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MHIV and Total, new partners of Ideol on Eolmed project
MHIV and Total formally announced their involvement in the Eolmed project this week. These internationally recognized leaders and the project developer QAIR have agreed to combine their respective know-how’s and efforts to successfully develop and execute this 30MW pilot project. Read more
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logistics & operations
Offshore leaders partner up to improve safety at the Port of Esbjerg
As a testament of the constant focus on safety in the offshore wind industry, neighbors at the Port of Esbjerg have teamed up to create a new safety initiative. Read more
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science & technology
Bluesath, Saitec’s first floating wind installation in continental Spain
Bluesath floating wind platform has been installed and commissioned in its final deployment site in El Abra del Sardinero (Santander, Spain). Read more
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Monopiles for new wind farm in the Baltic Sea
Liebherr heavy-duty crane TCC 78000 loads 72 monopiles for the largest Danish offshore wind farm "Kriegers Flak. Read more
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EnBW and aerodyn test model for floating wind turbines for first time in Germany
Two wind turbines on a precast concrete floating platform: that, basically, is Nezzy2. This 18 metre tall, 1:10-scale prototype is being tested by EnBW and aerodyn engineering, a north German engineering company, in a flooded gravel pit near Bremerhaven. Next, this summer, Nezzy2 is to prove itself in wind and wave conditions in the Baltic Sea. Read more
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DuPont Sustainable Solutions supports Risk Awareness Training for Siemens Gamesa offshore employees
DuPont Sustainable Solutions (DSS) has begun working with Siemens Gamesa's Offshore business unit on training the organization of approximately 6,000 employees in developing greater risk awareness to improve safety. Read more
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politics & business
Edda Wind secures long term contracts for two offshore wind vessels
Edda Wind, the offshore wind segment of the Østensjø Group, has signed long term time charter agreements with MHI Vestas and Ocean Breeze Energy respectively for two of the four offshore wind vessels ordered from Spanish yards. Read more
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project update
Service for EnBW Baltic 2 to be provided from Danish port of Klintholm
One of Germany’s largest offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea, EnBW Baltic 2, is to be serviced from August 2020 from the Danish port of Klintholm on the island of Møn. Until now, the company’s service team – up to 25 in number – have travelled from Rostock to a hotel vessel close to the wind farm. Read more
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logistics & operations
EEW SPC delivers foundations for first monopile offshore wind project in the USA
EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH, a member of the EEW Group, has announced the successful fabrication of two heavy monopile foundations and two transition pieces for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) demonstration project. Read more
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logistics & operations
Working platform for the repair of rotor blades demonstrated on offshore wind turbine
Windea Offshore, together with its partner WP Systems, has taken another step towards establishing the WINDEA Blade Service concept. Last week the operation of the working platform System terra was successfully demonstrated at a Siemens SWT-3.6 offshore test turbine in the German district of Nordfriesland. Read more
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politics & business
Siemens Gamesa’s strong commercial performance in Q1 FY2020 reaffirms long-term prospects
The change of model towards clean energy accelerated commercial activity, as strong order intake in Q1 FY 2020 (+82% YoY) boosted the order book to €28,089m. Sales stood at €2,001m and the balance sheet remains sound, with €175m in net cash. Despite good long-term prospects, the complex situation in the industry and extraordinary costs in executing five onshore projects located in Northern Europe had a negative impact on profitability. Read more -
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Turbine #31 installed in the North Sea as the company’s second German project nears completion
All 31 monopile foundation turbines are installed at our offshorewind farm Deutsche Bucht. The remaining 2 turbines will be erected on Mono Bucket foundations. Last month, the first turbine began delivering power to the German grid. Commissioning of the 8.4 MW turbines is ongoing. Read more
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politics & business
Offshore Wind Power Market to Exhibit Growth
Renewable energy is gaining traction across the world, which is expected to encourage growth in the global Offshore Wind Power Market. This information was shared by Fortune Business Insights in a report, titled “Offshore Wind Power Market Size, Share and Global Trend by Installation, Capacity, Application and Geography Forecast till 2025.” Read more
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