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  • EnBW Awards North Star Its First CSOV Contract

    15 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    EnBW has awarded North Star a contract for a commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) to be deployed at the 960 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm in Germany. The award, which is the first for a North Star CSOV, for the newbuild Grampian Kestrel will precede the decade-long minimum charter contract that the company signed […]

  • Geophysical Studies Wanted for French Offshore Wind Cable Routes

    13 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    France’s transmission system operator (TSO) Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) has issued a tender seeking a contractor to carry out offshore geophysical studies on submarine cable routes of offshore wind farms. RTE is looking to conduct geophysical surveys along the submarine cables, approximately one year after commissioning, to check the level of burial and stability […]

  • First Coastal Virginia Monopiles En Route to US

    27 September 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    The first eight monopiles for the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project have set sail from EEW SPC’s factory in Rostock, Germany, and are en route to the Portsmouth Marine Terminal in the US. On 21 September, the first eight monopiles for Dominion Energy’s CVOW project were loaded at the Rostock quayside. In […]

  • Siemens Gamesa and Arafura Ink Rare Earths Agreement

    12 April 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    Arafura Rare Earths Limited has signed an offtake agreement with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy to supply Neodymium and Praseodymium (NdPr) rare earths from the company’s Nolans Project in Central Australia. The offtake agreement is for the supply of NdPr from the project to Siemens Gamesa over a five-year term, which could be extended for a […]

  • First Hydrogen-Powered CTV for German Offshore Wind Market Sets Sail

    9 January 2024
    Vessels

    FRS Windcat Offshore Logistics (FWOL) has deployed the first hydrogen-powered dual-fuel crew transfer vessel (CTV) in Germany for the German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz. The Hydrocat 55 is a CTV equipped with the dual-fuel hydrogen technology of CMB.TECH, one of FWOL’s shareholders. Delivered in 2023, the vessel is built the same way as the […]

  • Aarsleff to Deliver Concrete Working Platforms for TP-Less Monopiles at Ørsted’s German Offshore Wind Farms

    19 December 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Aarsleff BIZ Sp. z o.o., a Polish subsidiary of the Danish company Per Aarsleff Holding A/S, has produced almost a third of the concrete working platforms for the TP-less monopiles that will be installed at Ørsted’s Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farms in Germany. Besides the concrete working platforms, Aarsleff is […]

  • Major Shareholder Announcement – Central Bank of Norway

    18 January 2011

    Vestas has received information from Norges Bank Investment Management, Bankplassen 2, P.O. Box 1179 Sentrum, 0107 Oslo, Norway, that Central Bank of Norway (Norges Bank) as per 13 January 2011 has increased their holdings of Vestas shares to 10,277,212 shares (5.05 per cent). About Vestas Vestas Wind Systems is a Danish manufacturer, seller, installer, and […]

  • ROMEO Targets Offshore Wind O&M Cost Reduction

    16 June 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    An Iberdrola-led industry based consortium has launched the ROMEO project aimed at reducing offshore wind O&M costs.

  • Masdar’s Share in Hywind Scotland Valued at GBP 52.5 Million

    19 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    Masdar has invested GBP 52.5 million (approx. EUR 61 million) in Hywind Scotland Pilot Park, according to Scottish Development International (SDI), as Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy investor agreed with Statoil to take a 25% stake in the project.

  • Subsea 7 Aims at Full Ownership of Seaway Heavy Lifting

    17 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    Subsea 7 informed today that it had made an offer to acquire the 50% shareholding in Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) currently owned by K&S Baltic Offshore (Cyprus). If the offer is accepted, Subsea 7 would become the sole owner of SHL, since it already holds a 50% interest in the company.

  • German Conference to Focus on Challenges and Future Development of Offshore Cabling

    24 February 2012
    Grid Connection

    One of the key elements in the successful construction of an offshore wind park is the skilful installation of cables – a complicated task that is often subject to huge repair costs. Cable damage causes over 70% of all insurance claims on installed wind parks, which shows that there is great need for improving the […]

  • Report: GE Makes an Offer Areva Can Refuse

    2 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    French nuclear and renewable energy company Areva has turned down a non-binding offer made by General Electric (GE) for the offshore wind turbine maker Adwen, a 50 -50 joint venture between Areva and Spain’s Gamesa, Reuters reports. GE is said to be interested in some of Adwen’s technology and its French order book, but the company […]

  • Wikinger Substation Stands in the Baltic Sea

    29 August 2016
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The offshore substation Andalucía, built for Iberdrola’s 350MW Wikinger offshore wind farm, has been installed in the German zone of the Baltic Sea. The 4,550 tonne offshore substation, built by Navantia at the Puerto Real shipyard, departed from Cadiz, Southern Spain, mid-August. Andalucía is the first offshore substation to include two topsides, as it will also be used by […]

  • Tidal Transit Inks First UK WaveCraft Charter

    15 September 2015
    Vessels

    Statkraft has entered into an initial six month charter agreement with Tidal Transit to use the WaveCraft to transport its O&M turbine technicians into its Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm field. The 317MW Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm is located from 9-17 miles off the coast of North Norfolk in the southern North Sea, and […]

  • ABB Hands Over DolWin1 to TenneT

    28 July 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    ABB has commissioned and handed over the DolWin1 offshore wind grid connection to the Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT. The 800 megawatts (MW) High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link connects offshore wind farms around 75 kilometers off the German coast in the DolWin cluster, with the country’s transmission grid. The DolWin1 grid connection can integrate […]

  • Van Oord to Install Burbo Bank Extension Foundations

    24 June 2015

    Van Oord has signed a contract with DONG Energy for the installation of foundations at the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm in the UK. Van Oord will install the project’s 32 monopiles and transition piece foundations, supply and install the scour protection and provide the logistics between the fabrication ports in Germany, Denmark, the […]

  • China Wind Farm O&M Industry Report for 2014-2016 Out Now

    17 November 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “China Wind Farm Operation & Maintenance (O&M) Industry Report, 2014-2016” report to their offering.  Global wind farm operations and maintenance (O&M) market size had increased progressively year after year during 2008-2013, attaining to USD 7.35 billion in 2013, and is predicted to reach USD 9.84 billion […]

  • Ørsted Selects Offshore Wind Turbine Support Team

    16 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Ørsted has awarded contracts for specialised and technical wind turbine support to Atlas Services Group Energy and Wind Multiplikator, following a competitive tender procedure. The contracts cover inspection and service of wind turbine parts and provision of personnel for this kind of work on Ørsted’s operational offshore wind farms in the UK, Germany, Denmark and […]

  • MDE Consultants to Provide Skilled Personnel for Ørsted’s German OWFs

    2 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment

    Ørsted and MDE Consultants have signed a four-year framework agreement for the provision of personnel for Ørsted’s offshore wind farms in Germany. The wind farms include Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3, both located in the German sector of the North Sea. Under the agreement, which started on 1 March and will run until 2025, […]

  • 8.2 France Working on Saint-Nazaire OWF Project

    9 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    8.2 France has been appointed to carry out quality monitoring of the assembly of the nacelles, the e-stack, and pre-assembly at the logistics hub in the port area for the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm. The company, which started its three-year contract back in April 2020, has deployed three experts and two engineers full-time for the […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Produces 500th Offshore Wind Turbine Nacelle in Cuxhaven

    4 November 2020
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa has produced the 500th nacelle for an offshore wind turbine at its manufacturing plant in Cuxhaven, Germany. The milestone was reached with a nacelle for the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm in the UK. The offshore nacelle manufacturing plant in Cuxhaven was opened in 2017 and regular operation started with the first months […]

  • Liebherr to Deliver Crane for DolWin Epsilon

    24 September 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock has signed a contract with Aibel for the supply of a cylinder-luffing crane for TenneT’s DolWin Epsilon offshore transformer platform, part of the DolWin5 offshore grid in Germany. The Liebherr crane will be used for supply and maintenance tasks on the 900 MW offshore grid connection in the German part of the North […]

  • EnBW and Aerodyn Venture Into Deeper Waters

    2 June 2020
    Business & Finance, R&D

    EnBW and aerodyn engineering are testing a 1:10 scale prototype floating wind turbine for the first time in Germany. The 18 meters tall Nezzy2, which comprises two wind turbines on a precast concrete floating platform, is being tested in a flooded gravel pit near Bremerhaven. The next step is testing the turbine in wind and […]

  • Final WindFloat Atlantic Turbine Ready to Go Home

    19 May 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The last of the three floating wind turbines for the WindFloat Atlantic project will soon set sail from Spain to its designated location off Portugal. Tractebel Engie reported on 17 May that it fully assembled the third WindFloat Atlantic platform in the port of Ferrol.  The turbine should start its journey to the site off […]

  • 300 Exhibitors to Show Up at WINDFORCE 2014 (VIDEO)

    4 March 2014

    WINDFORCE 2014, the key event of the offshore wind industry, is taking place in Bremen from 17 to 19 June. At the same time that national and international experts discuss markets, projects, environmental protection and research at the WINDFORCE conference in the congress area at the Bremen Fair site, exhibitors from Germany and overseas will […]

  • Top News of the Week Jul 22– 27, 2013

    28 July 2013

    Germany: Seajacks Installs First Turbines at Meerwind Wind Farm Seajacks installation vessels Leviathan and Zaratan departed from the port of Esbjerg during the 16th and 17th July 2013, to begin installing the first batch of 80 Siemens 3.6MW offshore turbines at Meerwind Offshore Wind Park. Sweden: Vattenfall Splits into Two Units Vattenfall splits up its […]