278 results found for 'Northwester 2'

278 results found for 'Northwester 2'
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  • Jan De Nul to Install Formosa 4 Subsea Export Cables, Named Preferred Supplier for Formosa 6

    9 October 2025
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul has signed a contract with Synera Renewable Energy (SRE) for the installation of subsea export cables on the Formosa 4 offshore wind farm. SRE has also selected the Belgian offshore construction contractor for export cables on its Formosa 6 offshore wind project. Under the contract for Formosa 4, Jan De Nul will […]

  • South Korean Companies Enter Offshore Wind Partnership

    19 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Vessels

    Korea-headquartered Hanwha Ocean has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with its compatriot Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai E&C) to strengthen the country’s offshore wind supply chain and promote localisation. Through this MoU, the two companies agreed to establish a domestic offshore wind engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) partnership, starting with the Shinan Ui offshore […]

  • RWE Unleashes Autonomous, Heavy Payload Drones at German Offshore Wind Farms

    15 October 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    RWE said on 15 October it had completed more than 80 successful cargo drone flights to offshore wind turbines in Germany, marking what it described as a milestone for the offshore wind industry. The company said the tests demonstrated the technical feasibility of using drones to deliver tools and spare parts directly to wind turbines […]

  • Australian State to Open Offshore Wind Auction in September

    15 April 2025
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain

    The Victorian government will launch an offshore wind auction in September of this year and expects to award contracts by the fourth quarter of 2026. This is according to the Offshore Wind Energy Implementation Statement 4 (IS4), released by Victoria’s Minister for Energy and Resources Lily D’Ambrosio on 9 April, which outlines the next steps […]

  • Geophysical Survey to Start at 2 GW Scottish Offshore Wind Farm Site

    2 April 2025
    Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    A geophysical survey is scheduled to commence this month at the site in Scotland where ScottishPower Renewables plans to build its 2 GW MachairWind offshore wind project. The geophysical survey will be carried out by Sulmara from the Port of Larne with an earliest commencement date of 15 April, according to MachairWind’s latest notice to […]

  • RWE Books Northwester 2 Power

    28 February 2019
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    RWE and Parkwind have signed a long term power purchase arrangement (PPA) under which RWE Supply & Trading GmbH will procure the electricity production from the 219MW Northwester 2 offshore wind farm. The German energy company intends to sell the electricity and guarantees-of-origin to its large industrial and municipal customers. The Northwester 2 wind farm will consist […]

  • Ineos Buys Northwester 2 Power

    17 December 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    RWE Supply & Trading and Ineos have entered into a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the Northwester 2 offshore wind farm in Belgium. RWE signed a long-term PPA with project developer Parkwind last year with plans to sell the electricity and guarantees-of-origin to its large industrial and municipal customers. Under the terms of the […]

  • Northwester 2 Substation Touches Down

    11 September 2019
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The 962t Northwester 2 offshore high voltage substation has been installed at the project site off the Belgian coast. According to Parkwind, Scaldis’ crane vessel Gulliver installed the topside onto its monopile foundation yesterday morning at the site some 50km off the coast. The offshore substation will be connected to Elia’s Offshore SwitchYard (OSY) platform, […]

  • First Northwester 2 Foundation In Place

    31 July 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul’s jack-up vessel Vole au vent has installed the first monopile foundation on the 219MW Northwester 2 offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea, Parkwind, the majority owner and the developer of the project, said. The first of the 23 foundations was installed at the site on 30 July, within one month […]

  • All Turbines Up at Northwester 2

    15 April 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul has completed the installation of MHI Vestas 9.5 MW turbines at the Northwester 2 offshore wind farm.

  • Northwester 2 Foundations All In Place

    18 November 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul’s jack-up vessel Vole au vent has completed the installation of all monopile foundations at the Northwester 2 offshore wind project, a spokesperson from Parkwind told Offshore WIND. According to Parkwind, Vole au vent completed the installation of all 23 monopiles on 13 November and is currently preparing for the installation of turbines. […]

  • Northwester 2 Produces First Power

    14 January 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The first MHI Vestas 9.5MW turbine at the Northwester 2 offshore wind project has delivered its first power. According to Parkwind, the turbine began supplying electricity to the Belgian grid over the weekend. Northwester 2 will comprise 23 MHI Vestas 164-9.5 MW turbines, the most powerful turbines to enter commercial operation to date, which will […]

  • Bladt to Deliver Northwester 2 Offshore Substation

    3 May 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Northwester NV, the developer of Belgian Northwester 2 offshore wind farm, has awarded Bladt Industries with an EPCI contract for the project’s offshore substation, under which Bladt – with its partners Semco Maritime and ISC – is in charge of designing, building and installing the substation. 

  • Nexans Adds Northwester 2 to Orderbook

    8 October 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Belgian offshore wind developer Northwester 2 has selected the French cable specialist Nexans to provide an export cable system for the 219MW Northwester 2 offshore wind farm.

  • Northwester 2 Goes Into Full Operation

    14 May 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The Northwester 2 offshore wind farm is fully operational, with all 23 MHI Vestas 9.5 MW turbines supplying power to the Belgian grid. Northwester 2 is the first to use the V164-9.5 MW turbines, the most powerful turbines to enter commercial operation to date, which now supply green energy via Elia’s Modular Offshore Grid (MOG). […]

  • First Turbine Up at Northwester 2

    18 December 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul’s jack-up vessel Vole au vent has installed the first turbine at the Northwester 2 offshore wind project in Belgium. Northwester 2 will comprise 23 MHI Vestas V164-9.5MW turbines, making it the first wind farm to feature this turbine model. According to MHI Vestas, all major turbine components have been assembled and pre-commissioned […]

  • Northwester 2 Reaches Financial Close

    8 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Northwester 2 has reached the official close of financial agreements with all key stakeholders and banks for the construction of the 219MW Northwester 2 offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea.

  • EIB Okays Northwester 2 Loan

    5 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) will support the construction of the Northwester 2 wind farm off the Belgian coast with a loan of EUR 210 million.

  • HST Euan Ready for Northwester 2

    10 January 2020
    Vessels

    High Speed Transfers (HST) has taken over HST Euan, its fourth FCS 2710 class fast crew supply vessel, from Damen Shipyards. HST Euan, built by Damen Shipyards in Antalya, Turkey, is now ready for its voyage to Belgium, HST said. Once there, the vessel, and its sister HST Harri, will be deployed on the Northwester 2 […]

  • Northwester 2 Substation Reaches Oostende

    30 August 2019
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The 962-ton Northwester 2 offshore high voltage station has completed its journey from Aalborg, Denmark to the Port of Oostende in Belgium. The Port of Oostende will be a temporary home to the substation prior to the installation at the site some 48 kilometres north-west of Oostende. The substation’s journey from the Bladt Industries’ facilities […]

  • Northwester 2 Substation Takes Off

    26 August 2019
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The offshore substation built for the Northwester 2 offshore wind farm has left Bladt Industries’ facility in Aalborg, Denmark, and is on its way towards the project site in Belgium. Bladt designed, built and assembled the substation with its partners Semco Maritime and ISC under a contract won in May last year. The 235t transformer was installed on […]

  • Northwester 2 Substation Topside Leaves Poland

    16 April 2019
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Poland’s Mostostal Pomorze has loaded out the substation topside built for the Northwester 2 offshore wind farm in Gdansk. The load-out operations were performed on 13 and 14 of April. The topside is currently travelling to Aalborg in Denmark where Bladt Industries will continue working on it. In June 2018, Mostostal Pomorze signed a contract for prefabrication of […]

  • Tekmar to Provide Northwester 2 Cable Protection

    31 January 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Tekmar Energy has secured a contract by Jan De Nul to provide its cable protection system (CPS) for the Northwester 2 offshore wind farm in Belgium. Under the agreement, Tekmar will supply its TekLink Mechanical Latch Generation 8 CPS for all of the project’s inter-array and export cables. The system will be produced at the company’s manufacturing […]

  • Parkwind Looks For Northwester 2 Offshore Substation Team

    21 November 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Parkwind has issued a tender seeking companies to design, build, install and commission the offshore high voltage substation (OHVS) for its Northwester 2 wind farm in the Belgian North Sea.

  • MHI Vestas and Parkwind Seal Northwester 2 Deal

    7 November 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind and Parkwind have confirmed the firm order for the supply and installation of 23 V164-9.5 MW turbines for the Northwester 2 wind farm offshore Belgium. Installation is scheduled to begin in late 2019, MHI Vestas said. Northwester 2 in Belgium will be the world’s first offshore wind park to feature the V164-9.5 MW […]

  • Sumitomo Acquires 30% Stake in Northwester 2

    29 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    As of 24 August, Japan-based Sumitomo Corporation holds a 30% stake in the Northwester 2 offshore wind project, developed by Parkwind in the Belgian sector of the North Sea.