The Dutch government is planning to open the tender for the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm zone in April 2020. The tender is scheduled to be launched on 2 April and to run until 30 April by 17:00h local time. Hollandse Kust Noord is one of three offshore wind areas chosen by the Dutch [&hel
Welcon and Marmen have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on tower and foundation fabrication for the U.S. offshore wind market. The companies plan to establish a jointly owned distinct entity with an aim to secure orders for offshore wind towers and foundations for the U.S. m
Jan De Nul’s jack-up vessel Vole au vent has installed the first turbine at the Northwester 2 offshore wind project in Belgium. Northwester 2 will comprise 23 MHI Vestas V164-9.5MW turbines, making it the first wind farm to feature this turbine model. According to MHI Vestas, all major turbine compo
Dutch energy company Eneco is set to purchase all the electricity generated by GE’s Haliade-X 12MW offshore wind turbine prototype. This was announced during the inauguration ceremony for the prototype held today, 17 December, at the port of Maasvlakte-Rotterdam. According to GE, the Haliade-X 12MW
Sif has removed the Vineyard Wind project from its 2020 order book since the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has not yet issued a permit. Sif stated that the 800MW offshore wind project is still in its order book, but no longer for 2020 as manufacturing of the 84 monopiles next year “h
Fugro is reducing its Board of Management which currently comprises three persons to only the CEO and CFO positions. With the Group Director Europe-Africa starting from January 2020, Fugro said its Executive Leadership Team (ELT) is fully staffed and operational. Following through, the Supervisory B
The UK Planning Inspectorate is holding hearings on the Norfolk Boreas offshore wind project as part of the examination of the order granting development consent application. The two issue-specific hearings on offshore effects, including the draft development consent order, will be held on 21 and 22
TenneT has appointed Intertek to provide long-term client representation services in support of offshore wind grid connections in the North Sea. Intertek is in charge of the full contract scope, including specialist client representation for maritime surveys, technical inspection and maintenance wor
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has secured a contract by Yunneng Wind Power to provide scour protection for the turbine foundations at the Yunlin offshore wind project in Taiwan. The contract will see Boskalis installing rock on the seabed around 71 monopile foundations serving as scour protection.
Sif Holding has received an order from Eiffage Métal to deliver 80 monopiles and the primary steel for 80 transition pieces for the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind project in France. Sif will manufacture the monopiles and store them at its MV2 facility, as well as deliver the primary steel for the trans
ScottishPower Renewables has awarded James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) with a contract to provide scheduled maintenance at the East Anglia One offshore wind project. Under the GBP 5.6 million contract, JFMS will provide scheduled and corrective maintenance to the wind farm, with work including sta
Saitec Offshore is taking part in the EU-funded ArcWind project focused on boosting floating offshore wind energy in the Atlantic Region. The Adaptation and Implementation of Floating Wind Energy Conversion Technology for the Atlantic Region (ArcWind) project aims to drive the floating wind energy f
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) is urging the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) to advance offshore wind projects. AWEA issued a statement this past weekend on the one-year anniversary of the record-breaking auction that saw winning bids from Mayflower Wind Energy, Equinor and Vineyard W
Offshore Wind Innovators, a community for companies active in the Dutch offshore wind industry, is set to become part of TKI Wind op Zee from 1 January 2020. According to Offshore Wind Innovators, the transition results from the fact that InnovatieLink, one of the founders of the community, will end
