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EDITOR’S NOTE

5 | G UEST COLUMN PHILIPPE KAVAFYAN CEO MHI Vestas

MAIN INTERVIEW BOURBON AND VRYHOF

A double interview on floating projects

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18 | G LOBAL POTENTIAL IN OFFSHORE WIND The WFO outlook

22 | M EET THE FUTURE OF THE INDUSTRY

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C ONTRIBUTORS TO THE 24 | ENERGY TRANSITION 28 | TAIWAN

Country update 32 |

TECHTALK

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HOME OF ENERGY TRANSITION

Next generation vessels

A look at OEEC and OWC for 2019

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WIND FARM UPDATES

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY

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COLOPHON & ADVERTISERS’ INDEX

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EDITOR’S NOTE

Energy transition Wouldn’t we all like to be able to see the future?

A glass ball to see what current decisions will mean in ten years’ time. Will the industry reach all the renewable targets set out? Will offshore wind still be the leading player in offshore energy renewables. That glass ball is looking quite handy if you ask me.

As we don’t have that glass ball just yet, we contacted Gunnar Herzig of the newly founded World Forum for Offshore Wind, to find out what his views are on the future of offshore wind in a global perspective. Read more on this on page 18. According to him the emerging markets really are taking shape, Asia and US could well become competitive commercial markets. With assistance of Europe, Herzig insists. Local knowledge will need to be acquired over time, but help from those who have already been through the process is very valuable.

In other emerging markets, BOURBON and Vryhof discuss their role in the floating developments within offshore wind in our main interview. MHI Vestas kindly provided us with a guest column on exploring the relationship between offshore wind and hydrogen. Further to that read up on human capital developments as well as a country outlook on the Netherlands.

Perhaps after reading this issue you will have a clearer view of 2019. Not much of a crystal ball, but a paper one will have to be enough for now.

I wish you lots of reading pleasure.

Kind regards, Rebecca van den Berge-McFedries Editor-in-Chief

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"And what will they burn instead of coal?"

"Water," replied Harding.

"Water!" cried Pencroft, "water as fuel for steamers and engines! Water to heat water!"

"Yes, but water decomposed into its primitive elements," replied Cyrus Harding, "and decomposed doubtless, by electricity, which will then have become a powerful and manageable force, for all great discoveries, by some inexplicable laws, appear to agree and become complete at the same time.

Yes, my friends, I believe that water will one day be employed as fuel, that hydrogen and oxygen which constitute it, used singly or together, will furnish an inexhaustible source of heat and light, of an intensity of which coal is not capable. Someday the coal rooms of steamers and the tenders of locomotives will, instead of coal, be stored with these two condensed gases, which will burn in the furnaces with enormous calorific power…Water will be the coal of the future."

-Jules Verne, The Mysterious Island, 1874

As Jules Verne recognized 145 years ago, fossil fuel will indeed be replaced by something cleaner and much more abundant. And I’m awestruck by his prescient prediction on hydrogen’s role in the energy transition.

As the severity of climate change comes into greater focus, climate targets around the world are thankfully on the rise. While these targets reach into every part of society, for those of us in offshore wind, we see how they directly impact policy on a regular basis.

But with a massive amount of offshore wind to be deployed in the coming decades, where will that take the energy market? What could the influx of wind energy do to market prices? And will power grid infrastructure, in its current or future state, be able to handle what is coming?

Enter hydrogen.

Offshore wind is made for green hydrogen production.

With strong, consistent wind captured by massive scale power plants, offshore wind is an exceptional fit to power electrolysers, wherever they may be located – inside the turbine, at an offshore station or onshore.

And hydrogen is made for offshore wind. With much more offshore wind coming into the energy system, hydrogen can help balance the grid and stabilize power prices. With the ability to divert offshore wind into hydrogen production, we also have the mechanism we need to decouple renewable power generation from direct power consumption, a key driver for the energy transition.

I’ve recently joined several notable energy assemblies where I have made the case that green hydrogen (hydrogen produced by renewables) will one day outpace the dominant form of gray hydrogen, which comes from non-renewable sources such as gas. Of course, with the current state of hydrogen production and hydrogen infrastructure as they are, I am fully aware that my efforts are long-term.

But climate targets are the ever-growing elephant in the room. If we’re truly going to decarbonise our societies and meet these targets, we must create an affordable and reliable energy supply with the tandem solution of green electricity and green hydrogen playing a complementary role. This will allow renewable energy to decarbonize larger shares of our primary energy consumption beyond the current power sector, moving faster into transportation, heating, and industrial processes.

Offshore wind and hydrogen should prepare for a very bright future together.

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INTERVIEW

Floating wind and two key players 6

AS PREPARATIONS GET UNDERWAY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE WINDFLOAT ATLANTIC FLOATING WIND FARM IN THE SUMMER, OFFSHORE WIND MAGAZINE INTERVIEWS TWO OF THE KEY PLAYERS BOURBON SUBSEA SERVICES AND VRYHOF - ABOUT THEIR PART IN THE PROJECT AND ASKS WHAT THEIR EXPECTATIONS ARE FOR THE FLOATING WIND ENERGY MARKET OF THE FUTURE.

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WindPlus, a subsidiary of EDP Renewables, Repsol and Principle Power, awarded the turnkey contract for the installation of the 25MW WindFloat Atlantic farm, which is located offshore Portugal, in the fourth quarter of 2018. WindFloat Atlantic will consist of three MHI Vestas V164-8.4MW turbines, which will be installed on Principle Power’s triangular, with active ballasting, semisubmersible WindFloat foundations. The turbines will be the largest installed on floating foundations to this date.

The new wind farm will be located 20 kilometres from Viana do Castelo at a depth of 85-100 metres.

Bourbon’s scope of work includes procurement of the Vryhof mooring system, the project management, engineering, as well as the installation of the wind turbines and inter-array cables.Yvan Leyni, Engineering and Projects Director of Bourbon Subsea Services, explains that Bourbon performed the installation of the original WindFloat prototype turbine, installed offshore Portugal in 2011. This was the first floating wind turbine in Portugal and the second European project after the Hywind full-scale prototype offshore Karmøy in Norway.

WindFloat 1's 2MW demonstration project operated from 2011 to 2016.

Bourbon’s floating wind experience was then further extended when it successfully installed the six mooring lines of the first floating wind turbine in France in the summer of 2017.

Floatgen Bourbon delivered the mooring pre-lay scope of the Floatgen wind turbine project, at the SEMREV offshore site for ECN (Ecole Centrale de Nantes). The mooring system is made of chain and variable lengths of nylon rope, requiring high tensioning during installation.

Bourbon’s track record continued to build with the successful installation of the mooring system and of the first wind turbine at Cobra Wind International’s Scottish Kincardine farm off the coast of Aberdeen in the summer of 2018.

Kincardine Here the company’s scope included towing the floater to Dundee, pre-laying the 4-leg mooring system and installing the fully assembled wind turbine on site. When completed, a further six V164-8.0 MHI Vestas turbines will be installed at Kincardine to realise a capacity of 50MW. The turbines will be installed in depths ranging between 45 and 143 metres and connected by inter-array cables. Kincardine is expected to be fully operational in 2020 and would then be the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm.

The Bourbon project management team worked in close collaboration with Cobra Wind, and the designer of the semi-submersible floating foundations, Principle Power, as well as the mooring system provider, which was also Vryhof.

Mr Leyni explains that one important part of the Kincardine project was the alignment between all the parties regarding the specifics offshore given the floating concept. Bourbon brought its key offshore experience in towing, anchoring and mooring operations.

“These floater concepts are still fairly new for the industry, so for example we had to collaborate closely with the port regarding the berthing conditions for the floater. In retrospect the port authority’s expectations were perhaps more stringent than we had envisioned. Of course, a floater has a different shape and its behaviour is very different to a vessel. But we all worked together with the client to find the best solution.”

Kincardine deploys Cobra’s semi-submersible foundation technology rather than Hywind’s floating vertical spar system, says Mr Leyni. “When the assembly is carried out, the stability of the floater is not necessarily optimum. This is why we do the ballasting when we get offshore. When ballasting the floaters and they are going down into their final position, in port there may not be enough depth by the quayside. Bourbon has a deep understanding of the overall process now. The Kincardine installation was performed seamlessly, and offshore ballasting went smoothly and on schedule.

“Following the successful achievement of this key milestone in the Kincardine project, Bourbon well understands the processes and the timeframe needed,

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which is very useful information going forward. This knowledge is combined with that of the first floating installation, as well as the Floatgen project, and our vast experience of the oil & gas market.”

Windfloat Atlantic For Windfloat Atlantic, Bourbon is responsible for the pre-installation of the mooring system in the initial phase when the three sets of three mooring lines will be pre-laid in June. After full assembly and onshore commissioning, the three wind turbines will be towed to the offshore site and the mooring lines will be hooked up to the floater in a second offshore phase, which will also include the installation and hook up of the inter-array electrical cables. UK firm JDR Cables will supply the 66kV inter-array and export cables.

Bourbon will provide marine assets required for the different phases of the operations, including Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessels, tugs, and Remotely Operated Vehicles. While the company didn’t specifically modify its vessels or equipment for the floating projects, its experience with anchor handling is invaluable, stresses Mr Leyni. “At the end of the day there is not a huge difference whether dealing with a floater or an FPSO, it is the same general principle.

Windfloat is a semi-submersible project rather than a spar installation and it is not in very deep waters, 80-100 m. We are relying on the design of the mooring system and using the right anchor design.”

The original tender for the project was in 2015 and the company received the contract award in early 2018.

Since then, it has been working closely with the client WindPlus and Principle Power, optimising installation solutions. All operations and connections are due to be completed end August/early September.

The three floaters are not all fabricated in one location.

Two floaters are being built at Setubal, near Lisbon and will be towed to Ferrol for assembly. The third floater is being built at Ferrol (A Coruña) itself. The trio will then be towed after turbine assembly to the site location 20km from Viana do Castelo.

“We have the knowledge needed from when we towed the floaters to the Kincardine location. It is not complex, but a different shape – triangular - to what we are used to in the offshore industry and this makes the berthing operation very different. A spar- type is assembled and upended offshore or on site. This is the big difference with the semi-submersible system, where it is built on land, assembled at the quayside and then towed out to the final location.”

A challenge is to make sure everything stays firmly on schedule, he emphasises. “Portugal is not suitable for winter operations being on the Atlantic. It is important we complete the whole operation before autumn. The mooring will be pre-installed in June with the anchor chains and synthetic lines.”

The other major challenge is the size of the turbines (they are much larger) and their number (there are three of them), he adds. “There are more schedule and logistic issues this time. To be efficient we have to make sure we optimise the schedule.

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This is no longer a demonstration project. We are already in the pre-commercial/commercial phase. The rapid increase in the size of the turbines highlights the dramatic evolution of the floating wind industry."

“When considering the original Windfloat project was a 2MW turbine, installed with four mooring lines, now we have much bigger 8MW turbines but only three mooring lines!”

The reduction in the size of the mooring system leads to a new technical challenge when it comes to connecting the floaters. “This new connector design has never been used before offshore in this configuration. We are learning alongside our client. We want to make sure there are no surprises offshore, so many tests are underway so we are thoroughly prepared.”

Buoyant prospects for floating wind Mr Leyni is confident that floating wind has a great deal of potential. “Fixed bottom farms are limited to certain depths. Floating can go very deep, farther offshore and into greater depths where the wind is stronger and more consistent. The main question today is, can floating be economically viable? We had this evolution with the fixed bottom sector. We are now working towards reducing costs and to the stage when we have 40-50 floaters. But there has already been a steep growth in just over 12 months."

Model tests on larger scale floating farms Bourbon is looking at larger scale projects with 40-50 turbines and trying to understand the challenges and issues. Along with clients, the company is testing model-scale wind farms. “From our experience, we know accurately how long it takes to install a turbine and floater. We have got the actual figures. We know about the details of the mooring installation operations and this is important information that can be used in computations for larger floating wind farm studies.

This data can be fed into the models and then we can examine cost reduction potential. This is not theory, but actual information based on our own experience!”

Additionally, Bourbon is looking outside its current geographical market footprint. “For the most part many of the same suppliers and developers are involved, and we have established a solid relationship with companies like Vryhof and Principle Power."

“There are many pre-commercial floating wind farm projects approved for the coming years but full commercial floating wind farms shouldn’t be in place until 2025. We want to be a key player in the installation phase of these projects and we also want to have a broader scope of activities such as cable laying.”

“Look at the many pre-commercial projects in the market and boom in conferences about the subject!

There is a new confidence that we have passed the demonstrator phase and moved to the pre-commercial stage.” Bourbon, using agile approaches, is committed to contributing to the development of the industry as floating proves itself, he stresses. The company, striving to optimise installation solutions to minimise costs and risks, has initiated several internal studies to anticipate the move to commercial projects, he points out.

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WITH A HISTORY DATING BACK 47 YEARS, ANCHOR AND MOORING SOLUTIONS’ PROVIDER VRYHOF HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN MOST OF THE FLOATING WIND PROJECTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE GLOBALLY OVER THE LAST DECADE.

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Vryhof provided its anchor and mooring technology to the early demonstrator projects such as Statoil’s Hywind 2.3MW prototype in Norway in 2009 and then Principle Power’s 2MW semi-submersible prototype for WindFloat Phase 1 in 2011. A few years later in 2013 it extended its reach outside of Europe to the University of Maine’s prototype VolturnUS, which was the first floating wind platform in the US, and four Japanese projects Fukushima Kizuna (July 2013), Skwid wind/wave project (September 2013), Fukushima Mirai (November 2013) and in July 2014, the Fukushima Shimpuu, where much larger 7MW, hydraulic Mitsubishi turbine turbines were used for the first time, as well as a floating 66kV substation.

More recently, Vryhof technology was chosen for the Scottish Kincardine wind farm, which was established in the summer of 2018 and currently the company is gearing up for WindFloat Atlantic wind farm project.

Solutions Senol Ozmutlu, Vryhof Projects Director, talks about the company’s evolution in the floating wind and his own personal interest in the sector. “As a company we have been working on floating wind for more than 12 years and I personally have devoted much of my time to it. I like the drive and courage people have in this sector. Initially, floating energy was hardly spoken about at the offshore wind conferences. People didn’t believe in it, even within my own company. They just didn’t think it could become a sustainable industry that can make money. However, I believed in it, and Vryhof has put a lot of effort and energy into the sector which is now paying off. We can bring benefits to the whole supply chain.”

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Ozmutlu points to the Japanese projects where the company initially participated in the pioneering Fukushima Forward demonstration project, comprising two Hitachi turbines (2MW and 5MW). “We were brought onboard by the developers of Fukushima Forward when there was a realisation that the original anchoring solution they had selected wasn’t going to work. The soil analysis of the seabed had shown that it was not sandy as originally planned for, but consisted of soft rock and mudstone at all of the platform mooring installation sites.

This meant they would have to use piling, which could multiply the foundation and installation costs for the project five- to seven-fold when compared to our dragembedment fluke anchor solution!”

Using its experience from the oil and gas market Vryhof suggested its drag embedded STEVSHARK® anchor for the project. “Admittedly it was difficult to convince people and we knew industry eyes were upon us. Therefore we decided the only way to convince them was to carry out a full-scale test of the anchor to demonstrate its behaviour.”

Following the full-scale testing programme, Vryhof was selected to become the first and only non-Japanese equipment supplier for Fukushima Forward.

Although Japan has a lot of floating potential the market did take a while to gain traction, he says. “The installation times were relatively long because Japan doesn’t have the optimal vessels to install the mooring lines and foreign-flagged vessels are not allowed into the market. This meant Japanese vessels had to be customised with the addition of chain pullers etc. However, operations could still take three to four days instead of hours and this increases the cost of installation and the project is also more limited by the weather window.”

International waters This led to a negative impression of floating offshore wind in Japan initially, he admits. “But since then Vryhof has spent a lot of time explaining to the stakeholders that if they have the right gear and vessels, costs will reduce dramatically.” Supported by other European offshore industry pioneers, the Japanese authorities are now reviewing the relevant laws and proposing changes to allow foreign personnel and vessels in to work on future offshore operations in Japanese waters.

Vryhof’s anchor types such as STEVPRIS® and STEVMANTA® are designed for the penetration of softer soils, while STEVSHARK® is more suited for harder soils. The aggressive and sharp design of STEVSHARK® with serrated shank, cutter points, and special fluke geometry makes it easier to break-up soil layers and rock. Vryhof’s anchors are characterised by wide flukes and V-shaped wide shanks. The new generation anchors provide a high ratio between ultimate holding capacity versus anchor weight, and embody high structural strength and deep anchor penetration performance within only a short drag length.

For different reasons, recent projects also present challenges, says Ozmutlu. For the Scottish Kincardine floating wind farm, the first unit of which was installed last summer, the main challenge was the extremely short timeframe. “It was roughly three to four months to supply the specific package. The WindFloat design concept from Principle Power was chosen. We had a few months to carry out the planning, engineering and logistics for the mooring package, but it was all delivered on time and the customer was very satisfied."

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A positive view of floating offshore wind

“Kincardine mooring is really something new - one of a kind - although at the same time, relatively simple compared to moorings of other floaters. Kincardine is also an all-chain system, whereas WindFloat Atlantic floaters will use chains combined with a special grade synthetic rope. This special rope will be the first example in the permanent mooring of a floating unit in the world.”

Mooring system The mooring system for WindFloat Atlantic wind farm project, due to be installed offshore Portugal this summer, has really been optimised, he adds.

WindFloat Atlantic will be the world’s first semi-sub based commercial floating wind farm and here Vryhof is working as a subcontractor to Bourbon Subsea Services, and in close collaboration with other project partners. “The use of this special synthetic rope means that the mooring system is easier to handle post-installation and is extremely light. Connection/ disconnection is much easier when using smaller vessels, which ultimately reduces the O&M costs in the longer term.”

Another challenge is managing the supply chain, he stresses. A lot of suppliers for only the mooring system are coming from different parts of the world and the vessels involved are specifically coming for this project. “We need to get them all to Portugal in a very tight window of 15-20 days. And this is in the Atlantic so the weather window is not long. From inception to

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completion and delivery, we have detailed schedule and logistics plans - everyone must be on time at the site location.”

Vryhof certainly believes there is more of a positive view of floating offshore wind and that the sector is now on a path to successfully realise fully commercial projects.

Ozmutlu enthuses: “Nowadays 700-800 people attend conferences dedicated to the floating sector. There is the momentum required and we have seen countries such as the US, Japan and Taiwan directly choose floating options.”

Different concepts There are also several different floater concepts coming along or existing now: semi-submersible, spars and barge-type using mainly catenary to (semi-) taut mooring arrangements. There is also tension-leg mooring.

Catenary moorings can most economically be addressed by the STEVPRIS® and STEVSHARK® range of anchors.

The semi-taut and taut leg moorings and tension legs, can be addressed by using an economical solution like Vryhof’s STEVMANTA® – a vertically loaded anchor solution, or by less economical solutions using suction buckets, driven piles, and dynamically embedded anchors (DPA, DEPLA, Torpedo, etc.). Vryhof’s STEVMANTA® is designed for horizontal and vertical loads and installed like a drag-embedment anchor. Other anchors such as dynamically embedded pile or plate anchors, driven piles and suction piles could be suitable too, but will be more expensive, he says.

“Vryhof has anchoring solutions for all the floater concepts but at the end of the day anchors have to be easy to install, economical and reliable for the ‘lean and mean’ renewables industry. We can look back at the evolution of the bottomfixed sector. Floating has the advantage that it is aiming to reduce cost reductions right from the start. Once floating is at the level of industrialisation of the fixed industry, I believe it has the potential to be even cheaper or at least, comparable.

Additionally, price reductions should be possible with smaller wind farms before we reach the large-scale, floating wind farms.

“I am extremely positive commercial projects are going to happen. And for Vryhof, renewables and waves are part of our core business. When oil and gas was sweet, many players weren’t interested in the floating market. We showed interest and we are benefitting today.”

All images courtesy of BOURBON and Vryhof

• Hywind Norway 2009 • WindFloat Phase 1 2011 • VolturnUS 2013 • Fukushima Forward 2013-2016 • Fukushima Kizuna July 2013 • Fukushima Mirai November 2013 • Fukushima Shimpuu July 2014 • Japan’s Skwid wind/wave project September 2013 • Kincardine Offshore Wind Farm summer 2018 • WindFloat Atlantic 2 2019

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Global potential for offshore wind In February, Wood Mackenzie sent out a press release stating that the global offshore wind demand will increase nearly six fold over the next ten years. With such huge global potential, Offshore WIND spoke to newly founded World Forum for Offshore wind on their outlook.

By the end of 2017, offshore wind had only been deployed commercially across seven markets, with UK and Germany accounting for 68% of the grid-connected capacity. Wood Mackenzie’s press release showed. 101 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity will be installed across 18 different countries between 2018 and 2027, representing a nearly six-fold increase.

“Yes”, agrees Gunner Herzig, managing director of WFO. “The time is right for offshore wind globally and everyone

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around the world acknowledges this fact. Given the developments, we have seen and if you look at where we are today. I don’t think anyone expected this manner of growth and it is really amazing what has happened globally.”

Global momentum The global momentum is increasing to push renewables. Offshore wind specifically has the record of accomplishment to prove its readiness.

Herzig: “The decommissioning of Vindeby in 2017 showcased how successful a wind farm can be in development, build, operation and removal. Offshore wind has become mature in the market and importantly among investors it is seen as a stable technology.”

WFO is a non-profit organization set up at the end of last year. With ten founding members hailing from

international companies ranging from utilities, suppliers, and advisory firms.

Herzig: “Our goal is to promote offshore wind globally. We feel that a global perspective is necessary right now.

There has been tremendous progress even in 2017-2018 with unique auction results related to zero subsidy bids and dropping prices in combination with the expansion we have seen globally.”

In a nutshell, WFO wants to provide information, hold events and to support governments in realizing offshore wind ambitions. Which when you say it quickly enough sounds easy enough.

Yet, there are still some hurdles to overcome.

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One of these challenges is the financial aspect. Herzig: “If we are looking at steep growth, the industry will require a more sophisticated approach to raise funding. I think in the future with the mass roll out of offshore wind, it looks

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more likely that companies will invest in different wind farms and or projects.

Perhaps even investing in different sites around the world. This diversification could make it easier to attract funding, which is troublesome, especially in new markets. It also decreases the risks, as an investor would receive a package of projects. Diminishing the wind risk at one location and any issues with regulatory agreements.” Herzig sees the WFO as a platform for round table discussions with various stakeholders to develop these kinds of ideas that will further offshore wind innovation.

“You need your own local industry and, for instance, train people in operations and maintenance."

Another challenge Herzig elaborates on is how emerging markets such as United States and Asia could take full advantage of the European learning curve. Though he believes that each country will need to go through their own local learning curve, it would be wise to take the European experience and to translate this to their own market.

On this, Wood Mackenzie states that Offshore LCOE across Europe is also projected to go down at a fast pace with the average LCOE across Europe for grid-connected projects expected to reach 53.6 EUR/MWh by 2027, dropping from approximately 107 EUR/ MWh in 2018. In addition, as the pool of offshore markets is expanding beyond

This takes time and you cannot expect it to happen overnight. Not everything can be done or be produced in Europe.

It is something all countries will need to go through and with that it cannot be expected the cost level of offshore wind will be similar to what we are now seeing in Europe“, says Herzig. In any case, Herzig is keen to find out how European companies will position themselves within the global playing field.

a handful markets in Europe, local content policies in different forms are becoming an increasingly important topic for developers and suppliers as governments look to bolster their local industry and create more job opportunities for local labour forces.

Hot markets When looking at the mentioned emerging markets we clearly refer to United States and Asia. Recently Taiwan has been the hot topic, not in the least based on feed-in tariff. Taiwan awarded a total of 5.5GW of offshore wind capacity in two separate tendering rounds in April and June of 2018. Just before the magazine went to press it was announced that Taipower had signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) with China Steel Corp (CSC) and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for three offshore wind projects (according to the local media).

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As California goes, so does the rest of the country

The PPAs were signed for the 300MW Chong Neng project, developed jointly

by CIP and CSC, as well as for CIP’s 552MW ChangFang and 48MW Xidao, all located offshore the Changhua County.

Under the 20-year agreements, a tiered feed-in tariff (FIT) has been set to buy the energy at a higher price in the first ten years before it is reduced in the second decade, the Taiwanese Central News Agency said. The agreed rate for the first decade is TWD 6.2795kW/h set to later be lowered to TWD 4.1422kW/h, Taipei Times reported Taipower as saying. Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) awarded grid capacity to the three projects back in April last year. Shortly after, CIP and CSC signed preferred supplier agreements with MHI Vestas.

So does the rest of the country On the US development Liz Burdock, the Executive Director of the Business Network for Offshore Wind, also a member of WFO, told Offshore WIND in an Expertise Hub interview: “As California goes, so does the rest of the country.” Burdock is referring to the fierce competition between the U.S. states related to renewable energy portfolio. As there is no federal outline for renewable energy, each state decides on their own renewable energy policy. The U.S. has two demonstration projects coming up in 2020, the two-turbine 12MW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project and the Icebreaker Wind project in the Great Lakes in Ohio. With a potential third demonstration project planned plus the move to commercialization, things are picking up state-side. “As the Business Network, we see ourselves as the gateway for European companies to get involved in the United States. With the offshore wind pipeline increasing

Gunnar Herzig of World Forum for Offshore Wind

in the United States, there are supply chain capacity issues. So we need European companies to partner with US companies.”

Revolutionize offshore wind Not just cost reduction and new markets will be a hot topic for the global offshore wind industry, innovation still remains key. One such an element is the steady development of floating wind turbines.

Herzig comments: “Floating will be key for Japan, Norway, Spain, Portugal, the US West Coast and Hawaii. It could potentially revolutionize offshore wind.

I see so many promising technological solutions out there and it is just a matter of time until we see the first commercialscale floating offshore wind project.

Equinor’s Hywind has made huge strides and shows companies that it can be done. Looking at a large scale and commercial role out – floating wind could well be the single most interesting technological development."

Source: Ørsted

Herzig notes that the Japanese market is also getting more exciting: “Given the strength of the Japanese economy and their large manufacturing industry and sophisticated investors. I am convinced Asia will remain a major topic for this year.

In relation to US, Herzig says the progress there is spectacular: “I believe more US companies will embrace offshore wind, perhaps even oil and gas companies. We have already seen companies like shell delving into offshore wind. Moreover, if some of the US oil and gas giants would enter the offshore wind market: That could be a game changer. Some of these giants have very deep pockets and very specific offshore expertise that could prove advantageous. I expect the US market to really take off. The US west coast shows great potential for floating wind. In addition to Asia, the industry is looking at how the US develops.”

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The new Navingo Career Guide 2019 is out. This Guide take readers to the wondrous world of the maritime, offshore and energy sector. When you work in this sector, not a single day is the same and there are career possibilities at each level.

By telling personal stories and sharing their vision, photographs and videos, companies are able to use the Navingo Career Guide to show who they are, what they can offer as employer and who they are looking for.

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By watching the inspiring videos, reading the stories and discovering the latest vacancies, both active and latent jobseekers will get a good impression of their career options. Last year over 45,000 active and latent jobseekers used the Navingo Career Guide.

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Meet the future of the industry

The Dutch labour market is still dealing with the difficulties in finding personnel.

At the end of 2018, the amount of vacancies rose to 264.000. In the maritime, offshore and energy sector, finding qualified personnel is also an issue, which may have serious implications for the continuation of the business operations of many companies in the industry.

In order to deal with this issue, (young) professionals of each educational level are necessary to fill the gap. It is important to make sure the sector as a whole is presented as an attractive place to work. This way, people are more inclined to choose the companies in the maritime, offshore and energy sector as their future employer.

May 23rd marks the 13th edition of the event This is one of the reasons the Navingo Career Event is organized annually.

During this event, the sector comes together to present career opportunities to about 3000 visitors, consisting of active and latent jobseekers. This year marks the 13th edition of the event

(previously known as the Maritime & Offshore Career Event, MOCE), which will take place on Thursday 23 May. This year at a new and inspiring location: RDM Rotterdam – Onderzeebootloods.

“We are extremely happy with the new location, which is known as an innovation hub. With its dynamic environment and industrial character, this location is the perfect venue for our event”, says Anne Visser, Business Unit Manager at Navingo BV. The organization, together with its partners expects to welcome partners from Holland and abroad.

Realizing ambitions together The Navingo Career Event is the platform where career and development in the maritime, offshore and energy industry take a central role. Together with companies, sector organizations, educational institutions and study associations, the organization wants to show all that the sector has to offer.

Especially now. “Together we have to realize the ambitions of the energy transition. And to do that, we need professionals of every level. We want to take joint responsibility and inform

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both students, starters and (young) professionals and invoke enthusiasm about the possibilities”, Visser explains.

Informal meeting place with conference program The Navingo Career Event is more than just a place where companies and jobseekers meet each other. “We are still creating an informal meeting place between active and latent jobseekers and companies in the sector, but we also offer visitors a conference program with talkshows, presentations and case studies”, Visser continues. “With themes such as career planning, autonomous shipping, digitization and energy transition we want to create awareness amongst visitors and inform them about their next career step possibilities”.

Vacancies offered Visitors can register for their free entrance ticket for the event at NavingoCareerEvent.com. Over 100 partners such as Damen Shipyards, TenneT, Jan De Nul Group, Royal IHC, Multraship, Austal and many others

present their vacancies. These range from naval architects, mechanical and electrical engineers, superintendents, maritime officers, project managers, QSHE managers, first officers, crane operators, welders and many more positions. Those not specifically looking for a job are also welcome; an extensive conference program is offered in which knowledge is shared and innovation is presented. Talkshows, presentations, experiences and workshops are all centered around relevant themes.

RDM Rotterdam – Onderzeebootloods The RDM Rotterdam Onderzeebootloods is part of the RDM Rotterdam Campus. The previous wharf of the Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (RDM) now offers a location to companies, educational institutions and research. Close to the city of Rotterdam, but right in the middle of the harbour area. A location where innovation takes the center stage. In this area, you can find the Onderzeebootloods, which is a huge hall in which submarines used to be built and

slipped of the ramp into the water. Even today, the rough and industrial character of olden days has been preserved, but it also offers the modern facilities of current times. The RDM Rotterdam Onderzeebootloods is easily reached through car, public transportation (buses, Waterbus) or the Watertaxi.

Book your stand Participation in the Navingo Career Event consists of a full service stand and each partner also forms part of the conference program. For more information about participation visit the website or download the brochure.

The Navingo Career Event, is being organized this time for the 13th edition. With companies from the entire supply chain, the Navingo Career Event is the biggest and most complete career event in the maritime, offshore and energy sector of Europe.

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If there were two key words spoken during the Offshore Wind Conference it was energy and transition. During the event we spoke to many visitors on why they were attending and what they were looking for. Let us introduce you to one of our OWC visitors.

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We spoke with Nermina Saracevic during the Offshore Wind Conference.

Currently she is a graduate student in M.Sc. Wind Power Project Management at Uppsala University in Sweden. “This Master program is a unique blend of technical and managerial courses that fitted perfectly into my non-engineering background.” Nermina hold B.Sc. in Political Sciences and Economics from Cairo University in Egypt and MA in Development and International Cooperation from Bologna University in Italy. “For the past ten years, I worked in the Directorate for European Integration in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where I come from. I focused on the programming and coordination of EU financial assistance, supporting socio-economic development and EU pre-accession process of my country.

My work involved infrastructure project planning and development in the transport, energy, environment and social sectors in the close cooperation with the European Commission, European development and investment banks, international agencies and the national stakeholders”, Nermina explains.

Most pressing challenge A great and interesting career. Why did you decide to switch? “Ever since my university days, my academic and professionals endeavors have been aimed at some sort of transition and improvement of a governmental system, organization or social environment.

One of the sectors I covered in my previous job was the energy, where I became aware of urgent actions needed to sustain climate change and ensure sustainable and clean electricity production worldwide. I perceived this as the most pressing challenge now for our civilization, so last year I decided to shift my career to renewable energy sources and to wind power, in particular.

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Nermina enthusiastically goes on: “Wind resources are available almost everywhere onshore as well offshore and it is amazing how much we can use

the technological innovation to optimize extraction and conversion of the wind power into electricity.” She also switched to renewable energy resources because of her field of interest in politics, economics and cooperation. “As many other countries in the world, my country is also heavily dependent on the fossil fuels for electricity generation, which has hazardous impact on the human health and nature due to greenhouse gas emissions and in a long run is not sustainable. Besides that, increasing renewable energy sources in energy systems worldwide can contribute to reduce ongoing conflicts over fossil fuel sources and also enable less developed countries to access cheaper electricity, supporting their economic development.”

Contributing to the energy transition That is why Nermina wants to contribute.

“I believe that the energy transition from a carbon dominated to a system with the high percentage of renewable energy source is a battle to be won over the next two decades and I want to contribute to that goal. With each installed MW there is a concrete, tangible impact and the change towards energy transition that in the end of the day makes you feel happy and fulfilled to be part of this industry.”

Despite her enthusiasm and drive, she explains that she had to go a very steep learning curve. “It was a challenge to master engineering areas such as wind turbine technology, wind resource assessment and wind turbine grid integration over a short period of time”, says Nermina.

Comparing floating offshore wind concepts She is currently doing an internship at Van Oord Offshore Wind BV, as part of her Master graduation program. “For my graduation project, I chose to compare the floating offshore wind concepts in terms of electricity production

and costs. I performed simulation of electricity production of spar-buoy and semi-submersible floating offshore wind turbines in an aero-elastic code, ASHES. ASHES can be used to analyze behavior of onshore as well as offshore turbines (including floaters) in a fast and userfriendly way, coupled with advanced visualization effects.”

Ashes, a software that performs integrated analyses of onshore and offshore wind turbines, was develop

by Simis. A spin-off company from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) established in 2013.

Saracevic used ASHES to analyse AEP for the both floating wind systems under the same environmental conditions in the North Sea to check the differences in the electricity output related to the floater motions in heave and pitch.

“The second part of my research was related to comparison of Levelized Cost of Energy between different floating offshore wind concepts.”

Focus of the industry Though software like ASHES is not new software to the industry, it is novel in its user-friendliness comments CEO Paul Thomassen. “There are two main areas that differentiate ASHES from other simulation software, one being: user experience. We believe that user experience is extremely important for engineers. We want to help them get it right. And the user experience is just as important as getting the numbers right. Developing the user experience will mean engineers will work more efficiently and make fewer mistakes.

They will make better use of the numbers. It is hard to make optimal use of the numbers when you are just using numbers. People often think it helps to give engineers an unlimited amount of numbers. The end goal is to help engineer reduce the LCOE, which is the focus of the whole industry.”

Give engineers an unlimited amount of numbers

can be increased at a lower cost per simulation. “We think that the industry will be switching to using could computing in the next three to six years.

The benefits seem so dramatic, we are assuming this is apparent to other companies. The question now is who will be able to deliver the best framework for cloud computing. We believe it is mature enough to trust. I mean, if it’s safe enough for you own banking, then safe enough for simulation. Right?", concludes Thomassen.

Achieve optimal results In the next couple of months, Nermina will complete her internship at Van Oord. “Under my graduation project, I was looking to link the theoretical research with the practical knowledge in the offshore wind industry in order to achieve optimal results. I am very much grateful and happy that Van Oord Offshore Wind BV as one of the leading offshore wind contractors agreed to support my research.” How will the next couple of months look like for you? “Very busy!” says Nermina laughing. “I have to finish my research shortly and then hope to find a job in the offshore wind industry.”

The other area Thomassen sees as key to ASHES is cloud computing. By making use of this simulation speeds

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Country update:

Taiwan

Taiwan has shown an aggressive entry into offshore wind with 5.5GW in the pipeline and more to follow up to 2030. As a result, events are unfolding rapidly.

“This is an exciting development for the offshore market in Taiwan – the original offshore wind target was 3.5 GW before the auction scheme was introduced so to see a 5.5 GW commitment from the government, the industry and stakeholders with a commercial operation date (COD) of 2025, is fantastic,” comments K2 Managements Business Development Director for Taiwan, Scott Hsu. Ørsted was awarded 920MW capacity for its two offshore wind sites in the Changhua region. The offshore wind giant now has a total offshore wind pipeline in Changhua of 1,820MW, including the 900MW which were awarded to the company in April 2018.

The two Hai Long offshore wind projects with a combined capacity of 744MW were also selected in this round.

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The ministry awarded 232 MW to the Hai Long 2, and 512MW to the Hai Long 3 offshore wind farm. The Hai Long project is being developed by Northland Power, Yushan Energy and Mitsui. The developers secured 300MW capacity for the project in the April auction.

Goal for 2025 The bid prices for the four projects ranged from TWD 2,224.5/MWh to TWD 2,548/MWh (EUR 63.03/MWh to EUR 72.24/MWh). Following this tender round, Taiwan has met its goal of awarding 5.5GW of offshore wind capacity to be developed by 2025.

What are the advantages for offshore wind in Taiwan? Offshore WIND Magazine spoke to Tim Camp, Director of Turbine Engineering at LOC Renewables. The company has been active in many European offshore wind farms in, for instance, United Kingdom and France and is has more recently also become active in non-European markets. For example, Loc Renewables is providing the first marine warranty survey services to mainland Chinese offshore wind projects.

“Taiwan boasts good wind speeds, surpassing average wind speeds in the North Sea, which is very exiting”, comments Camp. However, he notes that the other side of the coin is that there are also extreme wind speeds particularly in typhoon season. This is a challenge Europe has not had to face, so it will be the first time it will be addressed in the design process.

In addition, Taiwan experiences more seismic activity and with that the seabed there offers its own portion of challenges. “So, yes carefully cautious due to design challenges.”

Liquefaction: a design challenge One such a design challenge will be due to liquefaction. Liquefaction is a loss of bearing strength that occurs when saturated cohesionless sediments are subjected to strong shaking or cyclical loading such as induced by seismic events. Camp notes it could be imperative to pile to greater depths to ensure sufficient foundation capacity.

He further states that the challenges of liquefaction are not fully understood as well as the mitigating actions that will need to be taken into account.

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Camp: “On the typhoon front, it is important to think of the bigger picture.

For example, during typhoon events when a wind turbine is idling in high wind speeds conditions, the nacelle still requires power to allow the machine to turn into the prevailing wind direction.

A typhoon may cause the failure of the onshore electrical grid. However, it is imperative that the turbine retains power – possibly provided by an on-board back-up power supply unit – and that the turbines are resilient enough to withstand the extreme weather conditions.”

Aside from design challenges, Camp points out there are also commercial challenges. “The commercial environment for offshore wind poses some challenges. There were some good and ambitious auctions in 2018, with a slight stumble at the end of the year when the Taiwan Government proposed a 12% reduction in the feed-in tariff (FIT) for projects which agree power purchase agreements in 2019. However this proposed cut was subsequently reduced to 6% in January 2019”, Camp continues. Just before the magazine went to press, it was announced that Taipower had signed power purchase

agreements (PPAs) with China Steel Corp (CSC) and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for three offshore wind projects (according to the local media). The PPAs were signed for the 300MW Chong Neng project, developed jointly by CIP and CSC, as well as for CIP’s 552MW ChangFang and 48MW Xidao, all located offshore the Changhua County.

Higher then reduced Under the 20-year agreements, a tiered feed-in tariff (FIT) has been set to buy the energy at a higher price in the first ten years before it is reduced in the second decade, the Taiwanese Central News Agency said. The agreed rate for the first decade is TWD 6.2795kW/h set to later be lowered to TWD 4.1422kW/h, Taipei Times reported Taipower as saying. Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) awarded grid capacity to the three projects back in April last year. Shortly after, CIP and CSC signed preferred supplier agreements with MHI Vestas.

Returning to the seismic issue, this is a challenge for the use of jack-up vessels

when installing the wind turbines, as well as in the wind farm operational phase.

“Although a typhoon can be forecast and necessary steps taken to protect installation vessels, you cannot forecast seismic activity” Camp notes. “Therefore, if we assume a risk of seismic activity during installation, it is necessary to consider how this will influence the use of a jack-up vessel. One possibility would be to limit the jack-up height.

There are also exposure factors that need to be thought about. This is an important issue that the industry is now grappling with. ”

New vessels for Taiwan Recently, OffshoreWIND.biz reported that Hung Hua Construction (HHC), a Taiwanese dredging and nearshore construction company, has placed an order with Damen for two fast crew supply vessels of the latest FCS 2710 class. The two vessels, for which a contract was signed at the end of January, will be built at Damen Shipyards Singapore and are scheduled for delivery in early 2020. HHC will use the vessels to support Taiwan Power Company, for which it

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recently completed the installation of the Southern Weather Observation Tower, which marked the company’s entrance in Taiwan’s offshore wind sector. “We have been following the developments in the Taiwanese offshore wind sector for some time and it now looks very promising with many projects starting in 2019 and 2020,” said Michiel Hendrikx, Sales Manager Asia-Pacific for Damen Shipyards Group. “The FCS 2710 is proving to be very successful in the offshore wind market in Europe and we are sure that she will also perform well in Taiwan’s local waters which can be quite harsh and rough. We are also confident that the market in Asia will have more demand for this type of vessel in the future and so we have decided to start series production of the FCS 2710 in Singapore with two more vessels to be ready for delivery in 2020.”

In other vessel news, it was recently reported that The self-propelled jack-up Seajacks Zaratan is being mobilised in preparation for the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan. The vessel will install all 20 Siemens Gamesa SWT-6.0-154 wind turbines on the

120MW wind farm in the Taiwan Strait.

This is the first renewables contract for Seajacks outside Europe. The installation works are scheduled to start in the second quarter of 2019.

European involvement Overall European involvement is a given states Camp. “Certainly for the first few projects. The European technology providers, installers, turbine suppliers are all essential. Over time, the local supply chain will evolve. Initially EU companies can bring expertise in many areas, such as understanding coupling wind turbine loading, support structure and seabed challenges. Taiwan needs to take this experience and develop it to site specific, seismic and typhoon conditions. So use the solutions that Europe converged on, but make it subtly different. The lessons learnt from Europe can be the starting point.

An interesting challenge will be to find the right scale of turbine for Taiwan.

Importantly it must be assessed for typhoon condition. I foresee that the first projects will have 8MW models imported directly from Europe. “

Gaining a local supply chain and industry However, European involvement will be key in the initial projects, local knowledge and a local supply chain will need to be established. Recently, Maersk Training has entered into a cooperation to establish a specialist wind energy program within the Metal Industries Research and Development Centre (MIRDC) in Taiwan. The new centre is expected to come online in July 2020 and will train technicians for the local wind turbine industry. According to Maersk Training, ensuring that the MIRDC set-up attains the relevant GWO accreditations is a vital part of the project.

MIRDC has a long history and a very broad profile, but is new to training technicians for the wind industry, Maersk Training said. FairWind is sending the first group of prospective Taiwanese wind turbine technicians to Europe this month to train at European Wind Academy ahead of their deployment on the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind power project. Under the terms of a Letter of Intent signed between FairWind and Siemens Gamesa to collaborate on pre-assembly work for the project, FairWind committed to hiring and training Taiwanese technicians.

Up to 2035

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Phase 3 of offshore development is expected to be released by the government by the end of 2019 and targets in that phase are expected to be an additional 5GW to 6GW of offshore power for commercial operation between 2026 and 2035.

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Throughout 2018, foundations and turbines at Hornsea Project One were installed, which is not only the largest offshore wind farm in the world but one that is also located 120 kilometres offshore. Hornsea Project One will comprise 174 Siemens Gamesa 7 MW turbines and will provide green energy for well over 1 million homes in the UK. A world first and a major construction milestone was reached at Hornsea Project One when the export cable installation was completed. With an offshore export cable totalling 467 kilometres, roughly the same distance as Amsterdam to Hamburg, it is the longest AC offshore wind cable ever to have been installed.

Additionally, the cable manufacturing and installation were completed months ahead of schedule.

vessel ‘Living Stone’. With its 10,000-tonne cable capacity and cutting-edge dual-lane cable system, ‘Living Stone’ significantly improves cable installation production rates. The installation scope included laying export cables from three different offshore substations located up to 120 kilometres offshore to the shore via a Reactive Compensation Station, as well as the installation of two interlink cables. The company also undertook the boulder removal, pre-sweeping and cable pull-in to the substations, and executed crossing installation and cable burial. Not only the powerful new vessel ‘Living Stone’ enabled us to accelerate the cable laying time and completion of the project ahead of schedule. This was also achieved through deploying revolutionary, patented trenching technology with trailing suction hopper dredger ‘Lange Wapper’.

The world’s largest offshore wind farm was the first project for the new cable installation and multifunctional

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IN-DEPTH TECHTALK

Schiedam based naval engineering consultancy GustoMSC is actively engaged in offshore wind

since the start of this century and now a world-leading jack-up installation vessel developer with almost 70% market share. Offshore Wind spoke with new concepts project manager Andries

Hofman about past experiences and the huge challenges faced with next-generation vessels for future turbines up to 20MW incorporating 250-metre+ rotors.

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Next generation vessels to combat the future

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Majority A clear majority of the installation vessels still in service across European waters were built during 2008 - 2009, said Hofman. GustoMSC developed a substantial share of these semistandardized vessels, typically 39 40m wide and 130 - 140 metres long, 60 - 90-person crew, and 800 - 1,000 tonne cranes. Main specifications were

developed for 7 - 8 nacelles and blades of that time popular 3.6MW Siemens workhorse turbines. He added: “An unexpected constraint that emerged already during the development stage was that more powerful 6MW successor turbines came into focus. These were also larger and heavier, reducing the maximum number of stowed units to generally five or six. When this specific

vessel generation entered the market, they were initially over dimensioned and therefore slightly more expensive to operate compared to older-generation smaller jack-up’s.”

Because installation vessels are designed for 20 – 25-year operating life, the investment must be recovered during that time-span for a valid business case.

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To meeting such long-term goal, it is essential that new-design vessels are already during their concept phase dimensioned for anticipated future turbine and/or foundation scaling demands. Main design focus areas include creating sufficient deck space and payload, surplus jacking and crane capacity, and building-in enough vessel structural reserves for accommodating future demands.

Hofman: “It remains remarkable that installation vessels developed over a decade ago for installing 3.6MW turbines remain in active service until today, which is largely thanks to ongoing vessel adaptation, upgrading and optimizing.”

Upgrades He directly refers to upgrades of initial 6 – 8MW turbines with 150 – 164m range rotors into today’s 8.0 – 9.5MW

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successor models characterized by only modest intermediate rotor size increments. Most common installation vessel upgrade is fitting larger capacity cranes, especially for handling largest and heaviest monopiles now up to 1400 tonnes.

Taking the topic further, Hofman said that 10- 15MW turbines with up to 220m rotor sizes are expected in the next 1 – 3 years representing new challenges of completely different magnitude. Thirty to fifty-metre rotor diameter increase means for instance 15 – 25m hub height increment. And head mass (nacelle plus rotor) could on average increase by hundreds of tonnes to around 750 – 850 tonnes, based upon commonly used 60 – 65 tonne/MW specific head mass figures.

GustoMSC third-generation selfpropelled jack-up installation vessel capable of installing these future giants

is in development. These masses and dimensions already represent a main challenge, said Hofman, but this also only one side of the coin: “Because the new installation vessel generation must serve again 20 – 25 years for a sound business case, we had to look much further ahead. This meant trying to anticipate at 20MW class offshore turbines, even though these only barely exist on paper. Our reference is a 20MW turbine concept with 250m+ rotor diameter developed by DTU (Danish Technical University).”

Telescopic boom crane He added that such third-generation vessel will measure about 140m x 50m (L x W), with over a hundred crew. For matching the installation requirements of these future 20MW turbines with corresponding hub heights, GustoMSC developed an innovative telescopic boom crane. It will be able to cope

with multiple technical challenges, including an even larger 30 – 45m hub height increase. This in turn requires sufficient crane boom reach well above hub height for accommodating the hook and additional hoisting gear, and it must meet new boundaries regarding nacelle (hoisting) mass.

The impressive crane specifications include a maximum 2,500-tonne hoisting capacity of installing very heavy nextgeneration (monopile) foundations but with retracted crane beam, and nacelles up to 1,250T with fully extended beam length. This must all be achieved without increasing the jack-up size tremendously for accommodating the long crane boom.

He further argues that a large-scale modern jack-up can be viewed functionally as a large crane on legs.

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specifications for the installation vessel.

Hofman: “A ‘Leg Encircling Crane’ is mounted around one of the jack-up’s legs. The shortest distance in between the Jack-up legs is a measure of vessel stability in general and during hoisting.

If a vessel operates in deeper water the hull must be made wider, with as extra benefit offering increased deck loading space.” .

Technical challenge Additional design measures are required for maximum stiffness and strength properties of the interface between the box-type structures accommodating the leg’s supports and jacking systems, and the legs themselves. Large-scale jack-

up’s destined for deep-water deployment now commonly comprise ‘open’ latticesteel triangular shaped legs instead of in tubular steel-type for enhanced sailing stability, and minimized wave and sea-current loading when standing. He added: “These operational impacting factors plus a stable leg-ship interface contribute positively to minimizing hull and crane hook movements. This latter phenomenon itself remains a formidable technical challenge for any supersize ship crane operating in highly dynamic marine environments.”

Increased hull length together with reduced hull width on the other hand promotes superior sailing characteristics, improved fuel efficiency,

and better manoeuvrability during port access. Another design challenge is that hull ‘own’ mass (displacement light) is supplemented by varying load consisting of fuel, ballast water, drinking water, and consumables.

Combined mass and mass variation must be considered for floating and during jacking-up and jacking down, while water depth is a main driver for ‘standing’ and floating Jack-up stability.

A final topic discussed was on the importance of enhanced communication protocol between Jacking Master and marine consultant responsible for windfarm’ geotechnical surveying.

For ensuring safe crane operation

THE EARLY DAYS The commercial offshore wind era commenced with Denmark’s 160MW Horns Rev I windfarm. Offshore wind entrant A2SEA’s pioneering M/V Ocean Hanne and M/V Ocean Ady spearheaded offshore installation vessel design and shaped later industry thinking on costeffective turbine and foundation installation methods. The clever concept involved converting two cargo vessels into installation vessels by welding individual external box-type structures to the hull for accommodating the four legs and jacking mechanisms. This conversion was done during 2001 – 2002 prior to installing all 80 turbines and monopiles. Hofman: “During this pioneering phase there was considerable uncertainty on the future viability of offshore wind. A solution whereby vessel conversion modifications could be undone was within this context considered not a bad idea.”

GustoMSC’s first project engineering involvement was with the six-legged MPI Resolution launched in 2003.

This world’s first self-elevating self-propelled installation jack-up had a 300-tonne crane (insert 2) and was principally designed like a merchant vessel. “We had already extensive experience with oil & gas platforms and were called in for designing the legs, the ship-leg interface supporting structures and a new in-house design double-action jacking system. Both experiences above all provided increased understanding that offshore turbine and/or foundation installation does require

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specialized hardware and an integrated overall design approach”, he added.

Double-action GustoMSC’s first in-house designed self-propelled jackup was Wind Lift I for Bard Engineering, a 102-metre long and 36-metre wide vessel for water depths up to 45m and with a 500-tonne crane. Wind Lift I was further the first installation vessel equipped with GustoMSC’s patented double-action jacking system. Hofman: “This solution is much faster compared to a conventional single-action rack solution. It reduces the non-working period in between (turbine) installation positions, and minimizes the high-risk period when the hull is in an intermediate position between floating and fully standing.

If a high wave passes underneath the hull in this floatingstanding position, the exposed structure could be lifted and thrown back again with considerable leg damage risk.”

The Leg Encircling Crane is a second major Gusto-MSC in-house innovation, which was first applied at the Crowie crane platform during 1960. It was first re-applied at the second-generation Sea Installer (2012), and now a semistandard wind industry solution offering maximized deck space and superior crane manoeuvrability compared to a deck-mounted crane.

it is in Hofman’s view essential that the former has received accurate info over maximum allowable soil loading, prior to jacking-up start and before commencing crane operation.

“Not complying fully could cause a punch-through during jacking-up and/or hoisting, with total ship loss the worst consequence. There is still no formal certification procedure for Jacking Masters, whereas any car driver requires a driving license before being allowed to enter the roads. This is a main tension and focus area we will continue bringing to the attention of marine-technical and legal parties involved”, he concluded.

RECURRING OFFSHORE WIND PROBLEM: ‘INSUFFICIENT CRANE CAPACITY!’ Intermediate exchange of original cranes to higher rated successors has become recurring offshore wind industry practice. It illustrates the complexity and uncertainties surrounding the rapid technology and market development.

In the early years, alternative solutions have been implemented as well. MPI Resolution’s 300-tonne crane capacity proved for instance insufficient soon after commercial deployment. This crane was laid out for 2MW and lightweight 3MW Vestas V90-3.0 MW ‘successor’ nacelles, but could not handle 400 – 600-tonne monopiles. GustoMSC was asked for a remedying solution but by retaining the crane. Hofman: “This problem was solved by a pivot able deck-mounted structure enabling a pile to be brought from horizontal stowage into vertical installation position. The overall solution involved a pile gripping/ guiding device, and a control strategy whereby the hull would be lowered synchronous with the pile for preventing crane overloading. We developed a comparable solution for Bard Engineering, this time for handling and ramming the three piles of their standard Tri-pile foundation.”

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OFFSHORE ENERGY

Home of Energy Transition Oil, gas, offshore wind and marine energy, all will play their part in the future of energy.

Perhaps a bag of mixed ingredients, but combined in the right way, it will serve the future a more renewable outlook. Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) gives the energy transition a home and this will also be felt in the conference program.

The conference offers nine sessions varying from business development to technological insights as well as the Marine Energy event, the two-day spatie (OWC), and various side-events organized by our esteemed partners.

Topics will range from high level energy outlooks, which will be bolstered by technical sessions on creating the energy transition, as well as other relevant innovations regarding subsea cable developments, well abandonment, decommissioning and re-use.

Save the date for Offshore Wind Conference 2019 Now more than ever offshore wind is showing true global potential. Join the celebratory tenth edition of the Offshore Wind Conference on 7 and 8 October to discover how offshore wind is powering

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the energy transition. Topics will range from an outlook on the global potential of offshore wind, emerging markets, pricing and financing, (inter)connecting the grid in Northwest Europe and the love affair between gas and offshore wind. Esteemed international speakers from the offshore wind industry as well as representative on a political level will be present to share their views

Offshore Energy 2019 OWC is part of the Offshore Energy conference programme. OEEC is where the energy transition takes place. It is Europe’s leading gathering of the entire offshore energy industry and your opportunity to network with highly qualified experts and professionals across global markets – 7, 8 and 9 October in Amsterdam.

For more than 12 years OEEC is unique in bringing together the offshore energy industry sectors oil & gas, offshore wind and marine energy. More than 550 exhibitors from around the world present their newest services, projects and innovative products. On top of this OEEC presents international trade missions, pavilions, exclusive network lounges of the OEEC member club, the Start-up Zone, matchmaking areas, the Stage and networking drinks.

Approximately 12,000 professionals will visit the exhibition, take part in strategic discussions and immersive technical conference sessions focusing on the future and technical developments in the industry. Three days of networking and together shaping the future of energy. So the question is not if but how you will be participating at Offshore Energy 2019.

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CITY OF ULSAN SIGNS FLOATING WIND MOU The City of Ulsan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with four domestic and foreign partnerships and investors to build and maintain floating wind farms and create a local supply chain in South Korea. The four developers include a partnership between Royal Dutch Shell and CoensHexicon, which is a joint venture of Sweden’s floating multiturbine platform designer Hexicon AB and Coens, a South Korean integrated services provider. The second partnership is between South Korea’s SK E&S and Denmark’s Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP).

Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) is the third entity, and Korea Floating Wind (KFWind) the fourth. A 750kW pilot unit is expected to be installed in June and run for six months. Later on, a 1GW floating wind farm would be built around an out-ofcommission gas platform, for which the City of Ulsan has not provided a timeline.

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Associations & Governments

NEW CONSORTIUM TARGETS DUNKIRK TENDER Boralex, Eneco, Diamond Generating Europe Limited (DGE) and Van Oord have established a consortium with an aim to submit a bid for the Dunkirk offshore wind project. The Vents de Dunkerque consortium will feature Eneco’s experience in developing and building large-scale offshore wind farms, as well as Boralex’ local roots in Hauts de France and knowledge of the French market. Van Oord will provide its specialized fleet and knowledge of maritime regulations and risks at sea, while DGE, a fully owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, will contribute with its experience in energy projects and distribution activities.

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Tenders

CHINESE OIL MAJOR TAPS INTO OFFSHORE WIND China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Ltd has entered the offshore wind sector with recent involvement in a project offshore East China’s Jiangsu province. The company unveiled it entered the project in January, however, details on the size or scope of the development have not been disclosed. Offshore wind is said to align with CNOOC’s business due to its resources in offshore engineering and experience in offshore operations which can be directly applied in the sector. The company’s involvement is also said to be consistent with China’s broader strategy of reducing carbon emissions and investing in new technologies.

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TAIWAN SETS OUT NEW FEED-IN-TARIFFS Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs has set out the new feed-in-tariff (FiT) at NT$5.5160/kWh (€0.156731/ kWh) for the 20-year offshore wind Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) signed in 2019. The wind projects that sign their PPAs in 2019 will receive NT$6.2795/kWh during the first ten years of operation and NT$4.1422 for the remaining ten years. The Ministry initially proposed a FiT of NT$5.106/kWh for 2019 PPAs, a 12.7% decrease compared to the 2018 rate of NT$5.8498/kWh. This proposal was met with backlash from the developers and the industry associations.

Associations & Governments

GERMANY BEGINS PROBING NEW OFFSHORE WIND SITES Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Das Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH)) launched the second round of preliminary investigations of offshore wind farm sites on 1 February. This second round of investigations covers three areas in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the North Sea. The three areas will feature operational wind farms from 2027 onwards. The N-7.2 area, on which a wind farm is due to be commissioned in 2027, has a size of approximately 52km2 at an area located about 82km north of the Borkum island. The two immediately adjacent areas, N-3.5 and N-3.6, are located about 50km north of Borkum. The N-3.5 area has a size of about 26km2 and N-3.6 of about 32 km2. Offshore wind electricity from these two areas is expected in 2028.

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© HSM Offshore

HSM OFFSHORE STARTS BORSSELE BETA JACKET ASSEMBLY HSM Offshore commenced the assembly of the jacket foundation for the Borssele Beta offshore transformer station at the end of January at its yard in Schiedam. The Dutch company secured a contract by TenneT TSO for the construction of the Borssele Beta platform in September 2017, after it had cut the first steel for the Borssele Alpha transformer station. Under the contracts, HSM is in charge of the engineering, procurement, construction, transport, installation, connection and testing of the two 700MW platforms. Seaway Heavy Lifting’s vessel Oleg Strashnov installed the jacket foundation for Borssele Alpha in August 2018, with the platform scheduled for completion this year. Borssele Beta is expected by next year.

Cables & Grids

HITACHI STOPS WIND TURBINE PRODUCTION The Japanese Hitachi has decided to stop manufacturing wind turbines going forward and to instead focus on marketing turbines from the longtime German partner Enercon. With this policy, Hitachi expects to maintain the top share of the wind turbines market in Japan by expanding the solution business integrating Enercon’s turbines with its digital technology. The company will continue to conduct ongoing projects using its downwind turbines both in Japan and overseas, and as previously, will offer the solutions including maintenance and services to existing wind farms featuring Hitachi turbines. The company also plans to strengthen its maintenance services and expand its core product of wind power generation solution business.

© Hitachi

Business & Finance

GERMANY BEGINS PROBING NEW OFFSHORE WIND SITES Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Das Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH)) launched the second round of preliminary investigations of offshore wind farm sites on 1 February. This second round of investigations covers three areas in the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the North Sea. The three areas will feature operational wind farms from 2027 onwards. The N-7.2 area, on which a wind farm is due to be commissioned in 2027, has a size of approximately 52km2 at an area located about 82km north of the Borkum island. The two immediately adjacent areas, N-3.5 and N-3.6, are located about 50km north of Borkum. The N-3.5 area has a size of about 26km2 and N-3.6 of about 32 km2. Offshore wind electricity from these two areas is expected in 2028.

Associations & Governments

MHI VESTAS PROFIT GROWS AS ORDERS INCREASE

© MHI Vestas

MHI Vestas generated a net profit of €26M and secured an order intake of 3,180MW last year. 2018 was the first year in which MHI Vestas generated a positive net profit on a stand-alone basis since the launch of the joint venture by Vestas and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in 2014, emphasizing a successful ramp-up of the V164 turbine. Compared to a net loss of €100M in 2017, MHI Vestas made a turnaround of €126M year-on-year. At the end of 2018, the company’s order backlog of firm and unconditional orders was 3,838MW, with 1,700MW in additional conditional orders and preferred supplier agreements. The installed capacity in 2018 was at 945MW. During 2018, the intake of firm and unconditional orders consisted of six projects: the 950MW Moray East and the 860MW Triton Knoll in the UK, the 751MW Borssele III/IV/V projects in the Netherlands, the 224MW Northwester 2 and the 370MW Norther in Belgium, and the 25MW Windfloat Atlantic floating offshore wind project in Portugal.

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GE HALIADE-X 12MW PROTOTYPE FINDS HOME GE Renewable Energy and Future Wind, a joint venture of Pondera Development and Sif, have signed an agreement to install the first Haliade-X 12MW turbine prototype in the Port of Rotterdam this summer. The agreement, which will see the prototype installed onshore to facilitate access for testing, includes five years of testing and a 15-year fullservice O&M agreement. The initial period of operations will allow the collection of data needed to obtain a Type Certificate, a key step in commercializing the turbine in 2021. Preparations have already begun in Rotterdam, where all components will be shipped for pre-assembly and installation. The turbine’s nacelle will be assembled in Saint-Nazaire, France, and the 107m long LM Wind Power blades will be manufactured in Cherbourg. GRI Renewable Industries also started manufacturing a tower for the prototype in Sevilla, Spain.

© GE Renewable Energy

Turbines

TAI-SHING TO PRODUCE TPS AT TAICHUNG PORT Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC) has awarded Tai-Shing Engineering and Construction Company Ltd. with the lease rights for a site at the Port of Taichung, where the company will build a factory to produce transition pieces for offshore wind turbines. TIPC announced the winner of the public tender for lease rights for around 12ha at the Port of Taichung Industrial Zone II on 23 January.

Tai-Shing will start building the factory by the end of this year and is expected to complete it in 2021. The company will invest NT$3.3Bn (circa €95M) in the factory, where 350 people will be working to produce around 60 transition pieces annually.

© TIPC

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13 SHOW INTEREST FOR POLAND’S OFFSHORE WIND PARTNERSHIP Thirteen potential partners have responded to PGE Group’s invitation to develop offshore wind farm projects in the Polish Baltic Sea. PGE intends to sell up to a 50% stake in two special purpose vehicles that are preparing the offshore projects with a combined capacity of up to 2,545MW, and to operate them with the partner on a joint venture basis. PGE has now completed the first stage of selection of potential strategic partners willing to participate in the preparation, construction, and operation of the offshore projects. However, the group has not revealed the names of the potential partners who responded to the invitation.

Tenders

JIANGSU PROVINCE APPROVES 6.7GW OF OFFSHORE WIND The Jiangsu Province in China has approved 24 offshore wind projects with a total capacity of 6.7GW. The total investment in the projects will amount to ¥122.29Bn, which is approximately $18Bn. The announcement is said to be part of the province’s 10GW offshore wind plan known as Three Gorges on Sea. The approved offshore wind farms are expected to be completed by the end of 2020.

© Jiangsu Province Twitter

Associations & Governments

ØRSTED SIGNS FISHERIES DEAL IN US Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind has entered into a partnership agreement with Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA) to improve communication between the commercial fishing industry and offshore wind developers. The aim of this first-of-its-kind partnership is to create an opportunity for commercial fishermen to provide direct input to the wind energy industry on matters of significant interest to their businesses. The core component of the initiative will be the creation of a joint industry task force to explore improved approaches to project siting, design, and operations.

Both industries will remain autonomous but will provide a platform to move towards workable solutions.

Business & Finance

HST ORDERS THIRDS DAMEN FCS VESSEL Damen has signed a contract with High Speed Transfers Ltd (HST) for the delivery of a third fast crew supply (FCS) vessel. HST Harri, which belongs to the FCS 2710 class that Damen unveiled in May 2018, is expected to be delivered in September this year. The FCS 2710 class is capable of carrying 26 passengers, twice more than the previous FCS 2610 design, and is able to operate in wave heights of more than 2m due to an extra meter of freeboard. Just like HST Sofia, scheduled to be delivered this March, HST Harri will incorporate a few small layout changes to the working areas, but other original specifications remain unchanged.

© Damen

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NEW DUTCH OFFSHORE WIND ATLAS UNVEILED ECN part of TNO, KNMI (the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute), and Whiffle, a Delft University of Technology spin-off, have released the new Dutch Offshore Wind Atlas (DOWA). The new atlas includes details of where the wind is mapped up-to 600m in height and the daily variability of the wind captured.

With this information, the Dutch government and wind farm developers can plan, build and operate offshore wind projects more efficiently. The atlas comprises wind speed and direction information across the whole Dutch part of the North Sea, including the offshore wind development zones Borssele, Hollandse Kust Zuid and Hollandse Kust Noord; wind speed and direction information ranging up to an altitude of 600m; total coverage of 10 years up to 2017 and updated with 2018 wind information; and spatial resolution of 2.5km2 and wind information for every hour.

© TNO

Business & Finance

US TO LAUNCH NEW FLOATING WIND TURBINE PROGRAM The U.S. Department of Energy has announced up to $28M in funding for the new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program to develop new technologies for floating wind turbines using the discipline of control co-design (CCD). The Aerodynamic Turbines, Lighter and Afloat, with Nautical Technologies and Integrated Servo-control (ATLANTIS) program seeks to design radically new floating wind turbines by maximizing their rotor-area-to-total-weight ratio while maintaining or ideally increasing turbine generation efficiency. The program aims to build a new generation of computer tools to facilitate the design of the turbines and to collect real data from full and lab-scale experiments to validate the turbine designs and computer tools. It also encourages the application of CCD methodologies that integrate all relevant engineering disciplines at the start of the design process, with feedback control and dynamic interaction principles as the primary drivers of the design.

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EQUINOR SELECTS HYWIND TAMPEN TURBINE ASSEMBLY SITE

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Equinor has contracted the Gulen Industrial Harbour in Norway to provide a turbine assembly site for the Hywind Tampen floating wind project. The Gulen Industrial Harbour will provide onshore and inshore areas for storage, assembly and commissioning of all the components for the turbines, as well as necessary infrastructure and facilities in the project period. No work will begin before the investment decision, which is expected to be made this year as licensees are currently maturing. The 88MW Hywind Tampen could become the world’s first offshore wind farm directly connected to oil and gas platforms, as Equinor and its partners at Gullfaks and Snorre are exploring the possibilities of supplying the five platforms at the oil and gas fields with floating wind power.

Ports & Logistics

FRANCE PLANS 2028 TENDER ROUTE

SIEMENS GAMESA LAUNCHES 10+ MW TURBINE

France plans to issue offshore wind tenders with a combined capacity of up to 6GW by 2028, according to the Multiannual Energy Programme. The first tender is scheduled for this year, with 500MW of capacity offered offshore Dunkirk and the strike price expected to be below €70/MWh. In 2020, there will be a tender for 1GW in the English Channel with a target strike price of €65/MWh. 2021 and 2022 are reserved for floating wind tenders in Brittany and the Mediterranean, respectively.

Both projects will have a capacity of 250MW. The expected target strike prices are €120/MWh for the Brittany project and €110/MWh for the project in the Mediterranean. In 2023 and 2024, between 1GW and 1.5GW of the fixed foundation capacity will be offered with a target strike price of €60/MWh. 2024 will also see a tender for between 250MW and 500MW of floating wind.

From 2025 to 2028, France plans to issue annual tenders for 500MW of capacity, either fixed foundation or floating wind, depending on the projected costs and prices.

Tenders

Siemens Gamesa has launched its first 10+ MW offshore wind turbine, the SG 10.0-193 DD. The 10MW rating is made possible through a larger generator diameter, building on the Siemens Gamesa Direct Drive generator technology. By increasing the rotor diameter to 193m, the new turbine is said to offer up to 30% more AEP than its predecessor, the SG 8.0-167 DD, while its 94m long-blades provide a swept area of 29,300m2. The turbine nacelles will be initially manufactured at the factory in Cuxhaven, Germany. The prototype is expected to be installed this year, with commercial market deployment expected in 2022.

© Siemens Gamesa

Turbines

FIVE DEVELOPERS ENTER NEW YORK OFFSHORE WIND BATTLE

© NYSERDA

Five developers have expressed intent to participate in New York State’s first offshore wind solicitation targeting 800MW of capacity, according to the New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA). The developers who filed a notice on the intent to propose are Bay State Wind LLC, a joint venture of Ørsted and Eversource Energy; Vineyard Wind LLC, a partnership between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Avangrid Renewables; Mayflower Wind Energy LLC, a joint venture of Shell New Energies US and EDPR Offshore North America; Equinor Wind US LLC; and Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind LLC, a joint venture of EDF Renewables and Shell New Energies. This first phase of offshore wind procurement is expected to jumpstart the industry and support the state’s overall goal to develop 2,4GW of offshore wind by 2030.

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WINDFARMUPDATES

DEUTSCHE BUCHT CAPACITY

252MW + 17MW

TURBINES

31 + 2

FOUNDATIONS MONOPILES + MONO BUCKETS SUBSTATION

1

Northland Deutsche Bucht completed the installation of all 31 monopile foundations at the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm at the beginning of the year. The 78m long monopiles were delivered from Rostock and loaded directly onto the installation vessel. The transition pieces, 26m high, were transported to Cuxhaven from their production location in Spain.

They were offloaded for interim storage in Cuxhaven until installation. The next construction phase, inter-array mediumvoltage cabling, is set to start this spring. The further two mono bucket foundations are to be erected during the second quarter of this year. Deutsche Bucht is the first offshore wind farm worldwide to test this foundation under commercial operating conditions. The 269MW project is expected to be commissioned in the second half of the year.

VEJA MATE CAPACITY

402MW

TURBINES

67

GE

FOUNDATIONS MONOPILES SUBSTATION

1

The European Commission has approved the acquisition of sole control over Veja Mate Offshore Project GmbH

by Siemens Project Ventures GmbH, part of the Siemens group. Veja Mate Offshore Project GmbH operates the Veja Mate offshore wind farm in the German North Sea and is currently owned and controlled by Highland Group Holdings, Siemens Financial Services, and CI II, which is managed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). The Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition would raise no competition concerns given that Siemens already jointly controlled the project before the transaction. Veja Mate features 67 Siemens Gamesa 6MW turbines located some 95km off the German island of Borkum. The 402MW project was commissioned in May 2017, four months earlier than expected, taking less than 14 months from the start of construction.

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Š Veja Mate Offshore Project GmbH

check out the online wind farm updates on www.OffshoreWIND.biz

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© Equinor

BAŁTYK RODKOWY II POL

CAPACITY 840MW TURBINES

UP TO 70

FOUNDATIONS UNKNOWN SUBSTATION UNKNOWN Polenergia and Equinor have secured an additional 240MW of capacity for their 600MW Bałtyk rodkowy II offshore wind project. The capacity boost is part of the terms that the two companies secured from Polish grid operator Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne (PSE) for establishing a power link between the project and the grid. Shortly after, PSE specified the connection conditions for the Bałtyk I offshore wind farm, which would allow the project to be built to its full capacity of 1,560MW. The boost implies that the combined capacity of Bałtyk II and Bałtyk III could increase from 1,200MW to 1,440MW, meaning that with the 1,560MW capacity of Bałtyk I the overall capacity could reach up to 3GW. Polenergia Bałtyk III is expected to deliver first power in 2025, with Polenergia Bałtyk II following suit in 2027. Bałtyk I is still at an early stage of development.

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FORMOSA 1 PHASE 2 CAPACITY

120MW

TURBINES

20

FOUNDATIONS MONOPILES SUBSTATION

0

© Siemens Gamesa (Illustration)

FairWind has signed a Letter of Intent with Siemens Gamesa to collaborate on turbine pre-assembly for the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind project. Under the agreement, FairWind will hire and train Taiwanese technicians to prepare them for the preassembly operations, which are scheduled to begin in the spring this year. The training will be carried out through FairWind’s partnership with European Wind Academy and will include on-site preparation in Europe. Formosa 1 Phase 2 will comprise 20 Siemens Gamesa 6MW turbines located some 6km off the west coast of the Miaoli district in the Taiwan Strait. The 120MW project is due to be operational in 2020, when it will become Taiwan’s first commercial offshore wind farm.

CHN GUANGDONG YUDEAN ZHANJIANG WAILUO CAPACITY

198MW

TURBINES

36

FOUNDATIONS MONOPILES SUBSTATION

1

China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) installed the first out of the 36 5.5MW wind turbines at the Guangdong Yudean Zhanjiang Wailuo offshore wind farm at the end of

© CCCC

January. CCCC installed the first Mingyang Wind Power MySE5.5/7.0MW unit at the site offshore Guangdong Province in six days. Guangdong Yudean Zhanjiang Wailuo is China’s first offshore wind farm being built with the general EPC contracting method and the first one in Guangdong Province to use largediameter monopile foundations. The 198MW project is also the province’s first offshore wind farm to use wind turbines with a rated capacity above 5MW.

KE GA CAPACITY

3.4GW

TURBINES

UNKNOWN

FOUNDATIONS UNKNOWN SUBSTATION

UNKNOWN

© Vietnam Energy Association

Enterprize Energy has revealed plans to build the 3.4GW Ke Ga offshore wind farm in Vietnam. The project is valued at around $9Bn excluding the investment for the power grid connection. The UK developer has reportedly signed agreements with Petroleum Equipment Assembly & Metal Structure (PVC-MS) and VietnamRussia Oil and Gas Joint Venture (Vietsovpetro) for the delivery of the grid connection system. The wind farm will be developed in 600MW phases and will feature MHI Vestas wind turbines installed some 20km offshore Ke Ga cape on a site covering around 2,000km2. The first phase is expected to be operational by 2022. Société Générale will lead the financing of the project, with the World Bank also involved. These project details were discussed during a workshop in Hanoi organized by Enterprize Energy and Vietnam Energy Association (VEA).

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VNM

DALIAN ZHUANGHE CAPACITY

300MW

TURBINES

72

FOUNDATIONS MONOPILES SUBSTATION

UNKNOWN

China Communications Construction Company (CCCC)

© CCCC

has put into operation the first 6.45MW turbine of the Dalian Zhuanghe offshore wind project. The 6.45MW unit is the country’s first low-temperature turbine and its launch marks the first commercial operation of an offshore wind project in northern China. The 300MW project is located in the Zhuanghe waters offshore Dalian in the Liaoning Province.

Project offshore installation work began in October 2017 with the installation of the first wind turbine monopile foundation.

YUNLIN CAPACITY

640MW

TURBINES

80

FOUNDATIONS MONOPILES SUBSTATION © Van Oord

1

The South Korean LS Cable & System has won a contract to manufacture submarine power cables for the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The company will supply 170km of 66kV cables under the contract, which marks the first secured by a Korean cable

TWN

maker for the Taiwanese market. Seaway Offshore Cables (SOC) also recently secured a substantial contract to supply and install the export and inter-array grid cable systems at the project, as well as provide the pre-installation of horizontal drilling conduits, submarine cable route surveys, post-lay trenching, and termination and testing services. The Yunlin offshore wind farm will comprise 80 8MW turbines of which half will be commissioned by 2020 and the remainder the

CHANGHUA 1 AND 2A

year after. The 640MW project is being developed by the wpd group some 8km off the coast of the Yunlin

CAPACITY

900MW

TURBINES

UNKNOWN

County within the Taiwan Strait.

FOUNDATIONS JACKETS SUBSTATION

UNKNOWN

Taiwan’s Bureau of Energy has granted Ørsted the establishment permit for the 900MW Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind project. Ørsted is now working with the local authorities and stakeholders to reach other outstanding key project milestones, such as completing the supply chain plan and signing the power purchase agreement (PPA). The Greater Changhua projects comprise a total potential offshore wind capacity of 2.4GW. Approximately 1.8GW have now been earmarked

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for buildout in 2021 and 2025, and the remaining circa 0.6GW can participate in future auction rounds.

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BORSSELE 1 & 2 CAPACITY

752MW

TURBINES

94

FOUNDATIONS MONOPILES SUBSTATION

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EEW Offshore Structures (Britain) has begun the production of the transition pieces for the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. A ceremony was held to mark the cutting of the first steel at the company’s site at Haverton Hill in the UK. EEW OSB is in charge of producing 35 transition pieces for the 94 monopile foundations, with Bladt responsible for the remaining 59 pieces. Ørsted’s Borssele 1 & 2 will feature Siemens Gamesa 8MW turbines installed 23km from the Dutch coast. The 752MW project is planned to be fully commissioned by the end of 2020.

RENTEL CAPACITY

309WM

TURBINES

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The Rentel offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea was officially commissioned in mid-January. With the addition of the capacity from the 309MW project, Belgium became fifth in the global offshore wind capacity rankings.

Rentel comprises 42 Siemens Gamesa D7type turbines, each with a 7.35MW individual

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capacity, installed some site 40km off the coast of Ostend. The wind farm is owned by a consortium of eight Belgian shareholders, including Otary Offshore Energy, DEME Group and Elicio NV.

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NORTHER CAPACITY

370MW

TURBINES

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Van Oord’s vessel Aeolus installed the first MHI Vestas 8.4MW turbine on the Norther offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea at the beginning of February. The installation of all of the project’s 44 turbines is expected to be completed by late April. The turbines are being transported in sets of four from Vlissingen in the Netherlands and installed at the site some 23km off the coast of Zeebrugge. The 370MW project is the first Belgian wind farm to feature turbines with a capacity of 8MW. Once operational in the third quarter of the year, it will be the © Norther NV

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largest offshore wind farm in the country’s waters.

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HORNS REV 3 CAPACITY

406.7MW

TURBINES

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Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Brave Tern installed the last turbine at the Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm in January. The vessel loaded the final batch of the MHI Vestas units destined for the 406.7MW project on 10 January at the Port of Esbjerg. Horns Rev 3, owned by Vattenfall, is expected to be completed as early as in May this year, instead of the initial plan to have it finalized in 2020. The offshore wind farm comprises a total of 49 MHI Vestas V164-8.3 MW turbines, marking the first time this turbine model is used in Danish waters.

SPROGØ CAPACITY

21MW

TURBINES

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European Energy Group contracted NorSea Wind for the operation and maintenance of the Sprogø offshore wind farm. The company began the work at the beginning of this year after a tender procedure.

In addition, the crew transfer vessel (CTV) ordered

by European Energy for the 21MW project is currently under construction at Valling Ship Solution’s premises and is expected to be operational by April.

Located in the Great Belt strait between the islands

© Sund & Bælt

of Zealand and Funen, Sprogø comprises seven V90-3MW Vestas turbines officially commissioned at the end of 2009.

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BEATRICE CAPACITY

588MW

TURBINES

84

FOUNDATIONS JACKETS SUBSTATION 2

Swire Blue Ocean’s jack-up Pacific Orca completed the installation of two-thirds of the total of 84 turbines at the Beatrice offshore wind farm at the beginning of February. The vessel installed the first unit at the site in the Outer Moray Firth, UK, in mid-July 2018, shortly after which the 588MW wind farm delivered first power.

The turbines are loaded in sets of five at the Nigg port, Siemens Gamesa’s pre-assembly base, with the commissioning carried out immediately after installation. Beatrice Offshore Wind Ltd, a joint venture of SSE (40%), Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (35%) and Red Rock Power Limited (25%), plans to have the project commissioned in spring this year.

IRL

ORIEL CAPACITY

330MW

TURBINES

55

FOUNDATIONS UNKNOWN SUBSTATION UNKNOWN Parkwind and ESB have reached an agreement under which ESB will acquire up to a 35% stake in the Oriel offshore wind project in Ireland. The companies will also work together on the Clogherhead offshore wind farm, as Parkwind plans to acquire up to 35% in this project, for which ESB holds a foreshore license to commence site investigations. The Oriel project is located in the Irish Sea off the coast of Dundalk and is planned to begin commercial operations in the early 2020s. Parkwind got onboard the Oriel project in October 2017, when the company agreed on investment to become a strategic partner in the 330MW offshore wind farm.

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© Oriel Windfarm Limited

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MORAY EAST CAPACITY

950MW

TURBINES

100

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SUBSTATION 3

Centrica plc and Engie have secured Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) for the Moray East offshore wind farm. Centrica will trade and balance 76.7% of the electricity generated by the 950MW project, while Engie will purchase 23.3% of the electricity. The PPAs are for a 15-year long period, starting from commercial operation of the wind farm which is scheduled to commence in 2022. Located some 22km off the Scottish coast, the Moray East offshore wind farm will feature 100 MHI Vestas 9.5MW turbines scheduled for commissioning in 2022.

INCH CAPE CAPACITY

784MW

TURBINES

UP TO 72

FOUNDATIONS JACKETS SUBSTATION 1 Inch Cape Offshore Limited (ICOL) and Boskalis have signed an exclusive Pre-Construction Agreement (PCA) covering the transportation and installation of the turbine foundations, the offshore substation and the inter-array cables. The award of the contract is subject to a successful bid by ICOL in the next UK Contracts for Difference auction in mid-2019 and the financial close, expected in the second half of 2020. The PCA includes the engineering, supply, transportation, and installation of up to © ICOL

72 pre-piled jacket foundations and up to 84 inter-array cables in addition to the transportation and installation of the offshore substation. The Bokalift 1 crane vessel will be deployed for the transportation and installation of the foundations, as well as the offshore substation foundation, the substructure and the topside. Inch Cape will be located in the North Sea, 15km off the Angus Coast in the East of Scotland. The project is scheduled to be

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executed in the period 2021-2022.

HORNSEA PROJECT ONE CAPACITY

1.2GW

TURBINES

174

FOUNDATIONS MONOPILES SUBSTATION

3 + RCS

© Tony Cato (Fred. Olsen Windcarrier)

Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Bold Tern began installing turbines at the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm at the beginning of February. The vessel picked up the first batch of the Siemens Gamesa 7MW turbines on 5 February at the Alexandra Dock in Hull. In addition, EEW Offshore Structures (Britain) recently completed the manufacture of 86 transition pieces for the 1.2GW project. Located 120km off the Yorkshire Coast in the UK, Hornsea Project One will comprise 174 Siemens 7MW wind turbines, three offshore substations, and a reactive compensation substation (RCS). Once fully operational in 2020, it will be the largest offshore wind farm in the world.

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USA

© Vineyard Wind

VINEYARD WIND CAPACITY 800MW TURBINES UNKNOWN FOUNDATIONS UNKNOWN SUBSTATION UNKNOWN The Vineyard Wind offshore wind project has passed the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) review process following the certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR). The Massachusetts Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Matthew A. Beaton certified the FEIR for the 800MW project, which brought to the finalization of MEPA. The certification allows the project to seek permit review from the Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard Commissions, and the Barnstable Conservation Commission, among others. Vineyard Wind, North America’s first large-scale offshore wind farm, will feature MHI Vestas 9.5MW turbines located some 14 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard. The 800MW project will enter the construction phase this year and is expected to be operational in 2021.

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Contractors

Cables & Components

OIL CONTROL SYSTEMS Vlotlaan 232 2681 TV Monster The Netherlands T +31 17 42 81 67 5 info@oilcontrolsystems.nl www.oilcontrolsystems.nl

VBMS P.O. Box 282 3350 AG Papendrecht The Netherlands T +31 78 641 7500 E info@vbms.com

JAN DE NUL GROUP 34-36 Parc d’activités Capellen 8308 Capellen Luxembourg T +35 23 98 91 1 info@jandenulgroup.com www.jandenul.com

NGC TRANSMISSION Nanjing High Speed Gear Manufacturing 30 Houjiao Road Jiangning District, Nanjing, China T +86 25 5217 2849 sales@NGCtransmission.com www.ngctransmission.com

GEOSEA NV Haven 1025 – Scheldedijk 30 2070 Zwijndrecht Belgium T +32 32 50 52 11 Info.geosea@deme-group.com www.deme-group.com/geosea

SWAN HUNTER (NE) LTD. Station Road, Wallsend, NE28 6EQ United Kingdom T +44 (0) 19 12 95 02 95 info@swanhunter.com www. swanhunter.com Finance

Consultancy & Inspections

VERWEIJ HOEBEE GROEP Marine Surveyors and Consulting Engineers Osdorper Ban 17 BC 1068 LD Amsterdam The Netherlands T +31 (0) 20 61 07 26 0 info@verweij-hoebee.nl www.verweij-hoebee.nl

GUSTOMSC BV Karel Doormanweg 35 3115 JD Schiedam T +31 (0)10 28 83 00 0 info@gustomsc.com www.gustomsc.com

Installation Vessels

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BALTIC TAUCHEREIUND BERGUNGSBETRIEB ROSTOCK GMBH Alter Hafen Sud 3 18069 Rostock Germany T +49 39 18 11 10 00 info@baltic-taucher.de www.baltic-tacher.de

ING BANK N.V. Bijlmerplein 888 P.O. Box 1800 1000 BV Amsterdam The Netherlands T +31 (0)20 56 51 02 4 steven.evans@ingbank.com www.ingwb.com

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Engineering Companies

Contractors

C-VENTUS OFFSHORE WINDFARM SERVICES BV Havenkade 100a 1973 AM IJmuiden The Netherlands T +31 25 58 20 02 0 E-mail: info@c-ventus.com

Diving Operations

LONDON OFFSHORE CONSULTANTS LIMITED Ibex House 42-47 Minories London EC3N 1DY United Kingdom T +44 20 72 64 32 50 london@loc-group.com www.loc-group.com

VAN OORD OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS BV P.O. Box 458 4200 AL Gorinchem The Netherlands T +31 88 82 65 20 0 area.owp@vanoord.com www.vanoord.com

DELTA LLOYD Postbus 1000, 1000 BA Amsterdam The Netherlands T +31 (0) 61 06 23 93 1 willem_schrijver@deltalloyd.nl www.deltalloyd.com

STC-KNRM Quarantaineweg 98 3089 KP Rotterdam – Heijplaat T +31 (0) 10 42 83 86 0 info@stc-knrm.nl www.stc-knrm.nl

A2SEA A/S Kongens Kvarter 51 7000 Fredericia Denmark T +45 75 92 82 11 a2sea@a2sea.com www.a2sea.com

Suppliers

MPI OFFSHORE Resolution House 18 Ellerbeck Court Stokesley Business Park Stokesley North Yorkshire TS9 5PT United Kingdom T +44 16 42 74 22 00 info@mpi-offshore.com www.mpi-offshore.com

Port & Logistics

SEAFOX P.O. Box 799 2130 AT Hoofddorp The Netherlands T +31 (0)23 55 41 31 3 info@seafox.com

TOS - ENERGY & MARITIME MANPOWER Waalhaven O.Z. 77 3087 BM Rotterdam The Netherlands T +31 10 43 66 39 3 info@tos.nl www.tos.nl

HOLLAND HYDRAULICS B.V. Binnenhavenstraat 14 7553 GJ Hengelo The Netherlands T +31 (0)74 291 78 48 info@holland-hydraulics.nl www.holland-hydraulics.nl

SCHOTTEL GMBH Mainzer Straße 99 56322 Spay Germany +49 / 26 28 / 61 - 0 +49 / 26 28 / 61 - 3 00 info@schottel.de

AYOP Het Havengebouw De Ruijterkade 7 (13e etage) 1013 AA Amsterdam The Netherlands T +31 (0) 20 62 73 70 6 info@ayop.com

Lifting Equipment

www.seajacks.com

PROTEA SP. Z O.O. Galaktyczna 30A 80-299 Gdansk Poland T +48 58 34 80 00 4 protea@protea.pl www.protea.pl

DAMEN SHIPYARDS GROUP P.O. Box 1 4200 AA Gorinchem The Netherlands T +31 18 36 39 91 1 info@damen.com www.damen.com

HUBEL MARINE B.V. Karel Doornmanweg 5 3115 JD Schiedam The Netherlands T +31 10 45 87 33 8 info@hubelmarine.com www.hubelmarine.com

Towers, Foundations, Substations

Personnel Services

IPS POWERFUL PEOPLE Rivium Boulevard 101 2909 LK Capelle aan den IJssel The Netherlands P +31 (0)88 447 94 85 M +31 (0)6 15 088 257 H.vanBurk@ipspowerfulpeople.com www.ipspowerfulpeople.com

Ship Builders

Offshore

ELA CONTAINER NEDERLAND B.V. Rouaanstraat 39 9723 CC Groningen The Netherlands T +31 50 31 82 24 7 info@ela-offshore.com www.ela-container.com

BLUE OFFSHORE Laan van Nieuw Oost-Indië 191 2593 BN The Hague The Netherlands T: +31 70 711 3774 info@blueoffshore.com www.blueoffshore.com

NV PORT OF DEN HELDER Postbus 4058 1780 HB Den Helder T +31 (0) 22 36 18 48 1 www.portofdenhelder.eu

EEW SPECIAL PIPE CONTRUCTIONS GMBH Am Eisenwerk 1 18147 Rostock Germany T + 49 38 18 17 16 0 info@eewspc.de www.eewspc.de

SMULDERS Hoge Mauw 200 2370 Arendonk – Belgium info@smuldersgroup.com www.smulders.com

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