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  • EGCO Completes Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm Buy-In

    20 April 2020
    Business & Finance

    EGCO Group has completed the acquisition transaction for a 25% stake in the 640 MW Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan.

  • Taiwan Floats Plan to Add 10GW More Offshore Wind by 2035

    12 November 2019
    Authorities

    Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs plans to set a goal of developing further 10GW of offshore wind capacity between 2026 and 2035. During the inauguration of the Formosa 1, Taiwan’s first commercial offshore wind farm, the President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, asked the Ministry of Economic Affairs to propose the plan which would see 1GW […]

  • Deutsche WindGuard Settles in China

    19 September 2018
    Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance

    Germany-based wind energy consultant Deutsche WindGuard GmbH has founded a Chinese subsidiary – Deutsche WindGuard (Beijing) Technology Ltd- to further tap into Asian wind markets.

  • Viking Neptun to Service Merkur During Winter

    7 September 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Eidesvik Offshore has secured a contract for its vessel Viking Neptun to support work on the Merkur offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • Polish TSO: Bałtyk I Could Go Full Tilt

    31 January 2019
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Polish grid operator Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne (PSE) has specified the connection conditions for the Bałtyk I offshore wind farm, which would allow the project to be built to its full capacity of 1,560MW. Bałtyk I is being jointly developed by Polenergia and Equinor, who acquired a 50% stake in the project last year, after having signed the agreement to […]

  • Eneco Picks EWPL Ocean for Blade Inspections

    29 January 2019
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Dutch sustainable energy provider Eneco has awarded EWPL Ocean with a full scope contract for offshore turbine blade inspections and damage assessment. The parties have not disclosed any further details regarding the contract value and the duration of the works. Eneco is the owner of two offshore wind projects located in the Dutch North Sea – […]

  • China’s Oil Major Taps Into Offshore Wind

    25 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Ltd has entered the offshore wind sector with recent involvement in a project offshore East China’s Jiangsu province. The Chinese company unveiled it entered the project this month, however, details on the size or scope of the development have not been disclosed. Offshore wind aligns with CNOOC’s business due to […]

  • Energinet Picks Survey Team for Danish 800MW OWF

    15 August 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Energinet has contracted MMT Sweden AB to carry out site investigations at an offshore wind project in Denmark. MMT is in charge of carrying out a seabed survey at the site of the 800MW offshore wind farm and its export cable route in the North Sea and Baltic Sea, respectively. A geophysical survey will be performed at […]

  • VOS Stone Keeping Busy at Hohe See

    12 September 2019
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Vroon’s walk-to-work (W2W) vessel VOS Stone is currently operating in the Hohe See wind farm in the German North Sea. Supporting Siemens Gamesa, VOS Stone is on duty 24/7, deploying service teams to the wind turbines, Vroon said. These operations are carried out via a gangway or by a crew transfer vessel. In addition to […]

  • Northwester 2 Substation Touches Down

    11 September 2019
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The 962t Northwester 2 offshore high voltage substation has been installed at the project site off the Belgian coast. According to Parkwind, Scaldis’ crane vessel Gulliver installed the topside onto its monopile foundation yesterday morning at the site some 50km off the coast. The offshore substation will be connected to Elia’s Offshore SwitchYard (OSY) platform, […]

  • Poland’s Full Offshore Wind Potential Still Unknown

    28 September 2018
    R&D

    Poland has the highest unidentified offshore wind potential in the Baltic Sea, Janusz Gajowiecki, President of the Polish Wind Energy Association (PWEA) said during a session at the Global Wind Summit in Hamburg.

  • Japan Approves New Offshore Wind Bill

    30 November 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Environment

    A bill promoting the commercial use of offshore wind in Japanese waters has passed both houses of Japan’s National Diet.

  • China’s Goldwind Unveils 8MW Offshore Turbine Model

    16 November 2018
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Chinese wind turbine maker Goldwind has launched three newly-developed smart offshore wind turbines including a model with a capacity of 8MW, and a model with the largest rotor diameter in the world.

  • Ørsted Makes Room For Future German Offshore Wind Projects

    21 June 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has opened a new facility in Norddeich, Germany, which will be used for the Borkum Riffgrund 2 project, currently under construction, as well as the developer’s future projects in the German North Sea.

  • HST Harri Shows Its Contours

    30 May 2019
    Vessels

    High Speed Transfers’ (HST) newest fast crew supply vessel HST Harri is taking shape at Damen Shipyards Antalya in Turkey. HST Harri represents the third fast crew supply vessel that HST ordered with Damen under a contract signed at the beginning of this year. The vessel, which belongs to the FCS 2710 class Damen unveiled in May last year, is […]

  • Fred. Olsen Windcarrier Seals Moray East Deal

    2 May 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has secured a contract for the transport and installation of turbines at the Moray East offshore wind project in Scotland. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier is in charge of transporting and installing 100 MHI Vestas V164-9.5MW turbines at the 950MW wind farm located off the East coast of Scotland. The company will deploy one of […]

  • Borssele Alpha Topside On the Move

    30 April 2019
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    HSM Offshore has loaded out the Borssele Alpha substation topside onto a barge at its yard in Schiedam, the Netherlands. The 700MW Borssele Alpha will collect the electricity generated by Ørsted’s Borssele 1 + 2 offshore wind farm and feed it into the Dutch grid. The substation’s jacket foundation was installed in August 2018. The platform […]

  • Sif Picks euskalforging Flanges for Hohe See Foundations

    24 March 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Spain-based seamless rolled rings manufacturer euskalforging has signed a contract with the Dutch Sif Group to supply 71 flanges for the foundations to be installed on EnBW’s 497MW Hohe See offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • VBMS Wins Horns Rev 3 Inter-Array Cable Installation Contract

    15 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    VBMS has been awarded a contract by Vattenfall Vindkraft A/S for the installation of 33kV inter-array cables for the 400MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm. The wind farm is located in the eastern North Sea off the coast of Esbjerg, Denmark. The works for VBMS are scheduled to be executed mid-2018 and will consist […]

  • Blue Barrel Brings U.S. Biodegradable Lubricants to the North Sea

    31 May 2016

    Blue Barrel Supply has secured an agency agreement with RSC Bio Solutions for the distribution of biodegradable products for the offshore energy industry in the North Sea.  RSC Bio Solutions has been developing readily ultra-high performing biodegradable oils in the U.S. for many years. By teaming up with the Dutch company, its environmental-friendly lubricants for […]

  • BOEM to Discuss Virginia’s Offshore Renewables Activities

    13 September 2016

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will host a Virginia Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force meeting on 22 September in Virginia Beach to discuss the current status of activities offshore Virginia. The meeting will start at 10:00 a.m. and end around 3:45 p.m. with participation during the meeting limited to Task Force members only. A public question and […]

  • Guangzhou Salvage Bureau, Rich Tech Team Up for Offshore Wind

    4 January 2017
    Business & Finance

    Guangzhou Salvage Bureau of the Chinese Ministry of Transport and Rich Offshore (Rich Tech) signed an agreement on 30 December 2016, under which the two parties will set up an offshore wind joint venture.  According to Guangzhou Salvage Bureau, the joint venture will be a player in the offshore wind project construction and EPCI contracting market, with the two companies […]

  • Gallery: Installing Formosa 1 Phase 1

    20 December 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Two Siemens 4MW turbines were installed off Taiwanese coast in October, representing the completion of the first phase of the Formosa 1 offshore wind farm, which is set to comprise 32 turbines by 2019.  Both the foundations and turbines were installed by using the vessel M/V TORBEN, formerly known as Friedrich Ernestine, owned by RWE Offshore […]

  • Geo Therm to Scan GMS Endeavour During Hornsea One Duty

    27 March 2019
    Vessels

    Geo Therm Ltd. has won a contract to perform inspections on the Self Elevating Support Vessel (SESV) GMS Endeavour during work on the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. Geo Therm is collaborating with LEC Marine (Klyne) to carry out an electrical-biased thermographic inspection on the switchboards, distribution and thruster systems throughout the entire Gulf Marine Services’ vessel. […]

  • US Port Developer Buys OW Terminal Project Site in New York

    21 March 2019
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    U.S. port developer Atlantic Offshore Terminals LLC has acquired a port site in the state of New York which would be used for the offshore wind industry. Atlantic Offshore Terminals is proposing to develop the Arthur Kill Terminal, the first offshore wind pre-assembly port facility in New York State, said law firm Sive, Paget & Riesel […]

  • Triton Knoll Team Picks Sif-Smulders JV to Build Foundations

    20 September 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The Sif-Smulders joint venture has been selected to manufacture 90 monopiles and transition pieces, as well as two foundations for offshore substations, for the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm in the UK.