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  • NorgesGruppen Eyes Local Offshore Wind Tender

    20 November 2020
    Business & Finance

    NorgesGruppen and its ASKO Fornybar have entered into a collaboration with Norseman Wind to potentially participate in the upcoming offshore wind tender in Norway. The parties are planning to develop an offshore wind farm with 1.4 GW of capacity at the Sørlige Nordsjø II area. According to NorgesGruppen, the company’s first priority currently is to […]

  • Bladt Loads Out Last Borssele 1 & 2 Transition Pieces

    17 March 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Bladt Industries A/S has loaded out the last six transition pieces and anode cages for the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm project in the Netherlands. Bladt Industries’ scope covered the manufacture of 59 transition pieces, each one weighing approximately 390 tonnes, with a diameter of up to 6 metres and a length of […]

  • ProCon Officially Sets Up US Offshore Wind Subsidiary

    24 June 2020
    Business & Finance

    ProCon Wind Energy has officially established a subsidiary in the U.S. dedicated to the local offshore wind sector. Last week, the company’s CEO Claus Søgaard Poulsen signed the final documents regarding ProCon Wind Energy USA Inc. The next step includes finalizing the establishment of the first U.S. office, which will be located in the Port of […]

  • ProCon Secures More Yunlin Work

    7 February 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    ProCon Wind Energy has secured further work on the electrical construction of the Yunlin offshore wind project in Taiwan.

  • Suction Bucket Triumph at Borkum Riffgrund 2

    31 July 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    GeoSea’s jack-up vessel Innovation has installed the last of the twenty suction bucket jacket foundations on Orsted’s 450MW Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • Cable Laying Starts at Elia’s MOG

    26 July 2019
    Grid Connection

    Cable laying operations have begun on the Modular Offshore Grid (MOG) in Belgium, according to Elia’s latest report. The construction of the switchyard platform is now in its final phase, with commissioning scheduled for the end of September. The first cable to connect the MOG plug to the grid made landfall in early May, with […]

  • Half of Hornsea One Foundations Up

    3 October 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    GeoSea has installed half of the monopile foundations at the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm in the UK.

  • Second Offshore Wind Innovation Challenge Kicks Off

    14 May 2019
    Technology

    Offshore Wind Innovators, a community for companies active in the Dutch offshore wind industry, has opened the new edition of Offshore Wind Innovation Challenge for applications. In the first challenge of the competition, Deutsche Windtechnik is seeking a device or method to measure the present stress within the elongated bolt, without knowing the initial length of […]

  • EDF Decides to Build Blyth Offshore Wind Farm

    7 June 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    EDF Energy Renewables will build a new offshore wind farm off the coast of Blyth in Northumberland. Onshore construction work has already begun and offshore work will start in 2017. The wind farm will comprise five turbines, totaling 41.5MW in capacity. The project has permission for a maximum total generating capacity of almost 100MW. Blyth […]

  • Offshore Wind Consultants Nets Taiwanese Job

    5 December 2016

    Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) will provide technical due diligence services to assess vessel suitability for wind turbine installation in the Taiwan Strait, the company informed today, leaving the Taiwanese client and contract value undisclosed. The contract represents OWC’s first assignment in the Taiwanese offshore wind sector. “Offshore Wind is growing rapidly in Taiwan and elsewhere in […]

  • Latest Edition of Offshore WIND Magazine Out Now

    18 March 2019

    The first edition of the Offshore WIND magazine in 2019 is now out and you can get your hands on it by subscribing! This edition features a rare double interview with BOURBON and Vryhof on all their floating endeavors. The new magazine also features the global outlook for offshore wind, which includes insights into emerging […]

  • CSIC Installs Two 5MW Wind Turbines Off Fujian Province

    22 December 2017
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Chinese wind turbine manufacturer and offshore wind farm developer, CSIC (China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation) HaiZhuang Windpower, informed on 21 December that two of its H128-5MW wind turbines are now installed off in Fujian Province and connected to the grid.

  • Horns Rev 2 Subsea Cable Out of Order

    19 October 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    A subsea cable that runs from the Horns Rev 2 offshore wind farm to the onshore grid is out of operation, Energinet.dk reported.   After an error occurred on the cable at 01:56 last night, Energinet.dk went to the site to locate the faulty part and will start the repair work if necessary. It is still too early to say how the error occurred, […]

  • China Longyuan Wraps Up CNY 2 Bn Debenture Offering

    2 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    China Longyuan Power Group Corporation Limited, China’s largest wind power producer, has completed the issuance of CNY 2 billion (EUR 279 million) of ultra short-term debentures with a term of 270 days. China Longyuan will use the proceeds raised from the debentures for replenishment of working capital and replacement of matured bank loans so as to adjust the debt […]

  • Offshore Wind Farm Engineer: Working Position that Didn’t Exist in UK Decade Ago

    5 April 2013

    As the world changes faster and faster every day, mainly under the influence of rapid advancement in technological development, the demand for workforce is keeping up by creating new working positions. Among various jobs that emerged in the UK, for which one couldn’t have applied ten years ago, the position of an offshore wind farm […]

  • UK: Deadline for Dogger Bank Creyke Beck Submissions Getting Closer

    5 November 2013

    This Friday (November 8) is the deadline for two submissions in relation to Forewind’s Dogger Bank Creyke Beck development consent order application. The first deadline is for anyone who wishes to become an “interested party” and to take part in the examination of the development consent order application, which was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate, […]

  • Italy: 40South Energy Readies for Wave Device Deployment

    19 September 2013
    R&D

    40South Energy undertook several tests last week to prepare for the deployment of its wave energy technology at Punta Righini, Italy. The company recently announced that it had performed trials at the harbor in Navicelli, Pisa. The first activities tested were practicing the connection procedures in sheltered waters, so they can later be carried out […]

  • Photo of the Day: Taking Care of Lincs Offshore Wind Farm

    3 November 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: a crew in charge of the wind turbine maintenance at Lincs Wind Farm. On Friday (October 31), wind turbine technicians carried out their job at the offshore wind farm site. The photo shows a moment during the maintenance of blades on the LS28 turbine, from Turbine Transfers’ vessel Cymyran Bay. Lincs Wind Farm, comprising 75 […]

  • Tenth Eneco Luchterduinen Foundation Installed, Visitors Witness Piling Work

    4 September 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    On August 31, a ferry from DFDS, which commutes between IJmuiden and Newcastle, had a special day-trip to Dutch wind farms. The highlight was the visit to the Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm, currently under construction, where at the Aeolus was busy driving the tenth foundation pile into the seabed.This is the first time that […]

  • Siemens Late with Turbine Delivery for Borkum Riffgrund 1

    21 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Dong Energy’s 312MW offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1 has encountered an obstacle, as Siemens cannot deliver the 77 wind turbines on time, Danish media reported. The 4 MW turbine is an upgraded version of Siemens’ bestseller 3.6 MW, which was originally slated to be used at Borkum Riffgrund 1. In the spring, Dong announced […]

  • CCCC Third Harbor Engineering Awarded Guishan OWF Work

    28 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) Third Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. has recently won the bid for Lot 2 of wind turbine installation and foundation construction of Guishan offshore wind farm demonstration project in Zhuhai, with a contract value of some 220 million yuan (35,696,980.00 US dollars). Located in the waters of the Lingding Sea at […]

  • OrbisEnergy Opens Two Offshore Renewables Tenders

    15 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    NWES Property, management operator of OrbisEnergy, is tendering two opportunities to support the delivery of its Supply Chain innovation in Offshore Renewable Energy (SCORE) grant investment project. Specialist innovation and incubation centre OrbisEnergy is delivering a £2.5 million grant investment support project, part financed by the European Regional Development Fund, which will support small to […]

  • Australia: Perth Wave Energy Project Progresses Well

    18 December 2013
    Technology

    Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (CWE) provided an update on the progress of key components for the Perth Wave Energy Project. All components are on track for delivery in either first or second quarter 2014 with Project commissioning on track for Quarter 2, 2014. For example, the CETO Unit Buoyant Actuators (BAs) have progressed through the […]

  • India Picks Offshore Wind Sites at Gujarat and Tamil Nadu

    12 September 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    After a feasibility study of Indian offshore wind potential, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu have been selected as ideal to feature the first Indian offshore wind farms. The two planned projects will have a 100MW capacity and will fit right into plans of the country’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to harness 1GW of renewable […]

  • Ed Davey Responds to Lima Climate Deal

    15 December 2014

    UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Davey has responded to the new agreement reached by UN members to tackle climate change.  Ed Davey said: “This is an agreement that unites all nations, unlocking the door to the world’s first global climate deal in Paris next year. “The talks were tough but the […]

  • CT Offshore Installs Borkum Riffgrund 1 Cables

    11 December 2014
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Last week, CT Offshore completed the installation and burial of 44 inter-array cables at the DONG Energy wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1. “The valuable experience gained from the West of Duddon Sands and Gwynt y Môr projects earlier this year has played an important role to secure a smooth running project,” Hans Peter Johannsen, Director of […]