Havfram has been awarded a contract by Vattenfall and BASF for their Nordlicht offshore wind farm cluster in the German North Sea. Havfram The Nordlicht [1]wind farm zone, located 85 kilometres north of the island of Borkum, consists of two separate sites: Nordlicht I, with an expected capacity of 980…

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has issued Approval in Principle (AiP) to the OO-STAR concrete semi-submersible floater from Bouygues Travaux Publics, a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction. Bouygues Construction The foundation can support wind turbines of more than 20 MW in harsh offshore environments, Bouygues Construction said. This achievement is…

Australia has set itself up as an attractive emerging offshore wind market with strong fundamentals and political support at state and federal government level, according to a panel of industry experts at this week’s WindEnergy Hamburg conference in Germany (24-27 September), by Orlando Jenkinson Adblock test (Why?)

Udo Bauer during factory visit by German climate and energy minister referred to ‘non-European’ competition ahead of WindEnergy Hamburg expo that starts Tuesday with massive Chinese presence German climate and energy minister Robert Habeck (m) visits Enercon factory in Aurich, Germany.Photo: Enercon Published 22 September 2024, 08:35Updated 22 September 2024,…

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A group of offshore wind companies has carried out the first at-sea major component exchange for a floating turbine, and claimed the “gamechanger” solution could reduce costs, carbon emissions and turbine downtime. by Craig Richard Adblock test (Why?)

A Siemens Gamesa turbine was damaged at Ørsted’s Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm after a service operation vessel collided with it.  by Robyn White Adblock test (Why?)

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After establishing a team to handle the workload, the UK-headquartered Ocean Geophysics has introduced certification support related to the Certification Scheme for the Detection of Explosive Remnants of War (CS-OOO) in the Netherlands to address the rising demand for professionals in unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk mitigation for offshore operations. The…

UK-based Tidal Transit has ordered two battery-ready crew transfer vessel (CTV) newbuilds from Singapore’s Penguin Shipyard, designed for the offshore wind sector. The CTVs will be fitted with Volvo Penta IPS30 propulsion – the same as is used in Tidal Transit’s eGinny 100 per cent electric retrofit project – for…