Top News of the Week, 22 – 28 August 2016

GE Tabling Bid for Adwen This Week?

General Electric (GE) plans to submit a bid to buy the offshore wind turbine maker Adwen, a 50 -50 joint venture between Gamesa and Areva, this week, according to the French magazine La Lettre de l’Expansion.

HeavyLift@Sea Unveils Upgraded Wind Farm SOV Design

German designer of offshore and multipurpose vessels HeavyLift@Sea has presented an updated version of its Service Offshore Vessel (SOV) customized to operate on offshore wind farms.

Taiwanese and US Companies to Work on Disaster-Proof Foundations

A group of Taiwanese companies has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with three US-based companies involved in certification and development of offshore wind technology as part of the recent visit of Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) to the United States.

Vattenfall Needs Air Support

Vattenfall Europe Windkraft GmbH is looking for a provider of helicopter services for the offshore wind farms DanTysk, Sandbank, Horns Rev 1 and Horn Rev 3.

Sif: First Monopile Load-Out from Rotterdam by Year End

Dutch foundation components manufacturer Sif Holding N.V. plans to load out the first monopiles from its new facility at Maasvlakte 2 in Rotterdam in the last quarter of this year.

Offshore WIND Staff