Siemens Gamesa has chosen TÜV NORD to test the elevator access systems and cranes on the offshore wind turbines in Germany that are maintained by Siemens Gamesa. Over the next two yeas, TÜV NORD will provide testing services on 300 wind turbines across seven offshore wind farms in the German North S
LOC has secured a contract to provide marine warranty services (MWS) and consultancy for the Tra Vinh No. 3 intertidal wind farm in Vietnam. LOC will support the development of the first phase of the project, including the review and approval of the loadout and marine transportation operations of co
Marine-i has agreed to support marine engineering specialist Feritech Global in its plan to create the world’s first autonomous subsea vehicle specially designed for geotechnical survey work.
The offshore wind brought the most revenue to Van Oord in 2020, surpassing for the first time the company’s Dredging business. Van Oord recorded € 632 million in revenue at its Offshore Wind business in 2020, a 10.7 per cent increase compared to € 571 million reported in 2019. The division’s operati
Star of the South Wind Farm has selected a transmission route for Australia’s first offshore wind farm following a 12-month assessment. The transmission route would come to shore around Reeves Beach and travel underground through Darriman, Giffard West and Hiamdale, connecting into the grid in the L
Sif Holding has finalised the takeover of KCI the engineers from Royal IHC, as announced in December 2020, when the companies inked the initial agreement for Sif’s acquisition of the Dutch engineering consultancy company. Financial details of the acquisition have been left undisclosed. KCI, which ba
GE Renewable Energy plans to recruit 300 employees at its LM Wind Power wind turbine blade manufacturing site in Cherbourg, France, in 2021. The expanded production workforce will allow LM Wind Power to meet the growing industry demand for offshore wind equipment, the company said. The factory curre
Endiprev has carried out the installation test for the 480 MW Saint-Nazaire project, set to be the first commercial-scale wind farm installed in French waters. Endiprev France concluded the installation test in the Antwerp Port, during which the team investigated if the T1 and the transition piece f
Engineering, construction, and project management company Bechtel is partnering with Sweden’s Hexicon to demonstrate the technology for large-scale floating wind power generation projects off the coast of the UK. The initial partnership will draw on Bechtel’s engineering, construction, and project f
Edda Wind has ordered two more Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOV) and will start preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) on Euronext Growth Oslo. The two CSOVs will join Edda Wind’s fleet in 2023 and 2024 from Astilleros Gondan shipyard in Spain, where two CSOVs are currently bein
Siemens Gamesa has selected DHSS’s offshore logistics terminal in Port of IJmuiden as the marshalling, storage, and logistics facility for the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm zone. This logistics hub of DHSS will be used during the commissioning phase for Siemens Gamesa 140 SG 11.0-200 DD wind
Van Oord has entered into collaboration with FUELSAVE for the adoption of innovative combustion conditioning technology that is expected to further reduce the emissions on its fleet.
The Danish Energy Agency has published a discussion paper on the procurement framework for the commercial co-ownership of the Energy Island in the North Sea. The discussion paper contains a number of themes and questions that are relevant to the procurement framework for co-ownership of the Energy I
Nicola Offshore, a new German-based company specialising in turnkey services for marine survey campaigns, has started operations from its headquarters in Hamburg.
