The Netherlands-based Observator Group has won a contract to supply a Helideck Monitoring System for the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore substation in the German North Sea.
A 1:200 scale model of the SOUL wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), a joint development of SeaOwls and Ulstein Design & Solutions, is currently being tested at the PEUTZ test facility in the Netherlands.
Ampelmann has announced the launch of its latest gangway for personnel transfer: the A-type Enhanced Performance (AEP).
Holland-based Barge Master and Bosch Rexroth have jointly introduced a new motion compensated gangway to the offshore wind market.
The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to General Electric (GE) alleging the company breached EU merger rules by providing incorrect or misleading information in connection to the takeover of LM Wind Power. In the Statement of Objections, the Commission has informed GE of its pre
wpd Offshore Solutions GmbH has become the latest European wind farm operator to take James Fisher Marine Services’ Mermaid as its tool for assessing the weather risk on its offshore construction and O&M activities.
Siemens Gamesa and DONG Energy have signed an agreement for the supply and maintenance of 94 8MW turbines at the 752MW Borssele 1 and 2 offshore wind farms being developed in Dutch waters.
Norfolk Marine’s Tyre Filled Net (TFN) scour prevention system will be installed as scour protection for the foundation of the 5MW Elisa prototype under construction in the Canary Islands.
James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE), part of James Fisher and Sons plc, is providing equipment and personnel to VBMS for several concurrent offshore wind projects.
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has signed a contract with Babcock International Group plc to design and build switchboards and distribution boards for the world’s first offshore reactive compensation station, part of the 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm project.
Multi-role platform supply vessel VOS Prime has mobilised an Ampelmann ‛A-type’ gangway system and engaged in walk-to-work operations at the offshore substations on the 600MW Gemini wind farm in the Netherlands, Vroon Offshore Services reports.
Kersten Middle East, part of the Kersten Group, has won a contract to produce a total of 330 J-tubes for the 714MW East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm.
Scotland-based kite power generation technology developer, Kite Power Systems (KPS), has appointed Simon Heyes as Chief Executive and Dr Andrew Tyler CBE as non-executive Chair.
French floating wind developer DCNS Energies has changed its name to Naval Energies.