Offshore Wind
ORE Catapult Linking Innovators with Offshore Wind Big Shots
The UK-based Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has launched the Offshore Wind Innovation Competition, which calls on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to apply with technological solutions for specific industry innovation challenges and connects them with potential investors and clien
EA1 Helicopter Flight Launches Peterson’s New Terminal at Zeeland Airport
On 24 April, NHV’s helicopter carrying passengers from Van Oord to the UK East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm took off from Peterson’s newly opened helicopter passenger terminal at Zeeland Airport in the Netherlands and thus marked the operational launch of the terminal.
Ørsted Reveals German Offshore Wind Play
Ørsted has submitted bids in the second competitive offshore wind tender in Germany opened earlier this month, with the results expected within weeks, the company revealed in its financial report for the first quarter of 2018.
Ørsted Reveals German Offshore Wind Play
Ørsted has submitted bids in the second competitive offshore wind tender in Germany opened earlier this month, with the results expected within weeks, the company revealed in its financial report for the first quarter of 2018.
Ørsted Flies High on UK Offshore Wind
Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted reported DKK 3 billion (EUR 402.7 million) net profit in the first quarter of 2018, a 150% spike compared to the same period last year, largely due to a strong performance of operating wind farms in the UK.
MAATS Tech Introduces Novel Cable Lay Solution for Deepwater Works
UK marine engineering company MAATS Tech has announced that it received a patent for its latest product, the Vessel Enabler, a modular chute that enables high-tension horizontal cable lay in deep waters and thus eliminates the need for a vertical lay tower or vertical lay system.
Offshore Wind Leads Ampelmann to Germany
Ampelmann has opened an office in Hamburg in response to the growing business in the German offshore wind sector.
Royal IHC Hands Over Heavy Lifter to Scaldis
Royal IHC has handed over the fully self-propelled DP2 crane vessel Gulliver to Scaldis, a subsidiary of DEME, Jan de Nul and Herbosch-Kiere.
Saitec Sends SATH Floating Platform to France
Spanish floating wind platform developer Saitec Offshore Technologies has been awarded three weeks at IFREMER’s wave basin facilities in France to further validate and develop its SATH technology due to funding from the European network Marinet2.
Damen Gives Seafox 7 Some TLC
The 75.5-metre self-elevating jack-up Seafox 7 has undergone its second five-year survey and maintenance works at Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm).
Koreans Back Swedish Multi-Turbine Floater
Swedish floating turbine platform designer Hexicon AB has agreed to join forces with South Korean integrated service provider COENS Co Ltd and form a joint venture company in Korea to be named CoensHexicon Co. Ltd.
Technostrobe and ITO Navaids Bring Light to EU Offshore Wind Farms
Technostrobe, a Canadian manufacturer of obstruction lighting systems for air navigation, has entered the European offshore wind market with the acquisition of a majority interest in ITO Navaids, a Dutch company specializing in marine navigation aids.
Sussex Sees First Rampion Cash
Rampion Offshore Wind Ltd. and the Sussex Community Foundation have distributed the first grants from the GBP 3.1 million Rampion offshore wind farm community fund set up last year to benefit communities across Sussex, UK.
GICON Floater Secures Marinet2 Funds, Schedules Further Tests
The Endowed Chair of Wind Energy Technology at the University of Rostock (LWET) has been awarded the funding for further tank tests of the GICON SOF Tension Leg Platform (TLP) floating turbine foundation within the framework of the European funding network Marinet2.