The Dutch Z-bridge B.V. has completed the fabrication and assembly of the steelwork for its Bring-to-Work (B2W) offshore access system. This first phase of the B2W development, which is set to be used for maintenance work, was finalized at SEW Oil & Gas under the supervision of Bureau Veritas, Z-bri
Japan’s power company Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. (TEPCO) has revealed plans to build a 370MW wind farm offshore Choshi City in the Chiba prefecture. The wind farm would be built on an area of some 39km2 some 1.2 kilometres offshore, with water depths ranging between 8 and 30 metres.
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and Energinet are hosting a market dialogue in November for potential bidders and investors in the coming tender for the Thor offshore wind project. The market dialogue, which will be held on 25 November, aims to optimize the tendering material in order to ultimately o
Dutch transmission system operator TenneT inaugurated the 700MW Borssele Alpha offshore high voltage substation on Thursday, 5 September. The final piece for the completion of the Borssele Alpha project was the certification provided by DNV GL, TenneT said. The Borssele Alpha will collect the electr
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has taken delivery of the ESVAGT Albert Betz service operation vessel (SOV) purpose-built for the 269MW Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm. The vessel was christened on Wednesday, 4 September, at the Port of Eemshaven, the Netherlands. “With ‘ESVAGT Albert Betz’, MHI Vestas a
German offshore foundations manufacturer Steelwind Nordenham has started manufacturing monopiles and monopile sections for the 640MW Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Steelwind rolled the first can at its facility in Nordenham on 11 July. High strength steel plate material is supplied by Steelwin
Global wind turbine order intake increased 111% year-on-year, a 13.2GW rise from the previous record set in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to new research by Wood Mackenzie. The Global Wind Turbine Order Analysis: Q3 2019 report writes that developers globally ordered a record 31GW of wind tu
DNV GL and TenneT have signed a four-year framework agreement covering project certification of new high-voltage direct current (HVDC) substations in the German North Sea. The transmission system operator awarded DNV GL the contract following an independent EU tendering process. The agreement includ
The Taiwan International Windpower Training Corporation (TIWTC) has held a grand opening ceremony for the GWO wind energy training centre at Taichung Harbor. The training centre is said to be the first in Asia to deliver full GWO 8 modules. The offer ranges from basic safety training to advanced bes
German offshore wind industry associations have once again called for a special tender to be launched for the development of up to 2GW of capacity. As reported in July, BWE, BWO, Stiftung OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE, VDMA Power Systems, and WAB are urging the government to raise the expansion targets and s
Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted has appointed Allan Bødskov Andersen as its new Head of Investor Relations. Andersen succeeds Daniel Lerup, who has been appointed CFO of Ørsted Offshore, the largest business unit in Ørsted. In this role, Daniel Lerup succeeds Rasmus Errboe who will take over t
Atlas Professionals is set to open an office in Boston, the U.S., at the beginning of October. According to the company, Boston was chosen as the location for the new office due to it being a Bluetech hub and a project pipeline of offshore wind energy. The new office will be the company’s second in
Ørsted has officially opened the Hornsea Two Offshore Construction Base (HTOCB) at Humberside Airport in Lincolnshire. The building, formerly a police station at the airport, will now house around 30 Ørsted employees who will be working around the clock to construct the 1.4GW wind farm. Hornsea Two,
Japan’s Shimizu Corporation has awarded National Oilwell Varco (NOV) with a contract to provide equipment package and design for a newbuild offshore wind farm installation vessel. NOV, through its subsidiary GustoMSC, has worked with Shimizu on the customized jack-up design which has a total tonnage
