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  • 13 Projects in Danish Open-Door Scheme Moving Forward, All Demo Projects Cleared to Resume

    4 July 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has resumed case processing of three offshore wind farms laid out in the Marine Plan, issued last month, and all pending applications for test projects under the open-door scheme as it has been concluded that they are not in violation of EU regulations, which last month led to Denmark terminating […]

  • Baltic Power Issues Operations and Maintenance Tender

    24 November 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain

    Baltic Power, a joint venture between Poland’s Orlen Group and Canada’s Northland Power, has launched a request for information (RFI) as part of the tender process for operations and maintenance (O&M) work for the 1.2 GW offshore wind project in the Polish Baltic Sea. The work scope has been divided into the following areas: above-water wind […]

  • SSE Renewables Calls for More Use of Non-Price Criteria in Offshore Wind Auctions

    16 June 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    SSE Renewables is calling on European governments and regulators and internationally to make greater use of non-price criteria (NPC) in offshore wind energy auctions, whether for seabed or for contracts for difference (CfD). The renewable energy company said that the use of non-price criteria in auctions for new offshore wind can help support a sustainable […]

  • Avangrid, CIP Secure USD 1.2 Billion in Capital for Vineyard Wind 1

    26 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Denmark-based Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Avangrid have secured a USD 1.2 billion first-of-its-kind tax equity package for the 800 MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind project in the US. The investment transaction, which CIP said is the largest single asset tax equity financing and the first for a commercial-scale offshore wind project, was reached […]

  • Fourth Phase Could Bring 2 GW More to World’s Already Largest Offshore Wind Farm Under Construction

    26 September 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Green Hydrogen, Planning & Permitting, Power-to-X, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Dogger Bank D, the potential fourth phase of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm, whose first three phases totalling 3.6 GW are currently being built, is planned to have a generation capacity of around 2 GW. If built, the fourth phase would bring the total installed capacity of the UK project – already the world’s largest […]

  • Finnish Offshore Wind Project Digs Deep 

    11 October 2023
    Business development, Research & Development

    Suomen Hyötytuuli has made seabed test excavations at a depth of 43 metres, deeper than ever before in Finland, at the Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm expansion project site, said the developer. The Tahkoluoto demonstration project wind turbines will be placed in waters deeper than ever before in Finland, according to the developer. The dense moraine […]

  • Van Oord Awarded Two New Offshore Wind Contracts Worth More than Half a Billion Euros in Total

    8 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has been awarded contracts for Baltic Power offshore wind farm in Poland and Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farm in Taiwan valued at more than EUR 500 million. For the Baltic Power offshore wind project in the Polish Baltic Sea, Van Oord will transport and install 78 foundations, including 76 monopile […]

  • Scale Up Smarter, Not Harder – Why Offshore Wind Ambitions Can Be Met More Efficiently if Turbine Growth Is Paused

    28 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Foundations, Industry, Infrastructure, Innovation, Manufacturing, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Research & Development, Supply Chain, Technology, Vessels, Wind Turbines

    The following article is a guest post by Fred van Beers, CEO Sif Netherlands B.V., & Anne Vedel, SVP Product Solutions & Integration, Vestas. The looming climate crisis and an acute need for independence from Russian oil and gas have massively accelerated European appetite for offshore wind. Governments keep raising ambitions and underlining the importance […]

  • NKT Receives Baltic Power Export Cable Order

    14 August 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    After working on finalising the agreement for export cables for the Baltic Power offshore wind farm in Poland this summer, the cable supplier NKT has now signed the order for the Polish project. In June, NKT said it was finalising the contract with Baltic Power, the joint venture the Polish PKN Orlen and Canadian Northland […]

  • NKT Finalising Cable Contract for 1.2 GW Baltic Power Offshore Wind Farm

    6 June 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    NKT has announced that it is finalising the power cable contract for the 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind farm in Poland. For NKT, the order is expected to have a value of more than EUR 120 million (more than EUR 110 million in std. metal prices) and will comprise the design and production of […]

  • Seaway7 Signs USD 500+ Million Contract for East Anglia Three Offshore Wind Farm

    30 June 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway7 has signed a contract with ScottishPower Renewables, Iberdrola’s UK arm, for the transport and installation of foundations and inter-array cables for the 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm. The deal is worth between USD 500 million and USD 750 million, as per Subsea7’s definition of a very large contract and the classification […]

  • Vestas Pens Conditional Agreement for 1.2 GW Polish Offshore Wind Project

    11 August 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Denmark-headquartered Vestas has signed a conditional agreement with PKN Orlen and Northland Power to deliver wind turbines for the 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind farm in Poland. If and when the agreement translates into a firm and unconditional order, Vestas will disclose this in a company announcement in accordance with the company’s disclosure policy, […]

  • Crown Estate Reports Record Profit as UK Round 4 Offshore Wind Option Fees Start Pouring In

    29 June 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    The Crown Estate has reported a record net revenue profit of GBP 442.6 million (around EUR 512 million) for the financial year 2022/23 thanks to earnings from option fees that the developers of the Round 4 offshore wind farms started paying this year. Offshore wind has also boosted the value of The Crown Estate’s wider […]

  • The next step for offshore wind and the role of vessels specifically designed for floating offshore wind

    21 November 2023
    Floating Wind, Innovation, Offshore Platforms, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Transition, Vessels

    The global energy landscape is undergoing a significant transformation as the demand for clean, renewable energy sources continues to grow. Wind power, in particular, is playing a pivotal role in this transition. Offshore wind farms have proven to be a highly effective means of generating electricity. To facilitate the expansion of offshore wind energy, efficient, […]

  • Bladt Industries, Semco Maritime Ink EPCI Contract for Baltic Power Offshore Substations

    13 October 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Bladt Industries and Semco Maritime have signed an EPCI contract for the two offshore substations for the Polish Baltic Power offshore wind project, after being awarded the preferred supplier status last year by the joint venture between Orlen Group and Northland Power which is building the 1.1 GW offshore wind farm. The Baltic Power developer […]

  • Baltic Power Taps Smulders for Transition Pieces

    19 October 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Supply Chain

    Smulders Projects Belgium, a subsidiary of Smulders, has been awarded a contract for the supply of transition pieces for the Baltic Power offshore wind farm in Poland. Under the contract signed with Baltic Power, a joint venture between Orlen and Northland Power, Smulders will be responsible for the supply of 76 transition pieces for the […]

  • South Australian Gov’t Rejects Offshore Wind Project Application, Asks Federal Gov’t to Move Declared Development Zone Out of State Waters

    5 September 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Wind Farm Update

    The South Australian (SA) government has rejected a proposal by Skyborn Renewables and Australis Energy for an offshore wind farm to be built off the state’s coast and has also submitted a document to the federal government in which it expresses its opposition to the Southern Ocean offshore wind development zone being in the state’s […]

  • Ørsted and Eversource Left Stranded in Rhode Island

    19 July 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Industry, Wind Farm Update

    Rhode Island Energy, the largest utility in Rhode Island, has decided that it will not be moving forward on a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Ørsted and Eversource for the Revolution Wind 2 offshore wind farm. The utility, formerly known as National Grid Rhode Island, said that higher interest rates, increased costs of capital […]

  • Bureau Veritas Secures Multi-Million East Anglia Three Contract

    26 June 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Bureau Veritas has been awarded a major contract to provide integrated site services for ScottishPower Renewables’ 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm in the UK. Under the multi-million-pound contract, Bureau Veritas will provide quality, fabrication management, and inspection services, representing ScottishPower Renewables within a significant portion of the project supply chain. In addition, […]

  • Windward Enters Offshore Wind Service Market, Orders Two CSOVs

    23 October 2023
    Collaboration, Industry, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Windward Offshore; a joint venture consortium led by SeaRenergy Group in collaboration with Blue Star Group, Diana Shipping, and SeraVerse; has ordered two hybrid Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) from VARD to establish maritime asset services focusing on bolstering the offshore wind industry. Windward Offshore aims to play a key role in the energy transition […]

  • German Partners Shake Hands for Autonomous Offshore Wind Surveys

    14 September 2023
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy

    German offshore wind services provider WINDEA Offshore and marine data acquisition company Subsea Europe Services have entered a strategic sales partnership to provide autonomous surveying for the offshore wind industry. The two companies plan to deliver hydrographic survey and underwater inspection technology and related services for the European offshore wind market, including marine data acquisition […]

  • Estonian Shipyard to Build Damen CTVs

    12 June 2023
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    Baltic Workboats (BWB) and Damen Shipyards have signed a partnership agreement for a programme of building Damen’s popular crew transfer vessel (CTV), the Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710, at BWB’s facility on Saaremaa Island in Estonia. The FCS 2710 is a versatile vessel and those built by BWB will undertake a range of duties in […]

  • Highview Power, Ørsted Find Value in Integrating Offshore Wind with Liquid Air Energy Storage

    30 November 2023
    Business development, R&D, Research & Development

    Highview Power and Ørsted have completed their joint investigation into how combining the technologies of Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) and offshore wind could unlock greater value for investors and consumers. The results show that there is value in combining offshore wind with LAES to support reducing wind curtailment, increasing productivity, and helping the move […]

  • Baltic Power Offshore Wind Farm Powers Ahead

    18 August 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Baltic Power has secured three building permits for the 1.2 GW offshore wind farm that will be built approximately 23 kilometres north of the Baltic Sea coastline in Poland. The three building permits for the Baltic Power offshore wind project were issued on Wednesday by the Governor of the Polish region of Pomerania Dariusz Drelich. […]

  • New Plan to Lay Out Path for UK Offshore Wind Growth Expected in Early 2024

    27 November 2023
    Industry, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    RenewableUK, the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC), the Crown Estate, and Crown Estate Scotland are developing a new Industrial Growth Plan (IGP) to boost the long-term growth of the UK offshore wind sector. The industry players have appointed KPMG to support the development of the IGP which is expected to be published early next year. […]

  • Principle Power Launches New Floating Wind Foundation

    26 September 2023
    Floating Wind, Foundations, Supply Chain, Technology

    Principle Power has launched a new flat panel, pontoon-based floating wind foundation, called WindFloat F, designed for ultra-shallow wind turbine integration in ports. Having its existing WindFloat tubular design, now called WindFloat T, already proving its mettle offshore and building upon it to bring WindFloat F, Principle Power has now expanded its WindFloat product portfolio […]