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  • Nexans Aurora on Sea Trials

    10 May 2021
    Vessels

    Nexans’ new cable-laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora has commenced its sea trials off the Norwegian coast. Nexans Aurora began the yard sea trial on 3 May and continued with the technical sea trial on 5 May. Ulstein Verft said that the sea trial will continue for a few more days, after which the yard has still […]

  • Nexans Launches CLV Aurora

    9 November 2020
    Vessels

    Nexans launched its new cable laying vessel Nexans Aurora on 8 November at Ulstein Verft. The vessel will be deployed on installation of subsea cables, including those connecting offshore wind farms to the grid and interconnector systems. Nexans Aurora will now be positioned quayside at Ulstein Verft’s yard and will then enter the last outfitting […]

  • Deepest Ever Fixed-Bottom Wind Turbine Foundation Stands Offshore Scotland

    12 April 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The world’s deepest fixed-bottom wind turbine foundation has been installed at what will be Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm – Seagreen – off the coast of Angus. On Friday, 7 April, the jacket foundation was transported to the project site on a barge operated by the main contractor, Seaway 7, where it was met by […]

  • Cadeler Fills Up Offshore Wind Orderbook

    27 January 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Danish wind farm installation vessel owner and operator Cadeler A/S has secured a contract with Vestas, and a reservation agreement with an undisclosed client. The contract with Vestas is said to have strengthened Cadeler’s order backlog and ensured optimal utilization of the company’s O-class vessels, Wind Osprey and Wind Orca, up until the planned vessel […]

  • Nexans Takes Delivery of CLV Aurora

    3 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Nexans has taken delivery of its newbuild DP3 cable laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora from Ulstein Verft. Nexans Aurora will be named at a ceremony in Ulsteinvik on 8 June, before leaving for its homeport Halden and Nexans’ subsea high voltage cables competence center. The vessel is delivered on time despite the Covid-19 pandemic, with […]

  • Saipem Joins Forces with Trevi for Foundation Drilling Solutions

    14 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology

    Italy-headquartered contractor Saipem and its compatriot Trevi have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a design of two drilling systems for large diameter foundation holes for offshore wind farms. Under the MoU, the companies will work together to develop a design that can cope with the site-specific geotechnical and geophysical data pertaining […]

  • MHI Vestas’ Seagreen Turbines to Feature Siemens Energy Gear

    1 December 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology

    MHI Vestas has chosen Siemens Energy’s low-loss 66 kV distribution transformers for the 114 wind turbines that will make up the Seagreen offshore wind farm in Scotland. The fluid immersed distribution transformers, for which Siemens Energy said were designed to meet high efficiency requirements, will transform the low voltage of produced electricity to the medium […]

  • Saipem 7000 Leaves Seagreen for Maintenance, Wind Turbine Installation on Stand-By

    13 April 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    21 out of the 114 Vestas V164-10.0 MW turbines have been installed at the 1.1 GW Seagreen offshore wind farm, Scotland’s largest and the world’s deepest fixed-bottom offshore wind farm. The turbines have been installed on all available 21 jacket foundations, and the installation activity will recommence when further foundations are installed, according to the […]

  • 100th Turbine Stands at Scotland’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    1 June 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    100 out of 114 Vestas V164-10 MW wind turbines have been installed at what will be Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm – Seagreen – off the coast of Angus. According to AIS, Cadeler’s wind farm installation vessel Wind Orca is at the offshore construction site 27 kilometres from the coast of Angus where it will […]

  • Seagreen 1 Takes Off, Total to Take Majority Stake

    4 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables has taken a final investment decision to proceed with the Seagreen 1 offshore wind project which will now be taken forward together with the French energy major Total. Total and SSE Renewables have now entered into an agreement through which Total will take a 51 per cent stake in the GBP 3 billion […]

  • Europe’s First 10 MW Wind Turbine Stands Offshore Scotland

    8 December 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The first Vestas V164-10.0 MW turbine has been installed at the 1.1 GW Seagreen, Scotland’s largest and the world’s deepest fixed bottom offshore wind farm. The installation of the first Vestas turbine in the North Sea off the Scottish coast heralds the start of the turbine installation phase which will see a total of 114 […]

  • Edda Wind Takes Delivery of Hydrogen-Ready SOV Destined for Seagreen

    26 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Edda Wind has taken delivery of its service operation vessel (SOV), Edda Brint, from Spain’s Astilleros Balenciaga . Edda Brint is the second vessel delivered as part of a seven-vessel newbuilding programme. This is the first of two SOVs Astilleros Balenciaga is building for Edda Wind. The second SOV, Edda Goelo, will be delivered to […]

  • Piles In for Fécamp Offshore Substation Jacket

    14 April 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DEME Offshore’s jack-up vessel Sea Installer has installed the four piles for the jacket foundation that will support the offshore substation (OSS) of the Fécamp wind farm in French waters. The jacket is scheduled to be installed this Summer. For the piling work, some five vessels were mobilised, according to Eolien Maritime France (EMF), including […]

  • Edda Wind Expects Delays for Its Newbuild Vessels

    2 January 2023
    Vessels

    Edda Wind has revealed that it expects delays for its newbuild Commissioning Service Vessel (CSOV) Edda Breeze and Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) Edda Brint and Edda Goelo (C416). Edda Breeze and Edda Brint have both been delivered from the respective yards and are currently in the process of installing the gangway systems in Denmark. Based […]

  • SSE Calls On UK to Go Faster and Harder on Wind Energy

    13 November 2019
    Business & Finance

    The next UK government should go faster and harder on offshore and onshore wind in a bid to reach the net zero targets by 2050, according to SSE Chief Executive Alistair Phillips-Davies. In its interim results, SSE called on political leaders to put renewable power “front and center” of the plans to tackle climate change. […]

  • SSE Consulting Public on 2.3 GW Scottish Offshore Wind Farm

    13 November 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables has invited residents, businesses, community groups and consultees in Scotland’s East Lothian to have their say regarding the plans for the massive Berwick Bank offshore wind farm and provide initial feedback during the first round of public consultation. The developer is organising an online showcase this month for the public to find out […]

  • Ten Most Read News on OffshoreWIND.biz in 2022

    2 January 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    With over 2,000 articles published on offshoreWIND.biz in 2022 and several million pageviews, there are some news that garnered more attention than others. Read the top ten most read news on offshoreWIND.biz in 2022.

  • Mammoet Secures US Contracts from Mystery Clients

    28 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    Dutch heavy lift and transportation specialist Mammoet has secured contracts for two large offshore wind projects in the United States, both of which begin in 2023. The two contracts cover a range of port scopes, including the load-in, handling, and temporary storage of XXL monopiles, plus the pre-assembly of turbines in a US marshalling port. The company […]

  • SMC Bags Dogger Bank Marine Coordination Deal

    8 March 2022
    Operations & Maintenance

    Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) has secured a contract to provide marine coordination services on all three phases of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm, off the UK northeast coast. Under the contract, SMC will deliver a turnkey marine coordination personnel service to support construction operations at the offshore wind farm. “We have been […]

  • Balmoral Comtec Follows Offshore Wind to Montrose Port

    15 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Aberdeen-based Balmoral Comtec will invest in a composites manufacturing facility on the quayside at Montrose Port where large scale components for the offshore wind sector will be built. “We already provide cable protection and buoyancy solutions to the offshore wind sector and this investment will allow us to deliver very large advanced composites structures direct […]

  • Total Adds Another Floating Wind Project to Its Portfolio

    7 October 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Total has bought a 20 per cent stake in the EolMed floating wind pilot project in France, located in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Gruissan and near Port-La-Nouvelle. The 30 MW EolMed will feature three MHI Vestas 10 MW turbines installed on Ideol’s Damping Pool floating foundation and is scheduled to be built […]

  • Vestas to Produce 99 Seagreen Blade Sets in UK

    2 June 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Vestas will manufacture 99 out of the 114 V164 wind turbine blade sets for the Seagreen offshore wind project in the United Kingdom. 297 blades in total will be produced by Vestas in the UK for installation at the 1,075 Seagreen off the Angus coast by the end of 2022. Production is currently underway for […]

  • SSE Rolls Out GBP 7 Billion Green Investment Plan

    17 June 2020
    Business & Finance

    SSE plc is planning to invest more than GBP 7 billion over the next five years in major low-carbon construction projects to support the net-zero target and spur a green economic recovery.    The plan will see SSE invest almost GBP 4 million every day for the next five years on projects, including the GBP 3 […]

  • SSE Renewables Lays Out Plans to Bolster Ties with Fishing Industry

    25 January 2023
    Environment, Industry

    SSE Renewables has published a report that sets out the company’s vision to better co-exist with fisheries when building and developing offshore wind energy. The report, launched at Scottish Renewables’ Offshore Wind Conference in Glasgow, outlines the steps taken by the SSE Renewables to build upon the existing relationship within the fishing industry and how […]

  • Hunterston Is No More

    26 September 2019
    R&D

    SSE Renewables has decommissioned the last remaining test turbine at the Hunterston National Offshore Turbine Test Facility in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Following six years of testing, the 6MW Siemens turbine was brought down to the ground in an operation by lead decommissioning contactors, Keltbray, and under the supervision of SSE Renewables. The operation involved a […]

  • Nexans Wins Turnkey Moray West Export Cable Contract

    20 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Nexans has won a turnkey contract with Ocean Winds to design, manufacture, install and protect the 220kV subsea and onshore export cable system for the Moray West offshore wind farm. The Moray West project is an 860 MW offshore wind farm in the outer Moray Firth, located off the northeast coast of Scotland. Nexans’ tailor-made […]