Project Milestones: BP, EnBW Get Mona Development Consent; China's Farthest Offshore Wind Farm Produces First Power

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EnBW, BP Secure Development Consent for 1.5 GW Mona Offshore Wind Farm

The Mona offshore wind farm, being developed by a joint venture between EnBW and BP, has been granted development consent by the UK’s Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband.

Located in the Irish Sea, the 1.5 GW Mona is the first offshore wind project from the UK’s Round 4 leasing round to secure consent.

The application was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for consideration by Mona Offshore Wind Limited on 22 February 2024 and accepted for examination on 21 March 2024.

Before the project can move into the construction phase, Mona requires a marine licence to be issued by Natural Resources Wales (NRW).

First Power Flows from China’s Farthest Offshore Wind Farm

The first batch of turbines from an 800 MW offshore wind project in Dafeng, China’s farthest offshore wind farm, has been connected to the grid.

The China Three Gorges Corporation confirmed that the offshore wind farm began producing renewable energy on 4 July.

The project is located in the northeastern sea area of Dafeng District, Yancheng City, and consists of four sites.

The furthest site is 85.5 kilometres offshore and represents China’s farthest grid-connected wind project to date.

Shi Shuaishuai, the project leader, said that it takes six to seven hours to travel by boat to the construction site one way.

First Turbine Up at 1.2 GW Baltic Power Offshore Wind Farm in Poland

The first of 76 Vestas 15 MW turbines has been installed at the Baltic Power offshore wind farm in Poland, developed by a joint venture between the Orlen Group and Northland Power.

Cadeler has been selected as the transport and installation contractor by the joint venture, with the jack-up vessel Wind Osprey carrying out the installation of all the project's 76 Vestas 15 MW turbines from the Port of Rønne.

Once commissioned, which is expected in 2026, Baltic Power will become Poland’s first offshore wind farm.

Offshore Work Starts at PGE and Ørsted’s 1.5 GW Project Site in Poland

The vessel Olympic Electra has begun relocating boulders at the Baltica 2 project site, marking the start of the preparatory work ahead of offshore construction of what will be the biggest offshore wind farm in Poland.

Boulder relocation is a key stage in preparing for the installation of foundations and underwater infrastructure, Ørsted, which owns the wind farm together with PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna, said via social media on 9 July.

According to the video Ørsted shared, the campaign is expected to be underway for around six months.

The 1.5 GW project will feature 107 Siemens Gamesa 14 MW-222 turbines. Navantia-Windar will be supplying 77 monopile foundations for the turbines and substations, while Steelwind Nordenham will deliver the remaining 34 wind turbine foundations for Baltica 2.

Baltica 2 is planned to be fully commissioned by the end of 2027.

Heerema’s Aegir Installs All Foundations at Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 2b & 4 Wind Farms

Heerema Marine Contractors’ heavy-lift vessel Aegir has installed the final suction bucket jacket foundation at Ørsted’s 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan.

According to the company’s latest social media post, the crew onboard Aegir installed a total of 66 foundations at the site located 35-60 kilometres off the coast of Changhua County.

Petrovietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) and HSG Sungdong were responsible for the delivery of the suction bucket jacket foundations.

In May, Heerema Marine Contractors’ Aegir completed the installation of all 24 units at the Greater Changhua 2b wind farm.

The wind turbine installation is also currently underway, with the first Siemens Gamesa SG 14-236 DD turbine installed in April 2025.

Baltic Eagle Offshore Wind Farm Fully Energised

The 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany has reached full energisation, the joint venture between Iberdrola and Masdar said on 10 July, as they announced a joint investment in the East Anglia Three offshore wind farm in the UK.

Baltic Eagle comprises 50 Vestas V174-9.5 MW wind turbines installed on monopile foundations. The wind turbine installation at the project site started in May 2024 and was completed in October 2024.

With a capacity of 476 MW, the offshore wind farm will supply around 475,000 households with renewable energy while reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 800,000 tonnes per year, according to Iberdrola.

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