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  • Onshore Cabling Works Progressing at 99 MW South Korean Offshore Wind Farm

    7 May 2024
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The landfall of the first submarine cable circuit has been completed by LS Cable & System and LS Marine Solution in the construction of the Jeonnam 1 offshore wind farm in South Korea. Jeonnam Offshore Wind Power was founded in 2020 as a 51-49 joint venture between SK E&S and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). The […]

  • Site Investigation at 3.1 GW East Anglia Hub to Start Soon

    22 July 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Site investigation work at East Anglia Hub is expected to start in July, according to Iberdrola, the parent company of ScottishPower Renewables, which will build the 3.1 GW project in the UK. The site investigation operations will mark the first deployment of personnel and contractors on the project, the developer states. ScottishPower Renewables combined the East […]

  • MD of World’s Largest Wind Farm to Speak at SNS2015

    3 March 2015

    The managing director (MD) of what is to be the world’s largest wind farm is to speak at next week’s energy conference in Norwich. Jonathan Cole, managing director of Scottish Power Renewables, announced as winners of the government’s first renewables auction on Wednesday, will tell the more than 400 delegates at at the East of […]

  • Construction Starts on Donghai Bridge Offshore Wind Farm Phase II (China)

    13 December 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The construction of the Donghai Bridge Offshore Wind Farm Phase II in Shanghai started on December 8. Foundation piling commenced on December 8 on the west seaside of Donghai Bridge, which marks the beginning of the official construction. The total installed capacity of Donghai Phase II is 102MW with 28 sets of wind turbines. Grid-connection […]

  • Denmark: Borkum Riffgrund 1 Offshore Substation on Its Way to Construction Site

    5 August 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The first great milestone in the construction of the offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1 is about to be fulfilled: The shipping of the offshore substation. With a total capacity of 3,500 tonnes and a total height of 65 metres, it is in terms of logistics a tremendous achievement to load the topside and the […]

  • Belgium: All Turbines Up at Thornton Bank Offshore Wind Farm

    4 July 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Yesterday, the last turbine at the offshore wind farm Thornton Bank was successfully installed. This means that the installation of all 48 wind turbines off the Belgian coast, with a combined capacity of 325 megawatts (MW), is now complete. With the generated electricity, the power plant can supply some 600,000 Belgian housholds every year. In […]

  • Ampelmann Celebrates One Million Safe Transfers

    7 January 2015
    Vessels

    Ampelmann is celebrating another significant achievement in the operation of their systems: one million safe transfers. The milestone was reached within 6 years after the start of Ampelmann Operations B.V. and reasserts their slogan: making offshore access as easy as crossing the street. The first transfer with an Ampelmann system was done in 2007 in […]

  • Baltic Workboats Builds OWF Service Catamaran for German Owner

    26 June 2013

    The Christening ceremony of Wind Force II, a wind farm catamaran built by Baltic Workboats, occurred end of May 2013 in Norddeich, the homeport of FRISIA Offshore (FO) vessels in Northern-Germany. Wind Force II is a sistership of FO-s Wind Force I and also the fifth vessel within the FO fleet. Although, Baltic Workboats has […]

  • Top News of the Week March 24 – 30, 2014

    30 March 2014

    SSE Tones Down Its Commitment to Offshore Wind Projects SSE has disclosed its intention to narrow significantly the focus of its near term development plans for its offshore wind projects. Siemens to Invest EUR 190 Million in Offshore Production Facilities Siemens is investing more than EUR190 million (GBP160 million) in new offshore production facilities in […]

  • Top News of the Week June 16 – 22, 2014

    22 June 2014

    East Anglia One Gets Thumbs Up The East Anglia One offshore wind farm that is expected to support almost 2,900 jobs and bring over £520 million of investment into the UK’s economy has today been given consent from the government to go ahead. Photo of the Day: Butendiek OWF and Ballast Nedam Share Installation Milestone […]

  • Beatrice Foundation Piles Three Quarters There

    28 August 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Heavy lift vessel Stanislav Yudin has installed more than three quarters of the foundation piles on the 588MW Beatrice wind farm off Scotland, Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL), reports.

  • Osbit Delivers Bespoke Gangway for Japan’s Mega Jack-Up

    3 August 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    UK-based Osbit has completed its first project for Shimizu Corporation (Shimizu) with the delivery of a bespoke access system for the company’s newbuild offshore jack-up vessel. Specially designed to suit Shimizu’s requirements, the variable height gangway will be installed on board as a permanent asset to provide access from the vessel to turbine transition pieces. Extendable […]

  • Stowen Contracted for Ad Hoc Services at Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm

    5 June 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    SSE Renewables has awarded Stowen Clean Energy with a five-year framework agreement for ad hoc services for the Beatrice offshore wind farm in Scotland. Stowen already has agreements with SSE for ad hoc services for the 504 MW Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm. The UK company says that adding the Beatrice project allows it to […]

  • Offshore Wind Leaders Discuss Industry Future in Waltham, USA

    31 January 2013

    Offshore wind energy experts met in Waltham on Wednesday to discuss the use of Cape Wind Development as springboard for further offshore wind development in the US, writes South Coast Today. Fara Courtney, executive director of the U.S. Offshore Wind Collaborative, Bill White, director of offshore wind for the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, Mark Rogers, […]

  • UPDATE: Cables for Connection of German Offshore Wind Farms Sinks in Italy

    7 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    A cable lay barge, carrying cables manufactured by Prysmian for the connection of Butendiek and Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farms in Germany, flipped over and sank on July 3. AMT Explorer, towed by Red Husky, was on its way from Arco Felice in Naples to Bremerhaven, when the incident occurred 50 nautical miles southwest of […]

  • Top News of the Week, 09 – 15 January 2017

    15 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall Buys 584MW Offshore Wind Project in German North Sea Swedish utility Vattenfall has bought the 584MW Atlantis I offshore wind project in the German North Sea from PNE Wind AG. Sea Mine Found at Gode Wind 2 Goes Kaboom The sea mine which was found floating near the Gode Wind 2 wind farm site […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes Wind Energy Statistics

    28 June 2012

    RenewableUK, the trade and professional body for the wind, wave & tidal industries, has welcomed the publication of new Government statistics showing that the UK’s wind fleet produced over 50% more electricity in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same period last year. This corresponds to an output of 5,044 gigawatt-hours – equivalent […]

  • New US Offshore Wind Player Orders Crew Transfer Vessel Fleet

    17 November 2021
    Vessels

    The newly-established American Offshore Services (A-O-S) has placed an order at Blount Boats in Rhode Island, the USA for four Jones Act-compliant, hybrid-ready crew transfer vessels (CTVs). A-O-S has also signed the first contracts with clients in the US. Starting in the second quarter of 2023, A-O-S will provide CTVs to transfer personnel and equipment […]

  • European Grid Marks Highest Percentage of Wind Ever

    1 November 2017

    European wind energy broke a new record on Saturday, 28 October, with 24.6% of the EU’s electricity demand powered by wind – highest percentage ever recorded, WindEurope reported. Offshore wind turbines accounted for 2.8% of this share, while those on land met 21.8% of EU’s electricity demand.

  • UK: Tidal Turbine in Orkney Producing Electricity

    17 May 2012

    An underwater turbine that is set to be used in Scotland’s first and only consented tidal power project has successfully completed an initial testing period in Orkney, and is providing electricity for homes and businesses on the island of Eday, one of Orkney’s northern isles. The 1MW power generator was installed last December, in some […]

  • Spanish Renewable Energy Giant Could Bid in Australia’s Upcoming Offshore Wind Auction

    28 July 2022
    Business & Finance

    A Spain-based offshore wind player could be one of the bidders in an auction that will be held in Australia at the end of this year, or in the first half of 2023. This is an excerpt from a Premium article published on our sister site Offshore Energy. You can read the original article by […]

  • ScottishPower and Ørsted’s UK Offshore Wind Farm Celebrates Decade of Operation

    2 December 2024
    Fixed-Bottom

    The West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm, owned by ScottishPower and Ørsted, has passed ten years in operation since its commissioning in 2014. Built and operated as a 50/50 partnership, the 389 MW West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm was commissioned in 2014, with its 108 Siemens 3.6 MW turbines installed in the […]

  • Germany: Baltic Wind Farm Success Paves Way for Ecosse Subsea Systems

    25 September 2013
    Grid Connection

    Ecosse Subsea Systems (ESS) has completed a £4.7 million boulder clearing and pre-lay trenching project which it claims has been one of the most successful ever conducted for the wind energy sector. As subcontractor to Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC), the Banchory-based subsea specialist completed 86 boulder clearing passes followed by 172 first and multi-passes over […]

  • BVG Associates: 2016 Is the Year of New Offshore Wind Markets

    6 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    There is every reason to believe that 2016 will see a series of developments for renewable energy, especially in new markets in offshore wind, according to Bruce Valpy, Director at BVG Associates. The year ahead of us will see the commissioning of the first offshore farm in the US, at Block Island, off Rhode Island State. 2016 will […]

  • Vattenfall Completes Installation of Final Turbine at Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    1 August 2011
    Operations & Maintenance

        Vattenfall today completed the installation of the final turbine at its pioneering wind farm off the coast of north-west England. The 30th turbine at Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm was installed at 3 am with the final rotor lift from A2Sea’s vessel, the SeaJack. Installation was completed four months after the first turbine was […]

  • Seacat Services Orders Next-Generation CTVs

    21 September 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels

    UK-based offshore energy support vessel operator Seacat Services has ordered two next-generation multi-hull crew transfer vessels (CTVs). Seacat Services placed the order with naval architects, BAR Technologies. The vessels, Seacat Columbia and Seacat Cambria, were designed in partnership with Chartwell Marine, Seacat Services said. The first BARTech 30 CTV is expected to be completed by […]