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  • First Blyth Gravity-Based Foundation Installed, Second Up Next

    31 July 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The first gravity-based foundation (GBF) built for the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Project has been installed onto the seabed. The second of the total of five GBFs has also arrived at the site and is ready to be installed.

  • MingYang to Install First Floating Wind Turbine in China Next Year

    17 July 2020
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    MingYang Smart Energy will install the first floating wind turbine off the coast of Yangjiang City in Guangdong Province, China, in 2021. The turbine will have a rated output of 5.5 MW. MingYang has completed the integrated load simulation calculation, and is currently carrying out R&D work on the prototype. The news follows the floating […]

  • Germany’s First North Sea Commercial OWF Celebrates Fifth Birthday

    27 August 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    BARD Offshore 1, the first commercial offshore wind farm in Germany, marked five years of service on 26 August.

  • Alstom’s 6MW Haliade Offshore Wind Turbine Produces First kWh

    25 September 2014
    Grid Connection, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    On September 19th, Alstom’s next-generation Haliade™ 150-6MW offshore wind turbine, installed just off the Ostend coast at Belgium’s Belwind facility, produced its very first kWh. The assembly and the tests conducted have so far helped to optimise the turbine’s installation and commissioning procedures at sea. Tests will continue in order to confirm how the machine […]

  • EEW OSB Produces First Borssele 1&2 Transition Piece

    28 May 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    EEW Offshore Structures Britain has produced the first transition piece for the Borssele 1&2 offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The Teesside-based company rolled out the first of 35 transition pieces destined for Ørsted’s Borssele 1&2 project at the beginning of April. EEW SPC, the parent company of EEW OSB, is in charge of manufacturing 47 monopiles […]

  • First Hai Long Offshore Substation Sets Sail for Taiwan Strait

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

    The first of two offshore substations built for the Hai Long 2 and Hai Long 3 offshore wind projects has set sail from Vung Tau, Vietnam, and is en route to the Taiwan Strait. A consortium comprising Semco Maritime and PTSC Mechanical & Construction (PTSC M&C) is responsible for delivering the two offshore substations for […]

  • First Nacelles for Nordsee Ost Wind Turbines Delivered to Base Port

    24 February 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    The first three nacelles for wind turbines to be installed at the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm site were delivered to the base port in Bremerhaven on February 20. Once delivered, a specialized crane with a lifting capacity of 750 tons unloaded the nacelles in the Labrador harbor. After that, the nacelles were transported to […]

  • Date Set for Taiwan’s First Offshore Wind Supply Chain Conference

    30 December 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Asia Wind Energy Association and the World Forum Offshore Wind (WFO) are organizing the first offshore wind supply chain conference in Taiwan. The 1st Annual Asia Offshore Wind Supply Chain Conference will be held on 4 March 2020 in Kaohsiung. The event is the first conference in Asia-Pacific dedicated to the supply chain development […]

  • UK Wind Notches First Monthly Output Win over Coal

    16 May 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    The National Grid statistics have shown that wind generated more electricity in the UK than coal over the course of an entire month for the first time this April, RenewableUK reports.  In April 2016, wind generated 2,290 gigawatt hours (GWh) in the UK, while coal generated 1,755GWh, according to the official statistics. RenewableUK’s Deputy Chief […]

  • Montrose Port and NorSea (UK) Complete Their First Offshore Wind Project

    22 August 2017

    In association with NorSea Group (UK) Ltd., Montrose Port Authority, a support and service hub for the energy sector, has participated in the Hywind Scotland offshore wind project in the North Sea, the companies’ first in this sector.

  • Dajin Ships First Batch of Wind Turbine Towers for Moray West

    3 April 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Dajin Heavy Industry has sent off the first batch of three wind turbine towers for the Moray West offshore wind farm, the company said on 3 April via social media. According to Dajin Heavy Industry, the company is the first Chinese supplier to deliver towers for 14 MW offshore wind turbines to the European wind […]

  • DEME’s First SOV All Set for Belgian Offshore Wind Farms

    28 June 2021
    Vessels

    After taking the delivery of its first-ever service operations vessel (SOV) earlier this month, DEME has officially named Groenewind, which is now ready to start working at the Rentel and SeaMade offshore wind farms in Belgium. DEME held the naming ceremony on 25 June, with the Belgian Federal Minister of Energy, Tinne Van der Straeten […]

  • Hardware for First Mediterranean Offshore Wind Farm Starts Arriving in Italy

    20 August 2021
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The first shipment of monopiles for the 30 MW Taranto offshore wind farm has arrived at the Port of Taranto in Italy. The ten-turbine project will, once completed, be the first offshore wind farm built in the Mediterranean. The wind farm’s monopiles were manufactured by Spain’s Haizea Wind Group. The installation of the foundations at […]

  • First Permanent Offshore Wind Exhibition in Germany Opened on Historic Ship

    25 April 2013

    Official opening of the Offshore Infocenter Rostock (OIR) was held as a part of the dinner reception of the “Wind & Maritim 2013” on Tuesday, 24th April, in front of 150 invited guests from politics and the industry. This is currently the first permanent exhibition in Germany about offshore wind, set up on a historic […]

  • Shell Takes Full Ownership of First Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

    30 March 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Shell has agreed to take over Vattenfall’s share in NoordzeeWind, the owner and operator of the 108 MW Egmond aan Zee offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. The deal follows a successful collaboration of more than twenty years between the two companies to build and operate the first commercial offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. […]

  • First Turbine Up at 704 MW Revolution Wind Project in US

    4 September 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first of the 65 Siemens Gamesa SG 11.0-200 DD wind turbines has been installed at Ørsted’s 704 MW Revolution Wind offshore wind farm in the US. The Revolution Wind offshore wind farm will utilise 65 Siemens Gamesa turbines, the same 11 MW turbine model used at the recently completed South Fork Wind. Once in operation, the […]

  • First Vestas Offshore Wind Turbines on Their Way to Changfang & Xidao Site

    7 July 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The installation vessel Bold Tern has left the Port of Taichung in Taiwan loaded with the first sets of turbines for the Changfang & Xidao offshore wind project, according to an update the vessel owner Fred. Olsen Windcarrier posted on social media. The vessel arrived in Taiwan last month, after undergoing an upgrade at Keppel FELS yard […]

  • First Floating Foundation for Kincardine 9.6 MW Turbines Arrives in Rotterdam

    15 October 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    First foundation for the Kincardine project, the world’s largest floating wind farm, has arrived in Rotterdam, from where the floating wind turbines will be installed off Scotland. The foundation was transported from the fabrication yard in Spain to Rotterdam on board Boskalis’ semi-submersible barge Fjord, towed by the oceangoing tug Seraya. Boskalis, which has been […]

  • UK Backs World’s First Remotely Operated Offshore Rescue Service

    26 May 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The UK government has awarded Edinburgh-based company Offshore Survival Systems with funding to develop a first of its kind remotely operated offshore search and rescue service. The service involves using a network of semi-autonomous unmanned rescue vessels (URVs) for search and rescue at sea and will be aimed primarily at supporting UK workers in the […]

  • World’s First Offshore Wind Farm Disappears from Horizon (Video)

    6 September 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has completed the decommissioning of the world’s first offshore wind farm, the 4.95MW Vindeby built in the Danish Baltic Sea near the island of Lolland in 1991.

  • US Gets Its First Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind Farm

    15 March 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Construction has been completed and all twelve wind turbines have been powered up at the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the US, the 132 MW South Fork Wind. The project has started delivering power to Long Island and the Rockaways, offshore New York, with commissioning in its final stage. “When I broke ground on […]

  • First U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Attracts Big League Investors

    11 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    GE Energy Financial Services, a GE unit, and Citi, a multinational investment banking and financial services corporation, have announced the closing of tax equity financing on Deepwater Wind’s Block Island Wind Farm, the first offshore wind farm in the United States. ”An innovative project takes thoughtful and hard-working partners to navigate all of the ‘first mover’ considerations. We couldn’t […]

  • World’s First Floating Wind Farm Back in Action After Maintenance

    9 October 2024
    Floating Wind, Operations & Maintenance

    A heavy maintenance campaign has been completed on Hywind Scotland, the world’s first commercial-scale floating wind farm, with all five turbines now connected. From operational data, it was previously determined that a heavy maintenance campaign for the wind farm’s five turbines was required. To complete the campaign, the Siemens Gamesa turbines were towed to Wergeland […]

  • India Set to Install First Offshore Wind LiDAR off Gujarat

    18 January 2017
    R&D

    India’s offshore wind development will kick off in Gujarat, as the first LiDAR that will monitor wind conditions at sea is expected to be installed by the end of this month off the coast of the country’s westernmost state.

  • Siemens Signs Its First Deal for Dutch Offshore Wind Project

    15 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Gemini consortium signed all construction, operations and financing contracts yesterday with a total construction budget of nearly EUR 3 billion. For Siemens this is the first order for an offshore wind power plant in Dutch waters. For the Gemini project, Siemens will deliver 150 wind turbines with a capacity of 4 megawatts (MW) and […]

  • Happy Star Brings First Deutsche Bucht TPs to Cuxhaven Port

    16 July 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    BigLift’s cargo ship Happy Star brought the first eleven transition pieces for the Deutsche Bucht (DeBu) offshore wind farm to the Cuxhaven port in Germany on 14 July, after loading them three days earlier in the Port of Avilés, Asturias, Spain.