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  • First Power Flows from Windpark Fryslân

    12 April 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The first wind turbine at Windpark Fryslân has begun producing electricity, according to a project update published on social media on 12 April. The first of the total of 89 Siemens Gamesa 4.3 MW wind turbines was installed at the project site at the end of the last month. Located in the IJsselmeer Lake in […]

  • Windpark Fryslân Monopiles Halfway There

    9 November 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has reached a halfway point on the installation of monopiles at the Windpark Fryslân nearshore wind farm in the IJsselmeer Lake, the Netherlands. In total, the 382.7 MW Windpark Fryslân will comprise 89 Siemens Gamesa 4.3 MW wind turbines installed on monopile foundations and scheduled for commissioning in 2021. Van Oord installed the first monopile […]

  • Turbine Installation Kicks Off at Windpark Fryslân

    8 March 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The installation of Siemens Gamesa turbines has begun at the Windpark Fryslân nearshore wind farm in the Netherlands. All of the 89 Siemens Gamesa 4.3 MW turbines are expected to be installed and tested in the IJsselmeer Lake by June. According to project developer, it takes approximately one and half days to build one turbine, and […]

  • Dutch Industrial Park to Run on Offshore Wind

    8 February 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    USG Industrial Utilities (USG) has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Eneco for a portion of electricity generated at the Fryslân wind farm located in lake IJsselmeer, the Netherlands. Starting January 2022, some 350 GWh of electricity generated at the Fryslân wind farm will be supplied to USG each year to power Chemelot industrial […]

  • Global Wind Service Joins Siemens Gamesa at Windpark Fryslân

    28 December 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has awarded Global Wind Service (GWS) with a contract for the pre-assembly, transport and installation of turbines at the Windpark Fryslân project in the Netherlands. GWS’ scope of work includes the transport and storage of components, pre-assembly, offshore installation, and the supply of lifting equipment for all 89 turbines. Pre-assembly work, which will […]

  • Windpark Fryslân Cables Start Falling Into Place

    19 August 2019
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch contractor Visser & Smit Hanab has started installing the high-voltage cables that will connect the Windpark Fryslân offshore wind farm in the IJsselmeer to the Dutch grid. Visser & Smit Hanab will install two 25-kilometre cable sections in total to establish a connection to the high-voltage grid operated by TenneT TSO. The cables will follow […]

  • All Turbines Up at Windpark Fryslân

    27 July 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The last wind turbine has been installed at the Dutch Windpark Fryslân nearshore wind farm, the world’s largest wind farm built in a body of fresh water. Now that the 89th and final Siemens Gamesa 4.3 MW turbine is in place, the installation platforms Sarens Soccer Pitch and Tom-Wim will leave the IJsselmeer Lake in […]

  • ASM Industries Starts Making Windpark Fryslân Tower Sections

    27 October 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    ASM Industries has begun the fabrication of 42 tower sections for the Siemens Gamesa turbines destined for the Windpark Fryslân offshore wind project. The fabrication activities began in September and will be taking place at ASM Offshore in Aveiro Port during the next months. “This is a very important milestone achieved. Our new facility has […]

  • Van Oord and SGRE Sign Windpark Fryslân Conditional Contract

    22 March 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The consortium of Van Oord and Siemens Gamesa has signed a conditional contract to build the Windpark Fryslân nearshore wind farm in the Netherlands. The conditional contract includes the construction of the +380MW wind farm, as well as service operations for at least 16 years following completion. The consortium was named the preferred contractor for the […]

  • Windpark Fryslân Onshore Cable In Place

    22 March 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Visser & Smit Hanab has laid and tested the onshore HV cable connecting the transformer station and HV substation of the Windpark Fryslân nearshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Approximately 23 km of 110 kV cable was laid from Breezanddijk through the Afsluitdijk and along the A7 motorway to Bolsward, from where 32 km of […]

  • Tekmar Hang-Off Clamps for Scottish Offshore Wind Project

    15 January 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Tekmar Energy has secured a contract to provide 221 sealed and non-sealed hang-off clamps for an offshore wind project in Scotland. Tekmar said that the work will be done for a major offshore wind project on the Scottish east coast, but the name has not been disclosed. According to the UK-based cable protection specialist, this […]

  • Friesland OWF Secures EUR 7 Million Loan

    13 April 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Funs Skjinne Fryske Enerzjy (FSFE), a Friesland-based investor in local renewable projects, has provided a EUR 7 million loan for the development of the 320MW Friesland offshore wind farm (Windpark Fryslân). The wind farm is developed by Ventolines BV on behalf of Windpark Friesland BV. It is located in the Frisian part of the IJsselmeer lake and will […]

  • Highlights of the Month – March 2019

    2 April 2019

    We are bringing you a list of ten of most read news on offshoreWIND.biz in the month of March. First UK Offshore Wind Project Retires E.ON is set to decommission the two-turbine Blyth offshore wind project, the first wind farm built in UK waters. The work is expected to begin this month and take place for […]

  • Friesland Province Makes Offshore Wind Farm Investment Official

    18 May 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch Province of Friesland and the developers of the 320MW Friesland offshore wind farm (Windpark Fryslân) project have signed a cooperation agreement which will allow the province to invest EUR 127 million in the project.

  • Friesland Council Approves Offshore Wind Investment

    20 April 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Council of the Dutch Province of Friesland has approved the proposed EUR 127 million investment in the 320MW Friesland offshore wind farm (Windpark Fryslân), according to local media.

  • Friesland Province Commits to 320MW Offshore Wind Farm Project

    3 March 2017
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Province of Friesland and the developers of the 320MW Friesland offshore wind farm (Windpark Fryslân) have signed a cooperation agreement which, if approved by the Provincial Council, will allow the Province to invest up to EUR 127 million in the project.

  • Van Oord Orders Tekmar CPS for Baltic Eagle

    6 August 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has selected Tekmar Energy to provide Generation 10 cable protection system (CPS) for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm. Tekmar’s scope of work includes the engineering, manufacturing, testing and supply of its CPS technology to protect the project’s subsea inter-array and inter-platform cables. The company will manufacture the CPS and accessories at its […]

  • Van Oord Places 100-Monopile Order at EEW

    26 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH has signed a contract with Van Oord Offshore Wind UK Limited to manufacture 100 monopile foundations for RWE’s Sofia offshore wind farm. The monopiles will support the 100 Siemens Gamesa SG 14-222 DD wind turbines installed on Dogger Bank, some 195 kilometres off the UK’s northeast coast. Now under construction, […]

  • Ventolines Teams Up with Advisian

    25 July 2017
    Business & Finance

    Advisian Power & New Energy has signed an agreement with Ventolines NL, under which Ventolines will be provided global access to wind energy projects that WorleyParsons may be invited to support, while at the same time providing Advisian with complementary onshore and offshore wind energy knowledge and skills.

  • Van Oord Records Best Year in Offshore Wind

    26 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Van Oord’s offshore wind business unit posted record revenue of EUR 706 million in 2018, a 75.2% increase compared to the revenue of EUR 403 million reported in 2017. The increase was attributed to a simultaneous start of four major offshore wind projects: Deutsche Bucht in Germany, Norther in Belgium, East Anglia ONE in the UK, […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Awards Fécamp Pre-Assembly Contract to GWS

    14 April 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has picked Global Wind Service (GWS) as a partner for the complete pre-assembly scope for the 497 MW Fécamp offshore wind farm in France. The offshore wind farm, also known as Parc éolien en mer de Fécamp, will feature 71 Siemens Gamesa 7 MW wind turbines. The Global Wind Service’s scope […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Doubles Offshore Order Intake in 2019

    4 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa has doubled the order intake in the offshore segment in 2019 compared to 2018, partly due to the company’s strongest ever results reported in the last quarter of the calendar year. The world-leading wind turbine manufacturer saw the order intake in the offshore segment double to 3,343MW, of which 1,279MW was signed in […]

  • Dutch Nearshore Wind Farm Staging a Comeback as Construction Team Gathers

    7 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ballast Nedam has contracted Marine Coordination Services BV (MCS) to support their foundation construction activities for the nearshore part of the Windplanblauw wind energy project in Flevoland, the Netherlands. As part of the project, 24 wind turbines will be installed in two rows in the IJsselmeer Lake, just outside a dyke. The nearshore wind turbines […]

  • CS Wind Buying Majority Stake in ASM Industries

    29 July 2021
    Business & Finance

    South Korea-headquartered wind turbine tower supplier CS Wind is buying a 60 per cent stake in the Portuguese tower and foundation manufacturer ASM Industries, according to information on Korea Exchange. The acquisition, valued at EUR 46.5 million, is aimed at strengthening CS Wind’s foothold in the European offshore wind market, the stock exchange update reveals. […]

  • WindEurope: Investments in New Offshore Wind Projects Slide in 2019

    7 April 2020
    Business & Finance

    EUR 6.1 billion was invested in four European offshore wind projects with a combined capacity of around 1.4 GW in 2019, marking the lowest amount invested and the capacity financed in a year since 2012, according to a report by WindEurope. The four wind farms that reached the Final Investment Decision (FID) in 2019 are […]

  • Highlights of the Month – September 2020

    1 October 2020

    OffshoreWIND.biz brings you the ten most-read articles on the site for the month of September 2020. Orion’s Crane Repair Starts Liebherr has started preparations for the recovery of its HLC 295000 offshore crane on board the Orion vessel, whose hook broke this May, leaving several people injured and damaging the crane and the vessel’s deck. Crane Ordered for First Jones […]