369 results found for 'port of esbjerg'

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  • MRE to Help Albatros Take Off

    15 July 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) has signed a contract with Siemens Gamesa for the Albatros offshore wind farm, under which MRE will provide the full temporary power package of generators, personnel, and vessels. Working out of the base port of Esbjerg in Denmark, MRE will commence work on the Albatros project in August 2019. “We have […]

  • 50th Turbine Up at Gemini

    10 May 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Dutch maritime contractor Van Oord installed the 50th turbine at the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm off the coast of the Netherlands over the last weekend, according to Gemini Windpark.  The installation of the 150 4MW Siemens turbines started in February 2016 when Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel, Aeolus, transported the first six turbines from the […]

  • Dozen Borkum Riffgrund 2 Turbines Left to Go

    7 August 2018
    Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Bold Tern has installed 44 out of 56 turbines at Ørsted’s Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm.

  • Half of Borssele 1+2 Foundations In

    10 April 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    DEME has installed half of the 94 monopile foundations at the Borssele 1+2 offshore wind farm site.

  • Van Oord Installs Half of Gemini Turbines

    13 June 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Turbine installation works at the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm reached a halfway point after the Dutch maritime contractor Van Oord placed the farm’s 75th 4MW Siemens wind turbine into position on Monday, 13 June. The installation of the 150 4MW Siemens turbines started in February 2016 when Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel, Aeolus, transported the first six […]

  • Gemini Starts Producing

    29 February 2016
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The construction of the 600MW Gemini offshore wind farm off the coast of the Netherlands has reached an important milestone after the farm’s first wind turbines started producing electricity and feeding it into the grid. Following the construction of the electric infrastructure last year and the installation of the turbine foundations, contractors Siemens and Van Oord installed […]

  • Second Turbine Up at Nissum Bredning

    21 December 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The second Siemens 7MW wind turbine was installed at the Nissum Bredning site on 17 December, with all the transition pieces now placed on their corresponding gravity jacket foundations.

  • FairWind Wins Pre-Assembly Contract for Vattenfall’s Danish Offshore Wind Pair

    16 May 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    FairWind has been awarded a turnkey pre-assembly contract for the Vesterhav Nord and Syd offshore wind farms at the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark. Under the contract, FairWind will be responsible for the pre-assembly erection of 41 Siemens Gamesa’s SG 8.0-167 DD wind turbines. Each direct drive (DD) wind turbine will have a power generating […]

  • Jutlandia Handling MHI Vestas Giants in Esbjerg

    20 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics

    MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has signed a new agreement with Jutlandia Terminal covering loading of the V164-8.0 MW wind turbines onto installation vessels at the Port of Esbjerg.

  • Taiwanese Delegation Visits Danish Offshore Wind Sites

    22 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    A Taiwanese offshore delegation interested in enhancing cooperation between the Danish offshore hub and Taiwan recently visited Denmark. Invited and hosted by Offshoreenergy.dk, the delegation visited the MHI Vestas and Siemens pre-assembly sites at the Port of Esbjerg, as well as the wind turbines at Maade (near Esbjerg) and LORC on Funen, Denmark. Offshoreenergy.dk initiated cooperation between […]

  • European Offshore Wind Ports Ally to Mitigate Port Capacity Issues Brought by Higher 2030 Targets

    29 September 2022
    Ports & Logistics

    Six key ports for offshore wind in Europe have forged an alliance to resolve capacity issues that already exist and are set to become even more pressing as offshore wind goals agreed under the Esbjerg Declaration bring faster buildout of offshore wind farms. Representatives from Port Esbjerg (Denmark), Port Oostende (Belgium), Groningen Seaports/Eemshaven (Netherlands), Niedersachsen […]

  • Denmark: Vestas Develops Cost-Cutting Approach – Onshore Pre-Assembly of Offshore Wind Turbines

    25 April 2013
    Technology

    Vestas has developed an innovative approach to cut the cost of installing offshore turbines. At a new site at the port of Esbjerg, onshore pre-assembly of turbines means fewer expensive hours spent at sea.  This will significantly reduce the cost associated with cranes and installation vessels – all contributing to lowering the cost of energy […]

  • Pacific Osprey Tests New Lifting Gear

    30 April 2020
    Vessels

    Load tests of the new crane boom on Pacific Osprey have started, Swire Blue Ocean (SBO) said. The installation of the jack-up’s new crane boom started in the Port of Esbjerg earlier this month. The reeving of the main hook was completed last Friday, and on Saturday, the boom was lowered into the boom rest, […]

  • Horns Rev 3 Keeping BWS Busy

    12 April 2016
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Blue Water Shipping (BWS) has delivered all three transformer units built for Vattenfall’s 400MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm to the Port of Esbjerg. BWS is also in charge of storing the transformers, and their subsequent loading and transport to the installation site. Apart from taking care of the transformer units, the Danish transport and shipping company is acting […]

  • Wind Osprey All Set for Hollandse Kust Zuid Wind Turbines

    8 April 2022
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Cadeler’s wind turbine installation vessel Wind Osprey has undergone seafastening mobilisation and is now ready to head to the Netherlands to start installing turbines on the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm. Wind Osprey is expected to leave the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark in a few days and head to Sif’s Maasvlakte […]

  • Top News of the Week, 8 – 14 August 2016

    14 August 2016

    DONG Energy Bins AMEP Offshore Wind Hub Project DONG Energy has decided not to invest in a GBP 450 million offshore wind hub at the Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP) in the Humber after a recent report showed that UK east coast ports have the capability to support the pipeline of offshore wind projects which […]

  • First Turbine Stands at Deutsche Bucht

    6 June 2019
    Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord, MHI Vestas, and partners have installed the first V164-8.4MW wind turbine on the 269MW Deutsche Bucht wind farm in the German North Sea. The wind turbines are being transported from the Port of Esbjerg and installed at the site some 95km northwest of the Borkum Island by Van Oord’s jack-up Aeolus. “We are very […]

  • Global Wind Service Picks Up Where Total Wind Left Off

    7 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    Denmark-based Global Wind Service (GWS) has acquired all offshore and blade activities from the bankrupt compatriot Total Wind A/S.

  • KEM Offshore to Stand Guard over Hohe See and Albatros Offshore Wind Farms

    6 September 2017
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Danish ship owner KEM Offshore has won a long term contract to provide guard vessel services during the construction of EnBW’s Hohe See and Albatros offshore wind farms in the German North Sea.

  • Top News of the Week, 2 – 8 October 2017

    8 October 2017

    Top five most read news on Offshore WIND from 2 to 8 October 2017.

  • Denmark: Blue Water, Fred. Olsen Successfully Cooperate on Riffgat OWF

    8 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    Blue Water loaded the last component from the Port of Esbjerg to the German wind farm Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm which is located in the North Sea. The turbines were installed by the experienced Norwegian company Fred. Olsen Windcarrier, who looks back on a positive project. “The cooperation with Blue Water has been excellent and […]

  • First Vestas Nacelles Reach Akita Port in Japan

    28 December 2021
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The first shipment of nacelles and blades for the 140 MW Akita Noshiro offshore wind farm has reached Akita Port in Japan. A SAL ship carrying 17 nacelles and 30 blades arrived from the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark to Akita Port on Friday, 24 December. This is the second shipment of wind turbine components […]

  • First Veja Mate Turbine Feeds Power to German Grid

    18 January 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    The first Siemens 6MW wind turbine installed at the Veja Mate offshore wind farm has started feeding the German electricity grid with green, renewable energy two months ahead of schedule.

  • SAL to Give Horns Rev 3 Transition Pieces a Lift

    15 June 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment, Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    GeoSea has awarded SAL Heavy Lift with a contract for shipment of a total of 49 transition pieces for the Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm in the Danish North Sea.

  • Top News of the Week Feb 15 – 21, 2016

    21 February 2016

    VIDEO: Bilfinger Getting Busy at Sandbank The last of the 72 foundations for the 288MW Sandbank offshore wind farm was installed last Friday with the help of Bilfinger Marine & Offshore Systems, the company which was in charge of transporting and installing the monopile foundations and transition pieces. Centrica Leaving Wind Energy In its preliminary […]

  • US Energy Counselor Starts Danish Offshore Wind Tour

    16 January 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance, R&D

    Vincent DeVito, Counselor to the US Secretary for Energy Policy, has arrived in Denmark on a two-day, fact-finding offshore wind tour.