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Japan’s First Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind Farm Starts Delivering
The 20 Vestas V117-4.2 MW wind turbines installed off Noshiro Port as part of the 140 MW Akita Noshiro offshore wind project have been put into operation, Akita Offshore Wind Corporation (AOW) said. ”We are pleased to announce that we started commercial operation based on the feed-in tariff program
NOV and GustoMSC Get to Work on Havfram Jack-Up
NOV has signed contracts with CIMC Raffles to supply a GustoMSC™ NG-20000X self-propelled wind turbine installation jack-up vessel design for Havfram, an offshore wind services company based in Norway. The NG-20000X-HF vessel will be among the largest wind installation jack-ups in the industry. It f
EU Approves Germany’s New Offshore Wind Capacity Targets, Tendering Procedures
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, the amendments to the German Offshore Wind Energy Act (WindSeeG). The approved amendments, with a total budget of EUR 1.5 billion, include an increase of expansion targets for installed capacity of offshore wind energy installations fro
Utsira Nord Bidders Team Up with Westcon and Port of Karmsund
Deep Wind Offshore and EDF Renewables, who announced their joint bids in the upcoming tenders in Norway back last year, have enter into agreements with Westcon Yards and the Port of Karmsund to explore cooperation opportunities in floating wind. The Deep Wind Offshore-EDF Renewables partnership is e
Ramboll to Develop Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Concept
Ramboll has been selected to investigate the feasibility of producing hydrogen offshore at a multi-gigawatt scale with NortH2 in the Dutch part of the North Sea. The NortH2 consortium, which comprises Eneco, RWE, Equinor, and Shell is, together with Gasunie, investigating how all aspects of the hydr
Vattenfall Boosts Capacity for Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone
Vattenfall is increasing the capacity for the Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone off the UK from 3.6 GW to over 4.2 GW, meaning that an additional 700,000 homes will be powered by the zone, the energy company said. This will take place with no extra impact for local residents, with its construction taking p
Massachusetts Awards USD 150 Million for New Bedford and Salem Port Upgrades; Salem Site Could Support Floating Wind
On 20 December, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito announced the award of USD 180 million in funding for projects supporting offshore wind development, including USD 75 million for upgrades at the Port of New Bedford and USD 75 million for redevelopment of a site in S
Energinet Opens Tender for Onshore Cabling Work for Thor Offshore Wind Farm
Danish transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet has opened a tender for the installation of onshore cables for the connection of the Thor offshore wind farm to the national grid. The tender includes excavation and cable laying work for a cable connection consisting of two 29-kilometre-long 220 k
RWE to Build Sofia Offshore Wind Farm out of Port of Blyth
RWE has signed up Port of Blyth as an offshore construction base for its 1.4 GW Sofia Offshore Wind Farm. Commissioned in December 2000, Blyth was home to the UK’s first offshore wind turbine pilot project, operated at the time by E.ON Climate and Renewables, whose activities have since become part
Vestas and N-O-S to Test Methanol-Powered CTV Offshore Germany
Vestas has signed a five-year charter with Northern Offshore Services (N-O-S) to explore how the world’s first methanol-powered crew transfer vessel (CTV) can help reduce carbon emissions from its offshore service operations. The CTV, provided and developed by N-O-S, will be powered by a dual-fuel s
Seabed Suitable for Lithuania’s First Offshore Wind Farm
Surveys of the area that the Lithuanian Government selected for the country’s first offshore wind farm have shown that the seabed in the Baltic Sea is suitable for the development of this type of project. The Lithuanian Energy Agency selected Geobaltic and Garant Diving to carry out the geophysical
Siemens Gamesa Shareholders to Vote on Delisting Next Month, Siemens Energy Secures 92.72 Pct Stake
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy’s (SGRE) shareholders will meet on 25 January to vote on delisting the company’s shares in response to a takeover bid launched by Siemens Energy, whose cash tender offer was accepted by 77.88 per cent of SGRE’s minority shareholders, which will secure a total of 92.72
Euskalforging to Produce Flanges for Dogger Bank C
Spain-based manufacturer of rolled rings euskalforging has won a contract to produce flanges for the 1.2 GW Dogger Bank C offshore wind farm. Under the contract, the company will ring roll 87 rings for transition pieces and 87 rings for monopiles with an outside diameter larger than 8 metres. Dogger
Siemens Gamesa Ships Out First Set of 115-Metre Wind Turbine Blades
Three 115-metre blades to be installed on the SG 14-236 DD offshore wind turbine prototype have left Siemens Gamesa’s factory in Aalborg and are on their way to the test center in Østerild, Denmark. ”The SG 14-236 DD is the newest member of our offshore wind turbine family, with 115-meter blades whi