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  • Kriegers Flak CGS Fully in Operation

    16 December 2020
    Grid Connection

    The Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution (CGS) is now completely connected to the grid and in operation. According to Energinet, the trial runs were successfully completed and the recent restart tests after a simulated power outage on both the Danish and the German sides. Kriegers Flak CGS connects the Danish region of Zealand with the […]

  • Windcat Green CTV Fleet for Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

    26 March 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Vattenfall has signed a contract with Windcat Workboats for the provision of crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for the Hollandse Kust Zuid 1&2 offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. Under the agreement, Vattenfall will be one of the first users of Windcat’s hydrogen-powered vessels, currently being developed. The IJmuiden-headquartered vessel operator is working with CMB […]

  • Block Island Readying for the Last Turbine

    17 August 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Montco lift boat Paul has loaded the last of the components for the fifth and final wind turbine to be installed at the 30MW Block Island wind farm. L/B Paul will depart the Port of Providence and deliver the components some three miles off Block Island, where Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s installation vessel Brave Tern will assemble the final GE […]

  • MPI Discovery Arrives at Port of Esbjerg (Denmark)

    28 December 2011
    Ports & Logistics

    On 25 December MPI Discovery arrived at the Port of Esbjerg, where it will load wind turbines for the World’s largest offshore wind farm – London Array. Blue Water Shipping is agent on behalf of MPI Offshore, and is responsible for the loading of the wind turbines for London Array – all together 175 turbines […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • Yangjiang Nanpeng Island Offshore Wind Farm Fully Connected

    21 December 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The Yangjiang Nanpeng Island offshore wind project in China has been fully connected to the grid. MingYang Smart Energy installed the last of its 73 MySE5.5MW hybrid-drive turbines at the 401.5 MW wind farm at the end of November. According to the company, just from 1 to 16 December the team achieved a record of […]

  • Deep Wind Offshore Unveils Plans for Gigawatt-Scale Floating Offshore Wind Farm in Sweden

    28 May 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Business development, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    Norway-headquartered Deep Wind Offshore has applied to develop and operate a 1.5 GW floating offshore wind farm in Sweden. The Swedish government has received the first application for a floating offshore wind farm outside Stockholm. The Erik Segersäll floating offshore wind farm is planned around 74 kilometres east of Nynäshamn and can reach electricity consumers […]

  • Foundation Design Work Kicks Off for Finnish Offshore Wind Extension Project

    18 September 2023
    Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Suomen Hyötytuuli has launched Front End Engineering Design (FEED) for turbine foundations for the Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm extension project in Finland. Suomen Hyötytuuli is developing an extension to Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm on the west coast of Finland. The foundations of the first turbines will be built at 40 and 25 metres of water […]

  • Ocean Winds Sticks with Principle Power’s Floating Wind Tech for French Tender

    16 November 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology

    Ocean Winds, a joint venture between ENGIE and EDP Renewables, has entered into a collaboration agreement with the floating wind technology developer Principle Power, which will see the two companies cooperating on the design of the floating platforms for France’s first commercial-scale floating wind tender. In September, the French government selected Ocean Winds and several […]

  • Tern Sisters Lift Fred. Olsen’s Offshore Wind Unit

    28 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Fred. Olsen Ocean’s offshore wind segment reported NOK 428 million operating revenue in the third quarter of 2016, compared with NOK 254 million in the same period in 2015, mainly due to higher utilisation and rates from the jack-up installation vessels Brave Tern and Bold Tern. The segment includes Fred. Olsen Windcarrier AS and Universal Foundation […]

  • E.ON’s Renewables EBITDA Up 20 Pct

    14 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    The E.ON Group’s businesses performed as anticipated in the first quarter of 2014. Owing to a continued difficult business and regulatory environment and in the wake of divestments, E.ON’s EBITDA declined by 12 percent year on year to €3.2 billion, its underlying net income by 13 percent to €1.2 billion. By contrast, operating cash flow […]

  • UK Launches Offshore Wind Inquiry

    7 April 2020
    Authorities

    The UK Environmental Audit Committee has launched the Technological Innovation and Climate Change inquiry, with first focus on offshore wind power. Following the Government’s Offshore Wind Sector Deal in March 2019, the Committee will consider the opportunities that will maximize the industry’s potential and the challenges it faces in delivering greater capacity. The Committee is inviting written […]

  • Finns Seek CTVs for Icy Seas

    24 March 2020
    Vessels

    Suomen Hyötytuuli Ltd. is seeking new service vessels and operators for maintenance teams working on the Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm in Finland. Tahkoluoto is the world’s first offshore wind farm built for icy conditions and comprises 10 Siemens 4.2MW turbines and one 2.3MW unit. The 42MW project is located outside the City of Pori, and […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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. 

  • 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 […]

  • World’s Largest Floating Offshore Wind Farm to Start Producing by Year-End

    30 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The 11-turbine Hywind Tampen, the world’s first floating wind farm to power offshore oil and gas platforms, is close to producing its first power, according to Equinor’s latest press release. A milestone was reached when the first subsea cables were laid by Subsea 7 and the connection was made to Gulfaks A in July. The […]

  • UK: Centrica Releases Interim Management Statement

    13 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Against a backdrop of sustained cold weather and periods of higher commodity prices, Centrica has performed well in the year to date. This strong performance enables the business to continue to invest in customer service and price competitiveness and full year earnings growth is expected to be in line with market expectations. They have also […]

  • UK: Njord Kittiwake Completes Offshore Tests

    14 February 2013

    Njord Avocet & Njord Kittiwake arrived in Lowestoft on 4th February. Their first trip from Rotterdam to Lowestoft offered up Force 7 winds and seas of up to 3.5m – a good opening test for the new vessels and one in which they performed excellently. Njord Kittiwake was selected for the first test on Greater […]

  • German Offshore Wind Farms Shine in Q1 2017

    27 April 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance

    German offshore wind farms generated 4.8 billion kWh of electricity in the first quarter of 2017, a 36.7 percent jump compared to 3.5 billion kWh of electricity generated offshore Germany in the first quarter of 2016.

  • AWEA: Offshore Wind to Boost NC Economy

    20 March 2017

    After Avangrid Renewables, which recently built North Carolina’s first onshore wind farm, won the rights to develop an offshore wind project off Kitty Hawk for more than USD 9 million, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) hailed the potential effect of the offshore wind industry on the state’s economy.