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  • JDR Extends EnBW Baltic 2 Contract

    2 February 2015
    Grid Connection

    JDR has extended its service support operations for the EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm by Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH. Under a contract, JDR is providing pre-commissioning, test and termination services for the 80 turbine project in the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Rostock (Germany). JDR’s offshore wind test and termination team was commissioned to […]

  • Havfram’s First Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Hits the Water

    13 February 2025
    Vessels

    Havfram’s first wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), Norse Wind, has been launched at Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore’s shipyard in China. In 2021, Havfram signed a letter of intent with China’s CIMC-Raffles to build a series of next-generation wind turbine installation vessels. The company’s first self-propelled jack-up vessel will be equipped with the NOV variable speed drive rack […]

  • Equitix Acquires Stake in 330 MW Gode Wind 1 Offshore Wind Farm

    1 August 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom

    Equitix has decided to invest in the 330 MW Gode offshore wind farm in Germany by acquiring a stake in the project from the Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG). TRIG announced on 1 August the sale of a 15.2 per cent equity interest in the project for a consideration of EUR 100 million to funds managed […]

  • Airbus Delivers First Five-Bladed H145 Helicopter for Offshore Wind Ops

    18 November 2021
    Operations & Maintenance

    Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first five-bladed H145 aircraft for use in the offshore wind sector to HTM Helicopters, a Germany-based offshore helicopter service provider which will deploy its new aircraft on offshore wind projects from its bases at Norden-Norddeich, Emden, Borkum and Helgoland. The new version of Airbus’s H145 light twin-engine helicopter features a […]

  • Siemens Gamesa and Siemens Energy Kick-Start Green Hydrogen Co-Op

    13 January 2021
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa and Siemens Energy are joining forces to develop a solution that fully integrates an electrolyzer into an offshore wind turbine as a single synchronized system to directly produce green hydrogen. Siemens Gamesa will adapt its development of SG 14-222 DD – the world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine – to integrate an electrolysis […]

  • Esvagt Dana Readying for Dutch, Belgian Offshore Wind Farms

    18 September 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    The Esvagt Dana Service Operation Vessel (SOV) is currently preparing for assignments at the Borssele III & IV and the Northwester offshore wind farms in the Netherlands and Belgium, respectively. This is according to SMST, which shared an update on the SOV via social media on 17 September. “In these wind farms more height is […]

  • Germans Developing Grid Simulator for 20MW Wind Turbines

    17 February 2020
    R&D, Technology

    German research institute Fraunhofer IWES is developing a mobile grid simulator that will allow the testing and optimization of the grid compatibility of very large wind turbines with an output of up to 20MW. As a mobile test facility, the “Mobil-Grid-CoP” grid simulator will serve to verify current and future grid system services as well […]

  • E.ON Keeps Arkona Foundations Rust Free with TSA Coating

    21 August 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    E.ON will protect all 60 steel foundations of the Arkona offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea with a special anti-corrosion coating developed in cooperation with Rambøll Germany and in coordination with the relevant authorities.

  • Nordex begins production at Arkansas plant (USA)

    4 October 2010
    R&D, Technology

    Today marks the official start of production at Nordex’s newly built wind turbine manufacturing plant in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The plant’s first production crew will go to work this morning assembling a wind turbine nacelle, which houses the engine and other key components and sits high atop the turbine tower. “Two years ago, we announced our […]

  • US Delegation Visits Offshore Base in Cuxhaven

    19 March 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    An international delegation has again visited the offshore base in Cuxhaven to find out more about operations there. This time it was an US delegation that came to familiarise themselves with the latest trends and options in realising offshore projects on March 15. The US experts came at the invitation of the Agency for Business […]

  • TenneT Seeks Quality Assurance Services for BorWin5 Cable Production

    8 September 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    TenneT has issued a tender for production monitoring and quality assurance of the cable manufacturing process for its BorWin5 offshore grid connection in Germany. The cables will be produced by NKT, which was awarded a contract for the project in August last year. The company to be contracted under this tender will carry out the […]

  • Friede & Goldman, OIM Wind Unveil New WTIV Design for 20 MW Wind Turbines

    31 October 2023
    Vessels

    US-based Friede & Goldman and Norway’s OIM Wind have unveiled a new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), called FO-146. The vessel is based on Friede & Goldman’s WindSetter Class WTIVs and is the result of a collaboration between the two firms. The FO-146’s hull can accommodate up to five 18 MW or four 20 MW […]

  • RWE Eyes Another Swedish Port for Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Hub

    31 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics

    RWE and Smålandshamnar AB, which operates the Swedish Port of Oskarshamn, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the port’s potential to become a Baltic Sea offshore wind hub. The aim of the collaboration is to explore whether the port could be a suitable harbour for the logistics, installation, loading, operations and maintenance […]

  • Belgium Breezes Past Denmark in Offshore Wind Capacity Rankings

    30 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance

    Belgium has surpassed Denmark in terms of the installed offshore wind capacity and is now ranked fourth in the world, Belgian Offshore Platform (BOP) said. Following the commissioning of the 219 MW Northwester 2 wind farm in May, Belgium now has 1,775 MW of installed offshore wind capacity, compared to Denmark’s 1,703 MW. The United […]

  • Chemical Major to Run on Offshore Wind in Belgium

    15 October 2020
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    International chemical company Borealis has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Eneco to source renewable electricity from the Mermaid offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea. The agreement entails the purchase and supply of over 1,000 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of wind power over the next decade, with delivery to begin in January 2021. […]

  • North Sea Wind Power Hub Gets EUR 14 Million EU Grant

    5 October 2020
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    The European Commission is investing EUR 14 million in the North Sea Wind Power Hub (NSWPH) program. The financing will be used to carry out a study to support the development of the project. Consortium partners behind the NSWPH, Gasunie, TenneT Netherlands, TenneT Germany, and Energinet have joined together to develop a large-scale European energy system […]

  • Vattenfall Gathers Blade Squad

    14 May 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Vattenfall has signed a Framework Agreement with two UK and one Danish company to provide up-tower blade maintenance and repair at the company’s wind farms for a minimum period of two years. The Swedish energy company selected GEV Wind Power, James Fisher Marine Services, and Danish Blade Service to provide the blade maintenance and repair […]

  • Seaway Offshore Cables Nets Yunlin Deal

    13 November 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Seaway Offshore Cables (SOC) has won a substantial contract for the supply and installation of the export and inter-array grid cable systems at the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan.

  • EnBW Building Hohe See and Albatros Service Base

    2 October 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has begun constructing the service station for the Hohe See and Albatros offshore wind farms next to the Emden Airport in Germany.

  • World’s First Global Offshore Wind Organization Debuts

    18 December 2018
    Business & Finance

    World Forum Offshore Wind (WFO), the first organization dedicated to fostering and promoting the global growth of offshore wind, has officially been launched.

  • IRENA: Offshore Wind Power Costs on Downward Path

    29 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    The average cost of electricity produced by offshore wind could decrease by 15%, to USD 0.108/kWh, by 2022, or 4% per year, according to a new report by International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2018 report states that offshore wind projects in 2022 would mainly span the range USD 0.06 to USD 0.14/kWh, […]

  • DOC on Trianel Borkum II Cable Installation Watch

    20 August 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Deutsche Offshore Consult GmbH (DOC) has secured a contract to supervise the inter-array cable installation at the Trianel Windpark Borkum II project in Germany.

  • PcP. Shields Deutsche Bucht OSS

    9 January 2019
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    The Denmark-headquartered PcP. has provided louvre gratings for the offshore substation of the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm in Germany. According to PcP., the seawater resistant gratings will provide protection and ventilation for vulnerable transformer chambers of the substation. The protection was necessary due to extreme conditions, such as high winds and often heavy rains, the […]

  • GICON and Glosten Float Tension Leg Platform Partnership

    11 May 2017
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Germany’s GICON and the U.S.-based Glosten are forming a strategic business relationship to develop a Tension Leg Platform (TLP) offshore wind foundation.

  • DOC-Swan Hunter Carries Out Cable Transport for German OWF

    8 May 2018
    Grid Connection

    DOC-Swan Hunter, a joint venture partnership between Dutch Offshore Contractors and Swan Hunter, has completed the transportation of inter-array cables for an offshore wind project in Germany.

  • Nordsee One Turbine Installation Completed

    22 September 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The 54th and final turbine was installed at the Nordsee One construction site today, 22 September. The 332MW offshore wind farm is scheduled to begin commercial operations by the end of this year.