offshore wind


Tuesday, April 19, 2011
SEAFOX 5 offshore wind turbine installation vessel lands first job
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SEAFOX 5 offshore wind turbine installation vessel lands first job

Keppel FELS has announced Tuesday that its new multi-purpose self-elevating platform (MPSEP), SEAFOX 5, has secured its first job in offshore wind market in a

April 19, 2011
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Cape Wind Project receives approval to begin construction
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Cape Wind Project receives approval to begin construction

WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE)

April 19, 2011
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Saturday, April 9, 2011
Offshore Wind Farms and the Turbine Installation Vessel
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Offshore Wind Farms and the Turbine Installation Vessel

Offshore wind farming has picked up steam during the last decade, with more & more countries installing these gigantic turbines in their coastal waters.

April 9, 2011
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
High Performance Wind Turbine Installation Vessel
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High Performance Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

PHOTO: This HPTIV can operate in year around weather conditions with an operational water depth range of 4.5 to 50 m – courtesy Wärtsilä With the

March 29, 2011
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Friday, March 25, 2011
Incat Crowther’s new windfarm service vessel, “Santa Ana”
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Incat Crowther’s new windfarm service vessel, “Santa Ana”

Incat Crowther has just announced the launched of the 17.5m catamaran, Santa Ana, a vessel specifically designed for the wind farm service industry. Built by

March 25, 2011
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
London Array OffShore Wind Farm Sees First Foundation Installed
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London Array OffShore Wind Farm Sees First Foundation Installed

LONDON (Dow Jones)–DONG Energy, E.ON AG (EOAN.XE) and Masdar said Tuesday that the first of 177 foundations has been installed at the U.K.’s

March 8, 2011
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Friday, February 11, 2011
Engineering News

Gamesa, Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Launch Offshore Wind Technology Center

Gamesa Technology Corp., a global wind energy leader, and the shipbuilding operations of Northrop Grumman Corp., America’s largest shipbuilder, yesterday

February 11, 2011
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Thursday, February 10, 2011
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US Will Target Four Sites For Offshore Wind Leases By 2012

WASHINGTON – Wind energy projects off the coasts of four U.S. states will be fast-tracked for approval, top Obama administration officials said this

February 10, 2011
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
Subsea 7 S.A. launches Offshore Renewables division
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Subsea 7 S.A. launches Offshore Renewables division

Luxembourg – January 19, 2011 – Subsea 7 S.A. (NASDAQ-GS: SUBC; Oslo Børs: SUBC) announces the launch of its offshore renewables division,

January 20, 2011
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Offshore Wind-Farm Maintenance Vessel (WMV) concept cuts costs and carbon
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Offshore Wind-Farm Maintenance Vessel (WMV) concept cuts costs and carbon

Anglo-Dutch company Offshore Ship Designers has launched a new offshore wind farm maintenance vessel concept which will improve uptime of deepwater wind

January 19, 2011
Total Views: 302

Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Bureau Veritas issues guidance for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines
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Bureau Veritas issues guidance for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

International classification society Bureau Veritas has issued guidelines for the Classification and Certification of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines. The

January 12, 2011
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Thursday, January 6, 2011
Wind Farm Installation Rig
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German Shipbuilder Shifts Focus To Offshore Wind Energy

Sietas is to be the first German shipyard to develop and build a jack-up vessel used for offshore wind farm installation. The order, which was signed in

January 6, 2011
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Thursday, December 30, 2010
Engineering News

ABS Releases Guide for Offshore Wind Turbine Installations

(Houston, TX—) Classification society ABS announces the release of a Guide for Building and Classing Offshore Wind Turbine Installations, the first Guide

December 30, 2010
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Friday, December 3, 2010
Workboat lists top 10 stories of 2010 – What would you choose?
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Workboat lists top 10 stories of 2010 – What would you choose?

Every year, Workboat magazine lists the top ten news stories of the year and this year, there were some obvious, some not so obvious, and some, well,

December 3, 2010
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Friday, October 8, 2010
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Salazar Signs First U.S. Offshore Commercial Wind Energy Lease with Cape Wind Associates, LLC

There’s a divide over this issue among the locals living on Cape Cod, and those who fish these waters. Proponents are clearly in favor of the inherent

October 8, 2010
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Thursday, September 23, 2010
World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Opens off UK Coast
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World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Opens off UK Coast

Today, The Thanet Wind Farm began operation off Southeastern coast of Britain.   To date, the wind farm is the largest wind farm ever constructed and

September 23, 2010
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Friday, August 13, 2010
Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Taken to New Depths
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Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Taken to New Depths

Image Source: Keppel Corporation The offshore wind energy sector is set to make waves in the launch of a new, environmentally friendly vessel. Keppel FELS

August 13, 2010
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
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Wind Turbine Designs – The 11 Most Interesting

What are the 11 most interesting Wind Turbine Designs? Today’s hottest job market for mariners is Offshore Oil and Gas but this is by no means the only

July 13, 2010
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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First U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Approved off Cape Cod

Earlier today Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the approval of the nations first offshore wind farm to be located in the Nantucket Sound.  A

April 28, 2010
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Friday, March 12, 2010
Order placed for jack-up crane vessels based on Wärtsilä-IMS design
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Order placed for jack-up crane vessels based on Wärtsilä-IMS design

Click Image for high resolution Wärtsilä, in consortium with IMS Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, has been engaged by RWE Innogy, the renewable energy arm of

March 12, 2010
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