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  • Ørsted Awards Blade Inspection and Repair Contracts for German Offshore Wind Farms

    18 January 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    Ørsted has awarded RTS Wind a multi-million-euro contract for inspection and repair of wind turbine blades on its offshore wind farms in Germany. The developer held the tender last year, looking for a provider of internal and external blade inspection and repair for three of its offshore wind farms: Borkum Riffgrund 1, Borkum Riffgrund 2, […]

  • Turbine Installation to Soon Start at Ørsted’s Two German Offshore Wind Farms as Seaway7’s New Vessel Arrives in Europe

    18 March 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Wind turbine installation is expected to start soon at Ørsted’s Borkum Riffgrund 3 and Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farms in Germany as Seaway7’s newbuild Seaway Ventus, which has been hired to do the work, arrived in Europe. Seaway Ventus was built by China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) at its shipyard in Nantong, Jiangsu province, […]

  • Ørsted Has 6.7 GW of Offshore Wind Under Construction

    1 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom

    Ørsted has 6.7 GW of offshore wind under construction in 2024 across several projects worldwide, more than ever before in the company’s history, according to a recent newsletter from the global offshore wind developer. The capacity the company has under construction this year is significantly contributed by the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the […]

  • BlackRock to Buy Renewables Investor Global Infrastructure Partners for USD 12.5 Billion

    15 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Industry

    US-based investment company, BlackRock, has agreed to buy compatriot independent infrastructure fund manager, Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), in a USD 12.5 billion cash and shares deal. Under the deal, the world’s largest asset manager will take over GIP for USD 3 billion in cash and approximately 12 million shares of BlackRock common stock. Founded in […]

  • Ørsted Contracts Jan De Nul for Hornsea 3 Export Cable Installation

    25 January 2024
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    Ørsted and Jan De Nul Group have signed the offshore export cable installation contract for the 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK. This is the first offshore HVDC installation contract awarded by Ørsted in the UK, the company said. Belgium-headquartered Jan De Nul Group will be responsible for the seabed preparation, […]

  • Estonia Receives Multiple Applications for Three New Offshore Wind Sites, Auction Expected in June

    3 April 2024
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    Estonia’s Consumer Protection and Technical Regulation Authority (CPTRA) is reviewing ten applications for three offshore wind sites west of Saaremaa. The Estonian regulatory body had already received one proposal for each of the three sites and opened a window for competing applications in January this year. The ten applications were submitted by Estonia Offshore Wind […]

  • Equinor and KOSPO Join Forces Offshore South Korea

    6 December 2023
    Business development, Research & Development

    Korea Southern Power (KOSPO) and Equinor have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore a potential collaboration on offshore wind projects near Chuja Island in South Korea. Under the agreement, KOSPO will collaborate with the Norwegian state-owned company Equinor to potentially develop large-scale offshore wind projects near Chuja Island. KOSPO expects that its collaboration […]

  • OX2 Pushes Ahead with 400 MW Swedish Offshore Wind Project

    10 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    OX2 and its partner Ingka Investments have signed a cooperation agreement with the Swedish electric power distribution company, Ellevio, and submitted applications for connection of the Galene offshore wind farm in Sweden. The 400 MW Galene, the northern part of the 1.7 GW Galatea-Galene project, will be built about 21 kilometres west of Varberg and […]

  • Project to Retrofit CTV with Hydrogen Fuel Cells Kicks Off

    16 November 2023
    R&D, Vessels

    A project to retrofit a crew transfer vessel (CTV) with hydrogen fuel cells, to cut CO2 and NOx emissions while servicing offshore wind farms, has kicked off. Phase 1 of Project Verdant, supported by the UK’s national innovation agency Innovate UK, is now underway involving a preliminary design and feasibility study. If the concept is […]

  • Ten Most Read News on OffshoreWIND.biz in 2023

    1 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Industry, Operations & Maintenance, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Technology, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Updates on wind turbine technology and new offshore wind projects, including those facing major challenges, marked 2023 on offshoreWIND.biz. In the article below, we have compiled our ten most-read news last year, together with some of their related updates and stories. In February 2023, Vestas revealed plans to scale up a new chemical process that […]

  • DolWin Epsilon Converter Platform Sets Sail from Singapore to Europe

    16 October 2023

    The 900 MW DolWin Epsilon offshore converter platform has left Seatrium’s shipyard in Singapore and is heading towards Aibel’s yard in Haugesund, Norway, where it is expected to arrive in the second half of December. After three years of construction and with more than ten million manhours, the heavy transport vessel Mighty Servant 1 has […]

  • NSEC Countries ‘Unlikely’ to Meet 2030 Offshore Wind Target Without Immediate Action on Port Development, Study Says

    20 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Ports & Logistics

    A new report from the North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC) calls for “immediate action” on developing new port infrastructure and upgrading existing port facilities as the study behind the report found the joint offshore wind target of the nine NSEC countries for 2030 is unlikely to be met otherwise. In this article: The North Seas […]

  • Bill Expediting California’s Offshore Wind Development Signed into Law, New Legislation Said to Cut Permitting Timeline by Five Years

    10 October 2023
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics, Supply Chain

    California’s Governor Gavin Newsom signed two new offshore wind bills into law on 7 October. Coming into effect on 1 January 2024, the Offshore Wind Expediting Act (bill SB 286) is set to shave five years off of the offshore wind permitting timeline, while under the California Offshore Wind Advancement Act (bill AB 3), relevant […]

  • Ørsted Hires Semco Maritime and KK Wind Solutions in Germany

    21 September 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Semco Maritime has partnered with the Danish service provider, KK Wind Solutions, on a new offshore wind service contract for the High voltage (HV) Services at Ørsted’s Borkum Riffgrund 1 & 2 and Gode Wind 1 & 2 wind farms in the German North Sea. Both Semco Maritime and KK Wind Solutions specialize in delivering […]

  • Gode Wind 3 Offshore Substation In Place

    1 September 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The offshore substation at the Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farm was installed 30 kilometres off the island of Norderney in the German North Sea, Ørsted announced. The substation topside was installed by Jan De Nul’s Les Alizés. The vessel is also installing the monopile foundations at the wind farm. In February 2021, Ørsted placed […]

  • First TP-Less Monopiles In Place at Ørsted’s German Offshore Wind Projects

    7 August 2023
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul Group’s newest crane vessel, Les Alizés, has kicked off its maiden assignment by installing the first of 107 monopile foundations at Ørsted’s Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farms in Germany. Delivered in early 2023, Les Alizés arrived in the Dutch Eemshaven at the end of June, where the […]

  • Boskalis Wins ‘Large’ Baltica 2 Cabling Contracts

    5 September 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Supply Chain

    Boskalis has been awarded contracts by PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna and Ørsted for the transportation and installation of the export and array cables for the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm in Poland, classifying the contract value as “large”, which for Boskalis means it is worth more than EUR 300 million. The project scope comprises the transportation and installation of 107 […]

  • Seven Developers File Applications for Two Wind Areas Offshore Estonia

    31 August 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Seven companies have submitted applications for the development of offshore wind projects in two areas in the Estonian sector of the Baltic Sea, for which the application deadline closed on 28 August. The auction for the two areas, named Liivi 1 and Liivi 2, is expected to take place in November or December of this […]

  • Huisman Monopile Installation Kit for Seaway7’s Next-Generation Jack-Up Vessel

    2 August 2023
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    Huisman has been awarded a contract by Seaway7, part of Subsea7 Group, for the delivery of the entire monopile installation spread for the jack-up vessel Seaway Ventus, which is currently being built by China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI). Under the contract, Huisman will deliver a monopile gripper, an upending frame, and two sets of monopile […]

  • Eneti Sells Three Seajacks Vessels for USD 70 Million

    9 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Eneti, former Scorpio Bulkers and the owner of Seajacks UK, has entered into an agreement to sell the Seajacks Hydra, Seajacks Leviathan and Seajacks Kraken vessels for a total of USD 70 million (around EUR 63.7 million). According to information the company shared in its results for the second quarter and the first half of […]

  • Sweden Nixes Vattenfall’s Offshore Wind Project

    27 July 2023
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The government of Sweden has rejected Vattenfall’s application to build an offshore wind farm at Stora Middelgrund off Sweden’s west coast, citing ”negative effects on the environment” and ”national interests” as the reasons for the decision. The Swedish government will not grant Vattenfall permission to build and operate the wind farm located offshore Halmstad, saying […]

  • Ørsted’s ‘First’ Hybrid CTV Inaugurated

    2 June 2023
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO) has inaugurated WINDEA One as the “first” hybrid crew transfer vessel (CTV) that will be deployed on Ørsted’s wind farms offshore Germany. Ørsted will use the CTV for the maintenance of its own wind farms, Borkum Riffgrund 1 and 2 and Gode Wind 1 and 2 in the North Sea. The […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Stays on Gode Wind 1 and 2

    20 July 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has awarded Siemens Gamesa with a contract to provide main component exchange services at the 582 MW Gode Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farms in the German North Sea. The scope of work comprises the turnkey delivery of specified main component exchange (MCE) services to be performed under the end-to-end responsibility at Gode […]

  • Palfinger Scores Crane Deal for Gode Wind 1 and 2

    26 June 2014

    Palfinger Marine has won the order for 97 PF 8000 cranes, which has been developed especially for the wind farms Gode Wind 1 and 2. The wind farms are located 45 km off the German coast. Start of construction will be the first half of 2015 at Gode Wind 2, followed by Gode Wind 1. […]

  • EWE to Take Care of Gode Wind 1 & 2 Substations

    24 June 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    EWE has won a contract by Ørsted for maintenance work on the two substations of the Gode Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind project in Germany. The company’s offshore subsidiary EWE OSS will take care of the low-voltage areas and the sub-systems of the substations over the next twelve months. “By working with EWE Offshore […]

  • Gode Wind 1 and 2 Turbines Installation Halfway Done

    5 February 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    A2SEA’s self-propelled jack-up vessel Sea Challenger has completed the installation of the 49th turbine at the 582 MW Gode Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farm, marking and surpassing the halfway stage in the process. When completed, Gode Wind 1 and 2 will comprise 97 6 MW Siemens Wind Power turbines, making it the largest contiguous offshore wind farm in Germany to date. […]