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  • More than Half of Dogger Bank A Wind Turbines Now In Place

    29 April 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    More than half of the wind turbines at Dogger Bank A, the first phase of the UK’s 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm, have been installed. So far, 52 of the 95 GE Haliade-X 13 MW wind turbines that Dogger Bank A will feature are in place, according to a Notice to Mariners from the […]

  • First Building Blocks Set for World’s First Artificial Island in Belgian North Sea (Video)

    30 April 2025
    Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Offshore Platforms

    Construction has begun on the Princess Elisabeth Island, the world’s first energy island, in the Belgian North Sea, with the first two of 23 caissons already submerged at their final location. The work is being carried out on behalf of grid operator Elia Transmission Belgium by TM Edison, a joint venture between DEME and Jan De […]

  • TFK Delivers First Onshore Cables for Bałtyk 2 & Bałtyk 3 Offshore Wind Farms in Poland

    28 January 2025
    Cables, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Onshore Infrastructure, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    The first batches of high-voltage (HV) 220 kV and extra-high-voltage (EHV) 400 kV onshore cables have been delivered for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms, which are being jointly developed by Equinor and Polenergia. Poland’s Tele-Fonika Kable (TFK) delivered the first 24 drums, with a total weight of 310 tonnes, to Equinor […]

  • Leading Light Wind Requests Another Delay Due to Equipment Challenges

    6 January 2025
    Authorities, Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain

    The developer of the 2.4 GW Leading Light Wind project off the coast of New Jersey, the US, is requesting an additional delay for the project’s contract due to difficulties in securing essential equipment. Leading Light Wind, developed by Invenergy and its partner energyRe, already received one pause on its project from the New Jersey […]

  • 900 MW DolWin Epsilon Platform to Begin Journey to German North Sea

    29 May 2025
    Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    The 900 MW DolWin epsilon platform is getting ready to sail into the German North Sea, the transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT announced on 28 May. After three years of construction at Seatrium’s shipyard in Singapore, the 82-metre-long platform has covered approximately 13,000 nautical miles to Norway in 60 days. There, the structure received its […]

  • Axess Wins Cable Installation Contract for 50Hertz German Grid Connection Project

    7 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Grid Connection

    Axess Technologies has been awarded a cable installation contract by Greece-headquartered Hellenic Cables for the Ostwind 3 grid connection project, located in the German Baltic Sea. The scope of work comprises planning and pulling internal platform cables into the offshore high-voltage (HV) substation, covering both 66 kV and 220 kV cable systems. The engineering phase […]

  • TenneT Inks Grid Connection Agreement for 2 GW Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

    3 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    Transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has signed a realisation agreement with the consortium of pension fund ABP, pension investor APG, and wind energy developer SSE for the Dutch offshore grid connection of the 2 GW IJmuiden Ver Alpha wind farm. The realisation agreement enables the development and construction of the physical grid infrastructure required to […]

  • UK, Netherlands to Connect Grids via Nederwiek 3 Offshore Wind Farm

    6 January 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Planning & Permitting

    Dutch Climate and Green Growth Minister Sophie Hermans has included LionLink, said to be the first direct-current hybrid interconnector, in the country’s latest Offshore Wind Energy Development Framework. LionLink will use the offshore grid connection of the Nederwiek 3 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands to connect to both the Dutch and the UK onshore […]

  • New York Greenlights Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 Transmission Facilities

    14 February 2025
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Onshore Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting

    Equinor has been granted approval by the New York State Public Service Commission (NYPSC) to build and operate offshore and onshore transmission facilities for the 816 MW Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project. The overall transmission line for the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project runs approximately 17.5 miles (about 28 kilometres) from the boundary […]

  • Belgian TSO Delays HVDC Contract Signing for Princess Elisabeth Island Due to Price Surge

    5 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Offshore Platforms

    Elia Transmission Belgium (ETB) has decided to temporarily postpone the signing of the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) contracts for Princess Elisabeth Island due to the price increase for the HVDC infrastructure, according to the Belgium transmission system operator (TSO). Princess Elisabeth Island will be the first artificial energy island in the world to combine both […]

  • First Hornsea 3 Offshore Converter Station En Route to Europe

    7 April 2025
    Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first of two offshore converter station topsides, planned to be installed at the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK, is on its way to Europe following the sailway from Map Ta Phut, Thailand. The topside, completed by Ørsted’s Thailand-based team in partnership with Aibel and Hitachi Energy, is now on a 55-day […]

  • Sleipnir Lowers Hollandse Kust West Beta Topside Into Place

    22 May 2025
    Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    Heerema Marine Contractors’ crane vessel, Sleipnir, has installed the topside for TenneT’s Hollandse Kust West Beta substation platform in the Netherlands. The installation of the Hollandse Kust West Beta topside took place on 21 May, some 50 kilometres off the coast of Egmond aan Zee. From this autumn, the seventh 700 MW grid connection will also […]

  • Construction Starts on HVAC Infrastructure for Belgian Offshore Energy Hub

    20 June 2025
    Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The construction of the high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) infrastructure has begun with a first steel cut ceremony at the HSM Offshore Energy yard in Schiedam, the Netherlands. The HVAC modules will be directly installed on the Princess Elisabeth offshore energy hub (MOG2) in Belgium. The HVAC substations will house essential components such as power transformers […]

  • Ørsted Connects First Greater Changhua 2b & 4 Onshore Substation to Grid

    18 April 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first onshore substation of the 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind project in Taiwan has been connected to the Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) onshore substation in the Changhua Coastal Industrial Park. The energisation of the onshore substation for the Greater Changhua 2b part of the project was delivered by Ørsted’s EPC contractor […]

  • Nexans, TenneT Sign EUR 1 Billion LanWin2 Offshore Grid Connection Contract

    15 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Supply Chain

    Nexans has secured the contract for the LanWin2 offshore grid connection in Germany, valued at EUR 1 billion, under the framework agreement TenneT awarded the French subsea cable supplier in May 2023. The project involves the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) of 250 kilometres of 525 kV high-voltage direct current, cross-linked polyethylene (HVDC XLPE) […]

  • GHD Wins FEED Deal for 2 GW Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm

    4 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain

    GHD has been selected to provide the electrical front-end engineering design (FEED) for Ocean Winds’ Caledonia offshore wind farm in Scotland. GHD’s involvement includes evaluating two turbine designs and developing the FEED for key electrical components such as inter-array cables, the offshore high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) substation, power-system configuration, export cables, landfall and transition bays, […]

  • LS Cable & System, Jan De Nul, and Denys to Supply Cables for TenneT’s German Grid Connection Project

    2 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Onshore Infrastructure

    A consortium comprising LS Cable & System, Jan De Nul, and Denys has received a letter of allocation (LOA) from German/Dutch transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT for the supply of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cables for the BalWin5 grid connection project in Germany. Under the LOA, the consortium will be responsible for the manufacture, transport, […]

  • Aker Solutions to Deliver Foundation for Germany’s BalWin2 Offshore Grid Connection

    2 June 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Dragados Offshore to deliver the steel substructure for the 2 GW high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter station for the BalWin2 offshore wind grid connection in Germany. The contract is worth between NOK 1.5 billion (approximately EUR 130 million) and NOK 2.5 billion (about EUR 216 million), as per […]

  • 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 […]

  • Aker Solutions Wins Contract for 2 GW German Offshore Wind Project

    11 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Foundations, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Spain’s Dragados Offshore to deliver the steel substructure for the 2 GW BalWin1 converter station in the German North Sea. The contract also includes an option for the BalWin2 steel substructure. The contract is worth between NOK 1.5 billion (approximately EUR 130 million) and NOK 2.5 billion (about […]

  • Offshore Cabling Work Kicks Off at EnBW’s He Dreiht Wind Farm

    12 March 2025
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    EnBW is laying the first submarine cable of the internal wind farm cabling that connects all 64 Vestas V236-15.0 MW turbines of the 960 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm. Seaway7 has been commissioned with the task. In 2022, EnBW awarded the company an engineering, procurement, installation, and commissioning (EPIC) contract for the inter-array cables for the He […]

  • Navantia Loads Out Dogger Bank C Offshore Substation Jacket

    1 April 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Spain’s Navantia Seanergies has completed the load-out of the High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) substation jacket for the 1.2 GW Dogger Bank C offshore wind platform in the UK. The load-out of the substation jacket, which will be installed at the Dogger Bank Wind Farm developed by SSE Renewables, Equinor, and Vårgrønn, was completed at […]

  • Ocean Winds Awards Onshore Substation Contract for Polish Offshore Project

    21 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Supply Chain

    Ocean Winds has awarded P&Q a contract to build the onshore substation for its 390 MW BC-Wind offshore wind project in the Polish Baltic Sea. The contract covers the design, construction, installation, and commissioning of an onshore substation for integration into the national power system in the Choczewo municipality in the northern Pomeranian province. The […]

  • Eiffage Taking Over Dutch Offshore Substation Manufacturer

    1 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Foundations, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    Eiffage, through Smulders, has moved to take full ownership of HSM Offshore Energy, the Netherlands-based manufacturer of offshore platforms and their substructures. The companies said in a joint press release that they signed an agreement on 31 March, under which Eiffage would acquire 100 per cent of HSM Offshore Energy, with the transaction subject to […]

  • Hitachi Energy to Supply Power Equipment to Ørsted’s Hornsea 4 Offshore Wind Farm

    23 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    Hitachi Energy has received an order from Ørsted to provide the power electronics technology to integrate 2.4 GW of electricity from the Hornsea 4 offshore wind farm into the UK grid. The order, which is subject to the final investment decision, will see Hitachi Energy supply a grid-forming solution that employs its grid stabilisation technology, […]

  • Gode Wind 3 Enters Commercial Operation

    6 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farm in the German North Sea is now fully commissioned, following the completion of the final testing on 28 February. The offshore wind farm, jointly owned by Ørsted and Nuveen Infrastructure, comprises 23 Siemens Gamesa 11 MW wind turbines which, with a rotor diameter of 200 metres, are currently […]