Offshore Platforms

Siemens Energy Secures Major Converter Station Contract

The transmission system operators (TSOs), Energinet and 50Hertz, have placed a joint order with Siemens Energy for the construction and turnkey delivery of four converter stations and other technical components that will connect the Bornholm Energy Island project to the mainland grids of Denmark and

NKT Installs Power Cables at TenneT’s BorWin5 Offshore Grid Connection

Denmark’s NKT has finalised the installation of a 320 kV high-voltage DC (HVDC) power cable system at the 900 MW BorWin5 offshore grid connection in Germany. The pull-in work to the offshore platform was carried out by the company’s NKT Victoria vessel. NKT was responsible for the delivery and insta

Hollandse Kust West Beta Cable Tests Completed

The Site Acceptance Tests (SAT) for the Hollandse Kust West Beta cables have been completed in the Dutch North Sea. The substation will connect the OranjeWind offshore wind farm, developed by RWE and TotalEnergies, to the onshore electricity grid. The testing of two 220 kV export cable systems for p

Revolution Wind at 80 Pct of Completion

First Monopiles In at New US Offshore Wind Farm, Saipem 7000 En Route to Install OSS

The first foundations have been installed at the Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm site in US federal waters off the coast of New York, and the project’s offshore substation (OSS) is also set to be installed soon. In its report for the first half of the year, the Sunrise Wind owner and developer, Ørst

Sleipnir Installs Jacket Foundation for East Anglia Three Offshore Substation

Heerema Marine Contractors’ semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Sleipnir has completed the installation of the pin piles and jacket foundation for the East Anglia Three offshore substation at the offshore wind farm’s site in the UK. According to a weekly notice of operations from the developer, Sco

Substation Stands at Taipower Offshore Wind Project Phase II

The offshore substation for the Taipower Offshore Wind Project Phase II (TPC Phase II) has been installed at the site in Taiwan. The topside, which left Vietnam in July, was placed on top of its jacket foundation by Shinfox Far East Energy’s SFE Hercules. The launching ceremony for the offshore subs

Philippines’ 2 GW Northern Luzon Floating Wind Project Presses Ahead

Buhawind Energy Northern Luzon Corporation has secured the facilities study (FS) approval from the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) for its 2 GW Northern Luzon floating offshore wind project. The study outlines the critical technical requirements necessary for the integration of t

Heerema’s Sleipnir Installs Offshore Substation at Inch Cape Wind Farm Site

The offshore jacket foundation and substation platform have been installed at the Inch Cape offshore wind farm site in the North Sea. The Siemens Energy Offshore Transformer Module (OTM) and its 68-metre jacket foundation are now in position 21 kilometres from the Angus coast, Scotland, having been

Inch Cape Substation En Route to Project Site Offshore Scotland

The substation platform and jacket foundation for the Inch Cape offshore wind farm have departed from the Smulders yard in Wallsend, Newcastle, and are en route to their site off the Angus coast in Scotland. The Siemens Energy Offshore Transformer Module (OTM) and its jacket foundation sailed at sun

TenneT Picks Asso.subsea for 2 GW Cable Installation Work in Germany

Asso.subsea has been awarded a nearshore cable installation contract for three projects under TenneT’s 2 GW programme in Germany. The projects are BalWin4, LanWin1, and LanWin5, located off the northwestern coast of Baltrum Island, in northern Germany. The contract marks the beginning of a new colla

Substation Installed at Denmark’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

The jacket foundation and the substation topside have been installed at the 1 GW Thor offshore wind farm site in Denmark. Following the jacket and topside’s sail-away from HSM Offshore Energy’s Schiedam yard in the Netherlands, the installation of the 2,600-tonne topside was executed offshore, with

Subsea Cable Connecting DolWin Epsilon Platform to Land Installed

The laying of the subsea cable that connects the DolWin epsilon platform to land has been completed. The platform and the cables, part of TenneT’s DolWin5 grid connection, will transmit the electricity generated by Ørsted’s Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm to the German grid on land. The DolWin

Thor Offshore Substation En Route to Denmark

The offshore substation for the 1 GW Thor offshore wind farm has left HSM Offshore Energy’s Schiedam yard in the Netherlands and is on its way to the project site in the Danish North Sea. “[The] sail-away of the fully assembled substation for THOR is an important step for us in the project team”, sa