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  • 2024 Installation Campaign Starts at Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm

    22 March 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The construction of the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan resumes with the 2024 installation campaign now underway, according to Skyborn Renewables, which expects to have the 640 MW project completed this year. “We’re back in full swing and have installed this season’s first monopile just a few days ago. The monopile installation will continue […]

  • Newly Converted Cable-Layer Arrives in Taichung Port Ahead of Work at Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm Site

    29 March 2024
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Orient Adventurer, formerly the construction and flex lay vessel Polar Onyx which has been converted into a cable-laying vessel (CLV), has arrived in Taiwan’s port of Taichung, from where it will soon sail out to the Yunlin offshore wind farm site. The vessel will carry out cable-laying work on the Yunlin project under the partnership between […]

  • 2023 Installation Campaign Nears Completion at Yunlin Wind Farm Offshore Taiwan

    24 November 2023
    Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Skyborn Renewables Taiwan has revealed that the 2023 installation campaign of the Yunlin offshore wind farm is nearing completion. The offshore construction team has installed 45 monopile foundations, 26 inner array grids, and 12 export cables as well as 34 wind turbines in 2023. According to Skyborn, the preparations for the 2024 installation campaign are […]

  • Skyborn and Partners Receive Green Light for Yunlin Financing

    3 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Yunneng Wind Power, the company responsible for the construction and operation of the 640 MW Yunlin offshore wind project in Taiwan, has received the necessary approvals from Taiwanese authorities to enable the completion of its financial restructuring announced in August 2023. Approvals for the extended financing were awarded by Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and […]

  • Sapura Energy Faces EUR 50 Million Arbitration Claim Over Taiwanese Offshore Wind Exit

    31 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Industry, Supply Chain

    Malaysia-headquartered Sapura Energy Berhad (SEB) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Sapura Offshore Sdn. Bhd. (SOSB) have been served with a EUR 50 million arbitration claim from Yunneng Wind Power, the developer of the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan, over alleged contract breaches. The company added that Yunneng has reserved its right to further specify and […]

  • Jumbo Awarded More Wind Work Offshore Taiwan

    15 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Supply Chain

    Jumbo Offshore has been awarded a contract by Yunneng Wind Power Company (YWPC) for the removal of monopiles at the 640 MW Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The contract award represents an expansion of the company’s existing scope, which has involved transport and installation of the project’s transition pieces. “We have been active on […]

  • Seajacks Zaratan Resumes Wind Turbine Installation at Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm

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

    Wind turbine installation at the Yunlin offshore wind farm site in Taiwan has resumed with two wind turbines already installed in this year’s campaign and 36 of the project’s total 80 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW units in place so far. The wind turbines are being installed by the vessel Seajacks Zaratan. “Following weeks of hard […]

  • Swire, Tien Li Forge O&M Services Alliance in Taiwan

    25 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy

    Denmark-based Swire Renewable Energy (SRE) and Taiwan’s Tien Li Offshore Wind Technology have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deliver operations and maintenance services in the Taiwanese offshore wind turbine industry and other parts of the Asia-Pacific region. SRE said that the signing marks a key step for both companies to establish a joint […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Charters Marco Polo Marine’s CTVs for Offshore Wind Projects in Taiwan, Korea

    21 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Vessels

    Marco Polo Marine’s Taiwanese subsidiary company PKR Offshore has signed a framework agreement with Siemens Gamesa for crew transfer vessels (CTVs) that will serve offshore wind projects in Taiwan and South Korea. The agreement will go into effect this year, including a CTV charter in Korea that will start in the fourth quarter of this […]

  • James Fisher Secures Zhong Neng Commissioning Contract Offshore Taiwan

    30 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    James Fisher and Sons plc (James Fisher) has been awarded a contract for the provision of high voltage (HV) specialist personnel and HV safety management services at the 298 MW Zhong Neng offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Under the contract, worth over GBP 1 million (approximately EUR 1.17 million), James Fisher’s renewables team will securely […]

  • Boskalis Reports Record 2023 with 150 Pct Net Profit Increase; Half of Offshore Energy Revenue Came from Offshore Wind

    12 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Boskalis’s offshore energy division saw 50 per cent of its revenue coming from offshore wind in 2023, according to annual results the Dutch dredging and offshore construction specialist released on 7 March. Company-wide, Boskalis reported a 20 per cent increase in revenue and a 150 per cent higher net profit than in 2022. For its […]

  • Subsea7’s Backlog Remains ‘Robust’ with High Tendering in Subsea and Offshore Wind

    25 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Cables, Grid Connection, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Subsea7 has reported a “robust” backlog of USD 10.4 billion in its financial results for the first quarter of 2024, with tendering activity high in both the subsea and offshore wind sectors. To remind, in the financial results for the full year of 2023, Subsea7 reported it had secured USD 7.4 billion of contract awards […]

  • Significant Offshore Wind Growth Brings Fugro Strong Start of the Year

    26 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    In what is described as a “strong start of the year”, Dutch geo-data specialist company, Fugro, reported a 9 per cent revenue growth for the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period last year, said to be due to ongoing significant growth in offshore wind projects. Revenue in the first quarter was EUR […]

  • Eneti Secures More Work for Seajacks Scylla

    18 October 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Monaco-based Eneti has revealed that Seajacks UK, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company and a provider of installation and maintenance vessels to the offshore wind sector, has signed a contract with an undisclosed client to assist with the installation of wind turbines. With mobilisation commencing next year, the contract will be performed by Eneti’s NG14000X-class […]

  • Crown Estate Details Round 5 Plans

    7 December 2023
    Business development, Floating Wind, Industry, Research & Development

    The Crown Estate has revealed further details of the Round 5 offshore wind leasing, which will offer three commercial-scale floating wind projects in the Celtic Sea. Located off the coast of South Wales and South West England, the sites will have a combined capacity of up to 4.5 GW, enough to supply four million homes […]

  • BlueFloat, Renantis File EIA for Italian Floating Offshore Wind Farm

    14 March 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Renantis and BlueFloat Energy have submitted the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the Kailia Energia floating offshore wind project in Italy. After over a year of studies and research, the EIA report was submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (MASE) and the Ministry of Culture (MiC). The submission consists of the […]

  • Ocean Surveys Completed for 450 MW Irish Offshore Wind Project

    19 December 2023
    Business development, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    The Sceirde Rocks Windfarm, developed by Irish Fuinneamh Sceirde Teoranta (FST), a joint venture owned by Corio Generation and global infrastructure investor, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, has completed geophysical and metocean surveys that will inform its forthcoming planning application. The surveys were conducted between September and early November using purpose-built survey vessels operated by Green […]

  • Seaway7 Bids Farewell to One of Industry’s First Foundation Installation Vessels

    2 February 2024
    Vessels

    Seaway7 is saying goodbye to Seaway Yudin, one of the company’s founding vessels and one of the first vessels of its size to serve the offshore wind industry, having entered the offshore wind construction market in 2009. In a social media post published on 2 February, Seaway7 said that the company said farewell to the […]

  • Victoria Releases Updated Strategy to Boost Offshore Wind Industry

    14 December 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    Victorian Energy and Resources Minister Lily D’Ambrosio has issued the Offshore Wind Implementation Statement 3 which outlines the parameters for the proposed support package for the first tranche of offshore wind projects in Victoria, Australia. The first tranche of offshore wind projects in Victoria will be run through a competitive auction process to be rolled out […]

  • Industry Calls for ‘Bold Action’ on Offshore HVDC Grids in US to Support Offshore Wind Targets

    11 April 2024
    Cables, Grid Connection, Industry, Offshore Platforms, Onshore Infrastructure

    DNV and its partners in a joint industry project (JIP) that is working to identify barriers to the use of HVDC transmission in the US grid have published a letter containing guidelines for the US states for the build-out of an offshore HVDC transmission network that would best support the country’s offshore wind targets. The […]

  • BlueFloat, Renantis and Ørsted Move Forward with 1 GW Scottish Floater

    29 January 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Stromar Offshore Wind Farm Limited, a joint venture between Ørsted, BlueFloat Energy, and Renantis, has submitted the environmental impact assessment (EIA) scoping and habitats regulations appraisal (HRA) screening reports for the 1 GW floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. The reports for the project, which is located approximately 50 kilometres from the Port of Wick, […]

  • Masdar, Bapco Energies Eye 2 GW of Wind Projects Offshore Bahrain

    3 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    UAE-based Masdar has signed an agreement with Bahrain’s Bapco Energies to explore the development and investment in wind projects in Bahrain with a potential of 2 GW capacity. Marking a strategic entry into the Bahrain market for the UAE’s clean energy company, the agreement for near-shore and offshore wind farms is Masdar’s first in the […]

  • UK ESO Unveils GBP 58 Billion Grid Investment Plan to Reach 86 GW of Offshore Wind by 2035

    20 March 2024
    Grid Connection, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    Great Britain’s electricity system operator (ESO) has proposed a GBP 58 billion (approximately EUR 68 billion) investment in the electricity grid. The proposal outlines a vision for incorporating an additional 21 GW of offshore wind into the grid by 2035, which would bring the country’s total offshore wind capacity to a potential 86 GW. The […]

  • Importance of a Robust Commissioning Strategy for Offshore Wind Farms

    29 April 2024
    Business development, Grid Connection, Outlook & Strategy, R&D, Wind Turbines

    Commissioning is a critical phase in the development of offshore wind farms, marking the transition from construction to operation. A well-defined commissioning strategy is essential to ensure the seamless integration of various components, validate their functionality, and ultimately optimize the performance and reliability of the entire offshore wind farm. Boslan, an engineering and consultancy company […]

  • First Nacelles for Moray West En Route to Port of Nigg

    4 April 2024
    Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    The first 14 MW turbine nacelles have been loaded onto the roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessel, Rotra Vente, at Siemens Gamesa’s Cuxhaven plant in Germany. They are destined for the Moray West offshore wind farm and are heading toward the Port of Nigg, Scotland, according to AIS data available online. The vessel left Cuxhaven on 3 April […]

  • Ten UK Companies to Take Part in ORE Catapult’s Offshore Wind Accelerator Programme

    7 March 2024
    Business development, R&D, Research & Development

    Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has commenced its latest Launch Academy accelerator programme with ten companies from across the UK joining the programme to develop technology solutions to address the challenges within offshore wind. The ten companies that joined the Launch Academy programme are Anstee Indication Systems, Crondall Energy, Indeximate, Kavaken, Auxetec, Perceptual Robotics, Pulcea, […]