Vestas has now revealed the name of the project and the client for a conditional contract the company signed in May as an unconditional order came in from RWE for the first phase of its 1.6 GW Nordseecluster offshore wind development in Germany. The Denmark-based wind turbine OEM has received a firm
Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has signed a conditional agreement for the supply of turbines for an offshore wind power project in two phases in Northern Europe. The capacity of the project is above Vestas’ current disclosure threshold of 1 GW. If and when the agreement translates into firm
Blaze Manufacturing Solutions, a Scotland-based fire safety system provider to the global energy industry, has signed a contract with Ørsted for nine North Sea offshore wind farms. The contract, signed earlier this year, covers fire protection and detection on Ørsted’s offshore wind farms, including
UK marine consultancy ABPmer has been commissioned to provide marine physical process assessments to support the consenting of the Ayre and Bowdun offshore wind farms in Scotland, owned by Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a consortium comprising DEME, Qair, and Aspiravi. Ayre is a 1 GW floating wind pro
Dutch provider of foundation installation equipment, CAPE Holland, has signed a contract with its compatriot Van Oord to supply Vibro Lifting Technology (VLT) for the installation of monopiles at Hollandse Kust West Site VI, where the Ecowende consortium will build what Van Oord said was “the most e
Vestas has completed the installation of its V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbine in the Port of Thyborøn in Denmark, only three months after the port ordered the company’s flagship model. On 8 June, the wind turbine produced its first kWh of power, a crucial step in the final verification campaign, V
China’s Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) installed an 18 MW offshore wind turbine at a coastal test base in Shantou, Guangdong province, on 5 June. The model has a rotor diameter of 260 metres and a swept area of 53,000 square metres, and can generate 72 GWh of electricity annually, enough to pow
Germany’s HTM Helicopters has placed an order for one Airbus H145 helicopter, with options for two additional units of the same type, that will be used in offshore wind operations. The latest version of Airbus’ H145 adds a five-bladed rotor to the multi-mission H145, increasing the useful load of th
Dutch offshore access provider, Ampelmann, has received an order from Seaway7 to supply an E5000 gangway, which will support the construction of a major US coast offshore wind project. The order not only marks the first collaboration of Seaway7 and Ampelmann in the Americas but will also see the fir
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has placed an order worth KRW 390 billion (approximately EUR 260 million) with South Korean company SK oceanplant for jacket foundations that will be installed on the 500 Fengmiao 1 offshore wind project in Taiwan. CIP was awarded capacity for Fengmiao 1 in t
Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Berhad (MHB), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering (MMHE), has secured a subcontract to build an offshore substation (OSS) high-voltage direct current (HVDC) platform required for TenneT’s 2 GW programme in the Nethe
South Korean company SK ecoplant and its subsidiary SK oceanplant have entered into an agreement with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for the production, transportation and installation of floating foundations for CIP’s 1.5 GW floating wind project off the city of Ulsan. Under the agreement
China’s Dajin Heavy Industry has started the manufacturing of the foundations for RWE’s Nordseecluster A, the first phase of the 1.6 GW Nordseecluster project being built in the German North Sea. The project, featuring a TP-Less structure, has entered the production stage after its initial cutting c
Cyan Renewables, a portfolio company of Seraya Partners, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DRS KWP to support the offshore wind industry in South Korea. South Korea’s DRS KWP, a subsidiary established by the Dae-Ryuk Shipping (DRS) Group, is currently serving as a provider of crew
