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  • Heerema’s Thialf Lowers Seagreen Topside Into Place

    8 March 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The 4,800-tonne offshore substation topside has been installed at the 1,075 GW Seagreen wind farm offshore Scotland. At 40 metres long, 45 metres wide, and 15 metres high, the topside will collect and manage the power generated by the 114 Vestas 10 MW wind turbines before transferring it ashore via around 60 kilometres of offshore […]

  • TenneT Starts Laying DolWin6 Export Cables

    29 June 2021
    Grid Connection

    Offshore cable-laying work to link the DolWin6 grid connection in the North Sea to the German grid has started, TenneT said. The cable-laying work follows an unexploded ordnance removal campaign where a total of twelve UXOs identified along the sea cable route were removed in May 2021. The 39-kilometre export cable section is expected to […]

  • ScottishPower Renewables Selects East Anglia THREE Converter Stations Team

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

    Siemens Energy and Aker Solutions have signed a contract with ScottishPower Renewables with the intention to provide high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations for the East Anglia THREE offshore wind project in the UK. The delivery of this EPCI scope for the wind farm’s two converter stations is subject to the project reaching financial […]

  • First Steel Cut for Hollandse Kust (west Alpha) Topside

    11 June 2021
    Grid Connection

    TenneT and the joint venture of ENGIE Solutions and Iemants have cut the first steel for the Hollandse Kust (west Alpha) offshore transformer station topside. The joint venture partners and TenneT officially kicked off the steel fabrication for the Hollandse Kust (west Alpha) topside at the Smulders’ facility in Hoboken, Belgium. Smulders is the parent […]

  • Management Change at Top of TenneT

    26 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Dr. Urban Keussen (49) has been appointed deputy CEO of TenneT Holding B.V. and chairman of the management board of TenneT TSO GmbH. Keussen will consequently take over from Martin Fuchs (60). On 1st July 2014 after 34 years in the energy industry Fuchs will step down as chairman of the management board of TenneT […]

  • ABB to Connect MeyGen Tidal Project to UK Grid

    18 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology

    ABB has been awarded a contract by Atlantis Resources Limited to provide the onshore grid connection for Phase I of the MeyGen tidal stream project in Scotland’s Pentland Firth.  The MeyGen tidal stream project is at the forefront of world marine energy development and will harvest the tidal resources of one of the most energetic […]

  • Hollandia fabrication yard

    5 October 2012

    A joint venture between Strukton Systems and Hollandia is building transformer stations for the offshore wind industry at the Hollandia fabrication yard on the banks of the rivers IJssel and Lek where they meet in Krimpen aan den IJssel, just outside of Rotterdam. Strukton Systems is a specialist in the design, construction and maintenance of […]

  • Italy: Prysmian Receives Investor of Year Award

    25 January 2013

    Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, has been conferred the prestigious Investor of the Year award, made every year by the British Government and UK Trade & Investment to prominent companies for investment and strategic projects in Great Britain. The awards ceremony will be held this evening in […]

  • Mainstream Welcomes Signing of Ireland-UK Intergovernmental Energy Export MoU

    24 January 2013
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Mainstream Renewable Power, the global wind and solar company set up by Eddie O’Connor, which is behind the 5,000MW Energy Bridge export plan, has welcomed today’s Memorandum of Understanding between the British and Irish governments to export Irish wind power to the UK. Commenting on the signing, Mainstream’s Chief Executive Eddie O’Connor said: “Today is […]

  • Aibel, Hitachi ABB Ink Dogger Bank C Contracts

    17 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Aibel and Hitachi ABB Power Grids have been awarded contracts for the third phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm development, Dogger Bank C. Under an EPC contract, Aibel will deliver a third converter platform for the world’s largest offshore wind farm. In October 2019, the company was selected to deliver two platforms for the […]

  • The Netherlands Designates Additional Areas to Build Cost-Effective Hollandse Kust OWFs

    9 December 2016
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch government has designated two additional strips of sea area for offshore wind infrastructure to allow for the realisation of offshore wind projects at Hollandse Kust Zuid (1,400MW) and Hollandse Kust Noord (700MW). The aim of this move is to cut the offshore wind cost by enabling construction closer to the coast. Namely, the newly designated […]

  • Happisburgh Residents Concerned over Norfolk Vanguard Onshore Infrastructure

    13 November 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    As announced earlier, Vattenfall has now started holding public consultation to discuss its preliminary environmental information report (PEIR) for the Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind farm. On 11 November, a session which saw a record turnout was held in Happisburgh, where some of the residents voiced their concerns over the onshore infrastructure.

  • EIB Grants EUR 150 Mln for Dutch Transmission Upgrade

    20 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) and TenneT have signed the latest contract for a EUR 150 million loan, part of a total EUR 450 million financing to TenneT Holding B.V. agreed in 2011. The financing is provided by the EIB to support construction and operation of ‘Randstad 380 kV’; a 83 km 380kV transmission connection […]

  • Siemens Tops 1GW in Turbines Installed off German Coasts

    1 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    Siemens has supplied, installed and commissioned 80 wind turbines for the 288-megawatt DanTysk offshore wind farm, which was officially inaugurated yesterday. The installed capacity of all Siemens wind turbines in German waters is now more than 1 gigawatt. Around 300 wind turbines installed across eight projects contribute to this milestone, the company said. In addition to this, […]

  • GE’s New DC Technology Cuts Cost of Offshore Wind Electricity by 15 Pct

    5 March 2014
    Grid Connection, Technology

    GE Power Conversion has announced the successful trials of PassiveBoost™, the technology which will allow remote power networks to go DC. This is an important step in lowering the cost of power delivered from offshore installations and increasing the electrical output delivered from renewable energy sources in distant, inhospitable places. Since Edison, electrical engineers at […]

  • £1.9 Billion Tender Round for Transmission Links to Offshore Windfarms Launched by OFGEM (UK)

    18 November 2010
    Contracts & Tenders

    Transmission links to 2.8 GW of offshore windfarms to be put out to competitive tender Winning tenders for the first links will be announced in summer 2011 First tender round for £1.1 billion of links attracted almost £4 billion of investment appetite and delivered savings of around £350 million Ofgem today launched the second tender […]

  • UK: Predicting Wave Power to Double Electricity Output

    23 August 2012

    A team of researchers from Israel and the United Kingdom has discovered that energy produced from the planet’s oceans can increase twofold when novel methods for predicting wave power are used. Presented in the journal Renewable Energy, the results could help scientists drive and make marine renewable energy research an optimal source of power. The […]

  • Smulders, Equans Start Building Hollandse Kust West Beta Topside, Sif to Deliver Jacket Piles

    12 December 2022
    Grid Connection

    Smulders and Equans, joined by TenneT, have cut the first steel for the topside of the Hollandse Kust West Beta offshore substation, one of the two substations that will connect the wind farms from the Hollandse Kust West area in the North Sea to the Dutch grid. The steel cutting ceremony took place at the […]

  • Iberdrola Connects First Turbine at WoDS

    25 February 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Via its British subsidiary ScottishPower Renewables, Iberdrola is making progress on its first major offshore wind power project, the West of Duddon Sands wind farm (WoDS), in the United Kingdom. The company is carrying out this initiative in a joint venture with Danish firm Dong Energy. The first turbines at this offshore wind farm have […]

  • Borkum Riffgrund 1 First German Offshore Wind Farm Balancing Grid

    20 May 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    As of this month, Ørsted’s Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm has been providing system-stabilising balancing power for the German power grid, making it the country’s first offshore wind farm taking up this task. Bringing the electricity from Borkum Riffgrund 1 as balancing energy for the German electricity grid was implemented by Energy2market and Ørsted. […]

  • DNV Working on Belgium’s Energy Island Design

    4 July 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    DNV has been contracted to undertake an independent assessment of the design of the energy island planned to be built in Belgium. The assessment will provide Elia with guidance on any improvements required to minimise risk throughout its construction and operation through a combination of workshops and continuous assurance reviews, according to DNV. “Key areas […]

  • South Korea Working on Grid Plan for 8.2 GW of Offshore Wind

    16 March 2023
    Business development, Grid Connection, Research & Development

    KEPCO (Korea Electric Power Corporation) Research Institute, together with DNV as a technical advisor, is developing a long-term plan for a power grid that will enable delivering electricity generated by offshore wind to South Korea. In February 2021, the South Korean government announced a KRW 48.5 trillion (EUR 34.8 billion) project to develop an 8.2 […]

  • RWE Starts Construction on Flagship Offshore Wind Farm

    11 June 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    RWE has begun construction of its 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm, the largest project currently in construction across the company’s entire renewables fleet. The official construction will start with onshore activities, which are also known as enabling works. UK firm Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK has been contracted to carry out the work. These […]

  • Offshore Wind Leaves Good Mark on James Fisher Results

    1 March 2018
    Business & Finance

    James Fisher and Sons has reported a revenue that climbed 9% in 2017 compared to the previous year, exceeding GBP 500 million for the first time. With an underlying operating profit of GBP 55.8 million, the company marked a 10% increase from GBP 50.8 million posted for 2016. Three out of four James Fisher’s business divisions saw a boost in their profits, with the Marine Support division – which serves the offshore renewables sector – leading with an increase of 17%.

  • Triton Knoll Makes Further Onshore Infrastructure Cuts

    28 March 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Limited has reduced the number of onshore cable circuits required for electricity transport from the offshore wind farm to the national grid. According to the project team, this will help reduce the overall construction footprint of the project and realise planned reductions in costs.

  • Siemens and MPI Adventure Install All Sandbank Turbines

    23 January 2017
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The installation vessel MPI Adventure and Siemens have installed all 72 turbines at the 288MW Sandbank offshore wind farm three months sooner than initially planned. The final Siemens SWT-4.0 130 turbine was installed on Saturday, 21 January, Vattenfall, the majority owner and developer of the wind farm, said. The first Sandbank wind turbine was installed at the end of […]