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  • Arkona Enters Construction Phase

    18 August 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    German power company E.ON organised a groundbreaking ceremony in Sassnitz on August 18 to signal that the 385MW Arkona offshore wind project in the Baltic Sea moved from the planning to the construction phase. The project entered the construction phase with a ceremonial laying of a cornerstone for the wind farm’s O&M facility at the Mukran ferry port […]

  • Eolus 1.5 GW Finnish Offshore Wind Project Powers Ahead

    7 April 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Swedish developer Eolus Vind has submitted the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Navakka offshore wind project to the ELY centre in southwest Finland. Navakka’s EIA will be made available for public consultation on 11 April while comments will be accepted for over a month until 17 May. The public meetings included in the procedure […]

  • Norway Mulls Opening Three Offshore Wind Areas

    2 July 2019
    Authorities

    The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy is today submitting proposals to potentially open two areas for offshore wind development, and is seeking input on whether to open a third area. The two areas that the ministry plans to open for offshore wind development are Utsira Nord and Sandskallen-Sørøya Nord. Utsira Nord lies west of Utsira […]

  • UPDATE: Cables for Connection of German Offshore Wind Farms Sinks in Italy

    7 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    A cable lay barge, carrying cables manufactured by Prysmian for the connection of Butendiek and Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farms in Germany, flipped over and sank on July 3. AMT Explorer, towed by Red Husky, was on its way from Arco Felice in Naples to Bremerhaven, when the incident occurred 50 nautical miles southwest of […]

  • Bureau Veritas Wins Major Contract from RWE Innogy GmbH for North Sea Wind Farm (Germany)

    29 April 2011

      The Bureau Veritas Industry Services GmbH is awarded by RWE Innogy GmbH with the contract to supervise production and quality assurance in the production of 48 wind turbines for the offshore wind farm. The contract is worth over 2 million €. The order covers the continuous monitoring of the production of all 48 future […]

  • Denmark Moves Forward with Energy Islands

    23 November 2020
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish government has identified areas in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea suitable for the development of the energy island projects. Back in June, Denmark approved the development of the two energy islands, one in the North Sea and one in the Baltic Sea, with a combined capacity of 5 GW. Both energy […]

  • Germany: TenneT Revenue Reaches EUR 1.5 Billion in 2011

    18 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Electricity transmission operator TenneT has maintained a high security of supply in 2011, while transmission rates remained at a low level. TenneT also contributed to making the energy supply in north-west Europe more sustainable. Major investments have gone into strengthening and expanding the grids in the Dutch and German markets in order to meet increasing […]

  • NYC Unveils USD 191 Million Offshore Wind Vision

    27 September 2021
    Authorities

    Mayor of the City of New York Bill de Blasio and New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) have revealed a 15-year USD 191 million (around EUR 162 million) Offshore Wind Vision (OSW) plan to make New York City a leading destination for the offshore wind industry. The OSW plan also includes climate goals of 100 per […]

  • Steelwind Ships Out First XXL Monopiles for Arcadis Ost 1

    2 March 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    The first three XXL monopiles for the 257 MW Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm have set sail from Steelwind Nordenham’s fabrication plant to the Port of Roenne, the marshalling harbor for the project. Located northeast of the island of Rügen in German Baltic Sea, Arcadis Ost 1 comprises 27 wind turbines and one offshore […]

  • OPT Deploys PowerBuoy off Atlantic City

    8 September 2015
    Technology

    Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPT) has deployed its APB350 A1 PowerBuoy approximately 14 miles northeast of Atlantic City, New Jersey. The APB350 A1 contains an improved Power Takeoff (PTO) system compared to the APB350 that was deployed in 2011 in connection with the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Expeditionary Autonomous PowerBuoy (“LEAP”) Program and then redeployed in 2013 […]

  • Baltic Eagle Offshore Substation Leaves Belgium, Heads Out to Germany

    24 January 2023
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The substation topside for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany sailed out of Hoboken, Belgium, this morning (24 January) and is now on its way to the German Baltic Sea. Iberdrola, the developer of the 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany, posted an update on social media on 23 January […]

  • Construction Starts on First-Ever Jones Act SOV

    4 March 2022
    Vessels

    Ørsted and Eversource, together with Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), have announced that construction of the first-ever US-flagged Jones Act-compliant Service Operations Vessel (SOV) has commenced. The vessel, which is being built at ECO in-house shipyards located in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida, is expected to be delivered in 2024. The SOV, to be named “ECO EDISON”, […]

  • OFFSHORE INTERCONNECTORS: The German Offshore Grid update

    20 October 2015

    The German Government has set a target to have 6.5 gigawatts of offshore wind power capacity installed by 2020. In Germany the offshore grid network has been beset with problems and delays but is eventually taking off and 2015 will prove to be a major link up year for TenneT the Dutch/German TSO responsible for […]

  • HVC Takes a Stake in Largest Sustainable Energy Project in the Netherlands

    17 January 2011

    HVC, the Alkmaar-based energy provider to municipalities and water districts, is acquiring a 15% interest in the 600 MW BARD-Nederland wind farm in the North Sea located 55 kilometres to the northeast of Schiermonnikoog. The deal was announced today by HVC General Manager Wim van Lieshout and Typhoon Offshore board member Dirk Berkhout, who has […]

  • Siemens receives order from transpower to connect offshore wind farms via HVDC link (Germany)

    11 June 2010
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Order worth more than EUR500 million for the consortium A consortium of Siemens Energy and Prysmian Powerlink has received an order worth more than EUR500 million from the German transmission grid company transpower. The BorWin2 offshore consortium will connect two North Sea offshore wind farms to the grid on behalf of transpower, a subsidiary of […]

  • LIPA Expected to Vote Yes on First Wind Farm off New York

    24 January 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) Board is expected to approve a contract for New York’s first offshore wind farm this Wednesday, 25 January, according to the Citizens Campaign for the Environment. After receiving support for the project from environmentalists, labor groups, elected officials, civic organizations, and the public, LIPA is anticipated to vote yes on Deepwater […]

  • Massachusetts Government Plans to Pour USD 100 Million into Offshore Wind Port Infrastructure

    24 September 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Massachusetts’s Baker-Polio Administration plans to invest USD 100 million from federal COVID relief funding in critical port infrastructure to support offshore wind development. “To ensure we maximize the economic potential of this industry and build on assets like the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal, our Administration is proposing a significant investment in critical port infrastructure […]

  • DEME to Handle XXL Foundations at Arcadis Ost 1

    23 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Parkwind has awarded DEME Offshore with an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) contract for the foundations at the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. The next-generation XXL monopiles will be the largest-ever installed in Europe with a weight of around 2,000 tonnes each, DEME said. Manufactured by Steelwind in […]

  • Iberdrola Reveals Baltic Eagle Offshore Substation Team

    18 May 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola and the German transmission system operator 50Hertz have signed an agreement to cooperate with regard to the construction, installation, and commissioning of the offshore substation for the Baltic Eagle wind farm. The jointly used offshore substation will house the technical equipment collecting the electricity produced by the wind turbines and will connect to the […]

  • Van Oord Installs First Monopile at Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle

    25 April 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen has installed the first of 50 monopiles for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany, owned by the Spanish energy company Iberdrola. The installation strategy for the foundations is based on the feeder concept, which involves floating the foundations to the Svanen at the offshore installation site. The […]

  • TotalEnergies to Bid in Another US Offshore Wind Auction This Year

    3 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    TotalEnergies, together with its Castle Wind LLC joint venture partner, Trident Winds, will participate in the US offshore wind lease sale in California in late 2022, the company said in a press release on 2 March, after taking over the stakes EnBW had in US offshore wind projects. The Castle Wind joint venture was established […]

  • Iberdrola and TotalEnergies Join Forces Offshore Norway

    3 November 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Iberdrola, TotalEnergies, and Norsk Havvind have jointly responded to the call for tenders for the development of floating and bottom-fixed wind projects for a cumulated capacity of 4.5 GW at two offshore sites in southern Norway. The consortium said it will leverage in its offer the proven technical expertise of its members in both bottom-fixed […]

  • University of Tokyo Looking to Adapt SeaTwirl Floating Wind Tech to Japanese Conditions

    28 September 2022
    R&D, Technology

    Swedish floating wind technology developer SeaTwirl and the University of Tokyo have entered into cooperation to explore how to adapt SeaTwirl’s floating wind technology to Japanese conditions. The research is being performed by a research group led by Associate Professor Shinichiro Hirabayashi at the Department of Ocean Technology, Policy and Environment, and focuses on the […]

  • RWE Subcontracts Semco for Nordsee Ost Substation Project (Germany)

    19 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    German energy group RWE has chosen Semco Maritime as subcontractor for design and installation of German utility provider RWE’s substation platform at the offshore wind farm Nordsee Ost in the German North Sea region. The project includes offshore commissioning of the electrical and technical systems at the substation. The contract was won in close cooperation […]

  • Parkwind Orders Arcadis Ost 1 Monopile Foundations at Steelwind

    3 July 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore wind developer Parkwind has signed a contract with Steelwind for the fabrication of the monopile foundations for the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm. The contract was signed at Steelwind’s headquarters in Nordenham, Germany. This signature follows Parkwind’s recent order of the wind farm’s offshore substation at Bladt Industries. Under the contract, Steelwind will […]

  • Global Marine Energy’s Office Brings Over 50 New Jobs to Middlesbrough, UK

    2 July 2012
    Grid Connection, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance

    Global Marine Energy Ltd., the largest independent provider of subsea power cable installation, maintenance and related engineering services worldwide, announced today that the company has officially opened its new office in Middlesbrough UK. The office will serve as the company’s base of operation in the Northeast and brings over 50 new jobs to the area. “The industry is growing […]