Danish logistics specialist deugro and its partners Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S and Amasus Offshore B.V. are moving full steam ahead with the next generation of purpose-built transport vessels for the offshore wind sector. In a key milestone for offshore project logistics…
RWE has deployed a bubble curtain technology in the U.K. for the first time to protect marine life from the construction noise at its Sofia offshore wind farm.RWE has been working with Hydrotechnik Offshore to introduce an innovative underwater noise-abatement technology…
Cadeler’s Wind Peak jack-up vessel has completed the installation of the first 14 MW offshore wind turbine at RWE’s Sofia offshore wind farm, located on the Dogger Bank off the U.K. east coast.The turbine installation vessel, Wind Peak, from Cadeler…
Lighting specialist Glamox has secured a contract from ProCon Wind Energy to supply its LED marine lighting solutions for Thor offshore wind farm, being constructed by RWE offshore Denmark.The contract from ProCon Wind Energy will see lighting…
RWE has marked significant progress in the construction of its 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm, located on the Dogger Bank off the U.K. east coast, with the first turbine installation expected in the coming weeks.Earlier in March, the project…
Ørsted and Nuveen Infrastructure’s 253 MW Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farm in Germany has started commercial operations.Final testing for the Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farm, which is jointly owned by Ørsted and Nuveen Infrastructure, was completed on February 28…
Lighting solutions specialist Glamox has signed a contract to light the Wind Apex Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV), being built for Cadeler.The ship is a hybrid WTIV capable of installing both XL turbine foundations and wind turbines…
Germany-based electrical connection technology supplier Pfisterer has secured a contract from Siemens Energy to provide turnkey cable systems for the BorWin4 and DolWin4 offshore grid connections.The two platforms will enable the transmission of offshore wind energy to the German mainland…
Ørsted has started the offshore construction for the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan, which have the combined capacity of 920 MW.Ørsted was awarded the 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in June 2018…
LD Tide, a joint venture between Louis Dreyfus Armateurs and Tidal Transit, has been selected to supply a Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) for the operation and maintenance services of the 488 MW offshore wind farm, being developed by Ocean Winds in France…
Acteon, through its geo-services brand UTEC, has completed the first year of a three-year balance of plant inspection contract with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) for the 228 MW Butendiek offshore wind farm in Germany.During the first year…
Aker Solutions, in a consortium with Siemens Energy, has received the full notice to proceed from RWE for the HVDC scope of work for the Norfolk Vanguard West and East offshore wind farms.The Norfolk Vanguard West and East represent the first phase of RWE’s Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone…
BP and its consortium partners have been selected to develop a 450 MW offshore wind farm in Japan.Aside from BP, the consortium partners include Tokyo Gas, Marubeni Corporation, Kansai Electric Power, and Marutaka Corporation.The 450 MW project will be developed offshore Yuza Town…
JERA-led consortium, which also includes Green Power Investment and Tohoku Electric Power, have been granted operatorship of a planned 615 MW offshore wind project in Japan.The project is located in the Sea of Japan offshore Aomori Prefecture…
French subsea power cable maker and services provider Nexans has secured a contract from ScottishPower Renewables to supply and install export cables for the East Anglia TWO offshore wind farm in the southern North Sea.Under the contract, Nexans…