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  • Vole au Vent Returning to Halifax Port for CVOW Turbine Towers

    3 June 2020
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul’s jack-up vessel Vole au vent is now on its way back to the Port of Halifax from the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) demonstration project site off Virginia, U.S., according to the vessel’s AIS data. This second trip to the Halifax port will see the Vole au vent picking up turbine towers […]

  • Two Dalby Offshore Apprentices Complete 1st Sea Trip

    22 October 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Dalby Offshore apprentices Chris Baxter and Nick Marsay have both successfully completed their first stint on the Dalby fleet. After completing their medical, STCW, Slinger & Banksman course, and learning some basics at 54 North Maritime Training, they were ready for their first trip to sea. The two apprentices set sail on the Dalby Humber and […]

  • BEIS Sets Out New CfD Rules, Caps Phased OWF Projects at 1.5GW

    14 February 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The UK government has set a cap of 1.5GW for phased offshore wind projects in the allocation of Contracts for Difference (CfDs), starting from the allocation round due to begin on 3 April.

  • RWE Brings Local Partner Onboard for South Korean Offshore Wind Farm

    15 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Fixed-Bottom, Outlook & Strategy

    RWE has signed a joint business development agreement with Korea Western Power (KOWEPO) to build a 495 MW offshore wind project in South Korea. The Seohae offshore wind farm is located 45 kilometres off the coast of Taean County in South Korea’s Chungcheongnam Province. This is the first project for which RWE obtained an Electricity […]

  • Floating Wind Farm Offshore Portugal Overdelivers

    24 September 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The 25 MW Windfloat Atlantic floating wind farm offshore Portugal produced 75 GWh of electricity in its first year of operation, EDP Renewables said. Located 20 kilometers off the coast of Viana do Castelo, the project is the world’s first semi-submersible floating wind farm which became operational in July 2020. The wind farm was developed […]

  • RWE Secures Grid Connection Agreement for Polish Offshore Wind Farm

    7 January 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    German energy company RWE has signed the Grid Connection Agreement with Poland’s transmission system operator PSE for the 350 MW FEW Baltic II offshore wind farm. The project is being developed in the Polish part of the Baltic sea and is planned to be one of the first to start construction off Poland, RWE Renewables […]

  • ABS Certifies WindFloat Atlantic Floating Turbines

    4 November 2019
    Technology

    The classification society ABS has certified the WindFloat Atlantic floating wind turbines, the first of which was installed off the coast of Portugal in October. The semi-submersible platforms, designed by Principle Power, are fitted out with 8.4 MW MHI Vestas offshore wind turbines and will be installed at a water depth of 100m. The 25 […]

  • Hornsea One: And Then There Were Two

    15 February 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    The Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm is awaiting the last two monopile foundations to be installed as 172 out of 174 have been put in place. GeoSea’s installation vessel Innovation installed the first monopile at the project in January 2018 and thus marked the beginning of offshore construction. EEW SPC produced all the monopile foundations for the […]

  • Top News of the Week, 12 – 18 November 2018

    18 November 2018

    Offshore WIND’s most read news from 12 to 18 November 2018.

  • Top News of the Week, 19 – 25 December 2016

    25 December 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    S-2000 Hydrohammer Hammers Formosa 1 Monopiles Into Seabed IHC IQIP informed its S-2000 Hydrohammer was used to install two monopiles for the first two Formosa 1 offshore wind turbines in Taiwan. Danes Developing Drone UXO Hunter Technical University of Denmark (DTU) has teamed up with compatriot drone company Sky-Watch to develop a drone with magnetometers […]

  • Top News of the Week, 25 – 31 December 2017

    31 December 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    Germany Confirms Two Additional Offshore Wind Farm Links The German Federal Network Agency has added two more offshore wind farm connection systems to the revised Offshore Grid Development Plan (O-NEP) 2030. 32 Beatrice Foundations In Place Seaway Heavy Lifting’s (SHL) vessel Oleg Strashnov installed the 32nd of 86 jacket foundations on the 588MW Beatrice offshore […]

  • Deepwater Wind Puts Forward New Offshore Wind Project for Long Island

    9 December 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Deepwater Wind, the developer of the first US offshore wind farm is proposing a new offshore wind project with two new battery energy storage systems for Long Island’s South Fork. Deepwater ONE – South Fork project includes a 90MW offshore wind farm comprising 15 turbines, and represents the first phase of a regional offshore wind farm the company is developing some 30 […]

  • Norwegian Wave Energy Technology Developer on the Right Track

    10 December 2014
    R&D, Technology

    Norwegian wave power developer Havkraft recently launched its first prototype of a wave power system. One and a half year after Havkraft received NOK 4.5 million (approximately EUR 506,015) in funding from Innovation Norway, the prototype of the wave power device was installed off the Norwegian municipality of Selje. Since the project began in 2012, everything has been going […]

  • Deepwater Wind Names LOC as Marine Surveyor

    28 July 2015

    LOC Houston has been named marine surveyor for America’s first 30 MW offshore wind farm offshore Block Island. This project will connect Block Island to the mainland grid for the first time, reducing island electric rates and diversifying Rhode Island’s power supply, while creating 300 local construction jobs. Andrew Hughes, LOC’s Vice President of Energy said: “This represents […]

  • UK: NIRIG Welcomes Crown Estate’s Announcement

    11 October 2012
    Authorities

    The Northern Ireland Renewables Industry Group (NIRIG) has welcomed the announcement by the Crown Estate of the first round of leasing agreements for Northern Ireland, with the agreements going to First Flight Wind, Tidal Ventures and DP Marine Energy with partner DEME Blue Energy. This will open the way for Northern Ireland to benefit from […]

  • The Netherlands: Fugro Expects 8.8 pct HY1 Net Profit Growth

    21 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    The year 2012 started with improved performance compared to the same period in 2011. The oil price remained on average around USD 120 per barrel (Brent). The sustained high levels of exploration and production spending by the oil and gas industry result in continued improvement of Fugro’s related activities. Geoscience Fugro has built good backlog […]

  • Two Blyth GBFs Equipped with ORE Catapult-Designed Sensors

    14 August 2017
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Two out of the five gravity-based foundations (GBFs) for the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator project have been fitted with a sensor system designed by ORE Catapult, with the first such GBF currently making its way up the River Tyne before being installed at the site.

  • Ørsted Completes Borssele 1 & 2 Investment Financing

    12 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has signed a EUR 175 million, 8-year loan agreement with the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) for co-financing its investment in the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Together with the loan agreement closed with the European Investment Bank (EIB) on 6 September, the intended long-term financing of Ørsted’s investment in […]

  • All Saint-Nazaire OWF Foundations Transported to France

    13 October 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    SAL Heavy Lift has completed the transport of wind turbine foundations for the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm from the Netherlands to France. The company’s vessel MV Svenja shipped 80 monopiles and as many transition pieces from Sif’s Maasvlakte site at the Port of Rotterdam to the Port of La Rochelle, starting in February. MV Svenja […]

  • Triton Knoll Starts Giving Back

    25 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Triton Knoll Community Fund has awarded its first round of grants to local communities nearby the onshore infrastructure of the 860MW offshore wind project in Lincolnshire, UK. Twelve projects by communities from Hogsthorpe, Anderby and Brothertoft to Swineshead, Great Hale and Donington will share some GBP 115,000 of the windfall. The first awards are from the GBP 500,000 […]

  • Sif Completes Coating Facilities in Rotterdam

    28 August 2019
    Ports & Logistics

    Dutch offshore foundations manufacturer Sif has completed the new coating facilities at Maasvlakte 2 in the Port of Rotterdam. Sif added the two extra coating halls in response to stricter requirements for coating as the wind farms are venturing into deeper waters in an effort to lower the costs and generate more energy. The new coating facilities […]

  • Highlights of the Month: February, 2014

    3 March 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 […]

  • UAE: Drydocks Starts Construction of DolWin Beta

    21 June 2012
    Grid Connection

    The first steel to be used in the construction of DolWin beta was cut at the yard in Dubai yesterday. “DolWin beta is our first wind platform and an important project for Aibel. A lot of people have done a tremendous job in planning and designing the platform. This reflects a good relationship between Drydocks […]

  • ScottishPower Renewables And Vattenfall Award Gardline Hydro Multi Million Pound Contract (UK)

    18 June 2010
    Business & Finance

    ScottishPower Renewables and Vattenfall, the developers of the East Anglia offshore windfarm zone, have awarded local company, Gardline Hydro from Great Yarmouth, a multi million pound contract to conduct seabed surveys on the first section of the site. Gardline Hydro will complete extensive geo-physical surveys of one section of the development site and correlate crucial […]

  • Taiwan Finalises 15 GW Offshore Wind Allocation Plan for 2026-2035

    19 August 2021
    Authorities

    Upper bidding price limit for the first phase set at TWD 2.49/kWh (approx. EUR 0.076/kWh). Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs has now officially announced the offshore wind allocation plan for the ten-year period between 2026 and 2035, during which a total of 15 GW of new capacity will be added. While the draft regulation for […]

  • Revolution Wind Commissioning Pushed Back to 2026

    15 August 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted’s 704 MW Revolution Wind offshore wind farm in the US will not go into full commercial operation next year but in 2026, according to the developer. In a comment to Ørsted’s interim report for the first half year 2024, Mads Nipper, the company’s group president and CEO, explained the postponement was due to a […]