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  • Typhoon Sells Remaining 5 Pct Interest in Gemini Offshore Wind Farm

    30 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Typhoon Offshore B.V. (“Typhoon Offshore”) announced it has entered into agreements with Northland Power Inc. (“Northland”) regarding the sale of Typhoon Offshore’s remaining 5% interest in Gemini, the 600MW offshore wind project currently in advanced development. This will top up Northland’s majority equity stake in Gemini to 60%. Gemini is to be located 85 kilometres […]

  • First Steel Cut for TenneT’s 2 GW LanWin2 Offshore Grid Connection in Germany

    30 September 2025
    Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    The first has been cut for TenneT’s LanWin2 offshore grid connection at Dragados Offshore’s facilities in Italy and the United Arab Emirates. The milestone marks the beginning of block construction at Dragados Offshore’s yards in Cimolai, Italy, and Eversandai, in the UAE. The first steel blocks will be delivered in the coming months, which will […]

  • FinalRAVE for First German Offshore Wind Farm as Vattenfall Starts Preparing Decommissioning Tender

    10 October 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall is preparing an invitation to tender for the decommissioning of Alpha Ventus, according to early information that emerged on a European tender website. Meanwhile, the participants of the RAVE (Research at Alpha VEntus) initiative have kicked off finalRAVE, a sub-project with a focus on the offshore wind farm’s final phase and dismantling. According to […]

  • Largest Dutch Offshore Wind Farm to Generate 250.000MWh Extra Energy

    17 April 2012

    Gemini, the largest offshore wind farm in The Netherlands, located 55 kilometers above the island Schiermonnikoog in the North Sea, will generate an additional 250.000MWh annual green electricity. This is 10% more than was originally expected, and is sufficient energy to meet the consumption of approximately 75,000 extra households. This is the direct result of […]

  • Global Wind Service Benelux Joins Gemini Team

    19 June 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa contracted Global Wind Service Benelux (GWS) to support with the first service campaign on Gemini offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea.

  • Eneco Picks Maintenance Partner for 120 MW Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

    12 November 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain

    Eneco has selected Deutsche Windtechnik as its new maintenance partner for the 120 MW Prinses Amalia offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. The contract will run from January 2026 until the offshore wind farm’s end of life. Under the agreement, Deutsche Windtechnik will provide full-scope maintenance and troubleshooting, including the deployment of permanent staff, supply […]

  • DELTA to Buy Electricity from Gemini Offshore Wind Farm

    3 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Gemini announced today that it has signed an off-take balance and services agreement with DELTA, an energy company based in the province of Zeeland, which as a result, will soon be the biggest supplier of Dutch wind energy. DELTA will purchase green electricity from Gemini, the biggest offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. This agreement […]

  • Nkt Cables Gets EUR 165 Mln Order for Gemini Project

    22 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Following the financial close of the Gemini offshore wind project, nkt cables received a binding order worth approximately 165 mEUR for the delivery of more than 200 kilometers of 220 kV high voltage submarine cables and related accessories, all to be manufactured in Cologne, Germany. The cables are to be delivered ready for installation starting early 2015 […]

  • First Turbine Going Up at Gemini

    16 February 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    The first power from the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm being constructed off the coast of the Netherlands could be produced by the end of this month, a spokesperson for the Gemini Windpark told Offshore WIND. The Gemini’s first Siemens 4MW turbine is being installed today, Judith Achterberg, Gemini Windpark’s Communications Manager said, adding that the turbine will […]

  • Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Fully Online After Cable Repair Fix

    23 September 2024
    Operations & Maintenance, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 600 MW Gemini wind farm offshore the Netherlands is once again fully operational after experiencing a failure in one of the export cables between the wind farm and the shore. A group of cable and energy specialists, including a repair team from NKT, helped Gemini with a fast repair during the summer. The NKT […]

  • Gemini OWF Inauguration Under Way

    8 May 2017

    An official opening of the Dutch 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm, worth EUR 2.8 billion, is being held today, 8 May.

  • ‘Acta Orion’ Soon to Be Christened

    5 October 2015
    Vessels

    The name giving ceremony of the offshore support vessel Acta Orion will take place on October 22th, when Mrs Didi te Gussinklo Ohmann will name the vessel. The vessel is named after one of the most recognizable constellations in the night sky. Govert Jan van Oord suggested Acta Orion’s name, as Orion is the adjacent constellation […]

  • Financing wind farms: How the largest project finance in offshore wind was established

    23 July 2014

    On May 14, 2014 the Dutch Gemini project reached financial close. After days and nights of intensive talks, serious negotiations and meticulously reviewing all contracts, all parties reached an agreement. All the ends were tied together, and everyone looked with satisfaction into a large room that was literally stuffed with contracts. Agreements, which made it […]

  • SeaPlanner Handles Gemini Data Bounty

    1 August 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    SeaRoc Group’s marine management and monitoring system, SeaPlanner, has managed a record quantity of project data as the construction phase of the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm in the Dutch part of the North Sea draws to a close. Gemini has been supported by SeaPlanner since the beginning of 2015 when it was confirmed as the proprietary […]

  • Exclusive: Siemens Gamesa Extends Service Contract for Major Offshore Wind Farm

    18 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy and Gemini Consortium have reached an agreement for the extension of the operations and maintenance service agreement for the 600 MW Gemini offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea until 2036. The original 15-year long-term service program (LTP) to service wind turbines at the Gemini offshore wind farm has now […]

  • Bluestream to Provide Above-Water Inspection for Gemini OWF

    24 July 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Bluestream Offshore has signed a contract for the inspection of above-water support structures at the Gemini offshore wind farm off the coast of the Netherlands. The company will provide management and inspection services, including the provision of a walk-to-work vessel, which will be one from the Chevalier Floatels fleet. The work is scheduled to be […]

  • 50th Turbine Up at Gemini

    10 May 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch maritime contractor Van Oord installed the 50th turbine at the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm off the coast of the Netherlands over the last weekend, according to Gemini Windpark.  The installation of the 150 4MW Siemens turbines started in February 2016 when Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel, Aeolus, transported the first six turbines from the […]

  • Tritech Launches Mammal Detection System at All-Energy (UK)

    18 May 2011

    Tritech expands its industry-standard sonar range with a key renewables device, launching its Gemini SeaTec Mammal Detection System at the All-Energy show in Aberdeen, UK. Gemini SeaTec is a mammal detection system which provides a valuable tool in the detection of marine life around subsea turbines. Tritech’s subsea sonars have been deployed on marine current […]

  • Aeolus on Site with Gemini Wind Turbines

    15 February 2016
    Vessels

    On 12 February, offshore wind installation vessel Aeolus left the Port of Esbjerg for the Gemini offshore wind farm, carrying six turbines to be installed at the site.  According to vessel’s AIS, the Aeolus has reached its destination, and is now in the company of Havila Phoenix and Acta Orion, which are also working at the site. The last of 150 […]

  • Photo of the Day: Gemini’s Substation at Dawn

    8 October 2015

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: One of the two offshore high voltage substations (OHVS) at the Gemini offshore wind farm.  Gemini offshore wind farm has two substations for each of the two wind farm parts, Buitengaats (300MW) and ZeeEnergie (300MW). The first offshore substation at the offshore wind farm was placed on top of the […]

  • First of One Hundred and Fifty (Gallery)

    17 February 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    On 16 February, the first of the 150 wind turbines was erected at the Gemini offshore wind farm. The installation vessel Aeolus is packed with five more wind turbines, which are scheduled to go up this week. The Pacific Osprey will also arrive later this week with further 8 turbines. Gemini is expected to produce first power sometime next week. The Dutch 600MW […]

  • Windfarm Update: Gemini

    17 November 2014

    Activities are in progress on the 100km export cable route for the 600MW Gemini wind farm project, located 85km from the coast of Groningen. Gemini will have 2 export cables that will connect two offshore substations to the eventual land fall at the Dutch port of Eemshaven. Despite delays caused by the weather the Fugro […]

  • The Netherlands: Gemini Permits Irrevocable

    5 December 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Typhoon Offshore, on behalf of Gemini, announced that the permits for Gemini, the 600MW offshore wind farm that will be built in the North Sea 55 kilometers north of the Dutch island of Schiermonnikoog, are now irrevocable. The permits had to be amended due to the complete redesign of the project, resulting in a 10% […]

  • Gemini Activities in Rearview Mirror (VIDEO)

    18 December 2015
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    After the Gemini foundations, substations, and cables were installed this year, the work on the Dutch offshore wind project will continue early next year. The last of 150 foundations at the Gemini offshore wind farm was installed on 17 October. In February 2016, Van Oord’s installation vessel Aeolus and Swire Blue Ocean’s Pacific Osprey, which worked on the […]

  • NextGeo Pens Eight-Year Deal with 50Hertz for Seabed Surveys Offshore Germany

    23 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has entered into an eight-year framework agreement with the German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz to provide geotechnical seabed survey services for offshore substation development. Under the agreement, valued at multiple million euros annually over eight years, NextGeo will provide geotechnical seabed survey services to support the development of offshore substations, which […]

  • WaveWalker 1 Drills for Gemini Cables

    12 May 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The jack-up barge WaveWalker 1 has been deployed to work on Gemini wind energy project offshore Eemshaven. To be able to run the Gemini offshore wind farm two export cables have to be run under two existing submarine cables. Due to strong currents and very shallow water depths at the location WaveWalker 1 was selected […]