Offshore Wind
Houlder Lays Out Offshore Support Base Vessel Concept
Houlder’s Marine Design Consultancy has launched a wind farm support base concept design for an Offshore Support Base (OSB) vessel that recreates the convenience of port facilities – but offshore. Houlder said that it has been able to turn to a proven design from its Oil & Gas heritage to deliver a
Houlder Lays Out Offshore Support Base Vessel Concept
Houlder’s Marine Design Consultancy has launched a wind farm support base concept design for an Offshore Support Base (OSB) vessel that recreates the convenience of port facilities – but offshore. Houlder said that it has been able to turn to a proven design from its Oil & Gas heritage to deliver a
Jee Assesses OWF Array Cables Risks
Jee, a subsea cable engineering company, has completed a project for an unnamed wind farm operator to assess the risks to the array cables within a UK offshore wind farm. With concerns about the integrity of cables on the wind farm, the operator awarded Jee a contract in March 2016 to compile a risk
TenneT to Present Vision of North Sea Electricity Highways
Transmission system operator TenneT will lay down its vision of a future large-scale European electricity infrastructure system in the North Sea in Hague on June 10. TenneT’s CEO Mel Kroon will explain the operator’s vision of a ‘North Sea Infrastructure’ system at a media event to be held in the Ni
MacGregor to Supply NEMOS Winches
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won an order to supply highly-specialised winches for NEMOS, a pilot project using a system that generates electricity from waves that is, according to its developers, ideally suited to work in combination with offshore wind farms. Combining the system with offshore
MacGregor to Supply NEMOS Winches
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won an order to supply highly-specialised winches for NEMOS, a pilot project using a system that generates electricity from waves that is, according to its developers, ideally suited to work in combination with offshore wind farms. Combining the system with offshore
Bibby Offshore Moves Into Cable Installation Market, Teams Up with ESS
Bibby Offshore has purchased a power cable lay carousel from Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS), which will enable Bibby Offshore to lay offshore wind power cables from its vessels. The two companies have also reported that they entered into strategic alliance, joining Bibby Offshore’s subsea project manag
Evolution of Nantes – Saint-Nazaire Port into Offshore Wind Hub (Video)
Representatives from the Nantes – Saint-Nazaire Port have used the International Week of Transport and Logistics to provide an update on the expansion project which is expected to turn the port into a link between factories in the region and future offshore wind farms. At this event, Jean-Pierre Cha
Evolution of Nantes – Saint-Nazaire Port into Offshore Wind Hub (Video)
Representatives from the Nantes – Saint-Nazaire Port have used the International Week of Transport and Logistics to provide an update on the expansion project which is expected to turn the port into a link between factories in the region and future offshore wind farms. At this event, Jean-Pierre Cha
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s New MD Comes from MHI Vestas
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier appointed Casper Toft as its new Managing Director this week. Toft comes from the position of Sales Director for MHI Vestas Offshore. He was working for seven years in business development, sales and marketing at Vestas Offshore. Toft was also involved in the commercial launc
Floatgen: Construction of First French Offshore Wind Turbine Kicks Off
The construction of the first wind turbine to be installed off the French coast – Floatgen – was officially launched today. The 2MW offshore wind turbine, set to be put into operation for the first time in 2017, will feature the first full-scale demonstrator of the ring-shaped floating foundation de
German Consortium Wins Contract to Build Berth 4 at Europakai Cuxhaven
German public seaports operator Niedersachsen Ports has awarded a contract for the reconstruction of a harbour area in Cuxhaven to a German consortium which includes Bilfinger Marine & Offshore Systems GmbH, Tiefbau GmbH Unterweser, Nordsee Nassbagger, and Tiefbau GmbH. The Erweiterung Europakai Cux
CWind to Showcase Its New 25m CTV in Southampton
CWind will be exhibiting the third of its aluminium catamarans, the Typhoon TOW, at Seawork this month, together with Aluminium Marine Consultants (AMC), the vessel’s manufacturer. The Typhoon TOW has started its contract off the coast of Kent since joining the fleet in mid-May. This is the third al
CWind: There Is No Joint Venture in Taiwan
After contacting CWind yesterday regarding the information that the company is forming CWind Taiwan Ltd, an offshore wind-dedicated joint venture in Taiwan, CWind’s spokesperson told Offshore WIND that the company has not set up any joint ventures in the country so far. According to CWind’s spokespe