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  • World’s Largest Floating Wind Farm Takes Final Shape

    5 July 2021

    The fifth and final 9.525 MW floating wind turbine has been connected to its moorings some 15 kilometres southeast of Aberdeen, Scotland. The Kincardine 05 floating platform was connected to its moorings over the past weekend, First Subsea said. First Subsea, who provided platform mooring connectors and the Cable Protection Systems for the project, said […]

  • Vattenfall Opts For Esvagt SOV

    25 March 2019
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has chartered the newbuilding Service Operation Vessel (SOV) Esvagt Dana for work on the 406.7MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm in the Danish North Sea. Esvagt Dana entered into the contract with Vattenfall mid-February, Esvagt said. The contract is described as ”short-term”  compared to the type of long-term charters Esvagt’s other SOVs are […]

  • Photo of the Day: Norther Towers Over Vlissingen

    14 November 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    The assembly of the wind turbine towers destined for the Norther offshore wind farm has begun at the Port of Vlissingen, the Netherlands.

  • New CEO Appointed for AVANTI (Denmark)

    11 March 2011
    Business & Finance

    Erik Laursen, 49, is to become new CEO at Avanti Wind Systems. Erik Laursen comes from a position as Senior Vice President at Terma Aerostructures. He has previously been Vice President of Bosch Rexroth Wind Energy in Germany, Managing Director for Vestas Australia and Senior Vice President for NEG Micon in Germany, the Netherlands and […]

  • Scottish Renewables Welcomes Offshore Wind Manufacturing Site

    19 November 2012

    In response to the announcement today that Areva has signed an MoU with the Scottish Government to create over 700 jobs in an offshore wind manufacturing site on the east coast, Lindsay Leask, Senior Policy Manager for Scottish Renewables, said: “This commitment is yet another example of how we are quickly becoming an attractive destination […]

  • Last Hornsea One Substation Topsides Take Off

    30 July 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Bladt Industries has sent off the last two offshore substation topsides for Ørsted’s Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm from its site in Aalborg, Denmark.

  • 100th Turbine Up at Hornsea One

    5 July 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    The 100th Siemens Gamesa 7MW turbine has been installed at the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm in the UK. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s Bold Tern is in charge of installing 88 out of the project’s total 174 turbines, with A2SEA’s Sea Challenger responsible for installing the remaining 86 units. According to Fred. Olsen Windcarrier, Bold Tern recently […]

  • Beothuk Outlines Offshore Wind Benefits

    14 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    Canadian offshore wind energy developer, Beothuk Energy, has discussed benefits of wind energy projects proposed off the western Newfoundland coast. In a report on the socioeconomic impacts, published by the company, the proposed wind energy project in St. George’s Bay would also include manufacturing of substructures as well as the operation and servicing of the […]

  • UK: Energy Minister Supports Tees Valley’s Wind Turbine Factory Ambitions

    9 March 2012
    Authorities

    Energy Minister, Charles Hendry, believes the Tees Valley is a great deal ahead of its opponent site in Scotland in terms of securing a proposed £150m wind farm factory project. Hartlepool and Leith are directly competing to secure the investment from a Spanish firm Gamesa, with a promising potential for creating over 1,000 jobs. Stuart […]

  • VIDEO: Export Cable Pull In at Burbo Bank Extension

    22 June 2016
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The export cable at the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm has been pulled in.  The cable was floated ashore on pillow floats to a small jack up barge then pulled through the tidal and connected to a winch for the final 760-metre pull through a HDD that had been installed 12 months ago, according […]

  • South Korea Holds 243 TWh of Offshore Wind Energy Potential, Says Report

    9 September 2012
    R&D

    With the countries all over the world developing their wind energy potential, South Korea has also joined the trend by initiating a massive wind energy program that is expected to relieve the country of its huge fossil fuel imports that currently energize the country. South Korea has recently realized the vast wind reserves which has […]

  • First Turbine Stands at Subsidy-Free Hollandse Kust Zuid Offshore Wind Farm

    19 April 2022
    Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The first of the 140 Siemens Gamesa 11.0-200 DD wind turbines has been installed on the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid – the world’s first subsidy-free offshore wind farm. This is also the first SG 11.0-200 DD unit to be installed offshore and the largest and most powerful wind turbine to be installed on an […]

  • Deepest Fixed Bottom Offshore Wind Farm Ready for First Turbines

    1 December 2021
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Cadeler’s jack up Wind Osprey has arrived at Able Seaton Port in Hartlepool to load the first batch of Vestas V164-10.0 MW turbines to be installed at the 1.1 GW Seagreen wind farm offshore Scotland. Wind Osprey is expected to arrive at the installation site some 27 kilometres off the Angus coast with the first […]

  • First Electricity Flows from Kriegers Flak

    2 February 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Kriegers Flak, soon to become Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm in operation, has delivered the first power to the Danish grid, Vattenfall said. The first power comes days after the first of the 72 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines was installed in the Baltic Sea. The jack-up in charge of transporting the wind turbines […]

  • Sembcorp Marine Secures Hornsea 2 Topsides Contract

    29 October 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine has signed an agreement with Ørsted’s subsidiary Optimus Wind Limited for engineering, procurement, construction, hook-up and commissioning works on two substation topsides, to be deployed at the Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm.

  • Hornsea One Turbines Halfway There

    18 June 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    The 1,218MW Hornsea Project One wind farm has reached the halfway turbine installation point, Ørsted said. 87 out of the wind farm’s 174 Siemens Gamesa wind turbines have now been installed and commissioned at the site some 120 kilometres off Yorkshire. The wind turbines are being transported from Hull and installed by Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s […]

  • Australian Energy Minister Urged to Act on 2GW Offshore Wind Project

    4 September 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Friends of the Earth Australia is calling on Energy Minister Angus Taylor to support the country’s first offshore wind project, the proposed Star of the South in Victoria, as it has been detained by the federal Coalition government.

  • USA: UMD Graduates to Raise Up to USD 2.0 Million for Wave Energy Business Startup

    19 April 2012
    Business & Finance, R&D

    On Wednesday, business plans for wave energy were presented by UMD (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth) graduate students Jonathan Christie and Linnhardt Hilfer. For development of their business, they plan to raise up to USD 2.0 million, according to Brian Boyd from SouthCoastToday. At UMass Dartmouth Woodland Commons, Hilfer and Christie introduced the public with their […]

  • Bold Tern’s New Crane Commissioned, Ready for 15 MW Offshore Wind Turbines

    16 June 2022
    Vessels

    The new 1,600-tonne Huisman leg encircling crane on board Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s vessel Bold Tern has been commissioned, with the vessel now capable of installing wind turbines of up to 15 MW. Load testing of the crane was done earlier this month in Singapore, where the vessel was upgraded at Keppel FELS yard. Bold Tern arrived in Singapore […]

  • Lincolnshire Council Voices Concerns on Triton Knoll’s Onshore Work

    20 May 2014
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    The Lincolnshire County Council has written to the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to express its serious concerns about the development of the onshore electrical infrastructure needed for the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm.  The council has questioned the wisdom of determining the planning applications for the onshore and offshore parts of the […]

  • Six UK Offshore Wind Projects Pass First CfD Milestone

    6 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Six offshore wind projects under development in the UK, with a total installed capacity 5.5 GW, have passed their Milestone Requirement (MR), Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) reported. The MR is the first significant milestone for projects awarded Contracts for Difference (CfDs), as it requires developers to demonstrate their commitment to delivering the project. The […]

  • UD Researcher to Talk Wind Energy

    24 February 2015

    The University of Delaware (UD) is to hold the first Green Liaisons sustainability lecture of the spring tomorrow from 1p.m. in the Perkins Student Center Ewing Room. The lecture will feature UD researcher Jeremy Firestone, who will speak about the wind turbine located on the University’s Lewes campus. As a faculty member in the School […]

  • China’s Oil Major Taps Into Offshore Wind

    25 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Ltd has entered the offshore wind sector with recent involvement in a project offshore East China’s Jiangsu province. The Chinese company unveiled it entered the project this month, however, details on the size or scope of the development have not been disclosed. Offshore wind aligns with CNOOC’s business due to […]

  • GE’s Software Predicting Wind Turbine O&M Time

    2 March 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    GE, which launched a Digital Wind Farm ecosystem within its Onshore Wind Business in May 2015, said the system’s capabilities have the potential to be rolled out all across its onshore and offshore wind operations. “In our Renewable Energy business, the capacity to collect, store and share large amounts of data, as well as modelling and analytical capability, […]

  • Stone Protection Almost Complete at Walney Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    20 February 2012

    All possible weather windows are used to ensure progress in the commissioning of the wind farm. As of 20 February, 27 turbines in Walney 2 have had first power, and all periods with reasonable weather are used to bring the turbines in operation. Tideway Rollingstone has also used weather windows in installation of armour stones […]

  • EU Nods to MHI Vestas Offshore Switch

    27 November 2020
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The European Commission has approved the transaction through which Vestas will take full ownership of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind. Back in October, Vestas and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries signed an agreement where Vestas would acquire MHI’s 50 per cent share of the MHI Vestas joint venture. In exchange, MHI would receive shares corresponding to 2.5 per […]