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  • Dutch Stop Offshore Wind Turbines to Protect Migratory Birds in ‘International First’

    17 May 2023
    Environment, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The wind turbines at Borssele and Egmond aan Zee offshore wind farms were stopped for four hours on 13 May, to help migrating birds pass by safely. According to the Dutch Government, this is the first time such a measure has been applied and is in line with the approach of the government and participating […]

  • World’s First Unmanned Offshore Substation Stands at Dogger Bank

    20 April 2023
    Grid Connection, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The world’s first unmanned High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) offshore substation has been installed at what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm, the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank, off the UK. The substation is the first of three platforms, supplied by Aibel, to be installed at Dogger Bank, which is being constructed in three […]

  • 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 […]

  • Siemens Energy Consortium Nets EUR 4 Billion Offshore Wind Power Grid Deal

    11 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Siemens Energy and Spain-based Dragados Offshore have been awarded a EUR 4 billion contract from Amprion to build converter stations for two offshore grid connections in Germany. Under the contract, the consortium will design, build, and install the LanWin1 and LanWin3 offshore converter platforms in the North Sea. The contract, which includes a ten-year maintenance […]

  • World’s Second-Largest SSCV Enters Baltic Sea as Offshore Wind Duty Calls

    3 October 2022
    Vessels

    Heerema Marine Contractors’ crane vessel Thialf has crossed the Storebaelt Bridge and entered the Baltic Sea as the vessel is being deployed to install the offshore substation at the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm and wind turbines at at the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm, both in Germany. Thialf‘s passage under the Storebaelt Bridge, […]

  • RTE Wins Work on Two UK Offshore Wind HVDC Projects

    28 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    France-headquartered electricity transmission consultancy and engineering company, RTE international, has been appointed as third-party consultant to conduct joint interaction studies between two HVDC projects in the UK: Sofia Offshore Wind Farm and Dogger Bank C. Under the contract, RTE international will carry out wide-ranging interaction studies to ensure the connection of both projects to the […]

  • Pioneering Spirit Installs HKZ Alpha Topside – Gallery

    28 December 2021
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The topside of the Hollandse Kust (zuid) Alpha (HKZ Alpha) offshore substation has been installed on its jacket foundation in the Dutch North Sea, some 20 kilometres off the coast of The Hague. HKZ Alpha is one of the two 700 MW offshore substations that TenneT ordered at Petrofac and that will connect the 1.5 […]

  • Western Link Team Finds Legendary WWI U-Boat?

    19 October 2016
    Grid Connection, R&D

    A GBP 1 billion project to lay one of the world’s largest subsea power cables, connecting Scotland and England, has led to a ”historic wartime discovery” which could finally help solve one of WWI’s strangest naval mysteries, ScottishPower reports.  Marine engineers working on the Western Link project, a joint venture between ScottishPower and National Grid which […]

  • Nordic Yards Starts Building DolWin Gamma

    9 October 2014

    The construction works of the DolWin gamma offshore converter platform started today, 9 October, at Nordic Yards in Warnemünde. This was marked by the traditional first steel cut, which took place at the Warnemünde site in the presence of representatives of the contractor Alstom and customer TenneT.  As general contractor, Alstom had placed an order […]

  • Eneco Selects Dutch Contractors for New Wind Farm at North Sea

    8 June 2012

    The development of Eneco Luchterduinen Wind Farm (former name: Q10), 23 kilometres off the coast of the municipalities of Noordwijk and Zandvoort, is entering a new phase after completion of the contractor selection process. Van Oord, a leading international contractor specialising in dredging, marine engineering and offshore wind projects, shall be responsible for the foundations […]

  • Evidence Uncovered that Government Policy is Stalling Offshore Wind Development in UK

    12 September 2011

      As part of a detailed investigation into power cable installation in the offshore wind industry, technology and consultancy company Enventi have uncovered evidence which they believe shows that current UK Government policy is stalling offshore wind development. The findings arise from analysis carried out into supply contracts awarded to submarine power cable manufacturers which […]

  • SMM Direct: Caterpillar Consortium Powers ‘INNOVATION’

    6 September 2012

    Caterpillar Marine Power Systems, together with SAM Electronics, SCHOTTEL and Zeppelin Power Systems, have delivered an integrated power and propulsion package for “M/V Innovation”, one of the largest and most innovative offshore wind turbine installation vessels to date. The consortium of globally renowned marine specialists provided both shipowner and shipyard a single-source solution for all […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Sees Red as Supply Chain Tensions, Onshore Woes Take Their Toll

    21 January 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment

    Wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has reported a EUR 309 million loss in the preliminary results for the first quarter of the Fiscal Year 2022 (October 2021 – December 2021). According to Siemens Gamesa, the company’s performance in Q1 FY 2022 was negatively impacted by supply chain-related disruptions, which are now expected to […]

  • Offshore Wind Energy: “Safety at Sea Has the Highest Priority” (Germany)

    22 August 2012

    The use of real offshore technology is indispensable for sound training of personnel for deployment in offshore wind farms, and for their safety on site. “Preparedness for emergencies, concepts for the saving and recovery of employees in emergency situations, and the maintenance of industrial health and safety standards are prerequisite for the safe erection and […]

  • Germany: Parker Launches New Cooling Unit at HUSUM Wind Energy 2012

    26 June 2012
    Technology

    Parker Hannifin Corporation, the leader in motion and control technologies, announced it will be launching its line of precision cooling units for wind turbines for the European wind market, utilizing the company’s two-phase evaporative cooling technology for large and offshore wind turbines, at the upcoming HUSUM Wind Energy 2012 exposition in Germany, September 18-22. The […]

  • McDermott and GEIRI/C-EPRI to Build Converter Platforms for BorWin6 Offshore Grid

    15 February 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    A consortium comprising McDermott and Global Energy Interconnection Research Institute and C-EPRI Electric Power Engineering (GEIRI / C-EPRI) has been awarded a contract for offshore and onshore converter stations for the German BorWin6 offshore grid connection which will be delivered by TenneT to link 980 MW of offshore wind capacity to the German grid. “With […]

  • 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%.

  • Highlights of the Month: April 2016

    2 May 2016

    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 […]

  • DanTysk Starts to Power Germany

    3 December 2014
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Today, the offshore wind farm DanTysk, located 70 kilometres west of the island of Sylt, will supply the German electricity network with its first wind power from the North Sea. The 80 wind turbines are now successively in the commissioning phase for the production of electricity. DanTysk is then expected to be fully connected to the […]

  • The Netherlands: DNV to Open New Strategic Research Unit

    17 January 2013

    DNV will open a new Strategic Research Unit at DNV KEMA’s global headquarters in Arnhem, the Netherlands, which will focus exclusively on the further development of smart grids and super grids. Smart grids and super grids are key elements and a prerequisite to integrate large-scale renewable energy in the future energy system. The opening of […]

  • Austria: GL Celebrates Bladed’s 20th Birthday

    6 February 2013

    At the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) Conference in Vienna, GL Garrad Hassan marked the 20th anniversary of the launch of Bladed, the wind turbine design software trusted and used by manufacturers and certification agencies around the world. Over the last two decades, as commercial wind turbines have grown in scale, from 500kW to over […]

  • Switzerland: Renewables to Triple Insurance Spending by 2020

    26 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    The renewable energy industry could be spending three times as much on insurance every year by 2020 to mitigate risks to projects, says a new report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance sponsored by Swiss Re. The report looked at six of the world’s leading markets for solar and wind, including Australia, China, France, Germany, the […]

  • InterOPERA Project Aims to Improve Offshore Wind Interconnection

    23 January 2023
    Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    A project, funded by the European Union and the industry, that will help define the future interoperability standards of the multi-terminal high-voltage direct current (HVDC) grids in offshore electricity has been launched in Lyon, France. The project “Enabling interoperability of multi-vendor HVDC grids” (InterOPERA), funded by the EU programme for research and innovation, unites more […]

  • Dutch to Start Investigating New Sites at IJmuiden Ver

    3 November 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, through the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), has launched a tender for geophysical investigations in an extended area in the North of the IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm Zone (WFZ), where an additional 2 GW of offshore wind capacity could be accommodated on top of the 4 GW […]

  • National Grid Outlines Plans for ‘North West Coast Power Ring’ (UK)

    31 October 2012
    Grid Connection

    National Grid has outlined plans to connect new sources of electricity generation in Cumbria to the national power network by creating a ‘North West Coast Power Ring’. The company has been asked to provide a connection into the electricity transmission system for the proposed new 3.2 GW nuclear power station, Moorside, near Sellafield in West […]

  • Siemens Showcases New Gearless Direct Drive Wind Generator (Germany)

    20 September 2012
    Technology

    The Siemens Drive Technologies Division is showcasing Direct Drive Wind, its new gearless wind generator, at the Husum WindEnergy 2012 trade fair. Comprised of individual, preassembled generator segments, it is able to offer a high degree of flexibility in the implementation of a wide range of turbine solutions and system concepts. The generator, designed as […]