Galloper Offshore Substation On the Move
The offshore substation for the 336MW Galloper wind farm, built at Heerema Fabrication Group's Hartlepool yard, has sailed away to the installation site in the outer Thames Estuary, some 27 kilometres...
View ArticleTenneT Seeks Contractors for Hollandse Kust Zuid, Noord Offshore Platforms
TenneT has launched a qualification process for candidates interested in tendering for the delivery of offshore platforms that will connect wind farms at Hollandse Kust Zuid and Hollandse Kust Noord...
View ArticleABB Hires Wescott Coatings for DolWin Alpha Touch-Up
Jarrow-based Wescott Coatings have secured a second contract with ABB for coatings repairs and applications to the DolWin Alpha platform which links the 400MW Borkum West II offshore wind farm to the...
View ArticleSiemens Sends Off 1st Beatrice OTM Transformer
The first power transformer built by Siemens for the Beatrice offshore wind farm has left the factory in Dresden and is on its way to Rotterdam. The transformer is expected to arrive on site by end of...
View ArticlePhoto: VBMS Cable-Laying Fleet at Galloper
VBMS today shared photos of its three cable-laying vessels: Stemat Spirit, Ndurance and Ndeavor, currently carrying out the inter-array and export cable installation project at the Galloper offshore...
View ArticleEnerginet.dk Invites Bids for Client Representative Services
Danish transmission system operator Energinet.dk has invited tenders for client representative services both onshore and offshore.
View ArticleFirst Stage of Beatrice Export Cable Installation Starts
Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) has started the first stage of export cable works for the Beatrice offshore wind farm at Portgordon near Buckie, as it plans to install the export cables...
View ArticleNKT Victoria Reports For Caithness-Moray Cable Duty
NKT Cables' recently launched cable laying vessel - NKT Victoria has started working on itsher maiden project - the installation of two subsea power cables connecting Caithness and Moray in Scotland.
View ArticleTenneT Drafts New Offshore Grid Rules in Germany
TenneT has presented a first draft of new offshore grid connection rules (O-NAR) in Germany.
View ArticleInch Cape Offshore Wind Farm Readies for Giant Turbines
Inch Cape Offshore Limited (ICOL) has submitted a scoping report for the revised 784MW Inch Cape offshore wind farm to the Scottish Ministers.
View ArticleDolWin Gamma Topside Prepares for June Sail-Out
The DolWin gamma offshore platform is ready to sail out to the German North Sea after completing all the necessary testing at the Nordic Yard facility in Rostock, according to General Electric (GE).
View ArticleVBMS and EDS Launch Prepare to Repair Cable Fault Model
Subsea power cable installation specialists VBMS and High Voltage engineering company EDS have launched their Cable Integrity Solutions including the “Prepare to Repair” framework which is said to...
View ArticleHighlights of the Month: May 2017
Four Scottish Offshore Wind Projects Back in Business The Inner House of the Court of Session, Scotland’s supreme civil court, has overturned the ruling which halted further development of four wind...
View ArticleSeaproof Solutions Scores Export CPS Brace off Germany
Jan De Nul has contracted Seaproof Solutions to supply its export cable protection systems (CPS) for the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm and Trianel Windpark Borkum II.
View ArticleRhenus Keeps Galloper Substation Crew Stocked
Rhenus Offshore Logistics has started working on its first project out of its new offshore base at the port of Great Yarmouth, carrying out supply runs during the commissioning of the offshore...
View ArticleTekmar Fills Up Offshore Wind Orderbook
The UK-based Tekmar Energy has been awarded contracts to provide its Cable Protection System (CPS) units for two offshore wind farms in the UK, one wind farm in Germany, and one wind farm in China.
View ArticleDNV GL to Help Develop Offshore Wind Technical Standards in China
The World Bank has selected a consortium of DNV GL, the China Renewable Energy Engineering Institute (CREEI) and the East China Investigation and Design Institute (ECIDI) to draft Offshore Wind...
View ArticleEIB and Stattnet Sign EUR 300 Million NordLink Financing Deal
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR 300 million loan agreement with Norwegian transmission system operator (TSO) Statnett for the completion of the NordLink interconnector between...
View ArticleJDR Wins WindFloat Atlantic Cable Order
Hartlepool-based subsea cable supplier JDR has been selected by WindPlus as the preferred cable supplier for the 25MW Windfloat Atlantic floating wind farm
View ArticleTrelleborg Unveils NjordGuard Cable Protection System
Trelleborg’s offshore operation will launch its recently qualified cable protection system, NjordGuard, at the Offshore Wind Energy 2017 exhibition in London.
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