Offshore Wind
Top News of the Week, 05 – 11 March 2018
Offshore WIND’s most read news from 5 to 11 March 2018.
First Heli Service Flight Takes Off for Borkum Riffgrund 2
Heli Service’s first flight for Ørsted’s 450MW Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm departed on 8 March. The first flight left to the jack-up vessel Vole au vent carrying employees of Ørsted and the vessel provider Jan de Nul. Following a tender process in 2017, the two companies signed a contract
Wave Hub Issues Floating LiDAR Tender Call
Wave Hub Ltd (WHL) has issued an invitation to tender for the provision of wind resource data for the Wave Hub offshore site in Cornwall.
Boskalis Commissions New DP2 Crane Vessel
Boskalis commissioned its Bokalift 1 crane vessel on 24 February in Rotterdam, where the company celebrated the milestone together with its 3,500 employees and their families. The vessel is purposed, among other things, for transporting and installing offshore wind turbine foundations.
Cathie Associates Helps Make Arkona Works Less Noisy
Cathie Associates have performed a study which enabled the reduction of noise in the water column created by monopile driving at the Arkona offshore wind farm site in Germany, the company informed after all the 60 foundations were installed.
Turbine Transfers Retrieves CTVs Damaged During Storm Emma
Five crew transfer vessels (CTVs) owned and operated by Turbine Transfers Limited were beached and suffered damage as Storm Emma was ravaging through Holyhead Marina.
ScottishPower Renewables Continues East Anglia Offshore Wind Tour
ScottishPower Renewables is holding public information days in March regarding the development of the East Anglia Two and East Anglia One North offshore wind projects.
JFMS to Help ORACLES with Safe Crew Transfer Vision
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) is collaborating with the University of Strathclyde and the University of Exeter on developing new offshore wind access forecasting methodology expected to enable safer crew transfers.
ORE Wrapping Up Turbine Bearing Test Facility Paperwork
Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult expects to publish the contract notices and procurement documentation for the construction of its wind turbine bearing test facility in Blyth, UK, in March.
Elia Picks LOC France for MOG Cable and Platform Surveys
Belgian transmission system operator Elia has appointed London Offshore Consultants (France) SARL as the marine warranty surveyor for submarine cables and the Offshore SwitchYard (OSY) platform for the Modular Offshore Grid (MOG) project in the Belgian North Sea.
Elia Picks LOC France for MOG Cable and Platform Surveys
Belgian transmission system operator Elia has appointed London Offshore Consultants (France) SARL as the marine warranty surveyor for submarine cables and the Offshore SwitchYard (OSY) platform for the Modular Offshore Grid (MOG) project in the Belgian North Sea.
Oceaneering Acquires Ecosse Subsea
Houston-headquartered Oceaneering International has, through one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, acquired the Aberdeen-based Ecosse Subsea Limited for approximately GBP 50 million.
Oceaneering Acquires Ecosse Subsea
Houston-headquartered Oceaneering International has, through one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, acquired the Aberdeen-based Ecosse Subsea Limited for approximately GBP 50 million.
TenneT Turns Executive Switch
TenneT has named Manon van Beek as the new Chair of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective 1 September 2018.