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  • Eneco and Windcat Sign CTV Charter Agreement

    12 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    The Netherlands-headquartered Eneco has signed a five-year crew transfer vessel (CTV) charter and partnership agreement with offshore vessel owner Windcat. This long-term charter will allow the safe transport of technicians offshore and will also allow the companies to work together on decarbonisation of Eneco’s marine logistics using Windcat’s hydrogen dual-fuel solutions. The Windcat 32, the […]

  • Allseas to Install Norfolk Boreas Substation

    12 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Switzerland-headquartered Allseas has been awarded a contract for the transportation and installation (T&I) of Norfolk Boreas high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter station in the UK. The contract was awarded by Aker Solutions and Siemens Energy which are responsible for Boreas’ engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) of HVDC onshore and offshore substations and connection […]

  • Hexicon Adds London Marine Consultants to Floating Offshore Wind Team in UK

    6 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    London Marine Consultants (LMC) has been selected as Principal Designer for Hexicon’s 32 MW TwinHub floating wind project in the UK upon receiving the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for the project. LMC specializes in marine engineering design and provision of mooring systems and has experience in offshore projects requiring installation, logistics, heavy lift […]

  • Waves Group Secures Another Contract for Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm

    25 April 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    UK-based marine consultant Waves Group Ltd (Waves Group) has secured the Marine Warranty Surveyor (MWS) contract for the construction of the 1.2 GW Dogger Bank C wind farm offshore England. This is the company’s third win of the three project phases as they’re currently providing MWS services for Dogger Bank A and B. The third […]

  • Maersk Training, GiraffeWork to Build New Offshore Wind Training Centre in Japan

    24 October 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Jobs & Recruitment

    Maersk Training has signed a collaboration agreement with GiraffeWork (subsidiary of parent company Daikyo Kenki) to establish a training centre for the offshore wind industry in Japan. The partners said the training centre will offer courses according to the Global Wind Organisation (GWO), will be equipped with the latest pool equipment, and will have a […]

  • Orion Ready to Install XXL Monopiles at Arcadis Ost 1

    30 May 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The installation of 28 XXL monopiles for 27 wind turbines and one substation of the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm is about to begin as DEME Offshore’s installation vessel Orion has arrived at the Port of Roenne, the project’s storage and marshaling port. According to available AIS data, Orion arrived at the port this […]

  • Massachusetts Utilities Request DPU Approval for Mayflower, Commonwealth Wind Contracts

    26 May 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Eversource, National Grid, and Unitil have executed two long-term contracts with Mayflower Wind and Commonwealth Wind for their 405 MW and 1,200 MW projects, respectively, and have now submitted the agreements to the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) for review and approval. The contracts with the Electric Distribution Companies (ECDs) were executed this April […]

  • Singaporean Partners to Develop Two New Drone-Equipped Offshore Wind Service Vessels

    16 March 2022
    Vessels

    Singapore-based Marco Polo Marine and Seatech Solutions International will co-develop two new vessels for the offshore wind industry: a Service Operation Vessel (SOV) and a Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV), for which the companies say will be the first SOV and CSOV designed in Asia. The MP S80-20 Service Operation Vessel and the S83-21 Commissioning […]

  • Sea Installer Gearing Up for Fécamp Offshore Construction

    4 March 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    DEME’s DP2 offshore installation vessel Sea Installer is getting ready to carry out works for the Fécamp offshore wind farm in France, the offshore construction company said in a social media update on 4 March. Sea Installer installed four foundation piles for the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm’s substation in April last year, when DEME said […]

  • Ørsted and Cadeler Ink Long-Term Lease for A-Class Newbuild

    8 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Ørsted and Cadeler have signed a firm long-term lease agreement for an A-class newbuild wind farm installation vessel. With the agreement, Ørsted secures installation vessel capacity from the first quarter of 2027 to the end of 2030 for upcoming construction projects. The signing of the long-term agreement discloses Ørsted as the client in Cadeler’s announcement made […]

  • Denmark’s Port of Roenne to Host Baltic Power Wind Turbines

    28 June 2024
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    Denmark’s Port of Roenne has been selected as the installation port for the Baltic Power offshore wind project in the Polish Baltic Sea. Baltic Power will be one of the first European offshore wind projects to use Vestas’ new 15 MW wind turbine which until now has only been installed as a prototype at the […]

  • Euskalforging Flanges for Dogger Bank A

    7 April 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Spanish manufacturer of rolled rings euskalforging has won a contract to deliver flanges for the 1.2 GW Dogger Bank A offshore wind farm. Under the contract, euskalforging will roll, heat treat, machine, and deliver flanges for all the 95 monopile foundations and transition pieces of the Dogger Bank A. According to the company, this will […]

  • GE Expanding Factory in France to House Haliade-X Nacelle Assembly

    2 February 2021
    Business & Finance

    GE Renewable Energy is expanding its wind turbine nacelle factory in Montoir-de-Bretagne in France to accommodate the assembly of nacelles for the Haliade-X offshore wind turbines. The wind turbine supplier has awarded a consortium of VINCI Construction France’s subsidiaries with a contract for the design and construction of the extension. Botte Fondations, one of the […]

  • Vineyard Wind Says Federal Permitting Can Proceed

    25 January 2021
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    US offshore wind developer Vineyard Wind is rescinding its recent request to withdraw the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) for the Vineyard Wind 1 wind farm, allowing the federal permitting process to resume. Back in December, Vineyard Wind temporarily withdrew the COP from further review by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to allow […]

  • Lithuanian Government Sets Stage for Klaipeda Port Offshore Wind Upgrade

    3 December 2020
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    On 2 December, Lithuanian government approved a draft resolution that would lead to the Port of Klaipeda being upgraded to accommodate facilities supporting offshore wind projects. The resolution will create the necessary conditions for Klaipeda State Seaport Authority to invest in port infrastructure, which would be used for the production, assembly and storage of wind […]

  • Largest Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Nears Full Commissioning

    23 October 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The 752 MW Borssele 1 and 2 offshore wind farm is nearly fully commissioned with the last of the turbines currently undergoing tests before they start feeding the electricity to the Dutch grid. Once fully commissioned, the 94-turbine wind farm will surpass the 600 MW Gemini to become the largest operating offshore wind farm in […]

  • Blue Tern Installing Two Final Turbines at Trianel Windpark Borkum II

    14 May 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    The Blue Tern installation vessel is currently at the Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWBII) project site with the last two turbines to be installed. OffshoreWIND.biz contacted Fred. Olsen Windcarrier after Buss Energy Group, which has been providing port logistics for wind turbine installation, reported it had completed its project for Trianel wind farm Borkum II. […]

  • Watch: Samkang Sends Off TPC Jackets

    29 June 2020
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Following the first load-out of the jacket foundations built by Samkang M&T for the TPC Phase 1 wind farm in Taiwan, the South Korean manufacturer has now shared a video showing the process. Back in May, Jan De Nul completed the load-out of the first four of the 21 jacket foundations built for the 109.2 […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Firms Up Formosa 2 Order

    29 October 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has received a firm order for the 376MW Formosa 2 offshore wind farm project in Taiwan from partners Macquarie’s Green Investment Group and Swancor Renewable Energy. The project, located in Miaoli county, will consist of 47 units of the SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbine and construction is expected to begin in 2020. The wind […]

  • Trianel Borkum Issues Turbine Maintenance Call

    26 August 2019
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum has issued a tender for the provision of turbine monitoring, repair, and maintenance services on the 200MW Trianel Windpark Borkum II offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Currently under construction, the wind farm will comprise 32 Senvion 6.2M152 turbines installed on monopile foundations at the site some 45 kilometres north of the island of […]

  • Danske Commodities Books Hywind Scotland Power

    19 June 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Danish energy trading company Danske Commodities has signed a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the world’s first floating wind farm, Hywind Scotland. As the sole offtaker, Danske Commodities will take over balancing and trading of Hywind Scotland’s total volume of 30MW. Hywind Scotland is owned by Equinor (75%) and Masdar (25%). The wind farm, […]

  • Ørsted Picks Communication Tech for Two Changhua Projects

    18 June 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Ørsted has awarded Atos with a contract to supply critical communication solutions for two wind farms offshore Changhua County in Taiwan. Atos will provide solutions based on TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked radio) technology and will be responsible for the complete work, including engineering, design, installation, testing, commissioning and five-year maintenance. The solution will include a mobile radio […]

  • EnBW Feels Good Winds

    10 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    German energy company EnBW reported an operating result (adjusted EBITDA) of EUR 118.6 million for its Renewable Energies segment in the first quarter of 2019, a 24.3% increase compared to the same period a year earlier. The increase in the segment’s adjusted EBITDA was driven partly by ”good wind conditions this spring, most of all with an […]

  • India Issues Draft Offshore Wind Lease Rules

    31 January 2019
    Authorities

    India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued draft offshore wind energy lease rules for the development of projects within the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The draft rules are open to comments and suggestions until 25 February, MNRE said. The rules stipulate that the offshore wind energy blocks are to be allocated to successful […]

  • Vietnamese Offshore Wind Farm in Survey Mode

    20 August 2019
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Non-intrusive magnetometer surveys and a side-scan sonar (SSS) survey have been carried out at the Tra Vinh offshore wind farm in Vietnam. The survey area, located within the Duyên Hải district, comprised a 300m corridor, 4km long, with the main transmission line at its center, for a total surface of 1.2km2. The region is said to be contaminated […]

  • Dropsafe Catches Formosa Deal

    26 June 2019
    Contracts & Tenders

    Dropsafe has secured a contract to provide its Net dropped object prevention system for the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The system has already been installed on six out of the 20 Siemens Gamesa 6MW turbines at the 128MW offshore wind project. The design, made of SUS 316 Japanese stainless-steel, has been installed between the […]