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DEME’s Offshore Installation Vessel Orion Successfully Completes The Near 15 MW Turbine Foundation Installation Project In Scotland and Head to US
DEME’s flagship Orion completed monopile installation works on Ocean Winds’ Moray West offshore wind farm project in Scotland. Despite harsh winter conditions, DEME swiftly installed 29 monopiles in approximately two months. Meanwhile, DEME’s DP2 …
Apr 16, 2024 / Curious
Van Oord awarded contract for large-scale offshore wind project in Poland
Van Oord has been contracted for the construction of the Baltica 2 Offshore Wind Farm, developed by Ørsted and PGE. The wind farm is located 40 kilometres offshore in the Polish area of the Baltic Sea. Van Oord will transport and install 111 extended …
Feb 14, 2024 / Vessels
Jan De Nul Signs Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Export Cable Contract
Jan De Nul Group and Ørsted have signed the export cable contract for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK. Jan De Nul Group will be responsible for the seabed preparation, transport, installation and protection of 350 km of DC export cables …
Jan 26, 2024 / Curious
Esvagt to Build New SOV to Service Dutch Offshore Wind Farm
ESVAGT has secured the contract to service Vestas at Ecowende’s Hollandse Kust West offshore wind farm in the Netherlands and has initiated the process of designing and building the new SOV. The newbuild will be the 6thpurpose-built SOV for Vestas; …
Jan 18, 2024 / Curious
Ecowende contracts Van Oord to build most ecological wind farm yet
Following the announcement about their collaboration, Ecowende confirmed that Van Oord has been contracted for the construction of the offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust (west) lot VI. Ecowende, a joint venture of Shell and Eneco, is determined to …
Dec 22, 2023 / Curious
Van Oord completes foundation and cable installation at Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm
Van Oord has successfully completed the installation of all 50 foundations and inter-array cables for Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm. Earlier this year, heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen installed the monopiles. The wind turbine …
Dec 20, 2023 / Vessels
Van Oord installs first turbine at South Fork offshore wind farm
Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus successfully installed the first of 12 turbines at the South Fork offshore wind farm. South Fork is the first offshore wind project in the State of New York, a contribution to meeting the state’s …
Nov 21, 2023 / Curious
Fugro supports Ignitis Renewables with seabed survey for Lithuania’s first offshore wind farm
Ignitis Renewables, an international green energy company, has awarded Fugro a contract to conduct a geophysical survey at Lithuania's first offshore wind farm site. This critical step in the project's development aims to enhance the understanding of …
Nov 16, 2023 / Curious
Prysmian successfully completes cabling operations for Vineyard Wind 1, the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in the US
134 km of submarine power cables installed and capable of providing clean energy to more than 400,000 homes and businesses in Massachusetts Prysmian confirms its commitment to lead the green energy transition Prysmian Group, world leader in the …
Oct 23, 2023 / Curious
RWE appoints Fugro to start geophysical survey for Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm, Thor
RWE has appointed Fugro to complete a geophysical survey off the Danish west coast. Up to three survey vessels will be deployed to carry out a detailed pre-construction survey including a search for unexploded ordnance (UXO) up to approximately 34 …
Oct 19, 2023 / Curious