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  • Bremen Seeks Wind Energy Terminal Builders

    26 June 2015

    The City of Bremen and bremenports GmbH & Co. KG are seeking contractors for the construction of a wind energy terminal. The plan is to build a heavy-duty terminal for the wind energy industry in Bremerhaven Blexer, the Offshore Terminal Bremerhaven (OTB). The construction work is required for the terminal (quay and hinterland), terminal access and southern dike. All hydraulic […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Receives Firm Order for Two US Offshore Wind Farms

    1 October 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has received the firm order from Ørsted and Eversource to supply wind turbines for two wind farms offshore the USA with a combined capacity of 847 MW. Siemens Gamesa will supply, deliver and install a total of 77 SG 11.0- 200 DD wind turbines for the Revolution Wind project off Rhode Island and […]

  • World’s Largest Floating Wind Farm Takes Final Shape

    5 July 2021

    The fifth and final 9.525 MW floating wind turbine has been connected to its moorings some 15 kilometres southeast of Aberdeen, Scotland. The Kincardine 05 floating platform was connected to its moorings over the past weekend, First Subsea said. First Subsea, who provided platform mooring connectors and the Cable Protection Systems for the project, said […]

  • EWE Picks Crew Transfer Provider for German Offshore Wind Farms

    26 March 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    EWE Offshore Service & Solutions (OSS) has awarded Reederei Norden–Frisia with a contract to provide crew transfer services for offshore wind projects in Germany. The contractor is in charge of providing transport for personnel and material from the base port in Borkum and the Riffgat and Alpha Ventus offshore wind farms, and possibly other projects. […]

  • GE Haliade-X 12MW on UK Tour

    26 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    GE Renewable Energy is holding a series of supply chain engagement events in the UK for its Haliade-X 12MW offshore wind turbine. The events are part of GE’s supply chain plan for the world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine and will welcome potential suppliers that have suitable products or services that could support its production. GE […]

  • Seajacks Zaratan Getting Ready for Taiwan

    30 January 2019
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The self-propelled jack-up Seajacks Zaratan is on its way to Vlissingen in the Netherlands to undergo mobilisation in preparation for the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan. Seajacks Zaratan will install all 20 Siemens Gamesa SWT-6.0-154 wind turbines on the 120MW wind farm in the Taiwan Strait. This is the first renewables contract for […]

  • Deutsche Bucht Inter-Array Cables Done

    24 July 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    The installation and the testing of the inter-array cables at the Deutsche Bucht wind farm in the German North Sea has been completed according to Northland Power, the owner and developer of the project. Van Oord, the Balance of Plant contractor (BoP) for the 269MW project, awarded Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke (NSW) with a contract to design, produce and deliver 45 kilometres […]

  • Kentish Flats Extension: A Billion Cups of Tea Anyone?

    11 November 2015
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Swedish power company Vattenfall reported that the Kentish Flats Extension has generated enough electricity for the annual consumption of 7,072 homes (based on the DECC’s figure provided for the average annual UK household consumption) since the first of fifteen MHI Vestas V112 3.3MW wind turbines installed off Whitstable and Herne Bay started generating power on August […]

  • EnBW Greenlights Albatros Offshore Wind Farm Project

    9 May 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Supervisory Board of EnBW has made the final investment decision for the 112MW Albatros offshore wind farm project in the German North Sea.

  • Piles of Rock Around Foundation Piles Prevent Scour Formation (Denmark)

    7 February 2012

    Based on the extensive seabed surveys carried out in 2010, 42 turbine positions at Anholt offshore wind farm site have been identified as being at risk of extreme scour formation around the turbine foundation and it has therefore been decided to place a pile of rocks at the positions before the monopole is driven into […]

  • Rudong OWF Project Starts Producing Power

    29 January 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) reported that the 152 MW Rudong offshore wind farm demonstration project started producing power after the first six Siemens 4 MW turbines were connected to the grid. The Rudong project is located some 25 kilometers east of Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, in water depths of around 15 meters. The […]

  • VIDEO: Peter Madsen Rederi at Amrumbank OWF

    25 November 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    Peter Madsen Rederi, a Danish company, has completed scour protection work at Amrumbank offshore wind farm. In six months of time, four Peter Madsen vessels placed two layers of bags on the seabed, around wind turbine foundations. This required 45,000 bags filled with 60,000 tons of dredged sand, in order to prevent the sea current […]

  • Navacel Ships Out Hywind Transition Pieces

    11 April 2017
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Bilbao-based Navacel has loaded out five transition pieces built for Statoil’s 30MW Hywind Scotland Pilot Park, the world’s first floating offshore wind farm.

  • Liebherr: Future Wind Farms Might Be Installed from Office

    20 December 2023
    Equipment, Supply Chain

    At this year’s Offshore Energy Conference and Exhibition (OEEC) in Amsterdam, Armin Seidel, Area Sales Manager Heavy Lift Ship and Offshore Cranes from Liebherr, talked about the company’s achievements throughout the years, as well as the future of crane development in the offshore wind realm. Liebherr, one of the largest construction machine manufacturers in the […]

  • ORE Catapult, UIUC Team Up on Floating Wind Challenges

    24 February 2022
    R&D

    Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has partnered with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) to support the development of the US floating offshore wind sector. According to ORE Catapult, the floating wind will likely be a primary source of US offshore wind capacity in the coming decades as much of their estimated 2,000 GW capacity […]

  • LEINE LINDE SYSTEMS to Present New Product at EWEA Offshore 2013

    31 October 2013
    Technology

    Insurers, banks and construction authorities usually require wind turbine manufacturers and operators to have a certification according to the applicable guidelines. Up until now, the safety functions required within this context, for example, switching off wind turbines in case of excessive rotor speed, have been implemented with relatively costly and frequently redundant constructions. With its […]

  • EWEA Presents Health and Safety Video

    13 March 2014

    EWEA has produced an industry-leading health and safety video, which was premièred at the EWEA Annual Event in Barcelona. “This video is intended to complement national health and safety guidelines and act as an induction for wind energy workers,” said Angeliki Koulouri, environment and planning analyst at EWEA. “We hope it will be used alongside […]

  • Fixed, Floating, or Both? Major Offshore Wind Project Weighing Options

    7 March 2022
    Authorities, Environment, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The developers of the 2 GW West of Orkney wind farm offshore Scotland have shared more information on the project through the recently published documents. In January, the Offshore Wind Power Limited (OWPL) consortium comprising Macquarie’s Green Investment Group, TotalEnergies, and Scottish offshore wind developer RIDG secured rights in the Crown Estate Scotland’s ScotWind leasing […]

  • Vestas Raring to Grow in UK

    27 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, R&D, Technology

    Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas plans to further expand its UK offshore wind production footprint, contingent on securing sufficient project volume in the upcoming Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 4. Following its recent re-entry into offshore wind, Vestas is now investigating the potential of expanding its UK footprint through additional manufacturing and supplier sites across […]

  • Ørsted Opens Apprenticeship Applications in UK

    15 March 2022
    Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Training & Education

    Leading offshore wind developer Ørsted has opened applications for its wind turbine technician apprenticeships in the UK for the sixth year running. The programme spans three and a half years and sees apprentices studying locally for their first year before taking up placements across the company and also getting hands-on experience working offshore at one […]

  • Damen Developing New Vessel Class for Floating Offshore Wind Market

    20 September 2022
    R&D, Vessels

    Netherlands-headquartered Damen Shipyards has revealed it is developing a new vessel class that will be capable of supporting the growing floating offshore wind industry. Damen has cited forecasts which indicate that by 2050 over 200 GW or around 13,500 units of new floating offshore wind turbines will be in operation, and given the size of […]

  • Vesterhav Syd Offshore Wind Farm Connected to Danish Grid

    9 January 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has commissioned all wind turbines at the offshore wind farm Vesterhav Syd in Denmark, which is now fully operational and feeding power into the Danish grid. Vesterhav Syd (South) is part of Vattenfall’s 344 MW Vesterhav duo, whose Vesterhav Nord (North) wind farm the company expects to connect to the grid during the first […]

  • Iberdrola Ramps Up Floating Wind Game

    30 March 2020
    Technology

    Iberdrola will lead an international consortium aiming to install a floating wind turbine of more than 10MW in Norway and will soon join another floating wind demonstration project in Spain.

  • Irish Offshore Wind Project Taps COWI for Foundation Design

    16 April 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    The joint venture between Fred. Olsen Seawind and EDF Renewables, which is developing the 1.3 GW Codling Wind Park offshore wind farm, has contracted the engineering company COWI for the foundation design for Ireland’s Phase One project. Under the contract, COWI will deliver Front End Engineering Design (FEED) and Detailed Design of the wind turbine […]

  • WIND FARM UPDATE

    10 August 2015

    Gwynt y Môr The 576MW Gwynt y Môr wind farm, located 8 miles offshore in Liverpool Bay in water depths of over 28 metres, was officially inaugurated by Carwyn Jones, First Minister of Wales on 18 June. The offshore wind farm is the world’s second largest, with 160 Siemens 3.6MW wind turbines on monopile foundations and 2 offshore substations in an area of over 80km². […]

  • IROTOR TECHNOLOGY: New blade sensor technology to limit strain and to lower cost

    12 January 2016

    A strong partnership has resulted in the development of a new wind turbine technology, which could mean a leap forward in blade control and cost reduction. Leading Danish wind industry players and the scientific community have joined forces to develop the iRotor technology, a solution which uses wireless sensor technology to measure changes in the […]