Offshore Wind
Bibby WaveMaster 1 Arrives in Rotterdam Port
Bibby Marine Services’ service operation vessel (SOV), Bibby WaveMaster 1, has completed her maiden voyage from Damen shipyard in Galati, Romania, to the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
NWA: Work-Rest Balance Crucial for CTV Crews
Managing the working and rest hours of crews whilst ensuring the successful completion of technician transfers continues to pose a significant challenge in the safe operation of offshore wind crew transfer vessels (CTVs), according to the National Workboat Association (NWA).
NEI Returns to Market with DONG Shares
New Energy Investment S.à.r.l. (NEI) has launched an accelerated bookbuild offering of 7,500,000 existing shares in DONG Energy to institutional investors, equivalent to 1.78% of the outstanding shares and voting rights in the Danish offshore wind developer.
Francis Brown Delivers 700Te Carousel to Ecosse Subsea Systems
Stockton-based supplier of fabrication and engineering services Francis Brown has fabricated and installed a 700Te carousel for Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) which will be used for the storage of spare cables for UK offshore wind farm projects.
UK Extends Offshore Wind Immigration Rules Concession
The UK government has extended the recently introduced concession to the immigration rules to allow the employment of non-European Economic Area nationals who are joining vessels engaged in the construction and maintenance of offshore wind projects in UK territorial waters.
CS Wind UK Starts Building First Offshore Wind Towers
Wind turbine tower manufacturer CS Wind UK has started producing first offshore wind towers at its facilities in Machrihanish, Scotland.
Maersk Connector Loads First Nemo Link Cables
DeepOcean’s Maersk Connector has completed loading of the first phase on the Nemo Link cables in the port of Blyth.
OMPA to Provide Offshore Installation Managers to Vattenfall
Vattenfall has selected Offshore Marine People and Academy (OMPA) to provide a team of offshore installation managers to support their offshore wind operations.
Subsea Companies Urged to Capitalise on Offshore Wind Boom
With global offshore wind expenditure expected to rise to over GBP 350 billion between now and 2026, subsea companies have a huge opportunity to step up and play their part in helping to meet the world’s renewable energy targets, according to Subsea UK.
Expertise Hub VIDEO: FROENIX Helps Ensure Economic OWF Operation
Earlier this year, the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology (IWES) released the first wind index for offshore wind farms. The Fraunhofer IWES Offshore Wind Energy Index (FROENIX) helps with estimating the inter-annual power density variation at offshore wind farm sites.
Expertise Hub VIDEO: Innovative Industry Keeps MARIN Busy
Offshore wind has been keeping organisations such as MARIN – working on testing and validation of new technology – busy for quite a while now, and the trend remains as the innovative industry is continuously on a quest to progress in almost every aspect.
Expertise Hub VIDEO: Innovative Industry Keeps MARIN Busy
Offshore wind has been keeping organisations such as MARIN – working on testing and validation of new technology – busy for quite a while now, and the trend remains as the innovative industry is continuously on a quest to progress in almost every aspect.
TenneT’s North Sea Wind Harvest Up by 50%
Transmission system operator TenneT transferred 7.77 terawatt hours (TWh) of energy from offshore wind farms in the North Sea to the mainland grid in the first half of 2017, a 50% jump compared to 5.18 TWh transferred from the North Sea in the first half of 2016.
Nexans Boosts Cable Laying Fleet with High Capacity Newbuild
Nexans has announced the start of construction of a new cable-laying vessel for submarine high voltage (HV) cable systems installation. Being built by Uljanik Group, a Croatia-based shipyard, the high capacity Nexans vessel is designed for worldwide installation of large volumes of HVDC and HVAC cab