Search results for: Hywind Demo

1037 results

A list of search results

  • Watch: DemoSATH Fully Assembled and Ready for Installation

    29 June 2022
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The DemoSATH floating wind turbine is now fully assembled and ready to soon be installed at the BiMEP test area offshore Spain. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. The transition piece, tower, hub, rotor, nacelle, and blades were mounted on the SATH platform as part of the construction activities […]

  • Ocean DEMO Greenlights Three Floating Wind Projects

    1 April 2020
    R&D, Technology

    Ocean DEMO, a EUR 13 million Interreg-funded project, has recommended two floating wind technology developers for support packages under the second call.

  • No Wind in Fishermen’s 25 MW Demo Project

    1 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Fishermen’s Atlantic City Wind Farm (FACW) was dealt another blow last week when Superior Court of New Jersey sided with New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU). BPU was legally challenged for denying the 25MW project an offshore wind renewable energy certificate over cost concerns. The court noted the state regulatory board “was not persuaded […]

  • Maersk Joins Floating Wind Project Offshore Spain

    22 February 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    Maersk Supply Service has been awarded a contract by Saitec Offshore Technologies for the installation of the mooring system on the offshore DemoSATH floating wind project in Spain. The offshore installation will be carried out in the second quarter of 2022. SATH Technology, which is being developed by the Spanish engineering company Saitec Offshore Technology, […]

  • EUR 24.6M DemoWind 2 Joint Call Open

    23 February 2016
    R&D

    DemoWind is now accepting Stage 1 (Outline) proposal submissions for the Joint Call 2016, launched on 16 February. Interested parties can create an account, add consortium partners and submit an outline proposal for their DemoWind 2 projects. Stage 1 proposals will be accepted up until 2pm CET on 5 May, 2016. DemoWind 2 is a European […]

  • Foundation, Inter-Array Cable Laying Work Completed at 759 MW Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

    9 June 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has equipped foundations at the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm with secondary steel and installed all inter-array cables, with cable burial and wind turbine installation underway at the 759 MW Dutch offshore wind farm. Offshore installation vessel MPI Resolution has installed all secondary steel and thus completed the wind turbine foundations. Cable-laying […]

  • DemoSATH on Schedule Despite Hiccups in Road Transport of Components – Gallery

    5 April 2022
    Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology

    The DemoSATH floating wind demonstration project is still set for installation this Summer, despite encountering a three-week delay due to road transport issues following truck drivers’ strike in Spain.   The DemoSATH’s concrete floating foundation, which will carry a 2 MW wind turbine, has been under construction since 2020 and is scheduled to be installed at […]

  • Reading the Map: Addressing the Challenges Only Way Forward

    10 October 2017

    The second day of the Offshore WIND Conference, chaired by Mike Blanch – Associate Director at BVG Associates – started with this morning’s session called “Future forecast: reading the map”, which addressed the path and challenges on the offshore wind road towards 2023, as well as up to 2050 and beyond. 

  • Top News of the Week Apr 4 – 10, 2016

    10 April 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    World’s Largest OW Jack-Up Vessel Installs World’s Heaviest Monopile at Veja Mate OWF Offshore construction of the Veja Mate offshore wind farm has started with Seajacks Scylla having installed the heaviest monopile produced so far at the project site, according to DGI Doedijns, which provided hydraulic and software equipment for the pile-gripper used at the […]

  • Prototype DemoSATH Floating Offshore Wind Foundation Taking Shape – Video

    17 December 2021
    R&D, Technology

    The construction of the prototype DemoSATH floating offshore wind platform is progressing at the Port of Bilbao in Spain, with the assembly of the precast elements of the foundation’s hull now completed, Saitec Offshore said. This assembly consisted of lifting, pivoting, and positioning the six precast elements. DemoSATH prototype consists of two hulls, each having […]

  • BOEM Reaches Milestone for Virginia Offshore Wind Demo

    2 December 2014
    Authorities

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the publication of its environmental assessment (EA) of proposed wind energy related research activities offshore Virginia. The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) has submitted a research activities plan that describes the proposed construction, operation, maintenance, and eventual decommissioning of the Virginia Offshore Wind […]

  • First Vineyard Wind 1 Blades Touch Down in Massachusetts

    7 June 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The first GE Haliade-X blades for the 800 MW Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm have arrived at the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal in Massachusetts, USA. The 107-metre-long blades arrived on the Rolldock Sky heavy load vessel, which is currently docked in the Port of New Bedford, according to the latest AIS data. A couple […]

  • Correll Joins Asso.subsea on Vattenfall’s Danish Offshore Wind Pair

    5 June 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Correll Group – Cable Installation & Power Services Division has been awarded a contract by Asso.subsea to deliver the offshore pull-ins and termination & testing of 66 kV export and inter-array cables for the Vesterhav Nord and Syd offshore wind farms in Denmark. The Vesterhav Nord and Syd, being developed by Vattenfall, consist of […]

  • Spain’s First Floater Nears Construction Kick-Off

    28 October 2020
    Technology

    Saitec Offshore Technologies and RWE Renewables have awarded Ferrovial with a contract for the manufacturing and assembly of the DemoSATH floating wind turbine. DemoSATH is a 2 MW turbine mounted onto a concrete floating foundation set to be deployed at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP) open sea test site off the Basque Coast in northern […]

  • Worley Helps Design Spain’s First Floater

    16 July 2020
    R&D, Technology

    Australian engineering company Worley has completed the accessibility design assessment for Saitec Offshore Technologies’ DemoSATH floating wind turbine. DemoSATH is a 2 MW turbine mounted onto a concrete floating foundation which will be deployed at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP) open sea test site off the Basque Coast in northern Spain. The project will […]

  • GE Haliade Turbines Stand in China

    23 April 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    GE has installed all three HaliadeTM 150-6MW offshore wind turbines on the Xinghua Gulf demo project in China.

  • Maersk Installs DemoSATH Floating Wind Mooring System Offshore Spain

    17 May 2022
    R&D, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Maersk Supply Service has completed the installation of the mooring, anchoring, and quick-connect solution for the 2 MW DemoSATH, the first floating wind turbine to be connected to the Spanish grid. Maersk Mariner installed six mooring lines, comprised of hybrid lines of chain and fibre rope, and six drag anchors at BiMEP test area in […]

  • Spain’s First Floating Wind Turbine to Moor at BiMEP

    12 June 2020
    R&D, Technology

    Saitec Offshore Technologies and the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP) open sea test site have signed a contract to install the DemoSATH floating wind turbine off the Basque Coast, Spain. The project will test the very first floating wind foundation connected to the Spanish grid using SATH Technology. Marine operations are planned by the end […]

  • NEDO Launches Japan’s First Offshore Wind Map Demo

    31 March 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (NEDO) has released a demo version of the first-ever offshore wind map to chart areas suitable for the development of wind farms in waters off Japan. According to NEDO, the goal of the offshore wind map project is to provide developers with a one-stop-shop for all the information necessary for […]

  • Virginia Offshore Wind Demo Enters Construction Phase

    2 July 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) demonstration project has entered the construction phase as onshore works kick off. The groundbreaking took place on 1 July, marking the first onshore construction work on the two-turbine 12MW offshore wind project. “The Virginia offshore wind demonstration project is another powerful example of the Commonwealth’s position as a leader […]

  • Blyth Demo Sequel to Feature Floating Wind Turbines

    28 January 2021
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    EDF Renewables plans to build phase two of the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator wind farm off the coast of Northumberland using floating offshore wind technology. The first phase of the wind farm consists of five wind turbines and was constructed in 2017. It has a generating capacity of 41.5 MW and is the first UK offshore […]

  • Twin Hub Floating Wind Demo Gets Marine Licence

    14 January 2022
    Authorities, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The Twin Hub floating demonstrator project in the Celtic Sea has now been awarded a marine licence for a renewable energy test site in Cornwall, South West England. The marine licence is the latest consent for the project which was awarded a Section 36 consent in 2020. Hexicon AB completed the acquisition of the consented […]

  • Norway Grants Concession to SeaTwirl’s Floating Wind Demo

    29 March 2022
    Authorities

    SeaTwirl has been granted concession for an offshore site in Bokn municipality, Norway, where the Swedish company plans to install its S2x floating wind platform. SeaTwirl, together with Marin Energi Testsenter AS (MET), applied for a five-year concession with Norwegian Waterways and Energy Directorate to install its 1 MW S2x vertical-shafted turbine with associated anchors […]

  • DoE Selects Three Offshore Wind Demo Projects

    7 May 2014
    Authorities

    As a part of the Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Energy Department today announced the selection of three pioneering offshore wind demonstrations to receive up to $47 million each over the next four years to deploy innovative, grid-connected systems in federal and state waters by 2017. These projects – located off the coast of New […]

  • Norwegian OW Players Line Up Behind Development of Full-Scale Demo Sites

    22 April 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Norwegian Wind Energy Association (NORWEA) has held the first meeting within the Offshore 2025 project which gathers offshore wind industry representatives in creating a strategy for development of full scale offshore wind demonstration sites in Norway. The project was initiated as a response to a recent white paper on the country’s energy policy presented by the government, which according […]

  • Japanese Demo Offshore Wind Unit Set For Decommissioning

    2 October 2019
    R&D, Vessels

    Japan’s Penta-Ocean Construction is preparing to remove a bottom-fixed foundation type wind turbine and an observation tower off the coast of Kitakyushu. The decommissioning is scheduled to take place in October. Back in 2011, Penta Ocean constructed the 2MW wind turbine and the wind observation tower as part of a joint research project of National Research and […]