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  • French Port Reveals Floating Wind Plans

    6 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Floating Wind, Ports & Logistics

    The shareholders of the Port of Brest in France, including the Brittany Region, Brest Métropole and the Western Brittany Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIMBO), have signed an agreement that will see EUR 900 million invested in developments heavily focusing on the energy transition, including establishing the port as a major player in floating wind. Under […]

  • Van Oord Installs All Baltic Eagle Foundations and Inter-Array Cables

    20 December 2023
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has completed the installation of all foundations and inter-array cables at Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in the German sector of the Baltic Sea. The heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen installed the final monopile in September and the company has now put all the transition pieces (TPs) in place. The TPs were installed […]

  • EEW Korea to Supply Pin Piles for 532 MW Anma Offshore Wind Project

    7 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Supply Chain

    EEW Korea Heavy Pipe Construction (EEW KHPC) has signed a preferred supply agreement (PSA) with Anma Offshore Wind for the fabrication and supply of pin piles for the 532 MW offshore wind farm in South Korea. In this project, EEW KHPC plans to manufacture and supply 60 pin piles, a substructure that supports a 14 […]

  • Dajin Ships First Batch of Wind Turbine Towers for Moray West

    3 April 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Dajin Heavy Industry has sent off the first batch of three wind turbine towers for the Moray West offshore wind farm, the company said on 3 April via social media. According to Dajin Heavy Industry, the company is the first Chinese supplier to deliver towers for 14 MW offshore wind turbines to the European wind […]

  • First Steel Cut for RWE’s Nordseecluster A Offshore Substation

    4 April 2024
    Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first steel has been cut for RWE’s Nordseecluster NC 2 offshore substation which is being built by Atlantique Offshore Energy, the marine energy business unit of French company Chantiers de l’Atlantique. The Nordseecluster will be constructed in two phases, Nordseecluster A and Nordseecluster B, each comprising two offshore wind farms. The sites of Phase A […]

  • Moray West Wind Turbine Components Arriving at Port of Nigg

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

    The first Siemens Gamesa wind turbine blades and tower components for Ocean Winds’ Moray West offshore wind farm have arrived at the Port of Nigg in Scotland. The 882 MW offshore wind farm, developed by Ocean Winds, will comprise 60 wind turbines and will be the first project to feature Siemens Gamesa’s SG 14-222 DD model. The turbines […]

  • Prysmian Lands EUR 5 Billion Cable Job for Projects Offshore Germany

    15 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    Italy-headquartered Prysmian has finalized three contracts worth in aggregate around EUR 5 billion with the transmission system operator (TSO) Amprion for BalWin1 and BalWin2 offshore grid connection systems and the DC34 underground cable project in Germany. According to Prysmian, this package deal is the largest in value and in km of cable ever awarded to […]

  • Euroports, Van Oord, and Smulders Set Sights on New Offshore Wind Port in Latvia

    26 April 2024
    Business development, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Research & Development

    Euroports has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its consortium partners Van Oord and Smulders to investigate the development of a new offshore wind port in Liepaja, Latvia. In response to the growing offshore wind farm developments in the Baltics and the associated lack of port capacity, Euroports and its partners see an opportunity […]

  • CS Wind Vietnam Rolls Out First Towers for South Korean Offshore Wind Farm

    15 April 2024
    Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    CS Wind’s yard in Ba Ria Vung Tau, Vietnam, has produced the first wind turbine tower for an offshore wind farm that Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and SK E&S are building in South Korea. According to a social media post by Stuart Livesey, CEO of Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP) Vietnam, CS Wind is manufacturing towers […]

  • Prysmian Completes Neart na Gaoithe Cabling Job Offshore Scotland

    5 April 2024
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Italy-headquartered Prysmian has concluded the installation of submarine and land power cables to connect the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm to the Scottish mainland power grid. The offshore wind project is now in the testing and commissioning phase and the system is scheduled to go live during 2024. Prysmian designed, supplied, and […]

  • Chinese Fabricator Delivers Final Batch of Moray West XXL Monopiles

    23 November 2023
    Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    China’s Dajin Heavy Industry has delivered the final batch of eight XXL monopiles for the 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland. In June 2022, Dajin Heavy Industry was contracted by the wind farm’s developer, Ocean Winds, to supply 48 XXL monopiles for the project. The units weigh about 2,000 tonnes and have […]

  • Havfram Shuts Down Development Unit, Shifts Focus to Offshore Wind Transport and Installation

    6 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Industry

    Norway-based Havfram has decided to wind up its business unit dedicated to the early-phase development of offshore wind farms, Kontiki Winds. Moving forward, the company said it would fully focus on the offshore wind transport and installations market. The news came a day after Havfram revealed that Kontiki Winds was ending its collaboration with RWE […]

  • First Hai Long Offshore Substation Sets Sail for Taiwan Strait

    24 April 2024
    Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first of two offshore substations built for the Hai Long 2 and Hai Long 3 offshore wind projects has set sail from Vung Tau, Vietnam, and is en route to the Taiwan Strait. A consortium comprising Semco Maritime and PTSC Mechanical & Construction (PTSC M&C) is responsible for delivering the two offshore substations for […]

  • Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and PetroVietnam Partner in Vietnam

    8 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Denmark’s Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) through its Growth Market Funds, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vietnam’s oil, gas, and renewable energy group, PetroVietnam to launch a collaboration on renewable energy and offshore wind. Under the MoU, the two companies will exchange knowledge and best practices on energy transition issues including technology, supply […]

  • Nexans, TenneT Get Things Rolling on BalWin3 and LanWin4 Offshore Grid Connections

    19 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection

    TenneT and Nexans, which signed framework agreements for three offshore grid connections last year, have now signed a call-off contract for the BalWin3 and LanWin3 projects, each of which will have a capacity of 2 GW and will link offshore wind farms to the German grid. In May 2023, TenneT awarded NKT, Nexans, and a […]

  • First Offshore Substation Soon to Be Installed at Moray West

    11 December 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Work on the installation of the two offshore substations (OSS) at the Moray West offshore wind farm site has started, with Boskalis’s DP installation vessel Bokalift 1 currently moored in the Port of Nigg with the components for the first OSS on board. The Moray West project team notified about the commencement of the OSS […]

  • US Greenlights First Offshore Wind Project to Connect to New York’s Grid

    14 March 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor has been granted authorisation from the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to link the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project directly into New York’s transmission system. Approved on 1 March, the Large Generator Interconnection Agreement (LGIA) executed between Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 project, New York ISO (NYISO), and Consolidated Edison Company of New […]

  • DEME Wins ‘Most Extensive’ Cabling Contract in Company’s History

    18 April 2024
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    Cable solutions provider Prysmian has selected DEME to provide the engineering and installation works for the IJmuiden Ver Alpha and Nederwiek 1 offshore grid systems in the Netherlands. This is the most extensive cabling award in DEME’s history and marks the company’s first project involving Prysmian’s 525 kV HVDC cable technology, featuring increased transmission capacity, […]

  • Seven INTOG Offshore Wind Projects Ink Exclusivity Agreements

    29 November 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Crown Estate Scotland has confirmed that seven offshore wind projects have signed Exclusivity Agreements as part of the Innovation and Targeted Oil & Gas (INTOG) leasing round. The seven projects join the five Innovation projects that secured Exclusivity Agreements earlier this year, bringing the number of INTOG projects to 12 out of the 13 agreements […]

  • Van Oord to Build Offshore Wind Support Base in Latvia’s Port of Liepaja

    21 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Ports & Logistics

    Van Oord and Liepaja Special Economic Zone (LSEZ) have signed a contract for the construction of an offshore wind farm support base and an oversized cargo terminal in Latvia’s Port of Liepaja. “The offshore wind energy support base in the Port of Liepaja will promote economic development and attract significant foreign investments aimed at sustainable […]

  • Azerbaijan and WindEurope Form Offshore Wind Pact

    5 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Industry, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    WindEurope and the Azerbaijan Renewable Energy Agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance the deployment of onshore and offshore wind energy in Azerbaijan and the wider Caspian Sea area.  By signing the memorandum WindEurope and the Azerbaijan Renewable Energy Agency pledge to cooperate in several different areas including the establishment of competition criteria […]

  • Siemens Gamesa’s Cuxhaven Factory Produces First 14 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Nacelles

    26 February 2024
    Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Siemens Gamesa has rolled out the first 14 MW wind turbine nacelles at its Cuxhaven plant in Germany as the production of wind turbine components for the Moray West offshore wind farm is currently underway. The first batch of nacelles is now awaiting shipment and installation at the Moray West project site offshore Scotland, Siemens […]

  • BW Ideol, ABP to Explore Serial Production of Floating Wind Foundations at Port Talbot

    12 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Floating Wind, Foundations, Manufacturing, Ports & Logistics, Supply Chain

    BW Ideol and Associated British Ports (ABP) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will see the manufacturer of concrete floating wind foundations and ABP investigating the feasibility of serial production at Port Talbot. The MOU has been signed in preparation for the Celtic Sea leasing round, BW Ideol said on Monday (11 December). […]

  • Masdar Secures Financing for Baltic Eagle Offshore Wind Farm Stake

    18 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom

    Abu Dhabi-based Masdar has achieved close on the financing of its 49 per cent shareholding in the 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany. According to Masdar, the total lending package amounted to EUR 488 million, with participation from ABN AMRO, Credit Agricole CIB, ING, Santander, and Siemens Bank. The Baltic Eagle offshore wind […]

  • O2 Telefónica to Buy Electricity from Iberdrola’s German Offshore Wind Farm

    26 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Iberdrola Deutschland and O2 Telefónica have signed a long-term power purchase agreement to supply renewable power from the 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. Under the 15-year agreement, Iberdrola will supply 3,000 GWh of renewable energy to O2 Telefónica from the Baltic Eagle offshore wind project, starting in 2025. […]

  • Construction of World’s First Energy Island About to Start

    27 March 2024
    Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Project Updates

    Offshore construction work on Princess Elisabeth Island, the world’s first energy island, is expected to start soon in the Belgian sector of the North Sea as cardinal buoys have been deployed to demarcate an exclusion zone within which only vessels working on the energy island will be allowed, according to a Notice to Mariners issued […]