TenneT ‘socket’ installed for West Beta wind farm off Egmond aan Zee coast
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On behalf of TenneT, the undercarriage (jacket) for the Hollandse Kust (west Beta) transformer platform was successfully placed on the seabed off the North Holland coast during the past Pentecost weekend. The ready-made superstructure (topside) will be installed next year. Wind farm operator RWE/OranjeWind can then connect the wind farm, which will be built at […]
Apollo and DOF Help to Deliver Groundbreaking £145k Study on Gigawatt-Scale Floating Offshore Wind Installation
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In a significant advancement for the offshore renewable energy sector, Apollo and DOF, in collaboration with the ORE Catapult’s Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence (FoWCoE), have announced the results of a groundbreaking £145k study on gigawatt-scale floating offshore wind installation methods. Installing a single, state-of-the-art floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) represents a milestone in offshore marine […]