164 results found for 'sofia offshore wind farm'

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  • UK’s NOC Develops Roadmap for Offshore Wind Environmental Monitoring

    27 February 2025
    Environment, R&D

    The UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has delivered a roadmap to improve ocean observation and enhance understanding of the potential impacts of expanding offshore wind developments on the marine environment. The Scoping an Offshore Wind Sustained Observation Programme report was commissioned by the Scottish Government’s Scottish Marine Energy Research (ScotMER) programme, to help inform the […]

  • Japanese Sumitomo Takes Stake in One of EEW Group’s Three New Holding Companies

    19 August 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Supply Chain

    Japan-based Sumitomo Corporation has acquired an equity stake in EEW Offshore Wind Holding, one of three new holding companies EEW Group founded to organise its business more efficiently, according to the German foundation manufacturer. According to EEW Group, Sumitomo’s stake has been in commercial effect since 1 July. The Group said on 19 August that, […]

  • RWE Signs Lease Agreements for Dogger Bank South Offshore Wind Farms

    19 January 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has signed Agreements for Lease with the UK’s The Crown Estate to develop the two offshore wind farm sites known collectively as Dogger Bank South (DBS). DBS East and DBS West are located over 100 kilometres offshore in the shallow area of the North Sea known as Dogger Bank. Each project could have an […]

  • Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Buys Into Large-Scale German, Danish Offshore Wind Projects

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

    Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which manages the international investments of the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund and Norges Bank’s foreign exchange reserves, is acquiring ownership in RWE’s Nordseecluster and Thor offshore wind farms, a 49 per cent stake in each. RWE said on 31 March that it had signed an agreement with NBIM for an agreed […]

  • RWE Receives Development Consent for Awel y Môr Wind Farm Offshore Wales

    21 September 2023
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has granted development consent to RWE’s Awel y Môr offshore wind project off the North Wales Coast. The application was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for consideration by Awel y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Limited on 20 April 2022 and accepted for examination on […]

  • BREAKING: SSE, Equinor Plan 1.3 GW Dogger Bank D Offshore Wind Project

    6 October 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables and Equinor are looking into building what would be the fourth part of Dogger Bank Wind Farm, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, whose three phases (A, B and C) are currently under construction. Surveys are now underway at an offshore site where the partners want to develop Dogger Bank D, which would […]

  • Triton Knoll All Done Onshore

    8 October 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has completed all the major onshore electrical system construction works for the 857 MW Triton Knoll offshore wind farm project in Lincolnshire, the UK. The works, which commenced in September 2018, involved laying 57 kilometres of 220 kV underground cable from the project’s landfall location near Anderby Creek to the newly constructed Triton Knoll […]

  • Prysmian Signs Sofia Export Cable Deal

    18 November 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Prysmian Group has signed a preferred bidder agreement with RWE Renewables for the development of the high voltage submarine and land export cable connection for the Sofia offshore wind project in the UK. Prysmian will be responsible for the design, supply, offshore route preparation, installation, commissioning and protection of the 320 kV HVDC cable system […]

  • Sofia Offshore Site Investigation Enters Final Stretch

    25 June 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has commenced the final phase of the pre-construction site investigation at innogy’s Sofia offshore wind project in the UK. Jack-up vessel Haven Seariser 2 will work in the nearshore area between Redcar and Marske-by-the-Sea from this week to conclude the six-month offshore site investigation. The 29-meter vessel will carry out borehole surveys for approximately a […]

  • Sofia Offshore Site Investigations Kick Off

    7 February 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Site investigations have kicked off at innogy’s Sofia offshore wind project in the UK with export cable route surveys.

  • Fugro Wraps Up First Part of Sofia Investigations

    20 March 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has completed the first tranche of offshore site investigations at innogy’s Sofia offshore wind project in the UK. The first tranche is complete with the multi-purpose vessel Fugro Pioneer having finished the geophysical survey of the wind farm’s export cable corridor. According to innogy, the vessel will be back to carry out more survey […]

  • Siemens Gamesa 14 MW Turbine to Make European Debut Offshore UK

    22 June 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has signed a preferred supplier agreement with innogy to deliver 100 of its new SG 14-222 DD turbines for the Sofia offshore wind project in the UK. The Sofia project will, therefore, be the first European project to install the 14 MW model that will be market-ready by 2024, on time for installation at the […]

  • GE Grid Solutions and Sembcorp Bag Sofia Contract

    9 July 2020
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has selected a consortium of GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions and Sembcorp Marine to provide the electrical transmission system for the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind project in the UK. As the consortium leader, GE Grid Solutions will be responsible for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of two HVDC converter stations. The offshore […]

  • Sofia Export Cable Surveys Tick Up

    29 July 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Fugro is set to deploy metocean equipment to support the planning of the export cable laying operations at the Sofia offshore wind project in August. Diving support vessel Curtis Marshall will be used for the work scheduled to begin on or around 3 August. The equipment will be deployed for a period of between six […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Receives Firm Order for 14 MW Offshore Wind Turbines

    31 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has received a firm order from RWE to supply wind turbines for the 1.4 GW Sofia wind farm offshore the UK. Located 195 kilometers off the northeast coast of the United Kingdom on Dogger Bank, Sofia will feature 100 SG 14-222 DD wind turbines. Under the contract, Siemens Gamesa will also service and […]

  • Van Oord Picks Sofia Inter-Array Cable Supplier

    16 February 2022
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Hellenic Cables has won a contract by Van Oord Offshore Wind UK for the supply of 66 kV inter-array cables and accessories for the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind project in the UK. Under the contract, Hellenic Cables will design, engineer, manufacture, test and supply approximately 360 kilometers of 66 kV XLPE-insulated inter-array cables and associated accessories. The […]

  • Energi Coast Welcomes CfD Round 3 Offshore Wind Winners

    20 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    Energi Coast is well-placed to support the development of the 1.4GW Sofia and the 3.6GW Dogger Bank projects selected in the Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 3, this North East of England’s offshore wind cluster said. In total, six UK offshore wind projects have won CfD, including Sofia, Dogger Bank Teesside A, Dogger Bank Creyke Beck […]

  • SOWFIA Final Conference to Be Held in Aalborg, Denmark

    29 August 2013

    The Final Conference of the SOWFIA project (Streamlining of Ocean Wave Farms Impact Assessment ) will take place on Tuesday 3 September as a side event of the EWTEC 2013 Conference. The SOWFIA conference will provide an opportunity to overview the final findings of the project, and those who are interested can register at www.sowfia.eu. […]

  • Ground Breaks for Sofia, Dogger Bank C

    8 July 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The 1.4 GW Sofia and the 1.2 GW Dogger Bank C offshore wind projects have marked the start of their onshore construction with an official ground-breaking in Teesside, the UK. The separate wind farm projects are sited on Dogger Bank in the middle of the North Sea, more than 190 kilometres from the North East […]

  • HST Enters Offshore Wind Partnership in US

    26 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    High Speed Transfers Ltd (HST) has entered into a partnership with Boston Line & Services for offshore wind in the U.S. In the partnership, HST will bring its experience from the European crew transfer vessel (CTV) market and the Massachusetts-based company will provide its services and local content. “There is a definite synergy between the businesses and […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Starts Producing 108-Metre Wind Turbine Blades in UK

    15 February 2023
    Equipment, Infrastructure, Technology

    Siemens Gamesa has started the production of the first 108-metre wind turbine blade at its factory in Hull, the UK. The B108 IntegralBlades are one of the key components of Siemens Gamesa’s flagship offshore wind turbine – the SG 14-222 DD. ”Over the past year, we’ve doubled output at the Hull facility, allowing our team […]

  • IWS Reports Busy Time for Its CSOV Vessels

    23 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Norway-based vessel operator and service provider, Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS), has reported revenue for its business unit providing offshore wind vessels, IWS Fleet, of EUR 14.2 million in the first quarter of 2025 (Q1 2025) and new contracts and contract extensions that were signed during the quarter. IWS Fleet marked a revenue increase in Q1 […]

  • RWE Sets Up Offshore Wind Division

    23 August 2021
    Business & Finance

    German energy company RWE has decided to reorganise its renewables businesses and manage the global offshore wind and onshore wind/PV businesses in separate divisions. Sven Utermöhlen will be responsible for the Offshore Wind division, and Silvia Ortín Rios will be in charge of Onshore Wind/PV. Markus Krebber, CEO of RWE AG, said: ”Sven and Silvia […]

  • Recyclable Blades to Spin on Denmark’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    14 June 2023
    Business development, Environment, Equipment, Industry, Infrastructure, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition, Wind Farm Update

    German energy company RWE said it will use the ”worldwide-first” recyclable rotor blades at its Thor offshore wind farm in the Danish North Sea. 40 of the 72 SG 14-236 DD wind turbines will be equipped with recyclable rotor blades manufactured by Siemens Gamesa. Installation at sea is expected in 2026. In addition, RWE is […]

  • Port of Tyne Getting Ready for Offshore Wind

    27 November 2019
    Ports & Logistics

    The Port of Tyne, one of the two deep-sea ports in North East England, is investing in the third phase of clearance and remediation of Tyne Dock Enterprise Park to prepare the site for offshore wind manufacturers. The Port of Tyne, within 100 nautical miles of the Dogger Bank, Hornsea, Seagreen and Sofia wind farms […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Signs EUR 500 Million Guarantee Facility as Orders Pour In

    27 August 2021
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa has signed a guarantee facility worth EUR 500 million with EKF and Danske Bank to back the delivery of offshore and onshore wind turbines from its order book. The guarantee facility will reinforce Siemens Gamesa’s ability to keep pace with growing future orders and allow the wind turbine supplier to provide guarantees, according […]