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China’s Farthest Offshore Wind Farm Sprints to the Finish Line
The first set of wind turbines has been put into operation at the Jiangsu Dafeng H8-2 wind farm offshore Dafeng, Jiangsu Province, China’s farthest offshore wind farm. Jiangsu Dafeng H8-2 is expected to run at full capacity by the end of December and thus meet China’s Feed-in-Tariff deadline which w
Lithuanian TSO Starts Offshore Wind Integration Feasibility Probe
Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator Litgrid has, in cooperation with Japan’s TEPCO Power Grid, started preparing a study intended to assess technical and economic alternatives for the integration of offshore wind into the power supply system. Lithuania plans to carry out the auction
Dong Fang Targets Cable Lay Ops with Latest Vessel Buy
Taiwan’s Dong Fang Offshore, a subsidiary of Hung Hua Construction, has purchased the Construction and Flex Lay vessel Polar Onyx from GC Rieber Shipping, which will be converted into a cable laying vessel. Polar Onyx is the first flexible lay vessel owned by a Taiwanese owner, and will be the first
First Power Flows from World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm
Hornsea Two, soon to be the world’s largest offshore wind farm in operation, has generated its first power, Ørsted, the owner and developer of the project, said. When fully operational, Hornsea 2’s 165 8 MW Siemens Gamesa wind turbines will be capable of generating 1.32 GW of clean electricity – tak
RWE Working on 1.6 GW Offshore Wind Project in Sweden
RWE Renewables has completed geophysical and environmental surveys for the Södra Midsjöbanken offshore wind project in the Swedish part of the Baltic Sea, for which the German-based developer is preparing an application for a Natura 2000 permit. “Despite some tough winter conditions in the Baltic Se
Prysmian to Build Cable Plant in US, Secures USD 880 Million in Offshore Wind Contracts
Prysmian Group has secured two offshore wind cabling projects in the US for a total of approximately USD 880 million (EUR 782 million). Both projects have been awarded by Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). The first cabling projec
RWE to Power German Electrolyser Plant with Offshore Wind
German energy company RWE has signed an agreement with the industrial gases and engineering company, Linde, to deliver the permit planning for two electrolysers with a combined capacity of 200 MW in Lingen, Germany. The envisaged 200 MW plant is part of RWE’s ambition to erect a 300 MW electrolyser
Northern Ireland Wants in on GB’s Offshore Wind Contract for Difference Scheme
The government of Northern Ireland is currently working with the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to explore whether the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, currently operating in Great Britain, could be extended to include Northern Ireland, which is eyeing to be
Dominion Energy Deploys Two EOLOS Floating LiDARs Offshore Virginia
Two EOLOS floating LiDARs have been deployed offshore Virginia, US, where Dominion Energy plans to build the country’s largest offshore wind farm, the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. The CVOW offshore wind farm will be made up of a total of 176 Siemens Gamesa 15 MW turbines, ca
Nexans Wins Turnkey Moray West Export Cable Contract
Nexans has won a turnkey contract with Ocean Winds to design, manufacture, install and protect the 220kV subsea and onshore export cable system for the Moray West offshore wind farm. The Moray West project is an 860 MW offshore wind farm in the outer Moray Firth, located off the northeast coast of S
Finland Starts Partner Selection Process for 1.3 GW Offshore Wind Project
Finnish state-owned enterprise Metsähallitus is releasing preliminary market information and launching its partner selection process for the planned 1.3 GW Korsnäs offshore wind power project. Metsähallitus said it is looking for a responsible and experienced partner to accelerate the development, c
Crew Transfer Vessels Wanted for Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Farms
EnBW is on the lookout for crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to be deployed at the company’s offshore wind farms in the German Baltic Sea. EnBW is in need of three CTVs to transfer technicians and cargo to and from the Baltic 1 and the Baltic 2 offshore wind farms on a daily basis. The bidders […]
Siemens Gamesa Adds Gode Wind 3 to Firm Orders
Siemens Gamesa has announced the firm order for the supply of wind turbines for Ørsted’s Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The 242 MW offshore wind farm will feature the first installation of the Siemens Gamesa’s SG 11.0-200 DD turbines in German waters. The wind farm will feat
Two US States Greenlight Four New Offshore Wind Farms
The US States of Maryland and Massachusetts have selected a total of four new offshore wind projects in their latest solicitation rounds, enabling the addition of more than 3.2 GW of new offshore wind capacity in the country that set its 2030 target to 30 GW at the beginning of this year. On 17 Dece