Offshore Wind
OHT Enters Offshore Wind with Hywind Scotland Contract
Technip has hired Offshore Heavy Transport (OHT) for the provision of transportation services for the 30MW Hywind Scotland Pilot Park. Torgeir Ramstad, CEO of OHT, said: “This marks our entry into the offshore wind business, a market with enormous needs for logistical and transportation services. OH
WFW Advises CIP on OffshoreMW Acquisition
International law firm Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) advised Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) on the acquisition of 100% of OffshoreMW, which holds a 675km² offshore wind energy lease off the coast of Massachusetts. Outside the US, CIP already owns stakes in two offshore wind farms – the 58
C-Power, OWI-Lab, VUB Studying Foundations as They Grow Old
C-Power, which operates the first wind farm off the Belgian coast, has teamed up with Sirris/OWI-Lab and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) to keep track of the ageing process of foundations. This represents a unique European research into ageing process in offshore turbine foundations, the project pa
C-Power, OWI-Lab, VUB Studying Foundations as They Grow Old
C-Power, which operates the first wind farm off the Belgian coast, has teamed up with Sirris/OWI-Lab and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) to keep track of the ageing process of foundations. This represents a unique European research into ageing process in offshore turbine foundations, the project pa
Top News of the Week, 29 Aug – 4 Sep 2016
Adwen Preparing Bremerhaven Site for 8MW Prototype Offshore wind turbine maker Adwen has begun the civil works on the site in Bremerhaven where the first prototype of its AD 8-180 wind turbine will be installed. Report: Gamesa and Siemens Turn Down GE’s Bid for Adwen Gamesa and Siemens have rejected
Crew transfer vessel update
At the time this article was being written, almost 45 per cent of the purpose built crew transfer vessels in the offshore wind industry were owned or operated by eleven British companies and one Anglo-Dutch company, with 74 of the vessels owned or operated by one of two companies, Turbine Transfers
Vroon and Rhenus Keeping German Offshore Substations Supplied
Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) has started cooperating with the German-based Rhenus Offshore Logistics on the provision of offshore supply services to wind farms on the German Continental Shelf. According to the agreement, Vroon is in charge of delivering bulk, containerised and project cargo to wind
Vroon and Rhenus Keeping German Offshore Substations Supplied
Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) has started cooperating with the German-based Rhenus Offshore Logistics on the provision of offshore supply services to wind farms on the German Continental Shelf. According to the agreement, Vroon is in charge of delivering bulk, containerised and project cargo to wind
WindEurope CEO: The Future of Oil and Gas Sectors Is in Offshore Wind
Companies across the oil and gas value chain stand to benefit significantly from the further development of offshore wind industry, WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson said in his speech at the annual Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) event in Stavanger, Norway. In his speech, Dickson described how some oil and
Report: GE Makes an Offer Areva Can Refuse
French nuclear and renewable energy company Areva has turned down a non-binding offer made by General Electric (GE) for the offshore wind turbine maker Adwen, a 50 -50 joint venture between Areva and Spain’s Gamesa, Reuters reports. GE is said to be interested in some of Adwen’s technology and its F
Report: GE Makes an Offer Areva Can Refuse
French nuclear and renewable energy company Areva has turned down a non-binding offer made by General Electric (GE) for the offshore wind turbine maker Adwen, a 50 -50 joint venture between Areva and Spain’s Gamesa, Reuters reports. GE is said to be interested in some of Adwen’s technology and its F
Offshore Project Support All-Rounder Formed in Den Helder
Den Helder Support Service (DHSS), Den Helder Aircraft Systems (DHAS), Glomar Offshore and GEOxyz have formed a joint venture – Offshore Project Support (OPS) – to provide a complete package of specialized services above and below water in the offshore energy industry. The joint venture, called OPS,
EEX: German Wind Power Futures Coming in October
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) will start trading in the new Wind Power Futures product from 4 October 2016 onwards, allowing trading participants on the EEX Derivatives Market to hedge against volume risks in the generation of wind power within the German and Austrian market area. The Wind Powe
Go Offshore Goes Offshore Wind
Go Offshore International, a wholly-owned subsidiary Otto Marine Limited, has secured a chartering contract worth up to USD 7.5 million as part of an unidentified offshore wind project in South East Asian region. The vessel under charter is a liftboat equipped with heavy lift crane used for offshore