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VIDEO: Offshore Wind Turbine Blade Knocks Off Jack-Up Vessel's Gangway

Jul 27, 2020

A video has emerged online showing a wind turbine blade knocking an offshore installation vessel's gangway into the sea.The incident happened on July 2, at the under-construction Otary-operated SeaMade wind farm offshore Belgium, with no injuries to personnel reported…

World’s First Semi-submersible Floating Wind Farm Now Online

Jul 27, 2020

WindFloat Atlantic, dubbed the world's first floating semi-submersible floating wind farm, is now fully operational and has started delivering electricity to the Portuguese grid in full capacity.The 25MW wind farm, consisting of three wind turbines…

Construction Kicks Off for Arcadis Ost 1 Offshore Substation Topsides

Jul 24, 2020

The construction of the upper part of the offshore substation for the Arcadis 1 Ost offshore wind farm has kicked off.The facility is being built at the former Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk, Poland. The news of the construction start was shared by Belgium’s high-voltage transmission system operator Elia…

Massachusetts Institutions Get Grants for Offshore Wind Workforce Training

Jul 24, 2020

Massachusetts' Baker-Polito administration has this week announced $1.3 million in grants to nine Massachusetts institutions and organizations to establish or expand workforce training and development programs that support the state’s emerging offshore wind industry…

Bluestream Nets Inspection Gig at Gemini Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 24, 2020

Dutch offshore and subsea services firm Bluestream has won more work at the Gemini offshore wind farm in the Netherlands.In a social media post on Thursday, Blueastream said it has won a contract for the inspection of above water support structures on the Gemini wind farm off the Dutch coast…

Tekmar Energy's Cable Protection for Offshore Wind Farms in Japan

Jul 24, 2020

Subsea protection equipment provider Tekmar Energy will provide cable protection for the Akita and Noshiro offshore wind farm project in Japan.The wind farms, set to be the first utility-scale offshore wind project in Japan, will be delivered by Akita Offshore Wind Corporation…

Struggling Oilfield Services Firms May Find Some Respite in Renewables Markets

Jul 23, 2020

Some oilfield services providers struggling to find work due to the oil industry downturn might replace some of the revenue by providing services in the renewable energy markets. For those in the SURF, maintenance, construction, and installation segments…

EDPR, Engie Create Offshore Wind JV

Jul 23, 2020

Wind energy firms EDP Renewables and Engie have formed a 50-50 joint venture company Ocean Winds (OW) focused on offshore wind developments.The formation of the JV company announced this week, has been in the making since May 2019, when the…

New York Launches Up To 2,500MW Offshore Wind Solicitation

Jul 22, 2020

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on Tuesday announced offshore wind solicitation aimed at developing up to 2,500 Megawatts of renewable energy and complementary multi-port infrastructure investment.The solicitation includes a multi-port strategy…

Saipem Scores Offshore Wind Hat-Trick

Jul 22, 2020

Italian engineering and construction company Saipem has firmed up its growing presence in the offshore wind supply chain by securing three contracts worth 90 million euros in total at major wind farms being developed in the UK and France.In England…

Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Farm Pin Piles Arrive in Taiwan

Jul 22, 2020

BBC Onyx multipurpose heavy-lifter has arrived in Taiwan carrying the first batch of foundation components for the Formosa 2 offshore wind farm.'Formosa 2 offshore wind farm loaded-in the first set of foundation components, including pin piles…

Video: 'Hawk' Brings In Moray East Offshore Wind Farm Jackets

Jul 21, 2020

OHT’s heavy transport vessel Hawk arrived on Tuesday at Global Energy’s facility at the Port of Nigg, carrying 10 offshore wind jackets destined for the Moray East offshore wind farm, off the Aberdeenshire coast in Scotland.The vessel arrived…

GIEK Aims to Boost Norwegian Suppliers' Presence in Burgeoning Offshore Wind Sector

Jul 21, 2020

The Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency GIEK has quadrupled its offshore wind portfolio to NOK 4.2bn (USD 453m) since the tail end of last year, and is ready to provide a further boost for local suppliers to secure more offshore wind business internationally…

ROV Operator Rovco Charters Glomar Wave Vessel for Offshore Wind Work

Jul 21, 2020

The UK-based operator of Remotely Operated Vehicles Rovco has chartered the Glomar Wave vessel from Glomar Offshore to support its work on offshore wind farms.Rovco said the 66.44m DP2 vessel would support a campaign of secured ROV projects to be undertaken by Rovco…

Vestas Nabs 50MW Wind Turbine Order in Vietnam

Jul 21, 2020

Danish wind turbine supplier Vestas has secured a 50 MW order in Vietnam with local EPC construction company, Bac Phuong JSC for the second phase of the Dong Hai 1 intertidal wind project. Vestas was also awarded the first phase of the project in December 2019…

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