DONG Energy will boost the capacity of its German offshore wind farm, Borkum Riffgrund 1, by upgrading the 3.6MW turbines to produce more power and by installing an additional turbine. Initially planned 77 Siemens’ turbines would have produced 277MW of electricity, but with the optimization of turbi
Prysmian Cables and Systems USA has been awarded the contract for the eventual supply of the inter-array and export power cables for the Cape Wind’s offshore wind farm, while Caldwell Marine International has been awarded the contract for the installation of the project’s underwater cables. The onsh
Schneider Electric has been selected as a preferred supplier of power equipment for Areva’s offshore wind projects in France. This includes in particular the wind farm of 100 5MW turbines in the bay of Saint Brieuc off the coast of Brittany and the current tenders for the offshore wind farms at Le T
The developer of what is expected to be the first offshore wind farm in Taiwan, Formosa Wind Power Co. Ltd., has hired a Dutch-based company MECAL to act as technical advisor for the project. MECAL’s involvement focuses on wind turbine generator (WTG) procurement including technology evaluations of
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier International Ltd., which is indirectly owned 50/50 by Bonheur ASA and Ganger Rolf ASA, has been awarded an additional transport and installation contract by the German company Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH for the installation vessel Bold Tern. The Bold Tern joins her sis
An accommodation platform for the DanTysk offshore wind farm, comprising five and a half stories, is taking shape in Kiel. The platform, which is 20 meters high and weighing 2,500 tons, will be rising 20 meters above the sea surface. Nobiskrug shipyard, based in Schleswig-Holstein, is building this
The C-Power wind farm, also known as the Thornton Bank offshore wind farm, was running at full speed in December, January and February and produced 29% more energy than expected. Exceptionally favourable wind conditions and high technical reliability of the wind farm led to this power production rec
DONG Energy is set to increase its offshore wind power capacity in Germany after signing a contract with Nexans for the delivery and installation of 140 km of 34 kV inter-array cables. The inter-array cables will link individual turbines at the Gode Wind 1 and 2 wind farms and connect them to an off
The UK’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is currently looking into concerns about noise in Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire and the Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm. The MMO regulates development in the seas around England, this includes offshore wind farms construction with a capacity o
RWE Innogy UK is preparing to remove three objects, identified as unexploded ordnance (UXO), from the seabed within the construction area of the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm. Construction activity is continuing in the offshore site, with vessels complying with a 250 metre exclusion zone, which is
China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) Third Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. has recently won the bid for Lot 2 of wind turbine installation and foundation construction of Guishan offshore wind farm demonstration project in Zhuhai, with a contract value of some 220 million yuan (35,696,980.00
After the news that Cape Wind offshore project will get a further USD 600 million from Denmark, the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound (APNS) yesterday released the following statement: Today’s announcement is another example of Cape Wind’s reliance on conditional foreign investments. The high pric
Cape Wind has ensured a cash injection worth USD 600 million for its Cape Wind offshore wind project from Danish Export Credit Agency (EKF), Jim Gordon, the company’s president, announced yesterday. Cape Wind informed via social media that Mr. Gordon brought the news while speaking at GreenPower’s U
Northland Power Inc. has decided to raise money for the investment in the Gemini offshore wind project by offering its shares to the public in Canada. The company announced yesterday that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters led by CIBC and BMO Capital Markets to issue t
