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  • ‘World’s First’ Subsea Power Hub for Floating Wind to Be Tested in Norway

    3 January 2024
    Business development, Cables, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Innovation, Offshore Platforms, R&D, Technology

    Aker Solutions and the Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre) in Norway have signed a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for a pilot project which will see Aker Solutions testing its new power transmission technology at the METCentre’s offshore test area that houses demonstration floating wind turbines. According to Aker Solutions, the new power system […]

  • Norway, Poland Strengthen Offshore Wind Collaboration

    12 October 2023
    Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    Norwegian Offshore Wind has strengthened its collaborative efforts in the Polish market by signing two agreements (MoU) in Gdansk. The first memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Norwegian Offshore Wind and the Polish Offshore Wind Energy Society (PTMEW). According to Norwegian Offshore Wind, this MoU will play an important role in building closer […]

  • Global Floating Offshore Wind Project Pipeline Up by One-Third in a Year

    5 October 2023
    Floating Wind, Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    The global floating offshore wind project pipeline has grown significantly in the last twelve months in terms of capacity from 185 a year ago to 244 GW now, which represents a 32 per cent increase, according to a new report published by RenewableUK. The pipeline includes projects at any stage: fully operational, under construction, approved, […]

  • World’s Largest Floating Offshore Wind Farm Officially Opens

    23 August 2023
    Floating Wind, Wind Farm Update

    Norwegian energy major Equinor, together with its partners, will inaugurate today the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm, Hywind Tampen, according to Reuters. The Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm will be officially opened today by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway. Equinor’s partners on this project include Petoro, OMV, Vår […]

  • Ta San Shang Marine Orders CSOV at Damen

    21 November 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    The Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards has signed a contract with Ta San Shang Marine (TSSM), a joint venture between Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Taiwan’s Ta Tong Marine, for the delivery of a Damen Construction Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) 9020. This will be TSSM’s second SOV in their fleet. The first, the TSS Pioneer, was […]

  • Damen Launches World’s First Fully Electric SOV Capable of Charging Offshore at OEEC 2023

    28 November 2023
    Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Damen Shipyards Group officially launched its fully electric Service Operations Vessel (SOV) with offshore charging capabilities on 28 November at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023 in Amsterdam. The company says that the new SOV 7017 E, said to be the world’s first vessel with offshore charging capabilities, paves the way for significantly reduced […]

  • Windcat Returns to Damen for More CSOV Newbuilds

    28 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Crew transfer vessel operator Windcat is further expanding its commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) fleet and has placed an additional order of two CSOVs with Damen Shipyards. The order increases Windcat’s CSOV fleet to a total of five vessels, leaving the option of acquiring a sixth vessel. The first three vessels are currently under construction […]

  • Out with Financial Bid Criteria, in with Unrestrained Innovation in Offshore Wind

    15 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Environment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    A healthy market framework is necessary for offshore wind projects to be sustainable and future-proof, and changes to the tendering framework can help ensure that, Ireen Geerbex, Director Market Development the Netherlands at Vattenfall, said during this year’s Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ”We need quality and we need added value, […]

  • Vattenfall Links Vesterhav Nord to Danish Grid Despite Ongoing Blade Repairs

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

    All 21 wind turbines at Vattenfall’s Vesterhav Nord (North) offshore wind farm have delivered the first power and the 176 MW project is now connected to the Danish electricity grid. However, the blades on a single unit have been temporarily taken down for repairs after sustaining damage during the preparation of the offshore wind farm. […]

  • GustoMSC Enriches Its Business Portfolio with Vessels for Floating Offshore Wind

    27 December 2023
    Floating Wind, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    GustoMSC, a subsidiary of U.S.-based NOV, has officially launched the Enhydra series of vessels tailored specifically for floating offshore wind farms. Alain Wassink, Commercial Director of GustoMSC, presented the new series at The Stage during the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2023 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The vessel was described as a strategic enabler […]

  • Belgian Meshed Grid to the Rescue as Rentel Export Cable Gets Damaged

    29 January 2024
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    The export cable of the Rentel offshore wind farm is reported to have been damaged. However, the offshore wind farm keeps feeding electricity into the Belgian grid as the offshore power hub, Modular Offshore Grid (MOG), has taken over. Elia, the operator of Belgium’s MOG, says that the cable from the Rentel platform to the […]

  • RWE’s Welsh Offshore Wind Project Powers Ahead

    5 December 2023
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Natural Resources Wales has awarded marine licences for RWE’s Awel y Môr offshore wind project off the North Wales Coast. The offshore wind farm, which could power more than half of Wales’ homes, has secured all of its necessary planning approvals with the award of its marine licences from Natural Resources Wales, RWE said. The […]

  • Floating Wind Brings Associated British Ports, Taiwan International Ports Corporation Together

    9 November 2023
    Floating Wind, Ports & Logistics

    Associated British Ports (ABP) and Taiwan International Ports Corporation (TIPC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation in floating offshore wind. Under the MOU, ABP and TIPC will share information and experience on floating wind-related port facilities and explore future business collaboration opportunities. The agreement was signed at the Kaohsiung Port Cruise Terminal […]

  • Dutch Nearshore Wind Farm Completed

    20 March 2024
    Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Almost one year after installation started, the 24th and final nearshore turbine of Windplanblauw wind farm in the Netherlands has been installed. With both onshore and nearshore turbines now completed, the project is counting down to its official inauguration in August. Windplanblauw is a wind farm repowering project of Vattenfall and SwifterwinT, a local initiative […]

  • Iberdrola’s Taiwanese Offshore Wind Project Clears Preliminary EIA Review

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

    Guo Feng, an offshore wind project being developed by Iberdrola in Taiwan, has received the preliminary approval of its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). The Guo Feng offshore wind project is located at the intersection of Changhua and Penghu waters, with 36 kilometres to the nearest distance to shore. First revealed in 2021, the total installation […]

  • Feasibility Study for 160 MW Danish Offshore Wind Farm Gets Green Light

    13 February 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Environment, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has approved the feasibility study report for the Lillebælt Syd (Lillebælt South) offshore wind farm, a 160 MW project being developed by European Energy and SONFOR (formerly Sønderborg Forsyning). On 7 February, the DEA approved the feasibility study report for the 160 MW nearshore wind farm, which consists of an […]

  • 50 Developers Express Interest to Build Wind Farms Offshore Portugal

    16 November 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    Fifty entities, including individual companies and consortia, from more than ten countries have submitted their expressions of interest to develop offshore wind projects in Portugal as the country prepares for its first auction. The number of interested parties reflects the high interest and attractiveness that the Portuguese offshore wind market presents on the international scene, […]

  • Live from Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023

    29 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Environment, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Industry, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics, Power-to-X, Project Updates, R&D, Supply Chain, Technology

    Welcome to the Live Blog! #OEEC2023 in a nutshell. Enjoy the highlights of the event in this video: Thanks to all participants, partners, sponsors and media partners for making this event such a great success! See you next year on 26 & 27 November 2024! Drinks at Navingo stand Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference is almost coming […]

  • First Steel Cut for Thor Offshore Wind Farm Monopiles

    26 January 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    The first steel cutting of the monopiles for RWE’s Thor offshore wind farm in Denmark has taken place at Dajin Offshore Heavy Industry’s Penglai facility in China, marking the start of the project’s construction phase. In April 2023, Dajin was selected to deliver 36 monopiles as well as secondary structures and electrical outfitting for the […]

  • Ørsted Cancels Two Wind Projects Offshore New Jersey, Clears Revolution Wind for Takeoff

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

    Danish renewable energy developer Ørsted has decided to cease the development of the Ocean Wind 1 and Ocean Wind 2 offshore wind projects in New Jersey. In addition, the company, together with Eversource, has taken a final investment decision (FID) on the 704 MW Revolution Wind, Rhode Island and Connecticut’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm. […]

  • First Power Flows from Vattenfall’s Vesterhav Nord Offshore Wind Farm

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

    Vesterhav Nord (North) offshore wind farm, owned by Vattenfall, started producing power on 16 February, joining its sister park Vesterhav Syd, which began generating electricity in January 2024. Vesterhav Nord is part of Vattenfall’s 344 MW Vesterhav duo, whose 168 MW Vesterhav Syd (South) has been feeding power into the Danish grid since January. The […]

  • Edda Wind Takes Delivery of SOV Newbuild, Destined for Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm

    3 April 2024
    Vessels

    Offshore wind service vessel company, Edda Wind, has taken delivery of a newly built service operation vessel (SOV) from Spain’s Astilleros Balenciaga. The SOV C416, later to be renamed Edda Goelo, was delivered to Edda Wind on 26 March. C416 is of Salt 0358 design and the sister vessel of Edda Brint, delivered from Astilleros Balenciaga shipyard in […]

  • Diverse Marine Secures Financing for Eight Crew Transfer Vessels

    28 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    The UK shipbuilder Diverse Marine has introduced the Diverse Marine Client Finance Programme, its own finance and lease programme, through which it secured financing for an initial, but rolling, eight crew transfer vessels (CTVs). Funding for offshore wind CTVs has been challenging, said the company, and the Diverse Marine Client Finance Programme, designed initially for […]

  • Permitting Milestones for Finnish Offshore Wind Project’s Demo Phase

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

    The demonstration phase of the Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm extension project, being developed by Suomen Hyötytuuli in Finland, has been granted water and building permits. Tahkoluoto extension offshore wind farm will be located 4-22 kilometres off the coast of Pori, in Western Finland. The project is the world’s first offshore wind farm in frozen sea […]

  • 806 MW Vineyard Wind 1 Offshore Wind Farm Delivers First Power

    3 January 2024
    Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Vineyard Wind offshore wind project, being developed by Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), has delivered its first power to the New England grid in Massachusetts. As part of the initial commissioning process, on Tuesday 2 January 2024, one turbine delivered approximately 5 MW of power, with additional testing expected to happen both on and […]

  • 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 […]