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  • DEME Books Nigg Port for Moray East Project

    7 June 2019
    Ports & Logistics

    DEME Offshore has selected Global Energy Group to provide the Port of Nigg as a staging port for the Moray East offshore wind farm. Under the contract, the Port of Nigg will be used for receiving the completed turbine jacket foundations destined for the 950MW project. “Using Nigg for jackets complements our previous announcement of the Port […]

  • Vestvind Arrives at Port of Esbjerg

    7 July 2017
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    United Wind Logistics’ new special purpose vessel Vestvind arrived at the Port of Esbjerg today, 7 July, the port reported via social media.

  • Siemens Gamesa Sees Q2 Offshore Orders Decline

    4 May 2018
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa has reported an offshore wind turbine order intake of 328MW in the second quarter of 2018 – a drop from 576MW posted in the previous quarter.

  • DONG and Siemens Send Maintenance Crew to Gunfleet Sands

    1 September 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy and Siemens have deployed a maintenance team to exchange gearboxes and main bearings on two of the turbines at the 173MW Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm off the Essex coast. The maintenance work is being carried out using Ziton’s jack-up vessel Wind Pioneer, DONG confirmed to Offshore WIND. The Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm consists of […]

  • Bad Streak for GE Vernova as Another Blade Fails at Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm in UK

    23 August 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    This article was updated at 15:05 CET on 23 August 2024 with a statement from GE Vernova. One of the already installed wind turbine blades at Dogger Bank A offshore wind farm, currently under construction in the UK, has sustained damage and failed. The blade failure occurred on the morning of 22 August and, according […]

  • CIP and Hexicon to Halve Pentland Floating Wind Project Area

    1 July 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    The Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm (PFOWF) consortium will reduce the area of the Pentland floating wind farm site by half and the maximum number of turbines from ten to seven, following feedback from stakeholders and the local community. The floating wind project is being developed by Highland Wind Limited, which is majority-owned by a […]

  • Cross-Sector Approach Way Forward for UK’s Blade Recycling – Report

    14 September 2021
    R&D

    Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) and Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have released a new report, which highlights UK’s potential to become a global leader in wind turbine blade recycling if a cross-industry approach is taken. The report, titled Wind Turbine Blade Recycling P2, funded by the Offshore Wind Innovation Hub (OWIH), highlighted that approximately […]

  • 6.2MW SEAWIND 6

    1 June 2015

    Dutch offshore wind solutions provider Seawind has developed a novel 6.2MW two-bladed upwind turbine with a 126 metre rotor diameter, plus additional technology for bottom-fixed and floating installations together aimed at driving down the cost of energy decisively. Offshore WIND spoke with chief technical officer Silvestro Caruso about product design philosophy, dedicated technology features and […]

  • IHC IQIP Clamps Down On Offshore Wind Order in Taiwan

    17 January 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    IHC IQIP has won a contract to provide 84 jacket pile grippers for an offshore wind project in Taiwan. The company did not disclose the name of the project; however, it did say that the jacket pile grippers will be used to install the wind farm’s 21 jacket foundations in 2020. Based on the information […]

  • Fred. Olsen Windcarrier Seals Moray East Deal

    2 May 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has secured a contract for the transport and installation of turbines at the Moray East offshore wind project in Scotland. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier is in charge of transporting and installing 100 MHI Vestas V164-9.5MW turbines at the 950MW wind farm located off the East coast of Scotland. The company will deploy one of […]

  • Edda Fonn, Voe Vanguard to Clear Way for Rampion Export Cable

    7 May 2018
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Vessels Edda Fonn and Voe Vanguard are on their way to the Rampion site to carry out boulder clearance and UXO identification on the CR4 export cable route, according to the project’s Notice to Mariners and vessels’ latest AIS data. 

  • Marine Operations Supporting Offshore Wind Conference to Be Held in London, UK

    12 September 2013

    Marine Operations Supporting Offshore Wind Conference will be held on Wednesday 18th September 2013 – Thursday 19th September 2013 in London, UK. The conference will examine vessel solutions to optimise the delivery of farshore, deepwater projects. Hot topics at this year’s Marine Operations Supporting Offshore Wind conference include; improving installation efficiency, heavy lift O&M vessels, […]

  • Norton Rose Fulbright Advises on Westermeerwind Financial Closure

    4 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    Westermeerwind B.V. recently reached financial close on the construction of the Westermeerwind wind farm (144 MW). The wind farm will consist of 48 3MW wind turbines. The turbines will be built in the water along the dikes of the Noordoostpolder, in two rows beside the Westermeerdijk and the Noordermeerdijk. The wind farm, expected to be […]

  • Rampion Go-Ahead Secures Largest Ever Order for MHI Vestas

    18 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has received the largest order in the companies’ history for the 400 MW Rampion offshore wind power plant in the UK. The order comprises 116 V112-3.45 MW wind turbines and a full scope service contract. Installation of the 116 wind turbines will commence in the first quarter of 2017, with commissioning […]

  • Gamesa Attends Manten-er Trade Fair in Valladolid, Spain

    12 January 2012

    Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, will attend the III Manten-er trade fair, which begins today in Valladolid, with new offerings in the area of operation and maintenance (O&M) services for the wind energy market. These developments include the European and international launch of Gamesa’s business for reconditioning major turbine components (gearboxes, generators […]

  • US Test Center Gearing Up For Offshore Wind Giant

    30 January 2018
    R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    Clemson University is preparing the 15MW dynamometer test rig at its SCE&G Energy Innovation Center in Charleston, South Carolina, which will be used to test the gearbox of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind’s 9.5MW offshore wind turbine.

  • Lely Wind Farm Fully Decommissioned (VIDEO)

    7 December 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    Nuon, part of Vattenfall, has dismantled four offshore wind turbines with a total capacity of 2MW at the Lely offshore wind farm in IJsselmeer, a freshwater lake in the Netherlands. In late September, the company started the decommissioning works by dismantling the turbines, which was done in three parts with rotors and nacelles being taken off first before […]

  • WIND FARM UPDATE

    3 August 2015

    Formosa 1 In June Siemens signed a Turbine Supply Agreement with Formosa Wind Power Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Swancor Enterprise and the developer of what could be Taiwan’s first offshore wind farm, the 128MW Formosa 1 offshore wind demonstration project. Formosa 1 is located 3 to 6km off Miaoli county, in north-west Taiwan, in water […]

  • DNV GL Enables Sinoma to Increase Quality and Reliability of Rotor Blades Made in China

    14 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    DNV GL and the wind turbine blade manufacturer Sinoma signed a partnership agreement for certification of Sinoma’s products to improve the reliability and quality of blades manufactured in China. Certification ensures that turbines that use blades produced by Sinoma comply to international safety and reliability standards throughout their lifespan, in onshore and offshore wind applications. […]

  • GlobalData Releases Report on Global Wind Market (USA)

    24 November 2011

    Wind Power – Global Market Size, Turbine Market Share, Installation Prices, Regulations and Investment Analysis to 2020 is the latest report from GlobalData, the industry analysis specialists that offer comprehensive information and understanding of the global wind power market. The research provides an understanding of the technology, key drivers and challenges in the global wind […]

  • The Rise of Haliade-X 12MW (Video)

    12 November 2019
    Technology

    GE Renewable Energy has posted a video showing the installation time-lapse of the Haliade-X 12MW wind turbine at Maasvlakte, the Port of Rotterdam. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. The GE Haliade-X 12MW prototype wind turbine produced its first power at the beginning of November. It features three […]

  • Westermeerwind Onshore Substation Completed

    9 July 2015

    Siemens completed the Westermeerwind onshore substation yesterday. Now the electricity from turbines will be transported to the substation via electrical wires where it will be converted to a high voltage and feed into the national grid to TenneT, explained Willie Wienholts, Siemens project manager. Project director Westermeer Wind Peter de Weijs: “This is an important […]

  • Germany Approves Borkum Riffgrund 2

    2 January 2012
    Authorities

    The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency has approved 97 wind turbines in German North Sea. 97 wind turbines are planned for the 43 square kilometers area. Dong Energy will build BR2 as the second phase of BR1. Borkum Riffgrund 1 will consist of up to 89 turbines with 3.6MW capacity each from Siemens Wind Power […]

  • WINDFARM UPDATES: Borkum Riffgrund 1, DanTysk, EnBW Baltic 2, Meerwind Süd|Ost & Nordsee Ost

    16 February 2015

    Borkum Riffgrund 1 At the end of October 2014 the first of in total 78 Siemens SWT-4.0-130 turbines was installed at the 312MW Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm, located 54km off the German coast and around 37km from the island Borkum. In December Danish CT Offshore completed the installation and burial of the 44 […]

  • UK: Narec Selected for Testing of SeaGen S 2MW Power Train

    28 February 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Today, the National Renewable Energy Centre, Narec, has announced that it will test the prototype power train for the SeaGen-S 2 megawatt (MW) device developed by Siemens-owned Marine Current Turbines (MCT).  The six-month programme at Narec in Northumberland will focus on validating the new 1MW power train (comprising low-speed thrust bearings, gearbox and generator), as […]

  • New York City’s Offshore Wind Terminal Under Construction

    11 June 2024
    Ports & Logistics, Project Updates

    Construction work on turning the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) in New York City into an offshore wind hub started on 10 June. The SBMT redevelopment is being performed by Equinor, in cooperation with the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and terminal operator Sustainable South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SSBMT). Equinor, the owner/developer of […]