offshore wind


Monday, September 7, 2015
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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
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Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – World’s Most Powerful Offshore Converter Installed in North Sea
Shipping News

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: 147

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: 234

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: 93

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: 123

Monday, April 13, 2015
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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: 86

Tuesday, April 7, 2015
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Siem Offshore Wins 100 Million Euro Subsea Cable Installation Job

As the offshore oil and gas sector continues to struggle while oil and gas firms reduce their CAPEX, offshore contractors and shipowners such as Van Oord and

April 7, 2015
Total Views: 378

Monday, March 9, 2015
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News

Van Oord Christens Nexus, First Offshore Wind Cable Layer [IMAGES]

Van Oord’s newest, and only cable-laying ship Nexus was christened this past weekend by Mrs J. Damen-Carli, the wife of Mr Kommer Damen, chairman of

March 9, 2015
Total Views: 611

Tuesday, March 3, 2015
United States’ Deepwater Wind Block Island Now Fully Financed
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United States’ Deepwater Wind Block Island Now Fully Financed

Deepwater Wind Block Island, a 30-megawatt offshore wind farm development project located south of Rhode Island, is now fully-funded following the closure of

March 3, 2015
Total Views: 53

Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Ulstein Lands First ‘X-Stern’ Order
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Ulstein Lands First ‘X-Stern’ Order

Norwegian shipbuilding group Ulstein says it has booked its first order for newbuilds featuring its innovative 'X-STERN' technology, an obvious successor to

January 13, 2015
Total Views: 106

Monday, January 12, 2015
WATCH: Offshore Wind Turbine Technician – No Job for Wimps
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WATCH: Offshore Wind Turbine Technician – No Job for Wimps

Check out this series of videos from Siemens highlighting the daily life of offshore wind turbine technician, André

January 12, 2015
Total Views: 95

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
News

UK Storm Drives Wind Turbines to Record Output Levels

Wind power generation is forecast at near yesterday’s record later today, peaking at 6,747 megawatts at 9 p.m. London time, according to Bloomberg’s wind

December 10, 2014
Total Views: 136

Thursday, September 4, 2014
Offshore

Master Fined Over Offshore Wind Farm Collision

The Master of a wind farm support vessel has been ordered to pay £3,000 (nearly US $5,000) in fines and costs over a collision with a wind turbine in the

September 4, 2014
Total Views: 123

Thursday, August 14, 2014
News

Standby Vessel Damaged in Collision With Wind Turbine Pile Off England

Liverpool Coastguard on Thursday was coordinating the response to a ship that was leaking oil following a collision with a wind turbine pile at wind farm off

August 14, 2014
Total Views: 230

Wednesday, July 30, 2014
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World’s Most Powerful Heavy-Lift Jackup Installs Rotor Stars Offshore Germany [IMAGES]

The wind farm installation vessel Innovation, owned by the HOCHTIEF subsidiary HGO InfraSea Solutions is currently installing rotor stars offshore Germany at

July 30, 2014
Total Views: 141

Tuesday, July 1, 2014
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Ship Photo of the Day – Jacked Up In a North Sea Wind Farm

Fred. Olsen Windcarrier's "Brave Tern" and "Bold Tern" jacked up at Global Tech 1 Offshore Windfarm in the North Sea off the coast of Germany.

July 1, 2014
Total Views: 231

Monday, June 16, 2014
News

HelWin Beta HVDC Converter Station Leaves Zwijndrecht

On Saturday June 14, the topside structure of TenneT’s HelWin beta high voltage converter station left Heerema Fabrication Group’s (HFG’s) yard in

June 16, 2014
Total Views: 163

Monday, May 26, 2014
Engineering News

High Tech Yellow Boxes Transmit Germany’s Wind Power to Shore

Off the North Sea coast of Germany is an impressive array of wind farms that feed an enormous amount of renewable energy to the European power grid. Due to

May 26, 2014
Total Views: 224

Monday, January 20, 2014
News

Damen’s “Twin Axe” Windfarm Support Vessels in High Demand as Sure Wind Takes Delivery

Offshore wind farm support vessel owner Sure Wind has accepted delivery of the first of two Damen “Twin Axe Fast Crew Suppliers” ordered last

January 20, 2014
Total Views: 328

Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Interesting

Photos and Video Show Sinking of North Sea Wind Farm Service Vessel

A volunteer lifeboat crew with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution were called out Tuesday to assist in the rescue of three crewmembers from a burning

January 15, 2014
Total Views: 187