Top News of the Week Jan 25 – 31, 2016

Sea Worker Runs Aground off Denmark, Crew Evacuated

Offshore installation vessel Sea Worker ran aground south of Denmark’s Hvide Sande on the night between 26 and 27 January while under tow to Esbjerg, A2SEA said in a statement.

Interview: Adwen’s 8 MW Turbine an Arrow to Hit 100€/MWh by 2020 Target

Adwen’s 8 MW turbine is already competitive in the offshore wind market, which is continuously working on lowering the Cost of Energy (CoE), Rémi Coulon, Chief Commercial Officer of the joint venture between Gamesa and Areva, told Offshore WIND in an interview.

Vattenfall Wraps Up First Ever Offshore Wind Farm Decommissioning

Vattenfall’s Yttre Stengrund wind farm has disappeared from the horizon in Kalmar Sound, Sweden, the power company said in a statement.

DONG Energy to Develop Another OWF Project in Germany

DONG Energy has acquired project rights for OWP West offshore wind farm from Erste Nordsee-Offshore-Holding GmbH, a company owned by STRABAG and Northern Energy Projects.

Seajacks Scylla Held Up by Bad Weather

Bad weather has delayed the arrival of the world’s largest offshore wind farm installation vessel, the Seajacks Scylla, to the Port of Rotterdam, initially scheduled for the end of January, the Dutch port said in a release.

Offshore WIND Staff