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  • 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 […]

  • First Baltic Eagle Transition Pieces Arrive in Germany

    13 March 2023
    Operations & Maintenance

    Windar Renovables has delivered the first transition pieces to Iberdrola’s 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany. The loading of the transition pieces manufactured by the Spanish company at its facilities in Avilés began this weekend onto the general cargo vessel Happy Dragon. The ship, currently located at Port Mukran, according to the […]

  • Iberdrola Adds ABL to German Offshore Wind Team

    16 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    ABL Group has signed a framework agreement to provide engineering and marine services to support the construction as well as operations & maintenance (O&M) campaigns for Iberdrola’s German offshore wind farms. Iberdrola has awarded the framework agreement to ABL’s local operation in Germany, specifically a four-year (3+1) agreement for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm […]

  • Salzgitter and Iberdrola Sign Offshore Wind Power Purchase Agreement

    20 April 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Wind Farm Update

    Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH and Iberdrola Deutschland have signed a long-term power supply contract, with electricity to be sourced from the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm currently under construction in the German Baltic Sea. Based on this power purchase agreement (PPA), Salzgitter Flachstahl, part of the Salzgitter Group, has secured the delivery of 114 MW of […]

  • Iberdrola Adds SeaRenergy to Baltic Eagle Team

    13 July 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    SeaRenergy has been awarded a contract by Iberdrola to provide inspection services, maintenance, and repair works on monopiles and transition pieces (TPs) as well as client representatives for all phases of the installation of the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany. SeaRenergy’s client representatives are involved in the installation of the monopiles and TPs, […]

  • Fraunhofer IWES Completes Boulder Detection Campaign for 50Hertz

    23 November 2022
    Grid Connection

    Germany`s Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES has completed a boulder detection campaign off the coast of the island of Rügen in the German Baltic Sea for the offshore transmission system operator 50Hertz`s new offshore platform project. Fraunhofer IWES used seismic measuring techniques to check whether there are boulders in the subsurface of a […]

  • Zero-Subsidy Bids Rule Offshore Germany, RWE and EDF Named Winners

    9 September 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has selected RWE Renewables and EDF Renewables as the winners of the tender to develop up to 958 MW of offshore wind capacity across two sites in the North Sea and one site in the Baltic Sea. RWE Renewables placed zero-subsidy bids to develop offshore wind farms at the 225 […]

  • First Moray West XXL Monopiles Arrive in Scotland

    11 July 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Last month, the first shipment of XXL monopiles, manufactured by the Dajin Penglai facility, for the Moray West offshore wind farm arrived in Invergordon, Scotland. In June 2022, Dajin Heavy Industry was contracted by the wind farm’s developer, Ocean Winds, to supply 48 XXL monopiles for the project. The monopiles weigh about 2,000 tonnes and […]

  • PGE and Ørsted Order Baltica 2 Hardware at Navantia-Windar and Orient Cable

    3 July 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The PGE and Ørsted joint venture has signed contracts with Navantia-Windar and Orient Cable (NBO) for delivery of foundations and array cables for Baltica 2, which is the first stage of the Baltic Offshore Wind Farm in the Polish Baltic Sea. Navantia-Windar will be supplying monopile foundations, the largest exceeding 100 metres and weighing over […]

  • Dutch-Belgian Consortium to Build Gennaker Offshore Substations

    22 December 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    A consortium of HSM Offshore Energy, Smulders, and Iv-Offshore & Energy has won the tender for the development of the platforms and the connected services for the 927 MW Gennaker offshore wind project in the German Baltic Sea. 50Hertz and wind farm operator Skyborn Renewables seek to jointly implement Gennaker, currently the largest offshore wind […]

  • Iberdola’s Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm Delivers First Power

    6 July 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The 496 MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm, being built by Iberdrola through its wholly-owned subsidiary Ailes Marines in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc in Brittany, has produced its first green power. The project is Iberdrola’s first in France and only the second offshore wind farm to produce power in the country, according to the press release. […]

  • Siemens Gamesa to Sell Stake in Windar Renovables

    22 May 2023
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa has agreed to sell a stake in Spain-based wind turbine tower manufacturer Windar Renovables to London-headquartered Bridgepoint. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Avilés (Asturias), Windar Renovables operates ten manufacturing plants over five continents – seven of them located in Spain and the remaining three located in Brazil, India, and Mexico. The company […]

  • Taiwan’s First Offshore Installation Vessel Joins DEME’s Fleet

    3 July 2023
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    Belgium-based DEME has announced that the vessel Green Jade, the first floating, DP3 heavy lift and installation ship constructed in Taiwan, officially joined its fleet. Green Jade joined DEME’s fleet after a naming ceremony was held at the Kaohsiung shipyard in Taiwan. The vessel is similar to Orion, which joined the company’s fleet in the […]

  • Bureau Veritas Secures Multi-Million East Anglia Three Contract

    26 June 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Bureau Veritas has been awarded a major contract to provide integrated site services for ScottishPower Renewables’ 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm in the UK. Under the multi-million-pound contract, Bureau Veritas will provide quality, fabrication management, and inspection services, representing ScottishPower Renewables within a significant portion of the project supply chain. In addition, […]

  • Hellenic Cables, Jan De Nul Land Wind Cabling Gig Offshore Germany

    4 July 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Hellenic Cables, together with Jan De Nul Group, has been awarded by TenneT the turnkey delivery of three HVAC offshore grid connection cables for the offshore wind farms to be developed in zones N-3.7 and N-3.8 in Germany. These cables will connect the wind farms to the DolWin kappa converter station, from where HVDC cables […]

  • 8.1 GW of Offshore Wind Feeding Into German Grid; Decisive Action Needed to Install Further 22 GW by 2030, Industry Says

    16 January 2023
    Industry

    Germany said goodbye to 2022 with 8,100 MW of offshore wind capacity connected to the grid after all wind turbines at RWE’s Kaskasi offshore wind farm (342 MW) went into operation mid-December. Although this is a step forward, the country is still 22 GW away from its 2030 target and the government needs to take […]

  • Navantia and Windar Resume Jacket Foundation Delivery for Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm

    19 June 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The Navantia-Windar consortium has started shipping the remaining jacket foundations for the French Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm, being built by Iberdrola through its wholly-owned subsidiary Ailes Marines in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc in Brittany. Each batch will comprise four jackets of the 38 that are still in the Navantia Seanergies Fene shipyard. All 62 foundations […]

  • Seaway7 Signs USD 500+ Million Contract for East Anglia Three Offshore Wind Farm

    30 June 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway7 has signed a contract with ScottishPower Renewables, Iberdrola’s UK arm, for the transport and installation of foundations and inter-array cables for the 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm. The deal is worth between USD 500 million and USD 750 million, as per Subsea7’s definition of a very large contract and the classification […]

  • Navantia-Windar Starts Saint-Brieuc Jacket Work in France

    2 October 2020
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The Spanish Navantia-Windar consortium has launched the production of foundation components for the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in the Brest polder, France. Navantia-Windar has presented the main achievements delivered in its construction program for 34 of the 62 foundations that will be built in France for the wind farm. The technology chosen by Ailes Marines, […]

  • Windar Renovables Upends First Vineyard Wind Transition Piece

    13 February 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Windar Renovables has announced that the first transition piece has been upended for the 800 MW Vineyard Wind I offshore wind farm in the United States. First of a total of 62 transition pieces to be manufactured by Windar Renovables has been already upended in the Port of Avilés in Spain. In 2019, Windar Renovables […]

  • Deltares and Marin to Launch JIP WindJack During Dutch Event

    25 November 2011

    Deltares and Marin will launch the Joint Industry Project (JIP) WindJack during the EWEA OFFSHORE 2011 conference. This JIP deals with jack-up vessels which are used for installation and maintenance of offshore Windparks. The JIP aims to improve understanding and thereby extending the operational limits during touch-down and lift-off of jack-ups. This proves to be […]

  • Nervion Joins Dieppe Le Tréport Construction Team

    5 June 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Amper Group, through its subsidiary Nervion Naval Offshore, has been awarded a contract to construct and assemble wind turbine jacket components for the 496 MW Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm in France. Nervion Naval Offshore’s scope of work involves the prefabrication of metallic components such as knots, and secondary steel, and the assembly of […]

  • Navantia-Windar JV Receives First ‘Made in France’ Jacket Components for Saint-Brieuc OWF

    18 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Navantia-Windar joint venture has received its first jacket foundation components for the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm manufactured in the Brest polder, France. Navantia-Windar established the manufacturing hub in the Brest polder in 2019, subcontracting multiple local companies for its first French project and the largest jacket foundation contract for the joint venture. According to […]

  • Clarksons Port Services Joins Moray West Team

    15 June 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Ocean Winds (OW), a joint venture between EDP Renewables and Engie, has awarded UK-based Clarksons Port Service to provide support for the Moray West offshore wind project in Scotland. The contract marks a first for Clarksons Port Services in regards to working directly with the developers, according to the company. Under the contract signed with […]

  • IWS Second Skywalker Class CSOV Hits the Water

    29 May 2023
    Vessels

    The second Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) in the Skywalker series, ordered by IWS Fleet, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Norwegian company Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS), has hit the water. The first steel for the IWS Windwalker vessel was cut in March 2022 at the China Merchants Heavy Industry (CHMI) facility in Jiangsu, China. […]

  • Iberdrola Orders East Anglia Three Transition Pieces at Windar Renovables

    18 May 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola has signed an agreement with Windar Renovables for the construction of 95 transition pieces for the East Anglia Three offshore wind farm in UK waters. This is the largest order of this type of foundation to date for Windar Renovables and the production will be carried out mainly at the Asturian company’s facilities located […]