The jacket foundation and pin piles for the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) Alpha platform have arrived from the United Arab Emirates to the Netherlands. According to Petrofac’s post on social media, the 3,200-tonne jacket is currently off the coast of Scheveningen, waiting for Heerema Marine Contractors’
Ørsted has launched an immersive safety training program called Thrive in the Humber region, UK. Located at the MODAL Training Centre in Immingham, the purpose-built facility was created in partnership with training specialists Active Training Team (ATT). Ørsted will initially induct all personnel w
At its virtual Capital Markets Day held on 27 August, Siemens Gamesa presented “a refreshed” corporate strategy which revolves around tapping into growth opportunities for its offshore wind and services businesses, and driving a turnaround in the onshore market. With strong growth expected in partic
Solstad Offshore is set to deploy accommodation and walk-to-work vessel Normand Jarstein at the Alpha Ventus offshore wind project in Germany. The vessel, mobilized with an Ampelmann E 1000 motion compensated gangway, is ready to operate for Siemens Gamesa and Adwen on what is the first German offsh
Globally, 2,535 MW of offshore wind was put into operation during the first half of the year, with offshore wind installations reaching 29,839 MW by the end of June 2020, according to World Forum Offshore’s (WFO) H1 2020 Global Offshore Wind Report. The organisation said the figures underline the co
MacGregor has received an order to deliver the mission-critical system for Offshore Heavy Transport’s (OHT) offshore wind foundation installation vessel Alfa Lift. The scope includes the engineering, procurement and construction of the monopile lifting, skidding and transfer system, said to be an in
Odfjell Drilling is investing in Oceanwind AS with an aim to acquire a stake that would ensure a controlling position in the Norway-based floating wind company. According to the Norwegian offshore drilling contractor, the move will support it on a path to zero-emissions drilling through projects tha
JDR Hartlepool has completed the manufacturing and load-out of inter-array cables for the Danish Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm, the company reported via social media. Vattenfall awarded JDR with the inter-array cable contract in 2019. The company is supplying 170 kilometres of 33 kV cables for th
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier is planning to use its jack-up vessel Brave Tern for the transport and installation of turbines at the Guanyin offshore wind project in Taiwan. As reported earlier, Fred. Olsen Windcarrier secured a conditional contract with Liwei Wind Power, owned by wpd, for the transport a
Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) has held the naming ceremony for its new wind farm service vessel (WFSV) Manor Endurance. The ceremony held on 25 August included the christening and tour of the vessel, as well as the tour of the Manor Marine facilities in Portland. Back in 2018 MRE revealed it will des
China, the UK, and the U.S. will be the main contributors to the new offshore wind capacity added globally by 2030, with China’s new offshore wind farms to account for 25 per cent of the globally installed capacity. “China is poised to dominate due to its conducive policy initiatives and presence of
Wpd has signed several supply agreements for the 350 MW Guanyin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. MHI Vestas will supply 36 of its V164-type wind turbines, for which CS Wind Taiwan will manufacture the towers. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier will be in charge of the wind turbine installation. Taiwanese companie
All turbine foundations and export cables have been installed at the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm in the UK. According to project developer RWE, the installation of the 90 monopile foundations and two lengths of 50km export cable was completed this week. Seaway 7’s Seaway Strashnov and DEME’s Inn
Ningbo Orient Cable (NBO) has won a contract to provide subsea cables for the Yangjiang Qingzhou III offshore wind farm in China. Under the circa EUR 160 million contract, NBO will provide 75km of 220kV and 142km of 35kV XLPE subsea cables for the 500 MW wind farm. The first batch of cables is expec
