Eager.one has, on behalf of Van Oord, designed and constructed a tool for the installation of anode cages from a floating vessel. The Anode Cage Installation Aid (ACIA) has now completed a factory acceptance test and will now be prepared for transport to the onshore harbour for commissioning and tra
The China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) shipyard has installed 78 out of 162 blocks in the dock of Offshore Heavy Transport’s (OHT) new wind farm foundation installation vessel Alfa Lift. According to OHT, the hull structural steel construction of the remaining blocks is also taking shape. In tota
Elia and 50Hertz are pre-qualifying candidates for a tender call for offshore platform engineering consultancy services.
Siemens Gamesa has signed a contract with HeliService for the provision of helicopter services for offshore wind farms in the Nordic Cluster. Under the exclusive contract signed on 1 November 2019, HeliService will service five offshore wind projects in the Nordic Cluster. Flights are departing from
France has increased its offshore wind tendering target from up to 6GW to up to 8.75GW by 2028, the latest version of the Multiannual Energy Programme (Programmation pluriannuelle de l’énergie (PPE)) shows. The revised PPE, which is now open for public consultation, also increases the intended opera
Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Ltd. has shared a video showing the WaveWalker 1 walking jack-up barge in action at the project. WaveWalker 1 has been at the Thorntonloch Beach in East Lothian, Scotland, over the last week, exploring the best options for installing the wind farm’s offshore export cab
Leading global offshore wind developer Ørsted is the world’s most sustainable company according to the Global 100 ranking announced by the Toronto-based research firm Corporate Knights. Ørsted has become the first-ever energy company to top Corporate Knights’ list, outperforming more than 7,300 glob
Hellenic Cables has secured a contract to supply inter-array cables for the Mayflower Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts, U.S. Under the agreement with Semco Maritime, Hellenic Cables is in charge of the design, supply and storage of circa 300km of 66kV, XLPE insulated submarine inter-array
UK company Energy Integrity Services has been developing new technology that is said to save the European wind industry GBP 250 million per year in maintenance costs.
The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources has passed the Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act, legislation to educate and train a new generation of U.S. offshore wind workers. The H.R. 3068 legislation would provide financial support for educational institutions to develop and implement curric
Temporary Works Design (TWD) has revealed the monopile sling connector, a remote-controlled solution for applying the rigging of monopiles. Once positioned on the monopile, the monopile sling connector will guide the sling around the monopile without the need for human interference, TWD said. During
Belgian and German transmission system operators, Elia and 50Hertz, have launched a pre-qualification procedure for a tender seeking geotechnical seabed survey services. The surveys will be done in the Belgian part of the North Sea and the German sector of the Baltic Sea. The tender is divided into
Van Oord’s crane vessel Werkendam has arrived at the IJsselmeer to start working on the Windpark Fryslân nearshore wind farm project. The vessel will be involved in the construction of an artificial island off the Frisian coast, Windpark Fryslân said. With a land area of 2ha and a submerged, shallow
Swedish wind power company SeaTwirl has secured a patent from the European Patent Office (EPO) for its divisible offshore wind turbine. SeaTwirl said that the notice about the patent is dependent on paying the required fees. The solution includes a turbine that is divisible above and below the house
