Offshore Wind
Van Oord Shares Experience with Innovative Foundations (Interview)
As promised, we bring you the second part of the interview with Van Oord’s Commercial Manager of Offshore Wind Projects, Theo de Lange. In this part we have focused on new technological developments, offshore wind projects they worked on and their vessels. First part: Van Oord: Dredging Companies Ve
Siemens Receives Walney Extension Order
With the final investment decision for the Walney Extension project in place, Siemens has received its first order for the new 7MW offshore wind turbine. The company will supply, install and commission 47 direct drive wind turbines in the Walney Extension East project in the Irish Sea. The order is
DONG to Build World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm
DONG Energy today decided to construct the 660MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm, located in the Irish Sea, approximately 19 km off the west coast of Britain. The final investment decision has been made after securing all necessary consents from authorities, completing site assessments and havin
Complete Site Safety Opens New Training Centre
Complete Site Safety, which has been delivering training courses from Liverpool City Centre for three years, has opened a new training centre. The new facility will allow the company to increase the variety and complexity of courses it can offer. The facility features real world training environment
Complete Site Safety Opens New Training Centre
Complete Site Safety, which has been delivering training courses from Liverpool City Centre for three years, has opened a new training centre. The new facility will allow the company to increase the variety and complexity of courses it can offer. The facility features real world training environment
Windfarm Update: Block Island, Eneco Luchterduinen, Gemini, Westermeerwind
Block Island Offshore construction work at the first US offshore wind farm began on 26 July, when the first foundation was installed at the site 4.8 km off the Block Island coast. By mid-September, Deepwater Wind, the company behind the project, had four out of five steel jacket foundations in water
Bladt Starts Building Nobelwind Substation
After the Nobelwind team announced that they have reached financial close for the Nobelwind (Bligh Bank II) offshore wind farm project, Bladt started the construction of the offshore high voltage substation (OHVS). As the main contractor of the OHVS, Bladt is responsible for the steel construction w
Red7 Group Reincarnates as Two New Companies
After Red7 Group went into administration, Mike Jones and Martin Spurr have launched Red7 Offshore and Red7 Inshore Diving, aiming to win important diving and marine contracts on oil & gas and wind farm projects and inland/inshore work. They believe lower overheads, a leaner operation and Great Yarm
Oldbaum to Collect Wind Data off French Coast
Oldbaum Services has deployed two 3D WINDCUBE 400S Scanning LiDARs as part of the wind resource assessment campaigns the company is currently conducting at two French offshore wind sites. It is the first time that such long range scanning systems are deployed for operational campaigns, after having
Oldbaum to Collect Wind Data off French Coast
Oldbaum Services has deployed two 3D WINDCUBE 400S Scanning LiDARs as part of the wind resource assessment campaigns the company is currently conducting at two French offshore wind sites. It is the first time that such long range scanning systems are deployed for operational campaigns, after having
Adwen to Build Facilities for 8MW Turbine Components
Adwen has appointed the consortium made up of Egis, Auxitec and Enia Architectes for designing and preparing a detailed implantation scheme of the two factories it plans to build in Le Havre (France). These facilities will produce the nacelles and blades for the 8 MW turbines to be installed in Baie
ESNA Launches New Offshore Wind CTV Design
ESNA AS, a Norwegian company specializing in Surface Effect Ship (SES) design, has introduced its new vessel design – an air cushion catamaran for offshore wind crew transfer, called the Tern. The crew transfer vessel (CTV) is partly supported by an air cushion in addition to the two side hulls. The
AXYS, 3E Join Forces
AXYS Technologies Inc and 3E NV have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding future collaborations and cooperation activities. Collaboration activities planned under the MOU include commercially driven research, development and demonstration as well as sharing market trend information a
BRI Releases Study on Wildlife along Eastern Seaboard
Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI) and collaborators announce the results of a three-year, multi-state project about birds, marine mammals, and sea turtle distributions and movements. The goal of this project was to improve the understanding of species composition and use of the mid-Atlantic mari