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  • 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 […]

  • ScottishPower, HSM Offshore Energy Sign East Anglia Two Substation Contract

    8 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    ScottishPower Renewables, part of Iberdrola, has awarded an engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning (EPCIC) contract to the Dutch company HSM Offshore Energy for the offshore substation and jacket foundation for the East Anglia Two offshore wind farm in the UK. HSM Offshore Energy will deliver the 5,100-tonne offshore high-voltage substation and its 3,700-tonne jacket […]

  • Aker Solutions-Siemens Energy Consortium Receives Full Notice to Proceed for RWE’s Two Norfolk Offshore Wind Projects

    16 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has given the consortium of Aker Solutions and Siemens Energy the full notice to proceed on the offshore and onshore substations for the Norfolk Vanguard West and East offshore wind projects in the UK. Aker Solutions has provided work for the projects under a limited notice to proceed announced in November 2023, the company […]

  • Danish TSO Finishes Grid Connection for Thor Offshore Wind Farm

    18 June 2025
    Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Danish transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet has completed the construction work related to the connection of the 1 GW Thor offshore wind farm to the national grid. The construction work began in January 2023 and has been completed on time, said Energinet. The scope of work included moving 95,000 cubic metres of soil and laying […]

  • 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 […]

  • New Study Makes Case for E-SOVs Charging at Offshore Wind Farms

    20 February 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Vessels

    Integrating battery-powered service operation vessels (E-SOVs) into offshore wind farm operations is not only technically feasible but could also deliver economic and operational benefits, according to a new study by ScottishPower Renewables and Stillstrom by Maersk. The study is the first in a series of three commissioned by ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) to explore options for […]

  • UK End of UK-Netherlands Interconnector Planned to Land in Walberswick

    20 February 2025
    Cables, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The LionLink interconnector, a subsea cable that will connect the future Nederwiek 3 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands to the UK grid and interconnect the two national power networks, is planned to make landfall in Walberswick on its UK side. On 19 February, National Grid Ventures (NGV) said it selected Walberswick as the preferred […]

  • RWE Opens ‘Grimsby Hub’ for Offshore Wind Operations and Maintenance

    11 July 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    RWE officially opened its ‘Grimsby Hub’ offshore wind operations and maintenance (O&M) facility in the UK on 9 July. From the new O&M base, located at Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Grimsby, RWE’s teams will maintain and operate the Triton Knoll and Sofia offshore wind farms. The Grimsby Hub also houses RWE’s new UK […]

  • Nexans Secures EUR 1 Billion Framework Agreement for HVDC Cables in France

    25 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Nexans has secured a major framework agreement, valued above EUR 1 billion, with Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) for the design, manufacturing, and supply of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cables for offshore wind farms in France. The framework agreement covers the supply, installation, and commissioning of 450 kilometre of HVDC subsea cables and 280 kilometres […]

  • LS Cable & System Subsidiaries to Focus on Offshore Wind

    24 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Vessels

    South Korean subsea cable manufacturer LS Cable & System has decided to expand its offshore wind business with plans to maximise the synergistic effect of cooperating with its subsidiaries to deliver solutions to the offshore wind industry. Starting on 24 March with its subsidiary LS Materials, four LS Cable & System subsidiaries plan to reflect […]

  • ‘Largest US Subsea Cable Factory’ Breaks Ground

    29 April 2025
    Cables, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Onshore Infrastructure

    Construction work on LS Cable & System’s manufacturing facility for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cables in Virginia, the US, has started. LS Cable & System announced that its US subsidiary, LS GreenLink, had held a groundbreaking ceremony for what the company says will be the largest factory of this kind in the United States. […]

  • ‘World’s First’ Fully Remote Ecology Survey Done at 759 MW Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

    18 June 2025
    Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D

    The BeWild project, led by the Dutch geo-data specialist company Fugro, has completed what they claim to be the world’s first fully remote ecology survey at CrossWind’s Hollandse Kust Nord offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Together, the BeWild partners integrated computer vision and environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling into Fugro’s Blue Volta electric remotely operated […]

  • Fugro Realigns Americas Ops Amid Offshore Wind Slowdown and Market Uncertainty

    16 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Industry, Jobs & Recruitment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Dutch Fugro has realigned its operations in the Americas by reducing its workforce and scaling back operations due to expected lower revenues caused by a pause in new offshore wind projects. In the financial update for the first quarter of 2025, Fugro stated that rapidly increased geopolitical and economic uncertainties influencing client investment behaviour worldwide […]

  • Orient Cable Wins Contract for China’s ‘Longest’ Offshore Wind Export Cable Route

    14 April 2025
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    Chinese power cable manufacturer Orient Cable has been awarded two new export cable contracts in its home country, one of which involves the supply of a 500 kV line for what the company says is the longest offshore distance in China’s offshore wind so far. On 14 April, Orient Cable (NBO) said that, in a […]

  • Battery-Powered SOVs, CTVs to Soon Become Cheaper than Their MGO Alternatives, Study Says

    9 June 2025
    Business development, Research & Development, Vessels

    Studies commissioned by ScottishPower Renewables found that battery-powered vessels (re)charging offshore is feasible and could be part of the operations of future offshore wind farms. One of the reports also says electric operations and maintenance (O&M) vessels will become cheaper than their Marine Gas Oil (MGO) alternatives within the next few years. The offshore wind […]

  • Next Ocean CEO: ‘Offshore Energy Vessel Crews No Longer Have to Operate Blind’

    25 February 2025
    Business development, Innovation, Technology, Vessels

    Dutch company Next Ocean is looking at a global reach for its technology that predicts waves and vessel motions minutes beforehand. Following a period of demonstration deployments of WavePredictor and the first vessels using it commercially, Next Ocean says it is witnessing the technology becoming standard equipment onboard vessels working in offshore wind and other […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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, […]

  • 300 MW Offshore Wind Farm Expansion Project in Zhanjiang Enters Operation

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

    A 300 MW expansion to the existing 600 MW Xuwen offshore wind farm in Zhanjiang, China, developed by State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC), has started commercial operation. The 600 MW Xuwen offshore wind farm was built in two phases consisting of a total of 94 wind turbines. The first of 47 Mingyang’s MySE6.45-180 turbines in […]

  • Hitachi Energy Wins HVDC Contracts Worth Over EUR 2 Billion from Amprion

    20 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    Hitachi Energy has signed contracts, totalling over EUR 2 billion, with German transmission system operator (TSO) Amprion to deliver four converter stations for two high-voltage direct current (HVDC) links that will support Germany’s clean energy transition. The orders follow the capacity reservation agreement signed in September 2023, under which Hitachi Energy was picked as the […]

  • Aker, Aibel Win FEED Deals for 560 MW Scottish Floater

    16 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn, a joint venture between Plenitude (Eni) and HitecVision, have awarded the front-end engineering and design (FEED) contracts for the 560 MW Green Volt floating offshore wind project in Scotland to two partnerships. Aker Solutions, in collaboration with ABB, and Aibel, working with Hitachi Energy, will handle the FEED Phase 1 scope […]

  • 50Hertz Awards Contract for Ostwind 4 Offshore Grid Connection in Germany

    16 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    UAE-based Drydocks World, in partnership with GE Vernova, has secured a contract to build and install Ostwind 4, a 2 GW offshore wind grid connection in Germany. Ostwind 4 will connect Baltic Sea offshore wind farms to the national grid using high-voltage direct current (HVDC) technology. This will mark Germany’s first deployment of a 525 […]

  • Jan De Nul, Hellenic Cables Sign Cable Framework Deal with French TSO

    23 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Jan De Nul, in partnership with Hellenic Cables, has been awarded a framework agreement from France’s transmission system operator (TSO) Réseau Transport d’Electricité (RTE) to supply and install the export cables for two floating wind farms off the coast of Southern Brittany, totalling 750 MW. Jan De Nul and Hellenic Cables will execute these projects […]

  • ABL Bags Contract for TenneT’s 2 GW Dutch Offshore Grid Connections

    18 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    The Dutch/German offshore transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has awarded ABL a contract to provide marine warranty survey services for the installation of three 2 GW export cable systems in the Netherlands. Under the contract, ABL will work on the IJmuiden Ver Beta, IJmuiden Ver Gamma, and Nederwiek 2 offshore grid connections, which are all […]

  • 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 […]