Offshore Wind
NREL: Oregon Could See Billions from Floating Wind Farms
The US state of Oregon’s gross domestic product (GDP) could increase by USD 9.9 billion through a cumulative installation of 5,500 megawatts (MW) of floating wind capacity between 2020 and 2050, according to a report by National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The Bureau of Ocean Energy Manageme
Trelleborg to Carry Out BorWin Gamma Floatover Installation
Trelleborg’s engineered products operation has been awarded a contract by Petrofac for its first floatover installation of an offshore converter platform – BorWin3 (BorWin Gamma) wind farm project. A consortium between Siemens and Petrofac has been contracted by TenneT to design, build and install t
Zwerver II Busy at Burbo Bank Extension
More than 100 mattresses have been installed at the Burbo Bank Extension wind farm during the past 3 weeks, as reported by HvS Dredging Support, whose multi-purpose DP 2 vessel Zwerver II is deployed at the site. The vessel is being utilized by DeepOcean, which is carrying out the mattress installat
Zwerver II Busy at Burbo Bank Extension
More than 100 mattresses have been installed at the Burbo Bank Extension wind farm during the past 3 weeks, as reported by HvS Dredging Support, whose multi-purpose DP 2 vessel Zwerver II is deployed at the site. The vessel is being utilized by DeepOcean, which is carrying out the mattress installat
Thor Freshens Up at Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque
Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque (DSDu) has inspected thrusters of DEME’s DP1 jack-up vessel Thor and repainted its hull in the new DEME livery. Thor spent four days in one of the yard’s drydocks. A special docking solution was required due to the size of the vessel’s aft thrusters, which are 3.825 metres
TenneT: Dutch Unique Approach Leads to Offshore Wind Cost Reduction
TenneT has congratulated DONG Energy for winning the tender to build the wind farms off the coast of Borssele and pointed out that a “globally unique” tendering process approach in the Netherlands leads to drastic reductions in the cost of offshore wind. TenneT’s CEO Mel Kroon said: “The result of t
C.S. Sovereign Ready for Wikinger Job
Global Marine Systems’ cable installation vessel, C.S. Sovereign, is currently dry docked in Bremerhaven port, in readiness for her forthcoming work at the the Wikinger offshore wind farm in Germany. Last year, Prysmian signed a charter contract with Global Marine Systems to use the cable-laying ves
C.S. Sovereign Ready for Wikinger Job
Global Marine Systems’ cable installation vessel, C.S. Sovereign, is currently dry docked in Bremerhaven port, in readiness for her forthcoming work at the the Wikinger offshore wind farm in Germany. Last year, Prysmian signed a charter contract with Global Marine Systems to use the cable-laying ves
Vattenfall and CS Wind UK to Sign Co-Operation Agreement
Swedish energy company Vattenfall and Scotland-based wind turbine tower manufacturer CS Wind UK will today sign a co-operation agreement on the potential supply of components for Vattenfall’s onshore and offshore wind projects in the UK. The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which wi
BOEM Extends New York EA Public Comment Period
On 6 June, the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published the Environmental Assessment (EA) for Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore New York for a 30-day public comment period. In response to stakeholder requests,
BOEM Extends New York EA Public Comment Period
On 6 June, the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published the Environmental Assessment (EA) for Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore New York for a 30-day public comment period. In response to stakeholder requests,
MENCK’s MHU 3500S Hammer on Its Way to UK
MENCK reported that it had recently mobilised to an unnamed UK offshore wind project with sister company Core Grouting. For installing monopiles, MENCK will be providing its large hydraulic pile hammer MHU 3500S with Core undertaking the grouting scope. Fabian Hippe, Managing Director at MENCK said:
Hindawi Calls for Research Articles on Offshore Renewables Math
Mathematical Problems in Engineering, a journal from Hindawi Publishing Coropration, has invited researchers and scientists to submit their original research articles on that will stimulate the continuing progress of the offshore renewable energy field, with a focus on the state-of-the-art mathemati
Germany to Curb New Offshore Wind Capacity
German government plans to limit the installation of offshore wind farms in the period between 2021 and 2025 to 3.1GW and hold a tender for 1.7GW of offshore wind in 2017 and 1.4GW in 2018 to adjust the offshore wind development to that of the high-voltage transmission grid, according to Reuters. Pr