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  • Beatrice Contract Pushes EEW Into Overdrive

    27 September 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    German pipe production specialist EEW Group has won a contract for Beatrice offshore wind farm jacket foundations. The company said it had received contracts for all three structural steelwork businesses and will thereby deliver the total volume of structural pipes needed to build the jacket foundations for the wind farm. EEW says that the company’s three German production centres […]

  • Nexans Goes Full Steam Ahead with Beatrice Works

    5 March 2018
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Nexans has completed the installation of its 400kV Outdoor Sealing Ends at Blackhillock, where the onshore substation for the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm is being built.

  • Subsea Surveys to Soon Start at Beatrice OWF

    24 September 2020
    Operations & Maintenance

    Subsea surveys are set to start on 5 October at the Beatrice offshore wind farm, located some 13 kilometres off the coast of Caithness in Scotland. For the work, the DP2 vessel Glomar Wave and crew transfer vessel Iceni Spirit will be deployed at the site. Surveys will be carried out on selected wind turbine foundations, […]

  • GeoSea Puts A2SEA Straight to Work

    6 September 2017
    Business & Finance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    A2SEA has signed an agreement to install 66 transition pieces (TPs) on the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm for its new parent company – GeoSea.

  • Moray West Offshore Substations Arrive in Scotland

    14 November 2023

    The two substations built for the Moray West offshore wind farm have arrived in the Cromarty Firth, Scotland, to await their installation at the project’s offshore site approximately 22.5 kilometres from the Caithness coastline. UK-based Harlyn Solutions completed the first phase of the offshore substation transport for the 882 MW offshore wind farm. The company […]

  • NED-Project Introduces Hydrogen-Ready, Jones Act-Compliant Offshore Wind Installation Vessel

    24 September 2021
    Vessels

    NED-Project, a Poland-headquartered naval architecture and ship design company with an office in the US, has developed a new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), which features a hydrogen-ready set-up and has the capability to install 15-20 MW wind turbines as well as to load and transport monopiles vertically. The vessel design, NP20000X ULAM, which is […]

  • Final Turbines Head to World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    31 December 2021
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DEME Offshore’s jack-up Sea Installer has left the Port of Hull loaded with the last batch of turbine components to be installed at the 1.32 GW Hornsea Two – soon to be the world’s largest offshore wind farm in operation. Sea Installer and Sea Challenger have been transporting the wind farm’s 165 Siemens Gamesa 8.4 […]

  • North Star Renewables to Contract UK Shipyard for Hybrid Daughter Craft

    20 July 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    North Star Renewables, which won the Dogger Bank Wind Farm tender for the delivery of three service operations vessels (SOVs) earlier this year, is set to sign shipbuilding contracts for the first two SOV daughter craft this September, and the company decided to build them in the UK. According to the Aberdeen-based vessel owner, these […]

  • Romania: Hidroelectrica Reveals 300–500 MW Offshore Wind Farm Plan

    19 May 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Romania’s power producer Hidroelectrica has outlined plans for what could be the country’s first offshore wind farm, and the first project of its kind to be installed in the Black Sea. The offshore wind farm, planned to be built by 2026, will have a capacity of between 300 MW and 500 MW, subject to results […]

  • Ballast Nedam Re-Entering Offshore Wind Sector

    22 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    A few years after the sale of its offshore wind activities, the Netherlands-based construction company Ballast Nedam is re-entering the wind energy market with Ballast Nedam Renewables.

  • Bibby HydroMap and ORE Catapult Put DriX Through Paces

    23 April 2019
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Bibby HydroMap has conducted a demonstration of DriX, an 8-metre Autonomous Unmanned Survey Vessel (AUSV), at the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult facility in Blyth. The key purpose of the demonstration was to showcase DriX being used in the offshore renewables sector to capture essential information at all stages of renewable projects. During the demonstration, two Blyth offshore […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Shows Strong H1 2019 Numbers

    7 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa has reported a 6% year-on-year increase in revenue to EUR 4,651 million in the first half of the 2019 fiscal year, said to be supported by strong performance in the Offshore and Service segments. The company saw a 7% increase in revenue in the second quarter of FY 2019, to EUR 2,389 million, also […]

  • Highlights of the Month: July 2015

    4 August 2015

    Eneco Says It Will no Longer Invest in Renewables Dutch energy company, Eneco, said it will no longer invest in renewable energy projects since that is not possible without losing money and jobs, the Dutch media reported. France Ready to Issue Floating Wind Call for Tenders French wind industry group (FEE) announced Tuesday that the […]

  • Van Oord Orders SMD QTrencher for Offshore Wind Work

    25 April 2017
    Technology, Vessels

    Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd (SMD) has signed a contract with Van Oord for the manufacture and delivery of a QTrencher 1600.

  • DONG Unveils U.S. Offshore Wind Project Details

    13 November 2015

    DONG Energy has released project details for its offshore wind farm proposed to be built off Massachusetts, USA.  DONG Energy’s first project in the U.S. has been named Bay State Wind and will be located 15 miles off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, with turbines installed in water depths of 130-165 feet (approx. 40-50m). A period of additional feasibility […]

  • Japan: Marubeni-led Group to Conduct Floating Wind Farm Feasibility Study

    6 March 2012

     A consortium made up of Marubeni (project integrator), the University of Tokyo, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, IHI Marine United, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Nippon Steel, Hitachi, Furukawa Electric, Shimizu and Mizuho Information & Research are participating in an experimental offshore floating wind farm project sponsored by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. This experimental […]

  • Correll Group Strikes Again in Taiwan

    21 August 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    The Correll Group, Electrical Engineering Division has been contracted by Seaway 7 to complete the termination and testing of inter-array cables (IAC) and export cables on the 298 MW Zhong Neng offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Under the contract, the Correll Group will be responsible for the termination and testing of 29 66 kV inter-array […]

  • Buckie Setting Stage for Offshore Wind

    28 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    The first phase of an industrial development in Buckie, Scotland, to exploit the growing offshore wind energy market has been completed, the Moray Council said.

  • Triton Knoll Keeps Innogy On Track

    13 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    German utility innogy has maintained the yearly outlook for the Renewables division’s business performance despite a 20% drop in division’s Adjusted EBIT in the first three quarters of 2017.

  • Doosan to Deploy 5.5MW Turbines at Korea’s Southwest Project

    6 November 2017
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has acquired the prototype turbine, design, and rights to manufacture and sell a 5.5MW wind turbine developed by Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems and AMSC. Doosan will supply the 5.5MW units – the country’s most powerful domestically produced offshore wind turbines – to the first phase of the Southwest Offshore Wind Project.

  • UK’s Tidal Transit Orders Battery-Ready CTV Couple

    20 September 2024
    Vessels

    UK-based Tidal Transit has ordered two battery-ready crew transfer vessel (CTV) newbuilds from Singapore’s Penguin Shipyard, designed for the offshore wind sector. The CTVs will be fitted with Volvo Penta IPS30 propulsion – the same as is used in Tidal Transit’s eGinny 100 per cent electric retrofit project – for its fuel efficiency and readiness […]

  • Half of Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Turbines Installed

    18 August 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Brave Tern has installed 31 out of 62 Siemens Gamesa SG 8.0-167 DD wind turbines at the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France. The first wind turbine was installed in May on position number SB44, located in the northern part of the offshore construction site. The wind turbines are manufactured […]

  • Mingyang Commissions 16 MW Offshore Wind Turbine with 260-Metre Rotor Diameter in China

    18 July 2023
    Business development, Technology

    Mingyang Smart Energy’s MySE 16-260 offshore wind turbine has been commissioned and is operating at full capacity in China, according to the company, which now overtook Goldwind in having the biggest wind turbine in the world installed as Mingyang’s compatriot’s 16 MW model has a rotor diameter of 252 metres. Mingyang launched a 16 MW […]

  • Corio, TotalEnergies Award FEED Contract for 504 MW Floating Wind Farm in South Korea

    17 August 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Corio Generation and TotalEnergies have selected a consortium comprising Technip Energies, Subsea 7, and Samkang M&T to perform Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for their 504 MW floating wind project in South Korea. The contract covers engineering for the floating foundation, mooring, and inter-array cable in collaboration with a wind turbine supplier. The design of the […]

  • CWind Taiwan Nets BOP Contract for Formosa 1

    15 October 2020
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    CWind Taiwan has been awarded a balance of plant (BOP) contract for the Formosa 1 offshore wind farm. The company is providing inspection and maintenance services to the 22 turbines at Formosa 1 Phase 1 and Formosa 1 Phase 2 sites, including internal and external inspections and painting. Under the contract, signed with Formosa 1 […]

  • Highlights of the Month: June 2015

    1 July 2015

    Turbine Blade Breaks at Nordsee Ost Just over a month after it was inaugurated, German 295MW Nordsee Ost wind farm encountered a problem. Siemens Nets Massive Offshore Wind Turbine Deal ScottishPower Renewables has selected Siemens as its preferred turbine supplier for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm. USA: Icebreaker OW Project to Use Mono […]