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  • Vattenfall learns few things from Thanet offshore wind farm (UK)

    9 July 2010
    Research & Development

    It is important to make the most of opportunities given to you and to be proactive during offshore wind farm development, according to the…   [mappress] Source: newenergyfocus, July 09, 2010;

  • How to Profit from the Next Big Move in Offshore Wind Energy (UK)

    25 May 2010
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    With Conservative David Cameron at the helm, the UK is now going full force on clean energy integration, focusing heavily on offshore wind…   [mappress] Source: greenchipstocks, May 24, 2010;

  • GL Garrad Hassan Reviews Offshore Wind Over Last 10 Years

    23 October 2013

    GL Garrad Hassan, the world’s largest renewable energy advisory organisation and part of the recently merged DNV GL Group today published a landmark document providing exclusive insight into the last ten years of offshore wind. ‘10 Years: 10 Lessons’ is a series of ten thought-provoking essays from experts with personal experience of a decade of […]

  • RWE Innogy Gets Consent to Build Galloper Offshore Wind Farm in UK

    27 May 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The British Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change has issued approval for the construction of the Galloper offshore wind farm off the south east coast of England. The wind farm has been developed in a joint venture between RWE Innogy and the British electric utility Scottish and Southern Energy plc (SSE). It will […]

  • USA: Delaware Congressional Delegation Introduces Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act

    3 March 2013
    Authorities & Government

    Sens. Tom Carper and Chris Coons and Rep. John Carney (all D-Del.) introduced the Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act to provide critical financial incentives for investment in offshore wind energy. This legislation would provide the offshore wind industry with enhanced stability by extending investment tax credits for the first 3,000 Megawatts of offshore wind facilities […]

  • Export cable installation completed at 376 MW offshore wind farm in Taiwan

    23 July 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Jan De Nul has completed the installation of all export cables for the 376 MW Formosa 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The company installed four export cables with a total length of 34 kilometres using its cable laying vessel (CLV) Willem de Vlamingh, which was able to position itself close to the beach and […]

  • Brave & Bold Tern to Get an Upgrade for ‘Multi MW’ Offshore Wind Turbines

    14 December 2015

    Jack-up vessels Brave Tern and Bold Tern will undergo an upgrade which will enable them to handle the latest generation “multi MW” offshore wind turbines, Fred. Olsen Windcarrier informed today. The upgrade on the two vessels will be carried out within the next 12 months, with Brave Tern being the first to go through the modification, having already arrived at […]

  • Marine Species to Benefit from Anholt Offshore Wind Farm Project (Denmark)

    15 July 2011
    Research & Development

      Due to extensive utilisation for, eg harbour piers and coast protection facilities, rock reefs have become a rare natural element in Denmark. And this is a shame for the large variety of flora and fauna that lives on and by the reefs. Now, lobsters, crabs and a neumber of fish species will benefit from […]

  • Coastal Communities Could Benefit from Offshore Wind and Wave Power (UK)

    6 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

      George Osborne is planning a scheme aimed at allowing coastal communities to benefit directly from offshore wind and wave power…   By David Perry (eveningexpress) [mappress] Source: eveningexpress, July 06, 2011;

  • VBMS to Lay Inter Array Cables at E.ON’s Latest Offshore Wind Project

    25 April 2016
    Storage

    VBMS has been awarded a contract by E.ON for the installation of 65 inter array cables for the Arkona offshore wind farm. The total scope of work for VBMS will consist of route engineering, surveying, a pre-lay grapnel run, trenching, termination and testing of the 65 cables. Survey activities are scheduled to start this year, and […]

  • UK: Two Met Masts Completed at East Anglia Offshore Wind Zone

    22 August 2013

    Contractors working for Vattenfall and ScottishPower Renewables have completed the installation of two of the UK’s most advanced weather monitoring stations for the 7200MW East Anglia Offshore Wind Zone off the Norfolk and Suffolk coast. The contracts for the £17 million weather monitoring project were overseen by Aberdeen based Wood Group, with Steel Engineering of […]

  • UK: Two Met Masts Completed at East Anglia Offshore Wind Zone

    22 August 2013

    Contractors working for Vattenfall and ScottishPower Renewables have completed the installation of two of the UK’s most advanced weather monitoring stations for the 7200MW East Anglia Offshore Wind Zone off the Norfolk and Suffolk coast. The contracts for the £17 million weather monitoring project were overseen by Aberdeen based Wood Group, with Steel Engineering of […]

  • PensionDanmark and PKA Acquire 50 pct of Anholt Offshore Wind Farm (Denmark)

    28 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    A consortium consisting of PensionDanmark and PKA has signed an agreement with DONG Energy on the acquisition of 50 per cent of the Anholt offshore wind farm for a price of app. DKK 6 billion. PensionDanmark is lead investor in the consortium and will acquire a 30 per cent interest, while PKA will acquire a […]

  • Denmark: Jumbo Installs First Transition Pieces Anholt Offshore Wind Farm

    30 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Jumbo’s DP2 heavy lift vessel Jumbo Javelin has successfully installed the first Transition Pieces (TPs) for the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm in Denmark. The operation was performed as planned with respect to every detail: transport, installation, accessibility of the TP, grouting and safety. Once again Jumbo proved to have an efficient concept for the transport […]

  • Denmark: DONG Energy Installs 14 Foundations at Anholt Offshore Wind Farm

    7 February 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    DONG Energy recently announced that 14 monopiles have been installed at Anholt Offshore Wind Farm. Since the first monopile was installed at 19.00hrs on New Year’s Eve, periods of good weather have been used to install foundations. On 1 February 2012, Svanen had erected 14 monopiles. Even though the January weather has been rough, it […]

  • New joint industry project targets simplified seabed investigations in offshore wind

    11 August 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, IT & Software, Research & Development, Technology

    Six industry partners have kicked off a joint industry project to develop software that integrates all GIS, hydrographic, geophysical, geological, and geotechnical data types and contractor interpretations into one software environment. The software is being developed by Norway’s Geocap, while other partners in the project are Statnett, ScottishPower Renewables, Atkins, Nexans, and RINA Consulting. The […]

  • USA: Bentley Introduces New SACS Version for Offshore Wind Platform Analysis

    29 November 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, has announced the release of SACS version 5.5 – software that expands installation capabilities, integrates new wind turbine platform design functionality, and introduces floating analysis for offshore vessels. Leveraging Bentley’s November 2011 acquisition of Perth-based FormSys and its Maxsurf technology, […]

  • Siemens Gamesa taps Acteon for subsea services at German offshore wind farm

    23 January 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance

    UTEC, a geo-services brand in Acteon’s Data and Robotics division, has been awarded a contract by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) to provide subsea balance of plant operations and maintenance (O&M) services to the German Butendiek offshore wind farm. Under the three-year contract, Acteon will perform annual subsea foundation remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) inspections, […]

  • Buffalo Niagara Enterprise Hosts Business Opportunities in Offshore Wind Meeting (USA)

    5 September 2011

    Regional businesses will have a chance to learn more about the offshore wind energy business during a breakfast meeting in Dunkirk Sept…. (observertoday) [mappress] Source: observertoday, September 05, 2011;

  • Six Buoys Return to CMWS With Data for Offshore Wind Energy Development (USA)

    16 August 2011
    Environment, Research & Development

      In the parking lot of Coastal Carolina University’s Center for Marine and Wetland Studies (CMWS) in Conway, South Carolina, sit six buoys just back from sea. For 14 months, they were floating miles off the coasts of Myrtle Beach and Winyah Bay, as part of the Palmetto Wind Research Project in South Carolina, taking […]

  • Six Buoys Return to CMWS With Data for Offshore Wind Energy Development (USA)

    16 August 2011
    Environment, Research & Development

      In the parking lot of Coastal Carolina University’s Center for Marine and Wetland Studies (CMWS) in Conway, South Carolina, sit six buoys just back from sea. For 14 months, they were floating miles off the coasts of Myrtle Beach and Winyah Bay, as part of the Palmetto Wind Research Project in South Carolina, taking […]

  • UK: Gardline Protects Marine Life at Redcar Offshore Wind Farm Site

    1 May 2012
    Environment

    As the work at the Redcar offshore wind farm site is progressing, 17 of the 27 monopile foundations now installed, marine sciences company Gardline is making sure that the marine life is protected, writes Gazette Live. Before each piling, the Gardline conducts a search for marine mammals around the site and if there are no […]

  • Students Across Kent Enter Competition to Design Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    11 July 2011
    Business & Finance, Human Capital, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

      More than 100 students from across Kent are competing to design a wind farm and win a trip to Denmark.   Matthew Valentine (engineeringapprentice) [mappress] Source: Eengineering Apprentice, July 11, 2011;

  • GEOfrance Attempts Geophysical Studies for Offshore Wind Turbine Export Cables (France)

    19 July 2011
    Storage

      Due to the realisation of offshore windfarms at St. Brieuc and St. Nazaire, GEOfrance will attempt geophysical studies to determine the trajectory of the future export cables.   About GEOfrance “GEO.XYZ International Surveys” is an independent company specialised in hydrographic and topographic surveys. They provide their services to local authorities, the dredging, marine construction […]

  • Germany: Construction of Trianel’s Borkum Offshore Wind Farm Reaches Next Stage

    16 April 2013
    Storage

    The installation work for the internal transformer platform for Trianel’s Borkum wind farm was successfully completed yesterday. During a two-day mission at the construction site, 45 kilometers off the Borkum’s coast, the heavy lift vessel Oleg Strashnov lifted the 2,400-ton deck onto the substructure (jacket).  Then the transformer platform and jacket were welded together. “With […]