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  • Jumbo Shipping Delivers 51 Monopiles to Barrow-in-Furness for Walney Offshore Windfarm 2 (UK)

    27 July 2011

    Jumbo Shipping has successfully transported 51 monopiles from EEW’s manufacturing plant in Rostock, Germany, to Barrow-in-Furness in the UK. The monopiles’ final destination was DONG Energy’s Walney Offshore Windfarm 2. When the contract was awarded, the first shipment was only seven weeks away, during which time Jumbo engineered all shipments and designed and manufactured saddles […]

  • Beatrice Blackhillock Substation Works Coming Along Well (VIDEO)

    13 April 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Construction of the onshore substation for the Beatrice offshore wind farm at Blackhillock, near Keith, is progressing well, according to SSE, which published a video on the latest works being done at the site.

  • Germans Cut Wind Power Costs through Weather Forecast

    6 February 2015
    Authorities, R&D

    German Federal Government has entrusted Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and EWC Weather Consult GmbH with a research project that will develop more accurate wind power forecasts to reduce costs of the country’s energy transition.  It sometimes happens that, due to weather conditions, less wind or solar electricity is produced. In order […]

  • Riffgat OWF Soon to Be Connected to Grid

    4 February 2014
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    TenneT announced that it expects to be able to connect the Riffgat offshore wind farm as planned last year, i.e., by mid-February. Initial connection tests have already proved successful and the final works are taking place at the moment. Therefore, a mandatory connection date it still not set. Once the exact connection date is known, […]

  • All Blades Installed on Vestas’ 8MW Turbine Prototype

    15 January 2014
    R&D, Technology

    All three wind turbine blades have been installed on the V164-8.0 MW prototype at the Danish national test centre in Østerild, Vestas announced. The company said that good weather conditions on the night of January 13 allowed the installation of all three 80m long blades of the offshore wind turbine. The turbine will be commissioned […]

  • UK: Osiris Projects Now Recruiting for Number of Positions

    16 August 2013
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Due to continued growth and upcoming vessel launches, Osiris Projects yesterday announced that it is currently recruiting for a number of positions across the business.  These include site and office based positions at a range of seniority levels to develop both the company’s survey and geotechnical teams. Osiris Projects is especially interested in hearing from […]

  • Jersey to Harness Tidal Energy

    28 May 2013

      Deputy Rob Duhamel, Jersey Minister for Planning and Environment, thinks that Jersey needs to harness the potential of the tides that are flowing around the island, reports BBC. Duhamel said: “A key issue was recognising that we have energy dense waters and it is a resource that could be exploited.“ “But any exploiting of […]

  • Mansell Wins Contract to Build Siemens’ Renewable Energy Engineering Centre (UK)

    10 June 2011

    Mansell has been awarded a contract to build the Renewable Energy Engineering Centre in Didsbury, Manchester for Siemens. The two-storey design and build project will comprise two laboratory areas and an office area for engineering staff. Primary purpose of the building is to establish a test and simulation centre for high voltage DC interconnectors required […]

  • Taillevent Readies to Install Wind Turbines off Taiwan

    17 July 2020
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul and Hitachi have issued a notice on the commencement of wind turbine installation works off the Taiwanese coast. The work will be carried out by Jan De Nul’s vessel Taillevent, which was reported earlier this year as having left the turbine installation at the German Trianel Windpark Borkum II for a project […]

  • Turbine Installation Kicks Off at Windpark Fryslân

    8 March 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The installation of Siemens Gamesa turbines has begun at the Windpark Fryslân nearshore wind farm in the Netherlands. All of the 89 Siemens Gamesa 4.3 MW turbines are expected to be installed and tested in the IJsselmeer Lake by June. According to project developer, it takes approximately one and half days to build one turbine, and […]

  • VIDEO: Installation of Offshore Met Mast

    14 March 2013
    Technology

    Humber Gateway offshore wind farm, located 8km off the East Yorkshire coast, just north of the mouth of the river Humber, will have 73 turbines and together the turbines will have an installed capacity of up to 219MW, which is enough electricity to power up to 170,000 UK homes – more than one and a […]

  • Energinet.dk Postpones Anholt Cable Replacement

    31 August 2015
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Energinet.dk, the Danish transmission system operator, has decided to postpone Anholt offshore wind farm cable repair. The operation was scheduled for the late September. However, due to an error in NKT’s replacement cables, the work had to be pushed back. A new date will be announced promptly. “The cable supplier is still preparing the replacement […]

  • Dominion Freezes Virginia’s Offshore Wind Project

    24 April 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Dominion Resources, Inc., the developer of the Virginia Offshore Wind Technology Advancement Project (VOWTAP), has put the project development on hold because the project’s cost is much higher than expected, writes NBC29. The company has calculated that the project would cost around USD 400 million, much more that the initially estimated USD 230 million. Dominion said […]

  • Construction Team Set Up for Rudong OW Project

    6 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Longyuan Zhenhua Offshore Engineering, a joint venture between Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry (ZPMC) and Jiangsu Longyuan Power Group, has won a contract to install 38 Siemens 4MW wind turbines off Rudong, Jiangsu for (China General Nuclear Power Group) CGN.  The contract is worth CNY 160 million (USD 25.6 million) and covers work that will be done over some nine months. […]

  • Jumbo Offshore installs 100th Transition Piece for Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    27 July 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    DP2 Heavy Lift Vessel Jumbo Javelin has installed its 100th TP for the Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm (GGOWF), off the UK’s south-east coast. For this project, Jumbo’s scope includes transport, installation, leveling and grouting of the TP’s. The close cooperation between all parties (client Fluor, Jumbo’s crew, the project team and subcontractors) has resulted […]

  • German Offshore Wind Constructions Take Three Casualties

    24 April 2012

    Three men have already lost their lives, and 80 of them have experienced serious accidents while working on German offshore wind farms, according to Focus magazine. Polish worker and a Swedish diver have died while working on BardOffshore wind farm, located 100 kilometres northwest of the isle Borkum, in Germany, in water depth of 40 […]

  • UK Sets Up New Floating Wind Funding Scheme

    4 March 2021
    Authorities, Technology

    The UK government is inviting parties to submit their interests in a new funding scheme to support the development of technologies and products for the floating offshore wind industry. The Floating Offshore Wind (FOW) Demonstration Programme seeks the best ideas across technology areas and the grant funding scheme will focus on UK-based initiatives. The demonstration projects will […]

  • LIPA Ommits Deepwater’s OWF, Picks Only Solar Projects

    18 December 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Board of Trustees of the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) have decided to award power purchase agreements (PPAs) to eleven solar energy projects yesterday. One of the renewable energy projects expected to be selected by LIPA was the Deepwater Wind’s offshore wind farm. Last year, LIPA called for bids for 280 MW of renewable energy projects that […]

  • Den Oever Tidal Turbine Foundation on Its Way

    7 January 2015
    R&D, Technology

    A foundation structure for Tocardo’s tidal turbine to be installed at Den Oever, Netherlands, was loaded onto a truck for its transport to the dockside on January 5.  The tidal turbine will be the second one Tocardo is installing at the site, managed by Tidal Testing Centre, following the installation of the first commercial version of the T100 turbine in […]

  • Two Substation Jackets Traveling to Gemini OWF Site

    16 July 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Two jacket foundations for the offshore substations to be installed at the Gemini wind farm site are on their way, the developer reported via social media.  A joint venture between Cofely Fabricom, CG and Iemants, is in charge of the two offshore substations and one onshore station for the project. Each offshore station will be linked to the onshore one by a […]

  • GVSU Wind Buoy Finishes Its Work in Lake Michigan

    13 January 2014

    The Grand Valley State University wind research platform was removed from Lake Michigan last December, thus ending its three-year mission in the lake, writes Mlive news site. The buoy was monitoring wind speeds 6.5 miles offshore between Muskegon and White Lake in Lake Michigan. Due to winter ice conditions, this was the most dramatic retrieval […]

  • VIDEO: Gangway in Action Onboard VOS Sweet

    24 June 2014

    Today, the wind turbine crew transfer is done by jamming the vessel bow against the windmill tower. The UPTIME gangway allows the crew via a motion compensated gangway to transfer safely from the transport vessel to the turbine. The vessel is free to move with the sea, but the gangway is stationary against the tower. […]

  • Germany: SSN-Group Invests in Windreich’s Global Tech I

    24 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Windreich AG has won the Swiss SSN Group AG as an investor for Global Tech I, the first offshore wind project of Windreich. The SSN Group will invest millions of Euros in the offshore wind farm. Due to its strong position in the real estate market, the new partner has extensive experience in the field […]

  • German Minister to Discuss TenneT’s Problems with Dutch Government

    13 August 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Philipp Rösler, German Minister of Economy, will meet with the Dutch Government representatives this week and discuss the financial problems that the transmission system operator TenneT is facing, Reuters writes. As reported earlier, due to its financial issues, the company is claimed to be responsible for the setbacks in the country’s offshore wind development. TenneT […]

  • BBB Umwelttechnik GmbH Gets New International Project Manager (Germany)

    23 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    Recently, Ahmed Sidahmed (33) supports BBB Umwelttechnik GmbH at the at the main office of Gelsenkirchen as International Project Manager, Electrical Engineering to develop new business segments. His responsibility is to scrutinize electro-technical concepts and contracts in the scope of technical due diligences as well as theiligences as well as the scheduling of these concepts […]

  • Seabed Drilling Starts at Navitus Bay OWF Site

    12 August 2014
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    As part of the site investigation works, Navitus Bay Development Ltd recently kicked off works on soil sampling at the Navitus Bay offshore wind farm site, which will help with choosing the right design of wind turbine foundations. To figure out the foundation design, fifteen samples of soil will be taken by drilling boreholes in […]