Planning permission has been granted for an offshore wind manufacturing site at Teesworks on the site of the former SSI steelworks in Redcar, North Yorkshire, England. The development of the 4.5 million sq ft manufacturing space will see more than 430 acres of land alongside the River Tees remediate
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has assembled and rolled out the 500th V164 nacelle from the Lindø facility in Denmark. The 500th nacelle is among those being shipped to the UK for installation in 2021, the turbine maker said. MHI Vestas’ Lindø factory has been producing V164 nacelles since 2014, and curre
On 2 December, Lithuanian government approved a draft resolution that would lead to the Port of Klaipeda being upgraded to accommodate facilities supporting offshore wind projects. The resolution will create the necessary conditions for Klaipeda State Seaport Authority to invest in port infrastructu
The floating wind industry could create up to 50,000 direct and indirect jobs in Spain and Portugal over the next two decades, according to a study launched by EIT InnoEnergy. The study, entitled “Iberia as a hub for technology development and industrial leadership in the field of floating wind offs
MHI Vestas has leased a site at the Taichung Port in Taiwan for assembly activities for Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ (CIP) Changfang & Xidao offshore wind project. The 5000m2 site, leased from Fortune Electric, is located in the port’s zone 1, adjacent to the preassembly quayside for the Chan
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has issued a Request of Qualifications for construction management services related to the New Jersey Wind Port project. Located in Lower Alloways Creek, the New Jersey Wind Port is a first-in-the-nation infrastructure investment that will provid
Pert-Bruce Construction has secured a contract with SSE Renewables to carry out works on the O&M base for the Seagreen offshore wind project. The base at Montrose Port will include an operations building, a repurposed warehouse, a communications tower, and a pontoon for crew transfer vessels traveli
Ravenna-based F.lli Righini Srl has started shipping out jacket pile grippers built for the Neart na Gaoithe wind project offshore Scotland. F.lli Righini Srl has been contracted to design, fabricate, and test 168 jacket pile grippers for the 450 MW project owned by EDF Renewables and ESB. Located s
The France-headquartered Ideol has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with the Port of Cromarty Firth in Scotland to cooperate for the floating offshore wind sector. The agreement will see Ideol and its future local construction partners use the port’s land and firth berthing sites and cooperate toward
Windthrust Ltd., a subsidiary of National Ports Corporation, has revealed plans for a combined self-propelled floating port and installation vessel for offshore wind turbines, foundations and substations. Oceandock LX’s 60,000m2 deck space and onboard storage facility allow for the components to be
If Equinor’s bids are successful at New York State’s latest offshore wind solicitation, that could lead to creation of up to 350 jobs related to manufacturing of wind turbine components at the Port of Albany in upstate New York. Namely, the developer included the Port of Albany in its proposals rece
Global Wind Service (GWS) is supporting MHI Vestas Offshore Wind with pre-assembly and installation activities on the Kincardine floating wind project. The 49.625 MW Kincardine is located 15 kilometres south of the Aberdeen coast in Scotland. The wind farm will comprise five MHI Vestas V164 9.525 MW
The recovery and repair of the crane that collapsed on board the installation vessel Orion during lifting trials in May are progressing at Liebherr facilities in Rostock, where the crane’s auxiliary jib and the jib head have now been transferred. The company started working on getting the crane back
North East of England’s Tees Valley is aiming to turn Teesside into ”UK’s premier offshore wind location” with a project to develop a GBP 90 million quay at South Bank on the River Tees. The work on the South Bank Quay is due to begin in August 2021, with completion expected by the end of […]
