HSM Offshore BV has rolled out the topside for the Borssele Beta offshore high voltage substation at its yard in Schiedam, the Netherlands. Once completed in 2020, the 700MW Borssele Beta will connect the 731.5MW Borssele 3 & 4 wind farm to the Dutch grid. The offshore construction on the wind farm
First Subsea has delivered the cable protection system for the beach landing export cables on the WindFloat Atlantic floating wind project in Portugal. According to the UK-based company, the cable protection system is designed to suit the export cable and consists of clamps, bellmouth and cable prot
2010, ZephIR HQ, Worcestershire, U.K.: the ZephIR 300 Lidar – a remote sensing wind measurement tool capable of collecting wind data remotely from its installed location by use of a infra-red laser – was born, following an 18 month product development program that focused on improving the ‘usabilit
SeaPlanner, SeaRoc Group’s marine management system, has been selected to support the operations and maintenance phase of the Formosa 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Under the 10-year contract, SeaPlanner will be deployed by the O&M team to coordinate all personnel and marine logistics for the 128MW
Crown Estate Scotland has confirmed the timeline for the launch of the ScotWind leasing round for offshore wind projects. Crown Estate Scotland has confirmed that the launch of ScotWind will take place after the publication of Marine Scotland’s draft Sectoral Marine Plan (SMP) as announced in Septem
Lindø port of Odense has signed a purchase agreement with Liebherr for a mobile harbor crane that is said to be capable of handling giant offshore wind turbines. The crane is a custom-built Heavy Lift version with High Rise of the world’s largest mobile harbor crane, Liebherr’s LHM 800, Lindø port o
The 300MW CTGNE Yangjiang Shapa Phase 1 wind farm has started delivering electricity after the first wind turbines were connected to the Chinese grid, China Three Gorges said. CTGNE Yangjiang Shapa Phase 1 comprises 55 5.5MW wind turbines and is the Three Gorges Group’s first wind project off the Gu
Equinor and SSE have submitted an application to use bigger wind turbines on, and to remove the 1.2GW capacity cap from the Dogger Bank Teesside A offshore wind project. By submitting the application for a non-material change to the Dogger Bank Teesside A Development Consent Order (DCO), the develop
TenneT Offshore has issued a tender seeking geophysical consultancy services for the German Bight in the North Sea. The contractor will provide UXO consultants for QA/QC supervision services during land and vessel-based data acquisition in the 12 nmz Zone and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The award
Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard has launched the first specialized deck carrier, which will be used by MHI Vestas to transport offshore wind turbine components, at its yard in Zhenjiang, China. The 148.5-metre deck carrier, named Boldwind, is the first in a series of two vessels ordered by Germany’s Unit
DEME Offshore has kicked off engineering activities for the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind project in Scotland as part of its EPCI contract for the inter-array and interconnector cables. DEME’s scope includes the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of the subsea cables for the 4
Ørsted has partnered with safety innovators Active Training Team Ltd (ATT) to build a learning center which will serve a number of industries across the Humber, the UK. The facility, to be designed by ATT and located at MODAL’s training complex in Immingham, will start off hosting an induction day d
The UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the Danish Energy Innovation Cluster have signed an innovation collaboration agreement for the offshore wind sector. The two organizations will work together to develop a technology roadmap for offshore wind, highlighting innovation and R&D oppor
Italian offshore energy contractor Saipem will manufacture and deliver 32 wind turbine jacket foundations for the 376MW Formosa 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. As reported earlier, Jan De Nul, the EPCI contractor for the project’s foundations and subsea cables, selected Saipem and Sembcorp to delive
