Extended Operational and Trade Vocabulary
Offshore Wind Installation Vessels and Operators glossary (page 2)
Vocabulary of the offshore wind construction fleet: service operation vessels, walk-to-work SOVs with motion-compensated gangways, jack-up installation units and deepwater construction vessels, the operators such as Acta Marine, DEME Offshore and Heerema, and the named ships, designs and wind-farm contracts behind turbine, foundation and jacket installation in the North Sea and Baltic.
309 defined terms.
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S
- SouthCoast Wind
- US offshore wind project off Massachusetts developed by EDP Renewables and Engie via Ocean Winds.
- SOV
- Service operation vessel for offshore wind; DP2, walk-to-work, ~60 m+.
- Spar Foundation
- Cylindrical floating foundation ballasted at the base, used by Hywind Scotland and Hywind Tampen.
- SSE Renewables
- UK utility renewable arm developing Beatrice, Greater Gabbard, Dogger Bank A B and C with Equinor, and Berwick Bank.
- St. Brieuc
- See Saint-Brieuc entry.
- Steelwind Nordenham
- German monopile fabricator on the Weser supplying XL and XXL monopiles.
- Suction bucket
- Foundation type using suction to embed a steel skirted bucket into the seabed, deployed at Borkum Riffgrund 2 and Aberdeen Bay.
T
- Taillevent
- Floating wind site name in French Mediterranean tender, EDF Renouvelables developer.
- Taisun
- Yantai Raffles crane in Yantai shipyard, 22,000 t capacity, used for offshore foundation fabrication.
- TenneT
- Dutch and German transmission system operator responsible for offshore wind grid connection in the Dutch and German North Sea.
- TetraSpar
- Stiesdal floating wind demonstrator deployed off Norway.
- Thanet
- UK offshore wind farm off Kent operated by Vattenfall.
- Thialf
- Heerema semi submersible crane vessel with twin 7,100 t cranes, used on offshore substation and foundation installation.
- Thor
- 1,000 MW Danish wind farm under construction, RWE operated, Siemens Gamesa SG 14-236 DD turbines, due 2027.
- Three Gorges Renewables
- Chinese state-owned operator of multiple Jiangsu and Guangdong offshore wind clusters.
- TLP
- Tension Leg Platform, a floating foundation tethered to the seabed by vertical tendons under tension, used in concepts such as X1 Wind PivotBuoy.
- TMS Cardea
- SOV being built for Tidewater Marine Services, US Jones Act compliant.
- TopSlip Joint
- Connection method for monopile to transition piece without grout or bolts, deployed at Borssele V demonstration site.
- TotalEnergies
- French energy major with offshore wind interests including Seagreen with SSE, Eolmed floating, Erebus floating, and US Atlantic leases.
- Tractebel
- Engie subsidiary engineering consultancy, owner's engineer for multiple offshore wind projects.
- Triton Knoll
- 857 MW UK offshore wind farm developed by RWE and partners and commissioned in 2021.
- Tugdock
- UK floating wind launch system using inflatable bag technology for shallow port assembly of large substructures.
U
- Ulstein
- Norwegian shipbuilder and design house active in offshore wind support vessel design.
- Ulstein SX195
- Walk-to-work SOV design used for Acta Marine vessels, 93 m length with motion-compensated gangway.
- Umbilical
- Composite hose/cable bundle (electric, hydraulic, chemical, fiber).
- Universal Foundation
- Danish suction bucket foundation supplier acquired by Fred. Olsen United, supplied foundations to Borkum Riffgrund 1 and 2.
V
- Vagner
- GeoSea jack-up vessel re-flagged and rebranded under DEME consolidation.
- Van Oord
- Dutch marine contractor active in offshore wind cable lay, foundation installation, and rock placement, operating Aeolus, Svanen, Nexus, and Boreas.
- Vard
- Norwegian shipbuilder, builder of REV Ocean.
- Vargronn
- Norwegian developer joint venture between Hitecvision and Plenitude, partner with SSE and Equinor on Dogger Bank C.
- Vattenfall
- Swedish state utility with offshore wind portfolio including Horns Rev 1 and 2, Kriegers Flak, Hollandse Kust Zuid, and Norfolk Vanguard.
- Vestas Wind Systems
- Danish OEM of wind turbines whose nacelles and blades are major project shipments.
- Vesterhav
- 350 MW Danish nearshore project commissioned 2024, Vattenfall operated, Siemens Gamesa SG 8.5-167 DD turbines.
- Vineyard Wind 1
- US offshore wind project off Massachusetts developed by Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners using GE Haliade-X turbines.
- Vineyard Wind 2
- Proposed extension project, contract status under review post 2024 election.
- Voltaire
- Jan De Nul jack-up installation vessel delivered in 2022 with a 3,000 t main crane for next generation offshore wind turbines.
- VolturnUS
- US floating wind concrete semi-submersible developed by University of Maine, deployed in 1:8 scale 2013, full-scale 11 MW planned.
W
- Walney
- 367 MW UK wind farm commissioned 2012, Orsted operated, Siemens SWT-3.6-107 turbines.
- Walney Extension
- UK offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea operated by Orsted.
- West of Duddon Sands
- 389 MW UK wind farm commissioned 2014, Orsted and ScottishPower joint venture, 108 Siemens SWT-3.6-120 turbines.
- West of Orkney
- UK offshore wind project area in ScotWind leasing round developed by Corio Generation, TotalEnergies, and Renewable Infrastructure Development Group.
- Westermost Rough
- 210 MW UK wind farm commissioned 2015, Orsted operated, first commercial deployment of Siemens SWT-6.0-154 turbine.
- Wikinger
- German Baltic offshore wind farm operated by Iberdrola using jacket foundations.
- Wind Maker
- Cadeler P-class wind turbine installation vessel newbuild equipped for next-generation turbines and foundations.
- Wind Mover
- Cadeler P-class wind turbine installation vessel newbuild in the same P-DCV series as Wind Maker.
- Wind Orca
- Cadeler X-class wind turbine installation vessel, originally Swire Blue Ocean Pacific Orca.
- Wind Osprey
- Cadeler X-class wind turbine installation vessel, originally Swire Blue Ocean Pacific Osprey.
- Wind Pace
- Cadeler A-class jack-up WTIV newbuild with a large main crane suited to next-generation turbines.
- Wind Peak
- Cadeler P-class newbuild wind turbine installation vessel with a 2,600-tonne main crane.
- Wind Scylla
- Reflagged identifier for Scylla under Cadeler ownership post-merger.
- WindEurope
- Brussels-based industry association representing European wind energy sector, publishes annual offshore wind statistics.
- WindFloat Atlantic
- 25 MW floating offshore wind farm off Portugal with three WindFloat units.
- WindMW
- Former operator of Meerwind Sud and Ost; later integrated into China Three Gorges.
X
- XL Monopile
- Monopile foundation diameter 8 to 10 m, used at Hornsea projects and Borssele.
- XXL Monopile
- Monopile foundation diameter above 10 m, weight 2,500 to 3,000 t, used at Dogger Bank and Hornsea Three.
Y
- Yard 372
- COSCO Qidong yard number for Voltaire WTIV built for Jan De Nul.
- Yunlin
- Taiwanese offshore wind farm in the Strait of Taiwan developed by wpd and Sojitz.
Z
- Zaratan
- Cadeler jack-up installation vessel inherited from Seajacks.
- Zhenhua 30
- ZPMC floating crane vessel, 12,000 t lift capacity, used for Chinese offshore wind topside installation.