Top News of the Week June 9 – 15, 2014

Top News of the Week June 9 – 15, 2014

UK Signs FID Contracts for Five Offshore Wind Projects

The UK Government has signed eight contracts awarded under the Final Investment Decision (FID) Enabling for Renewables process, including five contracts for offshore wind projects.

Drydocks Completes DolWin Beta Construction in Dubai

Drydocks World has successfully completed the pioneering HVDC converter platform DolWin beta.

Spanish Shipyard to Build Offshore Substation Foundations for German OW Project

Iberdrola has selected Navantia shipyards in Puerto Real (Cadiz, Spain) as the preferred supplier to manufacture the foundations of the offshore substation for Wikinger, an offshore wind project being developed by Iberdrola in Germany.

Global Tech I: BOLD TERN Installs Rotors, INNOVATION to Replace VIDAR Soon 

The installation vessel BOLD TERN from Fred. Olsen Windcarrier is now also installing rotor stars at the Global Tech I offshore wind farm. In accordance with planning, the project company Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH is flexibly deploying its three installation vessels VIDAR, BOLD TERN and BRAVE TERN for the construction of the AREVA turbines.

Photo of the Day: Night Shift at Dan Tysk

Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Seacat Defender working a night shift at the Dan Tysk wind farm.