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  • Kriegers Flak CGS Fully in Operation

    16 December 2020
    Grid Connection

    The Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution (CGS) is now completely connected to the grid and in operation. According to Energinet, the trial runs were successfully completed and the recent restart tests after a simulated power outage on both the Danish and the German sides. Kriegers Flak CGS connects the Danish region of Zealand with the […]

  • Seajacks Scylla Equipped with Helideck

    6 August 2015
    Vessels

    A helideck was installed on Seajacks Scylla installation vessel this week, Seajacks reported via social media. Recently, Scylla has been outfitted with 105 metre long legs that have the ability to install components in water depths of up to 65m. The vessel also features a Huisman 1500t leg-encircling crane, incorporates useable deck space in excess […]

  • Danes Plan Kriegers Flak Final OK in Early 2020

    22 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) is planning to grant the final approval for Vattenfall’s Kriegers Flak offshore wind project in January 2020. DEA has initiated a public consultation period regarding the project’s supplement environmental impact assessment (EIA) report. Relevant authorities and the public are invited to submit comments on the report by 17 December. After […]

  • Siemens and Marketex Offshore Constructions Ink Cooperation Agreement

    12 June 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Siemens AG has signed a framework cooperation agreement with Marketex Offshore Constructions, a subsidiary of the Tallinn-headquartered BLRT Grupp.

  • Photo of the Day: Seajacks Scylla Legs Fitted

    30 July 2015
    Vessels

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Seajacks Scylla with all four legs installed. The offshore wind farm installation vessel has been fitted with all four legs at Samsung Heavy Industries. Scylla is outfitted with 105 metre long legs that have the ability to install components in water depths of up to 65m. The vessel also […]

  • Vestas Signs EUR 1.05 Bln Revolving Credit Facility

    4 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Vestas Wind Systems A/S has signed a new EUR 1.050bn revolving credit facility, available for loans as well as project-related guarantees (sub-limit for loans of up to EUR 500m). The new facility has a five-year duration with an option to extend the maturity for up to two additional years. The facility refinances the existing EUR […]

  • Global Offshore Lays Kriegers Flak Inter-Array Cables

    4 March 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Global Offshore has laid all of the inter-array cables at Vattenfall’s Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Danish Baltic Sea. Using the cable lay vessel Normand Clipper, Global Offshore has now installed all 72 inter-array cables at the 605 MW wind farm. This is an interim milestone on the project, Global Offshore said, as […]

  • Metocean Data Gathering Campaign Starts Offshore North Carolina

    15 June 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Avangrid Renewables has deployed a floating LiDAR at the Kitty Hawk offshore wind lease off North Carolina, US. The WindSentinel FLiDAR by AXYS Technologies will measure and collect data on wind speeds and sea conditions at the 122,405-acre lease area until June 2021, Kitty Hawk Offshore Wind, the project developer, said. Offshore aerial surveys and […]

  • First Turbines Stand at Albatros

    21 August 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessels have completed the installation of the first two turbines at the EnBW Albatros offshore wind project in the German North Sea. According to the company, Blue Tern installed the first turbine this morning and a few hours later Brave Tern installed the second unit. Albatros will comprise 16 Siemens SWT-7.0-154 type […]

  • Kriegers Flak’s First Foundation In Place

    15 May 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The first foundation at the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm is now in place. Van Oord’s heavy lift vessel Svanen arrived at the project site off Denmark a few days ago to begin the installation work. The vessel will install a total of 72 monopile foundations, with the work expected to be completed in the […]

  • NKT Secures EUR 250 Million Cable Order from ScottishPower

    6 June 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Denmark-based NKT has received a firm order from ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) to design, manufacture, and install the complete 320 kV HVDC export power cable system for the 1,400 MW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm in the UK. NKT signed a contract with the project developer, ScottishPower Renewables, in July last year. Under the contract, […]

  • Bladt Picks Partner for Kriegers Flak TP Electrical Work

    9 August 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Bladt Industries has contracted the Danish ProCon Wind Energy for the electrical construction of the transition pieces for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm. The work is expected to begin around the third quarter of this year and to be completed in the second quarter of 2020. At the end of last year, Vattenfall contracted Bladt […]

  • ‘Underpowered’ Auctions Threat to UK Offshore Wind Ambitions – Energy UK

    4 May 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Energy UK has warned that the forthcoming Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction will fall well short of delivering the expansion of offshore wind needed to hit the UK government’s 2030 50 GW target. The CfD scheme has played a vital role in the UK’s world-leading expansion of clean energy, in particular offshore wind, driving down […]

  • Svanen Ready for Kriegers Flak Foundation Installation

    11 May 2020
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s heavy lift vessel Svanen has arrived at the Kriegers Flak offshore wind project in Denmark to begin the installation of monopile foundations. The monopiles, manufactured by EEW Special Pipe Constructions, will be transported floating from Rostock, Germany, to the project site. The transition pieces are produced by Bladt Industries in Aalborg, Denmark. Van […]

  • East Anglia Three Moves Through the System

    25 May 2016
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    A preliminary meeting of a panel forming the Examining Authority (ExA) for East Anglia Three’s Development Consent Order (DCO) application will be held on 28 June, to discuss the examination procedure. On 29 June, an Issue Specific Hearing will be held, relating to the definition of the project and draft Development Consent Order (DCO) matters. The application was […]

  • Vattenfall Cleared to Build Denmark’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    3 February 2020
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Expected to be completed by the end of 2021, Kriegers Flak will comprise 72 Siemens Gamesa 8.4MW wind turbines and will be Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm once commissioned.

  • Ofgem Approves GBP 1.1 Bln Caithness Moray Subsea Link

    16 December 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Ofgem today approved £1.1 billion funding for a new subsea link in the north of Scotland, called the Caithness Moray project. The regulator’s decision is £105 million less than the funding request from Scottish Hydro Electricity Transmission (SHE Transmission) to ensure consumers pay no more than necessary. The new link will connect 1.2GW of new […]

  • JDR Loads Out Kriegers Flak Inter-Array Cables

    27 August 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    JDR Hartlepool has completed the manufacturing and load-out of inter-array cables for the Danish Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm, the company reported via social media. Vattenfall awarded JDR with the inter-array cable contract in 2019. The company is supplying 170 kilometres of 33 kV cables for the 72-turbine of offshore wind farm. The inter-array cables […]

  • Seajacks Scylla Arrives in Great Yarmouth

    24 February 2016
    Vessels

    Seajacks Scylla, deemed the world’s largest and most advanced offshore wind farm installation vessel, arrived at the Port of Great Yarmouth today. In early December, Seajacks Scylla started her journey from a Samsung Heavy Industries yard in South Korea to the Port of Rotterdam on-board the heavy load carrier vessel HLV Osprey, however, bad weather […]

  • Northland Power, Yushan Energy Plan 1.2GW Project in Taiwan

    22 May 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Northland Power and and Yushan Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Enterprize Energy, plan to develop 1,200MW of offshore wind projects in Taiwan.

  • Finland: STX Turku Shipyard Launches Multipurpose Deck Cargo Vessel

    2 March 2012

    STX Finland Oy Turku shipyard launched the multipurpose deck cargo vessel constructed for Gaiamare Ltd. The vessel expected to be approx. 105.4 meters long and approx. 18.8 meters wide will be delivered in late spring 2012. This latest and environmentally friendly multipurpose deck cargo vessel can be deployed for various tasks including transport of demanding […]

  • K-Sure Provides Funds for Seajacks Scylla

    16 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Seajacks has secured funding for its wind turbine installation vessel, Seajacks Scylla, which will be built by Samsung Heavy Industries. Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-sure) stated it will provide USD 250 million for the vessel. Seajacks Scylla has been specifically designed to meet the demands associated with working on UK Round 3 offshore wind sites, Scottish […]

  • CRCC Entering Offshore Wind Market, Orders Jack-Up Vessel at COSCO

    14 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    On 11 May, China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) has placed an order with COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry for a jack-up vessel with a lifting capacity of 1,300 tonnes that will be deployed on the construction of offshore wind farms. 

  • Vattenfall on the Lookout for Boulder Clearance Crew

    18 September 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has invited companies to pre-qualify for boulder clearance work on the 605MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Danish Baltic Sea. The clearance of boulders would be carried out on the seabed at 72 wind turbine locations. The clearance is to be carried out with a vessel with a grab, and possibly by […]

  • Supply chain needed for offshore wind market in UK

    5 July 2010
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    The supply chain in the UK is struggling to gain access to the offshore wind market, one expert has suggested.   [mappress] Source: lowcarboneconomy, July 05, 2010;

  • Geophysical Surveys Wrapping Up Offshore North Carolina

    27 February 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Geophysical surveys at the Kitty Hawk offshore wind project off North Carolina are being completed along with the associated cable-laying, Iberdrola said. According to Iberdrola’s 2019 financial results, the project is continuing apace and high-definition digital bird surveys have been carried out over the last 12 months. The company’s subsidiary Avangrid Renewables submitted an application to the U.S. Bureau […]