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  • Remainder of Damaged Vineyard Wind 1 Blade Set for Removal; Developer, GE Vernova Reveal Action Plan

    13 August 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Vineyard Wind and GE Vernova have set out an action plan covering several main tasks following the blade incident at Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm. The plan includes removing the remainder of the damaged blade on the turbine AW-38, continuing the collection of any debris, and resuming turbine installation and operations. The blade incident […]

  • Part of Damaged Blade MIA at Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm

    9 January 2024
    Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    [This article was last updated on 10 January following a statement received from RWE.] A part of a blade from one of the wind turbines at the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm in the UK has broken off after the wind turbine blade sustained damage. According to information in a Notice to Mariners from Humber […]

  • Iberdrola Gives East Anglia One Construction Update

    25 April 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    37 out of 102 jacket foundations have been installed at the East Anglia One offshore wind farm in the UK, according to Iberdrola. The installation of the piles for the 102 turbines has been completed, while the rest of the jackets are expected to be in place in the third quarter of the year. According to […]

  • Senvion Previews Italy’s First Offshore Wind Farm

    22 April 2019

    Senvion has shared a video showing the Beleolico project in Italy, the first offshore wind farm in the Mediterranean Sea. The German wind turbine manufacturer concluded the contract to provide ten of its 3.0M122 turbines for the 30MW project at the beginning of March. The units will be installed in front of Taranto harbor in the Apulia region, […]

  • FMGC Casts Ballast for Sabella D10

    23 April 2015
    Technology

    FMGC, the European company specialised in cast iron counterweights and ballast solutions, cooperated with Sabella in production of its tidal turbine. In June, the first Sabella D10 will be immersed in the waters of the Fromveur strait near Ushant (French: Ouessant) in Brittany. The foundry manufactured a new type of tidal turbine ballast for the […]

  • Denmark’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Stands Complete

    7 June 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The final of the 72 Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW wind turbines was installed at Kriegers Flak, Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm, on Saturday, 5 June. The next steps will be to finalise testing and certification of the 604 MW wind farm so that it can be inaugurated after the summer, Vattenfall, the wind farm’s owner […]

  • FPSO Operator BW Offshore to Enter Floating Wind

    11 February 2021
    Business & Finance

    Another company involved in the oil & gas sector has set its sights on offshore wind, as the industry increasingly moves towards renewable energy amid the global energy transition. The latest to announce its clean energy plans is BW Offshore, which is now in investment discussions with the floating wind company Ideol. The Norway- and […]

  • Yale: US Offshore Wind Could Hit a Supply Chain Bottleneck

    4 April 2019
    R&D

    The implementation of U.S. offshore wind targets will not be as simple or, potentially, as green as it may seem since certain issues can “cause a bottleneck in the supply chain”,  according to research by Yale University. Researchers from Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies challenged the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) offshore wind plans, focusing specifically […]

  • Megavind In Quest of Additional Wind Tech Testing Sites

    22 January 2016
    R&D

    Danish wind industry’s strategic RD&D partnership, Megavind, has called for additional locations and facilities for testing wind energy technology. According to Megavind, there is currently a need for 4-7 new test sites in Denmark to meet the growing demand for testing next-generation wind turbines. The organization has also entered a dialogue with the Danish government to discuss possibilities to find […]

  • Japan: MODEC Develops Floating Wind & Current Hybrid Power Generation System

    5 March 2013
    Technology

    MODEC Inc, based in Japan, has developed a floating wind and current hybrid power generation system, called SKWID (Savonius Keel & Wind Turbine Darrieus). The SKWID is a floating wind and current hybrid power generation system capable of converting two inexhaustible ocean energy sources into abundant power. By harvesting the renewable energy from never-ending currents […]

  • Cadeler Inks Reservation Agreement for Ocean Winds’ Polish Offshore Wind Farm

    7 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Ocean Winds and Cadeler have signed a vessel reservation agreement for the installation of the turbines at the BC-Wind offshore wind farm in the Polish Baltic Sea. The potential value of the contract to be negotiated during the pendency of the reservation agreement is estimated to be between EUR 48 million and EUR 56 million. […]

  • East Anglia ONE Goes for HVAC Transmission

    22 June 2015
    Grid Connection

    The developer of East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm has submitted new documents to The Planning Inspectorate defining changes to its transmissions assets. According to the document, ScottishPower Renewables has switched from HVDC to HVAC and will feature two offshore substations and two export cables to shore up to a 400kV rating. The project which […]

  • Amrumbank West Produces First Power

    29 April 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Amrumbank West offshore wind farm, developed by E.ON in the German North Sea has started producing power, the developer announced today. The power from the first of its 3.6 megawatt turbines flows to an offshore transformer and converter platform from which it is exported via a 85-kilometer subsea cable, which comes ashore near Büsum, about […]

  • First Flight Wind Gets Overall Positive Feedback

    17 April 2014
    Environment

    First Flight Wind has released results of the survey of public views on offshore wind turbines. Recently, they completed a second round of public consultation, during which they held a variety of community consultation events and used them to administer a questionnaire surveying the views of the public. The purpose of the second round of […]

  • New London State Pier Terminal Getting Ready for South Fork Wind Project

    6 March 2023
    Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    The Connecticut Port Authority has revealed that the Northeast Bulkhead, also known as the “delivery berth”, was completed at New London’s State Pier in the US. The 40-acre New London State Pier Terminal will be used to assemble and deliver offshore wind turbines for the Ørsted and Eversource joint venture’s South Fork Wind project this […]

  • Ocean Winds Hires Føn Energy Services in Scotland

    11 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance

    Ocean Winds, a 50/50 joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has contracted Føn Energy Services to provide a fully integrated Balance of Plant (BoP) operations and maintenance (O&M) service programme for the Moray East and Moray West offshore wind farms in Scotland. The contract is valid for three years, with an option to extend […]

  • Ørsted Preparing Seabed for Hornsea Three Export Cable

    28 May 2025
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Preparation work for the installation of the Hornsea Three export cable is underway with boulder and debris relocation, and a geophysical survey starting this month, following the completion of UXO clearance work. An installation campaign to replace blanking plates from the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) ducts with bell-mouths is scheduled to begin in June. Export […]

  • French Floating Wind Pilot Project Starts Delivering Power to Grid

    20 November 2024

    The first of three Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbines at the Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind project in France has started delivering megawatt-hours of power to the national electricity grid. Located 17 kilometres off the coast in the Mediterranean Sea, the Provence Grand Large floating wind pilot project features three Siemens Gamesa 8 MW […]

  • Mingyang Gets FEED Contract for 2.8 GW Italian Floater

    10 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom

    Renexia has signed a contract with China’s Mingyang Smart Energy for the front-end engineering design (FEED) of the 2.8 GW Med Wind floating offshore wind project in Italy. The contract follows the joint signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Italian Ministry of Enterprises to develop a factory in Italy for the new […]

  • Issue with Helihoist Support Structure Halts Merkur OWF Generation

    21 June 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Power generation at the Merkur offshore wind farm in Germany was recently brought to a halt after signs of stress fatigue were discovered on certain areas of the Helihoist support structures on some of the wind turbines. Indications of fatigue on some of the Helihoist support structures were identified during a routine inspection operation. As […]

  • Atlantis Gets EUR 7.7 Mln for MeyGen Tidal Energy Project

    20 February 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Atlantis Resources Limited has successfully secured €7.7 million in grant funding from the European Commission’s Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development. The EC funding will support deployment of multi tidal-turbine arrays at the business’ MeyGen tidal energy site and will be supported by DHI, Royal HaskoningDHV and the University of Edinburgh. Scheduled to […]

  • UK and US to Colaborate on Floating Wind Technology Development

    25 April 2012

    Floating wind turbines are to be the initial focus of a new agreement between Britain and the United States this week as international talks convene in London to accelerate the deployment of clean energy technologies. Energy Ministers from 23 of the world’s leading economies will gather in London on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss accelerating […]

  • In Wind Industry Every Day is Different (Denmark)

    7 February 2011
    Training & Education

    Over 200,000 people make the European wind industry tick. Who are they and what exactly do they do? Wind Directions met some ’wind workers’ to find out. Martin Mortensen spends most of the year out of his home country, Denmark. A commissioning engineer with Suzlon for nearly 11 years, Mortensen’s job involves starting up the […]

  • Sunday Windy Sunday in Denmark

    18 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    Wind turbines covered all the electricity consumption in Denmark on 15 September, marking a new record, according to Energinet. For the first time ever, wind turbines generated power all 24 hours and provided 130% of electricity during the day, much more than the Danes need for daily consumption, Energinet reported. Between 2 and 3 a.m., up […]

  • Majority of the Dutch Support Wind Energy

    24 June 2013
    R&D

    A large majority of the Dutch support wind energy and a quarter also say there should be investments in the construction of new wind turbines, according to a survey carried out by a research firm Ipsos on behalf of Eneco. The survey shows that nearly 80 percent of the Dutch people support wind energy. About […]

  • NOV to Design and Equip Cadeler’s New X-Class Offshore Wind Jack-Ups

    24 August 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Cadeler and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry have contracted NOV to supply the overall vessel design and jacking systems for the two X-Class wind turbine installation vessels Cadeler recently ordered at COSCO. Under the contract, NOV, the parent company of the vessel designer GustoMSC, will supply two GustoMSC™ NG-20000X jack-up vessel designs, as well as the […]