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  • 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 […]

  • Delaware Senate Discussing Bill that Would Allow US Wind to Build Substations After County Denied Permit

    3 June 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    A new bill that has been introduced in the Delaware Senate could bring US Wind’s plan to build onshore substations for its offshore wind farm(s) in Sussex County back on track. Introduced on 21 May and discussed by the Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee on 2 June, the bill would void the Sussex County […]

  • Work Starting on Kishorn Port’s Upgrade to House Floating Wind Foundation Manufacturing

    13 June 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Floating Wind, Foundations, Ports & Logistics, Supply Chain

    Construction work is scheduled to start on 16 June on the expansion of Kishorn Port, which will increase the size of the dry dock and reclaim land to create capacity at the Scottish port for the manufacture of concrete floating offshore wind foundations. The upgrade will enable the port to provide full integration, with laydown, […]

  • After Maiden Job in the Netherlands, China’s First Subsea Cable Shuttle Barge Going to UK

    24 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    China’s first dedicated long-range heavy subsea cable transport barge has completed its inaugural mission at an offshore wind project and will undergo maintenance before embarking on a new mission. Chinese power cable specialist Orient Cable launched the barge named Dongfang Haigong 07 (DFHG 07) in October 2023. Designed to transport various types of subsea cables, including those […]

  • BP Withdraws Beacon Wind Transmission Application

    21 February 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    BP has withdrawn the application for the transmission system that would connect its Beacon Wind offshore wind project, planned to be built off New York, to the grid on land. The application, submitted in 2022, concerns the transmission infrastructure that was planned to run from the boundary of New York State territorial waters to a […]

  • Agreement Signed for First Offshore Wind-Powered Underwater Data Centre in China

    11 June 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Innovation, Technology

    A newly launched project in China is set to build what the project partners say will be the world’s first commercial underwater data centre powered by offshore wind. The project will be developed in two phases, with the first phase being a demonstration facility and the second phase scaling up the capacity to commercial scale. […]

  • PaxOcean Clinches Deal for New Cable Laying Vessel to Bolster Japan’s Offshore Wind

    8 January 2025
    Business development, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    Singapore-based shipbuilding player PaxOcean has landed a contract with Japan’s Penta-Ocean Construction to construct a 14,000 deadweight tonnage (DWT) cable laying vessel (CLV), seen as a “key project” in Japan’s offshore wind industry. According to PaxOcean, the vessel is expected to be delivered in February 2028. The deal was formalised on 3 December 2024, with the signing […]

  • 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 […]

  • BorWin Epsilon Offshore Platform Installed

    19 May 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates

    BorWin epsilon offshore converter platform, part of TenneT’s BorWin5 grid connection that will link EnBW’s He Dreiht offshore wind farm with the German grid on land, has been installed at its designated site in the North Sea. The installation of both the jacket foundation and the topside was carried out by Allseas’ vessel Pioneering Spirit. Earlier […]

  • GE Vernova to Build Up to 18 MW Offshore Wind Test Turbine in Norway

    4 July 2025
    Business development, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) has granted GE Vernova’s subsidiary Georgine Wind permission to build and operate an 18 MW test turbine in Gulen municipality. The project, which is part of a test programme to advance offshore wind technology, will feature an up to 18 MW turbine, with a maximum tip height […]

  • Lawsuit Filed to Stop Avangrid’s New England Offshore Wind Projects

    29 May 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    Several fishing and environmental groups in the US have filed a suit in federal court saying that the Departments of Interior and Commerce and their sub-agencies violated the law when they approved the Record of Decision (ROD) for Avangrid’s New England Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farms. A consortium comprising ACK for Whales, environmental […]

  • France Kicks Off Consultation for AO10 Offshore Wind Tender

    24 March 2025
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The French Directorate General for Energy and Climate (DGEC) has launched a consultation on proposals for the country’s tenth offshore wind call for tenders (AO10), which is expected to award around 9 GW of capacity. A call for tenders is set to be launched in the upcoming months, aimed at awarding contracts for the development […]

  • VARD Picks Brunvoll Thrusters for Taiwan-Bound Subsea Construction Vessel

    27 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Grid Connection, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Norway’s VARD has selected Brunvoll’s extensive propulsion and manoeuvring system for a new offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV) it is building for Taiwan-based Dong Fang Offshore (DFO). The 121.3-metre-long vessel of VARD 3 39 design is said to be a highly versatile platform designed and equipped for subsea operation duties, offshore wind operations and maintenance […]

  • SMST Equipment for Deutsche Offshore’s C-CSOV Fleet

    15 April 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Supply Chain, Vessels

    SMST will supply mission equipment for the construction-commissioning service operation vessels (C-CSOVs) that will be operated by Deutsche Offshore, a joint venture between Schoeller Holdings and Deutsche Offshore Schifffahrt (DOS). For the new vessels, the Dutch vessel equipment provider will supply its Telescopic Access Bridge (TAB-L2) gangway system as well as the 50-tonne Offshore Knuckle […]

  • Intertek Completes Risk Assessment for Five Danish Offshore Wind Export Cables

    21 February 2025
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection

    Quality assurance provider Intertek, on behalf of the Danish transmission system operator Energinet, has carried out a risk assessment for five export cables that will be part of offshore wind farms planned to be built in the Danish sectors of the North and Baltic Seas. The export cables that were the subject of the assessment […]

  • Polish Company to Build Offshore Substation for Ocean Winds’ BC-Wind Project

    31 March 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Ocean Winds has selected CRIST Offshore to deliver the offshore substation for the BC-Wind offshore wind farm in Poland. According to Ocean Winds, this is the first Tier 1 agreement the developer concluded with a Polish supplier for its 390 MW BC-Wind project. Under the agreement, CRIST Offshore will be responsible for the design, construction and […]

  • 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 […]

  • Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier Offshore Wind Farm Produces First Power

    4 June 2025
    Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 488 MW Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier (EMYN) offshore wind farm has started supplying green electricity to the French grid, only a few weeks after the installation of the first turbine. Following a successful initial testing phase that began on 23 May, the wind farm’s first Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbines are now connected to […]

  • Offshore Wind Common Goal in Netherlands as 75 Pct of Electricity in 2032 Expected to Come from Wind Farms in Dutch North Sea

    3 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Industry, Vessels

    In 2032, 75 per cent of all electricity produced in the Netherlands will come from offshore wind as the country will continue powering ahead with permitting and deploying wind farms in its North Sea waters, even with the change of cabinet. This is according to Jan Vos, Chairman of NedZero, who discussed the Dutch offshore […]

  • VARD Building 121-Metre Taiwan-Bound Subsea Construction Vessel

    4 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Norway’s VARD has signed a EUR 113.5 million contract with Taiwan-based Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) to design and build an offshore subsea construction vessel that will be dedicated to performing work in the offshore wind and telecom sectors, with the contract also including options. The 121.3-metre-long vessel of VARD 3 39 design is said to […]

  • Delaware, US Wind Sign USD 128 Million Worth of Agreements

    7 January 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    Delaware Governor John Carney and officials from the state’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) have signed three agreements valued at more than USD 128 million (approximately EUR 123 million) with US Wind, which recently received federal approval for its Maryland offshore wind development that will power the Delmarva Peninsula. The Delaware state […]

  • New Jersey Exploring Alternative Uses for Its Offshore Wind Port

    18 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Ports & Logistics

    The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), which has developed the New Jersey Wind Port on behalf of the New Jersey State, is assessing options and alternatives for the hub-style port for offshore wind as the market is facing challenges. The offshore wind port is located in Lower Alloways Creek, Salem County, and is being […]

  • Denmark Cancels 3 GW Offshore Wind Tender, Gov’t Eyes Auction with State Subsidies

    31 January 2025
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    Denmark has suspended all ongoing offshore wind tenders as the current no-subsidy model is not working under current market conditions, said Lars Aagaard, Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities on Friday. Additionally, the government has initiated preparatory work to retender up to 3 GW of offshore wind this year. This follows an unsuccessful tender for […]

  • Seaway7 Lands Inch Cape Transportation and Installation Job

    17 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain

    Seaway7, part of the Subsea7 Group, has been awarded a contract by Inch Cape Offshore Limited (ICOL), a joint venture between ESB and Red Rock Renewables, for the transport and installation of pin-pile jacket foundations and transition pieces (TPs) for the 1.1 GW offshore wind project. The deal is worth between USD 150 million and […]

  • Japan Awards Offshore Wind Sites to JERA-Led Consortium & BP and Partners

    24 December 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The JERA-led consortium and BP, along with its consortium partners, have been granted exclusive rights to develop two offshore wind farms in Japan’s territorial waters. The awarded sites are part of the country’s 3rd auction round, where a total capacity of 1.1 GW has been granted for development. BP and its consortium partners, Marubeni Corporation, […]

  • AI-Powered Cargo Drones Tested at Vattenfall’s German Offshore Wind Farms

    25 February 2025
    Business development, Innovation, Operations & Maintenance

    Offshore service provider Ampelmann, Dutch Applied Scientific Research Institute (TNO), and offshore wind developer Vattenfall recently tested AI-powered cargo drones at Vattenfall’s offshore wind farms DanTysk and Sandbank in the German North Sea.  Cargo drones can transport materials and equipment from a service operation vessel (SOV) to wind turbines, reducing the need for vessels to go […]