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  • Subsea7’s Backlog Remains ‘Robust’ with High Tendering in Subsea and Offshore Wind

    25 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Cables, Grid Connection, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Subsea7 has reported a “robust” backlog of USD 10.4 billion in its financial results for the first quarter of 2024, with tendering activity high in both the subsea and offshore wind sectors. To remind, in the financial results for the full year of 2023, Subsea7 reported it had secured USD 7.4 billion of contract awards […]

  • Hardware for 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project Arrives in US

    20 October 2023
    Foundations, Supply Chain

    The first monopile foundations have arrived at the Port of Virginia for Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project in the US. In September, the first eight monopile foundations, which are single vertical, steel cylinder, set sail from EEW SPC’s factory in Rostock, Germany, to the Portsmouth Marine Terminal in the US. The German […]

  • Multifunctional Floating Offshore Wind Farm Support Vessel Design Gets ClassNK Nod

    28 February 2024
    Business development, Research & Development, Vessels

    K Line Wind Service, together with Japan Marine United Corporation and Nihon Shipyard, has been jointly granted Approval in Principle (AiP) from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for the design concept of the multifunctional floating offshore wind farm support vessel (MFSV). The MFSV is designed to perform whole mooring works efficiently for floating offshore wind turbine […]

  • ORLEN Group Secures Licences for Five Offshore Wind Sites in Poland

    4 October 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting

    The ORLEN Group has received the Minister of Infrastructure’s final decision awarding licences for five new offshore wind farm development sites in the Polish Baltic Sea. The decision marks the initiation of the project’s preparatory phase. The ORLEN Group’s forthcoming five offshore farms are planned to have a capacity of approximately 5.2 GW, generating sufficient […]

  • French Floating Wind Pilot Project Stands Complete

    12 October 2023
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The third and final wind turbine of the Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind project was installed 17 kilometres off the coast of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, France. Less than a month after the first departure from the Port of Marseille Fos, the other two wind turbines were in turn towed offshore and anchored at a depth of […]

  • ECO TLP, Mocean Floater Design Gets ABS Nod

    13 October 2023
    R&D, Technology

    ECO TLP and Mocean Offshore have received approval in principle (AiP) from ABS for their floating offshore wind turbine support structure. The design from ECO TLP utilises slip-formed cylindrical concrete hulls and gravity anchors which, when combined with a tension-leg mooring system, has a smaller footprint than traditional structures using steel column-stabilised hulls, said the […]

  • Van Oord Begins Cable Installation Activities at Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle

    4 October 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has commenced inter-array cable installation activities at Iberdrola Deutschland’s 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany. After Van Oord’s heavy lift installation vessel Svanen completed the installation of all 50 monopiles for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, Van Oord now continues installing transition pieces and starts cable installation. According to […]

  • Geoquip Marine on Geotechnical Survey Duty at Third Bałtyk Offshore Wind Site

    2 October 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Following similar work at the MFW Bałtyk II and MFW Bałtyk III offshore wind sites, Geoquip Marine will perform a geotechnical survey for the third MFW Bałtyk project that Equinor and Polenergia are developing in Poland. The company will conduct a comprehensive reconnaissance at the MFW Bałtyk I offshore wind farm site using the Dina […]

  • Live from Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023

    29 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Environment, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Industry, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics, Power-to-X, Project Updates, R&D, Supply Chain, Technology

    Welcome to the Live Blog! #OEEC2023 in a nutshell. Enjoy the highlights of the event in this video: Thanks to all participants, partners, sponsors and media partners for making this event such a great success! See you next year on 26 & 27 November 2024! Drinks at Navingo stand Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference is almost coming […]

  • UK Industry Bodies Release Offshore Wind Industrial Growth Plan

    19 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Industry, Infrastructure, Jobs & Recruitment, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Supply Chain, Transition

    RenewableUK, the Offshore Wind Industry Council, The Crown Estate and Crown Estate Scotland have published an Industrial Growth Plan, setting out how to triple offshore wind manufacturing capacity over the next ten years in the UK. The UK offshore wind industry already employs 32,000 people and each new large offshore wind farm adds GBP 2-3 […]

  • 1.1 GW Polish Offshore Wind Farm Reaches Financial Close

    25 September 2023
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 1.1 GW Baltic Power offshore wind project in Poland, being developed jointly by the Polish energy company Orlen and Canadian Northland Power, has reached financial close for its 20-year CAD 5.2 billion (around EUR 3.6 billion) non-recourse green financing. The project’s total capital costs are said to be CAD 6.5 billion (around EUR 4.5 […]

  • Parkwind Teams Up with New Zealand Power Company to Explore Joint Offshore Wind Development

    12 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    New Zealand power generation company Meridian Energy and Belgian offshore wind developer Parkwind have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) under which they will explore joint development of offshore wind projects in New Zealand, primarily off the Taranaki coast. In April 2022, the Belgium-based developer revealed that it had appointed a country manager for Aotearoa […]

  • Energinet, 50Hertz to Set Up HVDC Converter Substations Supplier Qualification System

    27 September 2023
    Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    Energinet and 50Hertz plan to establish a Supplier Qualification System (SQS) for the procurement of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter substations with the SQS mainly intended for interconnector and offshore wind-related projects such as the Bornholm Energy Island project. The scope of work of the supplier may cover development, design, engineering, relevant studies and reports, […]

  • Hollandse Kust Noord Wind Turbine Installation in Home Stretch

    3 October 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    66 out of 69 wind turbines have been installed at the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN) offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm will feature 69 Siemens Gamesa’s SG 11.0-200 DD wind turbines. The first unit was installed in April this year by the jack-up Seajacks Scylla. […]

  • Northland, Orlen Secure CAD 5.2 Billion for 1.1 GW Polish Offshore Wind Farm

    19 September 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Northland Power and its partner Orlen have signed a credit agreement for the 1.1 GW Baltic Power offshore wind project in Poland. The agreement secures an equivalent of CAD 5.2 billion (approximately EUR 3.6 billion) of non-recourse green financing that adheres to Northland’s green financing framework covering construction and a 20-year term. The financing represents […]

  • ‘Collaborate with Non-Obvious Partners’ – Offshore Energy Industry Talks Innovation and Speeding Things Up 

    30 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Industry, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics, Power-to-X, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Transition

    The offshore wind industry, now the linchpin between several offshore energy industries, is calling for both innovation and accelerating deployment, while also making sure one does not impede the progress of the other.  

  • BOEM Issues Draft EIS for Maryland Offshore Wind Project

    2 October 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Maryland Offshore Wind Project. If approved, the Maryland Offshore Wind Project could generate between 1,100 MW and 2,200 MW of clean, renewable energy to the Delmarva Peninsula, which could power up to 770,000 homes. US Wind, […]

  • NSEC Countries ‘Unlikely’ to Meet 2030 Offshore Wind Target Without Immediate Action on Port Development, Study Says

    20 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Ports & Logistics

    A new report from the North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC) calls for “immediate action” on developing new port infrastructure and upgrading existing port facilities as the study behind the report found the joint offshore wind target of the nine NSEC countries for 2030 is unlikely to be met otherwise. In this article: The North Seas […]

  • NKT and Prysmian Secure EUR 4.6 Billion in Cable Contracts for German Grid Connections

    29 September 2023
    Business & Finance, Cables, Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Onshore Infrastructure, Supply Chain

    German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz has awarded several contracts to power cable manufacturers NKT and Prysmian. Valued at around EUR 4.6 billion in total, the contracts include offshore wind farm export cables, onshore energy connections, and interconnection for an energy island. NKT and Prysmian secured the orders following the tender procedure that 50Hertz launched […]

  • Boskalis Wins ‘Large’ Baltica 2 Cabling Contracts

    5 September 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Supply Chain

    Boskalis has been awarded contracts by PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna and Ørsted for the transportation and installation of the export and array cables for the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm in Poland, classifying the contract value as “large”, which for Boskalis means it is worth more than EUR 300 million. The project scope comprises the transportation and installation of 107 […]

  • First Coastal Virginia Monopiles En Route to US

    27 September 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    The first eight monopiles for the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project have set sail from EEW SPC’s factory in Rostock, Germany, and are en route to the Portsmouth Marine Terminal in the US. On 21 September, the first eight monopiles for Dominion Energy’s CVOW project were loaded at the Rostock quayside. In […]

  • All Monopiles Stand at Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle Wind Farm Offshore Germany

    13 September 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s installation vessel Svanen has installed all monopiles at the 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany. All of the 50 monopiles were manufactured by the Rostock-based company EEW Special Pipe Constructions (EEW SPC). After completing the manufacturing, the units were transported floating from the Rostock Port to the Baltic Eagle offshore […]

  • 1 GW Hai Long Offshore Wind Project Nears Financial Close

    22 September 2023
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Hai Long Offshore Wind Project, a joint venture between Northland Power and Mitsui & Co., has signed a credit agreement to secure TWD 118 billion (approximately EUR 3.4 billion) long-term over 20-year non-recourse financing for the 1 GW offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The non-recourse project financing will be provided by over 15 international and […]

  • ORE Catapult Launches First Floater Supply Chain Development Scheme in Wales

    21 September 2023
    Floating Wind, Jobs & Recruitment, Supply Chain, Training & Education

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has launched the first Fit 4 Offshore Renewables (F4OR) programme in Wales, specifically designed to support local companies bidding for work in the floating offshore wind industry. F4OR Wales programme will be delivered in phases starting in 2024, with an initial cohort of three companies. ORE Catapult is partnering […]

  • Certex UK Secures Work on World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

    28 September 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Supply Chain

    Certex UK has secured a major framework to supply statutory inspection and maintenance services on the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm in the UK. Under the 5-year framework contract, Certex UK’s Great Yarmouth-based Engineering Services division will be responsible for the inspection and maintenance of cranes, personnel lifts, general lifting, and safety equipment […]

  • Ørsted Hires Semco Maritime and KK Wind Solutions in Germany

    21 September 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Operations & Maintenance, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Semco Maritime has partnered with the Danish service provider, KK Wind Solutions, on a new offshore wind service contract for the High voltage (HV) Services at Ørsted’s Borkum Riffgrund 1 & 2 and Gode Wind 1 & 2 wind farms in the German North Sea. Both Semco Maritime and KK Wind Solutions specialize in delivering […]