The demand for ever-larger wind turbines and, consequently, for sturdier foundations is a major headache for foundation specialist Sif. In its trading update for the first quarter, the company reported that it has started an...Read more
Dutch Sif Group has definitively cancelled the order for the delivery of the foundations for the first large American offshore wind farm, Vineyard, off the coast of Massachusetts.Read more
Testing of the world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine is in full swing. While GE’s first prototype of the 12MW Haliade-X ha just produced its first kilowatts in Rotterdam, Spliethoff delivered a 107-metre blade in...Read more
Sif is expanding its production facility in the port of Rotterdam with another 20 hectares to provide marshalling space and onshore support services for the offshore wind industry. DEME will be the launching customer of...Read more
The construction of the first commercial offshore wind farm in the United States, the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project, has been delayed due to the requirement of an additional environmental impact study, reports Dutch turbine...Read more
Sif has expended ifs offshore wind services by adding so-called bolting tests to their scope. This test checks the bolted flange connection between a monopile and transition piece by fitting and torquing all 128 bolts...Read more
North Sea Port is building a quayside and docks for Ørsted’s new maintenance base in Flushing, which the energy company will use for its planned offshore wind parks Borssele 1 and 2.
The quayside will have...Read more
