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  • Areva and Gamesa to Establish Joint Offshore Wind Business?

    17 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    Rumor has it that Areva and Gamesa are negotiating the establishment of a new joint venture in offshore wind energy industry. If true, the companies would focus on building offshore wind turbines and would each hold a 50% stake in the new business, according to two sources cited by Reuters that have “direct knowledge of […]

  • South Korea Starts Wind Training Programme with BZEE Standard

    5 July 2013
    Training & Education

    The development of wind energy, both onshore and offshore, in South Korea is gathering pace and the demand for qualified service and maintenance personnel for wind parks is growing. With this development in mind, Husum-based BZEE signed a cooperation agreement with the vocational training college Korea Polytechnic III based in Chuncheon City in July 2013. […]

  • Westnetz In Charge of Nordsee Ost Cable Service

    9 May 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Westnetz technicians from the Regional Center Münster will be on call in case of a cable fault at the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm, ensuring emergency service of the cables on the high seas.

  • Apollo Kicks Off Offshore Construction at Zhong Neng Wind Farm in Taiwan

    24 March 2023
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE) has started installing pin piles at the Zhong Neng wind farm off Taiwan, marking the start of the offshore construction on the project. DEME’s Apollo loaded the first set of pin piles, produced locally by CTCI-Machinery, earlier this week. CDWE is in charge of transporting and installing the 31 jacket foundations […]

  • Survey Association, SCOPE Awarded MWS Contract for Japanese Offshore Wind Project

    12 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Denmark-based Survey Association and its partner in Japan, Specialists Center of Port and Airport Engineering (SCOPE), have been awarded the Marine Warranty Survey (MWS) contract for the construction of the 112 MW Ishikari offshore wind project in Japan. According to Henrik Uth, CEO of Survey Associations, the companies will work together to assist the project on […]

  • Edda Wind CSOV Nears Sea Trials

    15 March 2022
    Vessels

    A naming ceremony has been held at Astilleros Gondán Shipyard for Edda Breeze, a commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) built for the Norwegian shipowner Edda Wind. This is the first of five CSOVs Astilleros Gondán S.A is building for Edda Wind. Designed by Salt Ship Design, the 88.3 metre-long vessel has an accommodation capacity for […]

  • Ørsted Powers Greater Changhua Offshore Substation

    1 March 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The commissioning team of Ørsted has energized the offshore substation and export cable of the Greater Changhua 2a offshore wind farm. According to the developer’s social media update, this represents a “big step” for the upcoming wind turbine installation and power transmission preparations. During the testing of the Greater Changhua offshore substations, which happened last […]

  • Vietnam’s Tan Thuan Offshore Wind Farm Enters Operation

    2 November 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The 75 MW Tan Thuan nearshore wind farm in Vietnam’s Ca Mau province started operation on 30 October, after commissioning and other work intensified in the months prior to that to bring the project to commercial operation before 1 November and secure preferential Feed-In Tariff (FIT) rates. After numerous difficulties and challenges the project faced […]

  • Siemens Gamesa and Esvagt Dana Reunite at Baltic 2

    5 May 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The service operations vessel Esvagt Dana has returned to the Baltic 2 offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea to support Siemens Gamesa during maintenance work. Esvagt and Siemens Gamesa entered into a 95-day agreement with an option of a further three months. The vessel provided support in Baltic 2 from November 2019 to […]

  • Hai Long Gets OK for Localization Plan

    13 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Hai Long Offshore Wind has received approval for its Industrial Relevance Plan from the Taiwanese government after two years of negotiations. Hai Long stated it will now continue working with the government, local suppliers and main contractors CDWE and Siemens Gamesa on the delivery of the localization plan. “We are deeply gratified to have heard […]

  • Finnish Enterprise Seeks Partner to Develop Offshore Wind Farm

    16 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Finnish state-owned enterprise Metsähallitus is looking for a partner to jointly develop an offshore wind project in Finland. As previously reported, the environmental services provider plans to develop a wind farm approximately 15 kilometres off the coast of the municipality of Korsnäs. According to preliminary plans, the wind farm will feature ”up to dozens” of […]

  • Kriegers Flak Site Boulder-Free

    4 December 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Asso.subsea has completed the boulder removal campaign for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind project in the Danish Baltic Sea. ASSO was responsible for the boulder clearance of 68 turbine installation locations for jacking operations and all related MBES & SSS surveys, approximately 3500 targets in total. The operations were executed in two campaigns, the first […]

  • COP Appoints Changfang and Xidao CEO

    27 May 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP) has appointed Dennis Sanou as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Changfang and Xidao offshore wind projects in Taiwan. Sanou will be the projects’ CEO during the construction phase. He will lead a specialist offshore wind team comprising 70 people in Taipei covering all aspects of the project including permitting, engineering, […]

  • First Steel Cut for Mega Jack-Up Voltaire

    26 May 2020
    Vessels

    Jan De Nul has started the construction of its next-generation jack-up installation vessel Voltaire with a steel cutting ceremony at the Cosco Shipping Shipyard (Nantong) in China. The Voltaire is specifically designed to transport, lift and install offshore wind turbines, transition pieces, and foundations for current and future developments. The jack-up is equipped with a […]

  • Remotely Controlled Survey Wraps Up at Greater Gabbard

    22 January 2020
    R&D

    XOCEAN’s XO-450 unmanned surface vessel (USV) has carried out survey work at the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm in the UK. The XO-450 conducted seabed surveys on seven of the project’s 140 turbines over the weekend at the site located 23km off the coast. The vessel was remotely controlled from shore, representing a first for […]

  • Green Investment Group Buys Marubeni Out of Westermost Rough

    27 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Green Investment Group Limited (GIG), the specialist green energy principal investment business of Macquarie Group Limited, has acquired a 25% interest in Westermost Rough offshore wind farm from Marubeni Corporation (Marubeni).

  • Top Offshore Wind Videos of 2017

    1 January 2018

    As 2017 reached its end, we thought looking back at what it brought to the offshore wind industry might be a good idea. As every year, we bring you the five most popular videos of 2017: Mating of Hywind Scotland Floating Turbines Statoil has shared a great video showing the mating of one of Hywind […]

  • Veja Mate Gets SGS Blessing

    18 December 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    SGS Germany has awarded the 402MW Veja Mate offshore wind farm with the project certificate, marking the wind farm’s final milestone.

  • Triodos Steps Into Belgian Offshore Wind Market

    11 October 2018
    Business & Finance

    Triodos Bank has entered the Belgian offshore wind market with a financial loan for the Northwester 2 project.

  • Bokalift 1 Starts Installing East Anglia ONE Pin Piles

    16 April 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The recently converted self-propelled DP2 crane vessel Bokalift 1 has started installing foundation pin piles on the 102-turbine East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm in the UK North Sea waters, Van Oord, the contractor for the foundation transport and installation works, told Offshore WIND.

  • Ørsted Allots Walney Extension Round 6 Grants

    2 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted has allocated grants from the sixth round of the Walney Extension Community Fund, set up to support community and environmental projects near the 659MW offshore wind farm in Cumbria, UK. The grants have been awarded to sixteen groups who will each receive a share of the just over GBP 253,000 windfall and will join 75 other […]

  • EU Nods to Four French Floating Wind Farms

    25 February 2019
    Authorities, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The European Commission has approved French plans to support four demonstration floating wind farms, one in the Atlantic Ocean and three in the Mediterranean. The projects include the Groix Belle Ile wind farm in the Atlantic Ocean, and the Golfe du Lion, Eolmed, and Provence Grand Large wind farms in the Mediterranean Sea. The demonstration floating wind […]

  • Equinor and Partners Hand In Hywind Tampen Development Plans

    16 October 2019
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor and the Snorre and Gullfaks partners have submitted updated development plans to the Norwegian government for the Hywind Tampen floating wind farm. The Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm will consist of 11 8MW wind turbines located some 140 kilometres from shore in 260-300 metres of water between the Snorre and Gullfaks oil and gas platforms. Equinor and […]

  • Construction of Berth 4 Starts at Cuxhaven

    25 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    Lower Saxony’s Minister of Economics, Labour and Transport Daniela Behrens has officially launched the construction of the berth 4 at the port of Cuxhaven to meet the rising demand and complement the existing development projects, including the construction of a wind turbine factory by Siemens. The 240-meter quay will be able to accommodate ships with a draft of […]

  • Vattenfall to Build Horns Rev 3

    27 February 2015
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall Wind Power has won the bidding in the process to build the offshore wind farm Horns Rev 3 outside the Danish west coast. Now the company awaits approval from the Danish Parliament and EU. With a total capacity of 400 MW, the wind farm will produce electricity for 450 000 households from 2017. “This […]

  • Shanghai to Host Offshore Wind China Event

    9 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    Shanghai will play a host for Offshore Wind China conference and exhibition from 10th to 12th June 2015. Organised by Chinese Renewable Energy Industry Association, National Renewable Energy Center, and Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd, the event will create a professional, high-effective and one-stop communication platform where insiders can have intensive discussion and technology showcase […]