First Flight Wind Ltd has announced that a geophysical survey off the south east coast of County Down, which was due to start later this month, is being delayed to later in 2014 or early 2015. “In the areas we were intending to survey we had agreed disturbance payments with fishermen for them to rem
Fishermen’s Energy filed an appeal to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU), which rejected the construction of the company’s offshore wind project last month, claiming that the BPU had made its decision based on an error, the Associated Press informs. Namely, Fishermen’s Energy says that t
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held a meeting with Montauk fishermen yesterday to discuss the offshore wind energy leasing process and best management practices. BOEM is examining the impact of the proposed Deepwater Wind’s offshore wind farms on fishery. The offshore wind developer pl
Hughes Sub Surface Engineering Ltd. have been awarded a safety certificate for completing 1,500 incident free dives on the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm project during a recent visit by UK HS&E. The certificate, awarded to the on shore HSSE Offshore Management, was presented by RWE’s contract packa
Last week, BOW Terminal mobilized a brand new 600-ton crawler crane (type Liebherr LR1600-2) at its facilities, where it was erected with a 54m boom, a 600-ton hookblock and 300-ton superlift, the company told Offshore WIND in a statement. On Sunday, April 6, the company started a new project for E.
Last week, BOW Terminal mobilized a brand new 600-ton crawler crane (type Liebherr LR1600-2) at its facilities, where it was erected with a 54m boom, a 600-ton hookblock and 300-ton superlift, the company told Offshore WIND in a statement. On Sunday, April 6, the company started a new project for E.
DBR Generatorsets has successfully completed commissioning and start-up of its custom-built auxiliary power package for E.ON’s Amrumbank West wind farm substation. DBR delivered and installed two 1,250kVA diesel generator sets and one 250kVA set. Cofely Fabricom is assembling the topsides at its Hob
SB Energy Corp., a subsidiary of Japanese SoftBank Corp. focused on renewable energy development, intends to invest in an offshore wind farm to be built off the Ibaraki prefecture, Japan. The wind farm is being developed by Japanese wind energy company Wind Power Energy Co., which proposes an initia
RWE Innogy has commissioned Dutch company Fabricom Offshore Services BV to maintain the foundations of the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm over the coming four years. The contract includes the inspection and maintenance of the 49 jacket foundations of the wind turbines and the transformer substation,
RWE Innogy has commissioned Dutch company Fabricom Offshore Services BV to maintain the foundations of the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm over the coming four years. The contract includes the inspection and maintenance of the 49 jacket foundations of the wind turbines and the transformer substation,
Gemini announced today that it has signed an off-take balance and services agreement with DELTA, an energy company based in the province of Zeeland, which as a result, will soon be the biggest supplier of Dutch wind energy. DELTA will purchase green electricity from Gemini, the biggest offshore wind
A consortium led by GDF SUEZ, including EDP Renewables, Neoen Marine, and AREVA, has been recommended to the French government as a preferred developer of two French offshore wind farms, according to the country’s media. The Regulatory Commission of Energy (CRE), an independent administrative body i
A consortium led by GDF SUEZ, including EDP Renewables, Neoen Marine, and AREVA, has been recommended to the French government as a preferred developer of two French offshore wind farms, according to the country’s media. The Regulatory Commission of Energy (CRE), an independent administrative body i
Vattenfall launched the installation of the first wind turbine at the DanTysk offshore wind farm site in the North Sea yesterday. Eleven months after installing the first foundation, the DT 01 turbine is being installed on the very same location. At the moment, the nacelle is in place, and the blade
