Offshore Wind Farm

    21 December 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment

    New York labor unions, civic and environmental organizations and elected officials hosted a rally outside of Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) to show their support for what is to be the nation’s largest offshore wind farm ahead of LIPA’s expected vote to approve the project. Located off the east end of Long Island, Deepwater Wind’s 90-megawatt, 15-turbine […]

  • Guangzhou Salvage Bureau, Rich Tech Team Up for Offshore Wind

    4 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    Guangzhou Salvage Bureau of the Chinese Ministry of Transport and Rich Offshore (Rich Tech) signed an agreement on 30 December 2016, under which the two parties will set up an offshore wind joint venture.  According to Guangzhou Salvage Bureau, the joint venture will be a player in the offshore wind project construction and EPCI contracting market, with the two companies […]

  • BVGA, UHI Launch Offshore Wind Economic Impact Assessment Tool

    12 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    BVG Associates (BVGA) and the Economic Intelligence Unit at the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) have developed a benchmark standard in measuring local and national value added from offshore wind developments. Offshore wind is a maturing industry that is becoming truly global, BVGA said. For continued growth and to build local and government […]

  • First 2017 Edition of Offshore WIND Magazine Set to Reach Japan

    17 January 2017

    Offshore WIND is starting the new year energetically with an aim to cover new topics, bring more relevant news to our readers, further improve all of its products, and thus move forward together with the ever-growing industry.

  • Bergen Group and AAK Energy Services Set Sights on Offshore Wind

    3 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Norway’s Bergen Group has entered into a strategic cooperation with compatriot rope access specialist AAK Energy Services AS as the company plans to increase focus on new areas such as offshore wind farms.

  • Japan’s Largest Banks Eye More European Offshore Wind Financing

    1 November 2016
    Business & Finance

    Negative interest rates in Japan have pushed two of the country’s biggest banks, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, to adding more project finance loans for, primarily European, renewable energy as infrastructure such as offshore wind farms brings strong yields.  Spanish Banco Santander was the largest loan provider for renewable energy assets last year, Bloomberg writes, […]

  • Future Skills Pipeline Vital to Make Offshore Wind Industry Work

    14 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Human Capital

    More than 200 offshore wind players were challenged to embrace students into their organisations at the Offshore Wind Week event at OrbisEnergy, Lowestoft, organised by the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR). Champions of East of England offshore wind must invest in the industry’s future by offering work placements and internships now to secure longevity for […]

  • Natuur&Milieu, Eneco Call for Further 700MW of Offshore Wind in the Netherlands

    19 July 2016

    Investing in a package containing offshore wind, sun and bioheat is almost EUR 1 billion cheaper for Dutch consumers than biomass co-firing, according to a report commissioned by Nature & Environment (Natuur & Milieu) and Eneco, which called on the Dutch government for an additional 700MW of offshore wind farms to replace the co-firing of biomass in […]