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  • Humber Gateway OWF: 24 Foundations Installed, More Workers Needed

    7 February 2014
    Wind Farm Update

    The first phase of foundations installation at the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm has been successfully completed. Twenty four foundations consisting of a tubular steel monopile have been driven into the seabed, creating the foundation bases for the turbines. Now, this GBP 700 million offshore wind project reached key milestone in its construction programme, E.ON […]

  • UK: Pharos Offshore Group Completes Export Cable Repair for London Array

    6 August 2012
    Grid Connection

    Pharos Offshore Group has completed cable repair and burial for the London Array Offshore Wind Farm on a section of damaged subsea export cable. Pharos delivered a work package with the rapid mobilisation of engineering, fabrication and operational teams to locate, recover, re-lay and re-bury the power cable off the Kent coast. The 800mm² HVDC […]

  • Dudgeon Halfway Done

    3 June 2016
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Installation works on the 402MW Dudgeon offshore wind farm are progressing according to plan and the project is halfway to being completed, according to Dudgeon Offshore Windfarm Limited (DOWL). The wind farm’s export cables were laid and the jacket for the offshore substation was installed in May. The crane vessel Oleg Strashnov has installed half of […]

  • 40 years wind in the Netherlands: To be continued…

    14 February 2013

    It was 40 years ago, in the time of the international oil crisis, that some of the first initiatives were undertaken by, what the Dutch now would call, ‘goat-hair wool sock men’ taking a look at wind as a source for generating energy. Reason enough for one of these ‘pioneers’, Chris Westra, to organise a day where the […]

  • James Fisher Wins Work on Ørsted’s Greater Changhua Offshore Wind Project

    3 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    James Fisher Renewables (JF Renewables) has partnered with Ho Lung Power Engineering (HLPE) to provide technical support for cable termination and testing (T&T) of Ørsted’s Greater Changhua offshore wind farm in Taiwan. In the new collaboration, JF Renewables will provide planning, reporting, engineering support/technical review, and skilled labour to complete cable T&T for Greater Changhua. […]

  • Safety Technology Accredited to Deliver GWO Training in Germany

    19 August 2014
    Training & Education

    Leading safety training provider Safety Technology has announced this week that they are now fully accredited to deliver Global Wind Organisation (GWO) Basic Safety Training from the OffTEC training facility in Enge-Sande, Germany. Already offering RenewableUK and Global Wind Organisation (GWO) training from their locations across the UK, Ireland and the USA, Safety Technology has […]

  • EnBW Seeks 3 CTVs for Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Farms

    14 May 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    EnBW has launched a call for tenders for crew transfer vessels (CTVs) that will operate at its offshore wind farms in the German part of the Baltic Sea. The company is looking to charter three vessels, with the operations starting from around 1 April 2026. The contract(s) will run until 31 December 2028. The CTV […]

  • PEAK Wind to Manage Operations of CIP’s Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan

    27 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom

    PEAK Wind has entered into an operations management agreement (OMA) to oversee the operations of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ (CIP) Fengmiao 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan, which recently reached a financial close. The OMA is said to provide operational management, continuing to build up a strong Taiwan operations setup, all with a focus on ensuring […]

  • UK Round 3: Accepting the challenge

    16 April 2014

    The UK currently has the largest offshore wind market in the world, with an installed capacity amounting to over 3.6GW, and a currrent development pipeline of up to almost 40GW capacity in the future. There are two development rounds in progress and an ambitious third round waiting to kick off. However, this third round is […]

  • Equinor’s New York Plans Could Bring 350 Jobs Through Port of Albany

    13 November 2020
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    If Equinor’s bids are successful at New York State’s latest offshore wind solicitation, that could lead to creation of up to 350 jobs related to manufacturing of wind turbine components at the Port of Albany in upstate New York. Namely, the developer included the Port of Albany in its proposals recently submitted at the state’s […]

  • CDWE’s Green Jade Lowers Second Hai Long Substation Topside Into Place

    27 March 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE), utilising its Green Jade vessel, has installed the offshore topside on the jacket foundation for the Hai Long 3 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. CDWE placed the offshore topside on the jacket, which was installed at the site in August 2024. The offshore substation at the Hai Long 2 phase is […]

  • VIDEO: Cable Laying by Siem Offshore Contractors

    13 April 2015
    Grid Connection, Vessels

    Offshore wind turbines are connected to the grid via subsea cables, through which they transmit electricity. In order to protect the cables, they are usually buried in the seabed. An international offshore and subsea shipping company, Siem Offshore, has demonstrated a typical offshore wind farm array cable installation process, using the Siem Aimery Cable Lay […]

  • VIDEO: Foundation Installation at Gwynt y Môr

    21 April 2014
    Technology

    Over 130 wind turbines, of total 160, have been installed at the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm, according to AWJ Marine. The EUR 2 billion offshore wind farm is on schedule to become fully operational this year, and produce enough clean energy to power up to 400,000 homes. The following video shows the work […]

  • FEEDER SYSTEM: “Feeder to serve for the match”

    19 January 2016

    HBB Hanseatic Break Bulk is a marine logistics company acting as an independent shipbroker and Heavy Lift Agency based in Hamburg, Germany. An integrated part of HBB’s business is to develop coastal concept studies for transportation of Offshore Wind foundations and components. Foundation installation likely to become bottleneck The installation part of Offshore Wind turbines, […]

  • Germany: RWE Saves 12 Hours by Loading Foundations at Its Own Base Port

    21 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    The foundations for the Nordsee Ost wind farm were loaded for the first time at the quay of RWE’s base port at Bremerhaven. This optimises the company’s port logistics and will reduce the time required to load the company’s installation vessel by some 12 hours in the future. The first six of the huge foundations, […]

  • Kongsberg Maritime Introduces Transport & Installation Solutions for Floating Wind

    6 February 2025
    Business development, Floating Wind, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Research & Development

    Kongsberg Maritime has unveiled a range of methods designed to transform and industrialize the transportation and installation (T&I) of floating offshore wind turbines. According to the Norway-headquartered company, the new solutions promise to streamline the entire process, from anchor and mooring installation to electrical cable pull-in, ensuring that turbines are ready to be connected to […]

  • Latin American Lengthy Coastline Holds Vast Offshore Wind Potential

    18 August 2014
    R&D

    Offshore WIND brings the following article with permission from the LatinAmericanScience.org. The article on offshore wind potential in Latin America has been written by Luis Armando Pagan Quinones, who is specializing in the production of drinking water by desalination systems using offshore wind power.  Written by Luis Armando Pagan Quinones Despite having over 50,000 kilometers of coastline, Latin America […]

  • Shell and Eneco Partner with Largest Dutch Ecological Consultancy for Hollandse Kust West VI Offshore Wind Farm

    26 September 2023
    Business development, Collaboration, Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Innovation, Project Updates

    Ecowende, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco, has partnered with Waardenburg Ecology, the largest ecological consultancy firm in the Netherlands, to develop a comprehensive ecological programme for the offshore wind farm the joint venture will build at the Hollandse Kust (west) Wind Farm Site VI. The developer and the consultancy are developing the programme […]

  • New Jersey to Develop First Purpose-Built Offshore Wind Port in US

    17 June 2020
    Ports & Logistics

    The US State of New Jersey plans to build the New Jersey Wind Port on the eastern shore of the Delaware River, with the construction expected to begin in 2021. The New Jersey Wind Port is described as a first-in-the-nation infrastructure investment that will provide a location for staging, assembly, and manufacturing activities related to […]

  • Nautricity Gets Approval for Mull of Kintyre Tidal Development

    23 May 2014
    Authorities

    Nautricity, the renewable energy company, has been given the go-ahead to develop one of the UK’s first ‘next generation’ tidal energy schemes in waters off the Mull of Kintyre. Marine Scotland has given consent for the deployment of the first Contra Rotating Marine Turbine (CoRMaT) device, capable of generating enough electricity to supply 400 homes, […]

  • URI, DEM Biologists Track Duck Movement (USA)

    22 February 2012
    Environment

    Biologists from the University of Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and other agencies have implanted satellite transmitters in sea ducks to learn about the birds’ daily movements and identify important wintering locations. The baseline data the scientists collect will be used when government officials and offshore wind farm developers make decisions […]

  • CIP Revives Floating Wind Project Offshore Scotland

    18 June 2021
    Authorities, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Danish fund management company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) plans to build a floating wind farm with a capacity of up to 100 MW off the coast of Dounreay, Scotland. The demonstrator floating wind project is being brought forward by Highland Wind Limited, a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), formed with CIP acting as the majority shareholder. […]

  • Dominion and DONG Partner Up Offshore Virginia

    11 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    US electric utility company Dominion Energy Virginia has signed an agreement and strategic partnership with DONG Energy to build two 6-megawatt (MW) turbines off the coast of Virginia Beach.

  • Van Oord to Build Hollandse Kust West VI – ‘The Most Ecological Wind Farm Yet’

    8 September 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Infrastructure, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Van Oord and Ecowende, a joint venture of Shell and Eneco, have agreed to collaborate on the construction of the Hollandse Kust West VI offshore wind farm, with the contract(s) for the work to be signed later this year. This will be the most ecological wind farm yet, said Van Oord, whose contract(s) will include […]

  • UK: Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Construction Kicks Off

    29 March 2012

    MAJOR components have begun arriving at new port facilities on the River Mersey in Birkenhead for the construction of Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm in Liverpool Bay. The €2billion (EURO) project, one of Europe’s largest offshore wind farms, 18km off the Wirral coast, is enabling significant new investment into Merseyside, the North West and […]

  • Cuxhaven Ready For Heavy Offshore Wind Loads

    23 August 2017

    Lower Saxony’s Minister of Economics, Labour and Transport Olaf Lies has inaugurated a new berthing space and a new ramp at the port of Cuxhaven’s offshore terminal.