Offshore Wind
GCube: Most Financial Losses Are Down to the Subsea Wire
Incidents relating to the installation and operation of high voltage subsea cables are the most costly cause of financial losses in the global offshore wind industry and led to insurance claims totalling more than EUR 60 million in 2015, according to a report by GCube Underwriting Ltd. As the Europe
Wind Energy Sector Employs 1.1 Million People Worldwide
With Global Wind Day being celebrated today (15 June), it is only appropriate to bring out the statistics from IRENA’s “Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review 2016” report, which shows that wind energy saw an employment increase of 5% in 2015 and that there are now 1.1 million people working in t
Fugro Wins Another Hollandse Kust Zuid Job
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, has awarded Fugro with a contract for geotechnical site investigation at the Hollandse Kust Zuid (South) Wind Farm Zone. This follows previous contracts awarded earlier this year for geophysical survey and metocean mo
Shell Joins Dutch OW Consortium Aiming for EUR 70/MWh by 2030
A consortium of 16 Dutch companies and research institutes will launch an innovation program for offshore wind – GROW – with an aim to bring the cost of offshore wind further down to seven eurocents per kWh by 2030. The GROW (Growth through Research, development & demonstration in Offshore Wind) con
Shell Joins Dutch OW Consortium Aiming for EUR 70/MWh by 2030
A consortium of 16 Dutch companies and research institutes will launch an innovation program for offshore wind – GROW – with an aim to bring the cost of offshore wind further down to seven eurocents per kWh by 2030. The GROW (Growth through Research, development & demonstration in Offshore Wind) con
Seawork International Kicks Off in Southampton
Seawork International, a three-day commercial marine and workboat exhibition, opened its doors for the nineteenth successive time in Southampton on Tuesday, 14 June. The exhibition has been moved to its new permanent home at Mayflower Park, which was unveiled today. The new location has enabled Seaw
Inuktun MaggHD Magnetic Crawler Reaches New Heights
MaggHD™ magnetic crawler developed by Inuktun, a Canada-headquartered manufacturer of Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) and modular robotic systems, has recently delivered a wind turbine inspection of an 80m high tower in France. “When you consider the options for wind turbine inspection, the MaggHD
DGI Decommissions Hydraulic System Used at Sandbank
DGI has decommissioned the hydraulic system it delivered to Bilfinger for the pile gripper used to install foundations at the Sandbank offshore wind farm site, after the installation works were completed in February. DGI Doedijns supplied the complete Hydraulic System for the Pile Gripper Frame to B
New York’s Offshore Wind Keeps BOEM Busy in June
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is holding public meetings and an auction seminar on New York’s offshore wind energy this month. BOEM released an Environmental Assessment (EA) for commercial wind lease issuance, site characterization activities, and site assessment activities on the
New York’s Offshore Wind Keeps BOEM Busy in June
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is holding public meetings and an auction seminar on New York’s offshore wind energy this month. BOEM released an Environmental Assessment (EA) for commercial wind lease issuance, site characterization activities, and site assessment activities on the
MMT to Examine COBRAcable Route
Prysmian has awarded MMT with a cable route survey contract for the COBRAcable, a subsea HVDC interconnector that will link the Dutch and Danish power grids. MMT will start working on the project this July, and will carry out the surveys with its own ROTV, ROV & survey vessels Franklin, Seabeam and
BASF Rolls Out New Raincoat for Blades
BASF’s newly launched RELEST® Wind LEP S, a new coating solution for rotor blades, has passed an external 50-hour rain erosion test. The stress loads to which rotor blades are exposed during the operation are enormous: at top speeds of up to 300 kilometers per hour at the blade tips, gigantic forces
Siemens Hires Another Eidesvik’s Vessel for German Ops
Eidesvik has signed another contract with Siemens to provide a support vessel for Siemens’ offshore wind farm operations in the German sector. The vessel Viking Poseidon will commence the contract for Siemens this month, with an estimated duration of 3-5 months including options. “We are very please
Houlder to Arm Pacific Orca for Foundation Installation at Rampion
Houlder today reported that it is completing assembly of a second set of 256t hydraulic Pile Restraint Arms, which will ensure foundation piles at the Rampion offshore wind site are kept vertical as they are hammered into the seabed. The pile-handling arms will be installed on Swire Blue Ocean’s ins