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  • Tahkoluoto Offshore Cancels Demo Project, Moves Forward with Full-Scale Development in Finland

    9 January 2025
    Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Tahkoluoto Offshore Oy, the developer of the Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm extension project in Finland, has scrapped plans for a demonstration project that involved the installation of two 15 MW wind turbines. The purpose of the demo phase was to pilot large-scale offshore wind turbines, foundation concepts, and construction methods for deep waters (15-45 metres), […]

  • UK Unveils Measures to Fast-Track 16 GW of Offshore Wind

    30 January 2025
    Authorities, Environment, Planning & Permitting

    The UK government has unveiled measures to unlock up to 13 offshore wind projects, which could generate up to 16 GW of electricity and potentially bring GBP 20 billion (approximately EUR 23.9 billion) to GBP 30 billion (about EUR 35.8 billion) of investment in homegrown clean power. According to the UK government, ministers are streamlining […]

  • TenneT Opens EUR 5.3 Million Tender for CTV Services for Dutch Offshore Substations

    17 March 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain, Vessels

    TenneT is seeking crew transfer vessel (CTV) services for its offshore wind grid connections in the Netherlands, with CTVs required to travel between the port of Vlissingen or the port of IJmuiden to offshore high-voltage platforms in the Dutch North Sea. The Dutch transmission system operator (TSO) will award a contract estimated to be worth […]

  • TenneT Selects NKT Power Cable Systems for Two Projects in Germany

    27 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    The Dutch/German transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has selected NKT to provide high-voltage direct current (HVDC) on- and offshore power cable systems for two projects that are part of TenneT’s 2 GW programme. The contracts, valued at approximately EUR 1 billion, are set to be completed between 2026 and 2027, encompassing cable design, engineering, production, […]

  • UK Energy Secretary to Decide on Rampion 2 by Early February 2025

    7 November 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The UK Planning Inspectorate has submitted its recommendation report on Rampion 2, the proposed 1.2 GW extension to the existing 400 MW Rampion offshore wind farm in Sussex, to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, who now has three months to issue a decision. The inspectorate closed the examination period in […]

  • Heidmar Wins TenneT’s EUR 100 Million PSV Tender

    10 March 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Greece-headquartered tanker pool management firm, Heidmar, has signed a contract with TenneT under which Heidmar will provide a platform supply vessel (PSV) and crew for supply tours to TenneT’s offshore platforms in the German North Sea.  The contract was awarded following a tendering procedure that TenneT opened in August 2024, looking to charter a PSV with […]

  • TenneT Selects NextGeo for Marine Route Survey Offshore Netherlands

    18 December 2024
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    Italy’s Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has been awarded a contract by the Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT to carry out a marine route survey in the Netherlands. The contract, worth approximately EUR 43 million, involves extensive geophysical and geotechnical activities, both offshore and nearshore, in the Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone. Operational activities, scheduled to take […]

  • US Offshore Wind Supply Chain Spans 40 States, Report Says

    20 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Industry, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    According to a report released earlier this month, the US offshore wind supply chain spans 40 states as of December 2024, with 1,932 supplier contracts signed for offshore wind and offshore wind-related projects. The report, Offshore Energy at Work, issued by the US offshore renewable energy industry organisation, Oceantic Network on 15 January, shows that […]

  • TenneT Opts for Nokia Optical Network Tech for Eight 2 GW Dutch Offshore Platforms

    14 January 2025
    Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Technology

    TenneT has contracted Nokia to provide optical networking technology for eight new 2 GW offshore converter platforms in the Dutch North Sea that will transmit electricity generated by offshore wind farms to the Netherlands. The Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO) will use the communication network to monitor and manage the remote and uncrewed 2 GW […]

  • ECE Offshore, Jan De Nul to Collaborate on TenneT 2 GW Grid Connection Projects

    27 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    The Dutch company, ECE Offshore, has secured a contract with Jan De Nul Group to support cable laying and execution on the TenneT 2 GW grid connection projects. The scope of ECE Offshore is part of Jan De Nul’s framework agreement with the Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT on the German 2 GW grid […]

  • ScottishPower and Ørsted’s UK Offshore Wind Farm Celebrates Decade of Operation

    2 December 2024
    Fixed-Bottom

    The West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm, owned by ScottishPower and Ørsted, has passed ten years in operation since its commissioning in 2014. Built and operated as a 50/50 partnership, the 389 MW West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm was commissioned in 2014, with its 108 Siemens 3.6 MW turbines installed in the […]

  • Kent Wins Substation Design Contract for RWE’s UK Offshore Wind Farm Extension Project

    9 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    Kent, a global integrated energy services provider, has signed a new contract with Five Estuaries, being led by RWE, for a concept design study of an HVAC offshore substation platform for the offshore wind farm in the UK. Kent’s scope of work comprises conducting the offshore substation topside concept design and support structure foundation assessment […]

  • Dragados Grows Capacity in Spain for TenneT’s German Offshore Converter Stations

    14 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Offshore Platforms

    Dragados Offshore is planning to add a new production site with 400,000 square metres of space in Spain for the manufacturing of TenneT’s 2 GW offshore converter stations. The production site is currently being built in the southern Spanish coastal town of Algeciras (Campo de Gibraltar region). From 2026, two platform topsides will be built […]

  • BP, EnBW Tap Interocean for Work on UK Offshore Wind Projects

    4 February 2025
    Business & Finance

    Interocean Marine Services (Interocean) has secured a three-year contract to provide marine vetting and assurance to the Morgan, Mona, and Morven offshore wind projects in the UK. According to Interocean, the company has an extensive track record in delivering complex offshore projects across the offshore energy sectors, including high-value cargo transportation, mooring installation, and walk-to-work […]

  • UK Gov’t Grants GBP 55 Million to Scottish Port for Floating Wind Expansion

    6 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    The UK government has awarded more than GBP 55 million (about EUR 66 million) for the expansion of the Port of Cromarty Firth in Scotland. According to the government, this will enable the port to become the first in the UK capable of making floating offshore wind turbines on site and at scale. The Department […]

  • UPDATED: COD for 900 MW German Offshore Wind Farm Pushed Back from End-2025 to Early 2026

    6 December 2024
    Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 900 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm in Germany will be commissioned in the first quarter of 2026 instead of the initially planned fourth quarter of 2025 due to a delay in the grid connection construction. The cause of the grid connection delay can be traced back to 2020/2021 and the challenges in […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Produces First 14 MW Wind Turbine Nacelle Outside Europe

    12 November 2024
    Equipment, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Technology, Wind Turbines

    Siemens Gamesa has completed the manufacturing and testing of the first 14 MW wind turbine nacelle outside of Europe. Following the recent inauguration of its new nacelle production facility in Taichung, Taiwan, Siemens Gamesa finished the testing of the nacelle for the 14 MW wind turbines that will be installed at the Hai Long offshore […]

  • TGS Completes Soil Survey for Doordewind Offshore Wind Zone

    23 October 2024
    Business development, R&D, Research & Development

    TGS has carried out a three-dimensional Ultra High-Resolution Seismic (3D UHRS) soil survey in the Doordewind Wind Farm Zone in the Netherlands. Commissioned by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), the 3D UHRS soil survey was conducted in the North Sea for the first time from mid-June to the end of August 2024. According to RVO, […]

  • Malta Extends Pre-Qualification Period for Floating Wind Tender

    14 January 2025
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    Malta’s Ministry for Environment, Energy and Regeneration of the Grand Harbour (MEER) has extended the deadline for pre-qualification applications for the country’s first floating wind tender. Initially set to close on 28 March, the application period has now been prolonged until 6 June 2025. The government launched the public call seeking to pre-qualify potential developers […]

  • RoRo Offshore Vessel Rotra Futura Hits the Water

    26 November 2024
    Vessels

    The first of two offshore wind Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) vessels, the Rotra Future, designed to transport wind turbine components, has been launched at Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard in China. Concordia Damen has collaborated with Amasus, deugro Denmark, Siemens Gamesa, and DEKC Maritime in the development and construction of two RoRo vessels, namely Rotra Futura and Rotra Horizon. […]

  • GE Vernova Removing More Vineyard Wind Blades While Strengthening Others Following Inspections

    24 October 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Following a July blade failure incident, GE Vernova plans to remove some blades and strengthen others at the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm in the US. The companies are implementing the incident and response action plan, which was announced in August. The plan outlined steps to safely remove the remainder of the damaged blade […]

  • Deputy Head of Research Unit at EU’s DG Energy: ‘Relying on Targets and Assuming Jobs and Growth Will Follow Does Not Work’

    16 January 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Business development, Environment, Planning & Permitting

    Relying only on renewable energy targets and expecting the industry and economic growth would follow “does not work”, Mark van Stiphout, Deputy Head of Unit for Research, Innovation, Competitiveness and Digitalisation at European Commission’s DG Energy, said during a panel session about green growth at Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) in November 2024. Van […]

  • SeaRenergy to Provide Offshore Infrastructure Services to Siemens Energy

    27 September 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    SeaRenergy has been awarded a multi-year contract by Siemens Energy to provide offshore infrastructure services for a minimum of thirteen converter platforms – nine in the German Bight, starting with BorWin5, and four in the UK sector of the North Sea. The scope of work covers integrated onshore and offshore logistic and support services, which […]

  • Vestas, TKF Secure Contracts for 1.1 GW Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm

    13 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    Inch Cape Offshore Limited, a joint venture between Red Rock Power Limited and ESB, has awarded TKF a turnkey contract to supply and install inter-array cables at the Inch Cape offshore wind farm. Additionally, Vestas has secured a firm order to deliver its V236-15.0 MW wind turbines to the 1.1 GW Scottish project. The firm […]

  • DEME to Install Inter-Array Cables, Secondary Steel on OranjeWind Project in Netherlands

    25 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    DEME has been awarded a contract to carry out the transport and installation of inter-array cables and secondary steel for the 800 MW OranjeWind offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Scheduled to start in the second half of 2026, DEME will deploy offshore and cable installation vessels, a hopper dredger and a fallpipe vessel, as […]

  • Siemens Gamesa to Use Salzgitter Steel for Thor Wind Turbine Towers

    17 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Industry, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Ilsenburger Grobblech (ILG), a subsidiary of Germany’s Salzgitter, and Siemens Gamesa have signed a contract for the delivery of heavy plates for the construction of wind towers that will be installed at the RWE’s Thor offshore wind farm in Denmark. Under the contract, the company will deliver around 25,000 tonnes of heavy plates for the […]