At the location of the 500 MW Fécamp offshore wind farm in France, the gravity-based foundations are now being installed by Heerema Marine Contractors’ vessel Sleipnir on behalf of Saipem. With the start of the offshore transportation, installation, and commissioning,...
Sif made significant progress in determining whether it would be feasible to increase production capacity and manufacturing capabilities for offshore wind foundations. During the more than 20 years that Sif has been in the manufacturing business, the diameter of monopile...
The Aegir, a heavy lift vessel owned by Heerema Marine Contractors, has completed the installation of jacket foundations at the Greater Changhua 2a wind farm site off the coast of Taiwan. The vessel will now proceed to Greater Changhua 1...
Two years after Vattenfall won the second tender to build Hollandse Kust Zuid, the world’s biggest and first subsidy free offshore wind farm, things are taking shape. Although foundation construction is well under way, the company reported it is falling...
Sif and Ballast Nedam have reached an agreement on the production and delivery of 12 monopiles for the 116.7 MW Maasvakte 2 Wind Farm which will be built on the Maasvlakte 2 sea wall. Production is planned for 2022. Ballast...
Ballast Nedam is going to install the turbine foundations for the Maasvlakte 2 Wind Farm. In addition, the contractor will also realise the park cabling and the connection to the substation. Currently, the design work is in full progress and...
CORROSION and ProCon announced on 25 November at the WindEurope Electric City event in Copenhagen a new strategic partnership to enhance their Impressed Current Cathodic Protection (ICCP) system offering to customers around the world. By teaming up, Dutch anti-corrosion and...
Sif Netherlands B.V., in a consortium with Smulders Projects Belgium N.V., have been awarded the contract to manufacture all 87 monopiles and transition pieces for the third phase of Dogger Bank Wind Farm located in the North Sea off the...
SPT Offshore, a Dutch offshore contractor for suction pile anchors and foundations, and Chinese integrated energy power service provider Fujian Yongfu Power Engineering Co. (Fujian Yongfu) performed an official signing ceremony of a consortium research study. The Consulate General of the...
VolkerWind has been commissioned by Royal Dutch Shell to design and realise the Balance of Plant for the wind farm which is part of Energiepark Pottendijk. Shell is constructing this energy park near Emmen to generate electricity from wind and...
