Offshore Wind
RTE Seeks Marine Warranty Surveyor for French OWF Connections
RTE (Réseau de Transport d’Électricité) is looking for Marine Warranty Surveyor services for the offshore connections of which the French transmission system operator is in charge.
Former A2SEA Executive Takes Helm of ALL NRG
Hans Schneider, former Chief Operating Officer at A2SEA A/S, is to take up the position of the new Chief Executive Officer at ALL NRG A/S as of 1 March. Schneider comes to ALL NRG from a position of a Senior Advisor in Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and has management experience in the offshore
Aibel to Assist with Hywind Scotland Commissioning
Aibel has been awarded further work on Hywind Scotland Pilot Park after Statoil assigned the company to assist with the commissioning of five floating wind turbines for the project.
ARGE Team Wins DolWin3 Maintenance Contract
GE Grid GmbH has awarded OIS Offshore Industrie Service and Green Wind Offshore, gathered around the ARGE O&M Project, with a contract to provide maintenance for the 900MW DolWin3 offshore grid connection system.
ARGE Team Wins DolWin3 Maintenance Contract
GE Grid GmbH has awarded OIS Offshore Industrie Service and Green Wind Offshore, gathered around the ARGE O&M Project, with a contract to provide maintenance for the 900MW DolWin3 offshore grid connection system.
Global Offshore Wind Capacity Reaches 14.4GW in 2016
2,219MW of installed offshore wind capacity was added worldwide in 2016, bringing the total to 14,384MW, according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). 2016 brought a significant slowdown in momentum when compared to the record-breaking 2015 when 3,443MW of installed capacity was added, almost
Innogy Sends Drone to Inspect Nordsee Ost Turbine Blades
At the end of the last month, innogy sent a drone to inspect the blades on a turbine at the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm for the first time.
EOLOS Lands EUR 2 Million in Projects in 2016
EOLOS, the developer of autonomous floating LiDARs, has secured a project portfolio of more than EUR 2 million in 2016, its first year as a commercial entity.
Blue Water Shipping and BREB Handle Blade Behemoths
Blue Water Shipping has recently completed the transportation of three of the world’s largest wind turbine blades from Esbjerg, Denmark to Bremerhaven, Germany.
European Commission Blueprints Offshore Skills Development Project
The European Commission has published a call for proposals to implement the first phase of the Blueprint for sectorial cooperation on skills throughout the maritime technology industries, including offshore wind.
European Commission Blueprints Offshore Skills Development Project
The European Commission has published a call for proposals to implement the first phase of the Blueprint for sectorial cooperation on skills throughout the maritime technology industries, including offshore wind.
Vroon’s Platform Supply Vessel Backs Rampion OWF Operations
Last weekend, Vroon’s DP2 platform supply vessel (PSV) VOS Prime carried out a supply run to the wind turbine installation vessel MPI Discovery at the Rampion offshore wind farm in the UK, where MPI Discovery is at work until later this month.
Wind Tops EU Installation Charts as Renewables Shine
Wind accounted for 51% of all new power installations in the European Union in 2016, connecting a total of 12.5GW to the grid across the 28 EU Member States – 10.923MW in onshore and 1,567MW offshore, WindEurope reports.
Chevalier Floatels’ Upgraded Duo Exceeds Expectations
On some of the projects Chevalier Floatels’ vessels DP Gazina and DP Galyna were working on, the vessels made more than 50 gangway connections to different turbines in 24 hours.