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  • New York to procure up to 2.5 GW of offshore wind in 2020

    24 April 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) authorised the state’s Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to issue a solicitation for 1,000 MW or more of offshore wind capacity in 2020. The authorisation comes with the flexibility for NYSERDA to evaluate a range of bids for up to 2,500 MW of capacity. Still, it is […]

  • CTCI to deliver pin piles for Changfang & Xidao offshore wind farm

    23 April 2020
    Project & Tenders

    CTCI MAC, a subsidiary of Taiwanese engineering services provider CTCI, has secured a contract with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) to supply pin piles for the Changfang and Xidao offshore wind farm. The company will deliver 186 pin piles for the wind farm’s 62 jacket foundations. So far, this is the largest number of pin piles […]

  • Heli Service to back isolation procedures at EWE’s offshore wind farms

    21 April 2020
    Operations & Maintenance

    Heli Service International will provide a 12-passenger helicopter for isolation procedures at EWE’s offshore wind farms is Germany. EWE Offshore Service & Solutions (OSS) selected Heli Service on 16 April. The negotiations were held under an emergency procurement process and in addition to the tender closed in March. Last month, the helicopter service provider won […]

  • All foundations installed at Borssele 1&2 offshore wind farm

    4 June 2020
    Project & Tenders

    DEME Offshore’s jack-up vessel Innovation has completed the installation of the 94 monopile foundations at the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind project. The installation, which began in mid-January in the Dutch North Sea, was completed on time despite the COVID-19 crisis, DEME said. Sif provided 47 monopiles for the project and EEW SPC, the parent […]

  • German cabinet approves 40 GW by 2040 offshore wind target

    3 June 2020
    Authorities & Government, Regulation & Policy

    Germany’s Federal Cabinet has approved the amendment to the Offshore Wind Act (WindSeeG) which establishes a goal of 40 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2040. The core of the bill is an increase in the 2030 offshore wind expansion target from 15 GW to 20 GW. In addition, the new amendment for the first […]

  • BSH awards geophysical survey contract for German offshore wind zone

    22 May 2020
    Project & Tenders

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has awarded Fraunhofer IWES with a contract to carry out geophysical site investigation in the N-6 offshore wind area. The geophysical survey is set to be conducted this summer as part of the geological preliminary investigation at the N-6.6 and N-6.7 areas in the North Sea. The work includes the […]

  • 4Subsea studying digital twin cost-reduction potential in offshore wind

    4 May 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    4Subsea has installed retrofit sensors on the Unitech Zefyros floating offshore wind turbine in Norway, with an aim to analyze cost reduction potential with a digital twin. The goal of the project is to prove significant cost reduction potential in offshore wind by using a digital twin of the substructure to measure actual loads and […]

  • Macquarie, RIDG to place joint bid at Scottish offshore wind auction

    11 May 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Macquarie, through its Green Investment Group (GIG), and Renewable Infrastructure Development Group (RIDG) have joined forces to bid for the development of an offshore wind project at the upcoming ScotWind leasing round. “By partnering right at the genesis of development, we’re making our earliest commitment in UK offshore wind so far”, said Ed Northam, Head […]

  • Svanen ready for foundation installation at Kriegers Flak offshore wind project

    11 May 2020
    Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Van Oord’s heavy lift vessel Svanen has arrived at the Kriegers Flak offshore wind project in Denmark to begin the installation of monopile foundations. The monopiles, manufactured by EEW Special Pipe Constructions, will be transported floating from Rostock, Germany, to the project site. The transition pieces are produced by Bladt Industries in Aalborg, Denmark. Van […]

  • Carbon Trust Picks Innovators of Offshore Wind Subsea Inspection Challenge

    30 January 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    The Carbon Trust has announced the winners of its latest innovation competition to find new methods to inspect offshore wind substructures. The competition, launched as part of the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator programme, targeted companies with new or adaptable techniques for inspection of offshore wind foundations. Entries were sought to address four specific challenges: […]

  • Offshore Wind Accelerator Initiates Project to Optimise Design of Jacket Foundations

    23 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator has launched a new £2.4 million project, ‘Improved Fatigue Life of Welded Jacket Connections (JaCo)’. The project aims to cut the cost of offshore wind by optimising the design of jacket foundations through improved fatigue standards and validation of faster testing and fabrication methods. Jacket foundations are set to become a […]

  • North Myrtle Beach: Offshore Winds and Waves Slow Pipes Mobilization

    14 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    Sand pumping operations were scheduled to start Monday, May 13, in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, but strong offshore winds and waves have slowed offshore pipe mobilization, delaying the start of beach nourishment a few days, the City of North Myrtle Beach said in its latest release.  The project, which will see sand placed on […]

  • Subsea 7 to Install Cable System on Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm

    2 October 2019
    Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Subsea 7 has been awarded a sizeable contract for the installation of the submarine cable system on an offshore wind farm project in Taiwan. Subsea 7 defines a sizeable contract as being between USD 50 million and USD 150 million. Project engineering will start immediately at Seaway 7’s offices in Leer, Germany and in Taipei, […]

  • Subsea 7 Nets Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm Deal in Taiwan

    13 November 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Subsea 7’s Seaway Offshore Cables (SOC), an entity in the company’s Renewables and Heavy Lifting Business Unit, has secured a substantial contract for the supply and installation of the export and inner array grid cable system for Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm project in Taiwan. The contract, defined as being between USD 150 million and USD 300 million, was awarded by […]

  • TEPCO Starts Seabed Survey for Potential Japanese Offshore Wind Farm

    12 November 2018
    Operations & Maintenance

    Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has started a seabed survey offshore Japan to ascertain the bedrock structure of the seabed for a possible offshore wind farm. The survey is conducted off the coast of municipalities of Choshi, Asahi, Sosa and Yokoshibahikari in Chiba Prefecture. The boring survey will last until the end of January 2019. TEPCO […]

  • DONG Energy, Nexans Ink Offshore Wind Cable Deal (UK)

    27 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    In July, DONG Energy and the Nexans signed a framework contract for the delivery of up to 1,750 kilometers of submarine cable for wind farms off the UK coast. The cables are used for the inter connection of the wind turbines and for their connection to an offshore transformer platform. The framework contract runs until […]

  • Saab Seaeye Falcon ROV Helps Japan to Harness Offshore Wind

    22 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    After Japan’s 50 nuclear reactors closed following the Fukushima disaster, wind is now seen as an important alternative energy source. But in a crowded and mountainous country the search for sites must go offshore, with floating turbines the main option in the deep waters off the rugged coastline. It is at the southernmost tip of […]

  • Parker Hannifin: Cable Services for Northwind Offshore Wind Farm (Belgium)

    14 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, has been awarded a contract by Northwind NV (formerly Eldepasco NV), a joint venture of the Colruyt Group and Aspiravi NV of Belgium. The scope of the agreement is for supply of infield array cables, cable accessories and offshore services for the Northwind Offshore […]

  • Technip Offshore Wind Finishes Cable Installation with PIM Technology (UK)

    7 February 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Technip Offshore Wind has safely and successfully completed contractual work on the installation of 38 array and 8 substation cables on the Lincs wind farm located off the Lincolnshire coast. The project was the first to use the award-winning Pull-In Module (PIM) Technology. Geoff Fisher, Vice President, Marine Renewables and Cables Division said: ‘The positive […]

  • Fugro EMU to Perform Surveys at Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm

    20 November 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Scira Offshore Energy Limited has commissioned Fugro EMU to perform hydrographic and geophysical monitoring surveys at the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm site and along the export cable and transit routes. The wind farm site, consisting of 88 offshore wind turbine generators and two offshore substations, is located approximately 20 kilometres off the UK’s Norfolk […]

  • Denmark: Svanen Starts Monopile Installation at Anholt Offshore Wind Farm

    3 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    While others were about to enjoy their New Year’s Eve dinner, the installation vessel Svanen started installation of the first monopile at Anholt Offshore Wind Farm, and the construction of Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm has now started. According to the original schedule, Svanen was supposed to start work on 1 January, but the mobilisation […]

  • Three UK Companies Secure Funding to Support Offshore Wind Development

    12 April 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

      Three innovative UK businesses are the latest companies to secure funding from a major Government scheme to support the development of next generation offshore wind technology. NGenTec Ltd, OSBIT Power Ltd and OGN North Sea Ltd will each receive grants under DECC and the Technology Strategy Board’s Offshore Wind Component Technologies Innovation scheme. Launched […]

  • CG Receives Grid Contract for Northwind Offshore Wind Farm in Belgium

    22 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

      CG has been awarded the contract for the grid connection study and supply of main transformer 275 MVA and 2 reactors of 65 MVAr at the Northwind offshore wind farm in Belgium. The Northwind wind farm, previously named “Eldepasco”, will have an installed production capacity of 216 MW. The connection between the Offshore High […]

  • Now Available: The Global Specialist Job Site for the Offshore Wind Industry!

    14 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Navingo BV, a maritime and offshore media group based in Rotterdam, has launched a new worldwide job portal specialized in the offshore wind industry. Offshore wind contractors, suppliers and job seekers are now able to find each other at OffshoreWIND.Jobs. OffshoreWIND.Jobs offers companies related to the offshore wind industry a platform for recruiting staff and […]

  • Offshore Wind Growth to Compensate Falling Demand for Marine Gensets in Shipbuilding

    3 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    With most of Europe’s shipbuilding activity migrating to the Asian countries of South Korea, China and Japan, the traditional demand for marine generator sets has dipped. This shift, coupled with the Euro zone recession and financing difficulties, has further deepened the slump in demand for new vessels and thus, marine genset suppliers have been forced […]