offshore wind


Thursday, June 23, 2016
Ship Photos of the Day – Ulstein Delivers First X-Stern Wind Farm Service Vessel
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Ship Photos of the Day – Ulstein Delivers First X-Stern Wind Farm Service Vessel

Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein has delivered the first of two new offshore wind farm Service Operation Vessels to Bernhard Schulte Offshore. The vessel is

June 23, 2016
Total Views: 199

Friday, June 3, 2016
Offshore Wind Turbines At Sea
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New York Has a Plan to Make Long Island Offshore Wind Cheaper

By Joe Ryan (Bloomberg) — New York State is mounting a broad effort to reduce the cost of building a wind farm off the coast of Long Island, an

June 3, 2016
Total Views: 33

Monday, May 9, 2016
DONG Energy Declares Option for Second Wind Farm Service Vessel
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DONG Energy Declares Option for Second Wind Farm Service Vessel

DONG Energy has declared option for a second wind turbine Service Operation Vessel with Norwegian-based shipping company Østensjø Rederi requiring the

May 9, 2016
Total Views: 100

DONG Energy Seeks Taiwan Offshore Wind Growth to Beat Europe’s Tenders
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DONG Energy Seeks Taiwan Offshore Wind Growth to Beat Europe’s Tenders

By Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) — Dong Energy A/S, the world’s biggest developer of offshore wind farms, is expanding into Taiwan and the U.S. as it

May 9, 2016
Total Views: 25

Tuesday, May 3, 2016
offshore wind block island
Offshore

One State Holds Key to America’s $10 Billion Offshore Wind Boom

By Joe Ryan (Bloomberg) — Lawmakers in Massachusetts are drafting a bill that would jump-start the offshore wind industry in the U.S., helping trigger a

May 3, 2016
Total Views: 75

Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Statoil Enters German Offshore Wind Market Through $1.4 Billion Project with EON
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Statoil Enters German Offshore Wind Market Through $1.4 Billion Project with EON

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Statoil ASA, Norway’s biggest oil company, bought a 50 percent stake in EON SE’s Arkona offshore wind farm, entering

April 26, 2016
Total Views: 25

Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Highest Carbon Tax in Norway Prods Statoil to Try ‘Batwind’
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Highest Carbon Tax in Norway Prods Statoil to Try ‘Batwind’

By Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) — The highest carbon tax in an oil producing nation has persuaded Norway’s state-owned driller to experiment with

April 19, 2016
Total Views: 52

Tuesday, March 15, 2016
U.S. Offshore Wind Cost May Drop 55% as Builders Gain Experience
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U.S. Offshore Wind Cost May Drop 55% as Builders Gain Experience

By Joe Ryan (Bloomberg) — The cost of building wind farms off the U.S. coast may decline as much as 55 percent within 13 years, letting developers offer

March 15, 2016
Total Views: 78

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
WATCH: Brave Tern Full Height Test
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WATCH: Brave Tern Full Height Test

The offshore wind turbine installation vessel Brave Tern conducts a “full-height jacket test” at the port of Rotterdam. During the test the jack-up

February 24, 2016
Total Views: 224

Friday, February 12, 2016
Acergy Viking
Offshore

Offshore Slump Has Norway’s Eidesvik Turning to Wind

The prolonged slump in the offshore oil and gas market has Norwegian offshore service specialists Eidesvik turning to offshore wind for work amid

February 12, 2016
Total Views: 94

Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Offshore Wind Turbines At Sea
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Dong Energy to Acquire Lease for Wind Project Off New Jersey Coast

By Joe Ryan (Bloomberg) — Dong Energy A/S, the world’s largest offshore-wind developer, agreed to acquire a lease for a site off the coast of New

February 10, 2016
Total Views: 18

Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Sea worker jack-up
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Jack-Up Barge Grounds Off Denmark

A offshore wind farm jack-up barge has grounded in the North Sea off Denmark after its tow line parted in heavy weather. Offshore wind market service provider

January 27, 2016
Total Views: 193

Monday, January 18, 2016
Bibby Marine Orders Purpose-Built Wind Farm Service Vessel
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Bibby Marine Orders Purpose-Built Wind Farm Service Vessel

Bibby Marine Services has placed an order for a purpose-built walk-to-work vessel to serve exclusively in the offshore wind market in the North Sea. The order

January 18, 2016
Total Views: 67

Friday, October 9, 2015
Norwegian Owner Østensjø Rederi Commissions Newbuild Wind Farm Service Vessel
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Norwegian Owner Østensjø Rederi Commissions Newbuild Wind Farm Service Vessel

  Norwegian based shipping company Østensjø Rederi is constructing a new wind farm service vessel after landing a five-year contract from DONG Energy,

October 9, 2015
Total Views: 101

Monday, September 7, 2015
offshore wind turbine
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UK Set to Reject Large Offshore Wind Project in English Channel

  COPENHAGEN, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Britain is poised to reject a large wind farm project in the English Channel as it would jeopardise the UNESCO

September 7, 2015
Total Views: 41

Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – World’s Most Powerful Offshore Converter Installed in North Sea
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Ship Photos of the Day – World’s Most Powerful Offshore Converter Installed in North Sea

The DolWin beta offshore converter platform has reached its final destination in the North Sea where it will soon serve as a critical link between one of the

August 11, 2015
Total Views: 58

Tuesday, August 4, 2015
WATCH: DolWin Beta Platform Departs Norway for German North Sea
Offshore

WATCH: DolWin Beta Platform Departs Norway for German North Sea

The DolWin beta high voltage AC/DC power converter platform seen sailing out from Haugesund, Norway on August 1, 2015 on its way to the German sector of the

August 4, 2015
Total Views: 152

Monday, July 27, 2015
Offshore Wind Power Gets Foothold in U.S. With Rhode Island’s Deepwater Wind Project
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Offshore Wind Power Gets Foothold in U.S. With Rhode Island’s Deepwater Wind Project

  By Richard Valdmanis NEW SHOREHAM, Rhode Island, July 27 (Reuters) – Rhode Island’s Deepwater Wind began installing the foundations for

July 27, 2015
Total Views: 42

Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Vestas to Test World’s Most Powerful Wind Turbine Offshore Denmark
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Vestas to Test World’s Most Powerful Wind Turbine Offshore Denmark

Vestas will step up testing of its 8 megawatt (MW) wind turbine, the world's most powerful, by installing two of them in the port of Esbjerg in southern

June 17, 2015
Total Views: 66

Monday, April 13, 2015
siem aimery moxie offshore
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Siem Offshore Shows How They Will Connect 67 Offshore Wind Generators Via Subsea Cable

Two of Siem Offshore Contractors’ newest vessels, the Siem Aimery and the Siem Moxie will be utilized next year to install 97 kilometers of subsea power

April 13, 2015
Total Views: 51