China’s Zhongtian Technology [ZTT] has completed work on the grid connection between the EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm and the BorWin3 DC grid connection system in the North Sea. In March 2017, TenneT tapped ZTT to carry out the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of the 155kV HVAC co
Covestro has signed a ten-year corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) with Ørsted to buy the output of 100MW from the Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind project in Germany. With the ten-year indexed fixed-price agreement, Germany-based Covestro will offtake 100MW of the project’s 900MW total capacit
EEW Offshore Structures (Britain) has carried out the final Test on Completion for Ørsted’s Borssele contract. The Teesside-based company was tasked with manufacturing and delivering a total of 35 transition pieces for the 752MW Borssele 1 + 2 wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. ALE Heavy Lift is prov
Danish rubber manufacturer RG Rom Gummi A/S has won a contract to carry out the vulcanization of neoprene on boat landing stubs for the Vattenfall’s Kriegers Flak offshore wind project. The 605MW Kriegers Flak will comprise 72 Siemens Gamesa 8MW turbines installed some 15-40 kilometres off the Danis
SAL Heavy Lift’s multi-purpose cargo ship Svenja has arrived at the Redcar Bulk Terminal, the UK, to pick up the third batch of transition pieces for the Borssele 1+2 offshore wind project. Svenja is picking up six transition pieces, which were produced by EEW Offshore Structures Britain (OSB) and b
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
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
Offshore Heavy Transport (OHT) has been selected as the preferred supplier for the installation of foundations at the Dogger Bank offshore wind project in the UK. OHT’s new semi-submersible wind farm foundation installation vessel Alfa Lift will be used for the transport and installation of monopile
Following the start of construction on the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm in Scotland, EDF Renewables has revealed some of the tier one contractors for the 450MW project. Siemens Gamesa will provide 54 of its 8MW turbines, which will be transported to the site and installed by Fred Olsen Windca
The EDF Group has launched the construction of the Scottish Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm project along with the new partners, the Irish electricity company ESB, which is taking a 50% stake in the project. The 450MW Neart na Gaoithe will consist of 54 turbines and will be located in the
The installation of the first of two mono bucket foundations at the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm has been paused due to a technical issue and for further evaluation, according to Northland Power. Northland Power has emphasized that the pause does not impact the 31 turbines on monopile foundatio
Seaway 7 has awarded Tekmar Energy with a contract to provide cable protection systems (CPSs) for wpd’s 640MW Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Under the contract, Tekmar will be supplying 150 of their patented CPSs which protect the subsea power cables as they transition from the offshore struct
Vattenfall has opted for the Siemens Gamesa 11MW turbines for the Hollandse Kust Zuid 1-4 offshore wind farms in the Netherlands. The Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm zone is planned to be fitted with circa 140 units of Siemens Gamesa’s upgraded version of the Direct Drive turbine SG DD-193, which feat
