Monopile News


EEW SPC to Build Monopiles for 1.4GW UK Offshore Wind Farm

Jan 26, 2023

Germany's EEW Special Pipe Constructions ( EEW SPC) has signed a contract with offshore installation firm Van Oord to manufacture 100 monopile foundations for RWE’s Sofia offshore wind farm, to be located in the UK North Sea.The Sofia Offshore…

Sarens PSG Bags Moray West Monopiles Contract

Jan 26, 2023

Sarens PSG, a joint venture between Sarens and PSG Marine & Logistics established in summer 2022, has won a contract to undertake the marshalling work at Invergordon of 62 monopiles prior to installation as part of the Moray West offshore wind farm offshore the UK…

Cromarty Firth Port Wins Monopile Marshalling Deal for Moray West Offshore Wind Farm

Jan 25, 2023

Developers of the Moray West offshore wind farm in the UK have selected Invergordon port in the Cromarty Firth, Scotland, as the location for marshalling all 62 monopiles prior to installation as part of the Moray West offshore wind farm.  The wind farm is being developed by Ocean Winds…

China Faces Wind Turbine and Foundation Installation Vessel Shortage

Jan 17, 2023

Over the last few weeks, we have seen three announcements by Chinese OEMs of 18-megawatt (MW) turbines. CSSC Haizhuang announced the H260-18MW turbine with a 260-meter rotor diameter. Mingyang Smart Energy has announced its new MySE 18X-28X turbine…

All 50 Monopiles Completed for Iberdrola's Baltic Eagle Wind Farm

Jan 09, 2023

Germany's EEW SPC has completed the construction of 50 monopiles for Iberdrola's second wind farm project in the German Baltic Sea, the Baltic Eagle.'In December 2022, as scheduled, the last monopile for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind project…

TSC, Offshoretronic in Offshore Wind Monopile Installation Collab

Jan 05, 2023

OTSC Offshore Corporation (“TSC”), a subsidiary of CMIC Ocean En-Tech Holding Co., Ltd. has signed a memorandum of understanding with Spain-based offshore vessel and equipment design firm Offshoretronic.The MoU entails bringing together Offshoretronic's…

DEME to Install Foundations for Another Offshore WInd Farm in Scotland

Dec 12, 2022

Offshore installation services firm DEME said Monday it would return to the Moray Firth to install the foundations for another offshore wind farm in Scotland, under a contract awarded by Ocean Winds.The company was previously involved in the…

Offshore Wind: Huisman Nets Its First Monopile Gripper Contract in Japan

Nov 15, 2022

Dutch engineering firm Huisman has won a contract by TOA Corporation and Obayashi in Japan for the delivery of an offshore wind monopile gripper. 'The gripper allows TOA and Obayashi to upend and install monopiles without using a separate upending bucket…

Offshore Wind Research Project Aims to Deploy Monopiles in Deeper Waters

Oct 20, 2022

A new research project, launched this week today, aims to extend the use of offshore wind monopile foundations, to support larger turbines in deeper waters, global climate consultancy the Carbon Trust has informed.'Monopiles are the cheapest and most widespread offshore wind turbine foundation…

First Monopile Installed at Hollandse Kust Noord Offshore Wind Farm

Oct 19, 2022

Dutch offshore installation firm Van Oord said Tuesday it had started the construction of the offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Noord  in the Dutch North Sea by installing the first monopile. Hollandse Kust Noord is located 18.5 kilometres off the west coast of the Netherlands near Egmond aan Zee…

EEW SPC Delivers 'Heaviest' Monopile for Baltic Eagle Offshore Wind Farm

Aug 12, 2022

Germany's EEW SPC has delivered a 1,421-tonne monopile for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, breaking its record for the heaviest monopile set six years ago when EEW SPC manufactured the 1302.5t monopile for the Veja Mate project at its Rostock site…

First Foundations Installed at World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 26, 2022

The first monopile and transition piece have been installed at the Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the U.K. North Sea, marking a key milestone for the construction of the world's largest offshore wind farm.The foundations, designed by Wood Thilsted…

Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm Project Suffers Delay as Monopile Lost During Installation

Jul 13, 2022

Yunneng Wind Power's Yunlin wind farm project off the west coast of Taiwan has suffered a setback after a monopile was reportedly lost during the recently restarted installation works.Citing sources close to the matter, a local offshore wind industry news website Unredacted…

DEME Offshore's Flagship Vessel Orion Installs First Monopile at German Offshore Wind Project

Jun 08, 2022

DEME Offshore's recently delivered flagship offshore installation vessel Orion has installed the first monopile at Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm site in the German Baltic Sea to the northeast of Rügen island. Arcadis Ost 1 is a 257 MW offshore wind project developed by Parkwind…

World's First Collared Monopiles Installed at German Offshore Wind Farm

Jun 08, 2022

In what has been described as the world's first,  DEME Offshore has installed special collars around the monopile foundations at the seabed level, at RWE's Kaskasi wind farm, offshore Germany. The ‘collared monopile’ is a design based on a RWE patent…

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