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  • Siemens Installs First Westermeerwind Foundation

    17 March 2015

    Siemens kicked off Westermeerwind offshore wind farm construction by installing the first monopile foundation at the Ijsselmeer last week. ‘De Schelde’ pontoon, which serves for transport and installation of monopiles, has been fitted with the 11350 Liebherr crane, owned by Van Oord/Mammoet, for the job. The 35-meter long foundation piles, weighing around 250 tons, have been transported […]

  • Ørsted Orders First US CTVs

    9 May 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Ørsted has placed an order with WindServe Marine for two purpose-built crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for the U.S. offshore wind market. The first CTV will be built by U.S. Workboats and deployed for Ørsted’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, followed by subsequent service on Northeast projects. WindServe’s affiliate shipyard Senesco Marine will construct the second vessel […]

  • Orion Starts First Sea Trials

    15 July 2019
    Vessels

    DEME Group’s DP3 offshore installation vessel Orion has left the COSCO Qidong shipyard in China to start the first series of sea trials. During the sea trials the vessel’s performance will be measured and her dual fuel engines will be tested to their maximum power, DEME said. The 216.5-metre Orion will have the capacity to accommodate a […]

  • First Merkur Nacelles Arrive in Eemshaven

    6 November 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    BigLift’s heavy load carrier Big Sky has arrived in the Port of Eemshaven in the Netherlands loaded with the first six of the sixty-six GE Haliade nacelles to be installed on the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • ERSG Launches First APAC Office

    1 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    ERSG has opened an office in Taiwan, which represents its first in the Asia Pacific region. The news follows the recently announced collaboration agreement between ERGS and Taiwan Offshore Windfarm Service Corp. (TOWSC) for the local offshore wind market. With the agreement, ERSG and TOWSC target the manning services from construction, commissioning, to O&M stages for offshore […]

  • Manor Venture’s First Galloper Push

    3 May 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The Manor Venture, Manor Renewable Energy’s new wind farm service vessel, has performed the first push test on the 336MW Galloper wind farm off Suffolk.

  • Bourbon to Install First French Floater

    28 April 2017
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    France-based offshore services provider Bourbon has won a contract for the mooring installation of the first floating wind turbine in France, the 2MW Floatgen.

  • APQP4Wind Completes First Training Courses

    27 February 2017
    R&D, Technology

    Four weeks after the official go-live of the APQP4Wind project, the first participants have now completed APQP4wind training courses within Management Awareness Training and Specialist Training. The participants were representatives from various organization levels at Vestas Wind Systems, Siemens Wind Power, LM Wind Power and KK Wind Solutions, who have helped develop the new quality […]

  • Dutch Gov’t Lowers 2040 Offshore Wind Target | ’50 GW Unrealistic and Unnecessary’

    17 July 2025
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Planning & Permitting

    Dutch Minister for Climate and Green Growth, Sophie Hermans, presented the North Sea Wind Energy Infrastructure Plan (WIN) on 16 July to Parliament and said that the 2040 offshore wind target of 50 GW will be lowered. The new plan and Climate and Energy Memorandum, expected to be released and signed in September, are planned to […]

  • Triton Knoll Produces First Power

    2 March 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The Triton Knoll offshore wind project in the UK has generated its first power. According to RWE, the milestone follows the delivery of vital onshore and offshore electrical infrastructure on schedule, and despite the challenges of constructing during the Coronavirus pandemic. The project will now kick off a period of rigorous testing and commissioning, while […]

  • Butendiek OWF Produces First Electricity

    5 February 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The first wind turbines of the Butendiek offshore wind farm in the North Sea started operation, wpd informed today. All foundations, cables and the substation were installed according to schedule during the last year. Today, the first of the 24 turbines so far installed started production and are feeding-in its first kilowatt hours into the […]

  • First Foundation Installed at Westermost Rough

    25 February 2014

    GeoSea Innovation has kicked off offshore construction at Dong Energy’s  Westermost Rough offshore wind farm by installing the first of 35 foundations. The Innovation carried out the first five foundations to the site from the load out port in Aalborg, Denmark. The monopiles – which have a diameter of 6.5 metres and a weight of […]

  • Bermuda Seeks Developers for First Offshore Wind Project

    6 May 2025
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The Regulatory Authority (RA) of Bermuda has commenced the procurement process for the island’s first offshore wind project. The RA is inviting developers to express their interest in building and operating the offshore wind project, which is expected to be rolled out in phases, beginning with an initial installed capacity of 60 MW and expanding […]

  • First Minister Salmond Visits Norway

    14 May 2012
    Authorities

    First Minister Alex Salmond will begin a two day visit to Norway tomorrow (Monday) by addressing an international green energy conference in Bergen. As well as renewables, his visit will also focus on economic opportunities and job creation in the oil and gas and aquaculture industries. The visit comes against the background of Norway’s increasing […]

  • First Rentel Nacelles Arrive at Ostend

    23 March 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    First nacelles for the offshore wind turbines that will spin at the Rentel wind farm have arrived at the REBO site in Ostend, Belgium, after being shipped from the Siemens Gamesa factory in Cuxhaven.

  • VolkerInfra Nabs First Siemens Gig

    24 November 2015
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Lancashire-based VolkerInfra has been awarded its first contract with Siemens Energy which will see the company work on the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm. The company will install extra high voltage cables required to connect the onshore substation to the wind farm which is off the Norfolk coast. VolkerInfra will be responsible for the in-house design, […]

  • First Turbine Going Up at Gemini

    16 February 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    The first power from the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm being constructed off the coast of the Netherlands could be produced by the end of this month, a spokesperson for the Gemini Windpark told Offshore WIND. The Gemini’s first Siemens 4MW turbine is being installed today, Judith Achterberg, Gemini Windpark’s Communications Manager said, adding that the turbine will […]

  • Japan’s First CTVs Under Construction

    8 June 2020
    Vessels

    Two wind farm support vessels (WFSVs) are currently being built for the Akita Noshiro project, the first large-scale offshore wind farm in Japan established on a commercial basis. The two 27m WFSVs, designed by BMT, are being constructed by Cheoy Lee Shipyards at its Hin Lee (Zhuhai) Shipyard facility. The first vessel is set to be launched in […]

  • First Merkur Wind Turbine Up

    8 March 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The first of the 66 GE HaliadeTM 150-6MW wind turbines has been installed on the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, Merkur Offshore GmbH reports.

  • EnBW to Open First US Office

    10 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    EnBW North America is opening an office in New Jersey, the U.S., to pursue regional offshore wind opportunities. The office, located in Jersey City, is the company’s first in North America and will be launched on 15 May in Newport Tower. EnBW North America executives from the U.S. and Germany will host public officials, industry […]

  • Amrumbank West Produces First Power

    29 April 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Amrumbank West offshore wind farm, developed by E.ON in the German North Sea has started producing power, the developer announced today. The power from the first of its 3.6 megawatt turbines flows to an offshore transformer and converter platform from which it is exported via a 85-kilometer subsea cable, which comes ashore near Büsum, about […]

  • First Taiwanese CTV Ready to Serve

    1 August 2018
    Vessels

    Taiwan International Ports Corp. (TIPC) has launched Taiwan’s first offshore wind crew transfer vessel (CTV) at the Port of Taichung in the Changhua County.

  • First SeaMade Wind Turbine Installed

    22 June 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    DEME Offshore has installed the first wind turbine at the SeaMade offshore wind farm in Belgium, using its jack-up installation vessel Apollo. The vessel will install 57 wind turbines more at the site located 35-50 kilometres off Oostende, where the 487 MW offshore wind farm is scheduled to be fully up and running by the […]

  • Changfang and Xidao Ready for First Jackets

    17 August 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The first pin pile installation campaign at the 589 MW Changfang and Xidao wind farm offshore Taiwan has been completed, Boskalis said. During the first installation campaign which started in early July, the crane vessel Bokalift 1 installed 48 pin piles at the site 15 kilometres off the coast of Changhua County. The next step […]

  • First Nordergründe Nacelles Reach Base

    28 July 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The first nine of eighteen nacelles built by Senvion for the 111MW Nordergründe offshore wind farm have arrived at the south end of the Bremerhaven Container Terminal, Eurogate, the operator of the terminal, reports. Weighing 340 tonnes each, the nacelles were transported from the Senvion factory in Bremerhaven’s Labradorhafen via pontoon to the Nordhafen and then moved to […]

  • First Steel Cut for Taiwanese Gem

    30 September 2020
    Vessels

    CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE) has held a steel cutting ceremony for Green Jade, the first Taiwan-built floating heavy-lift offshore wind installation vessel. CDWE, a joint venture of DEME Offshore and Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC, informed in April that it had initiated the contract for early works and ordering of critical packages. A few months later, the final investment […]