The Carbon Trust has launched Stage 2 of the Offshore Renewable Joint Industry Project (ORJIP) for offshore wind. The programme aims to reduce consenting risk, project maturation time, cost and the environmental impact of existing and future offshore wind farms. Over the next four years, ORJIP Offsh
EDS HV Group has carried out a cable testing campaign for Vattenfall at the Horns Rev 1 offshore wind farm in Denmark after the project had experienced network issues. EDS used Damped AC testing (DAC) to collect partial discharge (PD) and tanδ data to interpret the condition of the inter-array cable
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Bold Tern has installed 79 turbines at the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm in the UK. According to the company, Bold Tern is on its way back to the Port of Hull to pick up another load of Siemens Gamesa turbines for the 1.2GW project. Hornsea Project O
Danish transmission system operator Energinet has issued a tender for the procurement of services regarding an unexploded ordnance (UXO) Box survey for the Thor offshore wind farm. Energinet is performing the initial geophysical and geotechnical investigations in the Danish North Sea prior to the pr
Sif Holding has entered into an agreement with DEME Offshore to use Maasvlakte 2 in the Netherlands for marshaling services for the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind project. The deal comes as Sif agreed with the Port of Rotterdam on the lease of an additional 20ha of industrial land, adjacent to the com
DNV GL Launches US Offshore Wind Certification OfficeDNV GL has established a renewables certification office in the U.S. to meet the demands for offshore wind certification services. DNV GL selected its office in Medford, Massachusetts, as the base for the U.S. Renewables Certification group, due t
Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum has issued a tender for the provision of turbine monitoring, repair, and maintenance services on the 200MW Trianel Windpark Borkum II offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Currently under construction, the wind farm will comprise 32 Senvion 6.2M152 turbines install
Green Marine has won a three-year contract to deliver operations and maintenance work for Equinor’s Dudgeon offshore wind farm in the UK. Green Marine will provide its Damen-built 2610 Twin Axe vessel Green Storm to assist in the O&M, as well as support from its onshore team. According to Equinor, G
Siemens has won a contract to deliver two converter stations for the 1,400MW Viking Link interconnector, the first high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) link between Great Britain and Denmark. The interconnector is being jointly developed by National Grid Ventures, Great Britain, and Energinet, Denmark
The UK-based Better Risk has begun providing unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk management support for the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm in the UK. Better Risk is providing quality assurance of planned explosive risk-management support throughout the project lifecycle, while James Fisher Marine Servic
The US offshore wind energy project development and operational pipeline grew in 2018 to an estimated potential generating capacity of 25,824MW, according to a report issued by the US Department of Energy (DOE). The overall size of the US offshore wind pipeline grew by 1.4% in 2018, from 25,464MW to
Vineyard Wind has submitted a set of commercial large- scale offshore wind proposals to Massachusetts Electric Distribution Companies (EDCs) as part of the state’s second Request for Proposals (RFP). The proposals include a required 400MW option and two options for the development of an 800MW projec
The offshore substation built for the Northwester 2 offshore wind farm has left Bladt Industries’ facility in Aalborg, Denmark, and is on its way towards the project site in Belgium. Bladt designed, built and assembled the substation with its partners Semco Maritime and ISC under a contract won in M
Bay State Wind, a 50/50 joint venture between Ørsted and Eversource, has submitted its proposal in response to the second Request for Proposals (RFP) for offshore wind energy generation in Massachusetts. Bay State Wind included proposals for a 400MW and 800MW project. Bay State Wind has been in deve
