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Bold Tern Gets New Crane
The new crane for Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s Bold Tern has been fitted onto the jack-up vessel, which now has double the lifting capacity it had before it was equipped with the 1,600-tonne leg encircling crane. The crane, manufactured by Huisman, was placed aboard the vessel a few days ago through a
Hornsea Two Export Cable System All Done
NKT has commissioned the 220 kV HVAC export cable system connecting the 1.3 GW Hornsea Two offshore wind project to the UK grid. NKT manufactured the power cables for the project at its factory in Karlskrona, Sweden. The installation of the subsea cables was completed by the cable-laying vessel NKT
UK Government Setting Stage for Offshore Wind Multi-Purpose Interconnectors
The UK Government has announced its intention to establish future offshore wind Multi-Purpose Interconnectors (MPIs) which will provide a more efficient and environmentally friendly approach to integrating 50 GW of offshore wind capacity into the grid by 2030, and could also enable Britain to export
Japanese Offshore Wind Project Starts Gathering Construction Team
Japan’s Penta-Ocean Construction has been selected as the preferred bidder for the construction of wind turbine foundations and marine civil engineering works for the Kitakyushu Hibiki-nada offshore wind farm project. Penta-Ocean Construction was also selected for base port construction for operatio
ABL Group Wins Marine Warranty Survey Contract for Hollandse Kust Noord
The CrossWind consortium, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco, has appointed Norway-based ABL Group to support the construction of the Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm offshore the Netherlands. Under the agreement, ABL Group will provide Marine Warranty Survey (MWS) services for the offshore trans
Subsidy-Free Offshore Wind Power Is Only Days Away
Installation works are well underway at the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid – the world’s first subsidy-free offshore wind farm – to ensure that electricity starts flowing to the Dutch grid in early May. As reported, the first of the wind farm’s 140 Siemens Gamesa 11.0-200 DD wind turbines was installed
Ørsted, PSEG Select Ocean Wind 1 Onshore Transmission Team
Ørsted and PSEG, the developers of the 1.1 GW Ocean Wind 1 offshore wind farm in New Jersey, have awarded engineering, procurement, and construction contracts for the project’s onshore transmission system to JINGOLI Power and Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company. The contracts include the installat
Japan’s First Floating Offshore Wind Farm Nears Construction Phase
The construction of the 16.8 MW Goto floating wind farm offshore Japan is scheduled to start in September and the wind farm is expected to be commissioned in January 2024, the consortium behind the project said. The Goto Floating Wind Farm LLC Consortium was selected as the winner of Japan’s first o
Navantia-Windar Hits Halfway Mark on Saint-Brieuc Jacket Production
The Navantia-Windar joint venture has assembled more than half of the total of 62 jacket foundations for the French Saint-Brieuc offshore wind project at Navantia’s yard in Fene, Spain. The companies have already delivered all 186 piles for the project and will deliver all the 75-metre, 1,150-tonne
15 MW Turbines Dominate Brazil’s Offshore Wind Project List
Majority of offshore wind projects now undergoing licensing process for environmental investigations in Brazil are listing 15 MW as the wind turbine capacity of choice. While there are a few variations in references to the 15 MW turbine technology planned to be used, most of these are listed as Vest
Crawling Robot Bolts Into Action, Could Save Wind Industry Over GBP 250 Million Annually
GE Renewable Energy and Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have successfully tested a six-legged robot that the companies say could bring the wind industry over GBP 250 million in savings annually. Funded by Innovative UK, the project also brought together UK small and medium-sized enterprises
Heerema to Install XL Foundations at He Dreiht Offshore Wind Farm
EnBW has awarded Heerema Marine Contractors with the contract to transport and install the turbine foundations at the 900 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The work includes the transport and installation of 64 monopiles and transition pieces. During operations, Heerema will u
Waves Group Secures Another Contract for Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm
UK-based marine consultant Waves Group Ltd (Waves Group) has secured the Marine Warranty Surveyor (MWS) contract for the construction of the 1.2 GW Dogger Bank C wind farm offshore England. This is the company’s third win of the three project phases as they’re currently providing MWS services for Do
8.2 Consulting to Oversee Hollandse Kust Zuid Commissioning
Vattenfall has selected German-based 8.2 Consulting AG for commissioning and quality surveillance work on the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. From May 2022, the installation and commissioning of the 140 Siemens Gamesa 11.0-200 DD wind turbines will start 18 to 36 kilometre