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  • Heerema’s Aegir Installs All Foundations at Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 2b & 4 Wind Farms

    11 July 2025

    Heerema Marine Contractors’ heavy-lift vessel Aegir has installed the final suction bucket jacket foundation at Ørsted’s 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. According to the company’s latest social media post, the crew onboard Aegir installed a total of 66 foundations at the site located 35-60 kilometres off the coast […]

  • Shell, Equinor, Ocean Winds and Japanese Partners Launch Japan’s Floating Offshore Wind Group

    9 November 2021
    Business & Finance

    Six European and Japanese companies have established Japan’s Floating Offshore Wind Group to actively promote floating offshore wind in the country. The newly launched group – set up by Equinor, Shell, Ocean Winds (a joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE), Sumitomo Corporation Global Metals, JGC Japan Corporation, and Toda Corporation – has issued three main […]

  • Polish Offshore Wind Foundation Manufacturer Put Up for Sale One Last Time

    13 February 2023
    Business & Finance

    The Official Receiver of the insolvent Polish manufacturer of offshore wind foundations, ST3 Offshore, is putting the company up for sale once again. This is most likely the last time buyers are invited to take over ST3 Offshore as a complete entity, following several earlier attempts to sell the company over the past few years. The […]

  • IPC Accepts Galloper Wind Farm for Examination (UK)

    6 February 2012

    On 19 December, the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) confirmed acceptance for examination of a Development Consent Order application for Galloper Wind Farm – an up to 504 megawatt (MW) extension to the Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm that is currently under construction – with much of the environmental assessment work completed by Royal Haskoning on […]

  • Ireland: DCNS Takes Part in International Conference on Ocean Energy

    18 October 2012

    DCNS participates in the 4th International Conference on Ocean Energy. This conference gathered global industry and academic experts in marine renewable energy. They share on this growing new industry. DCNS, a world leader in naval defence and an innovative player in energy, showcases its developments in the emerging world market of ocean energy, in which […]

  • Dong Fang Offshore Orders Cable-Lay System at Huisman

    23 July 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Huisman has signed a contract with Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) for the delivery of a modular cable-lay system that will be fitted onto DFO’s vessels, including the construction service operation vessels (CSOVs) being built by Vard for the Taiwan-based offshore wind vessel provider. For Huisman, this marks the company’s first cable-lay system, built on its […]

  • Turbine Installation Starts on East Anglia ONE

    21 June 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    DEME Offshore’s jack-up vessel Sea Installer has arrived at the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm carrying the first load of wind turbine components. Sea Installer departed from Great Yarmouth at around noon, Thursday, 20 June, and arrived at the East Anglia ONE wind farm some four hours later, AIS data shows. Located 43 kilometres […]

  • Spectrum Offshore to Survey Vattenfall’s Danish Nearshore Wind Farms

    9 May 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has awarded Spectrum Offshore with a contract to carry out unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey on two nearshore wind farms in the Danish North Sea.

  • Trump Continues It’s Anti-wind Attacks (UK)

    15 February 2012

      After writing a letter addressed to First Minister Alex Salmond, Donald Trump launched another attack on SNH and VisitScotland over wind farm plans in Aberdeen bay, reports BBC. In his letter, Trump stressed that they were „pathetic“ for not acting against wind turbines. Last month, Trump stopped the work on a hotel and the […]

  • Germany: MENCK to Exhibit at EWEA’s Offshore Event

    24 April 2013

    MENCK will be exhibiting at the world’s largest offshore wind energy conference and exhibition, the EWEA Offshore 2013, in Frankfurt, Germany, from 19-21 November. The company will be located at booth  30 E110 and its professionals will be there to talk about the latest projects of the offshore wind energy industry. MENCK stepped early into […]

  • Northern Ireland Launches Offshore Renewable Energy Strategic Action Plan

    28 March 2012
    Authorities

    Northern Ireland’s Energy Minister Arlene Foster announced the publication of the ORESAP which presents vision for the delivery of offshore renewable energy in Northern Ireland waters to 2020 and beyond. It contains actions to facilitate the opportunities and also address the challenges of offshore development. The Crown Estate has worked positively with DETI as this […]

  • 13 Foundations Up at Borssele 1&2

    30 January 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    DEME Offshore’s jack-up vessel Innovation has installed 13 of the 94 monopile foundations on the 752MW Borssele 1&2 offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea, Ørsted said. Innovation is loading the monopiles and transition pieces at Sif’s Maasvlakte 2 facility before transporting and installing them at the site located some 22 kilometres off the […]

  • ESB Seeks Interest in Wave Energy Array Installation Off Ireland

    23 December 2013
    Technology

    Electricity Supply Board (ESB), Ireland’s electricity utility, has invited Expressions of Interest in building a 5MW wave energy array at a potential location off the west coast of Ireland. The contract award relates to supply and installation of the wave energy array, including all ancillary requirements. The project is called WestWave Project, and it aims […]

  • Smulders Sends Off Last Triton Knoll Transition Piece

    30 April 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The last of the 90 transition pieces for the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm has been transported from Smulders’ Hoboken yard to the collection port. To remind, in September 2017, the Sif-Smulders joint venture secured a contract to manufacture the monopiles and transition pieces, as well as two foundations for offshore substations, for the 857 MW project. […]

  • VBMS, nkt, JDR in Charge of Galloper Cables

    30 October 2015

    VBMS has been awarded two contracts with a total value of approximately €200 million for the Galloper Offshore Wind Farm. VBMS has signed a contract for the export cabling scope in a consortium with nkt cables, for the supply and installation of two 45km long export cables, including route preparation, landfall operations, burial, termination and testing […]

  • Alstom Launches Construction of Its Plants in Saint-Nazaire, France

    21 January 2013

    Alstom CEO, Patrick Kron, and Alstom Renewable Power President, Jérôme Pécresse, accompanied Prime Minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, in Saint-Nazaire, when he officially launched construction works of Alstom’s first two offshore wind turbine factories on Monday 21 January. The exclusive supplier to the consortium headed by EDF EN within the framework of France’s first call for tenders […]

  • Cape Wind Responds to Misleading Newspaper Ad (USA)

    27 May 2013

    Cape Wind has responded to Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM)  / Massachusetts Competitive Partnership (MCP) newspaper ad by issuing the following press release:  Big Picture: Cape Wind has been reviewed carefully for 12 years, during which time it has earned the approval of 17 Federal and State agencies that have confirmed Cape Wind would create […]

  • Seaway Alfa Lift Moves Onto Dogger Bank C Transition Piece Installation

    27 May 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Heavy lift vessel (HLV) Seaway Alfa Lift, which recently completed the installation of transition pieces (TPs) at Dogger Bank B, has started the same work at the Dogger Bank C offshore wind site in the UK. According to the latest Notice of Operations for Dogger Bank C from Dogger Bank Wind Farm, the vessel has […]

  • Gamesa, Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Launch Offshore Wind Technology Center (USA)

    11 February 2011
    Business & Finance

    Gamesa Technology Corp., a global wind energy leader, and the shipbuilding operations of Northrop Grumman Corp., America’s largest shipbuilder, today launched the Offshore Wind Technology Center to jointly develop the next generation of offshore wind systems that will be deployed in the United States and around the world. Plans call for the development of North […]

  • Concrete Hulls for World’s Largest Floating Wind Project Under Construction

    19 February 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Aker Solutions has begun the construction of concrete hulls that will carry the turbines at the Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm in Norway. Aker began the concrete slip-forming in Stord this week, of which there will be a total of almost 1.2 kilometers. Hywind Tampen will comprise 11 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbines installed […]

  • Ideol Portrays Floating Foundation Assembly (Video)

    30 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    The French Ideol has shared a video showing the construction methods of its floating foundation. The ring-shaped floating foundation, known as the Damping Pool, has been developed and patented by Ideol and built by Bouygues Travaux Publics. The foundation is being used for the Floatgen floating wind project which comprises a 2MW Vestas V80 turbine installed offshore France. The […]

  • Green Marine Completes Hywind Scotland Job

    15 March 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    Green Marine (UK) Ltd has carried out buoy maintenance on Equinor’s Hywind Scotland floating offshore wind project. Under the contract, which was awarded by Partrac, Green Marine used its vessel Green Isle to conduct the works. “These works were carried out safely, efficiently and on budget, utilising the small weather windows available,” said Green Marine. Hywind […]

  • Photo of the Day: Action at Tahkoluoto Offshore Wind Farm

    6 June 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Dredger Mimar Sinan and the split hopper barge Tiger have started work at the Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm site.  The vessels are working on dredging and excavation for foundations and cable ditches. The underground cable and substation will be installed by the next summer, with foundations and subsea cable scheduled for installation in spring and summer 2017. Jan De Nul is […]

  • Windfarm Update: Butendiek

    24 November 2014

    On 18 September the last TP was installed in the 288MW Butendiek offshore wind farm, located 32km west of the isle of Sylt covering an area of 33km2. At the same time the installation of the first of the in total 80 Siemens type SWT 3.6 -1 20 turbines started. The installation is being performed […]

  • USA: Fishermen’s Energy to File Amended Application to NJ Regulators

    7 May 2012
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Fishermen’s Energy will file an amended application to NJ regulators by  1 June. The company plans to build 5 or 6 wind turbines with total capacity of 25 MW in waters offshore the Atlantic City, thus hoping to install the first offshore wind farm in the USA. This move follows criticism by two consulting groups. […]

  • Germany: PNE WIND Extends Billhardt’s Contract as Chairman of Board of Directors

    15 May 2012

    The Supervisory Board of Cuxhaven’s wind farm project developer, PNE WIND AG, passed a resolution to prolong Martin Billhardt’s contract as Chairman of the Board of Directors until April 30, 2018. With this long term contract, the Supervisory Board wishes to ensure the continuing development of the company in the national and international onshore and […]