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  • California Steps Closer to First Offshore Wind Lease Auction

    19 October 2018
    Authorities

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a Call for Information and Nominations to identify companies interested in commercial wind energy leases within three proposed areas off central and northern California on Friday.

  • First US Floating Wind Farm Step Closer to Reality

    3 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    A consortium comprising Principle Power, EDPR Offshore North America, Aker Solutions, H. T. Harvey & Associates and Herrera Environmental Consultants has been selected to enter into a public-private partnership with Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA) to develop a floating wind project offshore Humboldt County in Northern California, US

  • Nissum Bredning First to Use Siemens SF6-Free Switchgear

    24 April 2018
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens has supplied four panels of the 8VM1 gas-insulated SF6-free high-voltage switchgear (GIS) to Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy.

  • RWE’s Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Preps for First Turbine Installation

    17 March 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    RWE’s Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK has reached several major milestones in the construction of foundations and onshore and offshore electrical systems and is now preparing for the first turbine installation expected in the coming weeks. Last week, Cadeler’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Wind Peak arrived, ready to transport the first set […]

  • First Turbine Up at CECEP Yangjiang Nanpeng Offshore Wind Project

    11 March 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group (CECEP) has installed the first turbine at its 300MW Yangjiang Nanpeng offshore wind project. The first MySE 5.5-155 turbine was installed on 8 March at the project site some 28km off the coast, Ming Yang Smart Energy reported. The installation of all of the wind farm’s 55 turbines […]

  • Fukushima Floating Wind Farm Uses First Subsea’s Cable Connectors

    14 November 2013
    Grid Connection, Technology

    Cable connectors for the Fukushima floating wind farm project, offshore Japan, are supplied by First Subsea to connect 66kV and 22kV cables to a 2MW wind turbine and floating substation. The facility’s floating 66kV power substation is the first of its kind for the offshore wind energy industry. Three First Subsea cable connectors have been […]

  • First Flight Wind Completes 2nd Round of Working Group Meetings

    18 February 2014
    R&D

    First Flight Wind recently completed its second round of technical working group meetings. These meetings are designed to allow First Flight Wind and stakeholders to discuss issues and exchange information related to the offshore project’s environmental impact. There are six working groups in total. The four most recent meetings were held in January and February […]

  • Bird and Marine Mammal Surveys Underway at First Flight Wind’s Site

    19 May 2014
    Environment, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Natural Power, a renewable energy consultancy headquartered in Scotland, is conducting surveys of birds and marine mammals at the First Flight Wind offshore wind farm site in the Irish Sea. Natural Power’s team of ornithologists and marine mammal observers commenced survey work in July 2013, using a local Kilkeel vessel, the Glenravel. The last from […]

  • SMart Wind Installs First Meteorological Mast in Hornsea Zone (UK)

    26 October 2011

    SMart Wind, the joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures, today announced the successful installation of the first meteorological mast in the 4GW Hornsea Zone. One of nine zones awarded licences by the Crown Estate in 2009 this is the first zone to install a met mast. The meteorological mast uses the […]

  • First Flight Wind Scales Back Its Offshore Wind Project

    17 June 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    First Flight Wind has scaled back its offshore wind project in Northern Ireland, due to concerns related to shipping and commercial fisheries.  First Flight Wind, a consortium comprising B9 Energy, DONG Energy and Renewable Energy Systems Ltd (RES), initially planned to develop a 600MW offshore wind farm in the waters off the coast of County Down, Northern Ireland. […]

  • First Minister of Wales Confirmed as RenewableUK Cymru 2013 Keynote Speaker

    28 March 2013
    Authorities

    The Right Honorable Carwyn Jones AM, First Minister of Wales and Assembly Member for Bridgend has been confirmed as RenewableUK Cymru 2013’s Keynote Speaker. Carwyn Jones will welcome delegates in the Opening Session of the conference on 1 May. Carwyn Jones became First Minister of Wales in December 2009. Following re-election in May 2011, Carwyn […]

  • Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority to Meet for the First Time (USA)

    8 December 2010
    Authorities

    An authority created to promote development of wind power in waters off Virginia is scheduled to meet for the first time. The Virginia… (wavy) [mappress] Source: wavy, December 08, 2010

  • First two transformers delivered to London Array onshore substation (UK)

    31 August 2010
    Operations & Maintenance

    The consortium behind the 1GW London Array project has revealed that the first two transformers have been delivered to the onshore… (newenergyfocus) [mappress] Source: newenergyfocus, August 31, 2010;

  • Vineyard Wind to Feed First Power Into Massachusetts Grid by Year-End

    7 December 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have installed the first five GE Haliade-X turbines at the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project and are preparing to deliver first power from their wind farm to the electric grid in Massachusetts, the US. Once energized in the coming weeks, Vineyard Wind 1, the first large-scale offshore wind project […]

  • ESB to Build First Full Scale Ocean Energy Project (Ireland)

    25 October 2011

      ESB INTERNATIONAL intends to begin building the State’s first full-scale ocean energy project off the west coast early next year… By Lorna Siggins (irishtimes) [mappress] Source: irishtimes, October 25, 2011;

  • Lake Erie becomes host of first offshore wind farm in USA

    7 July 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    Lake Erie is about to join Cape Cod in hosting one of the first offshore wind farms in the United States. For a while now, plans have been… Timon Singh [mappress] Source: inhabitat, July 07, 2010;

  • UK Government Releases Energy Statistics for First Quarter of This Year and 2010

    4 July 2011
    Business & Finance, R&D

    The UK Government’s energy statistics for the first quarter of this year and 2010 paint a mixed picture with renewables output up by 27% but… (energyefficiencynews) [mappress] Source: energyefficiencynews, July 04, 2011;

  • UK: MMO Approves First Wave Energy Converters for Wave Hub

    2 January 2013

    The first wave energy converter (WEC) devices may now by deployed at the Wave Hub test site following approval by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). The MMO has announced it has approved an application from OceanEnergy Ltd to deploy and test an OEB35 OceanEnergy buoy WEC for a period of up to three years. The […]

  • Four States Race to Install First Offshore Wind Turbines in USA

    22 July 2011

    Cape Wind, the offshore wind farm famous for its 10-year fight against Cape Cod’s most prominent NIMBYs, will likely be the first U.S. project in federal waters. But there are three smaller pilot projects slated for state waters off Rhode Island, New Jersey and Ohio that are more likely to settle regulatory, permitting and finance […]

  • Work Starts on First of Six Jones Act CTVs at Florida Shipyard

    23 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Vessels

    St. Johns Ship Building has begun construction on the first in a series of Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) for Rhode Island-based Atlantic Wind Transfers (AWT). The Florida-based shipbuilder held a keel laying ceremony on 8 September, marking the start of construction for the first of six Chartwell-designed aluminum catamarans that AWT will use to service […]

  • 500 MW Fécamp Offshore Wind Farm Produces First Power

    18 July 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The 500 MW Fécamp offshore wind farm in Normandy, France, has started producing the first electricity and feeding it into the grid after the first wind turbine was installed at the beginning of this month. Following the load-out of the first four wind turbines from the port of Cherbourg, DEME Offshore’s Innovation proceeded with the installation of […]

  • First Heli Service Flight Takes Off for Borkum Riffgrund 2

    9 March 2018
    Ports & Logistics

    Heli Service’s first flight for Ørsted’s 450MW Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm departed on 8 March. The first flight left to the jack-up vessel Vole au vent carrying employees of Ørsted and the vessel provider Jan de Nul. Following a tender process in 2017, the two companies signed a contract for the transport of passengers, […]

  • UK: Tidal Transit Wins First Contract for WSV Ginny Louise

    27 February 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    Docking-based Tidal Transit has won its first contract in the offshore servicing industry for its state-of-the-art support vessel Ginny Louise. The contract was signed with Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Ltd, which is developing the 140-turbine Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm off the Suffolk coast. The Ginny Louise arrived in Norfolk waters few weeks ago after […]

  • DEME Installs Vineyard Wind 1 Offshore Substation, First in US

    26 July 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    DEME’s specialised floating installation vessel Orion has installed the offshore substation for the 800 MW Vineyard Wind 1 wind farm, a first in the US, said the Belgium-based company. With a weight of more than 3,500 tonnes, this was the single heaviest lift of the entire construction campaign, according to Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between […]

  • Taiwan’s First Far Offshore and Large-Scale Wind Project Inaugurated

    25 April 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind project was officially inaugurated at an event in the Port of Taichung, Taiwan, on 25 April 2024. With a total installed capacity of 900 MW, the project is in operation and fully connected to the grid, making it the largest in Taiwan and the Asia-Pacific region, said […]

  • UK: RES Engineers Perform First Maintenance on Hornsea Met Mast

    24 May 2012
    Operations & Maintenance

    A team of RES engineers visited the Hornsea Round 3 meteorological mast for maintenance, This is Grimsby news portal reports. Chris Holden, offshore operations manager at RES said that the first visit to the mast is significant because it shows Grimsby’s capability of undertaking O&M activities and potential to build sustainable business in the future. […]