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  • Windar Sends Off Last SeaMade Turbine Towers

    13 October 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Windar has sent off the last wind turbine tower sections for the SeaMade offshore wind project in Belgium. Special purpose vessel Rotra Ventre set sail with the last six tower sections from Windar’s facilities in the port of Avilés, Spain, to the Port of Ostend, where the REBO sites are serving as storage and pre-assembly […]

  • France Ponders OW Subsea Substations

    25 March 2016
    Grid Connection

    RTE France has invited tenders for a feasibility study on HTB submarine substations (>50kV). RTE aims to question the market on feasibility of implementing high-voltage submarine substations as part of connections for offshore wind farms. “This type of technical solution could be integrated seamlessly through connecting turbines in commercial wind farms to avoid the realisation of energy collecting stations on platforms,” French […]

  • It Takes Two to Tango…

    8 August 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    The second GE’s Haliade 150-6MW wind turbine was installed off Block Island in the United States last night, according to a Twitter post by Deepwater Wind’s CEO Jeff Grybowski.  All five wind turbines are expected to be installed by early September, with the Block Island Wind Farm planned to be put into full operation by the end of the […]

  • Borssele Beta Jacket Embarks on Barge

    3 May 2019
    Grid Connection

    HSM Offshore has loaded out the jacket foundation for the Borssele Beta offshore transformer station onto a barge at its yard in Schiedam, the Netherlands. To remind, HSM Offshore began the assembly of the jacket in Schiedam at the beginning of the year, The Dutch company secured a contract by TenneT TSO for the construction of the Borssele Beta […]

  • Norfolk Marine Completes Phase 1 of Scroby Sands Subsea Inspection

    26 January 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Norfolk Marine Ltd has completed the first phase of a three year framework agreement with E.on Climate & Renewables UK Offshore Wind Ltd to provide subsea inspection services to Scroby Sands offshore wind farm. A full assessment of the condition of all subsea structures on the site is being carried out to ensure the long term […]

  • ‘Bold Tern’ Reaches Milestone – Butendiek Half Way There

    20 March 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s installation vessel Bold Tern reached a milestone on March 19, when turbine number 40 was successfully installed at the Butendiek offshore wind farm – bringing the installation campaign to its halfway mark. Bold Tern will continue to install the remaining 40 turbines throughout the spring. The offshore wind farm Butendiek is located west of […]

  • SMart Wind Announces Phase 2 Community Consultations for Hornsea Offshore Wind Farm

    24 October 2011

    The SMart Wind consortium, led by Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures, announces the launch of its Phase 2 community consultation events set to take place during mid-November 2011 for the first 1GW of the potentially 4GW offshore wind farm in the Hornsea Zone. The events will take place along the proposed route for […]

  • South Korea: Jeju Plans 2GW of Offshore Wind Power by 2030

    26 July 2012
    Authorities

    Jeju has made the first step in achieving its “Carbon Free Island Jeju by 2030” plan by launching Jeju Energy Corporation (JEC) earlier this month at the Jeju Chamber of Commerce and Industry, reports the Jeju Weekly. The main purpose of the JEC is to increase the island’s use of renewable energy sources from 7% […]

  • Fuqing Haitan Strait Offshore Wind Farm Begins Producing

    31 December 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The Fuqing Haitan Strait offshore wind project in China has begun producing power. The wind farm features 22 MingYang MySE7.0-158 turbines with a rated power of 7 MW and a rotor diameter of 158 meters. The 300 MW wind farm is being developed by China Huadian Corporation and is the company’s first offshore wind project. […]

  • Photo Gallery: Umoe Mandal’s New Offshore Wind Vessel

    18 June 2015
    Vessels

    Yesterday, the Carbon Trust hosted the first UK demonstration of the Wave Craft vessel Umoe Ventus at Seawork International 2015 in Southampton. The new vessel, developed by Umoe Mandal with support from the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), is a surface effect ship (SES), using an air cushion to lift 80 percent of the vessel and ensuring that only a small part […]

  • The Netherlands: BOW Terminal to Load Out Amrumbank Monopiles

    11 October 2013

    Preparations for first load out of Amrumbank has started. Problably within 3 weeks the first monopiles will be shipped in coasters towards the Amrumbank area from BOW Terminal. These piles have a single weight of more then 600 tons. The heavy piles will be loaded with a new set of rigging including special designed triangle […]

  • Faulty Cable to Be Replaced at Swedish Wave Project

    8 September 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Fortum and Seabased Industry have agreed to replace an export cable at their Sotenäs demonstration wave power plant off the coast of Smögen, Sotenäs community, in western Sweden. The companies said that several insulation failures occurred during connection of the plant this summer, so a new cable has been purchased. Fortum and Sebased are currently […]

  • VIDEO: Scotland Sets Stage for Huge Offshore Wind Market

    31 January 2013
    Authorities

    At the Scottish Renewables-Scottish Enterprise Offshore Wind & Supply Chain Conference in Aberdeen, First Minister Alex Salmond revealed the new target to cut carbon emissions from electricity generation by more than four-fifths by 2030, underlining the huge market for offshore wind beyond 2020. The Scottish Government posted a video from the conference, where Scottish Renewables […]

  • Denmark: Dong’s 9M EBITDA Up to DKK 11.2 Billion

    23 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Board of Directors of DONG Energy has today approved the interim financial report for the first nine months of 2013 with the following financial highlights compared with the first nine months of 2012: — EBITDA for the first nine months of 2013 was DKK 11.2 billion compared with DKK 6.6 billion for the first […]

  • Cadeler Enters Polish Offshore Wind Market with Baltic Power Contract

    18 July 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Cadeler has signed a vessel reservation agreement for wind turbine installation at the Baltic Power offshore wind farm in Poland, marking the Danish company’s entry into the Polish offshore wind market. Under the agreement, Cadeler will transport and install more than 70 offshore wind turbines for the wind farm that will have a total capacity […]

  • K2 Management to Provide Construction Monitoring for Dogger Bank A & B

    27 January 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    K2 Management has been awarded a four-year contract for construction monitoring on the first two phases of the 3.6 MW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank A and Dogger Bank B. The construction monitoring for the project began in late 2020 and will run until Dogger Bank A & B start commercial operation. The […]

  • Moray East Offshore Wind Farm Starts Delivering

    7 June 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The 950 MW Moray East offshore wind farm has started exporting power to the UK grid, Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Ltd said. The wind farm is still under construction, but the engineering methodology used enables power to be exported before all of the wind farm’s 100 Vestas V164-9.5MW turbines have been installed, the developer said. […]

  • 50 Developers Express Interest to Build Wind Farms Offshore Portugal

    16 November 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    Fifty entities, including individual companies and consortia, from more than ten countries have submitted their expressions of interest to develop offshore wind projects in Portugal as the country prepares for its first auction. The number of interested parties reflects the high interest and attractiveness that the Portuguese offshore wind market presents on the international scene, […]

  • Offshore Wind Lifts E.ON’s Renewables

    7 August 2019
    Business & Finance

    E.ON’s Renewables division saw a EUR 39 million increase in adjusted EBIT in the first half of 2019, primarily said to be due to the commissioning of offshore wind farms in the UK and Germany. The renewables adjusted EBIT equals EUR 275 million in the first six months, with the primary reason being the increase […]

  • CWind to Showcase Its New 25m CTV in Southampton

    1 June 2016
    Vessels

    CWind will be exhibiting the third of its aluminium catamarans, the Typhoon TOW, at Seawork this month, together with Aluminium Marine Consultants (AMC), the vessel’s manufacturer. The Typhoon TOW has started its contract off the coast of Kent since joining the fleet in mid-May. This is the third aluminium vessel purchased by CWind from AMC under a multi-vessel […]

  • Danish Energy Agency Running Market Dialogue Ahead of 3 GW CfD-Based Offshore Wind Tender

    2 June 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Industry, Planning & Permitting

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has invited potential bidders in Denmark’s relaunch of the 3 GW offshore wind tender to participate in the market dialogue on procurement procedures. The draft procurement material for the upcoming tender is largely based on the material of the procurement procedures of the 6 GW tender the Danish government opened […]

  • Offshore Wind Powered Oil Recovery Concept Step Closer to Reality

    19 April 2017
    R&D, Technology

    The DNV GL-led joint industry project, WIN WIN (WINd powered Water INjection), has completed its first phase and determined that wind power could be used to power offshore water injection.

  • SSE Hires ABB for 1.2GW Transmission Job

    2 December 2014
    Grid Connection

    SSE’S networks business, SHE Transmission, has awarded £460million contract for the 1.2GW subsea cable system to engineering firm ABB Limited. The contract is part of the Caithness to Moray Transmission Project, the vital new subsea link which will allow more renewable energy to join up to the network in the north of Scotland. It is Scotland’s largest […]

  • Ten Most Read News on OffshoreWIND.biz in 2022

    2 January 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    With over 2,000 articles published on offshoreWIND.biz in 2022 and several million pageviews, there are some news that garnered more attention than others. Read the top ten most read news on offshoreWIND.biz in 2022.

  • Business Focus: IBG Companies in the News

    21 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    With Offshore WIND heading towards the launch of its International Business Guide 2017, the new Business Focus articles will update you on the companies that appeared in the news every two weeks. A2SEA A2SEA’s vessel Sea Installer has installed the first of 32 MHI Vestas 8MW wind turbines at the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind […]

  • South Fork Wind Turbine Components Arriving in New London

    16 August 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Wind turbine components for the South Fork Wind Farm, New York’s first offshore wind farm, have started coming into New London ahead of the installation at the project site that is expected to start later this summer. Ørsted shared photos of the first shipment of wind turbine blades arriving on board United Heavy Lift’s cargo […]