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  • Dutch Offshore Wind Tender Pushed to January 2019, Zero-Subsidy Round Goes First

    9 October 2018
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The tender for the Hollandse Kust (zuid/south) Sites III and IV will be opened for applications in January 2019 with a zero-subsidy opening round, according to the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl).

  • Deepwater Wind Energy Center Could Become Nation’s First Offshore Wind Farm (USA)

    8 August 2011
    R&D

      Deepwater Wind has applied to federal authorities to build the largest proposed offshore-wind farm in the United States, a 200-turbine project in Rhode Island Sound. Energy Center, replaces a 350-megawatt, 100-turbine proposal that was put forward by the Providence-based company two years ago. Under the new plan, Deepwater would also build an undersea transmission […]

  • Nordsee One OWF First to Use JDR’s New Aluminium Core Inter-Array Cable

    14 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    JDR has signed a contract with Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH for the Nordsee One offshore wind farm, currently being developed by RWE Innogy GmbH and forming part of Germany’s largest offshore wind farm cluster. JDR will provide over 70 kilometres of aluminium core inter-array cable, cable accessories and post-delivery offshore services. The Nordsee One Offshore […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Vattenfall and MHI Vestas Claim World’s First with 8.8MW EOWDC Offshore Wind Turbine

    10 April 2018
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    A hat-trick of offshore wind industry firsts has been achieved within a fortnight in North-East Scotland after the world’s most powerful single turbine was installed on Monday, 09 April, for Vattenfall’s European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC).

  • First Turbine Up at Ørsted’s Borkum Riffgrund 3 Offshore Wind Farm in Germany

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

    The first Siemens Gamesa SG 11.0-200 DD wind turbine has been installed at the 913 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm in Germany. Located approximately 72 kilometres off the coast of Lower Saxony, the Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm will feature a total of 83 Siemens Gamesa wind turbines, each with a rated […]

  • Neart na Gaoithe OWF among First to Qualify for UK’s New Support Scheme

    4 December 2013
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Mainstream Renewable Power today confirms that its 450 megawatt offshore wind farm in Scotland has been announced by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) as one of the first projects eligible to apply for the UK’s new renewable energy support scheme. DECC has this morning published details of the renewable energy projects in […]

  • Vestas and Tien Li Roll Out First Offshore Wind Turbine Blade in Taiwan

    25 April 2022
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has, together with its partner Tien Li Offshore Wind Technology, produced the first V174- 9.5MW™ blade at its facilities in Taiwan. The blade will be installed in 2022 at Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ Changfang offshore wind project and is the result of close collaboration with local suppliers and investments in local capabilities, […]

  • First Installation Campaign at 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project Completed

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

    Dominion Energy has revealed that 78 monopile foundations and four pin piles for one offshore substation were installed at the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project in the US during the first installation season. Dominion Energy said that it achieved its initial goal of installing at least 70 monopiles into the seafloor 27 […]

  • LOC Wins First MWS Deal in China with Putian Pinghai Bay Phase II

    14 May 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    LOC Renewables has signed a contract with Haixia Goldenbridge Insurance to deliver marine warranty survey (MWS) services for the second phase of the Putian Pinghai Bay offshore wind project in the Fujian province, China’s first project to employ WMS activities.

  • Phase 2 of China’s First Foreign-Backed Offshore Wind Farm Enters Construction

    29 October 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    EDF Group and China Energy Investment Corporation (CEI) have kicked off the construction of the 200 MW Dongtai V offshore wind project in China. The project is the second phase of the 500 MW Jiangsu Dongtai wind farm, the first offshore wind project in China built in collaboration with a foreign investor. The first part […]

  • Autonomous Robots for Inspection of Floating Wind Farms Pass First Tests Offshore Portugal

    14 November 2023
    Business development, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    The ATLANTIS project, led by INESC TEC, with the participation of EDP NEW and the support of other technological partners, has completed the first round of tests with autonomous robots on a floating offshore wind platform in Portugal. The demonstration took place at Ocean Winds’ WindFloat Atlantic, the world’s first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm, […]

  • The Netherlands: Breakbulk and Offshore Wind Terminal Sees Lots of Activity in First Quarter of 2011

    9 May 2011

    The BOW terminal in Vlissingen’s Westhofhaven really got under steam in the first quarter of 2011. The company, which began its … (bowterminal) [mappress] Source: bowterminal, May 09, 2011

  • ScottishPower Renewables Gets Approval for First Tidal Power Array In Sound Of Islay (UK)

    17 March 2011
    Authorities

    The Scottish Government today (Thursday 17th March) approved ScottishPower Renewables’ plans to develop a 10MW tidal power array in The Sound of Islay on Scotland’s west coast. The project, the first of its kind in the world, envisages generating enough renewable electricity to power the equivalent of the whole island. It is also the first […]

  • First Wind Turbines Being Installed at Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm

    20 July 2023
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The jack-up vessel Blue Tern has arrived at the offshore construction site of the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm in Scotland as the installation of the project’s wind turbines has now begun. Earlier this month, the crane vessel Thialf completed the second phase of the installation of wind turbine jacket foundations. The work on […]

  • Vestas Scores First 15 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Deal in Asia-Pacific

    30 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    Denmark’s Vestas has received an order to supply its 15 MW turbines for the 315 MW Oga Katagami Akita Offshore Wind Project in Akita Prefecture, Japan. The order includes 21 V236-15.0 MW turbines as well as a long-term service agreement designed to ensure optimised performance of the assets. This marks Vestas’ first firm order for […]

  • First Floating Solars Arrive in Port of Amsterdam for Installation at Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

    25 October 2024
    Equipment, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The first floating solars for the Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN) offshore solar farm have arrived at the Port of Amsterdam, set for installation at the Dutch CrossWind HKN offshore wind farm. Planned for a 2025 installation, the Hollandse Kust Noord solar farm is expected to be what the company described as “the largest offshore solar […]

  • First Blades for Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm Touch Down in Scotland

    21 March 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    The first turbine blades for the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm have arrived at the Port of Dundee in Scotland. Eighteen 83.5-metre-long blades were delivered and brought alongside the new DunEco Quay. Following the delivery, the turbine blades were discharged and transported to Scotland’s new, custom-built wind turbine marshalling facility, where […]

  • Samsung Heavy Chooses Fife for its First European Offshore Wind Project (Scotland)

    31 January 2012

    First Minister Alex Salmond today welcomed the news that Korean giant Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) is to base its first European offshore wind project in Fife in an inward venture worth up to £100m that is expected to create more than 500 new jobs in Scotland. The announcement came at the Scottish Offshore Wind and […]

  • USA: Nexans Starts Construction of First HV Cable Manufacturing Plant in North America

    13 June 2012

    Nexans, a worldwide leading expert in the cable industry, has started the construction of its first high voltage power cable manufacturing plant in North America. Guests at the official ground-breaking ceremony held today at the site in Berkeley County, located in Charleston, South Carolina included the Honorable Nikki Haley, Governor of South Carolina, Fréderic Michelland, […]

  • Denmark: Vestas Wind Systems A/S Announces Outlook 2010 And First Quarter Results

    28 April 2010
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Vestas generated first-quarter revenue of EUR 755m, a drop of 32 per cent, achieving an EBIT of EUR (96)m, against EUR 76m in the first quarter of 2009. The EBIT margin thus declined from 6.9 per cent to (12.7) per cent due to the expected very low capacity utilisation. Net working capital stood at 21 […]

  • An Industry First: Dutch Gas Platform to Run Entirely on German Offshore Wind Power

    30 April 2021
    Environment, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch oil & gas exploration and production operating company ONE-Dyas plans to power a platform at a North Sea gas extraction field solely by the electricity from the Riffgat offshore wind farm in the German part of the North Sea. ONE-Dyas, together with partners Hansa Hydrocarbons and EBN, aims to extract natural gas from the […]

  • VIDEO: How UK’s First Three Tidal Lagoons Would Deliver Cheaper Power?

    1 April 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Recent economic study into the cost profile of power from tidal lagoons has found that a portfolio of three UK tidal lagoons, in operation by 2021, would deliver large-scale low carbon power at a significantly cheaper price than offshore wind.  Energy economists at Pӧyry, a management consultancy, identified a volume-weighted levelised cost of energy for […]

  • Export Cable Installation Begins at First Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind Farm in US

    25 October 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    The installation work on the export cable for Vineyard Wind 1, the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the US, has now begun with Prysmian’s cable laying vessel (CLV) Cable Enterprise set to start installing the offshore part of the project’s link to the grid on land after a pre-lay grapnel run. According to the […]

  • Dutch Port Welcomes First Batch of Monopiles for RWE’s Thor Offshore Wind Project

    22 October 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Ports & Logistics, Supply Chain

    The first batch of eight monopiles for RWE’s Thor offshore wind project, being built in the Danish North Sea, have been offloaded and stored at the base Port of Eemshaven in the Netherlands. Buss Terminal Eemshaven, part of the Hamburg-based terminal operator Buss Ports, provides storage space, heavy unloading equipment, and operators at the port […]