Offshore Wind News


Sarens Lifts Up Maintenance Efforts for Hywind Scotland’s Floating Wind Turbines

Sep 25, 2024

Sarens, a heavy lifting, engineered transport and crane rental services firm, has been commissioned by the Norwegian Port of Wergeland for the replacement of the bearings in the five Hywind Scotland floating wind turbines.Sarens' scope of work…

European Test Centers Join Forces for Floating Offshore Wind

Sep 25, 2024

Five European offshore wind test sites have formed a new alliance, aiming to improve conditions for floating wind demonstration projects.Test centers, including BiMEP, CEO, Foundation Open-C, METCEntre and Plocan, have created HiPoTeSis, officially announced at WindEnergy Hamburg…

Vattenfall and BASF Pick Havfram for Nordlicht Offshore Wind Cluster Job

Sep 25, 2024

Havfram, a provider of transport and installation services for the offshore wind industry, has been awarded a contract by Vattenfall and BASF for their Nordlicht offshore wind farm cluster.The Nordlicht wind farm zone, located 85 kilometers north of the island of Borkum in the German North Sea…

South Korea’s GS Entec Engages Finnish Specialist for XXXL OW Monopiles Services

Sep 25, 2024

Finnish welding and automation solutions specialist Pemamek has secured an order from South Korea’s equipment manufacturer GS Entec, which will enhance its capacity to produce large-scale XXXL monopiles for offshore wind.The order involves a…

ABS Greenlights French Developer’s Concrete Floating Wind Foundation

Sep 25, 2024

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has issued Approval in Principle (AiP) to the OO-STAR concrete semi-submersible foundation for floating wind turbines from Bouygues Travaux Publics, a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction.The floater can…

Havfram Gets Turbine Installation Job at German Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 25, 2024

Havfram has signed a contract with Luxcara, an independent German asset manager specialized in clean energy infrastructure projects, for the transport and installation support of wind turbines for the Waterkant offshore wind farm in the German North Sea…

IDOM, RENK Group to Lead Construction of ORE Catapult's New OW Test Facilities

Sep 24, 2024

The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has selected IDOM and RENK Group as preferred contractors to support the development of its new blade testing and upgraded drive train testing facilities.The news follows the $114 million investment…

Acteon’s MENCK Launches Wind Hammer Pile-Driving Tech for Offshore Wind (Video)

Sep 24, 2024

MENCK, a brand in marine energy and infrastructure services company Acteon, has introduced its latest innovation - the MHU 6000W Wind Hammer - which is capable of handling larger and heavier piles for offshore wind in increasingly challenging environments…

German JV Orders Four New Vessels for Offshore Energy Market

Sep 24, 2024

A joint venture between Schoeller Holdings and Deutsche Offshore Schifffahrt has ordered four construction commissioning service operation vessels (C-CSOVs) from the Chinese shipyard for offshore wind and wider offshore energy sector.The construction…

Offshore Wind Opponents in Australia, Europe Lean on US Groups for Advice

Sep 23, 2024

Bill Thompson's fight to stop offshore wind farms was once confined to the tiny U.S. state of Rhode Island where he lives. Today, he is part of a global movement.In April, Thompson, who is director of the activist group Green Oceans, got an email from a fellow anti-offshore wind group more than 10…

N-O-S Orders Four Hybrid E-Class Vessels

Sep 23, 2024

Northern Offshore Services (N-O-S) on Monday announced it has ordered a series of new E-Class crew transfer vessels (CTV) for scheduled delivery during the second half of 2025.A N-O-S spokesperson told MarineLink the order is for four CTVs from Penguin Shipyard in Singapore…

RWE Gets Long-Term Lease to Set Up O&M Base for Polish Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 23, 2024

RWE and the Ustka Port Authority have signed a land lease agreement for the construction of an operations and maintenance base for the FEW Baltic II offshore wind farm in Poland.The base is one of the key elements in the realization and subsequent operation of the planned 350 MW offshore wind farm…

Beam’s AI-Driven AUV Put to Work at Scottish Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 23, 2024

Beam, a company created by the recent merger of Rovco and Vaarst, has deployed ‘the world’s first’ autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) driven by artificial intelligence (AI) at Seagreen offshore wind farm in Scotland.The AI-driven AUV has been used to inspect jacket structures on Seagreen wind farm…

Gemini Offshore Wind Farm Comes Back Online

Sep 23, 2024

Danish subsea cable and services firm NKT has taken part in the repair of export cables at 600 MW Gemini offshore wind in the Netherlands, which has been put back to full operation.A group of cable and energy specialists, including a repair team from NKT…

Floating Wind Industry Achieves ‘World’s First’ Offshore Generator Exchange

Sep 20, 2024

A group of industry specialist companies has achieved a world first for the wind industry, with a major component exchange (MCE) being performed on an offshore floating wind turbine while it remained on site at the Scottish Kincardine offshore wind farm…

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