Siemens Gamesa has produced the 500th nacelle for an offshore wind turbine at its manufacturing plant in Cuxhaven, Germany. The milestone was reached with a nacelle for the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm in the UK. The offshore nacelle manufacturing plant in Cuxhaven was opened in 2017 and regular o
The scaled-down BlueSATH floating wind turbine prototype has capsized offshore Santander, Spain, during what is described as a ”historic swell generated by Hurricane Epsilon”. The 1:6 BlueSATH prototype, installed in El Abra del Sardinero back in August, had already completed its testing campaign in
TenneT has invited tenders for services related to cable repair and maintenance in both Germany and the Netherlands, which include locating cable faults. The services will be delivered across several grid connections and interconnectors. The transmission system operator (TSO) is looking to conclude
CWind has completed this year’s campaign at the East Anglia One offshore wind farm in the UK. Last year, CWind secured a multi-year contract to provide below water services, including subsea inspections of the jackets and offshore substation, corrective maintenance, as well as pre-engineering studie
Global Tech I has refinanced its non-recourse debt, according to Green Giraffe, which acted as a financial advisor to Global Tech I and its sponsors. The refinancing, for which the transaction closed on 2 November, gathered a large sponsor group, led by SWM Stadtwerke München, Axpo Group and ENTEGA
Ørsted has issued its second TWD denominated green bond in Taiwan to raise financing for its continuing investments in the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind project. The new unsecured green senior bonds comprise a 7-year TWD 4 billion fixed-rate tranche, a 10-year TWD 3 billion fixed-rate tranch
Spanish engineering company Marcelo Penna Engineering and the Dutch Safeway have joined forces to design an “intelligent” service operation vessel (SOV) combined with a motion-compensated offshore access system. The parties are developing the DP2 MP625 SOV combined with the recently introduced Safew
Vattenfall has been using a mock-up foundation installed at Sif’s Maasvlakte site earlier this year to gain better insight in what awaits its teams once the Hollandse Kust Zuid foundation installation starts in the summer of 2021. The 140 monopile foundations at Hollandse Kust Zuid will not have tra
Equinor has published the summary reports from the first phase of community consultations for the extensions of the Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon offshore wind farms in the UK. As part of the development process, early-stage proposals were presented locally and online for feedback from the community
The first turbine blades to be installed on the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm have arrived at Able Seaton Port, the project’s construction port in Teesside. This marks the first time that Able Seaton Port is receiving offshore wind turbine components in its history, after a combined multi-million
SMST has deployed its newest rental gangway onboard Rem Offshore’s construction subsea vessel (CSV) Rem Inspector for work at the DanTysk offshore wind farm in Germany. The Telescopic Access Bridge L-Series (TAB-L) gangway was mobilized on Rem Inspector last week at the port of Eemshaven, including
Solstad Offshore has been awarded a contract by Ørsted to deploy its offshore support vessel (OSV) Normand Jarstein on the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm in the UK. The contract has been signed for a period of four months, starting in the third quarter of 2021, when the vessel will support operation
The Royal Netherlands Navy has disposed of unexploded ordnance (UXO) found at the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) I & II project site, where Vattenfall will build a 750 MW offshore wind farm. The UXO inspection and removal campaign at HKZ I & II, which started in July, has now been completed. UXOcontrol,
Oslo-listed Solstad Offshore has won two contracts within subsea and renewable energy representing around 500 vessel days in 2021. Normand Tonjer has secured a firm contract until November 2021, plus options for further extension of 2 x 12 months. The vessel has been on contract with Magseis Fairfie
