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  • 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 […]

  • 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;

  • 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 […]

  • Japanese Company Takes Part in Spain’s Floating Wind Demonstration Project

    25 June 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Floating Wind, Research & Development

    Japan’s Electric Power Development, also known as J-Power, has joined the WHEEL floating offshore wind demonstration project in Spain. The WHEEL demonstration project is led by the Madrid-headquartered company Esteyco. WHEEL will feature one turbine installed three kilometres off the eastern coast of Gran Canaria, Spain. Through this project, J-Power aims to acquire knowledge in […]

  • First Turbine Stands at Taiwan’s Hai Long 2A Offshore Wind Farm

    21 April 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first Siemens Gamesa 14-222 DD turbine has been installed at the Hai Long 2A offshore wind farm in Taiwan, which is being developed by a joint venture between Northland Power, Mitsui & Co., and Gentari. The Hai Long project comprises two offshore wind farms, the 518 MW Hai Long 2 and the 504 MW […]

  • First Hornsea 3 Offshore Converter Station En Route to Europe

    7 April 2025
    Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first of two offshore converter station topsides, planned to be installed at the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK, is on its way to Europe following the sailway from Map Ta Phut, Thailand. The topside, completed by Ørsted’s Thailand-based team in partnership with Aibel and Hitachi Energy, is now on a 55-day […]

  • First Siemens Gamesa Turbine Up at Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier Offshore Wind Farm in France

    12 May 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first of 61 Siemens Gamesa turbines has been installed at the 488 MW Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier offshore wind farm site in France. The first Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbine was installed by Jan De Nul’s jack-up vessel Vole au Vent at the site located 11.7 kilometres from the island of Yeu and […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • All Turbines Up at Trianel Windpark Borkum’s First Phase

    3 June 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    All 40 wind turbines of the first phase of Trianel Windpark Borkum (formerly known as  Borkum West II) offshore wind farm are now installed. MPI Adventure jack-up vessel has been working for eleven months to install forty Areva M5000-116 wind turbines, with a total capacity of 200 MW. “Now, the only thing missing is the […]

  • BOEMRE Gets First Application for Ocean Current Testing (USA)

    24 May 2011
    Authorities

    The Interior Department today said it is beginning an environmental review for a first-ever leasing proposal to turn ocean currents… (nytimes) [mappress] Source: nytimes, May 24, 2011;

  • First Minister’s Statement on Renewable Energy Development in Wales (UK)

    20 June 2011
    Authorities

    First Minister Carwyn Jones has said he will not support the construction of large pylons in Montgomeryshire and has told his ministers to… [mappress] Source: newswales, June 20, 2011;

  • Massachusetts Could Host First Offshore Wind Farm (USA)

    22 November 2010

    Massachusetts could soon be home to the nation’s first offshore wind farm – and state officials are hoping to use the Cape Wind project to… (bostonherald) [mappress] Source: bostonherald, November 22, 2010;

  • First Minister Backs Offshore Wind Farm Development (Scotland)

    12 August 2011
    Authorities

    First Minister Alex Salmond was in Fraserburgh to discuss plans for an offshore windfarm which is helping Scotland meet its renewable…   (stv) [mappress] Source: stv, August 12, 2011

  • UK: Teesside Offshore Wind Farm Generates First Power

    29 April 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    The North East’s first large scale offshore wind farm has now started to produce electricity as work continues towards completion of the project. The first three wind turbine generators at the EDF Energy Renewables Teesside offshore wind farm have now been fully commissioned and are supplying electricity to the National Grid. When complete the 27 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Zèfir Project Wins First Prize in Sustainability Category (Spain)

    2 November 2011
    R&D

    The piece of work “Zèfir: in search of deep water offshore wind energy”, carried out by students from the Cor de Maria school in Valls, has been awarded the first prize in the Sustainability category. Over 12,000 people of all ages took part in the 12th edition of the science competition “Ciencia en Acción”, which […]

  • 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 […]

  • World’s First Community-Owned Tidal Turbine Produces Power

    21 May 2014
    Authorities, R&D, Technology

    The world’s first community-owned tidal power turbine in Scotland has started exporting electricity to the local grid, Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has revealed. The turbine will power up to 30 homes, a locally owned ice plant and Cullivoe Harbour Industrial Estate on North Yell, Shetland. The turbine sits on the seabed at a depth of […]

  • Burbo Bank 2 to Feature First “Made in UK” Blades

    22 July 2016

    The first six 80-metre long blades for the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension project that yesterday arrived at MHI Vestas’ pre-assembly facility in Belfast, Northern Ireland, will be the first locally built blades to be installed at a UK offshore wind farm. The blades for the V164-8.0 MW turbines were designed, tested and manufactured at the […]

  • First Turbine Stands at Moray East Offshore Wind Farm

    18 January 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The first of the 100 MHI Vestas V164-9.5MW wind turbines has been installed at the Moray East wind farm offshore Scotland. The installation of the wind turbines is being undertaken by MHI Vestas, using Global Energy’s facility at the Port of Nigg in North East Scotland as the onshore pre-assembly port. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up […]

  • OutSmart to Open First German Offshore Wind Operations Centre

    7 June 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    OutSmart opens the first offshore wind Operations Centre for the German market in Emden at the end of this year. The operations centre will be manned 24/7 to operate offshore wind farms in the German North Sea and coordinate all maintenance and logistic activities. Launching customer is Trianel for wind farm Borkum West II that […]

  • First Vineyard Wind 1 Transition Piece Rolls Out

    5 December 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The first of the 62 transition pieces to be built for Vineyard Wind 1, the first commercial-scale offshore wind project in the United States, has been transferred on 2 December from the Windar Renovables’ offshore facilities (Tadarsa Eólica 4) to the Port of Avilés, Spain. In 2019, Windar Renovables won a contract to manufacture, certify, […]

  • First Giant Haliade-X 12MW Blade Rolls Out

    21 June 2019
    Ports & Logistics

    LM Wind Power has rolled out the first blade for GE’s Haliade-X 12MW offshore wind turbine at its factory in Cherbourg, France. According to the company, the 107m long blade, the world’s largest, has made its first trip outside the factory. Final preparations for the shipment of the LM 107.0 P blade to Maasvlakte-Rotterdam in the Netherlands are now […]