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  • New Jersey Kicks Off Work on Second Offshore Wind Transmission Tender

    6 February 2024
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Planning & Permitting, Supply Chain

    The US regional transmission company PJM Interconnection and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) have signed an agreement that opens the path towards New Jersey’s second offshore wind transmission tender. The agreement was filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on 2 February. PJM and NJBPU’s new collaboration is the next phase of […]

  • Atlantic Oceanic Buys MPSV as Part of Its Ongoing Fleet Growth Programme

    1 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Offshore ship-owning group Atlantic Oceanic (UK) has acquired an advanced DP2 multi-purpose supply vessel (MPSV) as part of its ongoing fleet growth programme. The vessel, named Atlantic Spirit and previously known as Tek-Ocean Spirit, is an 87-metre-long specialist MPSV equipped with a DP2 dynamic positioning system and a 65-tonne active heave compensation (AHC) high lift […]

  • All Substations, Foundations Installed at Hornsea Two Offshore Wind Farm

    27 October 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Heerema Marine Contractors, using the installation vessel Sleipnir, has installed both of the substations at Ørsted’s Hornsea Two offshore wind farm in the UK. After recently installing the topside of the project’s offshore substation (OSS), the vessel has now also put the Reactive Compensation Station (RCS) in place. With the 165th and final monopile foundation […]

  • Ulstein Verft Appoints New Finance and Deputy Managing Director (Norway)

    29 September 2011
    Business & Finance

      Sindre Rotevatn (51) has been appointed finance manager and deputy managing director of Ulstein Verft AS. He will take up the position in November.  “I am looking forward to joining ULSTEIN and to my new role as finance manager and deputy managing director of Ulstein Verft,” says Sindre Rotevatn. He comes from the position […]

  • Vineyard Wind Enters Connecticut Offshore Wind Solicitation

    1 October 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Vineyard Wind has submitted bids to develop an up to 1.2GW offshore wind project in Connecticut in response to the state’s Request for Proposals (RfP). The Park City Wind proposal comprises a set of bids, including a required 400MW plan and options to develop projects that will generate 800MW, 1,000MW and 1,200MW of offshore wind capacity. […]

  • Connecticut Takes a Pass on Offshore Wind in Latest Auction

    23 December 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The US state of Connecticut has decided not to purchase any capacity from offshore wind projects in its most recent renewable energy procurement round. In its latest renewable energy procurement round, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) selected projects totalling 518 MW of new solar generation and 200 MW of new electric […]

  • UK’s Tidal Transit Orders Battery-Ready CTV Couple

    20 September 2024
    Vessels

    UK-based Tidal Transit has ordered two battery-ready crew transfer vessel (CTV) newbuilds from Singapore’s Penguin Shipyard, designed for the offshore wind sector. The CTVs will be fitted with Volvo Penta IPS30 propulsion – the same as is used in Tidal Transit’s eGinny 100 per cent electric retrofit project – for its fuel efficiency and readiness […]

  • Offshore Wind Consultants Sets Sights on US Market

    5 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) is set to open its first US office in Boston, Massachusetts, citing an increasing number of requests from US wind farm developers as the reason. “The US offshore wind market is now taking off. In the past year OWC has undertaken a number of US assignments and we are receiving an increasing […]

  • Europe Entering Record-Breaking Offshore Wind Streak

    21 April 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    New offshore wind capacity additions in Europe are poised to hit a record high of 4.2 GW this year, topping 4 GW for the first time and more than doubling additions seen in 2021, Rystad Energy research shows. The continent’s capacity additions in 2022 will top the previous annual record of 3.8 GW set in […]

  • Formosa 4 Clears Preliminary EIA Review

    10 June 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Formosa 4, an offshore wind project being developed by Swancor Renewable Energy (SRE) in Taiwan, has received the preliminary approval of its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). The project, also known as Miaoli 3, was the first of the nine projects for which Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) started the review process in March this year. […]

  • Sif Pairs Skybox Foundation with Get Up Safe System

    6 April 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Dutch offshore foundations manufacturer Sif has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Pict Offshore to integrate the Get Up Safe (GUS) system, as standard, into its Skybox TP-less monopile foundation. The GUS system is a heave compensated personnel lifting solution that is said to transform the way in which maintenance technicians access offshore wind […]

  • BMT and Strategic Marine’s Hybrid CTV Design Comes to Light

    1 October 2024
    Vessels

    UK-headquartered BMT, in partnership with shipbuilder Strategic Marine, has unveiled a new hybrid crew transfer vessel (CTV) design, the StratCat35. The StratCat35, which made its debut at WindEnergy Hamburg, is 35 metres in length and offers an expansive deck area, significantly improving storage capacity and enhancing operational versatility by allowing more working space, BMT said. […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Adds Gode Wind 3 to Firm Orders

    20 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has announced the firm order for the supply of wind turbines for Ørsted’s Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The 242 MW offshore wind farm will feature the first installation of the Siemens Gamesa’s SG 11.0-200 DD turbines in German waters. The wind farm will feature 23 of […]

  • Borkum Riffgrund 2 Jackets Start Arriving in Cuxhaven

    2 March 2018
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The barges and coasters carrying jacket foundations and suction buckets to be installed on Ørsted’s Borkum Riffgrund 2 wind farm in the German North Sea have started arriving at the port of Cuxhaven.

  • New Jersey Opens 2.4 GW Offshore Wind Solicitation

    11 September 2020
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    New Jersey has opened the application window for this US State’s second solicitation of offshore wind capacity. This second solicitation seeks to award between 1,200 MW and 2,400 MW of offshore wind energy, potentially tripling the State’s committed capacity from 1,100 MW to 3,500 MW. The application window opened on 10 September and will close […]

  • UK: Offshore Wind Sector Deal Imminent

    23 November 2018
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The UK Energy and Clean Growth Minister Claire Perry has confirmed that the UK Government and the offshore wind industry are close to reaching a Sector Deal. 

  • LS Cable & System Sends First Offshore Wind Cables to Taiwan

    22 June 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    South Korean cable manufacturer LS Cable & System has shipped off the first batch of submarine power cables for the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. This is also the company’s first shipment of submarine cables for an offshore wind project in Taiwan. Last year, LS C&S won the right to supply all the high-voltage […]

  • Offshore Wind Turbine Tower Manufacturer to Acquire Bladt Industries

    10 July 2023
    Business & Finance

    Nordic Capital has reached an agreement to sell Denmark-based Bladt Industries to the wind turbine tower manufacturer CS Wind. During the Nordic Capital ownership, the company completed a company-wide strategic pivot to focus solely on the growing offshore wind industry, becoming a pureplay renewable energy supplier, according to the press release. “Our company has undertaken […]

  • Borssele 3 and 4 Fully Up and Running

    18 February 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The 731.5 MW Borssele 3 and 4 offshore wind farm is now fully operational, Blauwwind, the consortium behind the project in the Dutch North Sea, announced during an online Handover to Operations ceremony. The construction of the wind farm, comprising a total of 77 Vestas V164-9.5 MW turbines, was completed on-time, with official commissioning on […]

  • Vineyard Wind 1 Becomes Largest Operating Offshore Wind Farm in the US

    26 June 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Vineyard Wind 1 project is now delivering more than 136 MW to the electric grid in Massachusetts, making it the largest operating offshore wind project in the US. Vineyard Wind 1, the first large-scale offshore wind project in the US, now has ten turbines in operation totalling approximately 136 MW, enough to power 64,000 […]

  • 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 […]

  • New Jersey Opens Solicitation for Offshore Wind Transmission Solutions

    16 April 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Regional grid operator PJM Interconnection, on behalf of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU), has launched solicitation for qualified developers to submit potential transmission solutions that would help deliver offshore wind energy to the existing power grid in New Jersey. The 120-day solicitation period, launched on 15 April, will enable NJBPU to evaluate […]

  • DNV GL Appoints New CTO

    23 January 2014

    Lutz Wittenberg has been appointed the new Group Chief Technology Officer at DNV GL. In his new role, Lutz Wittenberg will be responsible for group-wide technology developments and report directly to Group CEO Henrik Madsen. In addition, he has become a member of the DNV GL executive committee. “I am very pleased that Lutz has […]

  • Titan Wind to Build XXXL Monopile Production Facility in Northern Germany

    24 June 2024
    Business & Finance, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    The Titan Group has made the final investment decision (FID) to build a production facility for XXXL monopiles in Cuxhaven, Northern Germany. Up to EUR 300 million will be invested in the company, with production to ramp up next year. Titan Group said that more than 600 jobs will be created by the project. The […]

  • ECE Offshore, Jan De Nul to Collaborate on TenneT 2 GW Grid Connection Projects

    27 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Supply Chain

    The Dutch company, ECE Offshore, has secured a contract with Jan De Nul Group to support cable laying and execution on the TenneT 2 GW grid connection projects. The scope of ECE Offshore is part of Jan De Nul’s framework agreement with the Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT on the German 2 GW grid […]

  • US Offshore Wind Pipeline Tops 25.8GW

    26 August 2019
    Authorities, Business & Finance

    The US offshore wind energy project development and operational pipeline grew in 2018 to an estimated potential generating capacity of 25,824MW, according to a report issued by the US Department of Energy (DOE). The overall size of the US offshore wind pipeline grew by 1.4% in 2018, from 25,464MW to 25,824MW. The growth was driven by […]