Offshore Wind
Boskalis Cable Fix Package for UK Offshore Transmission Owner
Boskalis Subsea Cables & Flexibles – formerly VBMS – has signed a five-year subsea cable repair framework agreement with the UK Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO), Transmission Capital Partners (TCP).
Aleron Hybrid ROV Books First Work on Dutch Offshore Wind Farm
Aberdeenshire-based remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and tooling engineering firm, Aleron Subsea, has won its first contract for its new hybrid TRACKROV technology which will see it supporting unexploded clearance work on an offshore wind project in the Netherlands.
Offshore Renewables Keeping IMCA Busy
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) is responding to the growth of involvement by its members in the marine renewable energy sector by releasing two more toolbox talk prompt guidelines before the year-end.
Rampion Gives Back
Rampion and the Sussex Community Foundation has announced that the second round of grants has been distributed from the GBP 3.1 million community fund set up by the Rampion offshore wind farm last autumn.
Apollo Makes First Move
GeoSea’s Apollo has left Pula, Croatia, and is headed to Vlissingen, the Netherlands, where this multi-purpose, self-propelled jack-up vessel will undergo mobilisation ahead of its first assignments.
Ørsted Appoints Pinsent Masons to German Advisory Panel
International law firm Pinsent Masons has been appointed to the new German advisory panel of Danish offshore wind farm owner and developer Ørsted.
Ørsted Appoints Pinsent Masons to German Advisory Panel
International law firm Pinsent Masons has been appointed to the new German advisory panel of Danish offshore wind farm owner and developer Ørsted.
Timelapse: Borkum Riffgrund 2 Rising
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has shared a timelapse video of the jack-up vessel Bold Tern installing an MHI Vestas V164-8.0 MW wind turbine on a suction bucket jacket foundation at the Borkum Riffgrund 2 wind farm in the German North Sea.
NordLink Secures More EIB Funding
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has purchased EUR 100 million of TenneT’s hybrid bond to support the construction of the NordLink interconnector between Germany and Norway.
Bad Weather Hits Innogy’s Economics
Innogy reported an adjusted EBIT of EUR 1,553 million in the first half of 2018, 10% less than in the same period last year, said to be influenced by the negative weather effects on the Renewables division.
European Commission Working on Unified Health and Safety Standards for Wind Farms
European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy is seeking technical support to examine the potential for harmonisation and alignment of health and safety standards for onshore and offshore wind farms.
Uljanik Delivers Apollo Jack-Up to GeoSea
Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik Shipyard has delivered the multi-purpose, self-propelled jack-up vessel Apollo to GeoSea.
Uljanik Delivers Apollo Jack-Up to GeoSea
Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik Shipyard has delivered the multi-purpose, self-propelled jack-up vessel Apollo to GeoSea.
Attollo Offshore Begins Borkum Riffgrund 2 Duty
Attollo Offshore has mobilized the jack-up accommodation vessel Atlantic Amsterdam for Ørsted’s Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.