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  • First Tripod Loaded onto OFFSHORE BHV I (Germany)

    22 February 2012
    Technology

    The first foundation structures for offshore wind energy facilities were loaded onto the special pontoon OFFSHORE BHV I, which is 70 meters long and 32 meters wide, in Bremerhaven’s Fischereihafen on February 14. Weighing up to 900 tons, the tripods will be transported by rail directly from the loading facility at the manufacturer’s plant to […]

  • First GE Haliade Offshore Wind Turbine Stands in China

    23 January 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    The first out of three GE HaliadeTM 150-6MW offshore wind turbines has been installed in the Fujian Xinghua Gulf demo project, GE Renewable Energy reports.

  • Finland Issues First Offshore Wind Lease Area Permits

    14 July 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Finnish government has approved the lease of state-owned sea areas for two commercial-scale offshore wind projects, one off the coast of Korsnäs and the other off Tahkoluoto, Pori. These lease permits for offshore wind areas are the first ones of their kind for Finland, Metsähallitus, the steward of Finland’s state-owned land and water areas, […]

  • Concessions for EDF EN’s First French OWFs Coming Up

    22 March 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    The concessions for the occupation of public maritime areas for the three wind farms developed by EDF EN in France are in the process of being signed, according to the French government.

  • Japanese Start Building UK’s First HVDC Cable Factory

    15 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Cables, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Jobs & Recruitment, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Transition

    Japan-headquartered Sumitomo Electric has kicked off the construction of its subsea cable factory in Scotland, set to supply critical elements for the reinforcement of the UK electricity transmission grid and for connecting renewable energy production facilities to the grid. Sumitomo Electric held the groundbreaking ceremony together with its subsidiary Sumitomo Electric UK Power Cables on 14 […]

  • Boa Barge 33 Hired for World’s First Energy Island

    6 March 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    TM Edison, a joint venture between Jan De Nul and DEME that was just awarded the tender to build the world’s first artificial energy island in Belgium, has contracted Norwegian company BOA for the launching of 23 concrete caisson foundations for the energy island. For the work, BOA will provide the semi-submersible Boa Barge 33, […]

  • Van Oord’s Boreas First to Use Wärtsilä Methanol System

    22 March 2022
    Technology, Vessels

    Van Oord’s wind turbine installation vessel Boreas will be the first to feature Wärtsilä’s dedicated fuel supply system for methanol, MethanolPac. The MethanolPac will complement the Wärtsilä 32 Methanol engine which will also debut on Van Oord’s mega jack-up ordered at Yantai CIMC Raffles shipyard in China. MethanolPac includes both the low- and high-pressure parts […]

  • Olympic Takes Delivery of Its First Ulstein-Built CSOV

    25 July 2024
    Vessels

    Ulstein Verft delivered the construction service operation vessel (CSOV) Olympic Boreas to Norwegian vessel owner Olympic on 25 July, two years after Olympic ordered two CSOVs from its compatriot shipbuilder. The second vessel is under construction which started at the beginning of 2023. The vessels are of the ULSTEIN SX222 design and have a length of 89.6 […]

  • Sleipnir Installs First Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Substation

    2 June 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors, using the world’s largest crane vessel Sleipnir, has completed the installation of the three-legged offshore substation (OSS) jacket foundations and the South OSS topside on the 450 MW Neart an Gaoithe (NnG) wind farm offshore Scotland. The commissioning of the substation is due to begin on 6 June and will continue throughout […]

  • The Netherlands: BMO Offshore Sells First Vessel Black Box

    24 September 2012
    Technology

    BMO announces the first sale of the Vessel Black Box to Frisia Offshore, Germany. The Vessel Black Box is a flexible, integrated vessel movement monitoring system. Innovative sensor solutions from the aerospace industry are used, with superior performance and much lower cost than conventional sensors used in the offshore industry. A complete system will be […]

  • UK: First Steel Jacket Installed at Gwynt y Môr

    9 May 2012

    Installation of the first offshore components at Gwynt y Môr, one of the largest offshore wind farms in Europe, has begun off the north Wales coast yesterday. Work to install two steel jacket foundation structures was started earlier yesterday the Seaway Heavy Lifting crane vessel ‘Stanislav Yudin’, and is continuing approximately 10 miles off the […]

  • Danish Hydrogen Island Could Be First of Its Kind – Video

    26 May 2022
    Technology

    Danish engineering and consultancy company that recently decided not to take on any new oil and gas projects, COWI, is a partner on Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ (CIP) Hydrogen Island project, announced earlier this month. Together with Danish architectural firm Arkitema, COWI will assist CIP in making this novel concept come to life, the company said. […]

  • Vestas 15 MW Prototype Turbine Produces First Power

    30 December 2022
    R&D

    Vestas’ V236-15.0 MW prototype wind turbine has produced its first kWh after being fully assembled at the Østerild National test centre for large wind turbines in Western Jutland, Denmark. The wind turbine prototype will now undergo an extensive test and verification programme to ensure reliability before full-type certification and serial production begins. The prototype development […]

  • UK: Mabey Bridge Secures First Offshore Renewables Contract

    7 March 2012

    Mabey Bridge – which opened its £38m wind turbine tower factory in May 2011 – has sealed its first offshore renewables contract. The deal – with Fugro Seacore – will see a 46m-long, 2.5m-diameter, 170-tonne monopile manufactured and delivered to E.ON. It will to be used as the foundation for a met mast for the […]

  • UK’s First Offshore Wind Robotics Centre Breaks Ground

    4 February 2022
    R&D, Technology

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s Centre in Blyth, North East England, has simultaneously broken ground on a multimillion-pound offshore wind robotics centre and a manufacturing cell that will be used to research next-generation wind turbine blades. UK government’s Getting Building Fund will finance the offshore robotics centre with a total of GBP 3 million […]

  • First Steel Cut for Gode Wind 3 Offshore Substation

    10 November 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and Atlantique Offshore Energy, a subsidiary of Chantiers de l’Atlantique, have held a steel cutting ceremony for the Gode Wind 3 offshore substation in Saint-Nazaire, France. Back in February, Ørsted placed an order at Atlantique Offshore Energy for the full engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning of the substation, including the topside and the modular […]

  • World’s First Floating Wind Turbine Finds New Calling

    8 January 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D

    Equinor has entered into an agreement with Unitech Offshore for the takeover of its Hywind Demo floating wind turbine in Norway. The turbine will be renamed to UNITECH Zefyros at Hywind Technology from 1 February and will be used as an infrastructure for research and technology projects in Metcentre at Karmøy. In its next phase, the floating turbine will […]

  • US takes first step in offshore wind farm development

    28 June 2010
    Business & Finance, R&D

    The oil spill is not just a national disaster, it is also a sign that the US and rest of the world needs to end their dependence on fossil… Jasmine Greene (care2) [mappress] Source: care2, June 28, 2010;

  • GICON Is Present at First Permanent Offshore Wind Exhibition in Germany

    7 May 2013

    On 24 April 2013, as part of the Future Technologies Conference “Wind & Maritim 2013”, the Offshore Infocenter Rostock (OIR) was officially inaugurated.  GICON is supporting the exhibition with the permanent loan of a model of the GICON Floating Offshore Foundation (GICON – SOF) for offshore wind turbines, currently in development by GICON and which […]

  • Ventyr Awards Substation Contract for Norway’s First Commercial Offshore Wind Farm

    19 June 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    Ventyr, a consortium consisting of Parkwind and Ingka Investments, has awarded Worley Rosenberg a preferred contractor agreement for the development of the offshore substation of the Sørlige Nordsjø II (Southern North Sea II) offshore wind farm in Norway. In addition to the preferred contractor agreement, Worley Rosenberg also signed an early works agreement for design […]

  • Norwind Offshore Inks CSOV Agreement with Wind Multiplikator

    4 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    The German subsidiary of Denmark’s Semco Maritime, Wind Multiplikator, has signed a long-term charter agreement with Norwind Offshore to deploy a Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) on the Global Tech I offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The vessel Norwind Maestro is scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2026, with a […]

  • First Subsea to Protect Hollandse Kust (zuid) Grid Link

    28 November 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Van Oord-Cablel Hellenic Cables consortium has awarded First Subsea with a contract to supply a cable protection system (CPS) for the Hollandse Kust (zuid) export cables, and a cross over protection for TenneT’s Net op zee Hollandse Kust (zuid). Under the contract, First Subsea will engineer, test, and supply a CPS for the protection of […]

  • First Mediterranean Offshore Wind Farm Up and Running in Italy

    22 April 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    The first offshore wind farm built in Italy – and the first such project in the Mediterranean – has been completed, commissioned and inaugurated in Taranto. The developer Renexia and its partners yesterday (21 April) held a ceremony in the Port of Taranto to celebrate the commissioning and inauguration of the 30 MW Beleolico offshore […]

  • Germany: First 10 m Pipe Produced at EEW SPC

    21 June 2013
    Technology

    EEW SPC produced the first pipe with a 10 m diameter from one plate in June 2013. The new Haeusler bending machine in the Rostock plant has only been installed recently. A cylindrical pipe section with a diameter of 10 m has now been successfully produced from one plate of 31.4 m long, 3 m […]

  • Taiwan’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Delivers First Power

    21 April 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has achieved successful delivery of first power from the 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 & 2a wind farm offshore Taiwan. According to Ørsted, the first power was delivered as scheduled with the installation and energisation of the first batch of offshore wind turbines which were transported from the Port of Taichung to the site. […]

  • CTGNE Yangjiang Shapa Phase 1 Delivers First Power

    29 November 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    The 300MW CTGNE Yangjiang Shapa Phase 1 wind farm has started delivering electricity after the first wind turbines were connected to the Chinese grid, China Three Gorges said. CTGNE Yangjiang Shapa Phase 1 comprises 55 5.5MW wind turbines and is the Three Gorges Group’s first wind project off the Guangdong Province. The wind farm is […]