Final Viking Wind Farm convoy rolls in with components
The last shipment of wind turbine components for the Viking Wind Farm in Shetland rolled in last week, marking a major milestone for the project. Over 280 convoys were completed since getting underway in February, which...Read more
Installation kicks off at world’s largest offshore wind farm
Jan de Nul’s Voltaire, the largest offshore jack-up installation vessel built to date, is set to start installation work at the Dogger Bank wind farm, the world’s largest offshore wind farm over the coming weekend....Read more
Construction of Viking Wind Farm reaches half point
Thanks to the laying of the 52nd Vestas V117 turbine, more than 50 per cent of the Viking Wind Farm has now been completed. Once all the 103 turbines are implemented, it will operate in...Read more
World’s first unmanned HDVC substation installed at Dogger Bank
Heerema’s installation of the world’s first unmanned High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) offshore substation means the world’s largest offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank, has ticked off another milestone. Read more
World’s deepest wind turbine jacket installed at Seagreen
Seagreen wind farm, the joint venture between SSE Renewables and TotalEnergies has pushed its own yardstick even further into the sea with the installation of the world’s deepest wind turbine foundation.Read more
First blades reach Viking wind farm in Shetland
The construction of the Viking wind farm in Shetland has hit a significant milestone with the first three blades making their way from Lerwick port to the project site. Read more
First wind turbines head to Viking Wind Farm
VIDEOOn 6 February 2023, the first convoys of Vestas wind turbine components left Lerwick Port, for the Viking Wind Farm site, in the Shetland Islands of Scotland, statistically the windiest place in the UK.Read more
Mammoet to help bring world’s largest offshore wind farm to life
Heavy lifting and transport specialist Mammoet has been selected by GE Renewable Energy to help bring the world’s largest offshore wind farm, the Dogger Bank Wind Farm, to life. Mammoet UK, based in Thornaby Teesside...Read more
Delivery of Vestas turbine parts for Seagreen project well underway
Delivery of parts for Scotland’s biggest and the world’s deepest fixed bottom offshore wind farm, Seagreen, is well underway. Marshalling operations for wind turbine parts have commenced at Able Seaton port in Hartlepool. Read more
Seagreen superstructures on the move
The development of Scotland’s largest and world’s deepest offshore wind farm, Seagreen, has taken a step forward. Petrofac loaded out the High Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) offshore substation platform jacket and piles, while back on...Read more
Vestas secures largest wind park order in Europe to date
Onshore windPRESS RELEASE – Vestas has secured its largest stand-alone wind park order in Europe to date: the delivery of 103 4.2 MW turbines for SSE Renewables’ 443 MW Viking wind project on the Shetland Islands...Read more
OHT bags large Dogger Bank wind contract
Offshore windOffshore Heavy Transport (OHT) has won a large transport and installation contract for two of the three Dogger Bank offshore wind farms, each capable of delivering 1.2 GW of electric power. The contract will be...Read more