Following the Laidlaw Capital Group’s acquisition of the Deutsche Bucht wind farm in the North Sea, around 90 km off Borkum, the UK-based company has now acquired the neighbouring Veja Mate wind farm. The purchase of the wind farm project from the BARD Group was completed yesterday. Once finished, t
One of the Dutch offshore wind farms, Eneco Luchterduinen is taking shape, according to Eneco. Van Oord’s jack-up vessel Aeolus installed a total of 16 foundations by 8 September. Eneco added that they faced windy weather at the beginning of August, “but the last few weeks are very good. We had some
Westermost Rough offshore wind farm produced its first electricity last week, according to Grimsby Telegraph. The wind farm, located eight kilometers off the Yorkshire Coast, is the first to feature Siemens’ 6 MW turbines in the UK. With a total capacity of 210MW it will be able to provide enough el
Westermost Rough offshore wind farm produced its first electricity last week, according to Grimsby Telegraph. The wind farm, located eight kilometers off the Yorkshire Coast, is the first to feature Siemens’ 6 MW turbines in the UK. With a total capacity of 210MW it will be able to provide enough el
Deepwater Wind has received the final federal approval needed to build the Block Island Wind Farm – a project that remains on-track to be the first U.S. offshore wind farm. The project’s lead federal permitting agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACORE), has granted its approval of the Block I
Service and operating station of RWE Innogy was inaugurated today on Heligoland. Over a period of 20 years, the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm is to be operated and serviced from there. The wind farm is currently being built approx. 30 kilometres north of Heligoland. This is what a two-storey buildi
Service and operating station of RWE Innogy was inaugurated today on Heligoland. Over a period of 20 years, the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm is to be operated and serviced from there. The wind farm is currently being built approx. 30 kilometres north of Heligoland. This is what a two-storey buildi
SEA CHALLENGER‘s first job – installation of 35 Siemens 6MW turbines at Westermost Rough offshore wind farm, has begun. The first 3 turbines have been installed. Delivered in March 2014, the new vessel has been optimised to operate at depths of up to 60 metres depending on tide and penetration, maki
RWE Innogy UK continues to lead the development and construction of Galloper Offshore Wind Farm after agreeing exit arrangements with SSE. Along with this announcement, the company has provided a short update on the project’s status. The project is progressing along the existing timeline, with new s
SSE has agreed exit terms with its 50:50 joint venture partner, RWE Innogy for its interest in the Galloper offshore wind farm project. In March, SSE announced that it would not be progressing its stake in the Galloper offshore wind farm project beyond the development phase. Under the exit arrangeme
SSE has agreed exit terms with its 50:50 joint venture partner, RWE Innogy for its interest in the Galloper offshore wind farm project. In March, SSE announced that it would not be progressing its stake in the Galloper offshore wind farm project beyond the development phase. Under the exit arrangeme
On August 31, a ferry from DFDS, which commutes between IJmuiden and Newcastle, had a special day-trip to Dutch wind farms. The highlight was the visit to the Eneco Luchterduinen offshore wind farm, currently under construction, where at the Aeolus was busy driving the tenth foundation pile into the
More than half of the 160 turbines at RWE Innogy UK’s flagship offshore wind farm, Gwynt y Môr, off the North Wales coast, have been commissioned and are generating electricity. The milestone was reached last week with the 81st turbine connected to the National Grid. Construction of the world’s se
More than half of the 160 turbines at RWE Innogy UK’s flagship offshore wind farm, Gwynt y Môr, off the North Wales coast, have been commissioned and are generating electricity. The milestone was reached last week with the 81st turbine connected to the National Grid. Construction of the world’s se
