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Offshore construction has started on Dogger Bank A, the first of the three 1.2 GW phases of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm, the world’s largest offshore wind farm under construction. The offshore works are kicking off with a geophysical pre-lay survey along the Dogger Bank Aexport cable corridor in the Southern North Sea […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update
UK-based Fulkrum has secured a contract to support the QA/QC-quality assurance/quality control activities for the first phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm project offshore England. Under the contract, Fulkrum will provide inspection services during the Dogger Bank A development stage, with a possibility of a contract extension to Dogger Bank B and […]
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Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update
Smulders has loaded out and sent off the first four of the 95 transition pieces for the first phase of Dogger Bank Wind Farm from its yard in Hoboken, Belgium. The first batch of transition pieces was loaded out on 19 and 20 April and shipped to Sif’s Maasvlakte 2 terminal in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, […]
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Offshore construction work has now officially started on what will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm with the installation of the first length of the HVDC export cable off the Yorkshire coast. NKT has commenced work on the laying of the nearshore cable for Dogger Bank A, the first of the three 1.2 GW […]
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Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update
Installation of monopiles at Dogger Bank A, the first of the three 1.2 GW phases comprising the world’s largest wind farm under construction, the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank, is scheduled to start in the first half of July. DEME Offshore’s installation vessel Innovation is expected to start installing the first three of the 95 monopiles […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update
Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) has won a contract to provide the complete temporary power solution for the construction of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind project in the UK. Under the contract, MRE will use its generator recycling strategy, with the aim to streamline the number of sets required offshore, while maintaining and refuelling […]
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Wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa said it had received a favourable ruling against turbine manufacturer General Electric (GE) in a federal court in Massachusetts, USA. A jury in Boston found that GE infringed on one of Siemens Gamesa’s patents related to structural support of large offshore wind turbines and awarded the company a royalty rate […]
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Jan De Nul’s next-generation jack-up installation vessel, the Voltaire, has been fitted with the main crane of more than 3,000 tonnes – the largest Leg Encircling Crane ever built. Featuring a crane house weighing 1,800 tonnes, a boom length of 140 metres, and weighing 800 tonnes, the Huisman crane will use a Universal Quick Connector […]
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Van Oord has won a contract to transport and install wind turbines at an undisclosed wind farm offshore the East Coast of the USA. The company will deploy the offshore installation vessel Aeolus on the project. The turbine installation work is scheduled to start in 2023. Van Oord said that this is the first contract […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update
Norway-based DeepOcean has been awarded a contract to provide subsea services to Vineyard Wind 1, the first utility-scale offshore wind project in the US. Under the contract, DeepOcean will provide a range of subsea services including project management, engineering, ROV, tooling, and survey activities. The company will lead the project out of its office in […]
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The Netherlands-based foundation manufacturer Sif Group has completed the first several monopiles for the world’s largest offshore wind farm under construction – the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank in the UK. Sif manufactured the monopiles at its factory on Maasvlakte 2 in the Port of Rotterdam. The monopiles produced will be installed on the 1.2 GW […]
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US-based WINDEA CTV LLC has started construction of its first three 30-metre hybrid-ready crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for the emerging US offshore wind market. Two of the Incat Crowther-designed CTVs will be constructed at St. Johns Shipyard in Palatka, Florida and one will be built at Gulf Craft in Franklin, Louisiana. The CTVs are scheduled […]
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Environment, R&D, Technology
Sif Group, representing KCI the engineers, GE Renewable Energy, and Pondera have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the feasibility study of AmpHytrite – a green hydrogen centralized offshore wind production project. The AmpHytrite project is aimed at mastering the complexity of a centralized offshore and off-grid hydrogen production unit and is aiming for […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update
Ørsted and PSEG, the developers of the 1.1 GW Ocean Wind 1 offshore wind farm in New Jersey, have awarded engineering, procurement, and construction contracts for the project’s onshore transmission system to JINGOLI Power and Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company. The contracts include the installation of two high voltage substations and around nine miles (14 […]
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[This article was first published at 16:26 on 22 February and was updated on 14:26 on 24 February.] Ørsted will start surveying potential landfall locations in Delaware for the Skipjack Wind 1 export cable this month, when work will begin on studying the seafloor and coastal terrain at three locations near Bethany Beach. The commencement […]
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Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Ocean Wind 1 wind energy project offshore New Jersey. BOEM’s DEIS for the proposed Ocean Wind 1 offshore wind farm analyzes the potential environmental impacts of the proposed action described in Ocean Wind’s project plan for constructing […]
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A pre-lay multibeam survey operation along the export cable route for the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm in Massachusetts has begun. The survey operations, being performed by the research vessel Shearwater in the Nantucket Sound, will take approximately two weeks, subject to weather conditions. Shearwater is accompanied by the fishing vessels Chicawa and Rock & […]
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Vessels, Wind Farm Update
Vineyard Wind has signed a charter agreement with Massachusetts-based Patriot Offshore Maritime Services for a crew transfer vessel (CTV) for work on the 806 MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm. The CTV will be delivered during mid–2023 and deployed directly into construction, transporting essential personnel and equipment in support of the project. The 27-metre […]
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Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update
The first of a number of transformers that will enable the transmission of renewable energy from the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, has been delivered, SSE Renewables said. The transformers will play an integral role in the operation of three onshore convertor stations in East Riding of Yorkshire and on […]
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Ports & Logistics, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update
DEME Offshore US and Barge Master have entered into a long-term agreement to jointly develop a Jones Act compliant feeder solution for the upcoming offshore wind projects in the USA. The two companies said they will work closely together to develop motion compensation technology which will be deployed in a pioneering feeder concept on the […]
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Jan De Nul Group has launched the Voltaire, a next-generation offshore jack-up installation vessel for offshore renewables and decommissioning, at the COSCO Shipping Shipyard in Nantong, China. The Voltaire will be the second and the largest jack-up vessel in Jan De Nul’s fleet. The jack-up is due for delivery in the second half 2022, the […]
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Business & Finance, Industry, Technology
GE Renewable Energy and Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems are planning to establish a strategic industrial partnership to support the growth of offshore wind in South Korea. The two companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form the strategic offshore wind partnership in South Korea on Wednesday, 16 February. South Korea has set a […]
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Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update
Aibel has started the construction of the offshore converter platform for the third phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm – Dogger Bank C. The first steel for the platform was cut at Aibel’s Laem Chabang yard in Thailand. In keeping with the tradition, the steel was blessed by Thai monks prior […]
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GE Renewable Energy and Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have successfully tested a six-legged robot that the companies say could bring the wind industry over GBP 250 million in savings annually. Funded by Innovative UK, the project also brought together UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) BladeBUG and EchoBolt. The testing showed how a robot […]
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Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update
iXblue has completed the bathymetric survey at the site of the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm using its DriX uncrewed surface vehicle (USV). The purpose of the bathymetric survey inspection was to verify the seabed conditions before the deployment of Jan De Nul Group’s jack-up vessel Vole au vent. Relying on 4G and satellite communication, the operation, […]
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The National Offshore Wind Research & Development Consortium (NOWRDC) has awarded support to two GE’s research projects, one developing a robust joining process for large iron castings and one focused on the use of an Autonomous Inspection Vessel (AIV) for offshore wind turbines. GE said on 3 February that GE Renewable Energy and GE Research were awarded […]
