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  • From the World of Wind Power, 10 Talking Points for 2010

    28 December 2010

    Reviewing a year’s worth of work can focus the mind on important developments. That seems especially true for wind power, which in 2010 was embraced by, among other organisations, Ikea, Google, Bacardi and the US Army. With those eclectic endorsements in mind, here are 10 developments from 2010 that have stuck with me: 1. Thumbs […]

  • Converteam Powers China’s First 5 MW Permanent Magnet Direct Drive Offshore Wind Generator in China

    30 November 2010
    R&D

    Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Xiangtan Electric Manufacturing Corporation Ltd (XEMC) has recently unveiled the world’s first 5MW permanent magnet generator for a direct-drive offshore-specific wind turbine. The achievement was marked by a 21st October ceremony in Xiangtan which was attended by leading officials representing regional and national government including the Vice Minister of the Ministry […]

  • Siemens receives order from transpower to connect offshore wind farms via HVDC link (Germany)

    11 June 2010
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Order worth more than EUR500 million for the consortium A consortium of Siemens Energy and Prysmian Powerlink has received an order worth more than EUR500 million from the German transmission grid company transpower. The BorWin2 offshore consortium will connect two North Sea offshore wind farms to the grid on behalf of transpower, a subsidiary of […]

  • First Power Flows from 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord Offshore Wind Farm

    20 June 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    The 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm has produced its first green power and delivered it via TenneT’s offshore grid to the Dutch mainland. “We often talk about milestones along a project’s journey, and CrossWind has had a number to date, but to have the wind turbines generating green electricity safely and successfully […]

  • Cadeler Inks Hornsea 3 Foundation Installation Deal

    1 August 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Denmark-based Cadeler has signed an agreement with its compatriot Ørsted to carry out the installation of turbine foundations at the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK. The project will be Cadeler’s first use of its F-class foundation installation vessel that is being built by COSCO Heavy Industries in China. Offshore installation for the […]

  • NKT Nets East Anglia Three Export Cable Deal

    7 July 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    NKT has signed a turnkey contract with ScottishPower Renewables, a subsidiary of Spain’s Iberdrola, for the production and installation of the export power cables for the 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind project in the UK. Under the contract, NKT will be responsible for the design and manufacturing of the 320 kV DC export […]

  • RVO to Launch Morphological and Scour Assessment Tender for IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm Zone

    18 February 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland; RVO) will open a tender for morphological and scour assessment of the IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm Zone in March, according to a prior information notice RVO issued on 14 February. The successful candidate will conduct a study into the morphological and scouring conditions at the offshore wind […]

  • Airbus Delivers First Five-Bladed H145 Helicopter for Offshore Wind Ops

    18 November 2021
    Operations & Maintenance

    Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first five-bladed H145 aircraft for use in the offshore wind sector to HTM Helicopters, a Germany-based offshore helicopter service provider which will deploy its new aircraft on offshore wind projects from its bases at Norden-Norddeich, Emden, Borkum and Helgoland. The new version of Airbus’s H145 light twin-engine helicopter features a […]

  • Half of Boskalis Q1 Offshore Energy Orders Came from Wind Sector

    14 May 2021
    Business & Finance

    Boskalis has reported a 10 per cent increase in the order book of its Offshore Energy division in the first quarter of the year (compared to the end of 2020), with around 50 per cent of new orders coming from the offshore wind sector. The first quarter at the company’s Offshore Energy division proceeded in […]

  • Vietnam and Mainstream Staging Offshore Wind Event

    28 April 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    Mainstream Renewable Power and Vietnam’s Department of Foreign Affairs for Provinces have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to stage a capacity-building event to increase regional government engagement in the development of offshore wind. The focus of the event, which is expected to be held in the second half of the year, will be to […]

  • Last EOWDC Turbine Installed, Inter-Array Cabling Nearing Completion

    28 May 2018
    Wind Farm Update

    The eleventh and final MHI Vestas turbine was erected on 26 May at the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), where the inter-array cable installation works are also coming to an end, thus moving the project to the final commissioning phase before it generates its first power later this summer. 

  • Sif on Track for Record Annual Production in 2017

    10 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    Dutch offshore foundations manufacturer Sif expects to end 2017 with a record annual production of around 222 Kton following solid results posted for the third quarter of the fiscal year.

  • EOWDC Enters Onshore Construction Stage

    17 October 2016
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The 92.4MW European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), also known as Aberdeen offshore wind farm, started onshore substation works at Blackdog, Aberdeenshire, on Monday, 17 October. The programme for constructing the substation and associated cabling works has begun with work to prepare and secure the site including establishing temporary staff facilities and an access route on site for […]

  • Statkraft Focuses on Making the Best of Existing OW Assets

    4 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    In its Q4 2015 results, Statkraft said it will focus on managing positions in offshore wind to maximise the value of existing assets and projects, as there will be no new investments in offshore wind. Statkraft’s investment capacity has been reduced as a result of a revised dividend policy from the Norwegian State. “As a consequence of the […]

  • First Minister of Wales Confirmed as RenewableUK Cymru 2013 Keynote Speaker

    28 March 2013
    Authorities

    The Right Honorable Carwyn Jones AM, First Minister of Wales and Assembly Member for Bridgend has been confirmed as RenewableUK Cymru 2013’s Keynote Speaker. Carwyn Jones will welcome delegates in the Opening Session of the conference on 1 May. Carwyn Jones became First Minister of Wales in December 2009. Following re-election in May 2011, Carwyn […]

  • RenewableUK Welcomes Green Light for Two Offshore Wind Farms

    9 July 2012

    Britain’s ability to generate green electricity from offshore wind has taken huge step forward with the Government’s announcement that it has given the go-ahead for the construction of two big wind farms off the eastern coast of England. The news has been warmly welcomed by RenewableUK, the trade and professional body for the wind, wave […]

  • UK: P&O Ferries Converts Freighter to Head into Wind

    15 May 2012

    P&O Ferries, the UK’s leading ferry operator, has made its first major investment in the energy market by converting one of its large ro-ro ships to act as an accommodation vessel for technicians working at an offshore wind farm in the North Sea. The 23,000 tonne European Seaway has commenced a three month charter with […]

  • Vestas signs contract with Consumers Energy to deliver 56 Turbine Generators for Lake Winds Energy Park (USA)

    26 July 2010
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Consumers Energy has signed a contract with Vestas-American Wind Technology, Inc. to supply 56 wind turbine generators for the utility’s Lake Winds Energy Park in Mason County. The wind park is scheduled to begin operation in late 2012. The contract calls for Vestas to manufacture, deliver and commission the V100-1.8 MW turbine units. The total […]

  • Catapult Releases Floating Wind Findings

    24 June 2015

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has issued interim findings from a report into a technology assessment of floating wind, reviewing in excess of 30 devices across various levels of technology readiness and providing a detailed appraisal of the three most established concepts. The interim report highlights where these devices are on the technology and […]

  • Survey Activities Ramping Up on Equinor and BP’s New York Wind Site

    19 June 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    Two survey activities are planned to start this month at the Empire Wind offshore wind farm site located about 20 miles south of Long Island. The first is a short-term underwater sediment survey campaign, planned to begin in late June. The sediment survey experts will sample the seabed along the proposed Empire Wind 1 and […]

  • DORIS Leads Design Work on Two Floating Wind Projects Offshore Scotland

    3 August 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind

    BlueFloat Energy and Renantis partnership have appointed DORIS as Principal Designer on its Broadshore and Bellrock floating offshore wind farms in Scotland. As Principal Designer, DORIS will use its knowledge of Construction, Design, and Management (CDM) 2015 regulations plan to plan, manage, monitor, and coordinate design risk management activities, support contractor selection and appointments, and […]

  • WSP Links Up with Aker Solutions for First US HVDC Offshore Wind Farm

    3 August 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    WSP USA has been named the professional engineer for the offshore high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter platform for Sunrise Wind Farm, the first US offshore wind project that will use HVDC technology. Sunrise Wind is owned by a partnership between Ørsted Offshore North America, a Danish multinational power company; and Eversource Energy, a New England-based […]

  • Offshore Drone Challenge Takes Off

    22 March 2023
    Business development, Equipment, Industry, Infrastructure, Innovation, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    German energy company EnBW and its project partner, the German Aerospace Center (DLR), have published the conditions of entry and the specific flight tasks for the Offshore Drone Challenge (ODC) for the first time. As part of the Offshore Drone Challenge, drone manufacturers and service providers are invited to demonstrate their technologies for transporting maintenance […]

  • Stackable Floating Wind Foundation Gets ABS Nod

    30 January 2023
    R&D, Technology

    Houston-based classification society ABS has given Approval in Principal (AiP) to the Bassoe D-Floater floating wind turbine foundation, designed to handle the largest wind turbines in the world. The Bassoe D-Floater technology is capable of carrying 15 MW turbines in some of the harshest environmental conditions, ABS said. ”ABS is proud to add the Bassoe […]

  • Iberdrola Hosts Wikinger Supply Chain Event in Berlin

    8 October 2015

    Iberdrola was joined yesterday (7th October) by Adwen, Navantia, Offshore WindForce and Prysmian to introduce the €1.4 bn Wikinger offshore wind energy project to German companies and open a forum where local supply chain businesses can investigate collaboration possibilities with Wikinger contractors and partners. Supported by Christian Pegel, Minister for Energy, Infrastructure and Regional Development for […]

  • Thor Offshore Wind Farm Moves Through the System

    31 May 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Energy Agency has concluded that the Plan for the Thor offshore wind project can be realized in the dedicated site west of Thorsminde in the Danish North Sea without significant impacts to the environment. At the same time, the Danish Energy Agency has narrowed down the site for the wind farm from 440 […]