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  • Eurotech Benelux, Jan de Nul to Manufacture Anchor Cages for Swedish Offshore Wind Farm

    18 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Eurotech Benelux has teamed up with Jan de Nul Group for the winning bid to design and manufacture sixteen anchor cage structures for a major offshore wind farm. The wind farm, in the Swedish region of the Baltic Sea, will be owned and run by E.ON Sweden. Eurotech Benelux is creating the anchor-bolted cages to […]

  • Denmark and the Netherlands Raise Green Targets

    6 October 2011
    Authorities

      The Dutch and Danish governments have boosted their efforts to meet EU environmental targets for 2020 this week by setting new national goals for reducing emissions and replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy sources. Maxime Verhagen, Dutch minister for economic affairs, agriculture and innovation, announced yesterday that the government will cut red tape to […]

  • TenneT Awards New Multi-Billion-Euro Contract for Three Offshore Grid Connections in Germany

    20 April 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    After recently awarding EUR 23 billion worth of contracts for eleven offshore grid connections, the German-Dutch transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has now signed a new, EUR 7 billion contract with a consortium of Siemens Energy and Dragdos Offshore for three more such projects in Germany. Under a framework agreement with TenneT, the Siemens Energy-Dragados […]

  • Jacket Piles In at Ishikari Offshore Wind Farm

    8 December 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    CAPE Holland has announced that 56 jacket foundation pin piles were installed at the Ishikari offshore wind farm in Japan. From May to August 2022, the CAPE VLT-320 was used for the installation of 56 pin piles with lengths of 60 metres and a diameter of 2.5 metres for the Japanese offshore wind project. The […]

  • Jan De Nul to Install Turbines at Vesterhav Offshore Wind Farms

    6 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has selected Jan De Nul Group to transport and install the wind turbines at the Vesterhav Nord and Vesterhav Syd offshore wind farms in the Danish North Sea. Under the contract, Jan De Nul will transport and install 41 Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW turbines at the two wind farms. Jan De Nul’s jack-up installation […]

  • Sandbank OWF Construction Kicks Off

    8 July 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    Pile driving of the monopile “SB 62” at Sandbank offshore wind site has begun, marking the start of construction of the wind farm 90 km off the coast of Sylt. Seventy two Siemens 4 MW wind turbines will be set up, providing an installed capacity of 288 MW. The offshore wind farm is planned to be fully commissioned in […]

  • Jan De Nul Orders Mega Jack-Up

    5 April 2019
    Vessels

    Jan De Nul Group has ordered the Voltaire, its third jack-up installation vessel, at COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry in China, in preparation for the wind turbines of the future. The next-generation turbines will be more than 270 metres high and fitted with blades 120 metres long. Offshore installation vessels currently available on the market are […]

  • Vattenfall to Bid in Norwegian Offshore Wind Auction

    8 February 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Vattenfall has joined forces with Norwegian company Seagust to bid for offshore wind areas in Norway’s upcoming licensing rounds. The two companies have established a joint venture to participate in the auction, which represents Vattenfall’s entry into the Norwegian offshore wind market. The companies plan to bid for licenses in both the Utsira Nord and […]

  • Norwegians Developing Offshore Substation-Hydrogen Factory Combo

    5 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Norwegian companies, Arendals Fossekompani, Kongsberg, and Moreld, have joined forces on the Hydepoint project to develop a combined offshore substation and hydrogen factory. Hydepoint is expected to contribute to solving several challenges related to the development and upscaling of offshore wind power. ”Hydepoint is a complete solution for receiving, converting, and transmitting the full energy […]

  • Slip Joint Foundation Makes Debut Off the Netherlands

    28 April 2020
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has installed a Slip Joint foundation at the Borssele Wind Farm Site V offshore the Netherlands. It is the first time anywhere that a submerged Slip Joint was used on a full-sized offshore wind turbine on a fully commercial basis, Van Oord said. After years of developing the system in cooperation with its […]

  • Siemens and MPI Adventure Install All Sandbank Turbines

    23 January 2017
    Grid Connection, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The installation vessel MPI Adventure and Siemens have installed all 72 turbines at the 288MW Sandbank offshore wind farm three months sooner than initially planned. The final Siemens SWT-4.0 130 turbine was installed on Saturday, 21 January, Vattenfall, the majority owner and developer of the wind farm, said. The first Sandbank wind turbine was installed at the end of […]

  • Wind Turbine Installation at DanTysk Halfway Done

    30 June 2014

    The DanTysk offshore wind farm project has reached the halfway stage: 40 out of the total of 80 wind turbines that Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München (SWM) are erecting 70 km west of the island of Sylt are now in place. Eighty Siemens wind turbines in the 3.6-megawatt (MW) class are being installed, with a maximum […]

  • Siemens Energy Consortium Nets EUR 4 Billion Offshore Wind Power Grid Deal

    11 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Siemens Energy and Spain-based Dragados Offshore have been awarded a EUR 4 billion contract from Amprion to build converter stations for two offshore grid connections in Germany. Under the contract, the consortium will design, build, and install the LanWin1 and LanWin3 offshore converter platforms in the North Sea. The contract, which includes a ten-year maintenance […]

  • UK: Falmouth’s Test Site Gets First Wave Energy Device

    12 April 2012

    The team behind FaB Test, Cornwall’s pioneering marine energy test site in Falmouth, has welcomed the first wave device to be installed in its waters. Fred Olsen’s BOLT “Lifesaver” wave energy converter, which is ultimately capable of producing clean and efficient electricity, is now being tested in the sheltered waters off FalmouthBay, with easy access […]

  • First Sandbank Turbine Up

    29 July 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München (SWM) have now erected the first of 72 Siemens SWT- 4.0 130 wind turbines at the 288 MW Sandbank offshore wind farm being built 90 kilometers west of the island of Sylt in the German part of the North Sea. The erection of the towers on the foundations and the installation of the nacelles […]

  • Norway: DNV Announces Financial Results for 2011

    26 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    DNV achieved a 3.7% growth in operating revenue, from NOK 9,792 million in 2010 to NOK 10,156 million in 2011. The operating profit increased by NOK 248 million, or 31%, from NOK 810 million in 2010 to NOK 1,058 million in 2011. The net profit after tax for 2011 came to NOK 730 million, compared […]

  • Norwegian Offshore Wind Auction Attracts More Domestic Companies

    2 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Two Norwegian investment companies have teamed up to establish an offshore wind company and compete in Norway’s upcoming licensing round. Arendals Fossekompani ASA (AFK) and Ferd AS (Ferd) established Seagust AS to compete in the offshore wind licensing round. Seagust Eyes Both Offshore Wind Areas The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has opened two […]

  • UK’s Wind and Marine Energy Sector to Create 88,000 Jobs by 2021

    11 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    RenewableUK and Energy & Utility Skills have published a new report demonstrating the employment potential of the UK’s wind and marine energy sector by 2021. The study, “Working for a Green Britain Vol 2”, outlines three possible market development scenarios (high growth, medium and low) in the wind, wave and tidal energy industries – if […]

  • Vattenfall Hails Installation of One of World’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbines (UK)

    23 March 2011

    Vattenfall yesterday hailed a world class engineering achievement with the installation off Cumbria of one of the world’s largest offshore wind turbines. The 153 metre wind turbine, weighing in at 661 tonnes, is the first of 30 to be installed in the coming months at the Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm. At night on the 22 […]

  • Siemens Inaugurates New Wind Service Training Center in U.S.

    20 September 2013
    Training & Education

    Joined by state and local government officials, customers and special guests, Siemens Energy today formally inaugurated its new, state-of-the-art wind service training center in Orlando, Florida, USA. The event marks the official grand opening of the center that provides highly advanced technical and safety training for installation and service technicians working at wind energy projects […]