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  • Largest Ever Offshore Wind Project Financing Complete

    2 December 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables and Equinor have reached financial close on Dogger Bank Wind Farm C, the third phase of what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm when complete in March 2026. SSE Renewables and Equinor are already constructing the first two phases of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm with Eni, a joint […]

  • 24 Arcadis Ost 1 Wind Turbines Installed, Remaining 3 Waiting for Autumn

    3 April 2023
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors, using its giant crane vessel Thialf, has installed 24 Vestas 9.5 MW turbines at the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in Germany. The installation of the three remaining units is now scheduled for Autumn. Offshore construction at the project site in the Baltic Sea began in June 2022 with the installation […]

  • Belgian Offshore Wind Farms Underperform as Lower Wind Speeds Hit

    6 January 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The 399 wind turbines spread over nine zones in the Belgian North Sea produced approximately 6.77 TWh of electricity in 2021, a 0.6 per cent increase compared to 6.73 TWh of electricity generated in 2020. This corresponds to the annual electricity demand of almost two million households, or eight per cent of the total electricity […]

  • 496 MW Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm Fully Commissioned

    28 May 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 496 MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm, developed by Ailes Marines, a subsidiary of Iberdrola, has been fully commissioned, making it the second fully operational offshore wind farm in France and the first in Brittany. As of 28 May, all 62 Siemens Gamesa’s SG 8.0-167 DD wind turbines are operational and feeding power into the […]

  • Fugro Bags Offshore Wind Contracts in South Korea and US

    22 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Fugro has been awarded contracts in the offshore wind sector in South Korea and the U.S., according to the company’s results for the first quarter of 2021. In South Korea, Fugro has won a contract for a site investigation programme for a floating offshore wind farm. The company did not disclose any further details about […]

  • Harwich Eyes to Become New Innovation Hub

    19 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Essex County Council, together with Tendring District Council, have set out their vision for Harwich to be an innovation and incubation hub for the offshore renewable energy sector, attracting dynamic businesses to the area and creating new employment opportunities. The councils have commissioned energy industry consultancy Nautilus Associates to undertake the first stage feasibility study […]

  • UK: Technip Celebrates Official Launch of Offshore Wind Business

    1 August 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

      To celebrate the official launch of Technip’s Offshore Wind business an event has been held today, on Monday 1st August, in the presence of the Rt. Hon. Alex Salmond, MSP, First Minister of Scotland and Thierry Pilenko, Chairman and CEO of Technip. This event took place at Technip’s Offshore Wind headquarters located on the […]

  • Ørsted Piles On Greater Changhua Pin-Pile Orders

    24 October 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has signed a contract with CSBC Corporation for the manufacture of ”a significant number” of wind turbine foundation pin-piles for the first 900MW Greater Changhua projects in Taiwan.

  • 27 GE Haliade-X Wind Turbines Installed at Dogger Bank A

    26 July 2024
    Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    More than a quarter of wind turbines at Dogger Bank A, the first phase of the UK’s 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm, have been installed. So far, 27 of the 95 GE Haliade-X 13 MW wind turbines that Dogger Bank A will comprise are in place, according to information in Equinor’s results for the […]

  • Equinor, Polenergia Finalise 100-Monopile Order with Sif

    19 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Netherlands-headquartered Sif Group has signed the final contracts with Polenergia and Equinor for the supply of 100 monopiles for the Bałtyk II and Bałtyk III offshore wind farms in the Polish Baltic Sea. Manufacturing of the monopiles is scheduled for the second quarter of 2025 with completion in 2026. Fred van Beers, CEO of Sif […]

  • Norway Seeks Consultancy Services for Offshore Wind Auction Model

    1 June 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy is seeking consultancy assistance in designing an auction model for the first 1,500 MW of offshore wind capacity at the Sørlige Nordsjø II (Southern North Sea II) area. As previously reported, the 3 GW of fixed-bottom capacity at the Sørlige Nordsjø II zone will be auctioned off in two […]

  • TotalEnergies, Corio Award FEED Contract for Floating Wind Project Offshore South Korea

    5 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    A consortium between DORIS and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has been awarded a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract by Corio Generation and TotalEnergies for its Ulsan Gray Whale 3 floating offshore wind project in South Korea. The FEED contract covers the full integrated scope of activities related to the floating units, including the design, procurement […]

  • Hitachi, Petrofac to Work on TenneT’s Dutch Offshore Converter Stations

    13 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Dutch-German Transmission System Operator (TSO) TenneT, Hitachi Energy, and Petrofac have entered into early works agreements in support of TenneT’s 2 GW Programme. Under the terms of the agreements, the companies will begin preparatory work and detailed engineering to ensure timely delivery of the first two Dutch converter stations for TenneT’s high voltage direct current […]

  • Ocean Installer Lands Hywind Tampen Cable Installation Gig

    14 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor has awarded Ocean Installer a contract for the installation of dynamic inter-array cables on the Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm in Norway. The Norwegian company has been contracted to transport and install five 2.5-kilometre-long dynamic inter-array cables in water depths between 260 and 300 metres. These cables will connect existing turbines in the […]

  • GE Haliade-X Offshore Wind Turbine Reaches 14 MW Output

    5 October 2021
    R&D, Technology

    GE Renewable Energy’s Haliade-X prototype in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, has started operating at 14 MW. With this new milestone, GE Renewable Energy becomes the first industry player to operate a turbine at this power output, the turbine maker said. The Haliade-X 14 MW is an uprated version of the Haliade-X 13 MW, which received its […]

  • Vestas’s 15 MW Wind Turbine Up at Danish Port of Thyborøn

    10 June 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Ports & Logistics, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    Vestas has completed the installation of its V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbine in the Port of Thyborøn in Denmark, only three months after the port ordered the company’s flagship model. On 8 June, the wind turbine produced its first kWh of power, a crucial step in the final verification campaign, Vestas said in a social […]

  • French Offshore Wind Farm Clears Final Legal Hurdle

    7 June 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Conseil d’Etat, France’s supreme administrative court, has dismissed the appeal against the operating permit for the 480MW Saint-Nazaire offshore wind project. All the administrative permits required for the construction and operational phases of the project are now secured, the project developers said. EDF Renewables, a subsidiary of the EDF Group, and Enbridge, a North […]

  • The Netherlands: Three Damen Twin Axe FCSs Head to Maritime Craft Services

    22 March 2013

    Three more Damen Twin Axe Fast Crew Suppliers are on their way to Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd and are expected to arrive in Europe in early May. Based in Largs, Ayrshire, MCS ordered the three Twin Axe FCS 2610, just months after taking delivery of its first two catamarans. All of the vessels are […]

  • The Netherlands: Falck Launches Facilities for Wind Farm Safety Training

    29 April 2013
    Training & Education

    On Friday April 26th 2013 Falck Nutec in the Netherlands officially launched state-of-the-art facilities for wind farm safety training. To celebrate adding these wind training services to our portfolio of on- & offshore and maritime safety training, alderman of Rotterdam Mrs. Jeannette Baljeu performed the official opening. “It is very important to have such advanced […]

  • China Introduces Offshore Wind Feed-In Tariffs

    17 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) has been working with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) tariff department for months to determine the feed-in tariff for offshore wind, and the discussions between the two agencies are nearly finalised.  It is said that inter-tidal projects will enjoy a tariff of RMB 0.85 (USD 0.14) per kilowatt hour while the nearshore […]

  • Tidal Transit Supports Sheringham Shoal with Medical 1st Responder

    28 February 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Tidal Transit, the company that transports technicians to and from the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm (SSOWF), located between 17 and 23 miles off the coast of Norfolk in the North Sea, is playing an additional role in support of SSOWF’s health and safety initiatives. The company is now providing a medical first responder on […]

  • Bonheur Group’s Offshore Wind Division Makes Money

    17 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    Bonheur ASA, Norwegian holding company that operates in the offshore wind sector, among other activities, today released its financial results for the second quarter.   The Group of companies’ overall 2Q operating revenues were NOK 2 771 million, higher that in the same period of 2013 (NOK 2 607 million). Operating revenues in its Shipping/Offshore Wind division amounted […]

  • Windnova Software Debuts at Gemini OWF

    25 June 2015
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The Gemini offshore wind farm has agreed a contract to become the first commercial users of Windnova, a new project management software, designed specifically for the offshore wind sector. The web-based software, developed by Windnova S.L, monitors and controls activities associated with the development and operation of offshore wind farms. The development team at Windnova claims […]

  • DexaWave Energy Malta Launches Scale Model of Wave Energy Converters Off Marsascala

    23 August 2011
    R&D, Technology

      DexaWave Energy Malta has succesfully launched a 1:10 scale model of its wave energy converters off Zonqor Point in Marsascala. This model is a scale down of the 60 metre converters that the company plans to deploy off Gozo to convert wave power into electical energy. Together with its high tech wave data collecting […]

  • Pelamis Wave Power Appoints Per Hornung Pedersen as CEO (UK)

    18 October 2011

      Pelamis Wave Power has appointed Per Hornung Pedersen as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Pedersen joins Pelamis with an immediate goal of fulfilling demand from the company’s three major customers, E.ON, Scottish Power Renewables and Vattenfall, who are actively developing commercial projects for Pelamis machines and have lodged enquiries for significant orders of wave energy […]

  • The Netherlands: XEMC Darwind Completes Installation of XD115 5MW Wind Turbine

    1 July 2011

    This past Sunday 26th of June a major milestone was reached regarding the market introduction of XEMC Darwind’s XD115 5MW wind turbine. Installation of the prototype was completed at the test site in the Wieringermeer, Province of Noord Holland, The Netherlands. The XD115 is one of the world’s first 2nd generation Direct Drive Permanent Magnet […]