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  • World’s First Offshore Wind Farm Passes into History

    15 March 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy has started dismantling the world’s first offshore wind farm, the 4.95MW Vindeby located in the Danish Baltic Sea near the island of Lolland.

  • UK: 1st Phase of Gunfleet Sands Demonstration Project Completed

    30 October 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    The first phase of offshore construction at DONG Energy’s Gunfleet Sands Demonstration Project is now complete following installation of the two monopiles and transition pieces. Work on connecting the offshore and onshore elements of the project has now also reached the halfway point. Marking an important milestone in the development of this ground breaking test […]

  • SeaMade Produces First Power

    2 July 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The first turbine at the SeaMade offshore wind project has begun producing power to the Belgian grid. DEME Offshore’s jack-up vessel Apollo installed the first Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW turbine at the project site in mid-June. SeaMade will comprise a total of 58 turbines located some 50km off the Belgian North Sea coast and scheduled […]

  • Local Company Goes Offshore with Kentish Flats Extension

    13 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Training & Education

    Total Jobs Contracts Limited took advantage of an opportunity when they started doing odd jobs for Vattenfall. With the help of Vattenfall’s Site Manager, Tony Francis, they obtained all the necessary certificates to work offshore. Francis and his team helped train them in different areas of general maintenance on wind turbines. Five years on and they […]

  • Gardline to Charter Vessels to Dong Energy in Germany

    19 February 2013

    Gardline, one of the leading vessel service providers for the offshore renewables sector, has been awarded a year framework agreement to charter vessels to Dong Energy in Germany. With more than 20 years experience in the wind power industry, Dong Energy is one of the leading offshore wind farm developers in the world and Gardline, […]

  • Crawling Robot Bolts Into Action, Could Save Wind Industry Over GBP 250 Million Annually

    25 April 2022
    R&D, Technology

    GE Renewable Energy and Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have successfully tested a six-legged robot that the companies say could bring the wind industry over GBP 250 million in savings annually. Funded by Innovative UK, the project also brought together UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) BladeBUG and EchoBolt. The testing showed how a robot […]

  • Bureau Veritas: Guidelines to Spur Tidal Energy Development

    28 May 2015

    International classification society and certification group Bureau Veritas has published a set of guidelines, NI 603, intended to help the development of current and tidal turbines. The guidelines are backed by a separate guide to certification for marine renewable energy devices including tidal turbines, wave energy converters and ocean thermal energy conversion. Philippe Donche-Gay, Executive […]

  • UK: SeaRoc Appointed Principal Contractor on Teesside Offshore Wind Farm

    17 January 2013

    International marine engineering company SeaRoc has been appointed Principal Contractor to oversee the completion of the offshore wind farm construction at Teesside Offshore Wind Farm on behalf of EDF Energy Renewables. The project has now also reached an important milestone with the installation of the project’s first turbine. On 1st January 2013, SeaRoc was appointed by […]

  • Highlights of the Month – April 2020

    1 May 2020

    Three Injured after CTV Hits Turbine at German Offshore Wind Farm Three persons were injured, one seriously, after a crew transfer vessel (CTV) allided with a wind turbine at the Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Vestas to Lay Off 400 People, Close Temporary Offshore Wind Facility Vestas will stop […]

  • Highlights of the Month – March 2019

    2 April 2019

    We are bringing you a list of ten of most read news on offshoreWIND.biz in the month of March. First UK Offshore Wind Project Retires E.ON is set to decommission the two-turbine Blyth offshore wind project, the first wind farm built in UK waters. The work is expected to begin this month and take place for […]

  • Boulder Wind Power Expands Its Portfolio

    28 March 2014

    Boulder Wind Power (BWP), a developer of advanced permanent magnet generators and full power converter technology for utility-scale wind turbines, announced an expansion of its product portfolio for onshore and offshore applications. Originally focused on developing and testing the core technology in direct drive applications, BWP now offers solutions for geared turbines while expanding its […]

  • Japan’s NEDO Selects IHI and Toshiba for Ocean Energy Project

    25 December 2014
    R&D, Technology

    IHI Corporation and Toshiba Corporation have been selected by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (“NEDO”) as co-researchers in the “Research and Development (“R&D”) of Ocean Energy Technology – Demonstration Research of Ocean Energy Power Generation”. After concluding the formal contract with NEDO, we will conduct demonstration research of a turbine system driven […]

  • LORC Announces Grand Opening of Nacelle Testing Centre

    2 September 2014
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Internationally recognized experts with lifelong experience in the wind industry will be among the speakers at the 10 September conference ‘Advanced Testing of Nacelles’. The conference marks the opening of the LORC Nacelle Testing facility, which provides the world’s most advanced and realistic tests of offshore wind turbines. The conference will focus on realistic validation […]

  • Ricardo to Present Its Wind Energy Innovations in Hamburg

    18 September 2014
    Technology

    Ricardo has chosen WindEnergy Hamburg – Europe’s premier wind energy event, to be hosted on 23-26 Sept – to launch an extended range of technological innovations aimed at improving the performance and reliability of wind turbine drivelines, hence reducing the total cost of energy generated. Ricardo has been in the business of assisting wind farm […]

  • EDS HV Concludes Rampion Works

    5 March 2018
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    EDS HV Group has completed cable termination and testing works at the 400MW Rampion offshore wind farm located off Sussex, UK.

  • Top News of the Week Feb 2 – 8, 2015

    8 February 2015

    Three out of five hits for Vattenfall in Offshore WIND‘s most read news this week. Nevertheless, EWEA’s infographic on offshore wind in Europe seems to be the most interesting read these days.  Infographic: European Offshore Wind in 2014 Along with its annual report on offshore wind in Europe last year, European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has also […]

  • RWE Joins Project Looking to Cut Offshore Wind’s Carbon Footprint

    9 July 2021
    Environment

    RWE Renewables has joined the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s Circular Economy for the Wind Sector joint industry programme (CEWS JIP), focused on the reuse, recycling and sustainable disposal of components of decommissioned offshore wind turbines. “The programme aims to lead the way in embedding a circular economy approach at the heart of the offshore […]

  • Moog Opens New Center for Maintenance and Engineering Training (Germany)

    23 September 2011
    Training & Education

    Moog, a motion control solution provider and leading developer of pitch systems for wind turbines, today officially inaugurated its new Wind Training Center at an Opening Ceremony involving customers and partners in Unna, Germany. The 1,300 m² (14,000 ft²) facility is designed to provide technical training programs to Moog’s global wind energy customer base. A […]

  • Sif Produces First Empire Wind 1 Monopile in Netherlands

    29 November 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    The first of 54 monopiles for Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm in the US has been manufactured at Sif’s Maasvlakte 2 site in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. On 28 November, the first monopile for Empire Wind was completed on the new production line of the expanded production facilities at Maasvlakte 2 Rotterdam. In February […]

  • Blue Tern En Route to Trianel Windpark Borkum II

    4 March 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up Blue Tern is on its way to the Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWBII) offshore wind farm loaded with the first batch of turbine components. Blue Tern was contracted to finish installing the remaining 11 Senvion turbines on the project offshore Germany, replacing Jan De Nul’s Taillevent which is reportedly on its way to start a […]

  • DHSS Completes First Borkum Riffgrund 2 Run

    11 May 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Dutch offshore logistics service provider DHSS has completed the first CTV cargo run from its base in Eemshaven to the service operations vessel VOS Start at the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.

  • Largest Floating Offshore Wind Farm Stands Complete

    24 August 2021
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Installation of the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm, the Kincardine Offshore Wind, has been completed. The 50 MW project is located approximately 15 kilometres off the southeast coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The wind farm’s five Vestas 9.525 MW wind turbines and one 2 MW Vestas unit were installed at water depths ranging between 60 […]

  • 300 MW Chinese Offshore Wind Farm Connects to the Grid

    8 April 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The 300 MW Zhuhai Golden Bay offshore wind farm in China has been fully connected to the grid. The project comprises 55 MingYang MySE5.5MW turbines, which can survive a super typhoon of 17th grade, the turbine supplier said. MingYang added that it had delivered all the turbines in a record-breaking 5 months despite Covid-related challenges. […]

  • Photo of the Day: Sunset on Gwynt y Môr

    4 December 2014
    Vessels

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: Sunset at Gwynt y Môr, world’s second largest offshore wind farm.  The photo was taken on November 27 from the Kinmel Bay, Turbine Transfers’ 18-metre fast catamaran for wind farm support and crew transport. The Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm recently reached a major milestone by ending its construction phase. Since […]

  • Lely Offshore Wind Farm Is No More

    28 September 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch utility Nuon, part of Vattenfall, has started dismantling the four turbines at the 2MW Lely wind farm in the IJsselmeer. The wind farm, located some 800 metres offshore, was built in 1992 and was in service for 22 years. It is the first offshore wind farm operated by Nuon to be dismantled. Lely made the news […]

  • Sea Energy Vessel Finishes Its Work at Arklow Bank Wind Farm (Ireland)

    10 January 2012

    The wind turbine installation vessel Sea Energy leaves Wicklow Bay after completing the work at Airtricity’s Arklow Bank Wind Farm, reports Afloat. The work was carried out on seven wind turbines. SEA ENERGY has been providing the offshore wind market with installation and component replacement services since 2002. This vessel is the semi jacked type […]