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Photo: First Nacelle Built for France's First Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 15, 2020

The first offshore wind turbine generator nacelle has been completed for what will be France's first offshore wind farm - the Saint-Nazaire project - wind turbine maker GE Renewable Energy said Tuesday.The nacelle, which contains the generator…

OHT Inks Deal for More Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm Work

Sep 14, 2020

Norwegian firm Offshore Heavy Transports has secured more work at Equinor's and SSE's giant Dogger Bank offshore wind development project in the UK.To remind, OHT had in July signed a contract for the transportation and installation of foundations at Dogger Bank A…

Express Offshore Solutions Delivers All Pin Piles for Taiwan Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 10, 2020

Singapore's Express Offshore Solutions (EOS), together with their Taiwanese partner Hung Hua Construction Co. Ltd (HHC), has completed the transportation of 84 pin piles for the Taiwan Power Company's Changhua offshore wind farm project.EOS…

Taiwan: MHI Vestas to Source More Offshore Wind Turbine Goods Locally

Sep 09, 2020

Offshore wind turbine maker MHI Vestas has further expanded its list of local suppliers in Taiwan for delivery of components for turbines to be built for the country's growing offshore wind market.The wind turbine company said Wednesday it would…

JERA, J-Power, Equinor in Offshore Wind Pact in Japan

Sep 09, 2020

Norwegian energy giant Equinor has entered into a consortium with Japanese power companies JERA and J-Power to jointly evaluate and work towards submitting a bid for offshore wind power projects in Akita Prefecture off Noshiro City, Mitane Town…

Eiffage, Engie to Build Substation for Iberdrola's French Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 07, 2020

Spanish energy company Iberdrola has via its French subsidiary Ailes Marines awarded a contract for the construction of an offshore substation for the Saint-Brieuc bay offshore wind farm in Brittany, France.A joint venture, formed by Eiffage Métal and Engie Solutions…

Petronas to Increase Role of Renewables in its Portfolio as it Posts Quarterly Loss

Sep 04, 2020

Malaysian state-owned energy giant Petroliam Nasional Berhad said on Friday it would reshape its portfolio after reporting its first quarterly loss in nearly five years following a coronavirus-related demand slump and lower oil prices.Petronas…

Huisman to Deliver Crane for First Jones Act Compliant Offshore Wind Installation Vessel

Sep 02, 2020

Dutch offshore crane specialist Huisman will build the crane for the United States’ first Jones Act compliant offshore wind installation vessel.Huisman joins a consortium of a Dominion Energy-led offshore wind consortium aim of which is to build a Jones Act compliant vessel…

All Turbines Installed for Borssele 1 & 2 Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 02, 2020

Deme Offshore has completed the installation of 94 Siemens Gamesa offshore wind turbines at Ørsted's 752 MW Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands.This is the first time that Siemens Gamesa's 8 MW offshore wind turbines will be used for a commercial project…

All Foundations In Place for Denmark's Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 01, 2020

Offshore wind developer Vattenfall has said that all foundations have now been installed at its Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm site in the Danish sector of the Baltic Sea.The last foundation - of 72 in total - was installed on Friday, August 28…

Principle Power Joins DeepWind Cluster

Aug 31, 2020

Principle Power, the developer of WindFloat - a floating wind turbine foundation - will join the DeepWind, a Scottish supply chain cluster, described as the largest offshore wind representative body in Scotland with over 400 members.According to the DeepWind cluster's website info…

UK: ORE Catapult to Develop Testing Facility for Next-Gen Offshore Wind Turbines

Aug 28, 2020

UK's Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has teamed up with and Advance Northumberland to develop a new facility for testing the next generation of advanced offshore wind turbines in Northumberland County, North East England.According to ORE…

MacGregor Bags 'Largest Single Vessel Order' in Offshore Wind Space

Aug 27, 2020

Deck machinery and equipment company MacGregor, a Cargotec subsidiary, has won what it says is its largest single vessel order.Namely, the vessel owner OHT has ordered a batch of MacGregor equipment for its under-construction offshore wind foundation installation vessel…

RWE: All Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations in Place

Aug 26, 2020

German energy company RWE has informed that it has completed the installation of all 90 turbine foundations and two 50-kilometer long export cables connecting offshore and onshore electrical systems at its Triton Knoll offshore wind farm site…

Equinor Signs Lease Agreements for Norfolk Coast Wind Farm Extensions

Aug 25, 2020

Norway's Equinor has signed lease extensions for two offshore wind farms in the UK, the Sheringham Shoal and the Dudgeon, securing an area of seabed of approximately 196 km2 in total to further develop existing wind farm areas, with the aim to double the area's electricity generation capacity…

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