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  • World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Selects O&M Base

    13 May 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    Equinor and SSE Renewables plan to build a new Operations and Maintenance (O&M) base at the Port of Tyne, UK, to service the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind project. Dogger Bank Wind Farm is a 50:50 joint venture (JV) between Equinor and SSE Renewables. The construction of the wind farm, led by SSE Renewables, […]

  • First Dogger Bank Offshore Substation Topside Arrives in Norway

    30 June 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The offshore substation topside built for Dogger Bank A has arrived at Aibel’s yard in Haugesund, Norway. The topside, which is the first of three platforms that Aibel will deliver to the world’s largest offshore wind farm, the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank, was transported from Aibel’s yard in Thailand by BigLift Shipping’s heavy transportation vessel […]

  • Ampelmann Nets Six US Offshore Wind Contracts

    29 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    The Dutch offshore access provider Ampelmann has signed six new contracts in the US offshore wind market for 2023, 2024, and 2025. In the coming year, Ampelmann’s motion-compensated gangway will assist in the hook-up, cabling, and commissioning of turbines on Vineyard Wind and South Fork Wind offshore wind farms, two of the first commercial-scale wind […]

  • Avangrid to Operate Vineyard Wind 1

    4 August 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Avangrid has finalized an agreement to assume responsibility as the operations and management services provider for Vineyard Wind 1, the first commercial-scale offshore wind project in the United States. The 800 MW Vineyard Wind 1, a 50-50 joint venture between Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) funds CI II and CI III, is currently under […]

  • Ørsted Sells 25 Per Cent Stake in Ocean Wind to PSEG

    4 December 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has entered into an agreement to sell a 25 per cent ownership interest in its 1,100 MW Ocean Wind offshore wind project to New Jersey’s Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG). PSEG’s contribution will include both a conventional and tax equity investment in the project. The partners did not disclose the value of the transaction. […]

  • 15 MW Turbines Dominate Brazil’s Offshore Wind Project List

    25 April 2022
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Majority of offshore wind projects now undergoing licensing process for environmental investigations in Brazil are listing 15 MW as the wind turbine capacity of choice. While there are a few variations in references to the 15 MW turbine technology planned to be used, most of these are listed as Vestas’s model with a 236-metre rotor […]

  • First Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farm in Americas Can Enter Construction

    20 May 2021
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the final Clean Air Act Outer Continental Shelf air quality permit to Vineyard Wind 1, LLC, the developer of the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm. The permit includes air pollution control requirements for the construction and operation of the 800 MW wind farm. By issuing this permit, […]

  • Dogger Bank Transformers Start Rolling In

    10 May 2022
    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 […]

  • Dogger Bank Charters Newbuild Commissioning Service Operation Vessels

    3 June 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Dogger Bank Wind Farm has chartered two newbuild Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOV) for the construction and commissioning work on Dogger Bank – the world’s largest offshore wind project. Dogger Bank Wind Farm signed charter agreements for one CSOV each with Edda Wind and Awind AS. Under the terms of the contract, Edda Wind will […]

  • Ultrasonic Crawling Robots Get Down to Nuts and Bolts

    26 May 2021
    Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Two UK innovators have joined forces in a mission to develop a robotic solution for ensuring the integrity of bolts that hold wind turbines together. The new project brings together the six-legged BladeBUG inspect-and-repair robot for turbine blades and EchoBolt’s ultrasonic bolt inspection device, the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult said. This collaboration, funded by […]

  • South Fork OWF Draft EIS Out

    6 January 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has published a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the South Fork offshore wind farm and will open a 45-day public comment period on 8 January. After the public consultation period, BOEM will address all received comments and publish a Final EIS, which is expected to be […]

  • Mega Jack-Up to Officially Debut on World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    7 August 2020
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Dogger Bank Wind Farm has signed a contract with Jan De Nul Group for the transport and installation of GE Haliade-X offshore wind turbines at Dogger Bank A and Dogger Bank B. The installation of the 12 MW units at the site some 130 kilometres off the Yorkshire coast will start in 2023. Turbine transport […]

  • Dogger Bank Wind Farm Schedules O&M Supply Chain Tour

    19 January 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Dogger Bank Wind Farm will hold a series of supply chain events throughout 2022 aimed at showcasing opportunities during the operations and maintenance phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm. Dogger Bank is located more than 130 kilometres off the north-east coast of England and is being delivered by joint venture partners […]

  • Jan De Nul Launches Next-Generation Jack-Up Vessel Voltaire

    31 January 2022
    Vessels

    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 […]

  • Rystad Energy: Less Is More if Using 14 MW Turbines

    21 September 2020
    Business & Finance

    A recent analysis from Rystad Energy has shown that using 14 MW wind turbines can reduce overall costs of large-scale offshore wind farms, even though these wind turbines themselves are more expensive. Rystad Energy looked at using next-generation turbines of various sizes for a 1 GW offshore wind farm, and the effect wind turbine choice […]

  • DEME and Barge Master Develop Feeder Solution for US Offshore Wind Projects

    5 May 2022
    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 […]

  • Long-Term US Offshore Wind Targets Increase by 58 Pct in Third Quarter of 2022

    17 October 2022
    Industry

    The US saw a 58 per cent growth in long-term targets for offshore wind in the third quarter of 2022, a new record for quarterly growth, driven by landmark federal policy, record investments, and new state-level actions, a new report from the Business Network for Offshore Wind found. The most important factors behind this growth […]

  • European Offshore Wind Draws Record Investment in 2020

    8 February 2021
    Business & Finance

    Europe confirmed a record amount of EUR 26.3 billion of investments in 2020 that will finance 7.1 GW of new offshore wind farms to be built in the coming years, WindEurope said. For comparison, EUR 6.1 billion was invested in four offshore wind projects in 2019. This represents an increase of over 330 per cent […]

  • General Electric Signs Rare Earths Agreement with Arafura

    13 July 2022
    Business & Finance

    GE Renewable Energy has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Australian mineral exploration company, Arafura Resources Limited, to jointly co-operate in the establishment of a sustainable supply chain for Neodymium and Praseodymium (NdPr) rare earths. The parties will negotiate a long-term sales agreement for GE to purchase NdPr from Arafura’s Nolans Project […]

  • Vattenfall Shines More Light on Hollandse Kust Zuid 1 & 2 Win

    3 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The industry has been waiting for Vattenfall to give out more information on its Hollandse Kust Zuid 1 & 2 zero-subsidy bid after the company won the Dutch tender in March, especially since Ørsted – world’s leading offshore wind developer and one of the first to have unsubsidised projects in the pipeline – decided to pass on bidding to build the offshore wind farm. 

  • Largest Ever Offshore Wind Project Financing Complete

    2 December 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables and Equinor have reached financial close on Dogger Bank Wind Farm C, the third phase of what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm when complete in March 2026. SSE Renewables and Equinor are already constructing the first two phases of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm with Eni, a joint […]

  • Three Steps to Unlocking the Potential of High-Power Wind Turbines

    7 December 2022
    Industry, Technology

    This is a guest article by Daniel Gerber, Senior Vice President, Global Product Group Manager Wind, System Drives, ABB. The critical role of wind in the world’s future energy needs is clear: the Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition states that 1,400 gigawatt (GW) of offshore wind power will sustain one tenth of global electricity demand by […]

  • The US Offshore Wind Power Technology Roadmap

    2 April 2019

    Executive summary The development of offshore wind represents an interesting technology opportunity for the US. On one hand, offshore wind is a European invention, and early technologies will have to be almost exclusively imported from Europe. On the other, though, the rapid pace of technology development in offshore wind offers significant potential for the US […]

  • Entire Output of World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Sold Out

    24 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    15-year offtake Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) have been signed for the third phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, SSE Renewables and Equinor said. Dogger Bank Wind Farm will be constructed over 130 kilometres out to sea off the north-east coast of England and is expected to be fully […]

  • Evolution of Offshore Foundations

    2 February 2021

    By Dario Mulazzani, DAVI Product & Market Specialist Wind Energy & Heavy-Duty Division. Located in such a dynamic and extremely powerful element as the sea, foundations represent one of the main elements of any offshore wind farm, accounting for over one-fourth of the total equipment cost. As they must support the wind turbines, absorbing all […]

  • UK: Halyard Creates Silence for Alicat’s WFSVs

    15 May 2013

    As the 2013 Seawork International Show approaches, UK based marine exhaust specialist, Halyard, has announced yet another commercial success story with renowned Great Yarmouth based boat builder Alicat Workboats, to ensure its new four WFSV (Wind Farm Support Vessels) remain quiet on the water and to provide increased comfort for those on board. With a […]