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  • First Ice-Proof Offshore Wind Farm Books September Debut

    6 July 2017
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The 42MW Tahkoluoto wind farm off Pori, Finland will enter commercial operation in September, Jan De Nul, the project’s main contractor for marine construction, said.

  • Susie S Sails to Meerwind Ost/Sud Substation

    29 June 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Susie S has mobilised to Cuxhaven to start a new role providing 24hr support for Alstom. The vessel will be supporting a team of Alstom engineers who are working on the Meerwind Ost/Sud Substation. The offshore wind farms Meerwind Süd and Meerwind Ost are a 288 MW project located in the German Bight in the North […]

  • Dong Energy to Officially Open Westermost Rough in July

    17 June 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Dong Energy has announced on its social media pages that the inauguration of its Westermost Rough offshore wind farm will be held on July 1st.  The last of the 35 turbines was lifted into position in March and the full power output has been achieved at the end of May. Westermost Rough, located off the UK’s […]

  • UK: Plymouth University and TRESOC Researching River Dart Tidal Potential

    3 April 2013

    Plymouth University and Totnes Renewable Energy Society (TRESOC) are testing one of Devon’s deepest river’s tidal potential, writes BBC. They will conduct a feasibility study on the potential effects stemming from putting tidal turbines on the 20m deep river bed of the River Dart at Dittisham. Due to the water depth, tidal turbine would not […]

  • Dutch Government Prolongs Offshore Wind Licenses

    1 February 2012
    Authorities

    Minister Joop Atsma announced that the Dutch government has prolonged the license for the development of offshore wind farms until 2020, reports Dutch News. The licensees for the nine companies that are developing offshore wind farms where due to expire this year. The Dutch government set targets to install the 6 GW offshore wind capacity […]

  • Prysmian Hooks Up Wikinger Offshore Wind Farm

    24 September 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Subsea power cable specialist Prysmian Group has announced a successful commissioning of the inter-array cable system for Iberdrola’s Wikinger offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea.

  • BWS Secures Port Logistics Contract for Horns Rev 3

    26 September 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Blue Water Shipping (BWS) has won the port logistics contract for Vattenfall’s 400MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm in the Danish North Sea.

  • Finance Minister Rejects Non-profit Dong Energy Proposal (Denmark)

    1 November 2011
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Danish Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon rejects the proposal put forward last week to let state-owned energy group Dong Energy build wind farms on a non-profit basis. Corydon admits that everything should be done to reduce the costs for offshore wind turbine development but points out that offshore wind farms will not get cheaper only because […]

  • UK, Irish Energy Ministers to Enter Windy Talks

    18 June 2012
    Authorities

    Ireland’s Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte will meet his counterpart, UK’s Minister of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change, Charles Hendry, in London this week, the Irish Times reported. They are going to discuss the possibility of direct export of power from Ireland’s wind turbines, both onshore and […]

  • Ørsted Awards EUR 26 Million in Technical Support Contracts for Offshore Wind Farms in Denmark, Germany and Netherlands

    9 December 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    Ørsted has selected Atlas Services Group Energy, UTM Consultants, Boston Energy, and Connected Wind Services Danmark for above-water wind turbine services on its operational offshore wind farms in Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands. The companies signed five-year framework agreements with Ørsted at the end of November with the contract period set to start running on […]

  • First Power Flows from 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm in Scotland

    18 October 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm, located 15.5 kilometres off the coast of Fife, Scotland, has started generating power into the national grid. When complete, the offshore wind farm will consist of 54 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines generating up to 450 MW of renewable energy, enough to power 375,000 […]

  • Windar Wraps Up Vineyard Wind 1 TP Delivery

    1 August 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Windar Renovables has manufactured and loaded the final batch of transition pieces (TPs) for the 806 MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm in the United States. In 2019, Windar Renovables won a contract to manufacture, certify, assemble, inspect, store, and deliver TPs for the offshore wind project, being developed by Vineyard Wind, a joint […]

  • Thialf Deployed for Jacket Installation at Neart na Gaoithe as Foundation Work Resumes

    1 June 2023
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The installation of wind turbine jacket foundations at the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm will resume over the coming few days with the vessel Thialf set to carry out the work. Twelve foundations were installed at the Scottish project’s site last year, two of which are supporting the wind farm’s substations. The upcoming […]

  • Rotra Vente Opens New Quay in Le Havre Port

    29 July 2022
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    The new RoRo (roll-on, roll-off) platform built on the Hermann du Pasquier quay in the Port of Le Havre came into operation on 26 July with the port call made by Rotra Vente vessel which is serving Siemens Gamesa’s offshore wind projects under a long-term charter. HAROPA – Port of Le Havre has upgraded the quay […]

  • First Baltic Eagle Transition Pieces Arrive in Germany

    13 March 2023
    Operations & Maintenance

    Windar Renovables has delivered the first transition pieces to Iberdrola’s 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany. The loading of the transition pieces manufactured by the Spanish company at its facilities in Avilés began this weekend onto the general cargo vessel Happy Dragon. The ship, currently located at Port Mukran, according to the […]

  • Cadeler Secures More Wind Farm Work Offshore Poland

    13 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Denmark’s Cadeler has secured vessel reservation agreements with both MFW Bałtyk II Sp. z.o.o. and MFW Bałtyk III Sp. z.o.o., special purpose companies owned by Polenergia and Equinor. According to Cadeler, the aggregate potential value of the vessel reservation agreements is expected to be between EUR 110 million and EUR 130 million. Cadeler’s project covers […]

  • EIB Grants EUR 1.2 Billion Loan to RWE for 1 GW Danish Offshore Wind Farm

    25 June 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed to providing a EUR 1.2 billion loan to support RWE’s development of the 1 GW Thor offshore wind farm in Denmark. According to EIB, the loan will help finance monopile foundations, turbines, inter-array cabling, an offshore converter station, export cables, a section of onshore cables, and an onshore […]

  • A2SEA Picks Pearson Electrical for Jack-Up Maintenance Work

    27 February 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Hull-based electrical engineering firm Pearson Electrical has signed a framework agreement to provide maintenance work on A2SEA’s wind turbine installation vessel Sea Challenger being used to transport Siemens turbine components from Green Port Hull and install them on the 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm.

  • GDF SUEZ, EDP Renewables, Neoen Marine and AREVA Reassure OW Commitment

    9 January 2014
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    During a meeting with economic and political stakeholders in the French regions of Haute-Normandie and Picardie, GDF SUEZ, EDP Renewables, Neoen Marine and AREVA have reaffirmed their ambitions to develop innovative, concerted and local environmentally friendly offshore wind projects at the sites of Le Tréport (Haute-Normandie – 500 MW) and the islands of Yeu and […]

  • The Netherlands: Delta Lloyd Builds Dedicated Wind Energy Team

    26 September 2011

      Delta Lloyd has built up a tradition as an insurer of wind turbines and is now concentrating its knowledge in a dedicated wind energy team. The team will focus exclusively on this sustainable growth market. Delta Lloyd is one of the first European insurers to provide cover for offshore wind turbines and has been […]

  • Vestavind Plans Wind Farm Offshore Harøya, Norway

    30 March 2012

    As reported by China daily, it appears that Norway is about to get its first full-scale offshore wind power plant, Havsul I. In September 2009 the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy granted a licence to Vestavind Offshore, to carry out the project which is expected to bring electricity to around 50,000 households. Havsul I is […]

  • The Netherlands: Neptune Reloads Northwind OWF Foundations at BOW Terminal

    28 August 2013
    Wind Farm Update

    Neptune is calling BOW Terminal now for the 33th time to load foundations for the Northwind project.  GeoSea’s special-purpose DP2 jack-up vessel ‘Neptune’ is working on the Northwind offshore wind farm on Bank Zonder Naam off the coast of the Belgian town Zeebrugge. The project comprises 72 offshore wind turbines of the Vestas’ V112-3.0 MW […]

  • 3sun Eyes New Markets as UK Recruitment Drive Picks Up Steam (Video)

    25 January 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Training & Education

    3sun Group has organised a special recruitment day in Great Yarmouth at the Kings Centre, Queen Anne’s Road where wind turbine technicians and inspection engineers selected from more than 1,500 applicants will have five-minute pre-booked speed-interviews to secure one of over 100 new roles within GBP 6 million of new and extended existing contracts. Booked interviews will be […]

  • PGE and Ørsted Order Baltica 2 Hardware at Navantia-Windar and Orient Cable

    3 July 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The PGE and Ørsted joint venture has signed contracts with Navantia-Windar and Orient Cable (NBO) for delivery of foundations and array cables for Baltica 2, which is the first stage of the Baltic Offshore Wind Farm in the Polish Baltic Sea. Navantia-Windar will be supplying monopile foundations, the largest exceeding 100 metres and weighing over […]

  • Kongsberg Signs LOI for OIM Wind’s Next-Gen Jack-Up Vessel

    25 January 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Vessels

    Kongsberg Maritime has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore shipyard for the delivery of a large technology package for the BT-220IU Wind Turbine Installation Unit, a next-generation installation vessel to be built for OIM Wind. Norway-based OIM Wind and China’s CIMC Yantai Raffles Offshore signed an EPC contract for the construction […]

  • RWE Greenlights 1.6 GW German Offshore Wind Farms

    27 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has made the investment decision for its Nordseecluster, involving offshore wind projects with a total capacity of 1.6 GW to be built in the German North Sea. The Nordseecluster is being implemented in two phases, Nordseecluster A and Nordseecluster B, each comprising two offshore wind farms. Nordseecluster A has a total capacity of 660 […]