Offshore Wind
UK: New Approach Needed to Harness Severn Tidal Energy
Barrage really has been “studied to death”, but Select Committee backs alternative approach and calls on the Government to establish a new public governance to proactively manage Severn energy resources. In a damning report the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee has killed off any chance tha
Turbine Transfers to Display Its Most Advanced Vessel at Seawork (UK)
Turbine Transfers, the leading provider of Windfarm Support Vessels, has announced that its most advanced vessel, the BMT Nigel Gee (BMT) designed 26m XSS Cymyran Bay will be on display at Seawork later this month. This is another example of Turbine Transfers’ ongoing investment and commitment to ma
Top News of the Week Jun 10 – 16, 2013
UK: Seajacks Orders World’s Largest OWF Installation Vessel Seajacks International has entered into a contract with Samsung Heavy Industries to build the world’s largest and most advanced offshore wind farm installation vessel. Belgium: Pacific Osprey to Deploy 6MW Turbine at Belwind OWF In the firs
Top News of the Week Jun 10 – 16, 2013
UK: Seajacks Orders World’s Largest OWF Installation Vessel Seajacks International has entered into a contract with Samsung Heavy Industries to build the world’s largest and most advanced offshore wind farm installation vessel. Belgium: Pacific Osprey to Deploy 6MW Turbine at Belwind OWF In the firs
UK Shadow Energy Minister: 2030 Decarbonisation Target Will Be in Labour Manifesto
The Shadow Energy Minister, Tom Greatrex, has announced that the next Labour Manifesto will include a commitment to decarbonise the UK’s electricity supply by 2030. He also said Labour has a “relentless desire to take forward the offshore wind industry” which it will put into practice if it wins the
Update: Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm Development Phases (Germany)
Sandbank Offshore Wind GmbH, Hamburg, intends to build an offshore wind farm in the North Sea. In the first construction phase it is planned to build 72 wind turbines with a total output of 288 MW, inter array cables and an offshore substation. The project is located in the German Bight area, around
UK: Osiris Picks Name for Their Latest Custom Build Survey Vessel
Osiris Projects has announced that their latest custom build survey vessel, to be launched in August 2013, will be named ‘Proteus.’ The 14.0m GRP survey caramaran is based on a popular and well proven design within the industry. The hull design ensures exceptional manoeuvrability at both low and hig
VIDEO: First Wind Turbine at Gwynt y Môr OWF
The first of 160 wind turbines has been installed at the flagship North Wales Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, the largest renewables project under construction by RWE npower renewables. It marks a major milestone in the construction of the €2billion windfarm which, once fully operational, will be ca
VIDEO: First Wind Turbine at Gwynt y Môr OWF
The first of 160 wind turbines has been installed at the flagship North Wales Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, the largest renewables project under construction by RWE npower renewables. It marks a major milestone in the construction of the €2billion windfarm which, once fully operational, will be ca
Greencoat UK Wind Appoints New Director
Further to statements made in the Company’s recent prospectus on the intention of the Company to appoint a fourth Director to the Board, the Board of Directors announced the appointment of Kevin McCullough as a director of the Company effective from 1 July 2013. Tim Ingram, Chairman said: “I am deli
Denmark: Anholt Offshore Wind Farm Constructed in LEGOLAND
Soon, almost 40,000 LEGO® bricks have been used for building a miniature version of the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm in the area ‘Energy in Denmark’ in Miniland in LEGOLAND®. Together with LEGOLAND®, DONG Energy has built the offshore wind farm in Miniland consisting of seven wind turbines, which will
OutSmart Completes Its Offshore Operations Centre at Emden Airport, Germany
OutSmart’s Offshore Operations Centre at Emden airport is completed. From now on, OutSmart’s team will monitor wind farms in the German North Sea from this brand new building. The Operations Centre will be manned 24/7 to operate offshore wind farms in the German North Sea and coordinate all maintena
Germany: WINDEA to Expand Its Offshore Wind Services with Damen FCS 2610
The WINDEA Offshore GmbH & Co. KG has signed a Letter of Intent together with DAMEN Shipyards regarding the sale of one CTV new building in order to expand its all in all service portfolio for offshore wind farms. The vessel captivates through very good sea characteristics and high flexibility durin
Norway: NORCOWE’s Research Partners Become Members of EERA Joint Programme on Wind Energy
Two of NORCOWE’s research partners, Christian Michelsen Research AS and the University of Bergen, have recently become associated members of the EERA Joint Programme on Wind Energy. One of the sub-programmes of the EERA JP on Wind Energy is offshore wind, and this was the theme of the workshop hoste