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Cadeler signs firm contracts with ScottishPower Renewables for East Anglia TWO foundation and turbine transportation and installation
Cadeler A/S announced on Tuesday (Nov05) the signing of firm contracts for the transportation and installation of 64 x 15MW offshore wind turbine generators (WTGs) as well as the foundations for the East Anglia TWO Offshore Wind Farm, being developed …
Nov 6, 2024 / Curious
DEME Awarded Inter-Array Cable And Secondary Steel Contract For Oranjewind Offshore Wind Farm
DEME has been awarded a substantial contract to carry out the transport and installation works for the inter-array cables and secondary steel for the OranjeWind offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. With an installed capacity of nearly 800 MW, the …
Oct 25, 2024 / Curious
Van Oord’s cable-laying vessel Calypso makes its debut and is now fully operational
Van Oord’s brand new cable-laying vessel Calypso has made its official debut by installing cables on its first offshore wind project. After the Nexus, the Calypso is Van Oord’s second cable-laying vessel. Custom-built and featuring the latest …
Oct 24, 2024 / Vessels
Jumbo Offshore completes TP T&I scope at Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm
Jumbo Offshore has completed its TP (transition piece) T&I (transport & installation scope) on the Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm (OWF) in Taiwan under a contract with Yunneng Wind Power Co., Ltd. For its role on the project, Jumbo Offshore …
Sep 10, 2024 / Curious
KNUD E. HANSEN continues to expand its portfolio of innovative designs for the next generation of maintenance vessels for offshore wind turbines
KNUD E HANSEN continues to expand its portfolio of innovative designs and extensive experience in the offshore wind farm sector with a new wind turbine maintenance platform – The “Jack-up on Jack-up” concept. This four-legged jack-up vessel features …
Sep 4, 2024 / Vessels
Fugro to deliver site characterisation surveys for RWE, Mitsui & Co., and Osaka Gas’s offshore wind farm in Japan
Fugro has been awarded a site characterisation contract for a wind farm development off the coast of the Japanese cities of Murakami and Tainai, Niigate Prefecture, Japan. The offshore wind farm off the country’s west coast will be developed and …
Jun 27, 2024 / Curious
Ice-going SOV Concept For Offshore Wind Farms Completed
In recent months, Aker Arctic’s design team has finalised the concept for the first year-round service operation vessel (SOV) for seasonally freezing seas. The concept design can be tailored to a specific operational area and facilitates wind farms’ …
Jun 17, 2024 / Curious
Jumbo Offshore completes monopile removal works offshore Taiwan
Jumbo Offshore has completed the removal of two monopiles on the Offshore Wind Farm (OWF) Yunlin in Taiwan. The Jumbo Offshore crew reliably carried out the work, whilst deploying its DP2 Heavy Lift Crane Vessel Fairplayer from Europe to support the …
Jun 6, 2024 / Curious
Another offshore wind project in the Baltic Sea awarded to Van Oord
Van Oord has been contracted by the Spanish energy company Iberdrola for the construction of the German Windanker offshore wind farm. Yet another addition to Van Oord’s portfolio of offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea, highlighting its …
May 22, 2024 / Curious
First monopile foundation in place at Sofia Offshore Wind Farm
Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus has installed the first monopile foundation at the RWE Sofia Offshore Wind Farm. In the coming months, Van Oord will install a total of 100 monopile foundations. The 1.4 GW Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, one …
May 21, 2024 / Curious