Offshore Wind
Jee to Carry Out EA1 Array Cable Layout Optimisation Study
ScottishPower Renewables has hired Jee to carry out an array cable optimisation study for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm. ScottishPower Renewables wants to optimise the wind farm array cable layout, focusing on minimising CAPEX and OPEX. The study will aim to minimise potential loss of reven
First Navantia Jacket on Its Way to Wikinger Site
The first of 29 Navantia’s jacket foundations for Wikinger offshore wind farm has set sail from Spain and is heading to the Baltic Sea, ScottishPower informed via social media. The foundations for Iberdrola’s 350MW offshore wind farm in Germany are being constructed at the Navantia facilities in Fen
Brave Tern Checks In at St Nazaire, Nacelle Load-Out About to Start
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up installation vessel Brave Tern has arrived in St. Nazaire in western France, with the process of loading the GE Renewable Energy’s Haliade 150-6MW nacelles for the Block Island Wind Farm to begin shortly. “This is an exciting project to be working on and we look for
Brave Tern Checks In at St Nazaire, Nacelle Load-Out About to Start
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up installation vessel Brave Tern has arrived in St. Nazaire in western France, with the process of loading the GE Renewable Energy’s Haliade 150-6MW nacelles for the Block Island Wind Farm to begin shortly. “This is an exciting project to be working on and we look for
NORCOWE Mapping Offshore Winds at FINO1
NORCOWE has reported that it gathered an extensive data set of both point and remote measurements of the wind field in and around the Alpha Ventus wind farm as part of the Offshore Boundary-Layer Experiment (OBLEX-F1) at the German wind energy research platform FINO1, which is running since May 2015
Photo of the Day: Oleg Strashnov Carrying Dudgeon Foundations
Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Seaway Heavy Lifting’s Oleg Strashnov carrying monopiles and transition pieces to the Dudgeon offshore wind site. The photo was taken by the Superintendent of the Oleg Strashnov, during works at the Dudgeon offshore wind farm in the UK. The first foundations at the
Maersk Esbjerg First to Offer GWO Basic Maintenance Training
Following the release of the Basic Maintenance Training (BMT) Standard by the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) on 4 July 2016, DNV GL has approved Maersk Training in Esbjerg as the first organisation to conduct all three modules in the new standard. The Basic Maintenance Training standard contains thr
AIS, RectrixAS Join for Drone Ops in Offshore Energy Sector
Advanced Industrial Solutions (AIS) has formed a strategic partnership with a drone provider, RectrixAS, to bring a range of services to the oil and gas, wind and construction industries. The companies will jointly offer specialist services including visual surveys, thermal inspections and risk asse
Offshore Wind Giants to Invest EUR 7.5 Million in OWA’s Cost-Cutting R&D
DONG Energy, RWE, E.ON, Iberdrola, Vattenfall, Statoil, SSE, EnBW and Statkraft have joined Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme, bringing in GBP 6.4 million (approx. EUR 7.5 million) to help reduce the cost of offshore wind power below GBP 100/MWh by 2020. The fund of EUR 7.5 mi
Boskalis to Reduce Fleet by 24, Workforce by 650
Royal Boskalis Westminster has decided to take 24 vessels out of service in the coming two years, which will result in the loss of approximately 650 jobs worldwide during this period. The company based the decision on the results of its fleet rationalization study that was initiated in light of dete
Boskalis to Reduce Fleet by 24, Workforce by 650
Royal Boskalis Westminster has decided to take 24 vessels out of service in the coming two years, which will result in the loss of approximately 650 jobs worldwide during this period. The company based the decision on the results of its fleet rationalization study that was initiated in light of dete
German Parliament Approves EEG Reforms, Wind Development Limited
German parliament today approved an amended Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG 2016), which replaces feed-in tariffs with competitive auctions and limits wind energy deployment to allow for the grid development to catch up. The offshore cap, which will apply from 2021-2030, will vary from year to yea
Vattenfall Looking for Designer of Foundation Accessories
Vattenfall has issued a call for tenders for the design of secondary and tertiary structures and electrical outfitting on offshore foundations such as monopiles and jackets. This includes items such as boat landings, ladders, platforms, railings, crane, skirts, attachments for corrosion protection s
ALE Starts Load-Out of Navantia’s Wikinger Jackets
Heavy-lifting specialists ALE today reported that it had performed the first load-out of jacket foundations for the Wikinger offshore wind farm. The first jacket, weighing 625t, was loaded-out using self-propelled modular transporters (SPMTs) and a CC8800 crawler crane in Ferrol, Spain. ALE has been