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  • MHI Vestas and Northland Make Deutsche Bucht Order Official

    21 August 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind received a firm and unconditional order for the Deutsche Bucht (DeBu) wind farm from Northland Power Inc. last Friday, when the Canadian company announced that the EUR 1.3 billion offshore wind project had reached financial close.

  • GeoSea Picks Houlder Kit for Horns Rev 3

    10 August 2017
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    GeoSea will use Houlder’s pile lifting tool on the Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm in the Danish North Sea.

  • Hornsea Project One Welcomes World’s First Offshore RCS

    29 June 2018
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The world’s first offshore Reactive Compensation Station (RCS) has been installed at Ørsted’s Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm.

  • CS Wind UK Paints First Offshore Wind Tower Section

    21 September 2017
    Business & Finance

    The first offshore wind tower section has left the paint shop at CS Wind UK’s facilities in Machrihanish, Scotland.

  • The Netherlands: Vestas Signs Contract Extension for Eneco’s Prinses Amaliawindpark

    23 April 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Vestas has signed a 10-year extension of the service contract for Eneco’s wind power plant Prinses Amaliawindpark (PAWP) in the Netherlands. The contract has a total capacity of 120 MW comprising 60 units of the V80-2.0 MW wind turbine. The contract is a 10-year service agreement extension with Vestas’ latest Active Output Management (AOM) 5000 […]

  • IQIP to Deliver Noise Mitigation System for He Dreiht OWF

    31 August 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    EnBW has awarded IQIP with a contract for the delivery of a noise mitigation system which will be used during the installation of monopiles at EnBW’s He Dreiht offshore wind farm in Germany. The Dutch company will manufacture and deliver a double-walled noise protection system called NMS-10,000 which will reduce the noise induced by pile […]

  • Germany: GL Renewables Certification Awards Young Professionals

    24 June 2013

    How can offshore wind turbines be built more safely, quickly and cost-efficiently? What can be done to ensure that energy generated by wind farms is fed into the grid exactly when it is needed? How can transport losses be reduced? Is there any hidden potential to make wind turbines more efficient? To encourage young scientists […]

  • Japanese SoftBank to Fund Ibaraki OWF

    4 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    SB Energy Corp., a subsidiary of Japanese SoftBank Corp. focused on renewable energy development, intends to invest in an offshore wind farm to be built off the Ibaraki prefecture, Japan. The wind farm is being developed by Japanese wind energy company Wind Power Energy Co., which proposes an initial 90MW offshore wind farm to be […]

  • SAL Transporting Dutch Monopiles to Japan

    15 December 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    SAL Heavy Lift’s MV Lone is currently transporting nine monopiles from the Netherlands to the Akita Noshiro offshore wind project in Japan, the company reported via social media. SAL said it had been entrusted to transport the heaviest monopiles with weights up to 883 metric tons and lengths over 78 meters from Rotterdam to the […]

  • EWEA Rebrands to WindEurope

    7 April 2016

    On 5 April, the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) became WindEurope.  The organisation explained that its brand needed to evolve as the wind energy, which moved from a niche sector to a mainstream industry, is evolving. “This is a pivotal moment and we look forward to continue to work with you in order to ensure the growth and prosperity […]

  • Top News of the Week July 21– 27, 2014

    27 July 2014

    Ballast Nedam Completes Monopile Installation at Butendiek Today, Tuesday 22nd July 2014, Ballast Nedam Offshore installed the 80th and last monopile at the Butendiek Offshore Wind Farm in the German sector of the North Sea. Two Executives Leave Siemens Siemens Wind Power has been shaken up by two senior executives’ resignations. Siemens Erects Fourth Substation […]

  • Smulders Sends Off First Akita-Noshiro Transition Pieces

    6 November 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Smulders has shipped off the first four transition pieces built for Akita-Noshiro, Japan’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm. The transition pieces are now en route from the Smulders yard in Hoboken, Belgium to Sif Group in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Smulders is building 33 transition pieces for the 139 MW wind farm. Sif signed the final […]

  • Borkum Riffgrund 1 Produces First Power

    17 February 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Electricity has been generated and fed into the German grid for the first time from the offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1. Trine Borum Bojsen, Managing Director of DONG Energy in Germany and responsible for Wind Power, said: “Borkum Riffgrund 1 is our first German wind farm and we’re more than happy, that we’ve started to […]

  • UK Shadow Energy Secretary Visits North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm

    11 February 2015
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Caroline Flint MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change visited North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm last week. During the visit to the wind power plant, the Shadow Energy Minister presented three MHI Vestas Offshore Wind employees with 10 year service awards. The three technicians Chris Keeting, Bryn Hughes and Peter Brown have […]

  • LOC Adds Another Vietnamese Intertidal Wind Farm to To-Do List

    8 July 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    LOC Group has won a contract with Cong ty Phan Dau Tu Dien Gio Hoa Binh1 to support the development of the Hoa Binh 1 offshore wind project in Vietnam. LOC will provide marine warranty services and consulting services, and will give guidance and recommendations to contractors on how best to meet project requirements and […]

  • E.ON officially opens one of the UK’s largest offshore wind farms

    16 September 2010
    Wind Farm Update

    E.ON has today (15 September) officially opened its largest UK offshore wind farm in Cumbria. Robin Rigg, the 180MW 60 turbine offshore wind farm located in the Solway Firth, began generating power earlier this year and is now celebrating the completion and full operation of the site. Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP, Secretary of State […]

  • ENECO: Update on the grouting issue of Princess Amalia Wind Farm

    10 December 2015

    On 1 July the Dutch offshore wind farm Eneco Luchterduinen became fully operational. On 21 September this milestone will be celebrated with an official opening ceremony in IJmuiden, the port town from where the main construction activities have taken place and from where the wind farm will be maintained throughout its lifespan. The wind farm […]

  • Prysmian Scores Rentel Inter-Array Cable Supply Deal

    14 October 2016
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Tideway B.V., part of DEME Group, has awarded Prysmian Group with a EUR 13 million contract to supply inter-array cables and accessories for the 309MW Rentel offshore wind farm in Belgian North Sea.  Prysmian is responsible for the design, manufacture and supply of the 33 kV submarine cables in various cross-sections, together with the related cable […]

  • Maersk Training Opens New Course for Young Wind Technicians

    9 November 2015
    Training & Education

    Maersk Training in Newcastle has launched a new Fundamental Skills for Offshore Wind Technicians course that is specifically designed for 16 to 18-year-olds looking for an insight into the wind turbine industry. Maersk Training will be hosting this six week course at its facilities in North Shields. Along with learning about the industry essentials, mandatory […]

  • Offshore Wind Conference 2018: One Week to Go

    15 October 2018

    Are you ready for the new dawn in offshore wind? At the Offshore Wind Conference 2018 (OWC 2018), you can discover how you and your company can prepare for the new industry standards throughout several sessions that jointly aim to cover everything needed to get the full picture of what lies ahead. 

  • Windfarm Update: Amrumbank West

    17 November 2014

    Foundation installation work at the 288MW Amrumbank West offshore wind farm is in full progress. At the end of September Ballast Nedam Offshore completed their contract for 19 foundations, using their heavy-lift vessel Svanen after which the MPI Discovery, which was previously working on the Humber Gateway wind farm, continued installing the remaining foundations. The […]

  • Prysmian Inks Wikinger Cabling Deal

    12 February 2015
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Italian cable company, Prysmian Group, has been awarded a EUR 60 million contract by Iberdrola for the Wikinger offshore wind farm. Under the contract, Prysmian is responsible for the design, manufacture, installation, burial, termination and testing of total 81 km of 33 kV submarine cables connecting 70 turbines at wind farm located within the West […]

  • USA: New Bedford Strongly Supports Offshore Wind Development

    14 November 2012
    Authorities

    At a meeting held on Tuesday in New Bedford, offshore wind development in Massachusetts Wind Energy Area was strongly supported by the attendees. The support is based on the fact that offshore wind projects will bring great economy boost and job creation, especially for the city’s young people. The focus of the meeting was federal […]

  • RWE Recruits New Applicants for Its Wales Wind Farm Apprenticeship Scheme

    2 July 2013
    Training & Education

    RWE npower renewables (RWE NRL) is expanding its highly popular Wales wind farm apprenticeship programme with a second round of recruitment for new candidates. The Apprentice Scheme, first launched by RWE NRL in partnership with Grwp Llandrillo Menai, is the first of its kind in Wales and was fully supported at the official opening in […]

  • First US-Flagged Offshore Wind Service Operations Vessel Taking Shape

    5 April 2023
    Vessels

    Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) has marked the 50-per cent completion milestone on ECO Edison, the first-ever US-flagged, Jones Act-compliant offshore wind service operations vessel (SOV), chartered by Ørsted and Eversource for their South Fork Wind, Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind projects. The construction of the SOV, being built by ECO’s in-house shipyards in Louisiana, Mississippi, and […]

  • Highlights of the Month – January 2018

    1 February 2018

    Taiwan to Sign 5.5GW of Contracts with Offshore Wind Developers by July Nine developers looking to build offshore wind farms in Taiwan have qualified for offshore environmental permits. These developers, offering 10.5GW of offshore wind capacity in total, will now compete for 5.5GW of offshore wind contracts, 3.5GW to be selected for the feed-in-tariff (FIT) […]