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An accident occurred in Emden’s Great Sea Lock in the early evening of June 17, when a composite of two Dutch tugboats and a pontoon collided with a dolphin structure, the Waterway Police of Wilhelmshaven (Wasserschutzpolizei Wilhelmshaven) reported. The towing composite was carrying three tripod fo
TAG Energy Solutions has increased its workforce by more than four times following the awarding of its contract to provide monopiles and transition pieces for the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm. Production of the 16 monopiles and transition pieces for the E.ON development has begun at TAG Energy
Alicat Workboats and South Boats IOW will be joining forces for the first time at next week’s Seawork International event in Southampton. The companies will have their latest boats on display and it is the perfect opportunity to come aboard, have a good look around and maybe go out on a VIP trip to
The unemployed people in the North East England have been given a chance to take advantage of the expanding offshore wind industry. Namely, Maersk Training, based in Newcastle, has announced that they will offer a free training course in working at height, manual handling, sea survival and fire awar
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) will test the drive train for their seven megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine at the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in Northumberland, this summer. Andrew Mill, Chief Executive at Narec, said: “This is fantastic recognition for the team involved in getting th
Douglas-Westwood (DW) has issued its ‘Offshore Wind Market Forecast 2013-2022’. DW’s Offshore Wind Market Forecast is now in its 5th Edition, providing a new long-term view of the sector through to 2022, in response to the requirements of the company’s clients. The report details market forecasts by
The Crown Estate has published its first report on all UK offshore wind farms which are operational or nearing construction. The ‘Offshore wind operational report 2013’ is the first aggregation of data showing both achievements, progress and the near-term potential. The report combines previously pu
Via the fund Copenhagen Infrastructure I, managed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, the pension fund PensionDanmark is funding a conditional investment commitment of 200 million USD in America’s first offshore wind farm, Cape Wind. The aim is to close the deal to construct the wind farm this ye
An application for the Atlantic Array offshore wind farm was received by the UK’s National Planning Inspectorate from Channel Energy Limited on Friday, 14 June. In the next 28 days, the Planning Inspectorate will review the application and decide whether or not to accept it. This decision should be
The 40th tripod foundation was installed at the Global Tech I wind farm in the North Sea yesterday, thus marking the completion of the first installation stage, achieved after 14 trips to the construction site. Arjen Schampers, Technical Director of Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH said: “We are ver
Global wind and solar company Mainstream Renewable Power has been granted planning consent by East Lothian Council for the onshore cable works to connect its 450MW “Neart na Gaoithe” offshore wind farm, located off the coast of Fife, to the National Grid. East Lothian Council’s Planning Committee ag
CTruk will exhibit on stand B63 at Seawork next week and will have a vessel on the pontoon for the first time ‒ CWind Alliance. CWind Alliance was recently recognised by Siemens for ‘outstanding vessel performance’ on the London Array offshore wind farm. Attendees can come at the stand B63 to meet t
Cost reduction is the number one priority for the offshore wind industry and operations and maintenance (O&M), representing about a quarter of overall costs, is a significant opportunity for delivering savings. As wind farms get bigger and are built further from shore, in harsher met ocean condition
