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  • Ramboll Gets Foundation Design Contract for 945 MW German Offshore Wind Project

    8 July 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Foundations, Supply Chain

    Ramboll has been selected as the foundation designer for the Gennaker offshore wind project in the German Baltic Sea, owned by Skyborn Renewables. Under the contract, Ramboll will be responsible for developing the basic and detailed design of 63 monopile foundations supporting Siemens Gamesa’s SG 14-236 DD wind turbines. In addition, the company’s role extends […]

  • Sleipnir Installs Hollandse Kust West Beta Substation Jacket

    22 May 2024
    Foundations, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Supply Chain

    Heerema Marine Contractors’ crane vessel, Sleipnir, has installed the jacket foundation for TenneT’s Hollandse Kust (west Beta) offshore substation in the Netherlands. On 16 May, the jacket foundation sailed on a floating pontoon from the Port of Vlissingen to its final destination about 53 kilometres off the coast of Egmond aan Zee. The 49-metre-high structure […]

  • Equinor Contracts DNV to Verify Substation FEED Work for South Korean Floating Wind Farm

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

    Equinor has selected DNV to provide verification services for FEED (Front-End Engineering and Design) of the substation for the 750 MW Firefly/Bandibuli floating wind farm in South Korea. Announcing the contract for the South Korean project, DNV said that designing and installing floating substations present distinct challenges, including the need for high-voltage dynamic cables and […]

  • Malaysian Contractor to Build Nederwiek 1 HVDC Offshore Platform

    4 June 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Berhad (MHB), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering (MMHE), has secured a subcontract to build an offshore substation (OSS) high-voltage direct current (HVDC) platform required for TenneT’s 2 GW programme in the Netherlands. Under the subcontract awarded by Petrofac, the Malaysian company will be responsible for […]

  • Axess Wins Cable Work on Denmark’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    2 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    Axess Technologies has secured a cable installation contract with HSM Offshore Energy for the Thor offshore wind farm located off the Danish west coast. The scope of work includes project management, engineering, pulling, terminating, and testing the internal platform cables into the Thor offshore substation topside, covering both 66 kV and 275 kV cable systems. […]

  • Denmark Unveils Plan for Up to 3.8 GW Bornholm Energy Island

    14 May 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has revealed its Plan for Program Bornholm Energy Island, outlining the framework for the future energy island at Bornholm and the adjacent coastal areas. The project is planned to consist of an offshore wind farm south of Bornholm with a 3.8 GW capacity as well as high-voltage installations on Bornholm […]

  • Eiffage Details EPCIC Contract for Belgian Energy Island

    5 July 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    France-headquartered Eiffage has unveiled details about its engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning (EPCIC) contract, which the company won last month to build four electrical substations for the world’s first artificial energy island, Princess Elisabeth Island. The contract was won through its Belgian arm Eiffage Métal subsidiary Smulders, in a consortium with HSM Offshore Energy […]

  • Export Cables for RWE’s Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Installed at Landfall Point

    25 June 2024
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates

    A consortium of Boskalis and Orient Cable (NBOS) has completed the pull-in and burial of the second export cable for TenneT’s Hollandse Kust West Beta offshore grid connection at the landfall location in Velsen-Noord, the Netherlands. The 700 MW grid connection will link the offshore wind farm that RWE will build in the Dutch North […]

  • Floating Power Plant Buys Siemens Gamesa Wind Turbine for Demonstrator Project

    26 June 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    Denmark’s Floating Power Plant has purchased a wind turbine from Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy for its flagship demonstrator project located off the coast of Gran Canaria. According to the company, the selected wind turbine, a 4.3 MW SWT-DD-120 from Siemens Gamesa, fits Floating Power Plant’s requirements for a well-established technology. The wind turbine generator will […]

  • Heerema Installs Sofia Offshore Substation

    29 August 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The high-voltage direct current (HVDC) offshore converter platform (OCP) has been installed at the Sofia offshore wind farm site in the UK. The installation was carried out by Heerema Marine Contractors, using its Sleipnir heavy-lift vessel as a subcontractor to the GE Vernova/Seatrium consortium responsible for the OCP. The platform, equivalent in height to an […]

  • Transformers for First US HVDC Offshore Wind Grid Connection Arrive in New York

    3 May 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Onshore Infrastructure, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The four transformers for the substations that will receive and transmit the electricity produced by the Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm to the mainland have arrived in New York, according to a social media post by Siemens Energy, which is supplying the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system for the 924 MW offshore wind project […]

  • RWE Installing Ultra-Fast Battery Storage in Netherlands, Part of OranjeWind Offshore Wind Project

    9 September 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Power-to-X, Project Updates, Storage, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has started building an ultra-fast battery storage system with an installed capacity of 7.5 MW and a storage capacity of 11 MWh on the site of its power plant in Moerdijk, the Netherlands, as part of the OranjeWind offshore wind project that involves system integration solutions. Owned by RWE and TotalEnergies, the 760 MW […]

  • CIP Chooses Taiwan’s Dong Fang Offshore for Fengmiao 1 CSOV

    22 July 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) has been awarded a charter for a newbuild Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for the 500 MW Fengmiao 1 offshore wind project in Taiwan. Scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2027, the new CSOV will be used to support the Fengmiao 1 project’s operations […]

  • Next-Gen Transmission Tech Under Development in Germany; Multiterminal Hubs to Enable Feeding Vast Amount of Offshore Wind Electricity Into Grid

    17 July 2024
    Grid Connection, Industry, Innovation, Onshore Infrastructure

    The four German transmission system operators (TSOs), 50Hertz, Amprion, TenneT, and TransnetBW, and transmission system suppliers Siemens Energy, GE Vernova, and Hitachi Energy, have entered into a partnership to develop direct current (DC) multiterminal hubs that are said to enable an efficient utilisation and distribution of large amounts of electricity generated by offshore wind farms. […]

  • Eversource Secures USD 89 Million for Offshore Wind Hub in Connecticut

    20 August 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Planning & Permitting

    Eversource Energy, a US utility company, has secured a federal grant of USD 89 million (approximately EUR 80 million) to fund the development of new infrastructure aimed at enabling the interconnection of approximately 2.4 GW of offshore wind capacity throughout several states in New England. The Huntsbrook Offshore Wind (OSW) Hub consists of building a […]

  • RWE Awards HVDC Contracts to Hitachi and Aibel

    8 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    German energy company RWE has signed framework agreements with Hitachi Energy and Aibel for the joint supply of three high-voltage direct current (HVDC) systems for the company’s offshore wind farms. The agreements are long-term as the secured HVDC systems are designated for offshore wind projects from RWE’s global development pipeline, which are planned to be […]

  • DemoSATH Floating Wind Platform Secures Final Prototype Certification

    27 September 2024
    Floating Wind, Foundations, R&D, Supply Chain, Technology

    Saitec Offshore Technologies, in collaboration with RWE and Kansai Electric Power, has been awarded the final prototype certification for the DemoSATH floating wind project by Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV). The final prototype certification of DemoSATH2MU by BV confirms that a comprehensive set of standards for safety, structural integrity, and operational feasibility, including BV […]

  • French TSO Awards Multi-Billion-Euro Contract for Three Offshore Grid Connections

    22 August 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    French transmission system operator (TSO) Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) has awarded a contract to a consortium comprising Hitachi Energy and Chantiers de l’Atlantique for the onshore converter stations and the offshore substations for the Centre Manche 1, Centre Manche 2, and Oléron offshore wind projects. The work scope consists of the engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and […]

  • Ørsted to Buy Tesla Battery Energy Storage for Giant UK Offshore Wind Farm

    12 June 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Power-to-X, Project Updates, Storage, Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has taken a final investment decision (FID) on battery energy storage for its 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK, where the developer will use a Tesla system with a capacity of 600 MWh and a power rating of 300 MW. The battery energy storage system (BESS) will be installed in […]

  • Heerema’s Thialf Soon to Install First He Dreiht Foundations Offshore Germany

    16 May 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Construction work has started on one of Germany’s largest offshore wind farms, the 960 MW He Dreiht project. In the next few days, Heerema Marine Contractors’ crane vessel, Thialf, will install the first foundations at EnBW’s offshore wind farm, being built in the German North Sea. The He Dreiht offshore wind farm is located approximately […]

  • Two South Korean Floating Offshore Wind Projects Receive EIA Approval

    28 August 2024
    Authorities, Environment, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    South Korea’s Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy have approved the Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) for Hexicon’s MunmuBaram project and Korea Floating Wind’s floating offshore wind project being developed off the coast of Ulsan. The EIA process, conducted by the MunmuBaram project team, involved a comprehensive examination of potential environmental impacts […]

  • Eversource Completes First Phase of New England Transmission Project to Facilitate Offshore Wind Integration

    22 May 2024
    Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure

    US energy and electric distribution company Eversource has completed the first phase of the Cape Cod Solution, one of two transmission projects currently under construction in New England that will allow for the interconnection of offshore wind. The other project is Revolution Wind, for which Eversource is also building the transmission infrastructure. Phase I of […]

  • Invenergy, energyRe Face Turbine Supplier Issues, Hit Pause on 2.4 GW Wind Project Offshore New Jersey

    5 September 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Invenergy Wind Offshore (Invenergy) has requested a delay from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) until late December for its proposed 2.4 GW offshore wind project near Long Beach Island. In a July filing with the board, the company, which is developing the wind farm together with energyRe, cited challenges in finding a […]

  • Ocean Winds, Eneco, and Otary to Jointly Bid in Belgian Offshore Wind Tender

    12 July 2024
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Outlook & Strategy

    Ocean Winds, a joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, Eneco, and Otary have entered into a strategic partnership to jointly compete in the tender for the offshore wind Princess Elisabeth concessions in Belgium. The consortium was formed to compete in the upcoming tenders for the Princess Elisabeth Zone, with the first one expected in […]

  • All Inter-Array Cables In Place at First Dogger Bank Wind Farm Phase

    24 July 2024
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Delivery partners have completed the installation of over 328 kilometres of 66 kV inter-array cables for Dogger Bank A, the first phase of the UK’s Dogger Bank Wind Farm, marking the completion of all inter-array cable work for this phase. The 66 kV XLPE-insulated inter-array cables were manufactured by Hellenic Cables under a contract with […]

  • Ireland Charts Course for 37 GW Offshore Wind Development

    3 May 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    Irish Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, has launched the Future Framework for Offshore Renewable Energy, which provides a roadmap for Ireland to deliver 37 GW of offshore wind by 2050. The framework sets out the pathway Ireland will take to deliver 20 GW of offshore wind by 2040 and at least 37 […]