Offshore Wind Farm

OHT To Transport And Install Foundations At World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

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OHT has been announced preferred supplier for the foundation installation at the world’s largest offshore wind farm Dogger Bank. OHT’s new build vessel ‘Alfa Lift’, designed by Ulstein, will carry out the transport and installation of monopile foundations and transition pieces for the Creyke Beck A and B wind farms.

OHT’s Alfa Lift vessel, of Ulstein design, will arrive to the market in 2021. She will be the world’s largest and most efficient custom-built offshore wind foundation installation...

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ABB Wins Contract To Connect World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

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ABB has been selected by energy companies SSE Renewables of the UK and Equinor of Norway to supply its high-voltage direct current (HVDC) Light® converter systems to connect the world’s largest offshore wind farms in the Dogger Bank region of the North Sea 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 the smallest environmental footprints, due to the most compact station design combined with...

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US’s Largest Offshore Wind Contracts, To Supply 1,700 MW To New York Finalized

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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority has finalized contracts with Equinor Wind US LLC for its 816 megawatt Empire Wind Project and Sunrise Wind LLC (a joint venture of Ørsted A/S and Eversource Energy) for its 880 megawatt Sunrise Wind Project to deliver clean, affordable renewable energy to New Yorkers.

As the largest procurement for offshore wind in the nation’s history, this announcement advances Governor Cuomo’s nation-leading...

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Ørsted To Pioneer Deployment Of GE’s Next Generation, World’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbines

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Ørsted, the world-leading offshore wind developer, has selected GE Renewable Energy as the preferred turbine supplier for two of its US offshore wind farms which marks the world’s first commercial deployment of GE’s Haliade-X 12MW offshore wind turbine.

Subject to final agreed and signed contract and all required project approvals, Ørsted will deploy Haliade-X 12MW wind turbines on the two offshore wind farms constituting Ørsted’s Mid-Atlantic cluster:

  •  Skipjack (120MW) off the coast of...

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Watch: Vattenfall Inaugurates Scandinavia’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

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On 22 August 2019, HRH Crown Prince of Denmark accompanied by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and the Minister of Climate, Energy and Utilities Dan Jørgensen officially opened Denmark’s, Scandinavia’s and Vattenfall’s largest offshore wind farm, Horns Rev 3.

The 49 wind turbines on Horns Rev 25-40 km off Denmark’s west coast in the North Sea will increase the Danish power production from wind with around 12 per cent. Enough to power the yearly consumption in 425,000 Danish households.

“Hor...

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Jan De Nul Signs Contract For Construction Of 600MW Offshore Windfarm In Denmark

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Jan De Nul Group signs a contract with Vattenfall Vindkraft Kriegers Flak P/S for the transport and installation of 72 8.4MW Siemens Wind Turbine Generators (WTG) for the Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm (OWF) in Denmark.

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“We are proud to have been awarded an offshore WTG installation project of this magnitude”, says Philippe Hutse, Offshore Director at Jan De Nul Group. “It confirms that Jan De Nul is a trustworthy experienced partner in installing large wind farms at sea....

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DNV GL Awards Project Certification To Siemens Gamesa’s Offshore Wind Power Park

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DNV GL has awarded Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) the project certificate for its Nissum Bredning offshore wind power park located in Thyborøn, in waters of north-western Denmark. DNV GL, the world’s largest independent energy certification body, has awarded Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) the project certificate for its Nissum Bredning offshore wind power park located in Thyborøn, in waters of north-western Denmark.

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The certification was...

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Van Oord Completes Installation Of Belgium’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

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Van Oord successfully installed the last of the in total 44 wind turbines of the Northern offshore wind farm. Achieving this milestone and already delivering renewable energy makes an important contribution to the energy transition.

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Van Oord was contracted as main contractor. The entire scope, from cable installation and burial, installation of the Offshore High Voltage Station (OHVS) to turbine installation, was completed ahead of schedule and in less than 9 months....

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