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  • The Crown Estate Awards GBP 5 Million in First Supply Chain Accelerator Round

    10 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    The Crown Estate has awarded nearly GBP 5 million in funding to 13 organisations across England, Wales, and Scotland in the first round of its Supply Chain Accelerator. According to The Crown Estate, the funding will help kick-start projects drawing down from a GBP 50 million fund established in May this year to accelerate and […]

  • BP, JERA Forming ‘One of Largest Global Offshore Wind Developers’

    9 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind

    BP and Japanese global renewable energy developer JERA have signed an agreement to combine their offshore wind businesses to establish a new standalone company. The two partners say the new company will become one of the largest global offshore wind developers, owners and operators with 13 GW in operational and in-development assets and USD 5.8 […]

  • Ofgem Launches Probe into Whether Moray East Was Charging ‘Excessive’ Grid Balancing Prices

    15 April 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom

    The UK’s energy regulator Ofgem has opened an investigation into whether Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Ltd was charging excessive prices for reducing power output on the request of the National Energy System Operator (NESO) as part of the grid-balancing mechanism. The Moray East offshore wind farm, owned by a consortium comprising Ocean Winds, DGL (Inpex, […]

  • BP, EnBW Tap Interocean for Work on UK Offshore Wind Projects

    4 February 2025
    Business & Finance

    Interocean Marine Services (Interocean) has secured a three-year contract to provide marine vetting and assurance to the Morgan, Mona, and Morven offshore wind projects in the UK. According to Interocean, the company has an extensive track record in delivering complex offshore projects across the offshore energy sectors, including high-value cargo transportation, mooring installation, and walk-to-work […]

  • ZTT to Supply Cables for 850 MW Chinese Offshore Wind Project

    27 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection

    ZTT Submarine Cable & System has won two engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contracts for the Guoxin Dafeng Offshore Wind Power Project in China. Under the submarine cable EPCI contracts, China’s ZTT will supply 243 kilometres of 35 kV inter-array cables and 185 kilometres of 220 kV export cables to the 850 MW offshore […]

  • CWHI Starts Working on Inch Cape Transition Pieces

    28 January 2025
    Foundations, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    CNOOD-Wenchong Heavy Industries (CWHI) and Inch Cape Offshore, a joint venture between ESB and Red Rock Renewables, have marked the first steel cutting for the transition pieces that will be installed at the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind farm. The transition pieces (TPs) will be manufactured at CWHI’s Zhongshan and Longxue yards in China and […]

  • Last Siemens Gamesa Turbine In Place at Moray West Offshore Wind Farm

    18 November 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The 60th and final turbine has been installed at the 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm in the Moray Firth, located in northern Scotland. The Moray West offshore wind farm is nearing the end of the construction phase and will become fully operational during 2025, in line with the originally projected commercial operations date, […]

  • Shell Halts Investments in New Offshore Wind Projects, Partners with Equinor to Create ‘UK’s Largest Independent Oil & Gas Company’

    5 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind

    Shell has decided to cease investments in new offshore wind developments as part of a review of the Shell Energy business. The oil and gas major, which has built a significant portfolio of renewable energy and clean fuel projects, will not abandon its existing offshore wind projects, but investing in new offshore wind farms is […]

  • Ventus Energy Expands into US Offshore Wind Market

    25 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    UK-based high-voltage engineering company Ventus Energy has launched its US entity with two East Coast locations to further support the growing offshore wind industry in the country. Operating as Ventus Energy Incorporated, the primary office is located in Brooklyn, New York, within the Industry City complex. This places it close to key clients and overlooks […]

  • Foundation Fabrication Kicks Off for TotalEnergies’ Culzean Pilot Project

    20 November 2024
    Floating Wind, Foundations, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Archer Wind has started the fabrication of the foundation which will be installed as part of the Culzean floating offshore wind pilot project. This single-turbine, 3 MW pilot project, owned and developed by TotalEnergies, will provide power to the Culzean gas platform in the UK North Sea. According to Archer Wind’s recent social media post, […]

  • ESB Partners with Local University on 500 MW Floating Wind Project in Scotland

    3 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Floating Wind, Research & Development

    ESB and the University of Highlands and Islands (UHI) Shetland have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) concerning the 500 Stoura floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. The main areas of focus will be education, data sharing, research, and long-term environmental monitoring. Both organisations are said to be committed to working together to develop the […]

  • New Partnership to Develop Next-Gen SOV for Floating Offshore Wind Projects

    9 October 2024
    Business development, Floating Wind, R&D, Research & Development, Vessels

    North Star, a service operations vessel (SOV) operator in the UK’s renewable industry, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with MO4, Principle Power, SMST, Vard, and Voith Group to form a working group aimed at developing a new SOV concept for floating offshore wind. The six organisations have committed to developing a detailed, high-performance […]

  • Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm Moves Forward with Onshore Application

    14 November 2024
    Authorities, Environment, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Ocean Winds has completed the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Caledonia offshore wind farm and has started the process of submitting applications for its 2 GW Scottish project. The project’s first consent application is for the onshore transmission works (substation and underground cables). This has been submitted to Aberdeenshire Council, who have started their […]

  • SSE Clears Path for Berwick Bank’s Onshore Connection in Northumberland

    11 November 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Northumberland County Council has granted outline planning permission for the Berwick Bank offshore wind project’s onshore transmission infrastructure and grid connection. The decision by Northumberland County Council approves the onshore export cables, converter station, and associated grid connections for the Cambois connection point, which will handle a large proportion of the 4.1 GW Berwick Bank’s […]

  • Vårgrønn Debuts in German Offshore Wind Market with Baltic 2 Acquisition

    7 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Vårgrønn has agreed to acquire a 27.4 per cent stake in the 288 MW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm from PGGM Infrastructure Fund, marking its entry into the German market. Following the deal closing, Vårgrønn and EnBW will own 27.4 per cent and 50.1 per cent, respectively, with EnBW responsible for operations and maintenance activities. […]

  • Seaway7 Lands Inch Cape Transportation and Installation Job

    17 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain

    Seaway7, part of the Subsea7 Group, has been awarded a contract by Inch Cape Offshore Limited (ICOL), a joint venture between ESB and Red Rock Renewables, for the transport and installation of pin-pile jacket foundations and transition pieces (TPs) for the 1.1 GW offshore wind project. The deal is worth between USD 150 million and […]

  • TechnipFMC, Prysmian Join Forces on ‘Complete Water Column Solution’ for Floating Wind

    4 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Cables, Floating Wind, Grid Connection

    TechnipFMC and Prysmian have signed a collaboration agreement to combine their technologies and expertise and deliver what the two companies say is a complete water column solution for floating wind projects. The solution encompasses mooring and anchoring and both dynamic inter-array and export cable systems. The collaboration will draw on TechnipFMC’s system design and integration […]

  • New UK Initiative to Boost Local Supply Chains and Jobs in Offshore Wind

    12 November 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Equipment, Industry, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain

    During the opening day of the World Leaders Summit at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, the UK’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveiled a new strategy aimed at motivating offshore wind developers to invest in the country’s industrial heartlands, coastal areas, and oil and gas communities. According to the government, the Clean Industry Bonus will offer a […]

  • Final Turbine Installations Underway at Moray West Offshore Wind Farm

    1 November 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Cadeler heavy lift vessel Wind Orca is nearing completion of turbine installations at the Moray West offshore wind farm site in Scotland, with just six turbines remaining to be installed, according to the latest Notice to Mariners. Moray West, part of Ocean Winds’ 6 GW portfolio of secured offshore wind farms in the UK, features 60 […]

  • Ramboll Shifts to FEED Design for 2 GW West of Orkney Windfarm

    4 September 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom

    Ramboll has secured a contract for the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) services for the 2 GW West of Orkney Windfarm project offshore Scotland. Building upon Ramboll’s previous Pre-FEED work for the project, the company has been selected to continue with the FEED design services. The phase will include developing designs for both monopile and jacket […]

  • Vestas, TKF Secure Contracts for 1.1 GW Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm

    13 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Supply Chain, Wind Turbines

    Inch Cape Offshore Limited, a joint venture between Red Rock Power Limited and ESB, has awarded TKF a turnkey contract to supply and install inter-array cables at the Inch Cape offshore wind farm. Additionally, Vestas has secured a firm order to deliver its V236-15.0 MW wind turbines to the 1.1 GW Scottish project. The firm […]

  • Scottish Port Expands with New Site Acquisitions

    22 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    Scotland’s Montrose Port Authority (MPA) has decided to expand its offshore wind infrastructure by acquiring two new sites. MPA is set to embark on a major expansion with the acquisition of Montrose Commercial Park and the adjacent former Charleton Maternity Home site, increasing the port’s footprint from 59 acres to 104 acres. The purchase from […]

  • Purus Inks Multi-Year CSOV Deal with Vestas

    30 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Vestas has signed a multi-year service contract with Purus to utilise the company’s commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) newbuild which is currently under construction at Vard’s shipyard in Norway. The contract with the Danish wind turbine manufacturer will commence immediately after the vessel’s launch in 2025, Purus said. The Purus Chinook vessel can house up […]

  • Editors’ Picks | Offshore Wind News in 2024: ‘The First, The Largest, The Record’

    2 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Energy Islands, Environment, Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Foundations, Green Hydrogen, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Innovation, Manufacturing, Off-Grid, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics, Power-to-X, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Technology, Transition, Vessels, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Some news are important for the offshore wind industry at large, some are significant for parts of the supply chain or in certain regions, and some are just good to know. With 366 days and thousands of news in 2024 behind us, the task of choosing only a few stories was not an easy one […]

  • Delmar Systems to Provide Moorings for TotalEnergies’ Floating Wind Pilot Project

    11 December 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Supply Chain

    Houston-headquartered Delmar Systems has been selected by Archer Wind to deliver the mooring scope for TotalEnergies’ Culzean floating offshore wind pilot project in the UK. Delmar Systems will provide the complete mooring systems for the floating wind turbine, which will moor the modular, light semi-submersible floater hull, designed by Ocergy, to the seabed. According to […]

  • Geotechnical Survey Coming Up at West of Orkney Windfarm Site

    15 August 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Geotechnical survey work is set to start this month at the West of Orkney Windfarm site offshore Scotland. The survey to ascertain sub-seabed characteristics at the project site will be carried out by Geo using the survey vessel Connector, starting on or around 30 August. The campaign will take approximately eleven days, subject to weather […]