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  • Brave Tern Arrives at Wikinger OWF Site

    18 January 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Fred .Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Brave Tern has arrived at the Wikinger construction site after sailing out last night, a spokesman from Iberdrola told Offshore WIND.

  • ACM Certifies TenneT as Operator of Dutch Offshore Grid

    15 July 2016
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has certified TenneT as the offshore grid operator.  The supervisory body said it has issued the certification in a short time, so that the Minister of Economic Affairs can now designate TenneT as the official operator of the offshore grid and the company can start construction of the network which […]

  • Ecofys Investigating Benefits of Dynamic Wind Farm Management

    11 June 2014

    Future higher penetration levels of wind energy will call for dynamic power management of offshore wind farms. This will enable operators to optimise the wind farm power output based on market signals. Within the FLOW project “Dynamic Power Management”, Ecofys is subcontracted by TenneT and Eneco to investigate future market interaction for high penetration levels […]

  • The Netherlands: Pontis Successfully Performs Seafastening for Borwin and Helwin

    29 April 2013

    Last week Pontis successfully finalized the extensive seafastening project for the installation of the offshore converter stations BorWin2 & HelWin1. Pontis was responsible for the project management, covering design, production, assembly and disassembly of the fixtures. A complex project, given the large number of stakeholders, the size and weight of the materials and the substantial […]

  • EDF Invites Tenders for Saint Nazaire Offshore Windfarm

    17 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    EDF Enérgies Nouvelles has invited tenders for two jobs at the Saint Nazaire Offshore Windfarm site located on the French coast (Pays de la Loire – Loire Atlantique). The first job is to conduct an offshore geotechnical campaign. The campaign will include drilling shallow geotechnical boreholes using a rotary coring system to typically 2m below […]

  • Armour Stones Arrive at Walney Construction Site (UK)

    20 December 2011
    Wind Farm Update

    The first load of totally 70,000 tonnes of armour stones for scour protection has arrived at the Walney construction site. The stones are supplied from the Stainton Quarry and will be used to armour the turbine foundations for scour protection. The stones will be placed in a radius of 15 metres around the turbine foundation […]

  • DONG Inaugurates Gode Wind 1 and 2 Offshore Wind Farms

    26 June 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy officially inaugurated the Gode Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farms in the premises of the Royal Danish Embassy in Berlin on Monday, 26 June.

  • Golf Club to Make Decision on Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm (UK)

    28 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    Members of one of the oldest golf club in the world will make a decision regarding a proposed wind farm offshore Aberdeen. Royal Aberdeen Golf Club director Ronnie Macaskill said that he expects the decision to be made in January. The European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre is being developed by Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm Ltd […]

  • UK: Dong’s Belfast Facility Nears Completion

    27 August 2012

    Dong Energy’s Belfast wind turbine factory is to be finished by the end of the year, writes the Belfast Telegraph. The factory is worth GBP 50 million and it’s located at the Belfast Harbour on land reclaimed from the sea. The construction work has created 150 jobs, and after its completion the ‘offshore wind logistics […]

  • Sarens Steps Into Taiwanese Offshore Wind Market

    7 November 2018
    Business & Finance

    The Belgium-based Sarens Group has established a venture in Taiwan to take part in the local offshore wind market.

  • He Dreiht Turbine Foundation Designer Wanted

    8 April 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    EnBW He Dreiht GmbH has issued a tender seeking the detailed design of the substructures and foundations of wind turbines for the 900 MW EnBW He Dreiht offshore wind project in the German North Sea. The contract scope covers the structural design of jacket and monopile foundations, electrical and mechanical design, and corrosion protection design. […]

  • AQUIND Issues EUR 1.3 Billion Interconnector Tender

    12 June 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    AQUIND Ltd has issued a EUR 1.3 billion tender for the 2GW AQUIND HVDC power transmission link that will connect the UK and France. The tender is divided into three lots, with the first including the design, engineering, manufacture, installation, commissioning and O&M of two converter stations to be located in Hampshire, UK, and Normandy, France. […]

  • ‘Acta Orion’ Soon to Be Christened

    5 October 2015
    Vessels

    The name giving ceremony of the offshore support vessel Acta Orion will take place on October 22th, when Mrs Didi te Gussinklo Ohmann will name the vessel. The vessel is named after one of the most recognizable constellations in the night sky. Govert Jan van Oord suggested Acta Orion’s name, as Orion is the adjacent constellation […]

  • Busy Summer at Anholt OWF, Denmark

    3 May 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Even though the wind turbine installation is expected to be completed in May, the activities in terms of wind turbine commissioning and wind farm completion will still be hectic during the summer. Small service vessels will transport the numerous technicians inside the wind farm for them to complete the commissioning of the wind turbines and […]

  • Siemens Erects 6MW Offshore Turbine on Land

    3 December 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Siemens has installed two of its SWT-6.0-154 offshore wind turbines at an onshore site in Wehlens near Wilhelmshaven. This represents the first onshore installation of 6MW offshore turbines, however it is already being installed at 210MW Westermost Rought offshore wind farm. Project owner Bioenergie Nord GmbH and planning engineering agency Pommer & Schwarz selected the […]

  • Gamesa’s 5MW Offshore Wind Turbine Marks Record-High Power Generation (Spain)

    8 November 2013
    Technology

    Gamesa’s offshore wind turbine prototype in Arinaga Quay, in Canary Islands, marked record-high power generation for wind turbines in Spain on November 2.  The wind turbine produced 118.05 MWh of electricity, surpassing the previous record of 107.82 MWh, similarly achieved by other company’s product, the G128-4.5 MW turbine. This milestone demonstrates the turbine’s tremendous reliability […]

  • TIPC Unites with Japanese for Offshore Wind Safety

    2 April 2019
    Business & Finance, Training & Education

    Taiwan International Ports Corp (TIPC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Japanese Nissui Marine Kogyo (NMK) to cooperate on offshore wind safety training. Under the deal, the two parties said they will work together to cultivate international talent for the sector by mutual exchanges, as well as focus on improving the global competitiveness of […]

  • More European Developers Interested in Taiwan’s Offshore Wind

    22 February 2018
    Business & Finance

    Germany-based offshore wind developer innogy and a major oil and gas company from the Netherlands have emerged as the latest companies from Europe that are interested in entering Taiwanese offshore wind market, according to Taiwan’s Storm Magazine, which left the Dutch oil and gas company unnamed. 

  • EEW, Bladt to Supply Foundations for Cape Wind

    5 February 2014

    Two European wind turbine foundation specialists have signed a supply deal with Cape Wind Associates for the first offshore wind farm in the United States, Cape Wind OWF. German company EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH will supply monopiles, while the Danish company Bladt Industries A/S will deliver transition pieces for the future  468MW offshore wind […]

  • Aquamarine Power USA Wins Grant to Gather Data on Wave Energy Potential Along Oregon’s Coast

    3 August 2011
    Business & Finance, R&D

      Aquamarine Power USA has been awarded a $100,000 matching grant by the Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET) to gather data on the wave energy potential of the sea along Oregon’s coast. The grant is for Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) installation. The ADCPs will measure the wave energy resource at a number of points […]

  • Vattenfall Building Accommodation Platform (Gallery)

    4 February 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall, the Swedish energy company, has used knowledge from oil and gas industry regarding work shift schedule on its renewable energy project. Namely, the company is building world’s largest accommodation platform dedicated to an offshore wind farm. Standing on a 40-meter tall jacket foundation, the platform will be able to accommodate up to 50 people 70 […]

  • Vole au Vent Back in Halifax for Siemens Gamesa Kit

    5 June 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The Siemens Gamesa turbine components destined for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) demonstration project are being loaded onto Jan De Nul’s jack-up vessel Vole au vent in the Port of Halifax, Canada. The vessel first departed from Canada to the project site offshore Virginia on 20 May, carrying the monopiles and transition pieces. After installing both foundations, Vole […]

  • Dominion Energy Files COP for 2.6 GW Virginia Offshore Wind Project

    21 December 2020
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Dominion Energy has submitted a Construction and Operations Plan (COP) to the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. The COP includes information about the construction, operations and conceptual decommissioning plans for the wind farm to be installed within a 112,800ha area located 27 miles […]

  • Palfinger Marine Names E-Crane as Service Partner

    2 December 2014

    Palfinger Marine has signed a service contract with E-Crane, making them a licensed service partner for the maintenance of Palfinger cranes. Specifically, this is for the wind turbines of the Thornton Bank. These cranes are managed by Senvion Benelux. The Belgian service hub of the German group Senvion was looking for a local partner that […]

  • France: Preliminary Analysis Shows VAWT Could Have Lower Costs

    29 May 2012
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The Vertiwind project that involves the testing of a 2 MW prototype VAWT (vertical-axis wind turbine) has recently been launched by the French companies Technip and Nénuphar. Currently a 35 kW VAWT prototype is being tested onshore at Boulogne-sur-Mer by Nénuphar, the company responsible for the design and development of the turbine, which will be […]

  • Workshop on Design Tools for Offshore Wind Farms to Be Held in Amsterdam

    15 July 2014
    R&D

    ClusterDesign and DTOC project partners will organize a workshop where the design tools for future offshore wind farms will be revealed. The workshop will take place on Wednesday 24 September 2014 in Amsterdam. The project partners have been working together to make designs more efficient and less damage-prone and will present their latest results. The workshop […]