The global wind turbine O&M market stood at USD 9.3 billion in 2014 and is likely to reach USD 20.6 billion by 2023, expanding at a CAGR of 8.8% between 2015 and 2023, according to a new report. Transparency Market Research has released a new market report titled “Wind Turbine Operations and Mainten
Jan De Nul Group is now licenced for the use of Mojo Maritime’s Mermaid®, which will help the offshore construction company to better assess weather risk for offshore operations. Mermaid allows users to realistically simulate marine operations to uncover the risks and identify critical operations be
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has signed a 10-year contract with the offshore operator Esvagt for a purpose built service operation vessel (SOV) to support technicians working on projects located up to 50 km from the Belgian coast. Due to the distance from shore, the technicians will work and live on the
After the acquisition of Subserv Pro (SSP) in early September, Atlas Professionals has named the company its official ROV, Diving and Inspection (RDI) office. In September, Atlas acquired both Subserv Pro and ORCA Offshore Ltd, specialists in ROV, Diving, Inspection and Renewable Energy markets. The
The Samsø offshore wind farm has been put back into operation after an incident in which one of the farm’s 10 turbines broke off and fell into the sea, Siemens confirmed to Offshore WIND. The incident in which the nacelle, hub and blades of the 2.3-MW wind turbine fell into the sea happened at aroun
Sweden’s Vattenfall has started dismantling the 10MW Yttre Stengrund offshore wind farm after thirteen years of operating in the waters of Kalmar Sound, the company confirmed to Offshore WIND. Yttre Stengrund consisted of five 2MW NEG Micon turbines. Only 50 of such turbines were ever made. The last
EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO) and WindMW have obtained approval for the site surveillance concept, VENTUSmarine, from the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany (BSH) and the Waterways and Shipping Board (WSV). EMO offers site surveillance to a pool of windfarms in the German EEZ. All wat
After an expected contraction in 2016, the global offshore wind market is expected to show strong long-term growth at a 19% Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) from 2015 to 2024, mainly driven by key European markets and China, according to a ‘Global Offshore Wind Power 2015’ report published by rene
TenneT has signed framework agreements for the future supply of Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) with Alstom Grid Netherlands, and the supply of power transformers with CG Power Systems Belgium, for the Dutch offshore power grid. This equipment will form the ‘heart’ of five offshore platforms that wil
Siemens saw a 21% decrease in orders received through its Wind Power and Renewables division in Fiscal Year 2015, driven largely by a sharply lower volume of large orders, particularly in the offshore business, the company said in its Annual Report 2015. The orders received in FY 2015 reached EUR 6.
Denmark’s Samso offshore wind farm, also known as Paludans Flak, is out of action after one of the turbines collapsed and crashed into the sea early Saturday morning, Søren Hermansen, Director of the Samso Energy Academy, confirmed to Offshore WIND. The break happened on a steel tower of the turbine
A ZephIR 300 wind lidar installed at Dogger Bank for the Forewind consortium has provided data which shows the technology has advanced to the stage where it can be used in future as an alternative to meteorological masts for wind data collection, according to Zephir Lidar. The Dogger Bank projects b
Offshore wind has the potential to provide offshore service vessel (OSV) operators with an alternative market and an opportunity for specialisation, offering an escape from other sectors hit hard by low prices of oil and gas, according to shipping and offshore markets analyst Clarksons. If the devel
Shoreline has signed a contract for simulation studies of O&M marine logistic strategies at Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm. The main scope of work includes the build-up of virtual wind farm layouts, and subsequent simulation and analysis at the Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm considering various ma
