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voda 27 december 2022 07:50

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Statkraft Ireland to Begin Work on Midlands Wind Farm

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26 Dec, 2022, 3:30 am

Statkraft Ireland has confirmed that construction will begin at Cushaling Wind Farm in counties Offaly and Kildare in January 2023. The nine-turbine development, which will deliver 55.8MW of urgently needed clean renewable energy to the grid, represents a EUR 95million investment by the company.

Cushaling Wind Farm incorporates the latest technologies and will mark the first use in the Irish market of the Vestas V162-6.2 MW EnVentus turbines. The turbines, which have a tip height of 185m and will be the largest on any wind farm in Ireland, will maximise the potential of the local wind energy resource.

Building on its portfolio of assets, Statkraft will fund and manage the construction of the wind farm and will operate it when it is complete.

voda 27 december 2022 07:51

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Skogberget wind farm successfully divested

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27 Dec, 2022, 3:30 am

ENERCON and SCA conclude contract regarding transaction of Swedish onshore project. SCA has acquired its first wind farm with the purchase of 36 wind turbines in Markbygden in Piteå municipality, northern Sweden. The Skogberget wind farm was commissioned in 2014 and was acquired with the purchase of 100 % of the shares in Skogberget Vind from ENERCON for approximately SEK 800 million.

The park is located in Markbygden in Piteå municipality, which has been designated by the Swedish Energy Agency as a national interest for wind farms and consists of a total of 36 turbines with a total installed capacity of about 85 MW. The annual electricity production from the site is estimated at close to 200 GWh.

Of the 36 wind turbines, 15 are located on SCA land. The remaining 21 wind turbines are operated under agreements with about 10 landowners that are valid until 2062.

The acquisition is in line with the company’s previously stated goal of becoming one of the Sweden’s leading providers of fossil-free electricity generated by wind power. Twenty per cent of Sweden's installed wind power capacity is currently located on land owned by SCA.

ENERCON is supported by DNB Markets as M&A financial advisor. Cirio acts as legal advisor for ENERCON in this transaction.

voda 28 december 2022 08:48

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RWE Picks Blyth for Offshore Construction Base for Sofia Offshore

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28 Dec, 2022, 3:30 am

RWE has signed up Port of Blyth as Offshore Construction Base for its 1.4 gigawatts Sofia Offshore Wind Farm. The new-build Offshore Construction Base will be located at Port of Blyth’s recently redeveloped Bates Clean Energy Terminal, and will become the management centre for the RWE project’s vessels and logistics throughout the offshore construction phase in 2024. It will be managed and maintained by Port of Blyth in support of the project throughout the three-and-a-half years’ construction period.

Supporting around-the-clock activities and with immediate and easy marine access, the Sofia Offshore Construction Base will have direct access to the port’s wide range of services as well as the redeveloped terminal's heavy lift quay. Following the completion of the base in March 2023, a state-of-the-art Service Operations Vessel (SOV) will visit the port once every three weeks, during which time there will be a full day of crew transfers and restocking of the vessels. SOVs provide a floating home for offshore construction teams for up to three weeks at a time, ensuring experts are continually available, on site, improving efficiency of project delivery.

Commissioned in December 2000, Blyth was home to the UK’s first offshore wind turbine pilot project, operated at the time by E.ON Climate and Renewables, whose activities have since become part of RWE. Turning full circle, Blyth will now be central to managing the offshore construction activities of RWE’s most modern and cutting-edge offshore wind farm, Sofia, located 195km off the UK coast on Dogger Bank, and which is progressing well with onshore works.

Once construction is finished, RWE will operate the wind farm from its Grimsby Hub, which is being expanded at its base on Royal Dock, Grimsby. However, the buildings will not go to waste and will be retained by the port for future use.

The 1.4GW Sofia Offshore Wind Farm project is located on Dogger Bank in the central North Sea, 195km off the North East coast of the UK. The Port of Blyth’s strategic mid North Sea location ensures it is well placed for supporting wind farm developments down the UK’s east coast.

voda 28 december 2022 08:48

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Vestas Bags 5 Orders for Wind Turbines

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28 Dec, 2022, 3:30 am

Leading wind turbine supplier has announced that it has secured five orders for supply of wind turbinesVestas has received a

1. 32 MW order from gruppo De Vizia for the Siri and Deca wind parks, to be located in the Campania Region, Italy. The contract includes the supply and installation of four V136-4.5 MW and three V150-4.5 MW, as well as a 10-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement. Turbine delivery and commissioning are planned for the second half of 2023.

2. Vestas has received a 108 MW order from Infinergy UK to power the Limekiln project in the United Kingdom. The order includes supply, installation, and commissioning of 24 V136-4.5 MW turbines at a tip height of 150m, as well as a 20-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement. The site is located around 13 miles west of Thurso in the Scottish Highlands. The delivery and installation of the wind turbines are expected to occur in the second quarter of 2024 with the commissioning scheduled for the third quarter of 2024.

3. Vestas has received a 126 MW order for the Bord na Móna Derrinlough Wind Farm Project in Ireland. The order includes a total of 21 V150-6.0 MW EnVentus wind turbines with a site-specific hub height of 110m for a site in County Offaly, located in the Irish midlands. The order includes supply, installation, and commissioning of the turbines, as well as a 20-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement, designed to ensure optimised performance of the assets. The delivery and installation of the wind turbines are expected to occur in the first quarter of 2024 with the commissioning scheduled for the third quarter of 2024

4. Vestas has received a 37 MW order for a wind park in Italy. The contract includes the supply and installation of six V162-6.2 MW wind turbines, as well as a 10-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement. Turbine delivery is expected by the third quarter of 2023 whilst commissioning is planned by the fourth quarter of 2023.

5. Vestas has received a 56 MW order from Statkraft Ireland to power the Cushaling wind project in Ireland. The order includes a total of nine V162-6.2 MW wind turbines at a tip height of 185m in counties Offaly and Kildare. The order includes supply, installation, and commissioning of the turbines, as well as a 35-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement, designed to ensure optimised performance of the asset. The delivery and installation of the wind turbines are expected to occur in the first quarter of 2024 with the commissioning scheduled for the second quarter of 2024.

voda 28 december 2022 12:52

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ACWA Power strikes PPAs for 1.5-GW wind project in Uzbekistan Wind farm.
Author: Dirk Ingo Franke. License: Creative Commons, Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic
(This article was updated on December 27, 2022)

December 26 (Renewables Now) - Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power (TADAWUL:2082) has signed on Friday the necessary deals to deliver a USD-2.4-billion (EUR 2.26bn) wind project in Uzbekistan with a total capacity of 1.5 GW.

The Saudi company announced that it entered into both investment deals and power purchase agreements (PPAs) with regard to the Kungrad wind project, formerly referred to as the Karakalpakstan wind project.

More specifically, three project companies, named ACWA Power Kungrad Wind 1 LLC FE, ACWA Power Kungrad Wind 2 LLC FE and ACWA Power Kungrad Wind 3 LLC FE, have sealed PPAs with the National Electric Grid of Uzbekistan. The off-take contracts have a term of 25 years from construction completion, scheduled for the third quarter of 2027.

Each of the three 500-MW plants will have 100 MW of energy storage capacity and, together, they will make up the largest single-site wind farm in Central Asia, capable of generating enough electricity to supply some 1.65 million homes. The project is expected to have a minimal environmental impact because of the utilisation of the latest mitigation technologies, including bird detection sensors, the developer said in a press statement.

The government of Uzbekistan aims to reach 8 GW and 12 GW of solar and wind capacity by 2026 and 2030, respectively.

(USD 1 = EUR 0.941)

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voda 30 december 2022 07:40

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WPI Repowering Orders ENERCON Wind Turbines for Windpark Ihlow

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30 Dec, 2022, 3:30 am

The renewal of Windpark Ihlow has taken a significant step forward with operator WPI Repowering concludeding a supply agreement for 14 E-138 EP3 E2 wind energy converters with the WEC manufacturer ENERCON. The ordered wind turbine type has a nominal power of 4.2 MW, a rotor diameter of 138 metres and a hub height of 131 metres.

The contract signing marks the laying of a key cornerstone, which allows repowering of the Ihlow wind farm to leave the planning phase and enter realisation. Construction work will begin next year with the creation of the roads and crane platforms, and from late summer 2023 the first foundations for the new wind energy converters will be built. The installation of the wind energy converters will follow from 2024. Commissioning is planned for the summer of 2024. The 26 existing E-66 WECs will be gradually dismantled as construction progresses. The plan is for dismantlement to have also been completed by summer 2024.

voda 2 januari 2023 08:09

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Electrical Systems Contract for Baltyk Offshore Wind Awarded

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2 Jan, 2023, 3:30 am

Equinor and Polenergia have selected Hitachi Energy to deliver electrical systems infrastructure for the MFW Baltyk II and MFW Baltyk III offshore wind projects in Poland. Under the awarded contract, Hitachi Energy will be responsible for the Electrical System Design for the whole wind farm, from the wind turbines to the point of connection into the grid at Slupsk-Wierzbiecino substation, Poland. The projects are pending final investment decision, planned for 2024.

The contract covers system study analysis and the integration of all relevant equipment of interfacing contractors, so that the overall wind farms are designed with a safe, cost optimal and stable transmission system that is compliant with the Polish Grid Code requirements.

In addition, Hitachi Energy is also responsible for delivery of the overall power control system, overall telecom network, all high voltage equipment at the offshore substation and the onshore substation, as well as turnkey delivery of the whole onshore substation. The contract also covers interface work at the grid connection in Slupsk.

MFW Baltyk II and MFW Baltyk III, located in the Baltic Sea approximately 27 km and 40 km from the port of Leba, are two of the largest and most advanced offshore wind farms being developed in Poland. Once operational, the wind farms will have a total installed capacity of 1440 MW, enough to power more than 2 million Polish homes.

voda 3 januari 2023 10:37

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Equinor Marks 5 Years of Hywind Scotland Floating Wind Farm

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3 Jan, 2023, 3:30 am

World’s first floating offshore wind farm Hywind Scotland has passed five years in operation since its commissioning in 2017. Hywind Scotland, located off the coast of Peterhead, Scotland, is the world’s first floating offshore wind farm and the world’s best-performing offshore wind farm, achieving a capacity factor of 54% over its five years of operations. Importantly, Hywind Scotland has run to high safety standards, marking five years of no loss time injuries during its operation.

With a capacity of 30 MW generated by 5 turbines, Hywind Scotland utilises the Hywind floating spar-substructure concept. The wind farm generates enough electricity to power the equivalent of 34,000 UK homes.

Equinor’s proprietary floating wind turbine motion controller is in action at Hywind Scotland, contributing to world-leading capacity factor performance despite the added motion experienced by floating offshore wind substructures. To maintain the wind farm, Equinor has implemented a unique operations and maintenance (O&M) model, that involves upskilling onshore wind technicians to maintain turbines in an offshore, floating environment.

Equinor is maturing further opportunities to develop floating offshore wind around the world, as pioneers of the emerging technology, and brings with it the experience gained from Hywind Scotland. Equinor’s next floating wind project, Hywind Tampen, delivered first power earlier this fall and when operational in 2023, Equinor will operate about half of the world’s total capacity of floating wind.

voda 3 januari 2023 10:38

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Iberdrola Gets Environmental Nod for Iglesias Wind Farm in Spain

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3 Jan, 2023, 3:30 am

Iberdrola has obtained a favourable Environmental Impact Statement for the development of one of its wind projects in Spain, the Iglesias wind farm in Castilla y León, which will have the world's most powerful onshore wind turbines manufactured by Siemens Gamesa, the first 5.X platform equipment in Spain.The company is adapting this new wind energy production facility, which will have a capacity of 70 megawatts, to meet all environmental requirements.

It will also generate enough clean energy to supply more than 66,000 homes per year and will prevent the emission of 32,000 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere per year.With an investment of approximately EUR 72 million, the construction of this wind farm will have a significant local component, as it will employ civil works companies, such as the Burgos-based Copsa, labour, transporters, suppliers of raw materials (aggregates, concrete, steel, prefabricated products, etc.), cranes, auxiliary means, etc., as well as the promotion of industrial suppliers. It is expected that up to 260 professionals will be involved in the project during peak work periods.

It will also have a regional vision, the nacelles will be assembled at the Siemens Gamesa plant in Agreda (Soria) and the gearboxes for the wind turbines, with 6 MW and 170 metres of rotor, will be manufactured in Lerma (Burgos). Various regional and national suppliers will also be responsible for producing different components, such as the wind turbine towers in Avilés and Linares.

voda 4 januari 2023 13:46

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Windmolen geknakt bij Zeewolde: geen gewonden, maar ravage is groot

Een ravage in Zeewolde vanochtend: daar is een windmolen geknakt langs de Eemmeerdijk (N704). Op de weg, in de berm en het weiland liggen delen verspreid. Volgens een woordvoerder van Veiligheidsregio Flevoland en Gooi en Vechtstreek lijkt het er sterk op dat de harde wind ter plaatse de molen heeft doen knakken. Persoonlijke ongelukken hebben zich niet voorgedaan.

Regien Klein Hegeman 4 jan. 2023 Laatste update: 13:37

Het gaat om een van de windmolens die langs de dijk in de gemeente Zeewolde staan. Daarvan is het bovenste deel afgebroken en neergevallen. Het fietspad is daardoor gebarricadeerd. In de berm van de weg en tegen de dijk aan ligt de rest van de windmolen. De grote rotorbladen zijn op het stuk land ernaast beland.

Volgens Geertjan Veenstra, woordvoerder van Veiligheidsregio Flevoland is waarschijnlijk de harde wind de oorzaak van het incident. ,,Die staat pal op de molens. Onze technische mannen zijn onderweg en onderzoeken straks wat de exacte oorzaak is. We overleggen nu hoe we de molen weg moeten krijgen. Momenteel is de wind te sterk om dat op een veilige manier te doen.’’

Andere windmolens uit voorzorg stilgezet
De brokstukken liggen verspreid over enkele honderden meters. De weg is afgesloten voor doorgaand verkeer. De molen staat in een rij met zestien andere windmolens. Vattenfall is eigenaar van het windmolenpark. Het energiebedrijf laat weten dat ook de andere zestien windmolens uit voorzorg zijn stilgezet.

Het energiebedrijf onderzoekt hoe het komt dat de windmolen geknakt is. ,,Bij de laatste inspecties waren er geen zaken die duidden op acuut gevaar”, aldus de woordvoerder. De turbines in het windmolenpark in Zeewolde zijn al wat ouder, ze zijn in 1989 neergezet. Vattenfall laat weten dit soort oudere modellen niet op andere plekken in het land te hebben, dus ziet geen noodzaak om meer windmolens uit voorzorg stil te zetten.

De wat oudere turbines zijn te herkennen doordat ze maar twee wieken hebben in plaats van drie. Het energiebedrijf gaat de brokstukken verwijderen, het is nog onduidelijk hoelang dat zal duren.

Al eerder
Al eerder ging een windmolen aan de Eemmeerdijk om. Dat gebeurde in 2006. Het was de eerste windturbine in Nederland die de harde wind niet kon trotseren.

Met video:

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voda 5 januari 2023 08:41

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Neptune Energy Ropes in Ørsted & Goal7 for Energy Hubs in UK

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5 Jan, 2023, 3:30 am

Neptune Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ørsted and Goal7 to explore powering new integrated energy hubs in the UK North Sea with offshore wind-generated electricity. The agreement will see the companies examine the potential to supply renewable electricity from Ørsted’s Hornsea offshore windfarm projects to power future Neptune-operated hubs in the UK North Sea.

Goal7 will provide project management support and technical input.

Integrated energy hubs have the potential to combine multiple energy systems, including existing oil and gas production assets, carbon storage and hydrogen production facilities. They could extend the life of producing fields and support the economic case for electrification with renewable energy, to keep carbon emissions low.

voda 7 januari 2023 16:51

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Wat verdient een... windturbinemonteur?
Door PIETER VAN ERVEN DORENS

Updated 1 uur geleden
Vandaag, 12:28
in FINANCIEEL

AMSTERDAM - Op land staan in Nederland nu ruim 2400 windmolens en dat worden er elk jaar meer. Op zee zijn het er nu een kleine 500, en dat moeten er over tien jaar wel 1700 zijn. Op termijn moet wind de belangrijkste bron van stroom in ons land zijn.

Kortom: door de energietransitie is er werk genoeg voor monteurs die het onderhoud aan deze windturbines te land en ter zee moeten verrichten. Hoeveel verdient zo’n onderhoudsmonteur eigenlijk?

Het werk op grote hoogte met elektriciteit, ook buiten in weer en wind, al dan niet op zee, is niet ongevaarlijk. Dat bewijzen diverse ongevallen in binnen- en buitenland. De laatste jaren zijn de veiligheidsprocedures en protocollen wel aangescherpt en de trainingen verbeterd. Toch kan je niet alles voorzien, zo bewees deze week een incident in Zeewolde in Flevoland. Daar viel een bijna 25 jaar oude windturbine om, echter zonder persoonlijke ongelukken

Het onderhoud aan de windmolens wordt uitgevoerd door een (service) monteur windturbine, ook wel servicetechnicus windturbine genoemd.

Veiligheid
Monteurs moeten onder meer leren om zichzelf van buitenaf in veiligheid te brengen als de normale terugweg via die windmolen door brand is versperd, bijvoorbeeld door te abseilen. Dus je kan als onderhoudsmonteur beter geen hoogtevrees hebben. Dat is dan ook een belangrijke eis die je in veel personeelsadvertenties tegenkomt. Maar juist dat aspect van spanning, gecombineerd met vaak buiten zijn en zelfstandig werken, wordt ook gezien als een van de aantrekkelijke aspecten van het vak.

Geboden salarissen beginnen bij zo’n €2300 en lopen op tot €3600 bij een veertigurige werkweek, afhankelijk van de leeftijd en werkervaring. Dat bedrag is exclusief eventuele onregelmatigheidstoeslag of dertiende maand.

Storingen
Het werk bestaat uit het verrichten van onderhoud, het (de)monteren van een turbine en het opsporen en oplossen van storingen. Hiervoor wordt meestal minimaal een Mbo3-diploma in de richting werktuigbouwkunde, elektrotechniek of vergelijkbaar gevraagd. Ook kom je vaak de eis tegen van minimaal stage of een jaar werkervaring. Als pré gelden cursussen om met hoogspanning om te gaan (zoals NEN 3840) en die voor bedrijfshulpverlener (BHV), terwijl ook een rijbewijs belangrijk kan zijn.

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voda 11 januari 2023 07:17

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Opmerkelijk: deze robots inspecteren en scrubben windturbines
Artikel van admin • Gisteren om 12:42

Soms stuit je als redactie op nieuws waarbij een wenkbrauw omhoog schiet. Die ene vreemde innovatie, een onverwacht effect van klimaatverandering of een staaltje menselijke onhandigheid. Opmerkelijk dus. Deze week: robots die windmolens schoonmaken, inspecteren en repareren.

© Aangeboden door Change Inc.
Credit: Aerosones

Robotica-startup Aerones harkte onlangs bijna 40 miljoen dollar binnen om een bijzondere innovatie op te schalen. Het gaat om robots die windturbines inspecteren en schoon scrubben, zodat mensen dat niet langer hoeven te doen.

Een robot die een windmolen geregeld inspecteert, kan helemaal geen kwaad, zo bleek onlangs in Zeewolde. Daar brak onlangs een windmolen af, waarbij brokstukken op de weg belandden.

Schoonmaken en inspecteren
Het is daarnaast belangrijk om windturbines geregeld schoon te maken. Ze kunnen namelijk olie lekken, wat corrosie van de wieken en mast kan veroorzaken. Aerones ontwikkelde op afstand bestuurbare robots die dat schoonmaakklusje kunnen klaren. De robots zijn in staat om schoonmaakmiddel op de windmolens te sprayen en ze vervolgens grondig schoon te schrobben. Het vervuilde water wordt afgevangen en gefilterd in een mobiele installatie, zodat het opnieuw gebruikt kan worden.

Bekijk onderstaande video om te zien hoe het systeem werkt:

De robots kunnen daarnaast uitgerust worden met camera’s en ultrasone scanners, zodat ze ook geschikt zijn voor inspectiedoeleinden. Reparatie behoort ook tot de mogelijkheden. En hetzelfde geldt voor het aanbrengen van beschermende coatings, bijvoorbeeld om ijsophopingen te voorkomen.

5.000 windturbines
Aerones timmert al een tijdje hard aan de weg. Inmiddels heeft de Letse startup al 5.000 windturbines schoongemaakt, in 19 verschillende landen. Het bedrijf werkt samen met verschillende grote windenergiebedrijven, zoals General Electric.

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voda 13 januari 2023 07:51

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Iberdrola Completes Phase 1 of Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind

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13 Jan, 2023, 3:30 am

Iberdrola is progressing according to plan in the construction project in the waters off Brittany in France for the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm. The company has completed the first campaign of the works with the installation of 65% of the piles and 40% of the offshore wind platforms of the plant.

These elements have been manufactured at Windar's facilities in Avilés and Navantia's in Fene, respectively.In total, 124 piles have already been installed, which will anchor the substation and 40 of the 62 wind turbines of the wind farm to the seabed. These cylindrical pieces of steel, eache 2.6 meters in diameter and weighing 150 tonnes, are between 18 and 47 meters long. On them are fitted, with milimetre precision, each of the three-legged platforms that will support the turbinesDuring this first phase, which has just been completed, the installation of 24 of these platforms has also been completed (about 40% of the total planned).

These triangular-based foundations are up to 75 meters high, 25 meters wide and weigh 1,150 tonnes. They are assembled in three stages. The first stage consists of lifting the structure from a transport barge and placing it on site with a crane. During the second stage, the three legs of the frame are inserted into the piles previously fixed to the seabed, ready for the subsequent sealing of the lower parts of the legs.Thanks to their lattice structure, the platforms have a very limited impact on the environment, facilitating the circulation of water masses and biodiversity, while promoting the artificial reef effect.

During the month of January, the project will continue with the installation of the cabling between wind turbines, depending on weather conditions. In mid-January 2023, work is scheduled to begin on laying the wind farm's interconnection cable. In total, 90 kilometers of 66 kV high-voltage alternating current interconnection cables will be commissioned.

Drilling and pile installation work will resume in the first quarter, when anchoring of the remaining 66 piles will begin. Thus, in the second half of the year, work on the offshore wind platforms will resume and the assembly of the wind turbines will begin.

voda 16 januari 2023 07:39

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Dragados & Siemens to Build HVDC Converter at LanWin Projects

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16 Jan, 2023, 3:30 am

Dragados Offshore, in consortium with Siemens Energy, are awarded the HVDC converter platforms of both the LanWin1 and LanWin3 HVDC grid connection projects by Amprion Offshore. Dragados Offshore is responsible for providing the offshore platforms, including detail design and engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, load out, transportation, installation and hook-up of the offshore platform, and installation and commissioning of its platform systems. The topsides have a weight of approx. 24.000 tons each and the jackets of approximately 10.000 tons each. The HVDC systems, as well as the complete onshore converter stations, are the scope of work of our partner Siemens Energy. LanWin1 and LanWin3 are scheduled to be in commercial operation at the end of 2029 and 2030 respectively.

The projects are the first of 2 Gigawatt bi-pole converter systems awarded, as part of the transmission of electrical energy generated in offshore wind parks in the German North Sea, part of Germany’s Energy Transition, where Amprion is the transmission system operator responsible for both systems. The two projects are furthermore among the first of the overall 2GW offshore programme to be developed in Northern Europe. The wind farms are connected to both offshore stations via 66 kV AC direct connection systems and convert the power to 525 kV DC voltage for transmission to shore.

The two HVDC onshore stations for LanWin1 and LanWin3 are located at the Wehrendorf and Westerkappeln grid connection points respectively, where they are connected to the 380 kV links yet to be built for the AC transmission grid. With a total transmission capacity of 4 GW, these converter stations will be sufficient to supply the electricity for a major city like Berlin.

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voda 16 januari 2023 07:41

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RWE Selects Siemens Gamesa for Thor Offshore Wind Farm in Denmark

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16 Jan, 2023, 3:30 am

RWE is further progressing with the deployment of Denmark’s largest offshore wind power plant to date by signing a Preferred Supplier Agreement with Siemens Gamesa. 72 units of Siemens Gamesa’s flagship SG 14-236 DD offshore wind turbines are planned to be installed at RWE’s 1,000-MW (megawatt) Thor project. In addition, a service contract for the wind turbines is included. All deliveries are subject to RWE’s final investment decision.

The SG 14-236 DD is Siemens Gamesa’s flagship offshore wind turbine. It features a capacity of almost 15 MW and a 236-meter diameter rotor with an astounding swept area of 43,500 square meters. This allows the SG 14-236 DD to provide an increase of more than 30% in Annual Energy Production compared to its predecessor. It features Siemens Gamesa’s patented IntegralBlades, each measuring 115 meters in length.

For the operation and maintenance of Thor, RWE will set up a service base at the port of Thorsminde. RWE intends to contribute to the local economy and community by creating up to 60 permanent jobs. This includes technicians, engineers, nautical personnel as well as crew for the service vessels. It is expected that the new service station will be fully operational from 2026 onward. RWE plans to support its project for at least 30 years from this port.

With a planned capacity of 1,000 MW, Thor will increase Denmark’s share of electricity produced from renewable energy sources and help to reduce the country’s carbon emissions, in line with the European Green Deal. Once fully operational, which is planned to be no later than the end of 2027, RWE’s Thor offshore wind power plant would be capable of producing enough green electricity to supply the equivalent of more than one million Danish households.

voda 17 januari 2023 08:30

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Iberdrola Begin Commissioning at Korytnica II Wind Farm in Poland

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17 Jan, 2023, 3:30 am

Iberdrola has begun commissioning of Polish wind farm Korytnica II, located 80 km from Warsaw in the province of Wegrów, Mazowieckie region.The wind farm comprises 14 Vestas V126 wind turbines, with a hub height of 132 metres and 3.6 MW unit capacity, bringing total capacity of 50.4 MW.In early November, the Korytnica II part at the Pniewnik substation was energised. This enabled first export of power on 20th December, two weeks ahead of schedule, thanks to the excellent performance of Iberdrola team.

During the execution of civil works at Korytnica II, several challenges were overcome to reduce the project’s carbon footprint, including the improvement of soil conditions in some of the foundations and the stabilisation of access roads with soil-cement to avoid the transportation of scarce gravel from hundreds of kilometres away.

Also, circa 70% of the medium voltage trench was piped with directional drilling, as it had to pass through several locations.Korytnica II's output will be sold through a power purchase agreement to Norway's Statkraft, backed by a contract for difference obtained in the fourth auction held in Poland in June 2021.

Full operation of this facility, scheduled for the first quarter of 2023, will bring Iberdrola's onshore wind capacity in Poland to 163 MW. The company already operates the Zopowy wind farm (30 MW) in the Opole region and the aforementioned Korytnica I (82.5 MW).

voda 23 januari 2023 07:14

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Satkraft & CIP Team Up for 2.2GW Offshore Wind in Ireland

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23 Jan, 2023, 3:30 am

Statkraft has announced a major deal with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ fund Copenhagen Infrastructure IV K/S as part of its plans to develop up to 2.2 gigawatts of offshore wind in Ireland. This landmark partnership will see CIP acquire a 50% stake in Statkraft’s offshore wind portfolio in Ireland. The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

The scope of the partnership includes the three phases of the North Irish Sea Array, or NISA, and the Bore Array. The proposed location for NISA is off the coast of counties Dublin, Louth, and Meath, while the site of the Bore Array has been proposed for the Celtic Sea.

Developing and building these projects is expected to require an investment of more than EUR 4 billion by Statkraft and CIP by 2030.

Within offshore wind, Statkraft is pursuing an industrial role in the North Sea and Ireland. This agreement is an important step in delivering on this ambition. Statkraft intends to play a major role in the development of an offshore wind industry in Norway. The company has ten years of experience from offshore wind in the UK and extensive expertise in developing and operating large renewable projects. Statkraft is taking part in two strong consortia pursuing bids to develop the first Norwegian offshore wind projects.

Joni-2 23 januari 2023 09:33

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The 27 EU Member States aim to install, by 2030, …111,000 MW of offshore renewables!

A dual objective of what
provided for the 2020 strategy.

In 2030, it will be the production of more than 30 EPR!

2050 target: 317,000 MW!

twitter.com/PaulNeau/status/161741508...

voda 24 januari 2023 07:49

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RWE Secures Lease for Dogger Bank South Offshore Wind Farms

Strategic Research Institute
Published on :
24 Jan, 2023, 3:30 am

RWE has signed Agreements for Lease with The Crown Estate to develop the two offshore wind farm sites known collectively as Dogger Bank South. DBS East and DBS West are located over 100km offshore in the shallow area of the North Sea known as Dogger Bank. Each project could have an installed capacity of up to 1.5 gigawatts which, when combined, could potentially generate enough clean, green renewable energy to power the equivalent of over 3 million typical UK homes each year.

RWE has already spent almost two years developing the project at its own risk in order to fast-track DBS in support of the UK Government’s net zero aspirations. So far, this has included offshore and onshore studies, collecting metocean data and a series of geophysical and environmental surveys. In July 2022, RWE submitted the Scoping Report for the DBS projects to the Planning Inspectorate which then issued a Scoping Opinion in September 2022.

The results from the Holistic Network Design (HND) process, undertaken by National Grid ESO, were published in July 2022 and identified that connections to the UK electricity network for both projects would be made to a new National Grid substation at a location near the Creyke Beck National Grid substation. Since then, RWE has been engaged in a process of site selection looking at potential locations to house the onshore electrical infrastructure required to transfer the electricity generated by the wind farms into the UK electricity network.

Shortlisted locations and routes are being assessed and will be described in the Preliminary Environmental Impact Report (PEIR), which RWE plans to publish in Spring 2023. The purpose of PEIR is to provide early information to allow stakeholders to develop an informed view of the impacts of the projects. RWE plans to submit an application for Development Consent in 2024.

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