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China Three Gorges kicks off construction for first project to use 16 MW turbines
China Three Gorges Corporation (CTGC) announced that it has commenced construction of the Zhangpu Liuao Offshore Wind Farm Phase II Project. The new wind farm will be the first project to deploy CTGC and Goldwind's new 16 MW turbines. Read more...
DEME secures French foundation installation contract
DEME has been awarded two transport and installation contracts valued at over €300 million for the foundations and the offshore substation for the Yeu and Noirmoutier islands’ offshore wind farm. For DEME Group this is the second major offshore wind farm project in France following works at Saint-Nazaire.
Damen unveils floating offshore wind construction support vessel concept
Damen has developed a new vessel concept that it claims can accelerate the development of large-scale floating wind farm installation. The Damen FLOW-SV measures approximately 150 metres in length and a 32-metre beam and is specially designed to install ground tackles for offshore turbine floaters.
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According to Damen, the vessel can load the immense lengths of chain needed to install and secure 9 anchors or suction piles. Instead of mooring 1 floating windmill in a mission, three can be secured. Read more...
Extracts from our latest report...
Our review of service vessel activity during Q4 2022 in relation to Q4 2021.
When it comes to the number of vessels needed for support, the most important factor is the number of turbines. The capacity of individual turbines is increasing allowing project overall capacity to increase with a reduced number of turbines needed to achieve this. Currently, the number of turbines being installed is outpacing the capacity increases – good news for vessel demand, as our last forecast showed.
Every Turbine Counts...
The chart below shows how the proportion of turbines supported by different strategies is changing. SOVs are increasing their share of the market, which is now around 35%. This is unsurprising as many near shore locations have been developed and future installations are further offshore.
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Final monopile installed at Hollandse Kust Noord
The final monopile for CrossWind’s Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm was installed by Van Oord this week, bringing the total to 70. The first monopile was installed less than four months ago, on October 17th 2022.
The Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm wind farm is expected to be operational by 2023 with an installed capacity of 759 MW, generating at least 3.3 TWh per year. The wind farm will be located 18.5km off the Dutch coast, near the town of Egmond aan Zee. Is it being developed subsidy-free by the CrossWindHKN consortium, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco . It will consist of 69 Siemens Gamesa SG 11.0-200 DD turbines. Read more...
Hellenic Cables secures contract for interconnector project in the Adriatic Sea
Hellenic Cables has signed a contract with Končar Group for the supply of approx. 30 Km 110 kV High Voltage submarine cables, accessories, and related services.
The project aims to secure the energy supply of the islands Hvar, Korčula, Cres, and Lošinj in the Adriatic Sea while reducing the environmental footprint of the Adriatic islands. It will replace outdated cable lines in the Adriatic Sea...
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