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  • Seagreen Foundations Installation Passes Halfway Mark

    5 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Over 50 jacket foundations have been installed at the 1,075 MW Seagreen wind farm offshore Scotland, according to the latest press release from SSE Renewables. The three-legged jacket foundations, each weighing around 2,000 tonnes, will play a critical role in safely supporting the wind turbines during Seagreen’s 25-year operational lifespan. Installation of the foundations is […]

  • Belgium: Mobile Bird-Radar System Tested at OWI-Lab

    31 October 2013
    Technology

    Robin Radar Systems BV, a leading supplier of bird detection systems for bird impact prevention, ecological research and environmental impact assessments, tested a trailer based bird-radar system in OWI-Lab’s large climatic test chamber last month. More and more, bird radars are used for bird migration research and risk assessment for bird impacts as these systems […]

  • Hornsea Two Monopiles Order Lands on EEW SPC Desk

    11 July 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has placed an order with EEW Special Pipe Constructions (SPC) for 165 monopiles for the 1.4GW Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm in the UK.

  • Construction of Saint-Brieuc OWF About to Kick Off

    21 April 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Construction works on the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France will begin on 3 May, Iberdrola announced on 21 April. The works, starting with pile installation for the project’s jacket foundations, are planned to take place from May to October in five zones located in the northern part of the wind farm to avoid interfering […]

  • Wind to Meet 5% of Global Power Demand by Year-End

    11 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    The total installed wind capacity is expected to reach 500 GW by the end of 2016 and cover 5% of global power supply, according to the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA). The worldwide wind capacity reached 456,486 MW by the end of June 2016, out of which 21,714 MW were added in the first six months of […]

  • Atkins Accepts SNC-Lavalin’s Takeover Offer

    21 April 2017
    Business & Finance, R&D

    UK-based design, engineering and project management consultancy WS Atkins and Canada’s SNC-Lavalin Group have reached agreement on the terms and conditions of a recommended all cash acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Atkins by SNC-Lavalin (GB) Holdings Limited.

  • UK: Scientists to Map Out Underwater Noise Pollution

    22 September 2015
    Environment

    Underwater noise in the marine environment is the focus of a new UK-wide research partnership to monitor the ‘soundscape’ in UK waters. The Centre for the Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) has teamed up with Marine Scotland Science and the University of Exeter to analyse underwater noise data from subsea sound recorders located around […]

  • Vineyard Wind Submits Draft Environmental Impact Report

    3 May 2018
    Authorities, Environment, Wind Farm Update

    US offshore wind developer Vineyard Wind has submitted a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) with state regulators for its proposed 800MW wind farm off Massachusetts.

  • UK: SAS, E.ON Solve Rampion’s Impact on Local Surfing Waves

    10 December 2012

    Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) has announced that after its crucial intervention with E.ON, the Rampion offshore wind farm developers, potentially catastrophic damage to local surfing waves has now been averted. E.ON initially identified a potential reduction in wave height of up to 22% for surfing beaches in and around Brighton as a result of the […]

  • Vestas Picks ASCO for Shipping Services on World’s Deepest Fixed-Bottom Offshore Wind Farm

    11 April 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has selected integrated logistics and materials management company ASCO to provide shipping services on the Seagreen offshore wind farm in Scotland. The deal will see ASCO’s ship agency Seletar provide services including crew transfer to the operations of the project, initially during the construction phase, from Montrose port. The project […]

  • Pfisterer Assembling Offshore Wind Team

    21 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Energy infrastructure system specialist Pfisterer is establishing a specialized offshore wind team within the PTS (Power Transmission Solutions) Cable Business Unit.

  • Denmark: Energinet.dk Calls Pre-Qualification Tenders for Horns Rev 3 Cabling Work

    2 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Energinet.dk would like to pre-qualify a number of tenderers to deliver the HV cables for the Horns Rev 3 Offshore Wind Farm. Energinet.dk intends to pre-qualify up to 5 tenders per lot: Lot no. 1: Submarine cable transportation and laying; Lot no. 2: Delivery and installation of beach cable; Lot no. 3 is optional: System […]

  • Top News of the Week Jul 4 – 10, 2016

    10 July 2016

    DONG Energy Winner of Dutch Borssele I & II Tender DONG Energy will build Dutch offshore wind farms Borssele I and II. Siemens Rolls Out 8MW Wind Turbine Siemens has expanded its portfolio with an 8MW offshore wind turbine. Borssele 1&2 World’s Cheapest Offshore Wind Farm The cost of building and operating the 700MW Borssele […]

  • Hollandse Kust (Noord) OSS Jacket Taking Final Shape

    10 September 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    TenneT’s Hollandse Kust (Noord) offshore jacket foundation is nearing completion at the Vlissingen yard of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG). With the roll-up completed, and the two-part cable deck now installed, the jacket is now entering the final stages of fabrication, SLPE, the designer of the jacket foundation, said.  The construction of the substation jacket foundation started in […]

  • Ørsted Taps Green Bonds for Hornsea Two Investments

    7 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    Ørsted A/S plans to issue green senior bonds in the UK-market to finance its green growth ambition towards 2025 including the investments in 1,386MW Hornsea Two offshore wind farm. With the bond issuance, Ørsted targets a multi-tranche senior unsecured GBP-Sterling green bond, subject to market conditions. Tranches may include benchmark 8-year and 14-year nominal fixed […]

  • Navantia Assembles First Jacket Foundation for East Anglia ONE

    27 September 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Navantia has assembled the first of forty-two jacket foundations for the 714MW East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm at its facilities in Fene, Spain.

  • Research Note: Off-Warranty O&M Revenue to Increase Tenfold by 2025

    21 December 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    O&M companies operating in Europe can expect off-warranty revenue to increase by up to ten times by 2025 as the offshore wind industry matures and turbines exit their warranty periods, according to the latest research note by market analysts MAKE. The industry is looking increasingly into new strategies to optimize O&M practices in order to reduce the levelized cost of […]

  • UK: North Devon Councillors Visit Offshore Wind Farms

    7 May 2012

    After a trip to the offshore wind farms, councillors have not changed their view regarding the proposed Atlantic Array, according to North Devon. RWE, the company that proposed the Atlantic Array, organized a trip for twelve councillors and officers from North Devon, Torridge District and Devon County Council. County and North Devon Councillor Rodney Cann […]

  • Brunsbüttel Port Ends 2011 With Record Turnover (Germany)

    6 January 2012

    Leaving behind a very successful business year, Brunsbüttel Ports is planning its further expansion. The essential focus of their activities will still be directed towards logistics services for onshore and offshore wind power. Brunsbüttel Ports is constantly transporting wind elements as it has recently did for Enercon. In a short period of time, this port […]

  • Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm Set for Surveys

    24 June 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The survey of the seabed cable system and all of the turbine jacket foundations is about to start at the Ormonde offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea. The 18.5 meter survey vessel CWind Alliance will conduct the survey for approximately two months. Survey equipment to be used includes multi bean echo sounders, sonar, and […]

  • Japan: IDEOL and Hitachi Zosen to Build Floating Wind Foundations

    10 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Technology

    IDEOL, a fast-growing French start-up specialized in floating foundations for the offshore wind industry, and Hitachi Zosen (Hitz), a major Japanese industrial and engineering company, have signed an agreement for the design, engineering and construction of floating offshore wind turbines in Japan using IDEOL’s patented “Damping Pool” solution. “We are extremely pleased that one of […]

  • DONG Gets Rid of WWII UXO off Norfolk (VIDEO)

    13 October 2015
    Wind Farm Update

    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 items were discovered, ranging […]

  • Transmission Charges a Threat to UK Green Energy Industry – Report

    25 May 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Jobs & Recruitment

    Britain’s energy regulators are putting billions of pounds of green infrastructure investment at risk by overseeing an energy market which favours EU energy imports at the expense of home-grown schemes, new research has shown. Electricity generators in the UK pay transmission charges for the cost of building and maintaining the network, set by the regulator […]

  • Germany: MAKE Consulting to Chair, Present at Wind Turbine Supply Chain Conference

    30 August 2012

    MAKE Consulting will be attending the 4th Annual Wind Turbine Supply Chain Conference in Berlin where Steen Broust Nielsen, a partner at the company, will chair the conference and deliver a presentation on “The Global Supply Chain-Predictions for the Future”.   The Conference will be held from Tuesday, 4th September – Wednesday, 5th September. The […]

  • Dong Energy to Compensate Ferry’s Extra Fuel Costs (Denmark)

    5 October 2011

    Anholt Offshore Wind Farm is constructed right between Grenaa and the island of Anholt. So far, the Anholt ferry has used a direct route between Grenaa and the island of Anholt; however, for safety reasons, it will be necessary to redirect the ferry route south of the wind farm. In order for the ferry to […]

  • DONG Changes Ticker to Orsted

    30 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy will start trading under the ticker symbol Orsted as of 31 October, after the shareholders approved the plan to change the company’s name to Ørsted.