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  • UK: Researchers Survey Environment at Westermost Rough

    9 September 2013
    Environment

    Scientists at the University of Hull and the Holderness Fishing Industry Group are conducting a study on the environmental impact of offshore wind farms, reports BBC news portal. Namely, scientists are surveying the Westermost Rough location, where Done Energy is planning to install 35 wind turbines. They will also conduct a survey after the installation […]

  • Second P-Class Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Joins Cadeler’s Fleet

    26 March 2025
    Vessels

    Denmark’s Cadeler has taken delivery of its latest jack-up wind turbine installation vessel, Wind Pace, which will be deployed in the US. Delivered on time and within budget, Wind Pace becomes the seventh vessel in Cadeler’s portfolio of wind turbine installation vessels, said the company. The vessel was officially named at a naming ceremony on […]

  • Developers Nominate 69 Offshore Wind Sites in Colombia

    3 March 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The Colombian government has received nominations for 69 sites from the companies that pre-qualified last year to participate in the country’s first offshore wind tender. The area nomination procedure, whose deadline was 31 January, allowed the pre-qualified companies to propose sites to be evaluated and verified by the authorities, who will determine which of the […]

  • Saipem 7000, Seaway Strashnov to Begin Dogger Bank B Offshore Construction Work

    9 April 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The installation of the offshore substation topside and monopile foundations is about to commence at Dogger Bank B offshore wind farm, the second of the three 1.2 GW phases of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the UK. Installation vessels Saipem 7000 and Seaway Strashnov are expected to arrive at the project site […]

  • Chinese Delegation Visits Scotland

    27 September 2011

      First Minister Alex Salmond welcomed a senior government and industry delegation from China, led by Vice-Minister Liu Qi of the country’s National Energy Administration (NEA), during a visit to learn more about Scotland’s offshore wind industry. The industry mission, which includes Shi Lishan, NEA Deputy Director General, and leading Chinese utility companies, had an […]

  • UK Monopile Factory Changes Location, New Address at Teesworks

    14 February 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics

    SeAH Wind Ltd will build a GBP 200-300 million UK XXL monopile manufacturing facility at Teesworks and not at Able UK’s Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP) on the South Bank of the Humber as initially planned. SeAH Wind Ltd, a subsidiary of South Korea’s pipe manufacturer SeAH Steel Holdings, has not specified the reason for […]

  • Nine New Offshore Wind Applications Filed in Denmark, Several Projects Top 1 GW

    5 July 2022
    Authorities

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has sent nine new offshore wind applications received through its open door scheme for regulatory consultation. From 4 April to 30 June 2022, the Danish Energy Agency received 43 applications, of which 16 have been rejected due to overlap with state land reservations, as reported last month. Of the remaining […]

  • Export Cable Installation to Start at Third Dogger Bank Wind Farm Phase

    26 March 2024
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The installation of export cables at Dogger Bank C, the third phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the UK, is scheduled to start in early April. The work will be performed in three campaigns to install three sections of export cable, with the first campaign starting on or around 9 April […]

  • Top News of 2016 – Editors’ Picks

    2 January 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The editorial team at Offshore WIND have compiled a list of what we thought were the most important developments within the offshore wind industry in 2016. Vattenfall Wins Kriegers Flak Tender with EUR 49.9 per MWh Bid Swedish energy company Vattenfall has won the tender to build the 600MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Danish part […]

  • Dutch Gas Platform to Be Powered by German Offshore Wind Gets Go-Ahead

    3 June 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate has granted ONE-Dyas the permits for the development of a gas field whose platform will run entirely on the electricity from the Riffgat offshore wind farm in the German part of the North Sea. The final permit greenlights the production of natural gas from the N05-A field […]

  • Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 2b & 4 Expected to Move into Construction Phase This Year

    1 February 2023
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted expects to reach a final investment decision (FID) on its next offshore wind project in Taiwan, the 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b & 4, during this year, as planned. This will move the project into the construction phase and set it on the path towards commissioning in 2025. Ørsted was awarded rights to build […]

  • Highlights of the Month – February 2019

    4 March 2019

    We are bringing you a list of ten of our most read articles for the month of February. 15 Injured After CTV Collides with Cargo Ship Off Rügen All 15 people aboard the crew transfer vessel (CTV) World Bora were injured after the CTV collided with a cargo ship several nautical miles northeast of the […]

  • DONG Boasts Local Content at Race Bank

    24 August 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Training & Education, Wind Farm Update

    Eight offshore wind technicians from the Humber area are about to start work on the installation of wind turbine foundations at DONG Energy’s 580MW Race Bank offshore wind farm. Race Bank is located off the North Norfolk coast and is being built out of DONG Energy’s construction base in the Grimsby Fish Docks. The offshore […]

  • UK Funding Innovative Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Projects

    8 July 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    A new funding of GBP 57.5 million was announced for the UK’s energy and infrastructure, biomedical and quantum technology sectors, with GBP 28 million set aside for innovation in infrastructure systems and first of a kind deployment of innovation, both including offshore wind projects.  A series of competitions will open over the next 2 weeks and be run […]

  • Two-Bladed 6MW Turbines to Spin in Scottish Waters

    20 August 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The Crown Estate has entered into an Agreement for Lease with Forthwind Limited, a subsidiary of 2-B Energy, for the UK’s first offshore demonstration of two-bladed turbines on the seabed at Methil in Scotland, consisting of two full scale units.  Two-bladed designs at this scale are a major innovation for the offshore wind industry and […]

  • UK: Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm Officially Inaugurated

    19 September 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall’s Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm, off the coast of Cumbria, UK, was officially inaugurated today. The energy company’s CEO and President, Mr Øystein Løseth, hailed an exceptional engineering achievement which shows the way forward for offshore wind power in Europe. Mr Løseth was joined by local MP John Woodcock and over 150 guests on a […]

  • Fishermen’s Energy to build wind turbines off Atlantic city coast (USA)

    20 August 2010
    R&D

    Fishermen’s Energy is coming to Atlantic City and will more than likely have employees and offices in Gardner’s Basin. This is the company that will develop six wind turbines 2.8 miles off the coast of Atlantic City as a demonstration project.

  • UK Company to Deliver Davit Cranes for Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm

    11 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain

    The developer of the Inch Cape offshore wind farm has awarded a contract to UK-based Granada Cranes to provide 72 davit crane units on one of Scotland’s largest offshore wind projects. Granada Cranes has been contracted to design and supply two separate types of davit cranes, each to suit the mixed use of jacket and […]

  • Master Point Rope Access Solutions Bags Block Island OWF Contract

    26 May 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Master Point Rope Access Solutions will be the first rope access service provider for Block Island Wind Farm, the first offshore wind farm in the United States, according to the company’s social media pages.

  • Deal Signed for 1GW Wave Energy Project in Ghana

    26 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    On Friday night, Swedish company Seabased and Ghanaian TC Energy signed a contract for the development of a large wave power park in Ghana. Seabased CEO Billy Johansson and TC Energy’s Executive Chairman Anthony Opoku inked the first deal to install a first smaller plant that will be part of agreements giving a total plant of […]

  • Van Oord Sets Out Norther Turbine Installation Timeline

    5 February 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    All of Norther wind farm’s 44 turbines are expected to be installed in the Belgian North Sea by late April, Van Oord, the project’s Balance of Plant contractor, said. Van Oord’s installation vessel Aeolus started installing the first batch of MHI Vestas 8.4MW wind turbines at the site some 23 kilometres offshore Zeebrugge over the […]

  • Construction Starts on Dalian Zhuanghe II Offshore Wind Farm

    1 July 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) has held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction of the 300MW Dalian Zhuanghe II offshore wind project. The wind farm is located on the east side of Shicheng Island in the Zhuanghe area of ​​Dalian City, Liaoning Province. The project will feature 60 5MW variable pitch wind turbines installed […]

  • VIDEO: Aeolus at Eneco Luchterduinen Wind Farm (Animation)

    20 June 2014

    German-built vessel, Aeolus will be christened tomorrow in Rotterdam. Measuring 139 m in length, 38 m in the beam, and with a design draught of 5.7 m, the Aeolus is fitted with a crane capable of lifting 990 tonnes. The vessel is already completely occupied for 2014, 2015 and 2016. Its first job is Luchterduinen […]

  • UK: P&O Sees Its Big Opportunity in Offshore Wind Accommodation Vessels

    10 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    Following the launch of its first accommodation vessel, namely the European Seaway for offshore wind farm technicians working in the North Sea in April, P&O Ferries has announced further expansion of this kind of business. The company’s spokesman Brian Rees said that the contract with Centrica for the European Seaway vessel was scheduled to run […]

  • Norway to Award Offshore Wind Areas Next Year as Government Awaits Subsidy Scheme Approval

    10 August 2023
    Authorities

    The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has pushed back the deadline for applications in the country’s first offshore wind tender by two months as the government is waiting to obtain approval for state aid from the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA). This will also postpone the award of the offshore wind areas to 2024. The […]

  • Ireland Invites Seven Offshore Wind Projects to Apply for Maritime Area Consents

    22 March 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Irish Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan TD, has invited applications from the first batch of offshore wind projects for Maritime Area Consents (MACs), the first of which are expected to be issued in the second half on this year. The invited projects include seven developments that were designated as “relevant projects” […]