10000 results found for 'first'

10000 results found for 'first'
Order results by

A list of search results

  • Vattenfall, CIP Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Delayed to 2032, Project to Be Built in Two Phases

    11 August 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Green Hydrogen, Planning & Permitting, Power-to-X, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The completion date for Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ offshore wind farm at the IJmuiden Ver Beta site in the Netherlands has been pushed from late 2029 to 2032 due to the delayed completion of the Delta Rhine Corridor (DRC). In addition, the 2 GW offshore wind project will now be built in two phases. […]

  • TGS Wraps Up Survey for Europe’s First Commercial-Scale Floating Wind Farm

    24 July 2025
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    TGS has completed an ultra-high-resolution 3D (UHR3D) seismic survey for the Green Volt floating offshore wind farm in Scotland, developed by a consortium of Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn. According to TGS, the record-breaking survey integrated Multibeam Echo Sounder (MBES), Sub-bottom Profiler (SBP), Side Scan Sonar (SSS), and magnetometer data into a unified dataset. This dataset […]

  • Heerema’s Sleipnir Installs Offshore Substation at Inch Cape Wind Farm Site

    4 August 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The offshore jacket foundation and substation platform have been installed at the Inch Cape offshore wind farm site in the North Sea. The Siemens Energy Offshore Transformer Module (OTM) and its 68-metre jacket foundation are now in position 21 kilometres from the Angus coast, Scotland, having been installed by Heerema Marine Contractors’ semi-submersible crane vessel […]

  • Danish Export Credit Agency Backs Iberdrola’s UK Offshore Wind Farm with GBP 500M Guarantee

    7 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) is providing a GBP 500 million (approximately EUR 576 million) finance guarantee to support the development of ScottishPower Renewables’ East Anglia Three offshore wind farm in the UK. EIFO was invited exclusively by Iberdrola to participate in the offshore wind farm’s GBP 3.6 billion non-recourse project financing, […]

  • Fugro Completes First Phase of Detailed Geotechnical Surveys at Dogger Bank South East

    22 July 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has completed the first phase of geotechnical site investigations at the Dogger Bank South (DBS) East offshore wind farm site, located over 100 kilometres off the northeastern coast of England. The first round of geotechnical surveys started in May and was carried out by the vessel Fugro Revelation, which departed the site on 13 […]

  • Norwind Offshore Inks CSOV Agreement with Wind Multiplikator

    4 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    The German subsidiary of Denmark’s Semco Maritime, Wind Multiplikator, has signed a long-term charter agreement with Norwind Offshore to deploy a Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) on the Global Tech I offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The vessel Norwind Maestro is scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2026, with a […]

  • US Floating Wind Platform Developer Issues RFI to Fabricators Worldwide

    12 August 2025
    Floating Wind, Foundations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Aikido Technologies, which recently secured a spot at a Norwegian offshore demo site, has released an RFI for its 15 MW ‘AO60’ floating wind platform to offshore wind fabricators. The California-based floating wind foundation developer said on social media that it had issued the RFI to more than ten “top-tier offshore wind fabricators from around […]

  • DEME’s New WTIV Stretches 124-Metre-Long Legs Ahead of Delivery in Q4 2025

    8 August 2025
    Project Updates, Vessels

    DEME’s new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Norse Wind has completed a full-height jacking test at Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore’s shipyard as part of the vessel’s commissioning phase, before it is delivered to DEME in the fourth quarter of this year. During the test, the vessel’s legs were extended to their full length of 124 […]

  • Aircraft Detection Lighting System Now Active on All Installed Vineyard Wind Turbines

    5 August 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The developers of the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm in the US have completed the integration of all installed GE Haliade-X 13 MW turbines into its Aircraft Detection Lighting System (ADLS). The system activates the FAA-required lighting only when planes are within a specified distance of wind turbines. Vineyard Wind is the first offshore […]

  • 153-Metre Wind Turbine Blades Head to Testing After Leaving China’s Yantai Port

    5 August 2025
    Business development, R&D, Research & Development, Supply Chain, Technology, Wind Turbines

    The ultra-long blades for what will be the world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine have been shipped from Yantai Port in China’s northeastern Shandong province and are en route to a test base. Three blades, each measuring 153 metres long and weighing 83.5 tonnes, were loaded at the Port of Yantai on 1 August. The […]

  • First Steel Cut for Cadeler’s Third A-Class Wind Foundation Installation Vessel

    16 July 2025
    Vessels

    The first steel for Cadeler’s A-class wind farm installation vessel Wind Apex has been cut at the COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry shipyard in China. This milestone represents the start of the fabrication and construction phase. In May 2024, Cadeler placed an order for its third A-class wind farm installation vessel, with a contract price of […]

  • USD 360 Million Investment to Be Made for First Phase of South Korean Subsea Cable Manufacturing Plant

    18 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    South Korean Taihan Cable & Solution is investing USD 360 million for the first phase of construction of its second submarine cable manufacturing facility, which will, once operational, deliver a production capacity nearly five times greater than the company’s first submarine cable plant. Taihan opened the first phase of its first submarine cable plant that produces inter-array […]

  • Vestas Partners with Japan’s METI to Advance Wind Energy, Signs Steel Supply MoU with Nippon Steel

    31 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Vestas and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) have signed an agreement to work together through a study group to expand wind power in Japan and look into investing in local wind turbine production. In addition, Nippon Steel signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Vestas to supply steel for Vestas’ wind towers […]

  • Inch Cape Substation En Route to Project Site Offshore Scotland

    31 July 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The substation platform and jacket foundation for the Inch Cape offshore wind farm have departed from the Smulders yard in Wallsend, Newcastle, and are en route to their site off the Angus coast in Scotland. The Siemens Energy Offshore Transformer Module (OTM) and its jacket foundation sailed at sunset yesterday (30 July) down the River […]

  • TenneT Picks Asso.subsea for 2 GW Cable Installation Work in Germany

    29 July 2025
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    Asso.subsea has been awarded a nearshore cable installation contract for three projects under TenneT’s 2 GW programme in Germany. The projects are BalWin4, LanWin1, and LanWin5, located off the northwestern coast of Baltrum Island, in northern Germany. The contract marks the beginning of a new collaboration with Jan De Nul, acting as the main contractor, […]

  • Scotland’s 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm Fully Operational

    25 July 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm has become fully operational, with Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney visiting Eyemouth on 24 July to mark the launch of the country’s newest offshore wind project. Located 15.5 kilometres off the coast of Fife, NnG is co-owned by EDF power solutions UK and Ireland and […]

  • Hornsea 3 Monopile Production Begins at SeAH Wind’s New UK Facility

    30 July 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    SeAH Wind has commenced commercial production for its inaugural project, delivering monopile foundations for Ørsted’s 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK. The milestone was marked by cutting the first steel plates. This signifies the beginning of operations at SeAH Wind’s facility on Teesside, the first UK purpose-built factory for XXL monopile […]

  • EU Approves EUR 11 Billion French Plan for 1.5 GW Floating Offshore Wind Farms

    6 August 2025
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The European Commission has approved an EUR 11 billion French scheme to support the construction and operation of three floating offshore wind farms with a total generating capacity of 1.5 GW. The 20-year scheme was approved under the Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework (CISAF) and is said to contribute to France meeting its 2030 […]

  • TenneT to Soon Decide Whether to Launch IPO or Private Share Placement for German TSO; German Gov’t Still Considering Buy-In

    25 July 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    TenneT Holding is exploring two options to meet TenneT Germany’s equity requirements: a private placement of shares and an initial public offering (IPO), and expects to decide on which option to proceed with in September. The German government has not yet excluded the possibility of buying into the German transmission system operator (TSO). On 15 […]

  • Final Monopiles Delivered for Iberdrola’s 315 MW German Offshore Wind Farm

    6 August 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    The consortium of Navantia Seanergies and Windar Renovables has delivered the last monopiles to Iberdrola for the 315 MW Windanker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. The monopile foundations have been produced at the factory that both companies operate jointly at the Navantia Seanergies shipyard in Fene, Spain. Each of the units measures […]

  • Production of Baltica 2 Secondary Steel Structures Kicks Off

    1 August 2025
    Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Grupa Przemysłowa Baltic has started the fabrication of secondary steel elements for the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm in the Polish Baltic Sea. The first sheet of metal was cut at the former Gdańsk Shipyard and at the Energomontaż-Północ Gdynia S.A. plant to begin construction of mooring structures that will allow service vessels […]

  • RWE, North Star Sign Multi-Million-Pound Offshore Wind Vessels Deal

    5 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    German renewable energy developer RWE has entered into a long-term partnership with the UK’s shipowner-operator North Star for the charter of two commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs). The two companies have also signed reservation agreements for two newbuild SOVs delivered by the Norwegian Vard Group. The Grampian Eagle CSOV is chartered for at least twelve years. […]

  • 2.5 MW Electrolyser Delivered for Energy Hub at Hollandse Kust Noord Offshore Wind Farm

    5 August 2025
    Equipment, Green Hydrogen, Infrastructure, Power-to-X, Technology

    Elogen has delivered a proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer for the Baseload Power Hub (BLPH) at the Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN) offshore wind farm.

  • First Power Flows from China’s Farthest Offshore Wind Farm

    9 July 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first batch of turbines from an 800 MW offshore wind project in Dafeng, China’s farthest offshore wind farm, has been connected to the grid. The China Three Gorges Corporation confirmed that the offshore wind farm began producing renewable energy on 4 July. The project is located in the northeastern sea area of Dafeng District, […]

  • Stiesdal Starts Producing First TetraSub Floating Wind Foundation

    7 July 2025
    Floating Wind, Foundations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Norwegian energy technology developer Stiesdal has started production of the first TetraSub floating foundation, the semi-submersible variant of the company’s Tetra concept, which it says is best suited for water depths ranging from 50 to 200 metres. Stiesdal has marked four years since its first full-scale floating wind turbine, the TetraSpar Demonstrator, was installed at […]

  • Fugro, TGS to Carry Out Detailed Surveys for Norway’s First Commercial Offshore Wind Farm

    9 July 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Fugro and TGS have been awarded contracts for detailed site investigations at the Sørlige Nordsjø II (Southern North Sea II) site, where Norway’s first commercial offshore wind farm will be built by a consortium consisting of Parkwind and Ingka Investments. Fugro, which already performed surveys at the Sørlige Nordsjø II offshore wind site for the […]