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  • Vestas Reveals Details on New Offshore Wind Turbine (Denmark)

    30 March 2011

    Today, at a press conference in London at 12.30 local time Vestas reveals the details of its next generation offshore turbine. Instead of the previously communicated capacity of 6.0 MW, the turbine will have a capacity of 7.0 MW and a rotor diameter of 164 metres. Construction of the first V164-7.0 MW prototypes is expected […]

  • Japan to Set Up Offshore Wind Power Test Sites

    25 May 2012

    Japan is on its way to set up test sites for marine energy and offshore wind power in order to use renewable sources as much as possible. As reported on Bloomberg, applications for test sites will be required from local administrations and the first group will be picked by March 2014. After the Fukushima nuclear […]

  • Second Wind Turbine Installation Campaign Starts at Neart na Gaoithe Site Offshore Scotland

    15 January 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    The second wind turbine installation campaign is about to start at the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm site off the coast of Fife, Scotland. According to a notice to mariners from the project, Fred Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Brave Tern is scheduled to commence the work on or around 17 January. The vessel will load […]

  • Nemo Link Marks One Year of Operation

    4 February 2020
    Grid Connection

    Nemo Link, the interconnector between UK and Belgium, is celebrating its first year of operation. On this occasion, the project partners National Grid and Elia have reported the interconnector’s “outstanding performance figures.”

  • Fred. Olsen Windcarrier Enters French Offshore Wind Market with Saint-Brieuc Contract

    25 April 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has contracted Fred. Olsen Windcarrier to transport and install 62 SG 8.0-167 DD wind turbines on the Saint-Brieuc wind farm offshore France. This is Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s first large transportation and installation project in France. The company will mobilize one of its special purpose-built jack-up installation vessels during the spring of 2023. ”We […]

  • Alfa Lift Now Sporting Its Liebherr HLC15000 Crane

    24 September 2021
    Vessels

    The installation of the Liebherr HLC15000 crane on board OHT’s new vessel Alfa Lift has been completed at the China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) shipyard in Jiangsu, China, the vessel owner reported via social media. Currently, the vessel is being fitted with monopile cradles in preparation for her first project installing foundations on Dogger Bank, […]

  • Kværner Orders Slipform Systems for Hywind Tampen

    16 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Kværner has selected German engineering company Dominion for the design, supply, and supervision services for the slipform systems that will erect the concrete wind towers for the Hywind Tampen floating wind project. Dominion said its cylindrical and conical sets of slipform systems can be used multiple times and include hydraulic jacking system, formwork material, yokes […]

  • Ørsted to Use Rutter’s Wave Prediction Tech on CTVs

    25 September 2023
    R&D, Technology, Vessels

    Ørsted has forged a partnership with Canada-headquartered Rutter to deploy the company’s wave prediction technology on selected crew transfer vessels (CTVs) worldwide within its contracted fleet. Under the partnership, Ørsted will deploy the wave prediction technology, sigma S6 WaveSignal, to selected CTVs worldwide within its fleet. The system’s primary function is wave prediction, which indicates […]

  • Watch: Building World’s Tallest Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

    16 June 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Dutch heavy lift and transportation specialist Mammoet has shared a video describing the company’s involvement in the construction of Equinor’s Hywind Tampen, the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm in operation. The 11-turbine Hywind Tampen is also the first wind farm in the world that is supplying electricity to oil and gas platforms. The 88 […]

  • Lamprell Inks USD 200+ Million Deal for Moray West Offshore Wind Farm

    8 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    UAE-based offshore construction and fabrication specialist Lamprell has signed a contract worth over USD 200 million for the Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland. The deal, first agreed upon in March, has now been officially signed with the wind farm’s developers Ocean Winds, a 50-50 joint venture between Spain-headquartered EDP Renewables and France-headquartered ENGIE. The […]

  • Shell Joins VindØ Energy Island Consortium

    3 May 2023
    Business development, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    Global energy major Shell is joining the VindØ consortium which is aiming to take a leading role in developing and building Denmark’s first energy island. The announcement follows the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which Shell signed in June 2022 to join the VindØ consortium. The other consortium partners are PensionDanmark and PFA – two of […]

  • BlueFloat Deploys Floating LiDAR at Winds of September Project Site

    17 March 2023
    Business development, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Spain-headquartered BlueFloat Energy has deployed a floating Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) system at the site of the Winds of September floating wind project offshore Taiwan. The planned wind farm is located 25 kilometres offshore from Hsinchu city, with a water depth of 64-96 metres, and an area of approximately 125 square kilometres. The 1 […]

  • South Korean Duo Preferred Cable Supplier for Anma Offshore Wind Project

    6 October 2023
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    LS Cable & System and LS Marine Solution have been selected as preferred bidders for the supply of submarine cables for the Anma Offshore Wind project in South Korea. The collaboration between the two South Korean companies, LS Cable & System and LS Marine Solution, involves the development of high-capacity submarine cables for the external […]

  • Vattenfall Picks Hollandse Kust Zuid 1&2 O&M Base

    26 March 2019
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Vattenfall has selected the Port of IJmuiden as its home base for operations and maintenance (O&M) activities for the Hollandse Kust Zuid 1&2 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Vattenfall said it opted for the Port of IJmuiden due to its proximity to the Hollandse Kust Zuid site, as well as other future wind farms. […]

  • Shoreline Tools to Stay with Triton Knoll

    7 November 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The Triton Knoll team, which won the UK’s Contract for Difference (CfD) for its 855MW offshore wind farm in September, plans to continue using Shoreline’s installation and O&M simulation tools as the project moves forward and into construction.

  • EnBW Nets Bard 1 Platform Service Contract

    13 January 2017
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    EnBW has taken over the technical operations of the residential and transformer platform at the 400MW Bard Offshore 1 wind farm in the German North Sea. To this end EnBW Offshore Service GmbH (EOS) has signed a three-year service agreement with the operator and owner of Bard Offshore 1, Ocean Breeze Energy GmbH (OBE). With […]

  • Siemens Showcases Rotra Vente in Port of Esbjerg

    2 December 2016
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Today, the Port of Esbjerg is hosting Siemens Wind Power’s official presentation of its first customised “roll on/roll off ” (RoRo) transport vessel, Rotra Vente. “We look forward to seeing the vessels frequently at the Port, where we are currently building two new RoRo ramps and expanding our piers to accommodate even more vessels,” the Port […]

  • Wind to Meet 5% of Global Power Demand by Year-End

    11 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    The total installed wind capacity is expected to reach 500 GW by the end of 2016 and cover 5% of global power supply, according to the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA). The worldwide wind capacity reached 456,486 MW by the end of June 2016, out of which 21,714 MW were added in the first six months of […]

  • SeaRoc Develops Communications and Logistic Data System for Offshore Wind

    20 September 2016
    Technology

    SeaRoc Group has launched SeaHub, a new communications and logistic data solution and an industry-first for the offshore wind sector, according to the company. The SeaHub system utilises the latest enhancements of its SeaPlanner software, which sets out to centralise, standardise, automate and make equipment easily deployable, subsequently reducing costs and ensuring safety for the people […]

  • MOU Signed for 3.5 GW Offshore Wind Project in Vietnam

    23 July 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Vietnamese companies Asiapetro and Novasia Energy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Binh Thuan People’s Committee for the development of a 3.5 GW offshore wind project off the coast of the Binh Thuan province in Vietnam. The project, called La Gan, is estimated to be worth up to […]

  • German Cabinet Approves 40 GW by 2040 Offshore Wind Target

    3 June 2020
    Authorities

    Germany’s Federal Cabinet has approved the amendment to the Offshore Wind Act (WindSeeG) which establishes a goal of 40 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2040. The core of the bill is an increase in the 2030 offshore wind expansion target from 15 GW to 20 GW. In addition, the new amendment for the first […]

  • CWind Taiwan Teams Up with E&Y Electronics

    20 January 2021
    Business & Finance

    CWind Taiwan has signed an exclusive cooperation agreement with E&Y Electronics, a Taiwanese power cable service provider specialised in cable testing and termination, to develop its cable maintenance services in the Taiwanese offshore wind market. The services under the cooperation agreement include low and high voltage inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) solutions, as well as […]

  • NIRAS to Work on Taiwanese Offshore Wind Project

    17 October 2014

    Taiwanese offshore wind farm developer, Taiwan Generations Corp. (TGC), has appointed NIRAS to act as Owner’s Engineer during the development of the Fuhai Deployment Zone on the west coast of Taiwan. The Fuhai Deployment Zone is sited approximately 8km off the western coast of Taiwan, in water depths of around 20m. The Zone will be […]

  • PTEC Submits Application for Tidal Energy Project Off Isle of Wight

    8 January 2015
    Authorities

    The Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) has applied to the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and Isle of Wight Council (as Local Planning Authority) for permission to construct and operate a tidal energy demonstration site off St Catherine’s Point to the south of the Isle of Wight. If consent is granted, PTEC will be the first […]

  • JDN’s New Cable Layer in Spotlight at Croatian Shipyard (Video)

    11 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    On March 7, Jan De Nul’s (JDN) new multipurpose vessel, named Isaac Newton, hit the water from slipway No. 2 at the Uljanik shipyard. After launching a few barges, this was the first launch of a large vessel for the Croatian shipyard in 2015.  Furthermore, Isaac Newton is the first DP2-class dynamic positioning vessel that Uljanik is working on. The […]

  • Tidal Energy Fence Planned for Bristol Channel

    23 June 2015
    Technology

    Kepler Energy is bringing forward plans for a 30MW tidal energy fence that will be located in the Bristol Channel. The tidal energy technology, which will use the very latest carbon composite technology, has been developed by Oxford University’s Department of Engineering Science for deployment in shallower, lower velocity tidal waters around the UK coastline […]