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  • Zhanjiang Wailuo Foundations Stand

    7 June 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    GEDI, a subsidiary of China Energy Engineering Group, has completed the installation of foundations on the 198MW Guangdong Yudean Zhanjiang Wailuo wind farm offshore China’s Guangdong Province.   In total, GEDI (Guangdong Electric Power Design & Research Institute), the EPC contractor for the project, installed 36 single-pile foundations at the site. This is the first time […]

  • North Sea Wind Feeds German Grid with 5.18TWh in H1

    30 September 2016

    In the first half of 2016, German wind power generation amounted to 41.1TWh with a significantly increased share of offshore wind, according to TenneT. TenneT transmitted 5.18TWh of wind power from the North Sea in the first six months, which is 2.3 times as much as in the same period of 2015 when 2.26TWh of offshore wind […]

  • Top News of the Week Feb 23 – Mar 1, 2015

    1 March 2015

    Anholt OWF Down, Error Found on Subsea Cable Anholt Offshore Wind Farm has been offline since Saturday, February 21, due to a fault on the subsea cable connecting the wind farm to the grid on land, Energinet.dk reported today. IHC to Build 4.000-Ton Crane Vessel for Scaldis Scaldis Salvage & Marine Contractors NV has ordered […]

  • Construction Starts at DanTysk Offshore Wind Farm

    2 April 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    The main DanTysk construction campaign in 2014 has kicked off as of Friday. The harbor of Esbjerg is currently a hub of activities, as the vessel Pacific Osprey has arrived there – timely for loading of the first turbines. The first 3.6 MW turbines from Siemens were loaded onto the installation vessel. Vessel and harbor crew ensured safe and […]

  • MeyGen Tidal Array Approved by Scottish Government

    16 September 2013
    Authorities, Technology

    Development of the largest tidal array in Europe today can now progress after Scottish Ministers awarded consent to build the first tidal energy project in the Pentland Firth. MeyGen Limited, a competitor in the Scottish Government’s Saltire Prize, has been given the go ahead to install the tidal array in stages, beginning with a nine […]

  • Final Turbine Parts Arrive at Borkum Riffgrund II Site

    27 August 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up Bold Tern left Esbjerg on 26 August with the final four MHI Vestas 8MW turbines for Borkum Riffgrund II. According to the vessel’s AIS data, Bold Tern is now at the construction site. 

  • HSM Offshore to Build Offshore Wind-Powered Gas Production Platform

    22 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch metal construction company HSM Offshore has won a contract to build the first electrified ONE-Dyas N05-A gas production platform in the North Sea which will run entirely on offshore wind power. The N05-A project is part of the so-called GEMS area, an area approximately 20 to 80 kilometres north of the Ems estuary. ONE-Dyas, […]

  • 532 MW South Korean Offshore Wind Project Moves Forward

    28 July 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Environment, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Anma Offshore Wind has completed the final Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in relation to its 532 MW offshore wind farm, in consultation with South Korea’s Ministry of Environment. This is the result of a 15-month-long consultation process which began with the submission of the draft EIA in April 2022. With the final EIA consultation completed, […]

  • Strong Results Combined With Continued Transition to Green Energy (Denmark)

    11 November 2010
    Business & Finance

    The Board of Directors of DONG Energy A/S has today approved the interim financial report for the first nine months of 2010, which developed as follows compared with the results for the first nine months of 2009: Revenue was up DKK 2,699 million at DKK 38,490 million. EBITDA was up DKK 3,202 million at DKK […]

  • Statnett Q3 Profit After Tax Down to USD 44.5 Million (Norway)

    11 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    The Group reported a profit after tax of NOK 254 million in the third quarter of 2011 compared to NOK 344 million in the same period of 2010. The Group’s profit after tax for the first three quarters of 2011 was NOK 774 million. The corresponding figure for 2010 was NOK 1 630 million. The […]

  • Offshore Construction Starts at Hollandse Kust Zuid OWF

    5 July 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has started the offshore construction of the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) wind farm in the Netherlands. The first vessel transporting foundations to the construction site departed today (5 July) from Sif’s quay in Rotterdam, where the company is manufacturing 140 TP-less monopile foundations for the country’s (and the world’s) first subsidy-free offshore wind […]

  • Sea Installer Ready for Rentel Turbine Pick-Up

    2 May 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    A2Sea’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Sea Installer has arrived at the Port of Oostende, Belgium, to load the first turbines destined for installation at the Rentel offshore wind farm.

  • GE Starts Tower Assembly for Block Island Turbines

    18 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    General Electric (GE) is today officially kicking off the assembly of the towers for the wind turbines to be installed at the 30MW Block Island Wind Farm, the first offshore wind farm in the United States. Built by Deepwater Wind and located three miles the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island, the wind farm is scheduled to […]

  • Infographic: European Offshore Wind Trends and Statistics in 2016

    2 August 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    WindEurope has created an infographic which details the latest trends and developments within the offshore wind industry in Europe in the first half of 2016. The infographic is a visual representation of some of the findings WindEurope published recently in a report titled ‘The European offshore wind industry, Key trends and statistics 1st half 2016.’ According to the report, Europe’s offshore […]

  • Taiwan’s Formosa 1 Pilot Project Oversteps Installation Deadline

    1 September 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The charter of A2SEA’s M/V Torben ended on 15 August without the company’s crew being able to complete the installation of two foundations and two Siemens 4MW turbines at the Formosa 1 pilot project in Taiwan. The installation of the two foundations and the two turbines was initially scheduled to start in June 2016. The A2SEA project […]

  • Germany: Windkraft Signs Agreement to Construct 5 MW Wind Turbines for XEMC Windpower

    4 March 2012

    On February 28/2012, Windkraft FIT GmbH, XEMC Darwind B.V. and XEMC Windpower Ltd. concluded a Turbine Supply and Erection agreement with regard to the construction and supply of 10 wind turbines of 5 MW each to be installed at a site in the North Sea off the coast of the Federal Republic of Germany. The […]

  • Top News of the Week Feb 9 – 15, 2015

    15 February 2015

    Video: Construction of DanTysk Offshore Wind Farm Vattenfall has recently published a video showing the construction of its DanTysk offshore wind farm, situated west of the island of Sylt and directly on the German-Danish border in the North Sea. Bilfinger’s Offshore Wind and Marine Units Up for Sale German engineering company, Bilfinger, is selling its […]

  • All Jacket Foundations Stand at Hai Long 2 Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan

    19 November 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE) has completed the first offshore installation campaign for the Hai Long offshore wind project in Taiwan, with all jacket foundations installed at Hai Long 2. The overall project includes two offshore wind farms, namely the 518 MW Hai Long 2 and the 504 MW Hai Long 3. Hai Long 2 is […]

  • 2017 – A Year That Went Tender on the Prices

    2 January 2018
    Contracts & Tenders

    With the latest Dutch tender in process, we said farewell to 2017 and can now welcome 2018 with wishes for it to resume in similar manner as it is most likely to begin: with a concession contract for a project awarded at the first subsidy-free tender.  

  • Highlights of the Month – February 2021

    1 March 2021

    The Offshore WIND team brings you the ten most-read articles on the site for the second month of 2021. Vestas Launches 15 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has introduced the V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbine. Siemens Gamesa Rolls Out Record-Breaking Wind Turbine Blade Siemens Gamesa has completed the first Siemens Gamesa […]

  • Sif Posts H1 2020 Results, Reports Exclusive Talks for Two Offshore Wind Projects

    28 August 2020
    Business & Finance

    The Netherlands-based foundation manufacturer Sif Group is in exclusive negotiations for two new projects in the offshore wind sector. The company left the project names and other details undisclosed, however, it said one of them is in Europe, more specifically in the North Sea. For the European project, Sif would produce 70 Kton of structures, […]

  • Highlights of the Month – November 2019

    2 December 2019

    We are bringing you a list of ten most read news on offshoreWIND.biz in the month of November 2019. Japanese Trio Orders Big Wind Turbine Installer Penta-Ocean Construction, Kajima Corporation, and Yorigami Maritime Construction have agreed to jointly construct a wind farm installation vessel capable of installing foundations and turbines with a capacity of between […]

  • Breaking: UK Offshore Wind Strike Prices Slide Down to GBP 39.65/MWh

    20 September 2019
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Offshore wind projects selected in the third Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 3 will be delivered at a strike price as low as GBP 39.65/MWh, a near 30% reduction compared to the second CfD auction held in 2017. For the first time renewables are expected to come online below market prices and without additional […]

  • Cape Wind Completes Permitting Process (USA)

    9 January 2011
    Authorities

    Cape Wind completed its Federal permitting process today with the receipt of a final permit from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), continuing the project’s forward progress to creating jobs and increasing energy independence from the 468 megawatt offshore wind farm. EPA’s approval came 24 hours after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued Cape Wind […]

  • 16 Turbines Standing at SeaMade

    7 August 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Sixteen out of 58 Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW turbines have been installed at the SeaMade offshore wind project in Belgium. According to Otary CEO Mathias Verkest, the 9th turbine load-out is currently being prepared at the Port of Oostende. DEME’s Apollo installed the first turbine at the project site located some 50km off the coast in […]

  • Ghana Trials Wave Energy Generators Next Month

    10 February 2015
    Technology

    Ghanaian company developing wave energy project at the Ada Estuary will put to the test first six generators next month. “We do not use oil or gas. We only use the waves from the sea and once the initial capital is set in place, the installation proceeds,” said Anothy Opoku, Chief Executive Officer of TC […]