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  • Carnegie Retrieves First CETO 5 Unit (VIDEO)

    20 May 2015
    Operations & Maintenance

    Carnegie Wave Energy Limited reported this morning that the first of its CETO 5 Units has been retrieved after over 4,000 hours of operation and over 8,500 across all three Units. The retrieval was completed on the first attempt by using its hydraulic “quick connect” technology to disconnect the Unit from the seabed foundation. The […]

  • First Offshore Substation Soon to Be Installed at Moray West

    11 December 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Work on the installation of the two offshore substations (OSS) at the Moray West offshore wind farm site has started, with Boskalis’s DP installation vessel Bokalift 1 currently moored in the Port of Nigg with the components for the first OSS on board. The Moray West project team notified about the commencement of the OSS […]

  • Colombia to Award First Offshore Wind Permits in 2023

    8 August 2022
    Authorities

    The Colombian Government, through the Ministry of Mining and Energy and the General Maritime Directorate (DIMAR), has published a resolution with which it sets the country on the path of awarding its first offshore wind permits next year. The resolution defines the competitive process for granting concessions for maritime areas designated for offshore wind development […]

  • Scottish First Minister Talks about Energy Future

    18 September 2012
    Authorities

    The First Minister has told 200 energy CEOs that Scotland will continue to be a major centre for global investment – and that independence will help growth. Speaking at the FT Global Energy Leaders summit in London, Alex Salmond cited recent inward investments in oil and gas and renewables, and pledged to continue to work […]

  • First Steel Cut for Havfram’s Hybrid Jack-Up

    4 September 2023
    Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Vessels

    The first steel has been cut for Havfram’s first wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) which is being built by Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore shipyard in China. In 2021, Havfram signed a letter of intent with China’s CIMC-Raffles to build a series of next-generation wind turbine installation vessels. The NG20000X self-propelled jack-up will be able to […]

  • Gondan Shipyard Launches Edda Wind’s First CSOV

    27 May 2021
    Vessels

    Gondan Shipyard has launched the first of four commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) it is building for Edda Wind at its yard in Figueras, Spain. The 88.3-metre CSOV, designed by Salt Ship Design, is the first vessel in the world to use electric Voith Schneider Propellers (eVSP) and has been designed to accommodate hydrogen technology […]

  • Mukran Port Sees First Arkona Turbine Towers

    19 April 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The port service provider Mukran Port Terminals (MPT) has handled the first six wind turbine tower segments delivered for the 385MW Arkona offshore wind farm at the Mukran Port in Sassnitz, Germany.

  • TFKable Produces First Moray East Onshore Cable

    8 February 2019
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The TFKable Group has produced the first part of the 220kV onshore high-voltage cable for the Moray East offshore wind farm in the UK. According to the company, the 220kV cable is now ready to be delivered from its Bydgoszcz plant in Poland for the 950MW offshore wind project. TFKable and VolkerInfra won the contract to […]

  • Awel y Môr Completes First Seabed Study

    21 October 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The RWE-led Awel y Môr offshore wind farm has completed its first offshore geophysical exploratory works with Fugro GB Marine Ltd taking the helm. As part of the development of the Awel y Môr wind farm offshore Wales, studies of the seafloor have to be carried out. These in turn will help inform the final […]

  • First Hornsea One OSS Topside Gets a Helideck

    13 September 2017
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Bladt Industries has installed a helideck on the first out of the three substation topsides currently under construction for DONG Energy’s 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm in the UK.

  • China’s First Floating Wind Turbine Heads Offshore

    13 July 2021
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    China’s first floating offshore wind turbine has set sail towards its installation site off the coast of Yangjiang City in Guangdong Province. The floating wind turbine will be installed for demonstration purposes at the 400 MW Yangxi Shapa III offshore wind farm developed by China Three Gorges (CTG). The unit comprises a MySE5.5MW typhoon-resistant turbine […]

  • Ulstein Launches Its First Wind Farm SOV

    28 April 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Norway-headquartered ship designer and shipbuilder Ulstein has launched its first ever wind farm service operation vessel (SOV) at its Ulstein Verft yard in Ulsteinvik. The SOV, yet to be officially named, is the first of two being constructed for Bernhard Schulte Offshore. She is chartered out to Siemens Wind Power Service and will be servicing the Gemini […]

  • TTS and Ulstein Secure First Colibri Crane Order

    31 May 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels

    TTS Group and Ulstein have received the first order for the jointly developed TTS Colibri crane which will be installed on a wind service operation vessel (WSOV) currently under construction in Turkey for Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA).

  • First Wind Turbine Stands Offshore France’s Normandy

    4 July 2023

    The first wind turbine has been installed at the Fécamp wind farm offshore Normandy, France. The 71-turbine Fécamp offshore wind farm is being jointly developed by Eolien Maritime France (EMF), a joint venture between the French company EDF Renouvelables; EIH S.à.rl, owned by Enbridge Inc. and CPP Investments; and Skyborn. Following the load-out of the […]

  • Chinese Jack-Up Installs Its First Turbine

    16 April 2019
    Vessels

    Huadian Wenqiang, the Chinese self-elevating jack-up vessel, has installed its first turbine at an offshore wind project. According to Hengtong Group, the vessel installed the turbine at the project site offshore Zhanjiang in the Guangdong Province on 9 April. The company said the construction site is located in a typhoon-prone area with complex geological sea conditions, extreme working […]

  • Makani’s Energy Kite Completes First Offshore Flight

    15 August 2019
    Technology

    Makani’s airborne wind power system has completed its first flight offshore from a floating platform in the North Sea. The kite completed two flights at the Metcentre in Norway, with the first being a quick one including a launch, hover away from the perch and an autonomous landing. The second, longer-duration test, demonstrated crosswind flight as the […]

  • First Borssele III & IV Wind Turbine Installed

    28 May 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The first of 77 MHI Vestas 9.5 MW wind turbines is now standing tall at its designated location at the Borssele III & IV offshore wind site in the Dutch part of the North Sea. The load-out of the first batch of wind turbine components onto Van Oord’s installation vessel Aeolus started on 24 May. The […]

  • First Vestas Nacelles Reach Akita Port in Japan

    28 December 2021
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The first shipment of nacelles and blades for the 140 MW Akita Noshiro offshore wind farm has reached Akita Port in Japan. A SAL ship carrying 17 nacelles and 30 blades arrived from the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark to Akita Port on Friday, 24 December. This is the second shipment of wind turbine components […]

  • First Thor Site Investigation Results Now Available

    14 August 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Energy Agency and Energinet have made available the first results and data from site investigations carried out at the Thor offshore wind farm site. As part of the preliminary investigations for the site in the Danish North Sea, Energinet is conducting preliminary geotechnical, geophysical, and biological surveys, as well as collecting metocean data. […]

  • DEME Starts Installing First CVOW Export Cable

    12 September 2024
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    DEME Group has laid the first export cable for Dominion Energy’s 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, while also reaching a milestone by installing the 70th monopile foundation at the site off Virginia Beach in the US. As previously reported, Dominion Energy selected the consortium of DEME Group and Prysmian as the Balance of Plant […]

  • Smulders Loads Out First Moray West OTM

    28 September 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Smulders has loaded out the first of the two Offshore Transformer Modules (OTMs) for the Moray West offshore wind farm at its yard in Newcastle, UK, readying the OTM for sail-out at the end of the next month. The company will load the second OTM onto a barge in the second half of October and […]

  • First Steel Cut for RWE’s Nordseecluster A Offshore Substation

    4 April 2024
    Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first steel has been cut for RWE’s Nordseecluster NC 2 offshore substation which is being built by Atlantique Offshore Energy, the marine energy business unit of French company Chantiers de l’Atlantique. The Nordseecluster will be constructed in two phases, Nordseecluster A and Nordseecluster B, each comprising two offshore wind farms. The sites of Phase A […]

  • Construction Starts on First-Ever Jones Act SOV

    4 March 2022
    Vessels

    Ørsted and Eversource, together with Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), have announced that construction of the first-ever US-flagged Jones Act-compliant Service Operations Vessel (SOV) has commenced. The vessel, which is being built at ECO in-house shipyards located in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida, is expected to be delivered in 2024. The SOV, to be named “ECO EDISON”, […]

  • First Gemini Offshore Substation in Place (11 Photos)

    21 August 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    The first offshore transformer station at the Gemini offshore wind farm was placed on top of the jacket foundation yesterday. After installing the jackets earlier this month, the heavy-lift vessel Rambiz is also carrying out the rest of the work on the substation installation. A joint venture between Cofely Fabricom, CG and Iemants, is in charge of the two offshore […]

  • Wpd AG Places First Promissory Note Loan

    23 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    Wpd AG has placed its first promissory note loan in the amount of EUR 68.5 million for institutional investors to finance expansion plans outside Europe.

  • Spain’s First Offshore Wind Turbine Goes Into Operation

    18 March 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    The 5MW Elisa prototype, Spain’s first offshore wind turbine, has officially been put into operation. According to the Canarian Association for Renewable Energy, the turbine was commissioned yesterday, 17 March, at the Plocan test site. To remind, the installation of the full-scale Elisa prototype was completed at the site offshore Gran Canaria at the beginning of July last year. […]