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CO2 Leak at Taiwan Offshore Wind Substation

Aug 21, 2024

Canada-based Northland Power has confirmed a carbon dioxide leak on the Hai Long Changhua onshore substation, part of its offshore wind project in Taiwan.The leak, which stemmed from the substation's fire suppression system, occurred at approximately 10 a.m. local time on August 20, impacting 17 onsite workers, Northland said in a statement.The company said emergency services were immediately notified…

First Jacket Foundation for CVOW Substation Sets Sail from Danish Port

Dec 06, 2024

The first jacket foundation for the substation of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project has departed from the Danish Port of Esbjerg and is on its way to the United States to be installed at the country’s largest offshore wind farm…

DNV-Led Floating Wind Substations Standardization Project Enters Second Phase

Oct 15, 2024

Certification body DNV has launched the second phase of its floating substation joint industry project (JIP), which aims to establish standards for offshore substations in the growing floating wind sector.The new phase will play a key role in refining guidelines and closing technology gaps…

Dutch Engineering Firms Present Floating Offshore Substation Concept

Oct 11, 2024

Nevesbu, together with Iv, has developed a patented concept for a floating offshore substation (FOSS), which has already been tested at model scale at the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) in the Netherlands.The concept developed…

ABL to Oversee Installation of Offshore Wind Substations in France

Oct 09, 2024

Energy and marine consultancy ABL has been appointed as marine warranty surveyor to support the marine transportation and installation (T&I) operations relating to the construction of the grid connection system known as Centre Manche 1 and Centre Manche 2…

Aker Solutions to Design Substations for Mediterranean Floating Wind Project

Sep 12, 2024

Renexia, through its subsidiary Renext Solutions, has signed a front-end engineering and design contract (FEED) with Aker Solutions to design the underwater substations for Med Wind project, a 2.8 GW floating wind farm in the Mediterranean Sea…

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