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  • CPP Investments Sells Stake in Two German Offshore Wind Farms to Enbridge

    6 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), through its wholly-owned subsidiary CPPIB Renewables Europe S.à r.l, has agreed to sell its 24.5 per cent stake in two German offshore wind farms to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Enbridge. Under the transaction, CPP Investments will sell its stake in Hohe See and Albatros offshore wind farms, which […]

  • Scotland’s 4.1 GW Offshore Wind Project Receives Onshore Grid Connection Approval

    7 December 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    East Lothian Council has granted planning permission in principle for SSE Renewables’ proposed Berwick Bank offshore wind farm onshore transmission infrastructure and grid connection at Branxton, south of Dunbar, Scotland. Securing planning consent in principle for the onshore grid network will enable renewable energy generated by the proposed offshore wind farm to be transmitted to […]

  • TotalEnergies Trims Its Share in Scotland’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm for EUR 602 Million

    22 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    TotalEnergies has decided to sell a 25.5 per cent equity stake in Seagreen, Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm, in a GBP 522 million (about EUR 602 million) deal with Thailand’s national oil and gas company PTTEP. Following this farm down, TotalEnergies retains 25.5 per cent of Seagreen, alongside PTTEP (25.5 per cent), and SSE Renewables […]

  • 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 […]

  • Geotechnical Surveys Completed at Scottish 3.6 GW Floating Offshore Wind Project

    2 November 2023
    Business development, Floating Wind, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    A geotechnical survey campaign has been completed at the Ossian floating offshore wind farm site in Scotland. Set to be located across 858 square kilometres of seabed off the east coast of Scotland, the project is a joint venture between SSE Renewables, Marubeni, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). The site’s seabed is around 72 metres […]

  • Concession Sought for New 540 MW Floating Wind Farm in Italy

    22 January 2024
    Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    An Italy-registered company SCS 27 Srl has requested a 40-year concession from the Italian authorities for a floating offshore wind farm in the Ionian Sea. Currently in public consultation at the Port Authority of Gallipoli, the floating wind farm is proposed to be built approximately 20 kilometres off the coast south-west of the municipality of […]

  • Octopus Energy Forays Into German Offshore Wind Market with Butendiek Acquisition

    13 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Octopus Energy’s generation arm has made its first offshore wind investment in Germany with the acquisition of a 5 per cent stake in the 288 MW Butendiek offshore wind farm from Ewz, the Zurich Municipal Electric Utility. Located 32 kilometres west of Sylt Island in the North Sea, the Butendiek offshore wind farm features 80 […]

  • TenneT Installs Artificial Reefs at Hollandse Kust West Alpha Offshore Netherlands

    27 October 2023
    Environment, R&D

    The Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO), TenneT, has placed several artificial reefs at the Hollandse Kust West Alpha offshore transformer platform in the Dutch North Sea. The platform will connect the Ecowende consortium (Shell/Eneco) wind farm to the high-voltage grid. In collaboration with Equans/Smulders, TenneT placed two types of artificial reefs near the offshore substation […]

  • BOEM Identifies Four New Wind Areas in Gulf of Mexico, Plans Another Lease Sale

    30 October 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has finalised four new wind energy areas (WEAS) in the Gulf of Mexico that could support offshore wind projects with the potential to produce enough renewable energy to power more than three million homes. The four WEAs include Option J, 495,567 acres located approximately 47.2 miles off […]

  • James Fisher Wins Triton Knoll O&M Contract

    15 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain

    UK-headquartered James Fisher and Sons (James Fisher) has secured a multi-million-pound contract at the Triton Knoll offshore transmission (OFTO) project in Lincolnshire, with the offshore platform located 20 miles off the coast in the North Sea. Under the contract, James Fisher will provide complete end-to-end operations and maintenance (O&M) services to support informed decision-making for […]

  • Major Funding Application to Unleash Pembroke Port Floating Offshore Wind Supply Chain

    24 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    The Port of Milford Haven has submitted a multi-million-pound funding application to the UK Government’s Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme (FLOWMIS) initiative to expand Pembroke Port. The project aims to create a cutting-edge port base that will play a pivotal role in nurturing a Wales-based supply chain dedicated to the emerging floating offshore wind […]

  • Octopus Energy Buys Stake in 660 MW Wind Farm Offshore UK

    27 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Octopus Energy’s generation arm has taken a 12.5 per cent stake in the 660 MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm located in England. Octopus Energy bought the stake in Walney Extension from AIP Management, the investment manager for Danish pension fund PKA and PFA. The wind farm features 87 wind turbines, each taller than the […]

  • New York’s First Offshore Wind Farm Completed

    22 February 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    The twelfth and final wind turbine has been installed at South Fork Wind, New York’s first offshore wind farm. A couple of days ago, South Fork Wind, the joint venture between Ørsted and Eversource Energy, said via social media that the final wind turbine set sail to the project site from the State Pier Terminal in New […]

  • Inch Cape Onshore Substation Work Kicks Off

    23 January 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Civil engineering contractor, Careys is set to start work at the brownfield site of the former Cockenzie coal-fired power station on the East Lothian coast as the next phase of the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind farm substation gets underway in Scotland. Contracted by Siemens Energy, Careys will be responsible for the construction of […]

  • North Sea, Baltic Sea Countries Enter Pacts to Protect Offshore Energy Infrastructure Amid Concerns Over Russian Sabotage

    11 April 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Grid Connection

    Eight Baltic Sea countries signed a joint declaration on collaborating closer to secure critical offshore energy infrastructure in the region on 10 April, only a day after six North Sea countries entered into a similar agreement. Both are a result of security concerns arising from the Russian invasion of Ukraine and reports of possible sabotage […]

  • Dual-Fuel Methanol Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Design Gets ABS Nod

    21 February 2024
    Business development, R&D, Research & Development, Vessels

    The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) to China’s Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore for its design of a dual-fuel methanol, heavy-duty, offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV). “Support vessels like WTIVs are in short supply, and new builds are being hampered by challenging market dynamics. This design from Yantai […]

  • A new standard for offshore wind. Creating a climate of investor confidence.

    18 April 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development, Transition, Vessels

    Milad Sheikhi, Head of Sales and Business Development – Offshore Wind at Jumbo Offshore discusses the way forward for standardisation in offshore wind. Is regulatory restriction the way forward for offshore wind – or will a free market approach yield more rapid returns? With increasingly ambitious targets in the coming years, the pressure is on […]

  • Kent Joins Spiorad na Mara Offshore Wind Team

    23 April 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Integrated energy services provider, Kent, has been awarded a contract by Spiorad na Mara Limited for the pre-front end engineering design (Pre-FEED) assessment of the proposed Spiorad na Mara offshore wind farm in Scotland. The project, formerly known as N4, will play a significant role in helping Scotland achieve its net zero emissions target by […]

  • ScottishPower Renewables Adds DNV to East Anglia THREE Team

    20 November 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    ScottishPower Renewables has awarded DNV a three-year contract to provide integrated inspection services on the East Anglia THREE offshore wind project in the UK North Sea. The agreement will see DNV conduct a wide range of services, including site inspection, vendor inspection, and quality management services across project and vendor locations globally until 2026. “East […]

  • Vineyard Wind to Feed First Power Into Massachusetts Grid by Year-End

    7 December 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have installed the first five GE Haliade-X turbines at the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project and are preparing to deliver first power from their wind farm to the electric grid in Massachusetts, the US. Once energized in the coming weeks, Vineyard Wind 1, the first large-scale offshore wind project […]

  • SeAH Wind Goes on Recruitment Spree for UK Monopile Factory

    22 January 2024
    Jobs & Recruitment

    South Korea’s SeAH Wind has started its large-scale drive to recruit for positions including welders, platers, roll bending machine operatives, mechanical and electrical technicians, supervisors, and general operatives for its XXL monopile manufacturing facility on Teesworks, the UK. Applications will be accepted via the company’s dedicated recruitment website where individuals can sign up for job […]

  • All Monopiles Installed at Gode Wind 3 Wind Farm Offshore Germany

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

    All monopiles have been installed at Ørsted’s Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farm in Germany. Furthermore, 10 out of 12 Siemens Gamesa 11 MW wind turbines have been installed at Ørsted and Eversource’s South Fork Wind Farm offshore New York. Ørsted has unveiled that all monopiles have been installed at the 253 MW Gode Wind […]

  • Five Turbines Spin at America’s First Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farm

    23 February 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind 1, America’s first large-scale offshore wind farm, has begun delivering energy to the New England grid from five of its planned 62 GE Haliade-X 13 MW wind turbines. The units are currently generating 68 MW of energy, enough to power 30,000 homes in Massachusetts, according to the developers of the project, Avangrid and […]

  • Norway Postpones Floating Wind Tender to 2025 as Gov’t Establishing ‘Common State Aid Model’

    25 March 2024
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The award of 1.5 GW of floating wind capacity in Norway, which was planned for this year, will be held in 2025 as the Norwegian government plans to have the subsidy model in place and announced before allocating the Utsira Nord (Utsira North) offshore areas for development. In this article: The government says the decision […]

  • Equinor and KOSPO Join Forces Offshore South Korea

    6 December 2023
    Business development, Research & Development

    Korea Southern Power (KOSPO) and Equinor have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore a potential collaboration on offshore wind projects near Chuja Island in South Korea. Under the agreement, KOSPO will collaborate with the Norwegian state-owned company Equinor to potentially develop large-scale offshore wind projects near Chuja Island. KOSPO expects that its collaboration […]

  • Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm Fully Up and Running

    17 October 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    All 114 Vestas V164-10.0 MW wind turbines at the Seagreen offshore wind farm in Scotland are fully operational and are generating clean, renewable energy to Britain’s power grid, according to SSE Renewables and TotalEnergies, the owners of the project. Located 27 kilometres off the Angus coast in the North Sea’s Firth of Forth, Seagreen is […]