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Atlantique Offshore Energy, in a consortium consortium with GE Grid Solutions and SDI (DEME Group), has sent off the offshore substation for the 448 MW Calvados offshore wind project in France, also known as the Courseulles-sur-Mer offshore wind farm. The offshore wind farm is being built by a consortium comprising EDF Renouvelables, Enbridge, CPP Investments […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update
Italy-headquartered Prysmian Group has been awarded a contract by Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) to provide power grid asset management services for Saint-Nazaire, Fécamp, and Calvados wind farms offshore France. Under the contract, Prysmian Group will provide inspection, maintenance, and repair services for the submarine export cable links connecting the three offshore wind farms near the […]
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Italy-headquartered Prysmian Group has installed thirty inter-array cables at the Fécamp offshore wind farm in France. The cabling contracts for the 500 MW offshore wind farm were awarded to Prysmian, which is in charge of supplying and installing both the inter-array cables and the export cables for the wind farm. To carry out this operation, four ships are currently […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update
French grid operator Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) has awarded TÜV SÜD Group an Owner’s Engineer contract for the offshore export cable installation scope of three new offshore wind farms currently being built off the French Atlantic coast. Under the contract, TÜV SÜD will be responsible for the 480 MW Saint-Nazaire, the 500 MW Fécamp, and the […]
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During the night on 17 November, an explosion occurred on board the DP3 trenching support vessel (TSV) Athena, injuring two crew members. The vessel, which was in port in Le Havre at the time of the accident, is supporting the construction of the Fécamp offshore wind farm, according to French media. Ouest-France reports that the […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update
The development consortium behind the 450 MW Calvados offshore wind farm has ordered several sets of Siemens Gamesa’s new recyclable wind turbine blades. Ten of the 64 Siemens Gamesa 7 MW wind turbines will feature the new RecyclableBlades which were unveiled by Siemens Gamesa last September. The blades are made up of a combination of […]
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Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders
Palfinger Marine has signed a deal to deliver two jetty cranes and 64 fixed boom cranes for the 450 MW Calvados offshore wind farm in France. Palfinger Marine will deliver 64 PF14000-4.0 fixed boom cranes for the wind turbine platforms and two PTM600 jetty cranes to the offshore wind project. The units in the port […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update
Eiffage Génie Civil, together with ETMF, has installed the second export cable for the 448 MW Calvados offshore wind farm in France. The installation of the three-kilometre long export cable was done in collaboration with Antares Ingenierie, Ar Ganol, Logic Master, and Abeko Marine. The French transmission system operator Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE), which […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update
Acta Marine has signed a contract with Siemens Gamesa for the charter of a walk-to-work service operations vessel (SOV) Acta Auriga to support the commissioning activities of both Fécamp and Calvados offshore wind farms, respectively in 2023 and 2024. The vessel, owned and operated by the Dutch company Acta Marine, will be responsible for providing […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update
Siemens Gamesa and wpd have signed a Master Supply Agreement, including a 20-year service agreement, for the 927 MW Gennaker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. The wind turbines will have a nominal power of 8.6 MW and can reach up to 9 MW with the Power Boost option engaged. Located 15 kilometres off the […]
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Construction works on the operation and maintenance (O&M) base for the French Calvados offshore wind farm have commenced at the port of Caen-Ouistreham. The construction of the building’s foundations and framework are expected to be completed in Spring 2022 with the rest of the construction work following in the summer and works on the interior […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update
Saipem has selected EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH to manufacture 64 monopile foundations at their Rostock site for the 450 MW Calvados offshore wind farm in Normandy, France. The contract signing for the wind farm, also known as Courseulles-sur-Mer, took place at the beginning of April 2021. In total, EEW SPC will process about 50,000 […]
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Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update
Construction activity has started on the 448 MW Calvados offshore wind farm in France. The start of the construction phase follows the finalisation of financing agreements between the Eoliennes Offshore du Calvados (EODC) consortium of EDF Renewables, Enbridge, and wpd, and its financial partners. The Calvados offshore wind farm, also known as Courseulles-sur-Mer, will comprise […]
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RTE Réseau de Transport d’Electricité has selected MMT SWEDEN AB to carry out the unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey along the export cable route of the Calvados offshore wind farm. The 448 MW Calvados offshore wind farm is being developed by Éolien Maritime France (EMF) and wpd. EMF is a joint venture between EDF Renewables, Enbridge, […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update
Ramboll has been awarded a contract by Saipem, through its subsidiary Saipem SA, to perform the primary steel design of the monopile foundations for the Calvados offshore wind farm in France. The 448 MW Calvados offshore wind farm is owned by a consortium consisting of EDF Renewables, EIH S.à.r.l, a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., CPP […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance
Atlantique Offshore Energy has signed long-term maintenance contracts for three offshore substations its parent company Chantiers de l’Atlantique is building for three offshore wind farms in France. Chantiers de l’Atlantique reported on 27 July that its Marine Energy Business Unit, Atlantique Offshore Energy, had just signed a five-year preventive maintenance contract for the offshore substation […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update
Saipem SA has signed a contract with Bladt Industries A/S to deliver transition pieces for the Calvados (Courseulles-sur-Mer) offshore wind farm in France. Bladt Industries is in charge of the fabrication of 64 transition pieces specially designed for the French wind farm. The fabrication is planned to start in August this year with loadout planned […]
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Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a EUR 350 million loan for the construction of the 450 MW Calvados offshore wind farm in France. The EUR 2 billion project, also known as Courseulles-sur-Mer, is being developed by the Eoliennes Offshore du Calvados (EODC) consortium of EDF Renewables, Enbridge, and wpd. The wind farm will […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update
Marine energy and infrastructure services company Acteon has secured an integrated project with Saipem for casing installation and drilling support on the Calvados (Courseulles-sur-Mer) wind farm offshore France. The contract was signed by LDD, a product and service line brand in the Acteon foundations and cables segment, and will be managed by the Acteon integrated […]
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Natural Power and its sister company SeaRoc have been awarded a contract by EDF to oversee the HSE and marine operations for the continued development of the Paimpol–Bréhat Tidal Farm in North Brittany, France. Natural Power France has provided consultancy services to EDF on a range of offshore developments in French waters. Until now, the services have […]
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During a recent two week offshore operation, FLiDAR chartered one vessel to serve three jobs. The Pole Star began its journey in Oban, Scotland, first sailing to the NAREC met mast to pick up one of the FLiDAR buoys which had just finished a successful post validation campaign for Mainstream Renewable Power’s Neart na Gaoithe […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update
Saipem has been awarded a EUR 460 million contract by Eoliennes Offshore du Calvados (EODC) for the delivery of wind turbine foundations for the Courseulles-sur-Mer offshore wind farm in France. The contract, subject to EODC making a positive final investment decision, covers the design, construction and installation of the foundations. Saipem will deliver 64 large […]
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The concessions for the occupation of public maritime areas for the three wind farms developed by EDF EN in France are in the process of being signed, according to the French government.
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Business & Finance, R&D, Wind Farm Update
Eolien Maritime France, a subsidiary of EDF EN France and Dong Energy Power Holding, is looking for a contractor who will carry out seabed surveys at a number of locations off the French coast. The company plans to perform seabed clearance on around 80 wind turbine locations and some additional locations (offshore substations), which demands side-scan sonar and multi-beam echo-sounder surveys in a wind farm zone. […]
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Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Wind Farm Update
Dutch manufacturer of foundation equipment, Dieseko, has secured a contract with Saipem for the supply of the Vibratory Hammer to be used to install the monopiles on the Calvados wind farm offshore France. The start of the offshore monopile installation works is expected in the third quarter of 2022. The project scope for Dieseko includes […]
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Réseau de transport d’electricité SA (RTE) is seeking for a contractor to provide hydrographic services in France. As part of the environmental impact studies underway for projects with connections to offshore wind farms (only “export” cables), samples and benthic analyses are needed to establish the initial state of the environment. The four areas covered are […]
