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  • Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Starts Delivering Power

    3 July 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm has delivered first power from the first series of wind turbines and exported to Scotland’s National Electricity Transmission System (NETS), Ocean Winds said. The wind farm is nearing the end of the construction phase and will become fully operational in 2025 in line with the originally projected […]

  • Lhyfe Buys Into Finnish Power-to-X Developer, Eyes Large Offshore Projects in Northern Europe

    21 March 2023
    Business & Finance

    France-based green hydrogen specialist Lhyfe has acquired a 49 per cent stake in Flexens, a Finnish renewable hydrogen and Power-to-X project developer. According to Lhyfe, the two companies will combine their expertise and commercial pipelines to accelerate current projects and identify new opportunities in Northern Europe, in particular large offshore projects. Lhyfe says that the […]

  • Vattenfall Connects Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm to National Grid (UK)

    26 April 2011

    Vattenfall, currently installing a thirty-turbine wind farm off Barrow-in-Furness, finished three months of cable engineering works yesterday by completing the connection from the Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm to the National Grid. The 42km export cable, which will take power from the wind farm to the mainland National Grid was simultaneously laid and buried in one […]

  • Haizea Wind Delivers Its Last Batch of SeaMade Towers

    14 August 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Haizea Wind has sent off the final two towers for the SeaMade offshore wind turbines from Bilbao. The Spain-based Haizea Wind is delivering 12 wind turbine towers for the project, which will feature 58 Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW turbines. The first tower parts arrived from the port of Aviles in Spain to Belgium in mid-March, onboard […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Sif’s Half-Year Results Confirm Anticipated Slowdown

    24 August 2018
    Business & Finance

    What Sif Group had been expecting and preparing for when it comes to this year has been reflected in the company’s results for the first half of 2018.

  • Sif Gathers Steam in 2017

    18 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    Dutch foundation components manufacturer Sif has recorded a total throughput of approximately 57 Ktons of steel in the first quarter of 2017, a 23.9% increase compared to a 46 Kton throughput reported for the first quarter of 2016.

  • Offshore Wind Market Bringing New Opportunities to Boskalis

    18 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    In its financial results for the first half of the year, Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) said it remains focused on market segments that show structural growth in the longer term while also providing short-term opportunities, including offshore wind. The company explained that the greater focus on climate-related issues and ensuing opportunities in the field of […]

  • Top News of the Week, 3 – 9 April 2017

    9 April 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Wind Power CEO to Head Siemens-Gamesa Offshore Business Markus Tacke, previously CEO of Siemens Wind Power, will head the Offshore business at the new company established by Siemens and Gamesa – Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. GE Rolls Out First Merkur OWF Nacelle The first out of the total of 66 GE Haliade 6MW nacelles […]

  • Norwegian Joint Venture Sets Sight on Mass Producing Floating Wind Foundations

    29 February 2024
    Collaboration, Floating Wind, Outlook & Strategy

    Norway’s Odfjell Oceanwind and its compatriot Prodtex have set up a joint venture, named Windsteel Technologies, to establish the production capacity necessary to meet the need for hundreds of floating wind foundations per year in Europe. The joint venture is planning to have its first facility operational by 2027. According to Odfjel Oceanwind, the joint […]

  • HSM Offshore Energy Loads Out Thor Offshore Substation

    4 July 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The fully assembled offshore substation for the 1 GW Thor offshore wind farm has been loaded out at HSM Offshore Energy’s Schiedam yard in the Netherlands. Both the jacket and the topside are now on the barges, and the structures are being prepared for sail-away to their destination off the Danish coast. In 2022, RWE, […]

  • Norwegian Sovereign Fund Completes EUR 1.4 Billion Thor, Nordseecluster Buy-In

    4 June 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    RWE and Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) have closed a transaction worth approximately EUR 1.4 billion, through which NBIM has acquired a 49 per cent equity stake in RWE’s Thor and Nordseecluster offshore wind projects in Denmark and Germany, respectively. The developer and NBIM, which manages the international investments of the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund, […]

  • Floating-to-Fixed Wind Turbine Connection Comes Online Offshore China – VIDEO

    10 December 2021
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The world’s first pilot anti-typhoon floating wind turbine has been put into operation at the 400 MW China Three Gorges (CTG) Yangxi Shapa III wind farm offshore China. Orient Cable (NBO), provided the dynamic cable which connected the Ming Yang 5.5 MW floating wind turbine to a fixed-bottom turbine on an EPCI basis. This was also […]

  • Top News of the Week Mar 16 – 22, 2015

    22 March 2015

    Siemens Installs First Westermeerwind Foundation Siemens kicked off Westermeerwind offshore wind farm construction by installing the first monopile foundation at the Ijsselmeer last week. GE to Combine Onshore and Offshore Activities The USA energy giant, GE, will combine its onshore wind activities into the renewable energy joint venture with Alstom. Smulders: Making of Transition Piece […]

  • 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 […]

  • Highlights of the Month – June 2020

    1 July 2020

    We bring you the ten most-read articles on OffshoreWIND.biz for the month of June 2020. Aegir Suffers Dropfall Incident Offshore Taiwan Heerema Marine Contractors’ (HMC) heavy lift vessel Aegir experienced a dropfall incident off the coast of Taiwan on 15 June at 16:42 local time. Siemens Gamesa 14 MW Turbine to Make European Debut Offshore […]

  • Dogger Bank Owners Close Largest Ever Offshore Wind Project Financing

    26 November 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor and SSE have reached financial close on the first two phases of the Dogger Bank wind farm project, representing in aggregate the largest offshore wind project financing to date globally. The 3.6 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind project is divided into three 1.2 GW phases, Dogger Bank A, Dogger Bank B, and Dogger Bank C. The […]

  • USA: MassCEC Bids for New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal

    28 December 2012

    Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) CEO Alicia Barton McDevitt announced the release of the construction bid for the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal. The announcement closely follows the project’s environmental approval on Nov. 19 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Once constructed, the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal will be the first facility in the […]

  • VOS Start Almost Ready for Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm

    6 June 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Vroon’s first DP2 subsea-support walk-to-work (W2W) vessel, VOS Start, has arrived from China to Amsterdam and is currently preparing for her first venture into offshore wind.

  • Ørsted Sets Up Offshore Wind Trust in New Jersey

    22 January 2021
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has launched a USD 15 million fund to support businesses in New Jersey to enter the offshore wind industry. The Pro-NJ Grantor Trust will offer New Jersey-based small, women-owned and minority-owned businesses support in re-tooling their businesses to enter the offshore wind industry. It will also provide funding for infrastructure resiliency improvements critical to […]

  • Polish Draft Offshore Wind Bill Moving Through Parliament

    16 December 2020
    Authorities

    Poland’s Parliamentary Commission for Energy, Climate and State Assets has completed the first reading of the draft offshore wind bill. The draft bill supporting the development of offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea was adopted by the Council of Ministers at the end of November and shortly after submitted to the Sejm. The bill […]

  • Ørsted: Walney Extension Brings UK Installed Offshore Wind Capacity to 7.5GW

    7 February 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has installed nine out of 47 Siemens Gamesa 7MW turbines on the 659MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm, bringing the total installed offshore wind capacity in waters off the UK to 7.5GW.