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  • Photo of the Day: MPI Resolution’s Night Shift at BOW Terminal

    14 May 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: MPI Resolution arrives at BOW Terminal for the next load of offshore wind foundations.  The offshore wind turbine installation vessel is currently loading the next sequence of foundations for the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm. Last month, Damen upgraded the feet of all the jack-up vessel’s six legs. The upgrade was necessary to enable the MPI Resolution to work on the […]

  • HIGH WIND: Bringing stability to the industry

    2 February 2016

    In 2000, the offshore wind industry was pioneering ways of installing 2MW turbines in water depths of just 15 meters, only a few miles off the coast. Today, 15 years later, a single turbine can produce a higher output than all the turbines combined in earlier wind farms, the blades are at least 4 times […]

  • Areva, Gamesa Negotiate Joint Venture in Offshore Wind

    21 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    It is official: Areva and Gamesa are entering into exclusive negotiations to create a 50/50 joint-venture company in the field of offshore wind power.  The companies announced this yesterday via official press release, just a couple of days after the rumors about their joint venture had come out in the media. They stated that, from […]

  • Global Energy Starts Fabricating Moray West J-Tube Frames

    10 April 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Global Energy Group’s (GEG) North Fabrication division has started production of the J-tube frames for the 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm, with the first steel being cut at the Port of Nigg in Scotland. Once the two J-tube frames are finished, they will be attached to the offshore substation platforms (OSPs). The frames […]

  • Ninfea Rinnovabili Reveals Another Floating Wind Project Offshore Sicily

    7 March 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Milan-based developer Ninfea Rinnovabili has submitted another maritime concession application, this time for a 795 MW floating offshore wind project off the coast of Sicily. The Mazarra del Vallo 2 wind farm will feature 53 wind turbines with an individual capacity of 15 MW and a rotor diameter of 236 metres installed at least 52 […]

  • Orion Ready to Install XXL Monopiles at Arcadis Ost 1

    30 May 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The installation of 28 XXL monopiles for 27 wind turbines and one substation of the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm is about to begin as DEME Offshore’s installation vessel Orion has arrived at the Port of Roenne, the project’s storage and marshaling port. According to available AIS data, Orion arrived at the port this […]

  • US Offshore Wind R&D Consortium Awards USD 2.6 Million in Grants

    29 January 2021
    R&D

    The U.S. National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium has revealed the round one awards of the Offshore Wind Solicitation 1.0 for technology research and development projects. The competitive solicitation sought new solutions that remove barriers and address issues essential for cost reduction, deployment, and offshore wind industry growth in the U.S. The USD 2.6 […]

  • All SeaMade Foundations In Place

    7 January 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    DEME Group has completed the installation of 58 turbine foundations and two substation foundations at the SeaMade offshore wind project in Belgium. DEME’s jack-up vessel Innovation installed the last monopile foundation at the project site some 50km off the coast from Ostend on 2 January. According to the company, a new monopile gripper was deployed onboard […]

  • Eneco Buys Power from GE Haliade-X 12MW Prototype

    17 December 2019
    Business & Finance

    Dutch energy company Eneco is set to purchase all the electricity generated by GE’s Haliade-X 12MW offshore wind turbine prototype. This was announced during the inauguration ceremony for the prototype held today, 17 December, at the port of Maasvlakte-Rotterdam. According to GE, the Haliade-X 12MW prototype set a new world record the past weekend by […]

  • ALL NRG Group Acquires WTG Partners

    2 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    ALL NRG Group has acquired WTG Partners, a Danish wind turbine advisory and inspection company.  WTG Partners is the fourth company acquired by ALL NRG Group, which says it aims to set up a one-stop-shop for wind turbine manufacturers and wind farm owners by bringing together suppliers in both offshore and onshore wind industry. “For ALL NRG Group, the acquisition of WTG Partners is […]

  • Germany: Working Group on XXL Products Brings Industry and Science Together

    3 October 2013
    R&D, Technology

    Members of the Working Group on XXL products have scheduled their next meeting on Tuesday, 5th of November from 9 to 16:30hrs in Bremerhaven. Interested companies and research institutions can register for attendance until Friday, 25th of October. The host of this Working Group’s meeting is the WeserWind company, while the event is organized by […]

  • Denmark Launches New Offshore Wind Technology Test Scheme

    21 July 2015
    Authorities, R&D, Technology

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has issued a call for applications for a new offshore wind technology test scheme of 50 MW. The deadline for applications is 15 October 2015 and the first commitments are expected to be assigned within the end of the year. The test scheme aims to develop new and innovative wind turbine projects which have the […]

  • Aegir Installs DOT at Princess Amalia

    1 October 2018
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors’ vessel Aegir has installed the Delft Offshore Turbine (DOT) at the Princess Amalia offshore wind farm (Prinses Amaliawindpark) in the Netherlands.

  • Half of Borssele 1+2 Foundations In

    10 April 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    DEME has installed half of the 94 monopile foundations at the Borssele 1+2 offshore wind farm site.

  • Top News of the Week Sep 23– 28, 2013

    29 September 2013

    Belgium: Alstom Hires Bold Tern Alstom has hired “Bold Tern” jack-up installation vessel, owned by Fred. Olsen Windcarrier, to complete the offshore operations at the Belwind offshore wind farm. Japanese Offshore Wind Taking Pace A lot is happening on the offshore wind power front in Japan. In June Japan unveiled its first commercial floating turbine […]

  • GL Announces 10th Hamburg Offshore Wind Conference: Developments Leading Offshore Industry (Germany)

    15 December 2011

    The technical challenges, current achievements and future opportunities of offshore wind projects will be discussed and debated at the 10th Hamburg Offshore Wind Conference (HOW) on 7-8 February 2012. The conference, organised by GL Garrad Hassan, invites developers, turbine and foundation manufactures, engineering consultants, investors and operators of wind turbines to consider the market environment, […]

  • ZTT Completes Gode Wind 3 Submarine Cable Work Offshore Germany

    7 May 2024
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    ZTT Submarine Cable & System has finished the installation and termination of the 155 kV submarine cable connecting the Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farm to the DolWin kappa offshore converter platform in Germany. In 2020, TenneT contracted ZTT Submarine Cable & System to link the 253 MW offshore wind farm to the DolWin kappa […]

  • MHI Vestas to Hold Jobs Fair on Isle of Wight

    23 November 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind plans to hold a Jobs Fair in Newport this weekend to promote 70 new job openings at the company’s blade factory on the Isle of Wight. MHI Vestas will hold the Jobs Fair at West Medina Mills, Stag Lane, Newport on Saturday, 26 November, from 10 am to 3 pm local time. […]

  • First Norther Steel In Water

    7 August 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s newly upgraded offshore installation vessel Aeolus has started installing monopile foundations on the 370MW Norther wind farm in the Belgian North Sea.

  • Dudgeon Gets to 1TWh During Installation and Commissioning

    4 January 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    The 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm, comprising 67 Siemens 6MW wind turbines installed off the coast of Norfolk in England, achieved a production of 1TWh during offshore installation and commissioning in 2017.

  • VIDEO: Inauguration of London Array Offshore Wind Farm

    18 July 2013

    On July 4, DONG Energy, E.ON and Masdar officially opened the world’s largest offshore wind farm, London Array, at a ceremony attended by Prime Minister David Cameron, alongside other dignitaries. Over 350 people attended the inauguration at Turner Contemporary in Margate, Kent.  London Array first started generating power in October 2012. The 175th turbine was […]

  • Photo of the Day: Stemat Spirit and Ndurance in Action at Galloper OWF

    28 June 2017

    VBMS has published a photo of its cable laying vessels Stemat Spirit and Ndurance working at the Galloper offshore wind farm, while Seajacks Hydra is accommodating the personnel at the wind farm site.

  • VIDEO: Mayday Array − Emergency Exercise at World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm

    8 February 2013

    Siemens, which operates a Zero Harm health and safety policy, has published a video of emergency exercise performed at the London Array offshore wind farm, off the British Coast of Kent. The situation is following: Two ships collide and one crashes into one of Siemens’ wind turbines at the London Array offshore wind farm. Five […]

  • European Developer Seeks Installation Vessels for Offshore Wind Projects

    23 December 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Energy company Vattenfall has issued contract notices seeking vessels to transport and install wind turbine foundations and wind turbines at two offshore wind farms. This is an excerpt from a Premium article published on our sister site Offshore Energy. You can read the original article by clicking on the link below:

  • Sino-report Publishes 2011 Deep Research Report on EU and China Offshore Wind Power Industry

    21 June 2011
    Business & Finance

    Offshore wind is the mean of a reliable, intensive and abundant renewable energy. This relatively new source of electricity generation, which is capable to meet much of the populated coastal areas need for power around the world, has been also stimulating the development of marine economies with thousands of new jobs. Recently, offshore wind power […]

  • Siemens Bags Six Offshore Wind Contracts for 1.4GW in 2011 (Germany)

    16 December 2011

    This calendar year, Siemens won six contracts for offshore wind farms with a total capacity of about 1.4 gigawatts (GW) – enough to supply clean electricity to more than 1.4 million homes. The latest success was the award of the Amrumbank West project in the North Sea, for Amrumbank West GmbH, a subsidiary of E.ON […]