The BlueSATH floating wind turbine prototype has been installed and commissioned at its site offshore Santander, Spain. Saitec Offshore Technologies set off the turbine towing operation from Astander’s Dock Pontejos towards the final destination 800 meters away from the Cantabrian coast. According t
NKT has secured a turnkey contract by TenneT, worth below EUR 250 million, to deliver and install a high-voltage direct current (DC) XLPE power cable system for the BorWin5 project in Northern Germany. The order comprises the manufacturing of approximately 230 km of 320 kV high-voltage DC on-and off
Transmission system operator TenneT has awarded the consortium of Siemens AG and Dragados Offshore SA with a contract to build onshore and offshore converter stations for the 900 MW BorWin5 grid connection. At 230 kilometres, BorWin5 will be the longest offshore direct current connection to date, sc
The first export power cable for the 950 MW Moray East offshore wind project has made landfall at Inverboyndie, Scotland, Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Ltd said. The installation of the offshore export cables is being undertaken by NKT. To minimise environmental impact, the cable was pulled through
The UK government has awarded a floating wind project led by Wave Hub with early-stage funding that could result in a further longer-term investment of later this year if the early stage of the project development is successful. The South West Floating Offshore Wind Accelerator is one of 17 projects
Ulstein Verft has installed the generator set into cable laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora. The company stated that the six generators from Rolls-Royce and ABB have been installed into the vessel according to schedule. Nexans signed a deal with Ulstein Verft for the construction of the vessel back i
Archer Knight has expanded its software-as-a-service market intelligence platform to include offshore wind developments as well as subsea oil & gas. The Aberdeen-based subsea market intelligence and consultancy firm, formed by Mike Watson & David Sheret, launched Flowline this year. The platform giv
The BlueSATH floating wind turbine prototype has departed for installation offshore Santander in Spain, Saitec Offshore Technologies said. Once installed, the 1:6 prototype of the BlueSATH (Swinging Around Twin Hull) turbine will operate for a period of 12 months after which it will be completely de
The two offshore mast cranes on board OOS International’s semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) OSS Walcheren have been installed and load-tested, while the company’s SSCV OOS Serooskerke is now being prepared for sea trials. OOS International ordered the construction of two vessels from China Mercha
UK firm Rovco has scored a contract with Blue Gem Wind, a joint venture between Total and Simply Blue Energy. Specifically, Rovco will carry out survey work on Erebus, a planned 96MW offshore floating wind farm in the Celtic Sea. The work will kick off this month, the press statement said. The surve
The first of the three Offshore Transformer Modules (OTMs), ME OSP 3, has been installed at the 950 MW Moray East wind farm offshore Scotland. Siemens Energy shipped out the wind farm’s first OTM, ME OSP 2, for offshore installation on 30 June. This OTM will be installed later this week, a spokesper
Siemens Energy Service has completed an upgrade on the offshore substation of the Baltic 1 offshore wind farm in Germany. The work, completed in July, included an upgrade on the existing gas-insulated switchgear to improve and safeguard the energy transmission. The pre-campaign started in March when
The Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm produced first power early in the morning on 7 August, the Blauwwind consortium informs. “This marks a key milestone in the construction of the project as the first turbine is now generating power and delivering renewable electricity into the Dutch grid”, the
Siemens Gamesa’s blade test center in Aalborg, Denmark, has gained IECRE approval. According to the company, the approval was granted in the highest level required (stage (4)) with a high independency of certification bodies. Siemens Gamesa now became the first non-commercial inhouse blade test fa
