World’s Largest OW Jack-Up Vessel Installs World’s Heaviest Monopile at Veja Mate OWF Offshore construction of the Veja Mate offshore wind farm has started with Seajacks Scylla having installed the heaviest monopile produced so far at the project site, according to DGI Doedijns, which provided hydra
Keeping offshore wind workers safe is of paramount importance. What needs to be done to aim for the ‘holy grail’ of zero incidents? Are there lessons that can be learned from the offshore oil and gas industry? Is there guidance, and also safety procedures, already in existence that means there is no
RenewableUK highlighted new official Government statistics which show that the British public believes that renewable energy provides tangible economic benefits – and they want clean energy projects built in their area. The Public Attitudes Tracking Survey published by the Department of Energy and C
Danish Energy Minister, Lars Christian Lilleholt, has appointed former Liberal Party MP, Kim Andersen, as a new Chairman of Energinet.dk’s board. Kim Andersen was energy rapporteur when the Danish parliament formed Energinet.dk in 2004. The minister also appointed three new board members: former pow
Royal Dutch Shell, the oil and gas company and one of the owners of the Egmond aan Zee offshore wind farm, has given the Dutch government something to think about ahead of the general election in 2017, asking the country’s leaders to boost offshore wind ambitions. Shell emphasised the importance of
Danish Energy and Climate Minister, Lars Christian Lilleholt, yesterday officially inaugurated the 16MW Måde project in Denmark, featuring the first MHI Vestas’ 8MW turbines used in commercial operation. MHI Vestas Offshore Wind delivered the two turbines to European Energy A/S, which developed the
Global Marine Systems has made some changes to its senior management team. Mikkel Gleerup will assume the role of Director, Sales & Commercial at Global Marine, while Darren Lam will join SBSS as Managing Director. Ian Douglas, CEO, Global Marine said: “I am delighted to announce these two appointme
Offshore Wind: A Playfield with Giant Toys (Photo Gallery) The story of offshore wind farms moving farther from shore and wind turbines being installed in deeper waters does not finish with gigantic vessels and foundations, but extends to the almost entire supply chain, where equipment is also getti
This year’s Offshore WIND Conference will focus on business opportunities in the offshore wind energy industry and how, together, we can reach potential. On 24 and 25 October 2016 the seventh edition of the Offshore WIND Conference will be held at the Amsterdam RAI, the Netherlands as part of the Of
James Fisher has awarded a contract to Aggreko for the provision of power generation during the construction phase of the Galloper offshore wind farm, which will start in July and last for more than 40 weeks. Aggreko will supply 56 new lightweight 20kVA wind-charged generators and a standby machine.
Bureau Veritas has developed guidelines for walk-to-work (W2W) motion compensated Offshore Access Systems (OAS), which are used to transfer personnel to and from offshore installations. Matthieu de Tugny, Senior Vice-President and Head of Offshore, Bureau Veritas, said: “With these new guidelines th
Sembmarine SLP, which has designed and built the offshore substation for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm is preparing for the sail away of its jacket to the project construction site. The 1,500-tonne jacket will be loaded onto a barge in Lowestoft tomorrow (20 April), and ready to be towed 100km up t
The developers of the Friesland offshore wind farm have created an informative map with photo visualisations of the planned project, so local residents and other interested parties could have a panoramic image of the future wind farm in IJsselmeer. The photo visualisations can be viewed on a mobile
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold the next North Carolina renewable energy task force meeting on 19 April via a webinar. The sixth Nort Carolina task force meeting will focus on the request for information and proposed sale notice for commercial wind leasing offshore North Ca
