C-bed and MHI Vestas have commenced a multiple offshore wind farm upgrade campaign at four European projects. The project includes the upgrading of turbines at the Burbo Bank Extension and Walney Extension projects in the UK, Borkum Riffgrund 2 in Germany and Norther in Belgium. C-bed’s DP2 walk-to-
The second phase of offshore soil investigations at the Hudson North and Hudson South wind zones off new York has started, the Netherlands-based consultancy, BLIX, said. The second stage of the investigation started in February, the consultancy said. BLIX defined a program for the offshore soil inve
Ocean DEMO, a EUR 13 million Interreg-funded project, has recommended two floating wind technology developers for support packages under the second call.
JDR Cable Systems has completed the delivery of subsea power cables and accessories to Jan De Nul for Taiwan Power Company’s Changhua Phase 1 offshore wind project. JDR designed and manufactured 65km of inter-array and export cable to transmit power from the wind turbines to the shore. The 33kV cabl
by Dario Mulazzani, Davi Product specialist Heavy duty and Wind department. The COVID-19 outbreak is becoming a global stress test. As the number of people infected with the virus continues to rise around the world, uncertainties about global economic growth increase. As an example, China hosted the
The Dutch government is opening the tender to develop the Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore wind farm on Thursday, 2 April. The tender will remain open until 30 April. The Dutch government has expressed confidence that, similarly to the Hollandse Kust (zuid) 1 and 2, and the Hollandse Kust (zuid) 3 an
DHI has expanded its Metocean Data Portal with a new dataset to be used for offshore wind development in Japan, South Korea and elsewhere in the APAC region.
The 252MW Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm located in the German North Sea has achieved full project completion. Final completion marks the official end of construction and the start of the operational phase of the project. According to Northland Power, this also signifies that the terms required t
Huisman has signed a contract with PaxOcean Engineering for the delivery of a 1,600mt leg encircling crane for Penta-Ocean Construction‘s new self-elevating platform (SEP). The crane, to be built at Huisman’s wholly-owned production facility in Xiamen, China, is expected to enable the SEP for instal
DP Energy has submitted a Foreshore Site Investigation Application to Ireland’s Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (DHPLG) for a potential 700+ MW floating wind project off the south coast of Ireland.
Siemens Gamesa has hired Muehlhan Wind Service (MWS) to provide pre-assembly and ground logistics for the SeaMade offshore wind farm project in Belgium. Under the contract, MWS will pre-assemble 58 Siemens Gamesa 8.4MW wind turbines prior to their transportation and installation at the site located
Fugro has shared a video showing the decommissioning of the Blyth project, the first offshore wind farm built in UK waters. The Blyth offshore wind farm consisted of two 2MW turbines commissioned in December 2000, which were at that time the most powerful units. Back then, Fugro supported E.ON with
Ørsted has signed a contract with Trelleborg for the provision of four integrated cable protection systems for the 1.4GW Hornsea Two offshore wind farm.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) in California, U.S., has been awarded USD 3.5 million (approximately EUR 3.2 million) in new grants to develop fiber optics for monitoring offshore wind operations and underground natural gas storage.
