Technip Offshore Wind has started offshore operations on an array cable installation contract for the Westermost Rough development, located eight kilometers off the Yorkshire Coast. The contract has been awarded by DONG Energy, one of the leading energy groups in Northern Europe. The project, which
Galloper Wind Farm Limited has signed a contract, worth over £1 million, with East of England based civil engineers Breheny to carry out key preparatory onshore works related to Galloper Offshore Wind Farm. The contract for the ground works will include preparatory works for the onshore substation a
More wind farms have been brought in to a competitive system to drive down the costs of offshore wind. The offshore transmission regime means that Ofgem can find the most cost-effective investment in the connecting cables and infrastructure for offshore wind power, saving consumers between £200 and
Heerema has successfully loaded the HVDC topside of Siemens’ HelWin beta platform onto a seagoing barge. On Saturday, the HelWin beta topside was loaded onto the H-542 barge, operated by Heerema Marine Contractors, a sister division of Heerema Fabrication Group, which built the platform. In October
Heerema has successfully loaded the HVDC topside of Siemens’ HelWin beta platform onto a seagoing barge. On Saturday, the HelWin beta topside was loaded onto the H-542 barge, operated by Heerema Marine Contractors, a sister division of Heerema Fabrication Group, which built the platform. In October
Technip Offshore Wind has successfully completed contractual work on the installation of 43 array cables on the Borkum wind farm, located 45 kilometers North from the German island of Borkum in the North Sea. The project was the first to use the CBT 1100 Trenching System, which improved cable burial
Vos Prodect Innovations will be exhibiting at the Global Offshore Wind 2014, which will be held between 11-12 June, in Glasgow. Vos Prodect will be showcasing its newest development, “Monopile Cable Entry System” for the protection of offshore wind farm inter array cables at stand 33. Over the last
Two Pelamis P2 machines, currently deployed at the wave test site of the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, have this week collectively reached a milestone 10,000 hours of grid connected operations. The machines, which are undergoing a progressive test programme at the Billia Croo wave
Two Pelamis P2 machines, currently deployed at the wave test site of the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, have this week collectively reached a milestone 10,000 hours of grid connected operations. The machines, which are undergoing a progressive test programme at the Billia Croo wave
On May 8, one of three offshore wind supply chain workshops for the Moray offshore wind farm was held. The workshops are organized by Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise on behalf of Moray Offshore Wind Limited (MORL). Those attending the event could hear about the contracting s
Energinet.dk is preparing for the construction of a traditional grid connection system for the wind turbines at Kriegers Flak. This means that the system is based on AC like the systems connecting Denmark’s existing offshore wind farms with the electricity grid. Originally, the grid connection shoul
Energinet.dk is preparing for the construction of a traditional grid connection system for the wind turbines at Kriegers Flak. This means that the system is based on AC like the systems connecting Denmark’s existing offshore wind farms with the electricity grid. Originally, the grid connection shoul
Last week, Visser & Smit Marine Contracting B.V. (VSMC) laid the last cable in the southern part of the Dan Tysk offshore wind farm site, meaning that half of the 80 wind turbines are ready to be connected to the offshore substation. VSMC’s work on the inter-array cable installation at the offshore
E.ON distribution system operators (DSOs) in Germany will put up to 180 new voltage-regulated distribution transformers (VRDTs) into service by the end of the year. About 60 of the VRDTs, which incorporate technology from Bavaria-based Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen (MR), are already operational. The na
