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  • DEME Tests AI-Backed Drone Ops at Rentel Offshore Wind Farm

    9 March 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    DEME Offshore and Sabca have carried out a series of tests at the Rentel offshore wind farm with an aim to automate critical and ad hoc operations in the near future by using autonomous aerial vehicles (AAVs) and artificial intelligence (AI). The companies, which teamed up two years ago, have performed the first commercial, cross-border, […]

  • Belgium: Two Offshore Wind Connections Approved

    26 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Belgian Council of Ministers has, on suggestion of Minister of Energy Marie Christine Marghem, given approval to a royal decree which allows offshore wind farms Rentel and Norther to connect directly to the Elia onshore network. This royal decree was granted because of the framework of the law from May 8, 2014 containing various […]

  • DEME’s First SOV All Set for Belgian Offshore Wind Farms

    28 June 2021
    Vessels

    After taking the delivery of its first-ever service operations vessel (SOV) earlier this month, DEME has officially named Groenewind, which is now ready to start working at the Rentel and SeaMade offshore wind farms in Belgium. DEME held the naming ceremony on 25 June, with the Belgian Federal Minister of Energy, Tinne Van der Straeten […]

  • British Co-op Group Buys Offshore Wind Power from RWE

    2 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has entered into a seven-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the British Co-op Group, one of the world’s largest consumer co-operatives and the UK’s fifth biggest food retailer, for electricity produced by the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm. Under the PPA, RWE will supply Co-op with a total volume of 33 GWh of […]

  • Ridderflex Equips GeoSea for Inter-Array Cable Connection

    9 November 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Dutch company Ridderflex has produced and delivered about 180 customised polyurethane hang-offs and plugs to GeoSea, the company now using these tools to connect the inter-array cables to the wind turbines at Belgian Rentel offshore wind farm.

  • Siemens Gamesa Sends Off First Rentel Nacelles

    21 March 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has shipped out the first nacelles for the 309MW Rentel offshore wind farm from Cuxhaven, Germany, to the installation port in Ostend, Belgium.

  • Sea Installer Ready for Rentel Turbine Pick-Up

    2 May 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    A2Sea’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Sea Installer has arrived at the Port of Oostende, Belgium, to load the first turbines destined for installation at the Rentel offshore wind farm.

  • Elia Board Greenlights Modular Offshore Grid Project

    14 April 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    The board of directors of Belgium’s transmission system operator Elia has approved the EUR 400 million investment into the so-called electricity plug, or Modular Offshore Grid (MOG) in the North Sea.

  • UK Clean Energy Plan Outlines Major Workforce Expansion, with Offshore Wind Among Key Job Drivers

    21 October 2025
    Authorities, Jobs & Recruitment

    The UK government has set out its first Clean Energy Jobs Plan, outlining how it intends to recruit and train workers to meet growing demand across the clean power sector, including thousands of new roles in offshore wind. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) said the clean energy workforce could rise from […]

  • Siemens 7MW Turbine Picked for Belgian OWF

    23 October 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Rentel NV has chosen Siemens NV as its preferred bidder for the supply and installation of 42 offshore wind turbines, along with a 15-year maintenance agreement. The final negotiations with Siemens include the supply and installation of the SWT 7.0-154 turbines. Rentel said it will finalize negotiations for the foundations, cable works and the high voltage platform […]

  • DEME Launches Its First SOV

    1 October 2020
    Vessels

    DEME has launched its first ever Service Operation Vessel (SOV) at the CEMRE shipyard in Yalova, Turkey. The vessel, named Groene Wind, is of the Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) class and will be directly chartered to Siemens Gamesa for maintenance activities at the Rentel and SeaMade offshore wind farms in Belgium, once delivered […]

  • Elia Gives MOG Construction Update

    29 March 2019
    Grid Connection

    The topside of Elia’s OffshoreSwitchYard (OSY) platform is expected to be installed on its jacket foundation in the Belgian North Sea in mid-April, the Belgian energy company said. The OSY platform, constructed by Heerema Fabrication Group, is the centerpiece of Elia’s EUR 400 million Modular Offshore Grid (MOG) project through which Rentel, Northwester 2, and SeaMade offshore […]

  • Elia Inaugurates Its Modular Offshore Grid

    11 September 2019
    Grid Connection

    Elia has inaugurated its Modular Offshore Grid (MOG) in the presence of His Majesty the King of Belgium. MOG is expected to begin gathering the electricity generated by the Rentel, Northwester 2 and SeaMade offshore wind farms and transmitting it to the mainland via joint subsea cables in 2020. It features the Offshore SwitchYard (OSY) platform, constructed by Heerema Fabrication […]

  • Elia Hires NHV Chopper Squad

    24 January 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    The NHV Group has won a contract with Elia to provide helicopter services in support of the construction of a high voltage electricity grid in the Belgian part of the North Sea. The operations are expected to start in April 2019 with the flights departing from NHV’s base in Ostend. NHV will support this project […]

  • EDS HV Wraps Up Work on Elia’s MOG

    27 September 2019
    Grid Connection

    EDS HV Group has completed testing, jointing and termination work at Elia’s Modular Offshore Grid (MOG) in the Belgian North Sea. EDS worked to establish a connection between the MOG’s offshore submarine cables and the onshore cables at Elia’s Stevin 380kV onshore substation in Zeebrugge. Sub-contracted by cable manufacturer Hellenic Cables, EDS said it completed the preparation […]

  • Top News of the Week, 3 – 9 April 2017

    9 April 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Wind Power CEO to Head Siemens-Gamesa Offshore Business Markus Tacke, previously CEO of Siemens Wind Power, will head the Offshore business at the new company established by Siemens and Gamesa – Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. GE Rolls Out First Merkur OWF Nacelle The first out of the total of 66 GE Haliade 6MW nacelles […]

  • DEME Installs MOG Export Cable

    1 August 2019
    Grid Connection

    DEME Group’s cable laying and multipurpose vessel Living Stone has completed the installation of 85km of subsea export cable at Elia’s Modular Offshore Grid (MOG). Living Stone collected the cable at the manufacturer Hellenic Cable in Greece, transported it to the project site in Belgium and carried out cable installation, offshore jointing and four pull-ins. The cable now connects […]

  • Maersk Terminates Seatrium Deal for WTIV Bound for Empire Wind Project in US

    10 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Singapore’s Seatrium has received a notice of termination regarding the construction of a wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) that was planned to be deployed on Equinor’s Empire Wind offshore wind project in the US. In March 2022, Seatrium’s subsidiary Seatrium Energy International (SEI) secured a contract for the construction of a WTIV for Maersk Offshore […]

  • Top News of the Week, 03 – 09 October 2016

    9 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    26 Bidders Apply for Borssele III & IV The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) has received 26 applications for Borssele III and IV offshore wind sites, the governmental body reported after the tender closed on 29 September. Video: Rotterdam Ready for Offshore Wind with Sif Group Dutch manufacturer of offshore wind foundations, Sif Group, is working full […]

  • Top News of the Week, 19 – 25 December 2016

    25 December 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    S-2000 Hydrohammer Hammers Formosa 1 Monopiles Into Seabed IHC IQIP informed its S-2000 Hydrohammer was used to install two monopiles for the first two Formosa 1 offshore wind turbines in Taiwan. Danes Developing Drone UXO Hunter Technical University of Denmark (DTU) has teamed up with compatriot drone company Sky-Watch to develop a drone with magnetometers […]

  • Photo of the Day: Offshore Wind Components at Sif’s Maasvlakte Site

    30 June 2017

    Sif Group has published a photo of its new site at Maasvlakte in Rotterdam accommodating, among others, piles for the Beatrice offshore wind farm foundations and monopiles for the Rentel offshore wind farm.

  • Top News of the Week, 24 – 30 July 2017

    30 July 2017

    Offshore WIND’s most read news from 24 to 30 July 2017.

  • Unmanned Inspection Completes Offshore Belgium – Video

    23 June 2022
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Belgian transmission system operator (TSO) Elia has for the first time used an autonomous, unmanned surface vehicle (USV) to survey its offshore assets. The USV named Tupan, owned and developed by Brazilian start-up Tidewise, inspected Elia’s subsea cables to the Modular Offshore Grid (MOG) in the Belgian North Sea earlier this month. The five-metre vehicle, together […]

  • Oteac Completes Platform Work in Belgian North Sea

    16 July 2019
    Operations & Maintenance

    Oteac Ltd, part of Nucore Group, has delivered fire system maintenance services to an offshore transformer platform supporting a 42-turbine wind farm in the Belgian North Sea. The integrated fire and safety services provider performed testing and inspection across a range of fire detection and suppression systems located on the offshore transformer platform. The 1,200 […]

  • Otary Looking to Connect Rentel Offshore Wind Farm

    20 November 2014
    Grid Connection

    In an effort to connect its 288MW wind farm to the grid, the Belgian offshore wind farm developer, Otary, has issued call for tenders. Otary is looking to award engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract for the 220 kV submarine export cables, onshore connection to the Belgian transmission grid and an Offshore High Voltage Substation. […]

  • IOG Wind Secures Hai Long O&M Contract in Taiwan

    16 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    IOG Wind, formerly known as CWind Taiwan, has secured an operations and maintenance (O&M) contract for the Balance of Plant (BoP) for the 1 GW Hai Long offshore wind project in Taiwan. The scope will cover inspections of newly installed offshore substations, as well as performing inspection, maintenance, and troubleshooting of transition pieces, subsea foundations, […]