The Hohe See offshore wind project commenced operations in October with turbines connected and feeding electricity into the grid, according to Enbridge. Enbridge has reported in its Q3 2019 financial results that the 497MW wind farm is expected to be fully operational in the fourth quarter of 2019.
The onshore construction of the Formosa 2 offshore wind project commenced today, 8 November, with a groundbreaking ceremony held in Taiwan. Formosa 2 will comprise 47 Siemens Gamesa 8.0 – 167 turbines mounted on jacket foundations which will be installed by Seaway 7 some 4km offshore Miaoli County i
Ørsted has held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the kick-off of the onshore substation construction for the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind project in Taiwan. In November 2018, Ørsted awarded an EPC contract to Taiwan Cogeneration Corporation (TCC) to build two onshore substations, cable cor
Hibiki Wind Energy has identified MHI Vestas as the potential supplier of turbines for the Hibiki-nada offshore wind project in Japan. Hibiki Wind Energy has revealed that MHI Vestas is a candidate to supply its V174-9.5MW turbines for the Japanese project. To remind, in February 2017, the governmen
SSE has chosen Nexans as the preferred supplier of export cables for the first phase of the Seagreen offshore wind project in Scotland, which comprises the Seagreen Alpha and Bravo offshore wind farms. Nexans will design, manufacture and install three 65km offshore export cables and three 20km onsho
Offshore wind developer wpd group has confirmed the closing of the syndication for its EUR 2.5 billion Yunlin offshore wind financing in Taiwan. The 640MW Yunlin offshore wind farm project, the largest offshore wind transaction financed in the Asia Pacific, reached financial close on 30 May. “wpd is
The Danish Energy Agency and Energinet have published the programme for the Market Dialogue on the Thor offshore wind farm tendering procedure to be held on 25 November in Copenhagen. At the Market Dialogue, the Danish Energy Agency and Energinet will present some of the key elements of the tenderin
Mayflower Wind Energy LLC, a joint venture of Shell New Energies US LLC and EDPR Offshore North America LLC, has submitted a winning bid in the second Massachusetts offshore wind solicitation. Mayflower Wind anticipates that its 804MW ”low cost energy” project, located more than 20 miles south of Na
Jan De Nul has selected the suppliers of the jacket foundations and the accompanying pin piles for the 376MW Formosa 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Jan De Nul is the EPCI contractor for the project’s foundations and subsea cables. Following the project financial close reached earlier this week, Jan
Jan de Nul has contracted Seaway 7, the Renewables & Heavy Lifting business unit of Subsea 7, for foundation installation works on the Formosa 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The contract includes transportation, pre-piling and installation of 47 jacket foundations. Seaway 7 will be working at the T
Siemens has delivered the first of the three onshore transformers to the onshore substation at New Deer, Scotland, for the Moray East offshore wind farm development. Once the transformer has been skidded into position, the installation of associated electrical equipment will begin. Moray East is Sie
Avangrid Renewables has submitted an application to the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for permission to install equipment to measure wind speeds and sea conditions at the Kitty Hawk offshore wind lease off North Carolina. The permission is expected to be granted in spring 2020, Iberdro
ABB has secured a contract to supply its high-voltage direct current (HVDC) Light® converter systems to connect the Dogger Bank offshore wind project to the UK transmission network. In the first-ever use of the HVDC technology in the UK’s offshore wind market, ABB will supply technology with one of
Norwegian offshore service company Aibel has won a contract to deliver converter platforms for the 3.6GW Dogger Bank offshore wind project. Aibel will deliver two converter platforms for the 1.2GW Creyke Beck A and the 1.2GW Creyke Beck B projects, with an option for a third platform for the 1.2GW T
