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  • 100th Turbine Up at Hornsea One

    5 July 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    The 100th Siemens Gamesa 7MW turbine has been installed at the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm in the UK. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s Bold Tern is in charge of installing 88 out of the project’s total 174 turbines, with A2SEA’s Sea Challenger responsible for installing the remaining 86 units. According to Fred. Olsen Windcarrier, Bold Tern recently […]

  • First Foundation In Place at Hornsea Two

    9 October 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The first out of the total of 165 monopile foundations has been installed at the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm site in the UK, according to social media updates from Ørsted. The milestone comes around a week after the jacket foundation for the wind farm’s offshore substation was installed. DEME’s jack-up vessel Innovation has been […]

  • Wind Innovation Heads to UK

    3 May 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    C-bed Floating Hotels’s DP2 walk-to-work vessel Wind Innovation will be used during the installation and commissioning phase of a 1.2GW offshore wind farm off Grimsby in the western UK.

  • Heerema Wins Big Greater Changhua Contract

    9 August 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) has secured a contract for the transport and installation of turbine foundations and the installation of offshore substations at the Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind projects in Taiwan. HMC will utilize its vessel Aegir for the transportation and installation of 111 turbine foundations and the installation of two offshore substations at […]

  • CSC Breaks Ground for Offshore Wind Foundations Plant in Kaohsiung

    16 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    China Steel Corporation (CSC) has held a groundbreaking ceremony for an offshore wind foundations manufacturing plant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

  • Keppel Buys Stake in German Offshore Wind Farm

    12 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Keppel Corporation Limited and Keppel Infrastructure Fund Management are jointly investing EUR 305 million to acquire a 50.01 per cent stake in a special purpose vehicle that holds 50 per cent of the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The special purpose vehicle is currently wholly owned by Gulf International […]

  • Highlights of the Month – January 2019

    1 February 2019

    Record-breaking turbines, new offshore wind tenders… read the ten most read news on offshoreWIND.biz in the first month of 2019. Siemens Gamesa Launches 10+ MW Offshore Wind Turbine Siemens Gamesa has launched the SG 10.0-193 DD, the company’s first 10+ MW offshore wind turbine. The prototype is expected to be installed this year, with commercial market […]

  • ScotWind Partners Choose Argeo for Low-Emission Survey

    20 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Norwegian offshore service company Argeo has signed a survey contract with Stromar, a consortium made up of Ørsted, Renantis, and BlueFloat Energy for the Stromar floating wind project offshore Scotland. Argeo will conduct a geophysical survey in the project’s development area, located in the Moray Firth off the coast of Scotland. The Stromar offshore wind […]

  • Ørsted and ITM Power Explore Different Approach to Integrating Offshore Wind and Hydrogen

    13 April 2020
    Technology

    Ørsted and ITM Power are working on a design concept to integrate hydrogen electrolysers into offshore wind turbines. The project proposes an electrolyser placed in the turbine tower or very near it, directly electrically connected to the DC link in the turbine, with power flow control and water supplied to it. In this scenario, energy […]

  • Asso.subsea Picks Correll for Cable Pull-in Operations Offshore Germany

    26 June 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    The Correll Group – Cable Installation & Power Services Division has been awarded a contract from Asso.subsea for the Alternate Current (AC) Submarine cables pull-in operations on both the Gode Wind 3 offshore substation and the High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) DolWin Kappa offshore substation as part of the AC grid connection system. The contract was […]

  • Floating LiDAR Deployed at Stromar Wind Project Site Offshore Scotland

    15 September 2023
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    A floating Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) buoy has been launched at the Stromar floating wind farm site offshore Scotland. The E38 EOLOS LiDAR was deployed at the Stromar site off the coast of Caithness, approximately 50 kilometres from the Port of Wick on 8 September. Equipped with fully independent and remote sensing devices, the […]

  • 2.5 GW Offshore Wind Projects Seek Engineering Design Services

    27 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Polish energy company, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna, is seeking engineering design services related to the two offshore wind projects with a combined capacity of 2.5 GW – Baltica 2 and Baltica 3. The subject of the order includes, amongst others, preparation of the Building Permit Designs in accordance with Construction Law, consisting of Land Development […]

  • Dozen Borkum Riffgrund 2 Turbines Left to Go

    7 August 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Bold Tern has installed 44 out of 56 turbines at Ørsted’s Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm.

  • New York’s First Offshore Wind Farm Halfway Completed

    25 January 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The installation of wind turbines on South Fork Wind, New York’s first offshore wind farm, has reached a halfway point. According to an update on social media posted by South Fork Wind, developed by Ørsted and Eversource Energy, six of the project’s twelve turbines are now installed and supplying electricity to the Long Island grid. […]

  • Fred. Olsen Seawind-Hafslund Consortium Abandons Utsira Nord Auction Plans

    6 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Floating Wind

    A consortium comprising Fred. Olsen Seawind and Hafslund has decided not to participate in the Utsira Nord tender, which is planned to be launched in 2025. The partners, who did not provide an explanation for their decision, said they will still consider offshore wind on the Norwegian continental shelf with connections to other countries as […]

  • Irish Vessel Operator Orders Second Incat Crowther CTV

    24 March 2021
    Vessels

    Farra Marine has ordered a second Incat Crowther crew transfer vessel (CTV) from Penguin Shipyard. The Irish vessel operator ordered its first vessel from the Windflex-27 series last year, with the CTV already nearing completion and set to become the first catamaran wind farm service vessel operating under the Irish flag. The second vessel is scheduled […]

  • Keppel Nets EUR 375 Million Shipbuilding Contract

    9 October 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Singapore-based Keppel Offshore & Marine has secured a contract an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for a vessel which will work in the offshore renewable energy industry. The deal is valued at approximately SGD 600 million (around EUR 375 million). Aside from the contract announcement and the estimated value, Keppel has not disclosed any […]

  • EEW OSB Loads Out First Hornsea Two TPs

    17 August 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    EEW Offshore Structures Britain (EEW OSB) has loaded out its first batch of transition pieces (TPs) for the Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm in the UK. The company will deliver 30 transition pieces for the project. Hornsea Two will comprise 165 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbines on monopile foundations, and an offshore substation and a reactive […]

  • WIKING Helikopter to Continue Supporting Sandbank and DanTysk OWFs

    1 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    WIKING Helikopter Service and Vattenfal have signed a contract extension for 24/7 Helicopter Emergency Rescue Service for the Sandbank and DanTysk offshore wind farms in Germany. Operating from its Base in Wilhelmshaven, WIKING Helikopter will continue using its high performance (Performance class 1) AW139 LEONARDO helicopter for these operations. The 288 MW DanTysk offshore wind […]

  • UK Prime Minister Pledges Offshore Wind Target Increase

    14 November 2019
    Authorities

    UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged to increase the UK’s 2030 offshore wind target from the current 30GW to 40GW if his Conservative party wins the general election. UK’s current target to have 30GW of connected offshore wind capacity by 2030 was set with the launch of a new joint government-industry Offshore Wind Sector […]

  • TEPCO to Separate Renewables Business

    12 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. (TEPCO HD) is forming a new company dedicated to handling its renewable energy generation business. The aim of separating the renewables unit into a new entity is to increase the recognition of the renewables business and better coordinate with both domestic and overseas partners, the company said. Additionally, the […]

  • JERA Acquires Part of Gunfleet Sands

    28 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    Japanese utility JERA has agreed to acquire a 24.95% equity interest in the Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm in the UK from Marubeni Corporation.

  • Northern Offshore Invests in CPower

    4 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    Northern Offshore Group is making a strategic investment in the UK-based CPower Energy with an aim to broaden its activities in the offshore wind industry. According to Northern Offshore, the owners have followed CPower during its first couple of years in the business and saw the acquisition as part of a long-term growth strategy across various segments […]

  • All Borssele 1 & 2 Turbines Standing

    2 September 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    DEME Offshore has completed the installation of the 94 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbines at the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. DEME’s jack-up tandem Sea Installer and Sea Challenger were in charge of the installation at the site located 22km off the coast of the province of Zeeland. The first turbine was […]

  • RenewableUK Issues Offshore Wind Career Guide for the Youth

    20 June 2018

    RenewableUK has launched a new guide aimed at young people looking for a career in the offshore wind sector.

  • First Irish Wind Farm Service Catamaran Delivered to Its Owner

    9 June 2021
    Vessels

    Farra Marine has taken delivery of Farra Orla, the first catamaran wind farm service vessel to sail under the Irish flag, from Penguin Shipyard. The Singapore-based shipyard started building the 27-metre vessel for the Irish vessel operator in September 2020. Farra Orla, designed by Incat Crowther, has a deadweight of above 50t, features two working decks, […]