Dutch shipping company Amasus Shipping has launched the first of two ROTRA XL vessels, the Rotra Futura, last week at the Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard in China. The vessel will serve the wind industry. The new concept, designed in partnership with...
CrossWind reported at the end of last week that it has received Final Grid Compliance Certificate from DNV for its Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN) offshore wind farm. CrossWind, a partnership between Shell and Eneco, achieved completion of Grid Compliance verification...
Spanish energy company Iberdrola has awarded Van Oord with a Transport & Installation contract for the 300MW Windanker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. Van Oord’s scope includes the transport and installation of 21 XL monopiles and transition...
Boskalis announced today the completion of its scope of activities for Ocean Winds’ 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm, located off the east coast of Scotland in the Moray Firth. Boskalis was contracted by Ocean Winds ( 50/50 partnership...
On 20 December, the Hollandse Kust Noord Offshore Wind Farm became operational. The wind farm was built by CrossWind, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco and will add 759 MW of renewable energy to the Dutch electricity grid after...
The last load out of wind turbine components for the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord Offshore Wind Farm was completed at Eemshaven today. An area of approximately 210,000 m2 was used for the project. Here, 25 complete sets of turbines...
Dutch offshore equipment provider SMST has been awarded a contract by Fincantieri Marine Group for the delivery of a motion compensated gangway with tower and height adjustment. The system will be placed on CREST Wind’s newbuild Service Operation Vessel (SOV)...
A recent noise measurement study at Wind Farm N33 has reached a preliminary conclusion that the humming sounds causing nuisance to local residents appear to occur mainly when curtailment is taking place. From May 8 to 23, 2023, a noise...
The 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm off the Dutch coast produced its first megawatt-hours (MWh) of green energy today. The energy is delivered via TenneT’s offshore grid to the Dutch mainland. In coming months production capacity will...
The Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm has achieved a significant milestone with the installation of its final turbine, marking the culmination of almost two years of construction. In the coming months, the turbines will undergo commissioning and testing before the...
