Huisman to Deliver 1600mt Leg Encircling Crane for Fred. Olsen’s Brave Tern
1600mt Leg Encircling Crane Huisman has announced the award of a contract with Fred. Olsen Windcarrier for delivery of another 1,600mt Leg Encircling Crane (LEC) to be installed on jack-up offshore wind turbine installation vessel Brave Tern. This order follows the previous order of a 1,600mt LEC in March 2020, as part of the major […]
Shearwater GeoServices Awarded Large North Sea Ocean Bottom Node Project by Equinor
Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS (“Shearwater”) is pleased to announce the award of a large 4D ocean bottom node (“OBN”) baseline project by Equinor. The two-month survey covers the Krafla, Askja and Sentral fields in the Norwegian North Sea. More than 7,000 nodes, using an ocean bottom “nodes-on-a-rope” system, will be utilised for the 363 sqkm […]
ACCIONA will Present New Solutions for Offshore Wind turbine Foundations at WindEurope 2022
The fair will take place in Bilbao from 5−7 April and will bring major energy sector companies together to present and discuss new solutions for the wind energy sector. ACCIONA in WindEurope 2022 From 5−7 April ACCIONA will Present New Solutions to take part in the WindEurope 2022 fair in Bilbao dedicated to the development […]
Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Express Plans First Emission Free Ship by 2030
First Emission Free Ship Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Express partners with leading research organization SINTEF to create zero emission ships for the Norwegian coast, with the first ready to sail by 2030. Daniel Skjeldam “We are excited to announce our most ambitious sustainability initiative to date; creating solutions for zero emission passenger ships, using the Norwegian […]
Vestas to Expand Lindø Plant for 15MW Nacelle Production
Expand Lindø Plant Vestas is to expand its Lindø plant factory in Denmark to carry out serial production of nacelles for the company’s 15MW offshore turbine. The Danish company said it will “modify and expand” the site at the Port of Odense to start the work in 2024. Vestas Wind Systems A/S is a Danish […]
Star of the South: Has Welcomed Australian Government Consultation on the First Stage of Offshore Electricity Regulations
Australian Government Consultation on the First Stage of Offshore Electricity Regulations Australia’s first offshore wind project-Star of the South-has welcomed Australian Government consultation on the first stage of Offshore Electricity Regulations as the latest positive development for accelerating the sector. As Australia’s first and most progressed offshore wind project, Star of the South has the […]
BOSKALIS CONSORTIUM AWARDED HOLLANDSE KUST WEST BETA EXPORT CABLING CONTRACT
oskalis has been awarded the Hollandse Kust West Beta export cable contract by TenneT, in consortium with Orient Cables (NBO). The contract scope comprises the installation of two 65-kilometer-long export cables that will connect the planned Hollandse Kust West Beta 700 MW offshore wind farm to TenneT’s onshore grid in the Netherlands. Furthermore, Boskalis will […]
Delivery of Seaway Alfa Lift suffers one year delay after crane accident
Although Seaway 7’s new offshore wind turbine foundation installation vessel Seaway Alfa Lift already went on sea trials in early January, it is not expected to enter service this year. The cause is an accident with the A-frame of the 3000-tonne Liebherr crane back in October resulting in a year’s delay. Seaway Alfa Lift is […]
GBM Works – A silent and powerful installation technique for monopiles
GBM Works has developed a silent and powerful installation technique for XXL monopiles. “Building wind farms involves a lot of noise,” says Ben Arntz. “We also want to install sustainable energy in a sustainable way. That means quieter and, in view of the increasingly larger wind turbines, also future-proof.” Due to the noise nuisance for […]
New Van Oord order for unmanned, autonomously sailing offshore vessel
Maritime contractor Van Oord has placed a new order with Demcon unmanned systems; this time for a larger unmanned, autonomous offshore platform. This vessel is suitable for challenging offshore conditions and weeklong survey operations at sea. The use of these electric unmanned vessels enables Van Oord to make their operations more sustainable, work more safely […]