Coastwise Offshore Services and Next Generation Shipyards have signed a contract to build a new type of service vessel for the offshore wind market. According to the parties, the new vessel combines the stability of a catamaran with the speed and fuel efficiency of a monohull. The Monomaran Crewtend
By 2035, Taiwan will become the largest offshore wind market in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region after China, with 15 GW of capacity estimated to be added by that time, according to GlobalData. “Taiwan offshore wind market is poised to witness multifold expansion to reduce its reliance on fossil fuel
The Netherlands-based foundation manufacturer Sif Group is in exclusive negotiations for two new projects in the offshore wind sector. The company left the project names and other details undisclosed, however, it said one of them is in Europe, more specifically in the North Sea. For the European pro
Navigant Netherlands has secured a contract to provide assistance in structured discussions with policymakers to realize the North Sea Wind Power Hub (NSWPH). The Dutch company will provide support services to assist in structuring, initiation, and management of structured discussions with policymak
Tekmar Energy, a Tekmar Group company, has appointed Marc Bell as director of Operations and Leanne Wilkinson as finance director. Marc is an industry professional with over 20 years technical and operational management experience. Marc previously held positions as director of Operations with JDR Ca
The Technical University of Braunschweig in Germany has awarded Ramboll with a contract to assist in developing a research device that will study marine growth on offshore wind turbines. The university’s Leichtweiß Institute for Hydraulic Engineering is planning to build a large-scale saltwater flow
OSP1, the third and final offshore transformer module (OTM) that will be installed at the Moray East offshore wind farm, is ready to leave Belgium this weekend (29 – 30 August). The OTMs, for which Siemens Energy secured a contract in 2018, were fabricated by Smulders and ENGIE Solutions in Hoboken,
Denmark’s Wind Power LAB has developed a drone-based internal blade inspection concept for offshore wind turbines. A set of trials was recently executed on both a factory site and on an operational 3.6 MW turbine in collaboration with Ørsted. According to Wind Power LAB, by applying a drone for the
The jacket foundation and pin piles for the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) Alpha platform have arrived from the United Arab Emirates to the Netherlands. According to Petrofac’s post on social media, the 3,200-tonne jacket is currently off the coast of Scheveningen, waiting for Heerema Marine Contractors’
Ørsted has launched an immersive safety training program called Thrive in the Humber region, UK. Located at the MODAL Training Centre in Immingham, the purpose-built facility was created in partnership with training specialists Active Training Team (ATT). Ørsted will initially induct all personnel w
At its virtual Capital Markets Day held on 27 August, Siemens Gamesa presented “a refreshed” corporate strategy which revolves around tapping into growth opportunities for its offshore wind and services businesses, and driving a turnaround in the onshore market. With strong growth expected in partic
Solstad Offshore is set to deploy accommodation and walk-to-work vessel Normand Jarstein at the Alpha Ventus offshore wind project in Germany. The vessel, mobilized with an Ampelmann E 1000 motion compensated gangway, is ready to operate for Siemens Gamesa and Adwen on what is the first German offsh
Globally, 2,535 MW of offshore wind was put into operation during the first half of the year, with offshore wind installations reaching 29,839 MW by the end of June 2020, according to World Forum Offshore’s (WFO) H1 2020 Global Offshore Wind Report. The organisation said the figures underline the co
MacGregor has received an order to deliver the mission-critical system for Offshore Heavy Transport’s (OHT) offshore wind foundation installation vessel Alfa Lift. The scope includes the engineering, procurement and construction of the monopile lifting, skidding and transfer system, said to be an in
