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  • France: Alstom 6MW Offshore Wind Turbine Completes Power Performance Measurement

    6 May 2013

    Alstom’s new-generation Haliade™ 150 – 6MW offshore wind turbine has successfully obtained the IEC power performance measurement (power curve) after 3 months of performance measurements at Le Carnet site, in France. This key milestone in the type testing certification process follows on from the completion of the 6MW commissioning and exhaustive testing activity. The onshore […]

  • Jan De Nul Installs All Foundations at Tahkoluoto Offshore Wind Farm

    12 June 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul has installed all ten gravity base foundations at the Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm off Pori, Finland, Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy, the developer of the 40MW project, told Offshore WIND.

  • Vos Prodect to Supply Its Pro-MES System for Gemini OWF

    9 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has awarded Vos Prodect Innovations with a contract for the design and supply of cable protection systems for the Gemini offshore wind project. This is the first project where Vos Prodect will utilize its recently developed Monopile Entry System (Pro-MES). The Pro-MES system will be installed into the J-tubeless foundations of Gemini offshore […]

  • Photo of the Day: Seajacks Scylla Legs Fitted

    30 July 2015
    Vessels

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Seajacks Scylla with all four legs installed. The offshore wind farm installation vessel has been fitted with all four legs at Samsung Heavy Industries. Scylla is outfitted with 105 metre long legs that have the ability to install components in water depths of up to 65m. The vessel also […]

  • Germany: Brunsbüttel Ports Loads 395 Tonne Offshore Transformers

    2 November 2012

    Two 395 tonne transformers for the SylWin1 substation were loaded at the Brunsbüttel Ports by the ENAK floating crane. The transport began from the manufacturer Siemens in Nuremberg led by barge “Timaja” over the waterway to Brunsbüttel, where the transformers were removed and placed on a lift truck. Frank Schnabel, Managing Director of Brunsbüttel Ports, […]

  • Latest Offshore WIND Magazine Now Available Online

    6 March 2018

    The latest edition of the Offshore WIND magazine is now available in a digital format.

  • 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 […]

  • World’s Largest Subsea Power Cable Touches Scottish Ground

    23 January 2017
    Environment, Grid Connection, Technology

    The world’s largest subsea power cable, part of a GBP 1 billion Western Link project, has come ashore in North Ayrshire, Scotland, ScottishPower reports. The subsea link will connect Ardneil Bay in North Ayrshire in Scotland to the Wirral peninsula in north west England. Once completed, the Western Link project, a joint venture between ScottishPower and National Grid, […]

  • UK: Tidal Transit’s Vessel Completes Its Maiden Voyage

    13 September 2013

    Just after Tidal Transit’s third personnel transfer vessel sailed from a shipyard in Cartagena, Spain to Grimsby, it made its maiden voyage this week, writes the Lincolnshire Echo. Namely, the Tia Elizabeth, under a contract with RES Offshore, had sailed from Grimsby with twelve technicians heading for maintenance work on Hornsea met mast, where they […]

  • VIDEO: Damen FCS 2610 at Work

    28 January 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Damen recently said that it was building the FCS 2610 for stock to keep up with demand and that the company would soon have 40 of these vessels built in just three years.  The first of two Sure Wind Marine’s Damen FCS 2610 vessels was handed over on January 8th 2014 and was named ‘Sure […]

  • Slaughter and May Advises DONG Energy on Westermost Rough Case

    1 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Slaughter and May advised DONG Energy on its proposed disposal of a 50% interest in the 210MW Westermost Rough offshore wind farm to a joint venture established between Marubeni Corporation and UK Green Investment Bank plc.  The law firm also advised the energy company on the terms of certain related financing, construction management, operations and […]

  • South Korean Ministry of National Defense Halts Wind Farms Development

    13 February 2013
    Authorities

    The South Korean Ministry of National Defense has halted development of Saemangeum wind power cluster project and the 200MW wind power project in Daejeong-ri, Jeju due to a concern that the radar signal can be disturbed by wind turbines, reports Etnews. In order to get a green light from the Ministry, the developers will have […]

  • 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 […]

  • Renewable Energy Targets could Cost House Owners GBP 170 Year (Scotland)

    14 December 2011
    Authorities

    Scottish Government is committed to meet its 100% power needs from renewables by 2020. Due to the subsidies for the renewable energy, the house owners could pay GBP 170 more a year. Renewable Energy Foundation director, Dr John Constable said that subsidy level would be GBP 8 billion for the renewable energy by 2020, and […]

  • TC’s Energy, Seabased Inks EUR 43 Mln Wave Energy Deal

    27 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    TC’s Energy today signed a contract with Swedish company Seabased for a 14MW wave energy farm in Ghanaian waters. The contract, which is pending approval by the Swedish agency EKN, is worth over EUR 43 million. The wave farm is the first step towards total targeted installed capacity of 1000MW. The contract was signed by […]

  • Haizhuang ‘s 5MW Turbine Passes LVRT Testing

    17 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Haizhuang  Windpower Equipment reached major milestone in the development of its 5MW wind turbine. Namely, the company announced its H151-5.0MW offshore wind turbine at Rudong National Intertidal Zone Demonstration Wind Farm Jiangsu Province has passed all test for LVRT, and received satisfied records. H151 is the largest offshore wind turbine in operation in Chinese waters, and […]

  • Canadian Tidal Company Exits Business

    1 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    Clean Current, a British Columbia company dedicated to tidal energy technology development, is closing its business. “All obligations to employees, suppliers and business partners have been met and the Company will be wound down in an orderly way,” the company said. Clean Current became the first company to manufacture and deploy a ducted bi-directional tidal turbine, […]

  • Northern Ireland’s Utility Regulator Publishes Consultation on Connection Arrangements for Offshore Renewables

    8 March 2013
    Grid Connection

    Northern Ireland’s Utility Regulator (UREGNI) yesterday published its consultation on the methodology to be used to connect offshore generators that have been granted development rights in the first offshore leasing round conducted by the Crown Estate.  The consultation seeks views and comments in relation to the subjects raised within the consultation document, and also on […]

  • Narec Hosts Industry Seminar at RenewableUK

    26 October 2011

    Narec is hosting a lunchtime industry seminar at this year’s RenewableUK Conference and Exhibition, from 13:15 – 14.30 (Exchange 8, First Floor) on Turbine drive train testing: Risk reduction and technology acceleration for offshore renewables. Stephen Robertson, Commercial Manager, will update on the development of two new test facilities at Narec – 3MW and 15MW […]

  • 61 Applications Received for German Renewables Award 2014

    1 July 2014

    Electricity from ocean waves, decentralized energy supply of cities, cost reduction models for offshore projects – 61 applications for the German Renewables Award 2014 impress with a variety of topics and a high level of innovation. For the first time, the Renewable Energy Hamburg Cluster Agency (EEHH) will award the prize not only for the […]

  • UK: Nautricity on Its Way to CoRMaT Deployment

    30 August 2012
    Technology

    After being awarded funding by the Scottish Government, Nautricity will make the Mull of Kintyre the first test site for its innovative CoRMaT tidal current turbine (TCT). The GBP 1.4 million of funding will be used towards the GBP 4.9 million cost of deploying its cutting-edge tidal power generation technology. The testing phase can begin […]

  • Denmark Publishes Tender Documents for Horns Rev 3 OWF

    19 June 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Energy Agency has issued preliminary tender documents for the Horns Rev 3 offshore wind to four pre-qualified bidders: Vattenfall, Dong Energy, E.ON and Statoil.   The comprehensive tender documents contain preliminary specifications, a draft of concession agreement, model licenses and authorization, which will make it easier for the winner of the tender to […]

  • UK Govt Sets CfD Allocation Dates

    3 September 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has determined the dates for the allocation of Contracts for Difference for clean energy. The first round starts on October 14 and ends on March 31 2015. Applications for this round can be submitted until October 27. “The Delivery Years 2014/15 to 2018/19 apply to contracts […]

  • ‘Njord Odin’ Gets Down to Work

    22 May 2015
    Vessels

    Within a few days of Njord Odin arriving in Rotterdam, the BMT-designed vessel was set to work at the Meerwind offshore wind farm in Germany. Njord Odin is the first of up to eight new vessels for Njord Offshore, built by Strategic Marine. The second vessel has completed trials and the next two vessels are nearing completion. […]

  • Siemens to Supply Wind Turbines for Offshore Wind Project in Lake Ontario (Canada)

    5 January 2012

    Windstream Wolfe Island Shoals Inc. has selected Siemens Canada Limited to supply up to 130 turbines for its offshore wind power project. Siemens will manufacture the turbine blades at its plant located in Tillsonburg, Ontario. The 300MW offshore wind project is planned to be located from five to sixteen kilometers off the southwest shore of […]

  • Vattenfall Links Vesterhav Nord to Danish Grid Despite Ongoing Blade Repairs

    12 March 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    All 21 wind turbines at Vattenfall’s Vesterhav Nord (North) offshore wind farm have delivered the first power and the 176 MW project is now connected to the Danish electricity grid. However, the blades on a single unit have been temporarily taken down for repairs after sustaining damage during the preparation of the offshore wind farm. […]