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  • Huisman Muscle for First Japanese-Built Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

    25 October 2016
    Vessels

    Lifting, drilling and subsea solutions provider Huisman has secured a contract  for the delivery of one 800mt pedestal mounted crane (PMC) to be installed on a wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) being built by Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) for Penta-Ocean Construction. The crane will be built at Huisman China, with the delivery planned for April 2018. […]

  • Forewind Announces First Four Dogger Bank Project Boundaries (UK)

    15 November 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    Forewind has announced the project boundaries of the first four offshore wind farm projects to be developed in the Round 3 Dogger Bank Zone. The identification of the boundaries for these four offshore wind farms, two that will connect into the national grid in Yorkshire and two into Teesside, is a significant step towards finalising […]

  • Sinovel Wins Bid for China’s First Marine Wind Power Auction

    22 July 2011

    Sinovel Wind Group plans to move its wind power packaging and transportation base from Changxing Island Industrial Park in Dalian city, Liaoning province, to Sheyang Port District in Yancheng city, Jiangsu province, reports yicai.com, citing a company filing. The move comes after the Beijing-based wind turbine producer won contracts for 600,000 kilowatts in the coastal […]

  • Germany: First Tripod Foundations Head to Global Tech I Site

    17 September 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    The first three tripod foundations for the offshore wind farm Global Tech I have been shipped with the INNOVATION heavy-lift jack-up vessel from Bremerhaven to the construction area. This will start the construction of the wind farm, which is located 180 kilometers north-west off Bremerhaven in the North Sea. The wind farm will contain 80 […]

  • US Proposes First Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Lease Sale

    22 February 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The US Department of the Interior has proposed the first-ever offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico. The Proposed Sale Notice (PSN) includes a 102,480-acre area offshore Lake Charles, Louisiana, and two areas offshore Galveston, Texas, one comprising 102,480 acres and the other comprising 96,786 acres. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) […]

  • Canada: First Subsea Cable Installed at FORCE’s Tidal Energy Site

    18 December 2013
    Environment, Grid Connection

    After months of planning, mobilization and trials, the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) has successfully installed a data cable designed to connect to a recoverable underwater research platform – the first subsea cable ever installed in the Minas Passage. “Today proves that we can be successful in the world’s highest tides,” said Tony […]

  • Race Bank Powers UK’s First Offshore Wind Corporate PPA

    28 February 2019
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has signed a long-term agreement with Northumbrian Water that will see the water company take almost a third of its renewable energy demand from Race Bank offshore wind farm. The 10-year deal is the first Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) of its kind in the UK and is an expansion of a renewable electricity supply […]

  • Drydocks World Cuts First Steel for Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Substations

    18 April 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Drydocks World has hosted a steel-cutting ceremony to mark the official start of work on the Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind platforms project. The steel cutting ceremony for the Norfolk Vanguard West and East HVDC Platforms was held at Drydocks World’s yard in Dubai and included the joint venture partner for the project, Aker Solutions, the […]

  • Eco Wave Power Tests First Wave Energy Models (Ukraine)

    3 January 2012

    Eco Wave Power has completed the construction and testing phase of its first sea wave energy generation models the “Wave Clapper”, and the “Power Wing”. The testing took place in the wave pool of the Hydro-Mechanical National Institute of Kiev. The “wave pool”, 2.5 meters depth, and 18 meters length, provided Eco Wave Power with […]

  • Jan De Nul Installs First Kriegers Flak Substation Foundation

    19 February 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul has installed the first of the two gravity-based foundations that will support the offshore substations on the 605MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Danish Baltic Sea.

  • Huisman to Deliver Cranes for Taiwan’s First Offshore Wind Installation Vessel

    2 July 2020
    Vessels

    Huisman has secured a contract by CSBC Corporation to deliver a 4,000mt Offshore Mast Crane (OMC) for Green Jade, the first Taiwan-built floating heavy-lift offshore wind installation vessel. The crane will be built at Huisman’s production facility in China and is scheduled for delivery in 2022 when the CSBC-DEME Wind Energy (CDWE) joint venture will […]

  • DNV GL to Work on China’s First HVDC Offshore Wind Substation

    30 August 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Huadong Engineering Corporation, which plans to set up a 1.1GW wind farm off China’s Jiangsu Province, has contracted DNV GL to support feasibility studies for the project’s HVDC offshore substation, first of its kind in China.

  • First Davi Iroll on Ipad to Build Offshore Wind Mills (Italy)

    7 February 2012

    “After having purchased DAVI 4 roll in 1999 and in 2001, and having stepped into the heavy duty Offshore Wind market with a 3.600 x 125 mm (12ft x 5”) – says Orazio Davi, president of Davi-Promau –, the largest manufacturer of Offshore wind towers in Northern Europe has ordered a new DAVI heavy 4 […]

  • EnBW First to Select Vestas 15 MW Offshore Wind Turbine

    9 July 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    EnBW has pre-selected Vestas to supply its V236-15.0 MW offshore turbines for the 900 MW He Dreiht project in the German North Sea. Depending on a firm and unconditional order eventually being signed, this will mark the world’s first commercial deployment of the new V236-15.0 MW offshore turbine, Vestas said. This means that this highly […]

  • Van Stee Offshore Orders First Damen Multibuster 8020 at OEEC

    30 November 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    At the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2022, Kommer Damen, Chairman of Damen Shipyards Group, and Arjan van Stee of Van Stee Offshore have signed a contract for the delivery of an 80-metre Multibuster 8020 ultra-shallow draught, multi-purpose workboat. To be delivered next year, Van Stee’s Multibuster 8020 is the first of a new class […]

  • Osiris Marine Completes World’s First Commercial Nitrox Diver Training Course

    8 April 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    Osiris Marine Services, a division of James Fisher and Sons plc, has completed the world’s first commercial Nitrox diver training at The Underwater Centre, Fort William. As the first commercial diving company to undertake this course, Osiris continues to demonstrate its commitment to health and safety. The course, written by The Underwater Centre with consultant […]

  • First Minister Alex Salmond Reinforces 100 pct Renewable Targets (UK)

    18 May 2011
    Authorities

    First Minister Alex Salmond has pledged to move ‘still faster and further’ to fulfil the Scottish government’s target of…   (newenergyworldnetwork) [mappress] Source: newenergyworldnetwork, May 18, 2011;

  • First Turbine Stands at Greater Changhua 1 & 2a Offshore Wind Farm

    1 April 2022
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The first of the 111 Siemens Gamesa SG 8.0-167DD wind turbines has been installed at the 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 & 2a wind farm project offshore Taiwan. The first batch of turbine components was transported from the Port of Taichung, and the first turbine was installed at the site by Seajack Scylla, a wind […]

  • First Power Flows Between Denmark and Germany Through Kriegers Flak CGS

    7 July 2020
    Grid Connection

    Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution (CGS) has transmitted the first power between Denmark and Germany. The high-voltage cable system connects the Danish region of Zealand with the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania via the 605 MW Kriegers Flak and 288 MW Baltic 2 offshore wind farms. It is the world’s first offshore interconnector using the national […]

  • UK: Rolls-Royce Delivers First TT-PM, Suitable for Offshore Vessels

    6 September 2012
    Technology

    Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has today announced the first delivery of its newly-developed permanent magnet tunnel thruster (TT-PM) to Norwegian company Olympic Shipping, who will operate the thruster on their vessel Olympic Octopus. The TT-PM offers numerous advantages over traditional tunnel thrusters, including an increase in power output of around 25% from the […]

  • Denmark: Sea Consult Takes Delivery of Its First Damen Twin Axe

    30 July 2013

    Danish company Sea Consult ApS has taken delivery of its first Damen Twin Axe as the company prepares to enter the offshore wind market. Based in Marstal, Sea Consult is a new customer to Damen and this will be the first Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2610 to be operated by a Danish company. The vessel […]

  • Thin Red Line Aerospace Completes First Subsea ‘Energy Bag’ (Canada)

    4 May 2011

    Canadian firm Thin Red Line Aerospace has completed the first structure specifically designed and built for undersea compressed air energy storage (CAES). The structure, also referred to as an “Energy Bag”, is to be anchored to the seabed off the coast of Scotland next month as part of a major renewable energy research project conceived […]

  • Haizea Wind Delivers First of Its Share of Borssele 1+2 Towers

    18 May 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Haizea Wind Group has delivered the first batch of wind turbine towers produced at its facility in Spain for the Dutch Borssele 1+2 offshore wind farm. The company dispatched the tower sections from Bilbao around 13 May. The first shipment contained three bottom sections, three middle sections and two top sections, loaded onto the Rotra […]

  • Flanders Maritime Cluster Hosts First “Belgian Offshore Wind Suppliers” Event

    25 March 2013

    On the 19th of March, Flanders Maritime Cluster organised the first edition of “Belgian Offshore Wind Suppliers”. The goal of this B2B event was to enhance the connection between the offshore wind companies and the more traditional local businesses. The plenary sessions by Kristof Verlinden (Production Manager Belwind) and Benjamin Colbrandt (Operations Manager C-Power) outlined […]

  • Ireland to Grant First Offshore Wind Consents Under New Regime This Year

    19 January 2022
    Authorities

    Irish Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan TD, has launched consultation on important aspects of the new Maritime Area Consent (MAC) regime for the first phase of offshore wind projects to be granted consent, which is expected for the second half of this year. “As Minister for the Environment, I will have […]

  • First Turbine Up at Scotland’s Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm

    21 July 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The first of the 54 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines which will make up the Scottish 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm is now installed, the joint venture between EDF Renewables and ESB said on 21 July. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s vessel Blue Tern loaded components of four turbines at the project’s marshalling […]