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  • Orion Completes Monopile Installation at Moray West, Wind Orca Arrives in Scotland Ahead of Turbine Installation

    15 April 2024
    Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Belgian offshore construction company DEME, using its vessel Orion, has completed the installation of monopiles at the Moray West offshore wind farm site in Scotland.  Monopile installation at Moray West started in October 2023, with Boskalis’s vessel Bokalift 2 deployed for the work and Orion taking over in February. DEME’s Orion installed 29 monopiles for Ocean […]

  • Orion Installs Its First XXL Monopile at Moray West Wind Farm Offshore Scotland

    20 February 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DEME’s vessel Orion has installed its first XXL monopile foundation at the 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland. The company’s jack-up vessel Apollo is also joining the offshore work, taking care of installing the transition pieces at the construction site. Orion is performing monopile installation in addition to Bokalift 2, which kicked […]

  • Construction to Soon Begin on Biggest US Offshore Wind Farm

    15 April 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Read the latest news on CVOW here: 2.6 GW US Project Receives Final Federal Permit, Monopile Installation to Start in May The DP3 installation vessel Orion, owned and operated by the Belgian offshore construction specialist DEME, has sailed out of Invergordon in Scotland and is now en route to the United States, where it will […]

  • Dominion Energy Says No Delay on Virginia’s 2.6 GW Offshore Wind Project, Orion Now Mobilising in Port of Norfolk

    3 May 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Dominion Energy has issued a statement in response to claims that the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project was delayed saying the project was on schedule and that the installation vessel Orion would start construction between 6 and 8 May. “On April 29, anti-wind groups filed a petition in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia seeking […]

  • Boskalis Wraps Up Its Part of Moray West Work, Orion and Apollo Continue Foundation Installation

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

    Boskalis has completed the work the company was contracted to perform on the Moray West offshore wind farm. While the Dutch offshore construction company has now wrapped up its part of the job, work on Ocean Winds’ 882 MW project offshore Scotland continues with the installation of foundations and inter-array cables underway. Boskalis says that […]

  • TP Installation Coming Up at Moray West; Apollo, Orion Join Bokalift 2 on Foundation Work

    10 January 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The installation of transition pieces (TPs) at Scotland’s Moray West offshore wind farm is expected to start on or around 23 January. The TPs will be installed by DEME’s installation vessel Apollo and the company’s vessel Orion will later also arrive at the site to undertake monopile installation. Later this month, Apollo will start placing […]

  • Moray West Wind Turbine Components Arriving at Port of Nigg

    26 March 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first Siemens Gamesa wind turbine blades and tower components for Ocean Winds’ Moray West offshore wind farm have arrived at the Port of Nigg in Scotland. The 882 MW offshore wind farm, developed by Ocean Winds, will comprise 60 wind turbines and will be the first project to feature Siemens Gamesa’s SG 14-222 DD model. The turbines […]

  • DEME Takes CAPE Holland Equipment to US for Monopile Installation Offshore Virginia

    17 April 2024
    Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch company CAPE Holland has secured a contract with DEME for foundation installation equipment that will be used at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project site in the US. Under the contract, CAPE Holland, part of Venterra Group, has provided its CAPE VLT-640 Quad spread and a separate CAPE VLT-640 unit to the Belgian […]

  • First Siemens Gamesa Blades Ready to Set Sail for Moray West Site Offshore Scotland

    20 February 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    The first Siemens Gamesa 108-metre-long wind turbine blades have left its manufacturing factory in Hull for the Moray West offshore wind project in Scotland. Nine of the 180 blades destined for the 882 MW offshore wind farm were loaded onto the Rotra Mare transporter ship at the Siemens Gamesa blade factory in Hull, and are […]

  • Macquarie to Sell Stake in 714 MW East Anglia One

    3 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Macquarie Asset Management has reached an agreement to divest a 10 per cent stake in the 714 MW East Anglia One offshore wind farm to NTR, on behalf of the L&G NTR Clean Power (Europe) Fund and the Development Bank of Japan. Following this transaction, Macquarie Asset Management will retain a 10 per cent stake […]

  • Siemens Gamesa’s Cuxhaven Factory Produces First 14 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Nacelles

    26 February 2024
    Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Siemens Gamesa has rolled out the first 14 MW wind turbine nacelles at its Cuxhaven plant in Germany as the production of wind turbine components for the Moray West offshore wind farm is currently underway. The first batch of nacelles is now awaiting shipment and installation at the Moray West project site offshore Scotland, Siemens […]

  • 2.6 GW US Offshore Wind Farm Receives Final Federal Permit, Monopile Installation to Start in May

    16 April 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Dominion Energy’s 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project has received an air quality permit from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – the final federal permit required to begin offshore construction. The installation of monopiles at the project site off the coast of Virginia Beach is scheduled to begin in May. Belgian offshore […]

  • Cadeler Orders Huisman Monopile Gripper

    1 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Huisman has signed a contract with Cadeler for the design and production of a monopile gripper. Production of the monopile gripper will take place at Huisman’s production facility in China. The monopile gripper, having a 13-metre diameter, is engineered for the efficient and controlled installation of monopiles ranging from 80 to 120 metres in length, […]

  • Wind Turbine Installation at Moray West to Start in April

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

    The installation of Siemens Gamesa’s 14 MW wind turbines at the Moray West offshore wind farm site in Scotland is scheduled to start in April. The vessel chartered to install the turbines, Cadeler’s Wind Orca, has just arrived in Esbjerg, Denmark, to mobilise for the project after completing a crane upgrade in the Netherlands. In […]

  • ORE Catapult Picks Seven Scottish Companies for Supply Chain Growth Programme

    19 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Industry, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Seven companies from the north of Scotland and Orkney have been selected by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult for the first Fit For Offshore Renewables (F4OR) programme in the region. The chosen firms come from a wide range of sectors including engineering, marine renewables, offshore operations and maintenance, and subsea monitoring. The seven selected […]

  • Liebherr: Future Wind Farms Might Be Installed from Office

    20 December 2023
    Equipment, Supply Chain

    At this year’s Offshore Energy Conference and Exhibition (OEEC) in Amsterdam, Armin Seidel, Area Sales Manager Heavy Lift Ship and Offshore Cranes from Liebherr, talked about the company’s achievements throughout the years, as well as the future of crane development in the offshore wind realm. Liebherr, one of the largest construction machine manufacturers in the […]

  • TenneT Installs Artificial Reefs at Hollandse Kust West Alpha Offshore Netherlands

    27 October 2023
    Environment, R&D

    The Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO), TenneT, has placed several artificial reefs at the Hollandse Kust West Alpha offshore transformer platform in the Dutch North Sea. The platform will connect the Ecowende consortium (Shell/Eneco) wind farm to the high-voltage grid. In collaboration with Equans/Smulders, TenneT placed two types of artificial reefs near the offshore substation […]

  • Avangrid, CIP Secure USD 1.2 Billion in Capital for Vineyard Wind 1

    26 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Denmark-based Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Avangrid have secured a USD 1.2 billion first-of-its-kind tax equity package for the 800 MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind project in the US. The investment transaction, which CIP said is the largest single asset tax equity financing and the first for a commercial-scale offshore wind project, was reached […]

  • Subsea7’s Backlog Remains ‘Robust’ with High Tendering in Subsea and Offshore Wind

    25 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Cables, Grid Connection, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Subsea7 has reported a “robust” backlog of USD 10.4 billion in its financial results for the first quarter of 2024, with tendering activity high in both the subsea and offshore wind sectors. To remind, in the financial results for the full year of 2023, Subsea7 reported it had secured USD 7.4 billion of contract awards […]

  • TenneT’s Hollandse Kust West Alpha Topside Sails Away

    6 September 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    The topside for TenneT’s Hollandse Kust West Alpha offshore substation has left Equans fabrication yard in Hoboken, Belgium, and is on its way to its final destination in the Dutch North Sea. The offshore transformer platform is being constructed by a joint venture between Iemants, a subsidiary of Smulders, and Equans (formerly known as ENGIE), […]

  • First Nacelles for Vineyard Wind 1 Offshore Wind Farm Arrive in Massachusetts

    22 August 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The first turbine nacelles for the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm have arrived at the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal in Massachusetts, USA. United Heavy Lift transported the first nacelles for Vineyard Wind 1 from France using its UHL Felicity vessel. The offshore wind farm will feature 62 GE Haliade-X 13 MW turbines to be […]

  • First Jacket Foundation In at Zhong Neng Offshore Wind Farm

    15 August 2023
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Green Jade, the first Taiwan-built offshore wind installation vessel, operated by CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE), has installed the first jacket foundation at the 298 MW Zhong Neng offshore wind farm. The 216.5-metre vessel, which is similar to DEME’s Orion, was delivered and officially named in July. Green Jade was built at CSBC’s shipyard in Kaohsiung and is […]

  • Sea Installer En Route to Vineyard Wind 1 Site to Install First GE Haliade-X 13 MW Turbines

    10 August 2023
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DEME’s jack-up installation vessel Sea Installer is on its way to the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm site, where the vessel will soon install what will be the first wind turbines offshore the US state of Massachusetts. The vessel, which first called the port of Halifax in Canada at the beginning of this month, […]

  • Hollandse Kust West Alpha Offshore Substation Topside Ready to Set Sail

    10 August 2023
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The assembly of the substation topside for TenneT’s Hollandse Kust West Alpha offshore wind farm has been completed at Equans’ yard in Hoboken, Belgium. On 5 August, the substation topside was loaded onto the barge at the Equans BeLux – Offshore Business Unit yard in Hoboken and will soon set sail towards its final destination […]

  • DEME Installs Vineyard Wind 1 Offshore Substation, First in US

    26 July 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    DEME’s specialised floating installation vessel Orion has installed the offshore substation for the 800 MW Vineyard Wind 1 wind farm, a first in the US, said the Belgium-based company. With a weight of more than 3,500 tonnes, this was the single heaviest lift of the entire construction campaign, according to Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between […]

  • Vineyard Wind 1 Turbine Installation About to Start

    4 August 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The installation of GE’s Haliade-X 13 MW wind turbines at the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind project site in Massachusetts is expected to start next week, according to WCVB Channel 5 Boston and other US media who reported on updates shared by Avangrid’s project team during a boat tour of the Vineyard Wind site earlier […]