The Offshore WIND team brings you the top ten most read news in the month of September 2019. Siemens Gamesa Wants a Piece of Senvion German wind turbine manufacturer Senvion has entered into an exclusivity agreement with Siemens Gamesa to pursue negotiations for the sale of selected Services and Ons
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of joint control by JERA, Macquarie and Swancor over the Formosa 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan. The 376MW Formosa 2 offshore wind project is currently owned by Macquarie and Swancor. The Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition would
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of joint control by JERA, Macquarie and Swancor over the Formosa 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan. The 376MW Formosa 2 offshore wind project is currently owned by Macquarie and Swancor. The Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition would
Subsea 7 has acquired 4Subsea, the Norway-based provider of technology and solutions for the offshore wind and oil & gas markets. 4Subsea will function autonomously within Subsea 7, maintaining an independent brand and management team, as well as Peter Jenkins keeping his role as CEO of the company.
EnBW has issued a tender for a rescue helicopter to service the Hohe See and Albatros offshore wind projects in Germany. EnBW is looking for a helicopter including aeronautical and medical crew which will be used for rescuing injured personnel at the offshore wind farms. The contract will start on 1
Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie) has issued a tender for a geophysical site investigation in the N-6 offshore wind area in the German North Sea. The geophysical survey will be carried out in spring / summer 2020 as part of the geologi
Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie) has issued a tender for a geophysical site investigation in the N-6 offshore wind area in the German North Sea. The geophysical survey will be carried out in spring / summer 2020 as part of the geologi
North East England’s offshore wind industry and the opportunities open to UK companies from significant upcoming wind farm developments will be the focus of an event taking place in the region in November. Offshore Wind North East, which is being held on 7 November, follows the government’s recent C
Equinor has entered into an agreement to sell a 25% ownership interest in the Arkona offshore wind farm to funds advised by Credit Suisse Energy Infrastructure Partners AG. Equinor currently holds a 50% interest in the wind farm, and after the transaction, RWE Renewables, following the takeover of E
DNV GL has awarded Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy with the Type Certificate for offshore for its SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbine. The certificate confirms full compliance of the turbine design to the international wind turbine standard IECRE OD-501 and allows for immediate market implementation
NKT has completed the HVDC power cable system at the Caithness-Moray electricity transmission link in Scotland. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. NKT completed the turnkey project of the 320kV HVDC XLPE offshore and onshore power cable sys
NKT has completed the HVDC power cable system at the Caithness-Moray electricity transmission link in Scotland. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. NKT completed the turnkey project of the 320kV HVDC XLPE offshore and onshore power cable sys
50Hertz and Parkwind have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the technical aspects of the Ostwind 2 grid connection project in the German Baltic Sea. The essential aspects of the MoU include specific agreements for the development, procurement, construction and operation of
Subsea 7 S.A. has won a contract for the installation of the submarine cable system on an offshore wind farm project in Taiwan. Project engineering will commence immediately at Seaway 7’s offices in Leer, Germany, and in Taipei, Taiwan, the company said. Offshore activities at the wind farm are expe
