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  • World’s First Offshore Vessel Charging Project Expands to SOVs and PSVs

    6 October 2022
    Technology, Vessels

    MJR Power and Automation, a UK company which will soon install charging points for electric crew transfer vessels (CTVs) on the Lynn and Inner Dowsing offshore wind farms, has been awarded a second round of government funding for development of its technology to connect and charge Service Operation Vessels (SOVs), Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs), and […]

  • Six UK Offshore Wind Projects Pass First CfD Milestone

    6 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Six offshore wind projects under development in the UK, with a total installed capacity 5.5 GW, have passed their Milestone Requirement (MR), Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) reported. The MR is the first significant milestone for projects awarded Contracts for Difference (CfDs), as it requires developers to demonstrate their commitment to delivering the project. The […]

  • USA: DOI Announces First Offshore Renewable Energy Lease Sale

    5 June 2013
    Authorities

    As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to continue to expand domestic energy production, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Tommy P. Beaudreau yesterday announced that BOEM will hold the first-ever competitive lease sale for renewable energy on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The […]

  • Two Jackup Vessels for the First Time With Voith Schneider Propeller (U.A.E)

    1 September 2010
    R&D, Technology

    Wind energy plants are increasingly built offshore. Their installation is carried out by giant special vessels. During the second and third quarter of 2012, two such jackup vessels will be launched in Dubai. They will be the first vessels of this kind fitted with three Voith Schneider Propellers (VSP) each. Approximately 131 meters in length, […]

  • Scottish Floating Wind Farm Clears First Step for Onshore Infrastructure

    26 January 2023
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The Highland Council has granted Planning Permission in Principle for the onshore infrastructure of the 100 MW Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm (PFOWF) in Scotland. The developer, Highland Wind Limited, majority owned by a fund managed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) with Hexicon AB as a minority shareholder, submitted the onshore planning application to the […]

  • DONG Opens Borkum Riffgrund 1, Its First German OWF

    9 October 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy, the LEGO Group and William Demant are celebrating the inauguration of the Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm today, in the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Joachim of Denmark who officially opened the wind farm. With a nominal power per turbine of 4.0 MW, the 78 wind turbines will produce enough environmentally friendly […]

  • Iberdrola Expects Saint-Brieuc Construction Permit in First Half of 2017

    22 February 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Spanish energy company Iberdrola expects to receive a construction permit for the 500MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind project by 30 June, 2017.

  • Europe connects 118 offshore wind turbines in first half 2010

    12 August 2010
    Operations & Maintenance

    New offshore wind turbines total 333 MW, well over half the 577 MW installed offshore last year, continuing growth in offshore wind power… by KRemington (windpowerengineering) [mappress] Source: windpowerengineering, August 12, 2010;

  • Department of Interior Initiates Offer For First Commercial Wind Lease (USA)

    30 March 2011

    Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Michael… (professionalmariner) [mappress]   Source: professionalmariner , March 30, 2011

  • First Hohe See TPs Start Arriving at SIF Terminal Maasvlakte

    7 March 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Manora Logistics has started transporting the transition pieces for the 497MW Hohe See offshore wind farm from Antwerp, Belgium, to SIF’s terminal at Maasvlakte, the Netherlands.

  • PGE Baltica Secures First Polish Offshore Lease Area Permit

    11 January 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    PGE Baltica 4 has received the most points in the procedure regarding the location permit for the offshore wind farms for area 43.E.1 in the Baltic Sea off the Polish coast. Other applicants who also qualified for the Phase 2 site auction included EDF Renewable Offshore Polska I, who were the runners-up, followed by Cormano […]

  • Italy Approves Fixed Price Tariff for First Offshore Wind Project

    28 December 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Italy’s renewable energy agency Gestore dei Servizi Energetici (GSE) has awarded a 30MW near shore wind project off Taranto with a 25-year fixed price tariff. Belenergia S.A., the developer of the Beleolico 30MW offshore wind farm, secured the tariff at a maximum price of EUR 161.7/MWh, a 2% decrease compared to the starting price of EUR165/MWh set out in the June 2016 auction. […]

  • Dutch Govt to Launch First Subsidy-Free Tender on 15 December

    18 October 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs has published the Ministerial Order for permitting offshore wind energy for the Hollandse Kust (zuid) sites I and II, stating that the application period will start on 15 December and close on 21 December 2017.

  • Gael Force Wins First Contract for New Mooring Device (UK)

    6 September 2011

    Specialist in marine engineering, equipment and aquaculture, Gael Force Group, has launched its innovative SeaLimpet floating gravity-based… (middleeastevents) [mappress] Source: middleeastevents, September 06, 2011

  • Japan’s First Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind Farm Starts Delivering

    22 December 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    The 20 Vestas V117-4.2 MW wind turbines installed off Noshiro Port as part of the 140 MW Akita Noshiro offshore wind project have been put into operation, Akita Offshore Wind Corporation (AOW) said. ”We are pleased to announce that we started commercial operation based on the feed-in tariff program for renewable energy at the Noshiro […]

  • 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 […]

  • Danish Export Credit Agency Backs Iberdrola’s UK Offshore Wind Farm with GBP 500M Guarantee

    7 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) is providing a GBP 500 million (approximately EUR 576 million) finance guarantee to support the development of ScottishPower Renewables’ East Anglia Three offshore wind farm in the UK. EIFO was invited exclusively by Iberdrola to participate in the offshore wind farm’s GBP 3.6 billion non-recourse project financing, […]

  • Sleipnir Installs Jacket Foundation for East Anglia Three Offshore Substation

    18 August 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors’ semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Sleipnir has completed the installation of the pin piles and jacket foundation for the East Anglia Three offshore substation at the offshore wind farm’s site in the UK. According to a weekly notice of operations from the developer, ScottishPower Renewables, issued on 11 August, Sleipnir arrived at the East Anglia Three […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • James Fisher Subsea Excavation Carries Out First Contract in Taiwan (VIDEO)

    7 November 2017
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    James Fisher’s mass/controlled flow excavation (M/CFE) company James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) has completed its first project in Taiwan by deploying the Twin R2000 tool to de-bury and retrench a cable for maintenance at the Formosa 1 offshore wind farm.

  • British Wind Farms Outstrip Gas-Fired Electricity Generation for the First Time

    12 May 2023
    Transition

    Wind farms in Britain generated more electricity than gas-fired power stations for the first time in the first quarter of 2023. Offshore and onshore wind turbines supplied 32.4 per cent of electricity while gas-fired power stations delivered 31.7 per cent during the first three months of this year.  This is according to findings released ahead […]