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  • UK: SMart Wind Inks Two Agreements with The Crown Estate

    25 August 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      SMart Wind, the joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures, today announced the signing of Agreements for Lease (AFLs) with The Crown Estate for the first two offshore wind projects in the Hornsea zone. The agreements, which secure options for the rights to use, as well as set out the commercial […]

  • Global Wind Service Inspecting Horns Rev 3 Turbines

    20 August 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    Global Wind Service (GWS) is carrying out the inspection of the MHI Vestas turbines at the Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm in Denmark. The Danish company said it is inspecting and certifying ladders, davit cranes, nacelle cranes, hooking on points, lifts, fall arrests, first aid kits and stretchers at the 406.7MW wind farm. According to […]

  • VIDEO: ABB’s 7 MW Offshore Wind Generator

    4 February 2013
    Technology

    ABB has delivered over 30 000 wind power generators during the past 30 years, corresponding to about 30 GW of wind power. The company makes generators for all drivetrain concepts, gearless or geared, both doubly-fed and full converter type. ABB introduced doubly-fed generators in 1997. The first direct drive permanent magnet (PM) generator was manufactured […]

  • Southern North Sea II and Utsira Nord 2023 Seabed Surveys Completed Offshore Norway

    8 September 2023
    Business development, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    The seabed surveys have been completed for this year in the areas of Sørlige Nordsjø II (Southern North Sea II) and Utsira Nord offshore Norway. Over the past two years, seabed surveys have been carried out in the open areas of Southern North Sea II and Utsira Nord. The Utsira Nord surveys began in summer but due to technical […]

  • German Offshore Wind Farms Shine in H1

    16 July 2019
    Grid Connection

    German offshore wind farms delivered 11.64 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity to the grid in the first half of 2019, a 28.8% increase compared to the same period last year when the wind farms delivered 9.04TWh of electricity. The wind energy transmitted from the North Sea to land by the transmission grid operator TenneT rose to […]

  • GDG Provides Concept Foundation Design for Vietnamese Offshore Wind Project

    27 October 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions (GDG) is undertaking the concept foundation design for the first 200 MW of Phase 1 of the Phu Cuong Soc Trang offshore wind farm in Vietnam. As part of the study, GDG said it had undertaken an initial foundation screening and option assessment, followed by a more detailed analysis and design […]

  • Aberdeen Bay Buzzing with Offshore Wind Activity

    24 April 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Wind turbine number three and foundation number five are being installed on the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in the Aberdeen Bay, with the northern cable installation also ongoing, Vattenfall, the owner and developer of the wind farm said.

  • Top News of the Week Feb 17 – 23, 2014

    23 February 2014

    Marubeni and Technip to Build Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm Mainstream Renewable Power has appointed Marubeni and Technip Offshore Wind Limited (working in consortium) as the preferred supplier of balance of plant EPCI (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation) services for the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm. First OW Jack-Up Vessel Built in Germany […]

  • Germany May Not Reach 2020 Offshore Wind Target

    1 August 2012

    After the first six months of this year resulted in increase of installed wind turbines in Germany, it is predicted that 2,400 MW of wind turbines will be added by the end of this year, instead of the previously estimated 2,200 MW. The country installed only 45 MW of offshore wind turbines in the first half, due […]

  • Partrac in Metocean Monitoring Action on Hywind Scotland

    17 August 2017
    Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Glasgow-based offshore survey specialist Partrac has been selected by Statoil to provide real-time wave and current measurement services for Hywind Scotland, the world’s first floating wind farm.

  • Brigg Vind to Study Port Options for Sørlige Nordsjø II Bid

    28 March 2023
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Research & Development

    Brigg Vind, a consortium of Vårgrønn, Å Energi, and Corio Generation, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Windport AS to develop port facilities for offshore wind in Agder, Norway. Under the MoU, the parties will collaborate on the potential development of port facilities for use in the development and construction of the first […]

  • Fulkrum Joins Dogger Bank Wind Farm Team

    19 May 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    UK-based Fulkrum has secured a contract to support the QA/QC-quality assurance/quality control activities for the first phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm project offshore England. Under the contract, Fulkrum will provide inspection services during the Dogger Bank A development stage, with a possibility of a contract extension to Dogger Bank B and […]

  • Offshore Wind Senvion’s Bright Spot

    10 May 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Hamburg-based wind turbine maker Senvion recorded EUR 29 million revenue generated by its offshore wind segment in the first quarter of 2016, a 3.6% increase compared to EUR 28 million offshore wind-related  revenue reported for the same period a year earlier. Net firm orders for the quarter stood at EUR 1.8 billion, with 35 percent […]

  • Esvagt Takes Delivery of Second Windfarm Service Vessel

    26 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Esvagt has taken delivery of the second of three Havyard 832 SOV windfarm service vessels from Havyard Ship Technology AS. The first, newbuild 118 ‘Esvagt Froude’ was delivered in the middle of February. The German company Siemens Wind Power has hired both vessels on long-term contracts to service their offshore windfarms. ‘Esvagt Froude’ is on […]

  • Financial Close on World’s Largest Offshore Wind Project Within Days

    18 November 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Financial close on the first two phases of the world’s largest offshore wind farm at Dogger Bank is expected in the coming days, SSE said. SSE Renewables and Equinor are jointly developing the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind project through a 50:50 joint venture company – Dogger Bank Wind Farm. The project is divided […]

  • Formosa 1 Begins Commercial Operation

    7 January 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The Formosa 1 offshore wind project in Taiwan started commercial operation on 27 December, according to JERA. The 128MW wind farm consists of the 8MW Formosa 1 Phase 1, inaugurated in May 2017, and the 120MW Formosa 1 Phase 2 which was officially commissioned in November. Formosa 1 comprises two Siemens Gamesa 4MW turbines from the first phase […]

  • Haliade X- 12MW Prototype Stands Complete

    17 October 2019
    Technology

    The third and final 107m blade has been installed on the prototype GE Haliade-X 12MW offshore wind turbine in Maasvlakte, the Port of Rotterdam. The first blade was installed on the Haliade-X 12MW turbine located at Sif’s Maasvlakte 2 terminal on 14 October, with the second piece following the day later. LM Wind Power manufactured the 107m blades, the world’s largest, at its […]

  • EMO Becomes Windea La Cour Agent

    29 November 2018
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO) has taken over agency services for the service operations vessel (SOV) Windea La Cour in the port of Eemshaven, the Netherlands.

  • HiDef to Conduct Digital Video Aerial Surveys Offshore Northern Ireland

    26 December 2012

    HiDef announced it has been selected to conduct Digital Video Aerial surveys for First Flight Wind for its proposed offshore wind farm in waters off the Co. Down coast, Northern Ireland. It is envisioned that the project will have a capacity of 600 Megawatts (MW). A wind farm of this size could generate up to […]

  • EMEC Signs New Health and Safety Accord (UK)

    27 October 2011

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has become the first organisation to sign up to a new health and safety accord for the wave and tidal energy sectors, demonstrating its commitment to the safe operation of the renewable energy industry. Founded by RenewableUK, the Offshore Wind and Marine Energy Health and Safety Accord is a […]

  • UK: NAREC Completes Offshore Renewable Technologies Testing Facility

    14 May 2012

    National contractor Shepherd Construction has completed the first of three new structures being constructed at the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in Blyth, Northumberland. The three structures* form part of Narec’s £80 million + investment in world-class facilities for the testing of offshore renewable technologies. The new facilities being constructed will enable the accelerated lifetime […]

  • IWS to Add Two More CSOVs to Its Fleet

    22 March 2022
    Vessels

    A subsidiary of Norwegian offshore service provider Integrated Wind Solutions AS (IWS), IWS Fleet, has ordered two more walk-to-work commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) from Hong Kong-based China Merchants Heavy Industry (CHMI). Scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2024, the firm yard price for the two new CSOVs is about EUR 48 million […]

  • WINDEA CTV Begins Construction of Three CTVs for US Offshore Wind Market

    28 April 2022
    Vessels

    US-based WINDEA CTV LLC has started construction of its first three 30-metre hybrid-ready crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for the emerging US offshore wind market. Two of the Incat Crowther-designed CTVs will be constructed at St. Johns Shipyard in Palatka, Florida and one will be built at Gulf Craft in Franklin, Louisiana. The CTVs are scheduled […]

  • Borssele 1 & 2 to Mark One-Year Anniversary at Its Inauguration

    6 September 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted is set to officially open the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm today (6 September), after postponing the project’s inauguration a number of times due to COVID-19. The developer of the 752 MW offshore wind farm in the Netherlands, which has been operational since the fourth quarter of 2020, will also celebrate the […]

  • Welsh Government Greenlights Erebus Floating Offshore Wind Farm

    13 March 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Welsh Government has granted consent for the country’s first floating offshore wind farm located 40 kilometres off the coast of Pembrokeshire. Project Erebus will feature seven next-generation 14 MW turbines on floating platforms, providing enough renewable energy to power 93,000 homes. Erebus is part of a first phase of a 4 GW renewable energy […]

  • 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 […]