According to new research conducted by the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) in collaboration with offshore wind farm operators such as Eneco, Shell, and Equinor, a substantial part of the damage that wind turbine blades suffer per year occurs across twelve hours of hars
Ignitis Group, whose company Ignitis Renewables is developing Lithuania’s first offshore wind farm, says the commercial operation date (COD) for the 700 MW project could be postponed as large-scale electrolysis projects across Europe face delays, reducing power offtake visibility. The company, in a
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its fund Copenhagen Infrastructure V (CI V), has reached financial close on the 495 MW Fengmiao 1 offshore wind project in Taiwan, which will feature Vestas 15 MW turbines. Fengmiao 1 has secured approximately TWD 103 billion (about USD 3.1 billion)
Denmark’s Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with MediaTek, a Taiwanese semiconductor company, for the Fengmiao 1 offshore wind farm. Under the agreement, MediaTek will purchase power from the 500 MW Fengmiao 1 offshore wind farm, being developed by
UK-headquartered Enshore Subsea has secured an export cable installation contract for one of Scotland’s largest offshore wind projects, the 1.1 GW Inch Cape. The Inch Cape offshore wind farm will feature two 85-kilometre, 220 kV, three-phase export cables, each delivered in three sections and requir
RWE’s Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK has reached several major milestones in the construction of foundations and onshore and offshore electrical systems and is now preparing for the first turbine installation expected in the coming weeks. Last week, Cadeler’s wind turbine installation vessel (WT
Seaway7, using the jack-up vessel Seaway Ventus, is scheduled to start installing wind turbine foundations at the East Anglia Three offshore wind farm site at the beginning of April. Seaway Ventus is expected to mobilise at BOW Terminal in the Netherlands on 27 March and commence offshore work withi
RWE has signed a ten-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Telehouse International Corporation Europe for its 630 MW London Array offshore wind farm in the UK. Under the agreement, RWE will supply renewable energy to Telehouse’s London Docklands campus until the end of 2035. “Thanks to this PPA w
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reviewing the air quality permit for the Atlantic Shores offshore wind project, following a remand from the federal Environmental Appeals Board regarding the EPA’s initial permit decision. The permit, which was granted to the developer in September 202
The first eight foundations for RWE’s Nordseecluster A offshore wind farm in Germany have been offloaded at the Buss Terminal in the port of Eemshaven, the Netherlands. The foundations, of the TP-less monopile type, were delivered by Dajin Heavy Industry which manufactured them at its Penglai facili
UK Planning Inspectorate has completed the examination of the development consent order (DCO) applications submitted by a joint venture between BP and EnBW for Morgan and Mona offshore wind farms. The examination period for the 1.5 GW Mona project closed on 16 January with the Examining Authority ha
RWE has switched on what the company says is one of the largest battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the Netherlands at its Eemshaven power station. The commissioning of the ultra-fast synthetic inertia BESS at RWE’s Moerdijk power station is also underway. Both battery systems are part of the s
The first of three offshore substations has been installed at the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, located 43 kilometres off the coast of Virginia Beach, the US. The 3,907-metric tonne lift marks the completion of the installation of the first topside onto the jacket, which was
Cadeler held a naming ceremony for its second P-class wind installation vessel at the COSCO shipyard in Qidong, China, on 12 March. Named Wind Pace, the jack-up is the seventh wind installation vessel in Cadeler’s fleet and will see its first deployment immediately after delivery on an offshore wind
