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  • UK Ports and FibreMax Sign Floating Offshore Wind MoU

    2 August 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Floating Wind, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Associated British Ports (ABP) and Dutch synthetic mooring solutions provider, FibreMax, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to investigate development opportunities at ABP’s Port of Swansea, as well as the growing potential for floating offshore wind in the region. The partnership aims to explore the possibility of creating up to 90 new full-time jobs […]

  • BSH Taps ABL for German Offshore Wind Site Assessment

    16 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Research & Development

    Energy and marine consultancy ABL has been selected by Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) to conduct a navigational risk assessment of offshore wind farm sites in the N-10 identified area of interest in the German North Sea. ABL’s scope of work is to provide a comprehensive navigational risk assessment, including recommendations for risk […]

  • Ørsted Selects ABL for Greater Changhua 2b & 4 MWS Services

    9 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain

    Ørsted has appointed energy and marine consultancy, ABL, to provide marine warranty survey services (MWS) for the offshore transportation and installation (T&I) of wind turbines and cables package for the 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. ABL’s scope of work includes reviewing, surveying, and approving all operations relating to the transportation […]

  • Associated British Ports Partners with Marine Power Systems to Advance Floating Offshore Wind Tech

    18 June 2024
    Business development, Floating Wind, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    Associated British Ports (ABP) is teaming up with Marine Power Services (MPS), a Wales-based floating wind technology developer, to accelerate the advancement of floating offshore wind technology in the Celtic Sea. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will involve working with MPS to develop solutions that support the deployment of their advanced floating platform technology PelaFlex […]

  • ABS Approves CLS Wind’s Offshore Wind Installation Technology

    23 July 2024
    Business development, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) to CLS Wind for its wind turbine assembly system. The patented elevator-style assembly is said to promise easier, safer, and faster wind turbine and nacelle installation and maintenance, without the use of large cranes and heavy-lift barges or vessels. ABS completed design […]

  • North Star Charts Course for 40 Hybrid SOVs by 2040 with GBP 425 Million Investment

    6 June 2024
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    UK-headquartered North Star has secured debt investment of up to GBP 425 million (approximately EUR 500 million) to accelerate its ambition to add 40 hybrid service operation vessels (SOV) to its fleet by 2040. The committed financial package of GBP 225 million includes term facilities from existing lenders, IFM investors, and committed capex and working […]

  • Masdar Secures Financing for Baltic Eagle Offshore Wind Farm Stake

    18 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom

    Abu Dhabi-based Masdar has achieved close on the financing of its 49 per cent shareholding in the 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany. According to Masdar, the total lending package amounted to EUR 488 million, with participation from ABN AMRO, Credit Agricole CIB, ING, Santander, and Siemens Bank. The Baltic Eagle offshore wind […]

  • ABS, FibreMax Enter Collaboration on Floating Wind Mooring Tech

    28 June 2024
    Collaboration, Floating Wind, Technology

    The US-based classification organisation American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and Dutch synthetic mooring solutions provider FibreMax have signed an agreement to collaborate on stiffness-driven mooring tendons for the floating offshore wind market. Under the agreement, ABS will provide qualification for FibreMax’s fibre and small rope testing. The classification organisation will evaluate test methods for accuracy in […]

  • Vattenfall, CIP to Integrate Large-Scale Floating Solar, Green Hydrogen Systems with New 2 GW Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

    12 June 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Green Hydrogen, Power-to-X, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The joint venture between Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), which has been awarded the 2 GW IJmuiden Ver Beta offshore wind area in the Netherlands, will also build a floating solar farm within the offshore project site and install a large-scale electrolyser in the Port of Rotterdam to use the electricity generated at IJmuiden […]

  • Van Oord’s Mega Jack-Up Boreas Launched in China

    14 May 2024
    Vessels

    Van Oord’s new offshore installation vessel Boreas has been launched at the Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore shipyard in China. Van Oord ordered a self-elevating offshore installation vessel at the Yantai CIMC Raffles shipyard in October 2021. The first steel for Boreas was cut in July 2022 while the keel-laying ceremony was held at the end […]

  • Noordzeker Consortium Submits Plans for 4 GW Dutch Offshore Wind Tender

    3 April 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The Noordzeker consortium, comprising ABP, APG, and SSE Renewables, has submitted plans for the 4 GW IJmuiden Ver Alpha and Beta offshore wind tender in the Netherlands. In January 2023, SSE Renewables, APG, the largest pension provider in the Netherlands, and ABP, formed a consortium for participation in the IJmuiden Ver offshore wind farm zone […]

  • NIRAS to Conduct Studies for Offshore Wind Port Expansion in Philippines

    18 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Ports & Logistics, Research & Development

    NIRAS has been selected by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to prepare pre-feasibility studies to assess the expansion of several ports for use as offshore wind ports. The Denmark-headquartered consultancy company has been commissioned by ADB on behalf of the Philippine government. Under the contract, NIRAS will prepare the pre-feasibility studies for the expansion of […]

  • Finland Denies 16 Offshore Wind Bids

    6 May 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The Finnish government has issued a negative decision on 16 applications for exploitation rights concerning offshore wind power in the exclusive economic zone saying that many of the areas located in the Gulf of Bothnia overlap each other. The applicants who received a negative decision are Halla Offshore Wind Oy and Laine Offshore Wind Oy […]

  • Moray West Offshore Wind Farm Starts Delivering Power

    3 July 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm has delivered first power from the first series of wind turbines and exported to Scotland’s National Electricity Transmission System (NETS), Ocean Winds said. The wind farm is nearing the end of the construction phase and will become fully operational in 2025 in line with the originally projected […]

  • Orion Completes Monopile Installation at Moray West, Wind Orca Arrives in Scotland Ahead of Turbine Installation

    15 April 2024
    Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Belgian offshore construction company DEME, using its vessel Orion, has completed the installation of monopiles at the Moray West offshore wind farm site in Scotland.  Monopile installation at Moray West started in October 2023, with Boskalis’s vessel Bokalift 2 deployed for the work and Orion taking over in February. DEME’s Orion installed 29 monopiles for Ocean […]

  • Swedish County Endorses Skyborn’s 3.9 GW Offshore Wind Project for Gov’t Approval

    4 July 2024
    Fixed-Bottom

    The County Administrative Board of Gävleborg in Sweden has recommended that the government approve the proposed 3.9 GW Eystrasalt offshore wind project, developed by Skyborn Renewables’ local unit. Announced on 3 July, the company said it is now the government’s turn to take a position on the Eystrasalt offshore wind project. “We now hope the […]

  • RWE Eyes Another Swedish Port for Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Hub

    31 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics

    RWE and Smålandshamnar AB, which operates the Swedish Port of Oskarshamn, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the port’s potential to become a Baltic Sea offshore wind hub. The aim of the collaboration is to explore whether the port could be a suitable harbour for the logistics, installation, loading, operations and maintenance […]

  • Aspiravi Acquiring Parkwind’s Stake in 216 MW Belgian Offshore Wind Farm

    20 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Aspiravi Offshore, part of the Aspiravi Group, will acquire all of Parkwind’s shares in the Northwind offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea, increasing its stake to 70 per cent in the 216 MW project. The new shareholder structure between Aspiravi Offshore and Sumitomo Corporation follows the sale of Parkwind to Japan’s JERA Green […]

  • New Method for Developing Recyclable Bio-Derivable Wind Turbine Blades Unveiled

    23 August 2024
    Business development, Industry, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have found a practical path for manufacturing bio-derivable wind turbine blades that can be recycled and reused, potentially ending the practice of landfilling old blades. The paper “Manufacture and testing of biomass-derivable thermosets for wind blade recycling” involved work from investigators at five […]

  • Elia Fixes Rentel Offshore Wind Farm Cable

    28 May 2024
    Cables, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Operations & Maintenance, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The repairs on the cable linking the 309 MW Rentel offshore wind farm to mainland Belgium have been completed about four months after it failed. The fault was located just below the Rentel transformer platform, said the Belgian transmission system operator (TSO) Elia. A new section of the cable, approximately 400 metres long, was attached to […]

  • First Turbines Up at 476 MW Baltic Eagle Offshore Wind Farm

    7 May 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    First Vestas V174-9.5 MW turbines have been installed by Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Blue Tern at the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany. According to the AIS data available online, the vessel Blue Tern is currently in the Port of Rønne, Denmark, for the next loadout of wind turbines which will be installed […]

  • Van Oord Seals Nordseecluster Foundations Deal

    28 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has awarded a contract to Van Oord for the transportation and installation of the monopile foundations for the Nordseecluster offshore wind project in Germany. Van Oord’s scope of work includes the installation of 104 extended monopiles as well as the installation of scour protection. In 2025, there are plans to install 44 monopiles, with […]

  • MOL, Hokutaku Complete Offshore Wind O&M Training Facility in Japan

    22 May 2024
    Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance

    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and its group company Hokutaku have completed the construction of a training facility specializing in practical operation and maintenance (O&M) of offshore wind power generation on the premises of Hokutaku’s Kyushu Branch in Japan. According to MOL, this is the first training facility in Japan to use the transition piece (TP). […]

  • First Transition Pieces for 2.6 GW CVOW Project Unloaded at US Port Site

    7 June 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first transition pieces (TPs) destined for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project have been loaded in at the Portsmouth Marine Terminal in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the US. In April, MV Sun Rise departed from the quayside of CS Wind Offshore in Aalborg, Denmark, loaded with six TPs for the 2.6 GW CVOW […]

  • Lamprell Delivers Final TPs for 882 MW Moray West Offshore Wind Farm

    27 May 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Lamprell has completed the final delivery of transition pieces (TPs) for Ocean Winds’ Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland. All 62 TPs, including the penultimate and final batch destined for Scotland, have been delivered and handed over to Lamprell’s client Ocean Winds. According to the UAE-based company, the project was completed on schedule and […]

  • Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Unveils Liquid Hydrogen SOV Concept

    19 March 2024
    Business development, R&D, Research & Development, Vessels

    France-headquartered Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has introduced a concept for a service operations vessel (SOV) that utilises liquid hydrogen as its primary fuel source. The liquid-hydrogen SOV, currently in the concept design phase, will be able to operate 95 per cent of the time with zero carbon emission, with the vessel only releasing water during […]