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  • FINANCE: Small players – big projects

    26 January 2016

    “It is almost like winning the lottery,” Meewind Director Willem Smelik says when reflecting on how a group of small investors have managed to participate in three major offshore wind farm projects. “We are now investing in a third wind farm ‘Nobelwind’ and raising funding of €25 million a year!” Meewind is an umbrella investment […]

  • Siemens Successfully Installs HelWin1 Platform (Germany)

    26 August 2013
    Grid Connection, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens has installed the HelWin1 offshore platform in the North Sea, marking the successful completion of a significant stage in German grid connection projects. HelWin1 will link the two offshore wind farms Nordsee Ost and Meerwind to the mainland. Using the Siemens technology installed on the platform, the alternating current power generated by the wind […]

  • Prysmian Announces Results for First Half of 2011 (Italy)

    29 August 2011

    The Board of Directors of Prysmian S.p.A. has approved the consolidated results for the first half of 2011. “The first half of 2011 has confirmed the signs of recovery in demand seen from the second half of last year, resulting in a volume increase for the majority of businesses”, states CEO Valerio Battista. “The half-year […]

  • TenneT Starts Laying DolWin6 Export Cables

    29 June 2021
    Grid Connection

    Offshore cable-laying work to link the DolWin6 grid connection in the North Sea to the German grid has started, TenneT said. The cable-laying work follows an unexploded ordnance removal campaign where a total of twelve UXOs identified along the sea cable route were removed in May 2021. The 39-kilometre export cable section is expected to […]

  • First Steel Cut for Hollandse Kust (west Alpha) Topside

    11 June 2021
    Grid Connection

    TenneT and the joint venture of ENGIE Solutions and Iemants have cut the first steel for the Hollandse Kust (west Alpha) offshore transformer station topside. The joint venture partners and TenneT officially kicked off the steel fabrication for the Hollandse Kust (west Alpha) topside at the Smulders’ facility in Hoboken, Belgium. Smulders is the parent […]

  • ScottishPower Renewables Selects East Anglia THREE Converter Stations Team

    25 May 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Energy and Aker Solutions have signed a contract with ScottishPower Renewables with the intention to provide high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations for the East Anglia THREE offshore wind project in the UK. The delivery of this EPCI scope for the wind farm’s two converter stations is subject to the project reaching financial […]

  • First Floating OSS Expected by 2030, But There Are Still Some Challenges, Semco Maritime Says

    10 July 2023
    Business development, Environment, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, R&D, Technology

    Semco Maritime is expecting the first floating offshore substation to happen by 2030, however, there are still some challenges to overcome before this becomes a reality, according to Jacob Øbo Sørensen, Senior Vice President for Renewables at the Danish company. Semco Maritime, together with ISC Consulting Engineers, Aalborg University, Energy Cluster Denmark, and Inocean, secured […]

  • Second Hollandse Kust West Alpha Subsea Cable In Place

    22 June 2023
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Jan De Nul, together with its partner LS Cable & System, has completed the installation of the second subsea cable for the Hollandse Kust West Alpha offshore wind farm grid connection off the coast of Egmond aan Zee for TenneT. The subsea cable installation was carried out by the cable-laying vessel Isaac Newton, the work […]

  • Hollandse Kust (west) Alpha Offshore Substation Ready for Wind Turbines Connection

    11 January 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The grid connection for Hollandse Kust (west) Alpha is ready for commissioning after receiving the grid readiness certificate three months ahead of schedule. Now that Hollandse Kust (west) Alpha has received the certificate, the wind farm operator Ecowende, a joint venture of Shell and Eneco, can connect the turbines for its 760 MW Hollandse Kust […]

  • Sembcorp Marine Stays on Hornsea 2

    4 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Sembcorp Marine’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Sembmarine SLP, has been awarded the planned preventative maintenance (PPM) contract by Ørsted for the offshore substation and the reactive compensation station at the Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm. Hornsea 2 is currently the largest fully commissioned offshore wind farm in the world. It is located 89 kilometres off the Yorkshire […]

  • Hollandse Kust Noord Substation Topside Touches Down

    5 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The 3,500-tonne offshore substation topside has been installed on its jacket foundation at the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm. This new construction milestone took place in the night from Monday to Tuesday at 18.5 kilometres off the coast of Egmond aan Zee with the help of DEME’s installation vessel Orion. After a […]

  • Offshore Wind a Global, Multi-Billion Pound Chance for UK Companies (Prospectus)

    1 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology, Training & Education

    The UK and export market for offshore wind products and services provided by UK-based firms is expected to be worth GBP 4.9 billion a year by 2030, according to a new prospectus by the former McLaren Group CEO and Formula One Team Principal Martin Whitmarsh.

  • Ørsted Taps ABB for Hornsea Two Grid Connection

    11 July 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    ABB has won orders worth over USD 150 million from Danish energy company Ørsted to supply a range of technologies that will help integrate and transmit energy from the Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm to the UK grid.

  • Hollandia fabrication yard

    5 October 2012

    A joint venture between Strukton Systems and Hollandia is building transformer stations for the offshore wind industry at the Hollandia fabrication yard on the banks of the rivers IJssel and Lek where they meet in Krimpen aan den IJssel, just outside of Rotterdam. Strukton Systems is a specialist in the design, construction and maintenance of […]

  • Nexans to Provide Offshore Cabling for Gode Wind 1 & 2

    4 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    DONG Energy and Nexans Deutschland yesterday signed a supplementary contract for the delivery and installation of medium-voltage cables for the German offshore wind farms Gode Wind 1 and 2. This new agreement is part of an outline contract for the delivery of up to 900 km of offshore cables for internal farm cabling. The order […]

  • ABB to Connect MeyGen Tidal Project to UK Grid

    18 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Technology

    ABB has been awarded a contract by Atlantis Resources Limited to provide the onshore grid connection for Phase I of the MeyGen tidal stream project in Scotland’s Pentland Firth.  The MeyGen tidal stream project is at the forefront of world marine energy development and will harvest the tidal resources of one of the most energetic […]

  • Heerema’s Thialf Soon to Install First He Dreiht Foundations Offshore Germany

    16 May 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Construction work has started on one of Germany’s largest offshore wind farms, the 960 MW He Dreiht project. In the next few days, Heerema Marine Contractors’ crane vessel, Thialf, will install the first foundations at EnBW’s offshore wind farm, being built in the German North Sea. The He Dreiht offshore wind farm is located approximately […]

  • ABB Launches DC Electrical System for Marine Applications (Switzerland)

    23 May 2011

      ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, today announced the introduction of a new DC (direct current) electrical system for marine applications. The new system is part of a revival of power solutions using DC electricity, and will provide highly efficient power distribution and electric propulsion for a wide range of vessels. It […]

  • ABB to Supply Subsea Cable System for Dudgeon OWF

    11 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    ABB has won an order worth around $55 million to supply a submarine AC (alternating current) power cable system for a new wind farm, located off the coast of Norfolk. The underwater cables will feed the electricity generated by the 400-megawatt (MW) Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm into the UK national grid. The order was received […]

  • Mainstream Welcomes Signing of Ireland-UK Intergovernmental Energy Export MoU

    24 January 2013
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    Mainstream Renewable Power, the global wind and solar company set up by Eddie O’Connor, which is behind the 5,000MW Energy Bridge export plan, has welcomed today’s Memorandum of Understanding between the British and Irish governments to export Irish wind power to the UK. Commenting on the signing, Mainstream’s Chief Executive Eddie O’Connor said: “Today is […]

  • UK: DONG Energy, E.ON and Masdar Announce Completion of Installation of Two Substations on London Array

    13 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

      DONG Energy, E.ON and Masdar  announced that the two offshore substations have been installed at the London Array Offshore Wind Farm in the Thames Estuary, marking the completion of a key phase in the project‟s construction. Built on three levels, the substations weigh over 1,260 tonnes each – roughly the equivalent of 200 African […]

  • West of Duddon Sands Seeks Skilled Local Workers for Its O&M Base (UK)

    23 January 2013
    Operations & Maintenance

    West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm, a 50-50 joint venture between DONG Energy and ScottishPower Renewables, has launched its campaign to recruit thirty skilled local workers for its operations and maintenance (O&M) team in Barrow-in-Furness. Work is now underway on a state-of-the-art Operations and Maintenance facility in Barrow, which will act as the base […]

  • ABB Brings Renewable Energy Infrastructure to Life With Augmented Reality, Scottish First Minister and Energy Secretary Sample AR

    17 November 2010

    ABB Power Systems UK has become the first engineering company to use cutting-edge Augmented Reality (AR) technology to showcase an example of critical energy infrastructure. Among the first people to try out the new animation were Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond and Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne. Produced by leading […]

  • RWE Sets Up Suppliers Portal for Sofia OWF

    20 July 2020
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    RWE has launched an online suppliers portal where companies can search for and find opportunities on the Sofia offshore wind project. The suppliers portal will display contract opportunities with the Sofia project and its key contractors as they become available. “We are keen to maximise the involvement of UK companies as the project progresses, particularly […]

  • Management Change at Top of TenneT

    26 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    Dr. Urban Keussen (49) has been appointed deputy CEO of TenneT Holding B.V. and chairman of the management board of TenneT TSO GmbH. Keussen will consequently take over from Martin Fuchs (60). On 1st July 2014 after 34 years in the energy industry Fuchs will step down as chairman of the management board of TenneT […]

  • Invenergy, energyRe Face Turbine Supplier Issues, Hit Pause on 2.4 GW Wind Project Offshore New Jersey

    5 September 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Invenergy Wind Offshore (Invenergy) has requested a delay from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) until late December for its proposed 2.4 GW offshore wind project near Long Beach Island. In a July filing with the board, the company, which is developing the wind farm together with energyRe, cited challenges in finding a […]