Subsea surveys are set to start on 5 October at the Beatrice offshore wind farm, located some 13 kilometres off the coast of Caithness in Scotland. [Read more…] about Subsea surveys at Beatrice offshore wind farm
New contract award SeaBird Exploration
SeaBird Exploration has received a letter of award for an OBN source contract in the Gulf of Mexico. [Read more…] about New contract award SeaBird Exploration
Taiwan and Belgium networked at Smart O&M and Innovative Technology Online and Offline Seminar
Metal Industry Research and Development Centre and Flanders Investment and Trade Belgian Office Taipei jointly organized the ‘Taipei-Belgium Smart Operation and Maintenance and Innovative technology online and offline Seminar’, on September 8th in NTUH International Convention Center. [Read more…] about Taiwan and Belgium networked at Smart O&M and Innovative Technology Online and Offline Seminar
Hornsea Two’s SOV launched
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs’ (LDA’s) new service operations vessel (SOV), which will be working at Ørsted’s Hornsea Two offshore wind farm, was launched on 21 September at Cemre Shipyard in Turkey. [Read more…] about Hornsea Two’s SOV launched
MHI Vestas CEO elected Chair of WindEurope
Philippe Kavafyan, CEO of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind, has been elected to chair Europe’s wind energy association, WindEurope, for the next 18 months. [Read more…] about MHI Vestas CEO elected Chair of WindEurope
Record-breaking turbine order Dogger Bank
Dogger Bank Wind Farm and GE Renewable Energy have today, 22 September, announced contracts confirming the 13MW Haliade-X turbine for the Dogger Bank A and Dogger Bank B phases of the world’s largest offshore wind farm. [Read more…] about Record-breaking turbine order Dogger Bank
National Grid and TenneT to jointly develop vision to link offshore wind farms
National Grid Ventures, the commercial development arm of National Grid, and Dutch Transmission System Operator TenneT have recently announced a cooperation agreement to explore the feasibility of connecting Dutch and British wind farms to the energy systems of both countries via subsea electricity cables called interconnectors. [Read more…] about National Grid and TenneT to jointly develop vision to link offshore wind farms
Vessel on Norfolk nearshore for seabed tests to shape wind farm final design
A jack-up vessel is working close to shore off a Norfolk beach collecting seabed data to shape the design of one of the world’s largest wind farms. [Read more…] about Vessel on Norfolk nearshore for seabed tests to shape wind farm final design
Three platform-supply vessels to be recycled
Vroon Offshore Services has decided to recycle three platform-supply vessels, with the aim of right-sizing its PSV fleet. [Read more…] about Three platform-supply vessels to be recycled
COOEC-Fluor in China to make Scottish jackets and caissons
North Sea contractor Subsea 7 has contracted out the jackets and suction caissons to a fabrication yard in Zhuhai, China that is owned by COOEC-Fluor, a Sino-American joint venture. [Read more…] about COOEC-Fluor in China to make Scottish jackets and caissons