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  • 8.2 Consulting Completes Quality Assessment for Gemini

    27 September 2016
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    German renewables specialists 8.2 Consulting AG was contracted to assess the performance of Siemens Wind Power during the assembly of the 150 Siemens 4MW turbines built for the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm in the Dutch part of the North Sea. The assessment focused on timeliness for assembly of hubs, nacelles and blades in the different factories. Furthermore the […]

  • Bernhard Schulte Names First Siemens SOV

    1 July 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Bernhard Schulte Offshore has held a naming ceremony for the first wind farm service vessel built by Ulstein Verft and chartered out to Siemens in Hamburg. The vessel’s godmother Sophie Schulte named the vessel WINDEA LA COUR, a tribute to Poul la Cour, Danish meteorologist and wind turbine innovator. Starting from summer the vessel will work at the 600MW […]

  • The Netherlands: Greenchoice and Delta to Buy Electricity from Typhoon Offshore

    19 December 2012
    Business & Finance

    Energy companies Greenchoice and Delta are in talks with Typhoon Offshore, the developer of the mega wind farm Gemini, about using the huge amount of electricity that can be generated as from 2016. The Gemini is to start on the drawing board in 2013 . The planned wind farm will be 55 kilometers north of […]

  • Top News of the Week Jul 13-19, 2015

    19 July 2015

    VIDEO: HDD Work at Gemini Offshore Wind Farm BvL, a joint venture between BAM Nelis De Ruiter bv and Gebr. van Leeuwen Boringen B.V, finalized the 2nd and last horizontal directional drilling (HDD) work at the Gemini offshore wind farm site in February. Dong Hires Seajacks Scylla for Walney Extension Seajacks UK has entered into […]

  • Northland Expects Gemini & Nordsee One to Generate EBITDA of up to EUR 370M in 2018

    25 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    Canadian company Northland Power said that, excluding investment income from the subordinated debt, its management expects Gemini and Nordsee One offshore wind farms to generate an adjusted EBITDA of EUR 170-190 million and EUR 160-180 million, respectively, once the two wind farms are fully operational in 2018. The amounts are reflecting Northland’s equity interest in the offshore […]

  • Siemens, Bernhard Schulte Sign Deal for Two New SOVs

    13 January 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens has signed a chartering agreement with ship owner Bernhard Schulte for two new service operations vessels (SOV) to be purpose-built for the long-term service and maintenance operations of the Gemini and Sandbank/Dan Tysk offshore wind power plants in the North Sea. Officials from Siemens and Bernhard Schulte together with its offshore wind affiliate WINDEA […]

  • Wind Innovation Ready for Gemini Gig

    18 February 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    C-bed Floating Hotel’s advanced Service Operation Vessel (SOV), MS Wind Innovation, has successfully completed all offshore testing and is now ready to engage in the commissioning phase of the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm off the coast of The Netherlands. The last stage of testing equipment and systems took place offshore the Port of Esbjerg, Denmark, […]

  • Top News of the Week Aug 24-30, 2015

    30 August 2015

    First Gemini Offshore Substation in Place (11 Photos) The first offshore transformer station at the Gemini offshore wind farm was placed on top of the jacket foundation. World’s Largest Floating Turbine Sails Out “Fukushima Shimpuu”, the largest floating offshore wind turbine in the world, left Onahama port on July 28th and arrived at the testing […]

  • Most Popular Videos of 2015

    28 December 2015
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    With 2016 fast approaching, Offshore WIND staff have today compiled a list of the five most popular videos in 2015. Take a look of what was watched the most in the year coming to an end. Behind the Offshore Wind Maintenance Scene During high waves, storm and hail, André Carstens goes out to sea to maintain […]

  • Orga Keeps Gemini Offshore Wind Farm Lit

    29 May 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch provider of aviation obstruction lighting Orga BV has installed its LED obstruction light system on the recently inaugurated 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm.

  • Top News of the Week Oct 19 – 25, 2015

    25 October 2015

    Siemens Presents New Offshore Wind Grid Connection Solution Siemens has introduced a new solution for connecting offshore wind turbines to the grid. Presented at the National Maritime Conference in Bremerhaven, the direct-current technology enables a cost-efficient and simplified connection of offshore wind power plants far from the coast, Siemens said. Faulty Part of Horns Rev […]

  • Windfarm Update: Block Island, Eneco Luchterduinen, Gemini, Westermeerwind

    28 October 2015

    Block Island Offshore construction work at the first US offshore wind farm began on 26 July, when the first foundation was installed at the site 4.8 km off the Block Island coast. By mid-September, Deepwater Wind, the company behind the project, had four out of five steel jacket foundations in water. Vessels in charge of […]

  • Van Oord Sells Gemini Stake

    26 April 2018
    Business & Finance

    Van Oord has sold its 10% stake in the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm to the ALTE LEIPZIGER-HALLESCHE insurance group.

  • Benthic Survey Underway at SSE Renewables’ Berwick Bank Wind Farm Site

    4 April 2025
    Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables is undertaking a benthic survey within a prospective offshore export cable route at the Berwick Bank offshore wind farm site in Scotland. The survey work is being carried out by Natural Power, utilising the Windcat 20 as the survey vessel. According to a Notice from Mariners from the project, the survey commenced on […]

  • FICG Consortium Bags EUR 150 Mln Contract from Van Oord

    26 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Avantha Group Company CG, along with the other consortium partners Fabricom and Iemants, has been selected by Van Oord, for the offshore wind project “Gemini” in the Netherlands. As part of the scope CG, will design, deliver and install 2 high voltage (HV) offshore substations and 1 HV onshore substation. The volume of the order […]

  • Windea La Cour Starts Working on Gemini OWF

    5 September 2016

    Following the mobilisation of the Bernhard Schulte Offshore’s Windea La Cour, chartered out to Siemens Wind Power, the new service operation vessel (SOV) sailed out for the first service campaign at the 600MW Gemini wind farm in the Netherlands on 1 September. Windea La Cour is supporting the ongoing service and maintenance of 150 Siemens wind turbines at the offshore project located in […]

  • Top News of the Week Jun 29 – Jul 5, 2015

    5 July 2015

    Eneco Says It Will no Longer Invest in Renewables Dutch energy company, Eneco, said it will no longer invest in renewable energy projects since that is not possible without losing money and jobs, the Dutch media reported. Boskalis, VolkerWessels Bag EUR 500 Mln Veja Mate Job Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V and VolkerWessels (Volker Stevin International) […]

  • Nexus Loads Gemini Cable

    8 July 2015
    Grid Connection, Vessels

    Van Oord’s cable laying vessel, Nexus, arrived to Velsen-Noord to load export cables for Gemini offshore wind farm. The loading operation was conducted by the Dutch company WIND AG at MEO terminal. Delivered by Damen in December last year, the 126-metre vessel is the youngest in service. The export cable, which will transfer the electricity […]

  • Van Oord Installs Gemini Substations

    31 August 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has installed the two Offshore High Voltage Stations (OHVS) and first 77 transition pieces at the Dutch Gemini Wind Park. The realisation of the large offshore wind project construction is proceeding as planned. The OHVS installations were built in Hoboken, Belgium, and transported to Eemshaven. Deploying a heavy lift vessel, the 2,500-tonne platforms […]

  • Van Oord Reports 30% Higher Profit

    12 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Van Oord had a better year in 2013 than in 2012. The year closed with an almost equal turnover of EUR 1,641 million (2012: EUR 1,676 million). At EUR 130 million, the net profit was considerably higher than in 2012 (EUR 98 million), and the company’s order portfolio was similar to the previous year. The […]

  • Top News of the Week, 8 – 14 May 2017

    14 May 2017

    EnBW Reveals Albatros Team Following the announcement that EnBW reached the final investment decision for the 112MW Albatros offshore wind farm, the German energy company said that the supply contracts for all the main infrastructure work on the project are now concluded. Gemini Officially Open (Photos + Video) The Gemini offshore wind farm, a 600MW […]

  • Ampyx Power Taking PowerPlanes Offshore

    14 October 2016
    R&D, Technology

    The Hague-based Ampyx Power has appointed Bernard van Hemert as project manager responsible for the research of the offshore application of PowerPlanes, autonomous tethered aircraft that generate wind power at sea, and for the realisation of the commercial prototype AP4. Van Hemert will lead the offshore research that will be carried out in cooperation with research institutes ECN, […]

  • Top News of the Week Feb 15 – 21, 2016

    21 February 2016

    VIDEO: Bilfinger Getting Busy at Sandbank The last of the 72 foundations for the 288MW Sandbank offshore wind farm was installed last Friday with the help of Bilfinger Marine & Offshore Systems, the company which was in charge of transporting and installing the monopile foundations and transition pieces. Centrica Leaving Wind Energy In its preliminary […]

  • Top News of the Week Aug 17-23, 2015

    23 August 2015

    Gemini Offshore Substations Sail Out The FICG consortium of Cofely Fabricom, Iemants and CG, which was selected by Van Oord for the Gemini offshore wind project in the Netherlands, has finalized the construction of the two HV offshore substations and has shipped them out to their final destination. Bladt Completes First Frame for Iberdrola’s OWF […]

  • EWE Seeks CTVs for Offshore Wind Work

    11 November 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    EWE Offshore Service & Solutions (OSS) has issued a tender seeking crew transfer vessels (CTV) to service offshore wind farms from Borkum, Germany. The contractor will be in charge of providing transport between the base port in Borkum and the Riffgat, Alpha Ventus, Merkur, Gemini and Trianel Windpark Borkum offshore wind farms, and possibly others. […]

  • Northland Power Buys Deutsche Bucht Offshore Wind Project

    6 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Canadian energy company Northland Power has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Deutsche Bucht, a 252MW wind project in the German North Sea. The agreement was signed between Northland Power and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Highland Group Holdings. Deutsche Bucht, or DeBu, is Northland’s third offshore wind project following the 600MW Gemini wind farm in the […]