UK marine survey specialist Gardline Ltd has won a contract to carry out the main geotechnical investigation at the He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. A geophysical and geotechnical investigation for the project site was conducted in 2010. The target of this new investigation is t
Herbosch-Kiere’s multipurpose vessel Atlantis is currently dredging in shallow water close to Courance Beach in Saint-Nazaire (draft 2.3m) – part of the construction of France’s first offshore wind farm. Saint-Nazaire, also known as Parc du Banc de Guérande, will comprise 80 GE Haliade 150-6MW turbi
TenneT and partners Statnett and KfW have taken over the NordLink high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system between Norway and Germany, marking the end of the interconnector’s trial operation.
Denmark’s Energinet has awarded Fugro a marine site characterisation contract for the Energy Island project in the North Sea. The contract is part of Energinet’s preliminary studies to build the world’s first ”hub and spoke” energy scheme: an energy island 80 kilometres off the Danish coast that wil
The first wind turbine at Windpark Fryslân has begun producing electricity, according to a project update published on social media on 12 April. The first of the total of 89 Siemens Gamesa 4.3 MW wind turbines was installed at the project site at the end of the last month. Located in the IJsselmeer
GEOxyz has begun geophysical survey work at the 96 MW Erebus project, Wales’ first floating offshore wind farm. GEOxyz will carry out the offshore surveys until mid-June at the site located 45km South West of the Pembrokeshire coastline. The work follows the geophysical and environmental site invest
Irish energy company ESB and Equinor will jointly develop a 1.4 GW Moneypoint floating offshore wind farm off the West Coast of Ireland. The Moneypoint wind farm will be developed off the coast of Counties Clare and Kerry in two phases. Once complete, the wind farm will be capable of powering more t
Danish shipping company MHO-Co is heading a consortium that will spend €4.5 million during the next three years on developing fuel cells and battery technology for ships. The project is being developed in cooperation with the research engineers from Aalborg University and with grants from the Energy
The Polish Energy Regulatory Office (ERO) has awarded a Contract for Difference to the 350 MW FEW Baltic II offshore wind project. The FEW Baltic II wind farm is being developed by Baltic Trade and Invest Sp. z o. o., a subsidiary of the German energy company RWE. FEW Baltic II is located some 50 [&
Nekkar has secured a NOK 21 million grant from Innovation Norway to progress with the development of SkyWalker, its disruptive wind turbine installation solution. SkyWalker uses active heave compensation derived from offshore lifting systems combined with digital solutions that allow for remote-cont
Hydramec Offshore Hydraulic Systems has delivered a bespoke launch and recovery system (LARS) to Louis Dreyfus Travocean that will be used to facilitate its ROV services for the offshore wind energy sector.
Ørsted has signed an agreement with Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) to divest a 50% ownership share in its Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. As part of the deal, Ørsted will continue to provide long-term operations and maintenance services from its O&M base at the Port o
CWind, part of the Global Marine Group, has completed its inter-array cable pull-in and termination and testing campaign at the Kriegers Flak offshore wind project in Denmark. CWind used walk-to-work vessels Island Diligence and Island Crown to conduct 72 inter-array cable pull-ins and termination a
Dutch Offshore Contractors (DOC) has reorganized its growing subsea cable activities into a new dedicated business unit named DOC Cable Solutions.
