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  • Californian Port to Get USD 400+ Million for Floating Wind Terminal

    25 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Floating Wind, Ports & Logistics

    The Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation, and Conservation District will receive USD 426.7 million to build a terminal that will serve the construction and maintenance of floating offshore wind farms. The grant is for the Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind MVP (Minimum Viable Port) project and was awarded by the US Department of Transportation through its Nationally […]

  • Contract Signed for Norway’s First Commercial Offshore Wind Farm

    19 April 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The government of Norway has signed a two-way Contract for Difference (CfD) related to the offshore wind farm project in the Sørlige Nordsjø II zone with Ventyr Energi, the winner of the recently held auction. Ventyr Energi, a consortium of Parkwind and Ingka Investments, won the rights to develop the wind farm project at the […]

  • NYK Orders Its First Japanese-Built CTV

    21 February 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    The Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) Line has placed an order with Kosaba Shipbuilding Corporation for a crew transfer vessel (CTV), the first vessel of this kind NYK has ordered from a shipyard in its home country. The hull of the new 28-metre-long, 12-pax crew transfer vessel will be built based on a […]

  • Buchan Wraps Up Offshore Site Investigations for 1 GW Scottish Floater

    15 November 2023
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Buchan Offshore Wind, a consortium comprising BayWa r.e., Elicio, and BW Ideol, has completed offshore site investigations for the 1 GW floating wind farm in Scotland. Ocean Infinity, who commenced the surveying process for Buchan Offshore Wind in April this year, used the Normand Superior vessel to conclude the survey with cone penetration tests on […]

  • OEG Wins East Anglia Three UXO Contract

    20 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    OEG Renewables subsidiary, Hughes Subsea, has been awarded a contract to carry out an unexploded ordnance (UXO) identification and clearance campaign on the 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm site in the UK. The campaign is expected to last six months, commencing in mid-March and continuing until early October, utilising the 66.4-metre-long DP2 […]

  • 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 […]

  • BlueFloat, Renantis and Ørsted Move Forward with 1 GW Scottish Floater

    29 January 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Stromar Offshore Wind Farm Limited, a joint venture between Ørsted, BlueFloat Energy, and Renantis, has submitted the environmental impact assessment (EIA) scoping and habitats regulations appraisal (HRA) screening reports for the 1 GW floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. The reports for the project, which is located approximately 50 kilometres from the Port of Wick, […]

  • ‘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.  

  • Coming Up Tomorrow: Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023

    27 November 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Business development, Environment, Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Foundations, Green Hydrogen, Grid Connection, Industry, Infrastructure, Innovation, Jobs & Recruitment, Manufacturing, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics, Power-to-X, Supply Chain, Technology, Training & Education, Transition, Vessels, Wind Turbines

    Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023 (OEEC 2023) will kick off tomorrow, November 28, in RAI Amsterdam, where the offshore energy and maritime sectors will meet for two days of idea exchange, knowledge sharing, and networking.   The 16th edition of OEEC will gather a wide spread of businesses working in the offshore wind, hydrogen, marine energy, and […]

  • Permitting Milestones for Finnish Offshore Wind Project’s Demo Phase

    21 December 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The demonstration phase of the Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm extension project, being developed by Suomen Hyötytuuli in Finland, has been granted water and building permits. Tahkoluoto extension offshore wind farm will be located 4-22 kilometres off the coast of Pori, in Western Finland. The project is the world’s first offshore wind farm in frozen sea […]

  • Akrocean Wins French Offshore Wind Data Collection Gig

    2 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Floating Wind, Research & Development

    Operating for the Directorate General for Energy and Climate (DGEC), Météo-France has selected Akrocean to collect offshore wind, wave, and current data for potential offshore wind farm sites in France. The framework contract won by Akrocean includes several measurement campaigns that will be conducted on all the French coastlines over four years, according to the […]

  • Foundation Installation About to Start on RWE’s 1.4 GW Offshore Wind Farm in UK

    10 April 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The installation of foundations is scheduled to kick off this month at the Sofia offshore wind farm site, located on Dogger Bank in the central North Sea, 195 kilometres from the nearest point on the UK’s northeast coast. Van Oord’s offshore wind installation vessel Aeolus and special service support vessel (SSSV) Baltic Explorer are expected […]

  • Extended Agreement to Keep Fugro Busy Offshore Vietnam

    12 March 2024
    Business & Finance

    Fugro has extended its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PTSC Geos & Subesa Services (PTSC G&S) to provide site characterisation services to support Vietnam’s offshore wind sector. Under the two-year agreement, Fugro’s full range of marine site characterisation services will be deployed with PTSC G&S’s local survey capabilities to support Vietnam’s growing offshore wind industry. […]

  • Inter-Array Cable Installation Completed at Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm

    22 March 2024
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Cable burial activities at the inter-array routes within the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm site have been completed, following the wrap-up of cable installation works in January. The pre-lay grapnel run (PLGR) along the inter-array cable (IAC) routes was completed in November 2023 by the vessel Pacific Discovery. The PGLR work started in March […]

  • Iberdrola Setting Up Stage for Upcoming Supply Chain Tenders

    22 November 2023
    Business development, Innovation, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance

    Iberdrola France has launched its platform to identify and collaborate with companies committed to renewable energy and offshore wind for upcoming calls for tenders. According to Iberdrola, the company’s goal is to integrate new partners into the Iberdrola France network to facilitate collaboration on territories and future offshore wind projects. Iberdrola France is organising a […]

  • VARD to Deliver Hybrid Cable Lay and Construction Vessel for Japan’s OW Market

    11 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Cables, Environment, Grid Connection, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Norway’s VARD has secured a contract worth over USD 200 million to deliver a highly customized hybrid power cable lay and construction vessel to what it says is a leading Japanese construction company. The contract was signed with Toyo Construction, a Japanese general construction company that operates civil and architecture construction businesses domestically and internationally, […]

  • All Foundations In at Zhong Neng Wind Farm Offshore Taiwan

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

    The final jacket foundation has been installed at the 298 MW Zhong Neng offshore wind farm in Taiwan, according to a social media post by Joris Hol, CEO of Zhong Neng and Fengmiao phase I Offshore Wind Farm at Copenhagen Offshore Partners. The Zhong Neng offshore wind farm, being built by a joint venture between […]

  • Ørsted Selects Balmoral to Shield Hornsea 3 Cables

    2 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    Balmoral Comtec, a Balmoral Group company, has been awarded a multi-billion-pound contract for the supply of cable protection systems for Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK. The scope of work includes design engineering which will take place at Balmoral Comtec’s Aberdeen facility, supply of 400 cable protection systems, and handling and installation […]

  • PGE, Ørsted Pick Baltica 2 Onshore Infrastructure Supplier

    19 January 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Supply Chain

    PGE Group and Ørsted have signed an agreement with GE Vernova, represented in Poland by GE Power Sp. z o.o. and Polimex Mostostal consortium, to construct the onshore infrastructure necessary for exporting power from the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm in the Polish Baltic Sea. The onshore connection infrastructure for Baltica 2 will […]

  • ‘World’s First’ Subsea Power Hub for Floating Wind to Be Tested in Norway

    3 January 2024
    Business development, Cables, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Innovation, Offshore Platforms, R&D, Technology

    Aker Solutions and the Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre) in Norway have signed a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for a pilot project which will see Aker Solutions testing its new power transmission technology at the METCentre’s offshore test area that houses demonstration floating wind turbines. According to Aker Solutions, the new power system […]

  • Following Retrofit, 2000-Built Vessel Arrives in US to Perform Offshore Wind Work

    8 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Following a retrofit campaign, TDI-Brooks’ new research vessel has arrived on the US East Coast where it will perform offshore wind work. The RV Nautilus, formerly known as Nautical Geo, reached the shores of the East Coast on 3 March after undergoing a six-month retrofit in Las Palmas. The 75-metre-long, 2000-built DP2 vessel will provide support […]

  • Greek Firm Completes Cable Installation for French Floating Wind Pilot Project

    25 April 2024
    Cables, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Greece-based Asso.subsea has completed the cable installation, burial, and protection operations for the Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind project in France. The Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind project is located 17 kilometres off the coast in the Mediterranean Sea, on a 100-metre deep site. The floating wind pilot project features three Siemens Gamesa 8 […]

  • Eneco Signs Long-Term PPA for 760 MW Dutch Offshore Wind Project

    8 December 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    The Dutch utility company, Eneco, has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Albert Heijn to supply the company with power from the 760 MW Ecowende offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. The 15-year PPA will help the supermarket chain Albert Heijn meet half of its power needs from 2027, according to Eneco. The […]

  • Norwegian Company Secures Crane Deal with Windward Offshore

    1 May 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Norway-based Seaonics has been chosen to deliver 3D Electric Controlled Motion Compensated (ECMC) cranes to the German shipowner Windward Offshore. The cranes are set for installation of Windward Offshore’s two commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs). The 87.5-metre vessels will be delivered by VARD under a contract signed with Windward Offshore, a company founded by Blue […]

  • Global Maritime Finishes MWS for Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 1 and 2a in Taiwan

    10 April 2024
    Operations & Maintenance

    In February 2024, Global Maritime completed its task of providing marine warranty services (MWS) for the installation of 111 wind turbines on Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farms in Taiwan. Ørsted awarded the MWS contract to Global Maritime Singapore in March 2021. The Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind project is […]

  • Eolus Files Revised Application for 1 GW Wind Project Offshore Sweden

    28 February 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    Sweden-based Eolus has submitted a permit application to build the 1 GW Blekinge offshore wind farm in southern Sweden. The application for an environmental permit has been submitted to the Land and Environment Court in Växjö, according to the developer. An application was sent to the Ministry of Climate and Enterprise to conduct investigations on […]