Energinet.dk has located the part of the Horns Rev 2 subsea cable which caused the offshore wind farm’s connection to go out of service on Monday. The transmission system operator (TSO) reported that the error has been found approximately 800 meters from Energinet.dk’s platform at sea, which collect
A subsea cable that runs from the Horns Rev 2 offshore wind farm to the onshore grid is out of operation, Energinet.dk reported. After an error occurred on the cable at 01:56 last night, Energinet.dk went to the site to locate the faulty part and will start the repair work if necessary. It is still
Navitus Bay developers have decided not to challenge the decision of the Department for Energy and Climate Change to refuse consent for the offshore wind farm. “We would like to thank the communities on the South Coast and all our stakeholders for their engagement throughout the project. We would al
The last of 150 foundations at the Gemini offshore wind farm was installed on 17 October. On 1 July, Van Oord’s installation vessel Aeolus, together with Swire Blue Ocean’s Pacific Osprey, started the installation and completed the work one month earlier than scheduled. On 1 February 2016, both vess
Fishermen’s Energy will utilize Siemens 4MW turbines and traditional sources of project financing for its Atlantic City Demonstration project, the company reported in a press release. “With the legal challenges behind us, we can now announce progress we have made to reconfigure the project to addres
VBMS has completed two 1,170-metre long horizontal directional drillings (HDDs) at the landfall for the Dudgeon offshore wind farm. The drillings were done in preparation for the installation of two 42-kilometre long export cables next year. To avoid worsening weather conditions later in the season,
DeepOcean will provide installation and trenching works for DONG Energy’s Walney Extension offshore wind project in the Irish Sea. Offshore works are expected to commence in the first quarter of 2017, subject to DONG Energy taking a final investment decision to proceed with the project. The works wi
The replacement of two sections of the cable that connects the Anholt offshore wind farm to the grid is expected to take place between 26 October and 23 November, depending on weather conditions, Energinet.dk informed. While the work is on, the island of Anholt will be powered from the its own diese
Over 40 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO) from World War II have been safely detonated or removed from the Norfolk coast, having been discovered on the export cable route for DONG Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind farm. During a large scale offshore inspection campaign on the Race Bank site, 41 UXO
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and the national Nature Agency have made the environmental impact assessment (EIA) report for Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm available for public consultation. In line with this, Energinet.dk will hold three public meetings. Before the construction of the offshore wi
DONG Energy, the LEGO Group and William Demant are celebrating the inauguration of the Borkum Riffgrund 1 offshore wind farm today, in the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Joachim of Denmark who officially opened the wind farm. With a nominal power per turbine of 4.0 MW, the 78 wind turbines wi
Donald Trump has taken the fight against the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) project to the Supreme Court in London, which held a hearing today. After losing a couple of times in the Scottish courts, the Trump Organization decided to file a lawsuit against the 11-turbine project to
Progression Hawaii Offshore Wind Inc, a company formed by Progression Energy from Oregon and several investors, plans to submit a lease application to the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for a 400MW wind project off Hawaii, Pacific Business News reported. The USD 1.6 billion (EUR 1.4 billion)
A2SEA has signed a contract to install two foundations and two Siemens 4MW turbines on the Taiwanese project Formosa 1, developed by Swancor/Formosa Wind Power CO., Ltd. The foundations and turbines will be installed from June 2016 by the vessel M/V TORBEN, formerly known as Friedrich Ernestine, own
