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  • 25 August 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Greek cable manufacturer Hellenic Cables has been awarded a contract by 50Hertz Offshore GmBH for the turnkey delivery of two export cable systems for the interconnection to the German grid of the western offshore substation of the Gennaker offshore wind farm, located in the German Baltic Sea. Hellenic Cables’ scope of works includes the design, engineering, manufacturing, […]

  • 22 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Infrastructure

    Italy-headquartered Prysmian Group has been selected by the transmission system operator (TSO) Amprion as the preferred bidder for the BalWin1 and BalWin2 offshore grid connection systems and the underground cable project DC34 in Germany. The final contracts are planned to be signed by 15 January 2024 and they are valued in aggregate at around EUR […]

  • 27 June 2023
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Research & Development

    Ramboll has won a multi-million contract to develop the electrical infrastructure for one of two offshore energy islands to be developed in Denmark. Acting as a hub, the energy island will gather the power produced by nearby offshore wind farms and distribute it to Denmark and neighboring countries. As the client, Ramboll will assist the […]

  • 18 August 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Baltic Power has secured three building permits for the 1.2 GW offshore wind farm that will be built approximately 23 kilometres north of the Baltic Sea coastline in Poland. The three building permits for the Baltic Power offshore wind project were issued on Wednesday by the Governor of the Polish region of Pomerania Dariusz Drelich. […]

  • 5 July 2023
    Authorities, Grid Connection

    After concluding that the current concept of its North Sea Energy Island would be too expensive for the State, the Danish government, the transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet, and other relevant agencies are now looking into the concept for the island to be established on several large platforms. As reported last week, the government has […]

  • 1 August 2023
    Collaboration, Contracts & Tenders, Outlook & Strategy

    Vårgrønn, a joint venture between Plenitude (Eni) and HitecVision, and Energia Renewables have formed a partnership to develop offshore wind projects in Ireland, with the potential to deliver up to 1.8 GW of new capacity by 2030. The partnership said that it will initially focus on Ireland’s south and east coasts, where Energia Renewables have […]

  • 11 August 2023
    Wind Farm Update

    NASH Maritime, a UK-based shipping and navigation consultancy, is currently undertaking vessel traffic surveys offshore Scotland to inform the navigation risk assessment the company is preparing for the 1 GW Buchan floating offshore wind project. The project site, for which the Floating Energy Allyance consortium secured the rights at the beginning of last year through the ScotWind […]

  • 28 June 2023
    Authorities

    The Danish government has postponed the decision to initiate the tender for the artificial energy island it plans to build in the North Sea. The reason behind the move is that the current concept for the North Sea Energy Island is too expensive, so the government wants to look into other concepts. The government said […]

  • 11 August 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Denmark-headquartered Vestas has signed a conditional agreement with PKN Orlen and Northland Power to deliver wind turbines for the 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind farm in Poland. If and when the agreement translates into a firm and unconditional order, Vestas will disclose this in a company announcement in accordance with the company’s disclosure policy, […]

  • 11 July 2023
    Business & Finance

    Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has reached the first close on its fifth flagship fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure V (CI V), at EUR 5.6 billion in capital commitments received. This puts the fund on track to reach its target size of EUR 12 billion, which would make this the world’s largest dedicated greenfield renewable energy fund, according […]

  • 2 August 2023
    Collaboration, Floating Wind, Outlook & Strategy

    Japanese utility Kansai Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) and Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, have joined the UtsiraVIND consortium, which will be bidding in the upcoming tender in Norway for the Utsira Nord area. The UtsiraVIND consortium originated as a partnership between Odfjell Oceanwind, a Norwegian provider of floating offshore wind technologies, and Source Galileo, […]

  • 2 August 2023
    Business development, Equipment, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW) has selected 8.2 Consulting AG to provide manufacturing surveillance services for the 960 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm in Germany. As an independent consultant, 8.2 Consulting AG will supervise the comprehensive nacelle manufacturing surveillance, including components in multiple locations Europe-wide, said the company. This collaboration results from 8.2 Consulting […]

  • 20 July 2023
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Industry

    The North Irish Sea Array (NISA), one of the four offshore wind projects selected in Ireland’s first offshore wind auction, could end up overlapping with a bird protection area. The Irish offshore consultancy Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions (GDG) voiced concerns about the government letting this happen and warned that the project is now at risk […]

  • 12 July 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    Danish transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet has awarded several contracts for surveys and studies for Denmark’s new offshore wind areas. Valued at a total of EUR 19.8 million, the contracts secured by GEO.xyz, WSP Danmark, DNV, and LiveLink Aerospace include cable route surveys, consultancy services for a number of marine environmental studies, and radar analysis. […]

  • 3 July 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has invited potential bidders and other market players to provide input and feedback on the upcoming tenders that could bring a minimum of 9 GW and potentially up to 14 GW of additional offshore wind capacity to the Danish grid by 2030. On 30 June, the DEA, in collaboration with […]

  • 12 July 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Industry

    Germany’s first dynamic bidding process, covering four offshore wind zones with a combined capacity of 7 GW, has generated EUR 12.6 billion in proceeds, according to the Federal Network Agency. The bidding period for the participation in the tenders for the four areas that were not centrally pre-examined ended on 1 June. The auction entered […]

  • 7 July 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Asso.subsea has signed a contract with Nexans for the transportation, installation and protection of the nearshore section of the BorWin6 offshore cable in Germany, with offshore work scheduled for 2025. The company will be involved in the design and execution of this part of the project in shallow waters and will also assist Nexans in […]

  • 5 July 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Sweden-based SeaTwirl has announced that it received its first commercial order for a new wind turbine application in the North Sea. Earlier this year, SeaTwirl announced that the company and Kontiki Winds signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to identify and explore opportunities to electrify Oil and Gas assets and other offshore applications using SeaTwirl’s […]

  • 5 July 2023
    Grid Connection

    The construction work has begun on the BorWin6 High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) project which will be delivered by TenneT to link 980 MW of offshore wind capacity to the German grid. Through a consortium with Global Energy Interconnection Research Institute and C-EPRI Electric Power Engineering (GEIRI/CEPRI), McDermott is providing engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning […]

  • 2 June 2023
    Authorities

    German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Robert Habeck, and Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities, Lars Aagaard, have signed an agreement for the Bornholm Energy Island in the Baltic Sea. This is the first legally binding cooperation agreement in Europe on a joint offshore energy project under the EU Renewable Energy Directive. The new […]

  • 4 July 2023
    Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    US-headquartered Amogy and Southwind have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore joint opportunities in the offshore wind market. According to Amogy, under the terms of their MoU, the two parties will establish a foundation for future collaboration and will explore joint opportunities for mutual promotion and to advocate for offshore wind. As the […]

  • 8 June 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, R&D, Technology

    Energinet has selected Intertek to undertake constraints analysis, consenting advice, and cable route and landfall assessments for the North Sea Energy Island offshore Denmark. The project will include 3 GW of offshore wind farm assets, an energy hub on an artificial island 80 kilometres offshore to facilitate substation functionality in the North Sea, export cables […]

  • 13 May 2022
    Contracts & Tenders

    The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) is preparing to issue a call for tenders for technical advice and assistance related to the establishment of the North Sea Energy Island on or around 18 May. The agency already has a framework agreement with a technical advisor which is expected to be completed by the end of this year and […]

  • 24 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    A consortium including three of the largest Danish pension and energy companies is ready to finance and operate the recently approved energy island in the Danish North Sea. Earlier this week, the Danish parliament approved a new Climate Action Plan which calls for the development of two energy islands, one in the North Sea and […]

  • 8 March 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    The Danish Energy Agency will conduct a market dialogue for potential bidders and relevant industries on the procurement framework for the North Sea Energy Island project. The market dialogue is part of the initial preparations for the coming procurement procedure for co-ownership of the energy island in the North Sea. The specific framework for the […]

  • 4 February 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Grid Connection, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology

    Denmark has reached a landmark agreement on the construction of an energy hub in the North Sea. The energy hub will be an artificially constructed island 80 kilometers from the shore of the peninsula Jutland. Around 200 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 3 GW are expected to be installed in the first phase […]