Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, installed the first offshore turbines for Nordsee Ost last week. The RWE offshore wind farm is located approximately 35 kilometres north of the island of Heligoland and is equipped with a total of 48 model 6.2M126 turbines. Each turbine has
The first set of transition pieces (TPs) for EnBW’s Baltic 2 offshore wind farm has left the port in Rostock on board the installation jack-up platform Goliath on Friday. Two transition pieces per shipment are loaded on the Goliath and then transported in around 12 hours of sailing to their destinat
The UK Planning Inspectorate has received a record number of representations made on the Navitus Bay offshore wind project. With 268 official representations listed on the Planning Inspectorate’s website, more interest has been shown for Navitus Bay than any other offshore wind farm listed there, Mo
German offshore grid connection BorWin 1 faced several technical faults over the past months, which resulted with unplanned shutdowns of the network connection. To determine the exact cause of the issues, German transmission system operator TenneT said that it is working closely with the contractor
Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: SEA INSTALLER working on wind turbine installation at West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm. A2SEA’s jack-up vessel SEA INSTALLER completed the installation of 108 wind turbines at the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm at the beginning of this month. Commiss
Offshore WIND’s photo of the day: SEA INSTALLER working on wind turbine installation at West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm. A2SEA’s jack-up vessel SEA INSTALLER completed the installation of 108 wind turbines at the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm at the beginning of this month. Commiss
Bond Dickinson LLP Planning & Infrastructure lawyers have advised East Anglia offshore wind farm, a ScottishPower Renewables and Vattenfall joint-venture, on the full consenting matrix for the development of a 1.2 GW offshore wind farm in East Anglia. Ed Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Clim
Bond Dickinson LLP Planning & Infrastructure lawyers have advised East Anglia offshore wind farm, a ScottishPower Renewables and Vattenfall joint-venture, on the full consenting matrix for the development of a 1.2 GW offshore wind farm in East Anglia. Ed Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Clim
Bard Offshore 1, a 400 MW German offshore wind farm, will not be operational until further notice, informs the Spiegel. At the beginning of the year, there were frequent technical problems with the converter substation. In late March, a smoldering fire occurred on the substation and caused prelimina
Bard Offshore 1, a 400 MW German offshore wind farm, will not be operational until further notice, informs the Spiegel. At the beginning of the year, there were frequent technical problems with the converter substation. In late March, a smoldering fire occurred on the substation and caused prelimina
Almost 300 people attended the public consultation events held at six locations along the proposed cable route of the development and 75 per cent of those who filled in exit questionnaires were supportive of the plans presented. Written responses were received from statutory consultees such as govern
Dalby Offshore Wind Farm Support Vessels ‘Dalby Wharfe’ and ‘Dalby Humber’ are to carry out maintenance work for Siemens on the Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm. The contract which started mid June will see the vessels carrying all the construction materials to the wind farm taking advantage of th
On behalf of its client, Highland Group Holding Limited and its partners, K2 Management is developing the 210MW Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm with the aim to reach financial close in Q2 2015. Suppliers have been pre-qualified and the project is now ready to send out Invitation to Tender (ITT). “
The team behind the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm is celebrating the successful installation of the final turbine at the 389MW project. The 108th turbine was recently hoisted into position by the Sea Installer. John Hill, Project Director for West of Duddon Sands at DONG Energy said: “We’r
