Project Milestones Take Center Stage

For those who might have overlooked recent happenings in the offshore wind industry, here's a brief summary of key updates from the last few days to ensure you're in the loop. This week, the spotlight was on exciting project milestones, with major achievements unfolding in the US, Denmark, France, and Scotland. 👇

Orion Installs Its First XXL Monopile at Moray West Wind Farm Offshore Scotland

DEME Group ’s vessel Orion has installed its first XXL monopile foundation at the 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm in #Scotland. The company’s jack-up vessel Apollo is also joining the offshore work, taking care of installing the transition pieces at the construction site.

First Siemens Gamesa Blades Ready to Set Sail for Moray West Site Offshore Scotland

The first Siemens Gamesa 108-metre-long wind turbine blades have left its manufacturing factory in Hull for the Moray West offshore wind project in Scotland.

New York’s First Offshore Wind Farm Completed

The twelfth and final wind turbine has been installed at South Fork Wind, New York’s first offshore wind farm.

Five Turbines Spin at America’s First Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farm

Vineyard Wind 1, America’s first large-scale offshore wind farm, has begun delivering energy to the New England grid from five of its planned 62 GE Haliade-X 13 MW wind turbines. The units are currently generating 68 MW of energy, enough to power 30,000 homes in Massachusetts, according to the developers of the project, Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP).

Empire Wind 1 Cleared to Start Construction

The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has approved the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for Equinor ’s Empire Wind offshore wind project in New York, the #US. With this approval secured, the developer is planning to start the construction of Empire Wind 1 later this year.

First Power Flows from Vattenfall’s Vesterhav Nord Offshore Wind Farm

Vesterhav Nord (North) offshore wind farm, owned by Vattenfall , started producing power on 16 February, joining its sister park Vesterhav Syd, which began generating electricity in January 2024.

Assembly of ‘Largest Floating Wind Turbine on French Atlantic Coast’ to Start This Spring

Construction work on Eolink’s 5 MW floating wind turbine that will be installed at the French SEM-REV test site off the coast of Le Croisic is set to begin this Spring following the arrival of the first components at the Port of Brest on 20 February.

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