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Spain Pushes Ahead with Offshore Wind Roadmap
The Spanish government has closed the public consultation on the draft Roadmap for the Development of Offshore Wind and Marine Energies. According to the Roadmap, Spain intends to develop between 1 GW and 3 GW of offshore floating wind capacity by 2030. The Roadmap also includes plans to develop bet
Vestas Lowers Full-Year Guidance
Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has lowered its full-year guidance citing supply chain constraints, cost inflation, and restrictions in key markets caused by COVID-19. These are the characteristics of the current environment the impacts of which are likely to continue in the second half of t
Scientists Develop Lightning Shield for Wind Turbine Blades
Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed a lightning protection system for wind turbine blades using a new composite and an innovative thermal welding process. Created in partnership with General Electric and LM Wind Power and with funding from the US Department o
Vestas SOV Launches in Spain
Edda Wind’s service operation vessel (SOV) Edda Brint has been launched at Astilleros Balenciaga in Spain. Edda Brint has a 15-year contract with Vestas waiting for her upon delivery in April 2022, Edda Wind said. In October 2019, Edda Wind announced shipbuilding contracts for four commissioning ser
Polish Government Pinpoints Optimal Offshore Wind Installation Hub
The Polish government has identified the Port of Gdynia as an optimal location for the construction of an installation terminal for future offshore wind farms. On 30 July, the Polish Council of Ministers adopted a resolution on the installation terminal for offshore wind farms submitted by the Minis
Ramboll Joins Hong Kong Offshore Wind Farm Team
CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd. (CLP Power) has selected Ramboll as the owner’s technical engineer and advisor for the pre-development phase of their Hong Kong offshore wind farm off the coast of Sai Kung, Hong Kong. CLP Power has started the preliminary engineering studies, collection of environmental dat
Taylor Hopkinson to Supply Personnel to Codling Wind Park
Taylor Hopkinson has been awarded a contract to supply freelance personnel to the Codling Wind Park offshore wind project in Ireland. With a potential capacity of up to 1,500 MW Codling Wind Park is set to be one of the largest offshore wind projects in Ireland and is located in the Irish Sea, appro
World’s Largest Offshore Converter Station In Place
The world’s largest offshore converter station has been installed at the Jiangsu Rudong offshore wind farm in China’s Yellow Sea. The Three Gorges Rudong converter station is the first offshore ±400 kV wind power flexible DC transmission project in China. The station will be used to collect 1,100 MW
Siemens Gamesa to Double Hull Blade Factory
Siemens Gamesa will expand its offshore blade factory in Hull, England by 41,600 square metres, more than doubling the size of the manufacturing facilities. The expansion represents an investment of GBP 186 million and is planned to be completed in 2023. A portion of the investment will be funded th
Prysmian Takes Delivery of Leonardo da Vinci
Prysmian has taken delivery of its new 170-metres-long cable-laying vessel (CLV) Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo da Vinci’s first deployment will be the installation of the Viking Link submarine cable connection between the UK and Denmark. The vessel has just arrived at Prysmian’s Arco Felice production
GRI Renewable Industries to Build Offshore Wind Turbine Tower Factory in Hull
GRI Renewable Industries will build an offshore wind turbine tower factory at Able Marine Energy Park, Hull, the UK. The Madrid-headquartered tower manufacturer will invest GBP 78 million in the new factory which is expected to create up to 260 direct jobs. GRI Renewable Industries plans to supply i
Wind of Hope Readies For Hornsea Wind Farms
Ørsted’s new service operations vessel (SOV) Wind of Hope has arrived in the Port of Grimsby in the UK to prepare for working out at sea on the world’s largest offshore wind farms. Up to 60 of Ørsted’s wind turbine technicians will call the 84-metre vessel home for two weeks at a time, whilst they [
Turbine Installation at Moray East Enters Final Quarter
76 out of the 100 Vestas V164-9.5 MW wind turbines have been installed at the 950 MW Moray East wind farm offshore Scotland. The wind turbine installation is being carried out by Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Blue Tern which recently replaced Bold Tern on the project. The first turbines w
EEW SPC Sends Off Final Hornsea Two Monopiles
The Rostock-based EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH has loaded out the last five monopiles for Ørsted’s Hornsea Two offshore wind farm. The final five monopiles were loaded out at EEW SPC’s quay on 30 July. In the past eleven months, a total of 165 monopiles was loaded for the project by two self-