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EnBW Looking for Wind Turbine Hydraulics O&M Services for Baltic 2 OWF
EnBW has opened a tender for the replacement of hydraulic hoses and change of the hydraulic and transmission oil on the wind turbines at the EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm. The work is scheduled to be carried out on all the offshore wind farm’s turbines in 2022, and also includes the procurement o
Tilted Towers Floating Wind Platform Gets EPO Nod
The European Patent Office (EPO) has confirmed its intention to grant Hexicon a European patent for the company’s floating wind power platform with tilted towers. EPO has also examined a third-party submission, similar to the objection filed against the patent already granted in Sweden, and did not
TotalEnergies & Co’s ScotWind Plan Includes Industrial-Scale Hydrogen Production
A consortium established by Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG), TotalEnergies, and Renewable Infrastructure Development Group (RIDG) is looking into using the electricity that could be produced by its proposed offshore wind project in Scotland to power the production of green hydrogen on an in
LM Wind Power Launches Second 107-Metre Turbine Blade Mold
LM Wind Power has launched its second 107-metre wind turbine blade mold at its Cherbourg factory in France, in order to address the industry’s demand for offshore wind turbine blades. The second mold has been through the prototype phase and will now start operations. Additionally, GE Renewable Energ
ENEOS Taking Over Japan Renewable Energy
ENEOS Corporation, Japan’s largest oil refiner and distributor, is acquiring Japan Renewable Energy Corporation (JRE), with the acquisition expected to be completed by the end of January 2022. ENEOS will buy the entire issued shares of JRE, a company indirectly owned by the Infrastructure business w
First Jacket In at Deepest Fixed Bottom Offshore Wind Farm
The first wind turbine jacket foundation has been installed at the 1.1 GW Seagreen, Scotland’s largest and the world’s deepest, fixed bottom offshore wind farm, SSE Renewables said. Two jackets operated by main contractor Seaway 7 made their way on a barge from Global Energy Group’s Port of Nigg in
DEME to Install Vineyard Wind 1 Foundations
Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewable and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), has awarded DEME Offshore US with a contract for the installation of offshore wind turbine foundations for the Vineyard Wind 1 project in Massachusetts. DEME said that this was a substantial contr
GE Haliade-X 13 MW Turbines to Spin on Vineyard Wind 1
GE Renewable Energy has received a firm order from Vineyard Wind to supply Haliade-X wind turbines for Vineyard Wind 1, the first utility-scale offshore wind installation in the US. GE was announced as the preferred turbine supplier for the project in December of 2020. Vineyard Wind 1 recently becam
Ireland Pushes Ahead with First Offshore Wind Auction
Ireland’s Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications has opened a consultation on the country’s first auction to supply electricity from offshore wind under the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (ORESS 1). The aim of this targeted consultation is to engage stakeholders and gather f
Cobra Orders Granada Quayside Crane for Kincardine Floating Wind Farm
Cobra Wind has contracted Granada Material Handling to design, manufacture, and commission a quayside crane that will be used for loading crew transfer vessels (CTVs) supporting the Kincardine floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. Granada said the crane unit had been specifically designed for qua
New Developer Targets At Least 1 GW of Offshore Wind in Ireland
Inis Offshore Wind, a newly established Irish renewable energy developer, plans to develop at least 1 GW of offshore wind capacity in Ireland by 2030 and has already identified five potential sites where its projects could be built. The sites identified for assessment are located off the East and We
4.1 GW Scottish Offshore Wind Project Adapts to Protect Birds
SSE Renewables plans to reduce the size of the area over which the 4.1 GW Berwick Bank offshore wind project in Scotland will be developed to protect local seabird populations. The developer said it will reduce the overall size of the site by around ten per cent compared to the area available for de
New York Company Secures USD 86 Million Offshore Wind Foundation Deal with Ørsted and Eversource
Ørsted and Eversource have signed a USD 86 million (around EUR 74 million) contract with Riggs Distler & Company for the supply of wind turbine foundations for the Sunrise Wind offshore wind project in New York. This represents the largest, single offshore wind supply chain contract award in New Yor
Denmark Starts Search for New Areas In Case Hesselø OWF Site Is Deemed Unsuitable
As the analysis of the seabed suitability for an offshore wind farm continues for the Hesselø project site, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) is now searching for alternative areas for the second of the three large-scale offshore wind farms Denmark is planning to build under the Energy Agreement from 2