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  • CO2 Leak at Hai Long Onshore Substation Hospitalises 17 On-Site Workers

    21 August 2024
    Onshore Infrastructure, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Seventeen people working on the Hai Long Changhua onshore substation, part of the Hai Long offshore wind project in Taiwan, were hospitalised on 20 August after a carbon dioxide leak at the substation. First reported by Taiwanese media citing information provided by Changhua County Fire Department, the incident is said to have left 14 on-site […]

  • Cadeler’s Mega Jack-Ups to Feature Kongsberg Maritime Tech

    7 July 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Cadeler’s two newbuild wind turbine installation vessels (WTIVs) will feature Kongsberg Maritime’s WTIV technology. Kongsberg Maritime signed contracts totalling EUR 49 million with the Chinese shipbuilder COSCO Shipping (Qidong) Offshore for the delivery of its WTIV technology. The agreement will see Kongsberg Maritime supply comprehensive technology packages for two new NG-20000X WTIVs, which COSCO is […]

  • Denmark’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Stands Complete

    7 June 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The final of the 72 Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW wind turbines was installed at Kriegers Flak, Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm, on Saturday, 5 June. The next steps will be to finalise testing and certification of the 604 MW wind farm so that it can be inaugurated after the summer, Vattenfall, the wind farm’s owner […]

  • No Offshore Orders for Vestas in 2021, But Ambitious Plans Remain

    5 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has recorded zero orders in its offshore wind segment in 2021. Vestas is in the process of integrating the offshore wind business following the acquisition of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind, a 50-50 joint venture with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, back in December 2020. The company will regard and report the offshore […]

  • Vietnam and Mainstream Staging Offshore Wind Event

    28 April 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Mainstream Renewable Power and Vietnam’s Department of Foreign Affairs for Provinces have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to stage a capacity-building event to increase regional government engagement in the development of offshore wind. The focus of the event, which is expected to be held in the second half of the year, will be to […]

  • Huisman Introduces Jones Act Workaround for US Offshore Wind

    26 April 2021
    R&D, Technology, Vessels

    Dutch provider of step-changing technical solutions Huisman has developed a Motion Compensated Platform to transfer wind turbine components from a feeder vessel. Since using internationally-flagged wind turbine installation vessels is restricted in the U.S. under the Jones Act, a feeder vessel with a Motion Compensated Platform offers a reliable and efficient solution for the transportation […]

  • Virginia Sets 5.2GW by 2034 Offshore Wind Target

    10 March 2020
    Authorities

    The Virginia General Assembly has passed the HB 1526 Virginia Clean Economy Act which requires at least 5.2GW of offshore wind power to be developed by 2034. The bill passed the House of Delegates by a 51-45 vote, and the state Senate by a 22-17 vote. The legislation will now be sent to the desk […]

  • Equinor Begins Public Consultations for UK Offshore Wind Extensions

    9 July 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Equinor has launched the community consultation period for the Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon offshore wind extension projects off the North Norfolk coast in the UK. This first phase will run from 9 July to 20 August, and feedback is sought for the location of the onshore substation, the underground onshore cable route and any lessons […]

  • Certex UK Secures Work on World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    28 September 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    Certex UK has secured a major framework to supply statutory inspection and maintenance services on the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm in the UK. Under the 5-year framework contract, Certex UK’s Great Yarmouth-based Engineering Services division will be responsible for the inspection and maintenance of cranes, personnel lifts, general lifting, and safety equipment […]

  • Havfram Wind Wins Another Major Turbine Installation Contract Offshore UK

    29 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has appointed Havfram Wind as the preferred supplier for the installation of wind turbines on Vattenfall’s Norfolk projects in the United Kingdom. The agreement covers transport and installation works over a period of three years, utilizing one of Havfram Wind`s newbuild NG20000X jack-up wind turbine installation vessels (WTIVs) with a 3,200-ton crane. The work […]

  • EDF Opens Fécamp Operations and Maintenance Base in France

    29 June 2022
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The operations and maintenance (O&M) base for the 500 MW Fécamp offshore wind farm in France was officially inaugurated on 28 June 2022. Located on the Coastal Fishing Quay side on the Grand Quai peninsula in Fécamp, the facility will first serve the construction of the wind farm, which is already well underway. From 2023, […]

  • Fécamp Offshore Substation Completed and Ready to Go

    27 June 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Atlantique Offshore Energy has completed the construction of the offshore substation for the 500 MW Fécamp wind farm offshore France. According to the company, a marine energy business unit of Chantiers de l’Atlantique, the offshore substation will soon be installed at the project’s site located more than 13 kilometres off the Normandy coast. “We are happy to […]

  • Edison Chouest Offshore Signs Empire Wind SOV Contract

    13 May 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and BP, has awarded a long-term service operations vessel (SOV) charter agreement to the US-based Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) to support the Empire Wind offshore wind farm project. The charter agreement has a fixed period of 10 years, with commencement in the mid-2020s. The plug-in hybrid SOV […]

  • Scotland’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm to Grow by 500 MW

    11 October 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables and TotalEnergies have received a go-ahead from the Scottish Ministers to increase the combined capacity of the remaining 36 wind turbines of the Seagreen offshore wind farm from 360 MW to 500 MW, bringing the project’s total installed capacity to 1,575 MW. All 150 offshore wind turbines for the Seagreen wind farm are […]

  • Belgian Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Project to Reach Final Investment Decision This Year

    7 March 2022
    Business & Finance

    A final investment decision (FID) on the Hyoffwind project in Belgium, which entails linking offshore wind power production to a hydrogen production facility, is expected to be made this year, after the project consortium receives a permit for which it applied in 2021. The permit application process started in late 2021 and the consortium – […]

  • Hollandse Kust Noord & West Alpha Export Cables Installation Coming Up

    4 March 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul is getting ready to start cabling work on the Hollandse Kust Noord and West Alpha offshore wind farm grid connections in the Netherlands, developed by the transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT. The cable laying vessel (CLV) Isaac Newton loaded the first batch of subsea cables at the LS Cable & System fabrication […]

  • Ailes Marines Inaugurates Saint-Brieuc Technical Base in Port of Lézardrieux

    2 March 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Ailes Marines’ technical base at the port of Lézardrieux in France, which serves the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind project, was officially opened on 25 February 2022. The base was inaugurated by Stéphane-Alain Riou, the project’s Development and Territory Director, in the presence of local and regional officials. Last year, the technical base in the port of Lézardrieux had in place an administrative area and […]

  • CTS Teams Up with Grŵp Llandrillo Menai RE Training Academy

    24 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    Liverpool-based Complete Training Solutions (CTS) has signed a partnership agreement with the renewable energy training academy at Grŵp Llandrillo Menai, North Wales. The Welsh academy works in partnership with RWE, training apprentices who later go on to work on the company’s offshore projects. CTS and the academy have been in discussions for just under two years to […]

  • EOWDC Enters Onshore Construction Stage

    17 October 2016
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The 92.4MW European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), also known as Aberdeen offshore wind farm, started onshore substation works at Blackdog, Aberdeenshire, on Monday, 17 October. The programme for constructing the substation and associated cabling works has begun with work to prepare and secure the site including establishing temporary staff facilities and an access route on site for […]

  • Scotland’s New Energy Minister to Address RE Industry

    6 June 2016

    Scotland’s new Energy Minister, Paul Wheelhouse, will give his first address to the country’s renewable energy industry tomorrow at Scottish Renewables’ Low-Carbon Heat Conference in Perth. He is expected to address topics including climate change, renewable heat and the new Energy Strategy for Scotland. Scottish Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse said: “Scotland is already a world-leader […]

  • E.ON Keeps Arkona Foundations Rust Free with TSA Coating

    21 August 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    E.ON will protect all 60 steel foundations of the Arkona offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea with a special anti-corrosion coating developed in cooperation with Rambøll Germany and in coordination with the relevant authorities.

  • Siemens Gamesa Proposes New Home for Hull Showpiece Blade

    9 August 2017

    A new, permanent location has been proposed for a Siemens Gamesa wind turbine blade that was installed in the centre of Hull, the UK City of Culture.

  • EDF Offers a Lifeline to Atlantic City Offshore Wind Project

    5 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    EDF Renewable Energy has entered into a preliminary agreement with Fishermen’s Energy to acquire the 24MW Atlantic City Wind Farm project located offshore New Jersey, US.

  • Fred. Olsen Windcarrier and Falcon Global Pool Together for US Offshore Wind

    30 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    US-based liftboat specialist Falcon Global LLC and Fred. Olsen Windcarrier AS have reached a cooperation agreement to exclusively contribute vessels and marine/installation crews and operate a full spread of offshore wind installation and feeder vessels for the US offshore wind market.

  • Mammoet Cuts Nissum Bredning Costs by Avoiding Dredging

    16 March 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    Mammoet today (16 March) released details about the installation of four offshore wind turbines at Nissum Bredning, saying the turbines had been erected efficiently and cost-effectively by excluding dredging, which would have been imperative at this shallow-water site if a conventional approach had been employed.

  • Siemens Wind Power CEO to Head Siemens-Gamesa Offshore Business

    5 April 2017
    Business & Finance

    Markus Tacke, previously CEO of Siemens Wind Power, will head the Offshore business at the new company established by Siemens and Gamesa – Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy.