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  • EEW OSB Nabs Borssele 1+2 Contract

    24 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Wind Farm Update

    UK-based EEW OSB has secured a contract to provide 35 transition pieces for Ørsted’s Borssele 1 + 2 offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea.

  • NordLink Power Cable Reaches Germany

    19 June 2019
    Grid Connection

    The power cable of the NordLink high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea interconnector has been pulled in on the German coast, according to NKT. NKT is in charge of designing, manufacturing and installing more than 400km of the 525kV mass impregnated cable system in the German part of the project connecting Norway and Germany. “The impressive […]

  • GDF SUEZ Launches EUR 100 Mln Investment Fund to Support Innovative Startups

    20 May 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    GDF SUEZ is launching GDF SUEZ New Ventures, an investment fund to provide financing by the Group for innovative startups. The €100 million fund is part of the new GDF SUEZ endeavor to support innovation and develop new business in the energy sector undergoing rapid changes. The main objective of the fund is to support […]

  • HRH Crown Prince Frederik to Visit SSP Technology

    19 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    HRH Crown Prince Frederik and Minister for Climate, Energy and Building Rasmus Helveg Petersen will be visiting SSP Technology June 24, 2014. The company visit is schedule to one hour having a guided tour of SSP Tecnology’s production halls. Currently a 74.4 m. blade as well as moulds and tooling are being produced for the German company […]

  • Walney Offshore Wind Turbines to Undergo Standard Testing (UK)

    22 November 2011

    The first power from the Walney 2 Offshore Windfarm was generated on Thursday 1 November 2011 as turbine F14 was put into operation, and its first power was supplied to the national grid via the Stanah 132kV onshore substation near Blackpool. Since then, a total of ten turbines have been put into operation, and the […]

  • USA: Maine to Develop Tidal Power

    26 April 2012

    Central Maine Power, Bangor Hydro Electric Co. and Maine Public Service Co. will negotiate a 20-year contract with Ocean Renewable to put tide-generated electricity onto the grid this summer, reported Associated Press. The Maine Public Utilities Commission created a contract term sheet for the project. The contract regulates the rate to be paid for the […]

  • Dutch Magnetic Assemblies for Dogger Bank Haliade-X Turbines

    13 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology

    Bakker Magnetics is about to start the production of magnetic assemblies for the GE Haliade-X turbines that will be installed at the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind project in the UK. Bakker Magnetics will fabricate and assemble magnetic assemblies for the turbines across all three phases of what is the world’s largest offshore wind […]

  • CWind Taiwan Returns to Formosa 1

    12 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    CWind Taiwan is set to return to Formosa 1 offshore wind farm this spring to deliver Inspection, Maintenance and Repair services. The company will deploy its technician team and a crew transfer vessel (CTV) to carry out the work on 22 of the Taiwanese wind farm’s turbines. Formosa 1 started commercial operation on 27 December […]

  • US Wind Appoints Former Deepwater Wind Head as CEO

    4 December 2020
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment

    US Wind has named Jeff Grybowski as CEO to lead the company in developing its MarWin offshore wind project off the coast of Maryland. Grybowski is the former CEO of Deepwater Wind, and under his leadership the company developed Block Island – the first offshore wind farm in the U.S. “I’m thrilled to be joining […]

  • Haliade X-12 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Has Another Record-Breaking Day

    7 February 2020
    Technology

    The HaliadeX-12 MW offshore wind turbine prototype in the Port of Rotterdam has set a new world record by being the first wind turbine ever to generate 288MWh of electricity continuously over the course of 24 hours, GE Renewable Energy said. The previous record of 262MWh of electricity produced by a wind turbine was also […]

  • Taiwan Reduces 2020 Offshore Wind Feed-in-Tariff

    6 January 2020
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs has reduced the 2020 feed-in-tariff (FiT) for offshore wind by 7.6% compared to the 2019 FiT rate. The 20-year FiT for offshore wind power purchase agreements (PPAs) signed in 2020 is set at TWD 5.0946 per kW/h. The developers also have an option to receive TWD 5.8015 per kWh (EUR […]

  • Global Wind Service Supporting MHI Vestas on Northwester 2

    5 December 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Global Wind Service (GWS) has secured a contract to support MHI Vestas on the Northwester 2 offshore wind project by providing technicians for the installation of turbines. The deal includes GWS offshore installation technicians supporting the installation of 23 MHI Vestas 164-9.5MW turbines at the site offshore Belgium from November. Besides providing staff for the […]

  • Spanish Floater Spins Into Life

    31 May 2019
    R&D, Technology

    Spain’s first floating offshore wind platform, the W2Power, has started generating first kilowatts of electricity at the Astican Shipyard in Gran Canaria. The 1:6 scale multi-turbine platform will soon be transported to its final destination at PLOCAN’s test site off the Gran Canaria, project partner Ingeteam said. W2Power is a joint project of EnerOcean, Ghenova, Ingeteam, and […]

  • FairWind Recruits Formosa 1 Prospects in Taiwan

    1 February 2019
    Jobs & Recruitment

    FairWind is sending the first group of prospective Taiwanese wind turbine technicians to Europe this month to train at European Wind Academy ahead of their deployment on the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind power project. Under the terms of a Letter of Intent signed between FairWind and Siemens Gamesa to collaborate on pre-assembly work for the […]

  • Photo of the Day: GE’s Haliade Nacelles Waiting for Merkur

    24 October 2017

    GE Renewable Energy has published a photo showing its Haliade 150-6MW nacelles for the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm being assembled at the company’s Saint-Nazaire site in France.

  • Top News of the Week Dec 1 – 7, 2014

    7 December 2014

    Siemens Erects 6MW Offshore Turbine on Land Siemens has installed two of its SWT-6.0-154 offshore wind turbines at an onshore site in Wehlens near Wilhelmshaven. Van Oord Acquires Ballast Nedam Offshore Activities Van Oord has reached agreement on the acquisition of the activities of Ballast Nedam Offshore. The acquisition consists of the assets of Ballast […]

  • EWEA and WindEnergy Hamburg to Run in Parallel Until 2020

    13 January 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    WindEnergy Hamburg, a bi-annual trade fair for wind energy, and the annual conference of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) will continue to be held in parallel beyond the year 2016, that is in the even-numbered years, up to and including 2020. EWEA thus specifies a fixed venue for its annual conference in even-numbered years for […]

  • TenneT Seeking HVSS Providers for Wind op Zee Projects

    10 March 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    The Netherlands-based transmission system operator TenneT TSO has started the first phase of a tendering procedure to select candidates who could supply High Voltage Secondary Systems (HVSSs) for Wind op Zee (Offshore Grid NL) projects. Part of the scope of this selection phase, open for applications until 20 April 2016, is the design, system integration, programming, parameterising, testing, […]

  • Taipower Plans 1,010MW of Offshore Wind in Changhua County

    21 December 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) and Changhua County Government yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the development of a series of renewable energy projects in the county, including offshore wind. The state-owned utility plans to invest around USD 6.25 billion in the construction of solar and wind energy plants in the county: 1,010MW of offshore wind, 16MW of […]

  • UAE: DolWin Structure Components in Position

    9 December 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Drydocks World lifted the 10,000-tonne topside of the first gravity base of the semi-submersible and world’s largest offshore HVDC platform structure DolWin beta to a height of 52.8 metres from the dock bottom. On Saturday the substructure was moved in position under the topside. Project Director at Aibel, Kjetil V. Jacobsen, reported that the mating […]

  • VIDEO: Installation of Borkum Riffgrund Foundations

    7 August 2014

    Last week, all 77 monopile foundations were installed at the offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1 in the German North Sea. Installation was carried out using a noise mitigation system to lower the impact on adjacent marine life. It is the first time ever that this system has been used this way. Check out the […]

  • Highlights of the Month – January 2020

    3 February 2020

    The Offshore WIND team brings you the ten most-read news on the site in the first month of 2020.

  • Sapura Leaves Offshore Wind Project Mid-Construction, Cites Delays

    4 February 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Wind Farm Update

    Malaysia’s Sapura Energy Berhad has issued a termination notice to Yunneng Wind Power Co., Ltd. related to a contract for the transportation and installation of monopiles at the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Sapura Offshore Sdn Bhd, was awarded the contract in March 2019. Sapura said that the project was […]

  • Ørsted Adds Carbon Capture to Its Offshore Wind-Powered Project in Denmark

    15 June 2021
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted could build its first carbon capture facility at the Avedøre Power Station in Copenhagen as part of the Green Fuels for Denmark development, for which the developer recently entered into an agreement to offtake power from the new 250 MW Aflandshage offshore wind farm. The company, which owns and operates Avedøre Power Station, started […]

  • DNV Updates Floating Wind Structures Standard

    25 August 2021
    Technology

    DNV has updated the DNV-ST-0119 standard for floating wind turbine structures. The updated standard is said to include technical improvements that would allow the industry to further optimize floating wind turbine structures while maintaining a sufficient level of safety. The main change is a completely revised section on floating stability, DNV said. In addition, various […]

  • Monopile Installation Campaign Set to Start at Moray West Wind Farm Offshore Scotland

    3 October 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Boskalis’ heavy lift installation vessel, Bokalift 2, arrived at Invergordon Port on 1 October to commence loading of the first batch of three monopiles for installation at the Moray West offshore wind farm site in Scotland. The monopile installation work will be carried out by the vessel Bokalift 2, under a contract Boskalis signed with […]