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  • DEME’s Innovation Installs First Monopile at 488 MW French Offshore Wind Project

    7 June 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    DEME’s installation vessel, Innovation, has installed the first monopile foundation at the îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier offshore wind farm in France. Arriving in the Port of La Rochelle on 26 May, the vessel set sail for the project area loaded with two monopile foundations and two transition pieces, which will then be used to attach […]

  • US Milestone: Jones Act Wind Farm Installation Vessel Secures First Charter

    1 June 2021
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    US energy company Dominion Energy, Ørsted and Eversource have agreed for Ørsted and Eversource to charter Dominion Energy’s Charybdis, the first Jones Act-qualified offshore wind farm installation vessel in the United States, for the construction of two offshore wind farms in the US Northeast. Charybdis, which is expected to be sea-ready by late 2023, will […]

  • Friends of the Supergrid welcomes three new members and appoints its first CEO (Germany)

    10 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    Friends of the Supergrid (FOSG), the organisation launched in March of this year by ten global companies to progress policy towards the construction of a pan-European Supergrid, is pleased to announce the appointment of its first CEO Ana Aguado and three new founding members: Nexans, wpd offshore and CG Power Systems. Ana joins the group […]

  • Ørsted Awards Secondary Steel Contract for New Jersey’s First Offshore Wind Farm

    21 September 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Foundations, Jobs & Recruitment, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    Riggs Distler, a subsidiary of infrastructure company Centuri Group, has been selected as a tier 1 secondary steel contractor for 1.1 GW Ocean Wind 1, New Jersey’s first offshore wind project. Riggs Distler will provide onshore heavy civil, mechanical, and electrical services focused on the construction, assembly, inspection, and onshore installation of advanced foundation components. […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Produces First 14 MW Wind Turbine Nacelle Outside Europe

    12 November 2024
    Equipment, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Technology, Wind Turbines

    Siemens Gamesa has completed the manufacturing and testing of the first 14 MW wind turbine nacelle outside of Europe. Following the recent inauguration of its new nacelle production facility in Taichung, Taiwan, Siemens Gamesa finished the testing of the nacelle for the 14 MW wind turbines that will be installed at the Hai Long offshore […]

  • ‘Acta Orion’ WFSV First to Use ACO Marine’s New Wastewater Treatment System

    28 May 2015
    Technology, Vessels

    ACO Marine has won an order to supply its new range Clarimar MF wastewater treatment system for installation aboard Acta Orion, the wind farm support vessel (WFSV) under construction for Acta Marine at the Partner Stocznia shipyard in Police, Poland. Acta Orion will be the first reference for ACO Marine’s next generation sewage treatment system, […]

  • 7SeasMed Becomes First Italian Floating Offshore Wind Project to Receive EIA Approval

    25 March 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Environment, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    The Italian Ministry for Environment and Energy Security has approved the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the 250 MW 7SeasMed floating offshore wind project. This is the first EIA approval for a floating offshore wind project, said Copenhagen Offshore Partners, the lead developer for the wind farm. “The EIA Decree is the result of our […]

  • Lithuania Sets Date for First Offshore Wind Tender, Second One Coming This Fall

    22 February 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Lithuanian government plans to announce the opening of the tender for the construction of the country’s first offshore wind farm at the end of March. Preparations are now underway to announce the tender for the development of a 700 MW, subsidy-free offshore wind farm in the Lithuanian part of the Baltic Sea. The country’s […]

  • Shanghai Electric Rolls Out First EW8.X-230 Offshore Wind Turbine

    27 June 2022
    Technology

    Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group has produced the first EW8.X-230 offshore wind turbine generator at the Putian manufacturing facility in China on 10 June. Based on the Poseidon platform, the EW8.X-230 is a generator designed for the medium-low wind speeds normally experienced just above the sea surface off the Chinese shoreline, as well as the […]

  • Sunrise Wind First US Offshore Wind Project to Use HVDC Transmission Technology

    27 October 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted and Eversource, the developers behind the Sunrise Wind project in New York who awarded Siemens Energy and Aker Solutions with a contract to deliver the offshore wind farm’s high-voltage direct current (HVDC) system, said that this would be the first offshore wind project in the US to use the HVDC system. While HVDC technology […]

  • Rhode Island and Connecticut’s First Utility-Scale Offshore Wind Farm Enters Construction

    22 August 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a Record of Decision (ROD) for the 704 MW Revolution Wind project, the first utility-scale offshore wind farm which will feed electricity into Rhode Island and Connecticut’s grids. With the ROD in place, Ørsted and Eversource may now proceed with the project’s construction. The ROD will […]

  • The Crown Estate Awards GBP 5 Million in First Supply Chain Accelerator Round

    10 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    The Crown Estate has awarded nearly GBP 5 million in funding to 13 organisations across England, Wales, and Scotland in the first round of its Supply Chain Accelerator. According to The Crown Estate, the funding will help kick-start projects drawing down from a GBP 50 million fund established in May this year to accelerate and […]

  • First Perry Realty Buys School Land in Eastport to Work on Tidal Turbines (USA)

    16 December 2011

    Next fall there will be a new set of directors at the helm of the boat school in the city.   By Mike DeSumma ( wcsh6 ) [mappress] Source: wcsh6 , December 16, 2011

  • Ireland Awards 3.1 GW Offshore Wind Capacity in First ORESS 1 Auction

    11 May 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ireland has selected four projects with a combined capacity of nearly 3,100 MW in the first offshore wind auction under the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (ORESS 1). The four projects are the 1,300 MW Codling Wind Park owned and developed by a 50/50 joint venture of Fred. Olsen Seawind and EDF Renewables; the 824 MW […]

  • Maine Files for Federal Lease to Build First US Floating Wind Research Project

    4 October 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The government of Maine has submitted an application to lease a site in federal waters for a floating offshore wind research project. The Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) filed the application with the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on 1 October, with plans to lease an area of 15.2 square miles (approx. 39 square […]

  • Fengmiao 1 First Taiwan Round 3 Offshore Wind Project to Reach Financial Close

    19 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its fund Copenhagen Infrastructure V (CI V), has reached financial close on the 495 MW Fengmiao 1 offshore wind project in Taiwan, which will feature Vestas 15 MW turbines. Fengmiao 1 has secured approximately TWD 103 billion (about USD 3.1 billion) in project financing from 27 international and Taiwanese banks. […]

  • RWE Commissions First of Two Battery Energy Storage Systems as Part of OranjeWind Project

    14 March 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Power-to-X, Project Updates, Storage, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has switched on what the company says is one of the largest battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the Netherlands at its Eemshaven power station. The commissioning of the ultra-fast synthetic inertia BESS at RWE’s Moerdijk power station is also underway. Both battery systems are part of the system integration solutions for OranjeWind, an […]

  • Portuguese Company Secures First Offshore Wind Contract for 1.5 GW Baltica 2

    20 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain

    Etermar Energia has been awarded a contract by Ørsted and PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) for the delivery of secondary foundation structures for the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm in Poland. The contract, which marks Etermar Energia’s first major deal in the offshore wind industry, includes manufacturing and supplying secondary foundation structures for […]

  • Electrolysis Project Delays May Postpone COD for Lithuania’s First Offshore Wind Farm

    19 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Ignitis Group, whose company Ignitis Renewables is developing Lithuania’s first offshore wind farm, says the commercial operation date (COD) for the 700 MW project could be postponed as large-scale electrolysis projects across Europe face delays, reducing power offtake visibility. The company, in a joint venture with Ocean Winds, secured the development rights for the offshore […]

  • All Inter-Array Cables In Place at Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier Offshore Wind Farm

    24 June 2025
    Cables, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The final inter-array cable was installed at the 488 MW Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier (EMYN) offshore wind farm in France, developed by Les Éoliennes en Mer Services. The 61st and final inter-array cable was installed at the EMYN site located 11.7 kilometres from the island of Yeu and 16.5 kilometres from the island of Noirmoutier. […]

  • Motor Oil and Masdar’s Terna Energy Join Forces for Greece’s First Offshore Wind Farm

    28 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Greece’s Motor Oil and Terna Energy, a subsidiary of Masdar Group, have teamed up for the development of the first offshore wind farm in Greek waters. The procedures for the participation of the Motor Oil Group, through its subsidiary Motor Oil Renewable Energy (MORE), with a 50 per cent stake in the company holding the […]

  • Barge Master Installs Its First BM-T40 System on Walk-to-Work Vessel

    15 October 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Technology, Vessels

    Barge Master is nearing the completion of the construction of the first BM-T40 system. On the 14th of October, the Barge Master motion compensated knuckle boom crane pedestal was installed on the new Wagenborg Walk-to-Work vessel, designed and built by Royal Niestern Sander. The vessel and Barge Master system will be delivered in the first […]

  • SMart Wind Installs First Met Mast at 4GW Hornsea Zone this Summer (UK)

    20 April 2011
    Business & Finance

    The SMart Wind consortium, led by Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures, today announced the signing of contracts to install the first met mast at its 4,000MW Hornsea zone. The mast, which is due to be installed in August, will use the new “twisted jacket” foundation, designed by Keystone Engineering. This novel foundation design, […]

  • TP Installation Coming up at America’s First Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farm

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

    The installation of transition pieces (TPs) is about to commence at Vineyard Wind 1, America’s first large-scale offshore wind farm. Beginning next month, DEME Group’s jack-up vessel Sea Challenger will begin placing TPs at 17 monopile locations in lease area OCS-A 0501. The campaign will continue through June 2024. The units are being manufactured by […]

  • First Turbine Stands at Subsidy-Free Hollandse Kust Zuid Offshore Wind Farm

    19 April 2022
    Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The first of the 140 Siemens Gamesa 11.0-200 DD wind turbines has been installed on the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid – the world’s first subsidy-free offshore wind farm. This is also the first SG 11.0-200 DD unit to be installed offshore and the largest and most powerful wind turbine to be installed on an […]

  • The Netherlands: Damen Shipyards Finishing First Twin Axe Catamaran for Offshore Wind Farms Support

    13 April 2011

    Damen Shipyards of The Netherlands says that it is currently finalising the first ‘Twin Axe’ catamaran to support offshore wind farms.   (motorship) [mappress] Source: motorship, April 13, 2011