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  • John Laing Makes First Offshore Wind Investment by Buying into Nordergründe OWF

    19 August 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    John Laing Group, a London-based international originator, investor and manager of infrastructure projects, has acquired a 30% stake in the 110.7MW Nordergründe offshore wind farm, which saw its first turbine going up on Tuesday. The Nordergründe project is John Laing’s second German wind investment and its first investment in offshore wind. Ross McArthur, Managing Director […]

  • Borkum Riffgrund 1 First German Offshore Wind Farm Balancing Grid

    20 May 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    As of this month, Ørsted’s Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm has been providing system-stabilising balancing power for the German power grid, making it the country’s first offshore wind farm taking up this task. Bringing the electricity from Borkum Riffgrund 1 as balancing energy for the German electricity grid was implemented by Energy2market and Ørsted. […]

  • GE Haliade-X for First Large-Scale US Offshore Wind Farm

    2 December 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind has selected GE Renewable Energy as the preferred turbine supplier for the first U.S. large-scale offshore wind project. Vineyard Wind 1 will feature the GE Haliade-X units, the most powerful offshore wind turbine in operation to date. As a part of reaching this milestone, the developer has also decided to temporarily withdraw its Construction […]

  • MingYang Gets First Offshore Wind Turbine Order from Northeast China

    1 December 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    MingYang Smart Energy has received an order from China Datang Corporation to supply the turbines for the 100 MW Zhuanghe offshore wind project in China. MingYang will deliver the 19 MySE5.2-166 turbines in April 2021 for the project located off the coast of Dalian City. The order is said to represent MingYang’s first offshore order in […]

  • Bureau Veritas Classes World’s First Hybrid-Powered Surface Effect Ship

    3 August 2021
    Vessels

    Bureau Veritas has classed the world’s first hybrid-powered Surface Effect Ship (SES), the CWind Pioneer. CWind’s new crew transfer vessel (CTV) features an air cushion, twin hulls and an innovative diesel and electric drivetrain with considerable battery storage onboard, Bureau Veritas said. With a capacity of 24 passengers, the CWind Pioneer can operate at speeds […]

  • Wave Power Machine Celebrates First Anniversary Since Grid Connection (UK)

    24 November 2011

    The world’s first wave power machine to be sold to a utility company has celebrated its first anniversary since grid connection at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) with a series of technical achievements and no lost time incidents. The E.ON machine was installed in October 2010. Since then a dedicated team of four Pelamis […]

  • BOEM Designates First Gulf of Mexico Lease Areas for Offshore Wind Development

    1 November 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has designated two Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico for offshore wind development, with the potential to produce enough clean energy to power nearly three million homes. The first WEA is located approximately 24 nautical miles off the coast of Galveston, Texas. The area […]

  • Swedish Firm Receives First Commercial Order for Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

    5 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Sweden-based SeaTwirl has announced that it received its first commercial order for a new wind turbine application in the North Sea. Earlier this year, SeaTwirl announced that the company and Kontiki Winds signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to identify and explore opportunities to electrify Oil and Gas assets and other offshore applications using SeaTwirl’s […]

  • First Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farm in Americas Can Enter Construction

    20 May 2021
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the final Clean Air Act Outer Continental Shelf air quality permit to Vineyard Wind 1, LLC, the developer of the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm. The permit includes air pollution control requirements for the construction and operation of the 800 MW wind farm. By issuing this permit, […]

  • Photo of the Day: Sea Challenger Installs First Four Siemens Turbines at Dudgeon

    26 January 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    A2SEA’s wind farm installation vessel Sea Challenger has installed the first four Siemens 6MW turbines at the 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm located some 32 kilometres off North Norfolk,UK.  Sea Challenger has already picked up the second four-turbine batch from the load out port in Hull and is en route to the installation site, A2SEA told […]

  • OHT Inks Shipbuilding Contract for Its First Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

    5 October 2020
    Vessels

    OHT and China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) have signed a contract for the construction of the first of the two wind turbine installation vessels announced in July. Through its wholly owned subsidiary VIND Offshore Installation 1, the Norwegian company signed the complete shipbuilding contract with CMHI on 3 October. The delivery is scheduled to take […]

  • Department of Energy Approves First Round of Projects Under COMFIT Program (Canada)

    19 December 2011

    Five communities from across Nova Scotia are closer to enjoying the benefits of clean, green renewable electricity generated in their own backyards as the province announced the first approved Community Feed-In Tariff (COMFIT) projects in Digby today, Dec. 16. Colchester-Cumberland Wind Field, Watts Wind Energy, Northumberland Wind Field, the Municipality of the District of Chester […]

  • Study: Boom Lock Cuts LCOE by 1.3%, Brings First Generation Closer

    10 March 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    Using High Wind’s Boom Lock tool to increase the wind speed limit for turbine component lifts from 11m/s to 16m/s leads to an average of 1.3% decrease in the levelised cost of energy (LCOE), a study carried out by BVG Associates on a representative 500MW wind farm has shown. An increase in the wind speed limit for […]

  • Siemens Gamesa and Ørsted Ink First US Offshore Wind Turbine Deal

    9 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and Siemens Gamesa have signed a subcontract to supply wind turbines for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project founded by Dominion Energy.

  • Ørsted First Customer for Vestas’s Blades Made Through New Recycling Process

    8 June 2023
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Environment, Industry, Innovation

    Ørsted and Vestas have entered into a partnership that will see Ørsted using low-carbon steel towers and blades made from materials obtained through the newly developed recycling process in all of its future offshore wind farms which will feature Vestas wind turbines. When ready for commercial manufacturing, Ørsted will procure recycled wind turbine blades made […]

  • BOEM Takes First Step Towards Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Leasing

    26 April 2023
    Authorities

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has published the Gulf of Maine Call for Information and Nominations to assess interest in possible commercial offshore wind development in areas offshore Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine, and to gather public comment. This is an early step in the commercial planning and leasing process and the […]

  • New Rotech Subsea Cable Tool Completes First Offshore Wind Duty

    26 July 2018
    Technology

    Rotech Subsea has launched a new cable grab system, which recently debuted at an offshore wind project in the North Sea.

  • Wind Turbine Manufacturer Kenersys Opens First Manufacturing Plant in Baramati (India)

    14 March 2011

    Wind turbine manufacturer KENERSYS, part of the renowned Kalyani Group, officially inaugurated its manufacturing plant for state-of-the-art… (presstrust) [mappress] Source: presstrust, March 14, 2011

  • UK: Trump Calls First Minister ‘Mad Max’ Over Wind Farm

    13 March 2012

    As part of his struggle against the proposed wind farm off his £1bn luxury golf resort in Aberdeenshire, the US businessman Donald Trump wrote a letter to Mr. Salmond, saying he would be known as “the man who destroyed Scotland.” “Do you want to be known for centuries to come as ‘Mad Alex – the […]

  • First TP-Less Monopiles for Nordseecluster A Offshore Wind Farm Arrive in Port of Eemshaven

    14 March 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    The first eight foundations for RWE’s Nordseecluster A offshore wind farm in Germany have been offloaded at the Buss Terminal in the port of Eemshaven, the Netherlands. The foundations, of the TP-less monopile type, were delivered by Dajin Heavy Industry which manufactured them at its Penglai facility in China. Dajin produced the first foundation for […]

  • Sany Gets First Turbine Order for 200 MW Chinese Offshore Wind Farm

    21 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    Sany has received an order to supply its turbines to Guangdong Energy Group’s 200 MW Jieyang Shibeishan offshore wind farm in China. This is Sany’s first offshore wind turbine order. The company will deploy 14 offshore units of 13.6 MW and one 10 MW unit. “This milestone project represents SANY’s first batch-commercialization order for offshore […]

  • First MingYang 7 MW Turbine Up at Fujian Fuqing Haitan Strait OWF

    7 September 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    MingYang Smart Energy has installed the first turbine at the Fujian Fuqing Haitan Strait offshore wind project in China. MingYang will deliver 22 MySE7.0-158 turbines with a rated power of 7 MW and rotor diameter of 158 meters for the Fujian Fuqing Haitan Strait offshore wind project. The 300 MW wind farm is being developed by […]

  • Windar Completes First Turbine Tower for 2.6 GW US Offshore Wind Project

    12 December 2024
    Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Spain’s Windar Renovables has completed the fabrication of the first of 90 offshore towers included in an order from Siemens Gamesa for Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project in the US. The first shipments for the 2.6 GW offshore wind farm are scheduled for the summer of 2025. The CVOW project will feature […]

  • HOFOR Preparing First Aflandshage Supplier Tender as Development Consent Process Gets Underway

    10 August 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Danish utility company HOFOR is preparing to launch its first supplier tender for the Aflandshage offshore wind farm, a project that could power the production of sustainable fuels in the Greater Copenhagen area. This is an excerpt from a Premium article published on our sister site Offshore Energy. You can read the original article by […]

  • A successful 2010 first half for PNE WIND AG in its operational business (Germany)

    11 August 2010
    Business & Finance

    Wind farm developer PNE WIND AG closed the first half year of 2010 very successfully. Operating profit (EBIT), the decisive indicator for a wind farm developer, amounted to € 8.2 million following € 8.0 million in the period of the previous year. PNE WIND AG thus generated earnings before taxes (EBT) of about € 6.0 […]

  • 806 MW Vineyard Wind 1 Offshore Wind Farm Delivers First Power

    3 January 2024
    Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind offshore wind project, being developed by Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), has delivered its first power to the New England grid in Massachusetts. As part of the initial commissioning process, on Tuesday 2 January 2024, one turbine delivered approximately 5 MW of power, with additional testing expected to happen both on and […]