Ofgem has received a withdrawal of an application from Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Limited, which was submitted in order to get the Authority’s consent to the company’s exercise of compulsory rights of entry on land. “This means a decision on its application is no longer required and we will not
Ofgem shortlisted four bidders competing to own and run transmission links of Westermost Rough and Humber Gateway offshore wind farms, both located in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. The shortlisted bidders go through to the final bid stage where Ofgem will appoint the Offshore Transmissio
The Crown Estate has entered into an Agreement for Lease with Forthwind Limited, a subsidiary of 2-B Energy, for the UK’s first offshore demonstration of two-bladed turbines on the seabed at Methil in Scotland, consisting of two full scale units. Two-bladed designs at this scale are a major innovati
The last 12 of the total 80 transition pieces (TPs) for the Butendiek offshore wind farm will be delivered this week. The TP’s, which Bladt Industries has fabricated for EEW and WPD as the end client, have all been fabricated at the company’s Lubmin facilities. At the end of July, Ballast Nedam Offs
A barge that sank on Wednesday morning (August 13) off Darßer Ort in the Baltic Sea was carrying four working platforms for the EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm, the company confirmed to Offshore WIND. “We are still examining the impact and we cannot make a statement yet,” EnBW’s spokeswoman said. S
A barge that sank on Wednesday morning (August 13) off Darßer Ort in the Baltic Sea was carrying four working platforms for the EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm, the company confirmed to Offshore WIND. “We are still examining the impact and we cannot make a statement yet,” EnBW’s spokeswoman said. S
3sun Group has secured a contract with MHI Vestas Offshore for the electrical and mechanical completion of 73 V112-3.0MW turbines to be installed at the Humber Gateway Offshore Windfarm. 3sun Group, under its subsidiary Dawson Energy, last worked with Vestas in 2001 and has installed over 160 of the
The six-month examination of the Dogger Bank Creyke Beck development consent order application by the Planning Inspectorate concludes today (August 18). The examination started in February this year and included one open floor public hearing and an additional nine days of issue-specific hearings plu
The first of 35 Siemens 6MW turbines has been successfully erected at the Westermost Rough offshore wind farm. The Westermost Rough offshore wind farm marks the first time that the next generation Siemens 6MW turbine will be used on a commercial scale – an important step on DONG Energy’s cost of ene
JDR has signed a contract with Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH for the Nordsee One offshore wind farm, currently being developed by RWE Innogy GmbH and forming part of Germany’s largest offshore wind farm cluster. JDR will provide over 70 kilometres of aluminium core inter-array cable, cable accessor
The engineering and services group Bilfinger has won an order for the installation of a total of 72 foundations for the new Sandbank Offshore Windpark. The foundation elements will be installed in the seabed with the help of an installation ship in waters that are up to 34 meters deep and 90 kilomet
Riffgat offshore wind farm, Germany’s first commercial wind farm in the North Sea, has exceeded expectations in power production, even though it has been feeding power since February. The offshore wind farm was officially launched on August 10 last year. However, due to the delayed grid connection,
Riffgat offshore wind farm, Germany’s first commercial wind farm in the North Sea, has exceeded expectations in power production, even though it has been feeding power since February. The offshore wind farm was officially launched on August 10 last year. However, due to the delayed grid connection,
ABB has won an order worth around $30 million from DONG Energy to supply a high-voltage export cable system that will transmit power from the Burbo Bank Extension Offshore Wind Farm in the UK. ABB’s project scope includes the design, engineering, supply and commissioning of the 25 kilometer (km) lon
