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  • The Netherlands: Ulstein Group and IDEA Heavy Equipment Join Forces in Offshore Industry

    9 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed at 27 April 2011, which outlines the main principles of how Norwegian Ulstein Group and Netherlands based IDEA Heavy Equipment are joining forces. The companies have entered into an MOU which will lead to an operational business in the Netherlands by the first of July 2011. A […]

  • RenewableUK Forges Closer Links With Countryside Council for Wales

    29 May 2011

      RenewableUK has signed a joint statement of understanding with the Countryside Council for Wales at its fifth annual conference yesterday, forging a closer working relationship. The agreement underpins how the two organisations will work together on their shared ambition to achieve renewable energy targets for Wales whilst minimising the impact on Wales’ natural environment. […]

  • Seaports of Niedersachsen show’s its expertise in offshore wind energy (Germany)

    11 June 2010

    Following its first visit to a trade fair in China, Seaports of Niedersachsen reports significant interest from participants in the group’s capabilities to handle wind energy project cargoes. “The Chinese market offers many opportunities for us as a specialist in general and project cargoes,” said Jorge Kaplan of J Müller Breakbulk Terminal GmbH & Co. […]

  • BARD: No co-operation with Spanish Gamesa Now in discussions with other possible partners (Germany)

    2 August 2010
    Business & Finance

    Emden. The Bard Group and the Spanish Gamesa have terminated their negotiations over a possible co-operation. This was communicated by both companies in corresponding declarations. “We have learned from the talks, that our positions on the conditions of a co-operation in the offshore area were too far apart”, said Heiko Ross, Managing Director of BARD […]

  • Two Monopiles to Go at Dogger Bank B Offshore Wind Farm

    3 January 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The offshore installation vessel Seaway Strashnov has installed all but two monopile foundations at the Dogger Bank B offshore wind site in the UK and will return in the second quarter of 2025 to complete the installation. Five more transition pieces (TPs) are also left to be installed, according to the latest notices to mariners […]

  • CIP Secures Another Power Purchase Agreement for Fengmiao 1 Offshore Wind Farm

    19 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom

    Denmark’s Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has signed a corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) for Taiwan’s 500 MW Fengmiao 1 offshore wind farm. UMC will purchase more than 30 billion kWh of power from Fengmiao I over 30 years, marking the largest renewable energy transaction in the company’s history, UMC said. This […]

  • Atlas Professionals Sets Up Renewables Unit in Australia

    10 September 2018
    Business & Finance

    Atlas Professionals has established a renewables division in Australia to support the development of the country’s first offshore wind farm.

  • Two OOS Offshore Wind-Friendly SSCVs Under Construction

    25 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    China Merchants Heavy Industry started building OOS International’s new semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) OOS Walcheren on 24 May at its Jiangsu yard, while the first of the two ordered SSCVs, OOS Serooskerke, is already under construction in Haimen and due for delivery in mid-2019.

  • Sif Starts Work to Expand Manufacturing Facilities

    11 April 2023
    Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    The construction work has started on Sif’s EUR 328 million expansion of manufacturing facilities in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. According to the Netherlands-based offshore foundations manufacturer Sif Group, key contracts with contractors and equipment suppliers were signed. For civil and building works, Sif contracted DURA Vermeer. Steelworks are contracted to Iemants Eiffage. All parties operate in collaborative contracting […]

  • Final Seagreen Jacket Arrives in Port of Nigg

    22 December 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    The final jacket foundation for the Seagreen 1 offshore wind farm has arrived in Port of Nigg, from where the foundations are being installed by Seaway 7. It took a total of 23 shipments to deliver the 114 jackets to the Port of Nigg, which was achieved through collaboration between Seaway7, SSE Renewables, COSCO, Global […]

  • GC Rieber Shipping Orders Two WindKeeper SOVs

    28 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Norway-headquartered GC Rieber Shipping has placed an order for two WindKeeper service operations vessels (SOVs) for offshore wind operations at Cemre shipyard in Türkiye. The shipowner and project house has set up a stand-alone company for the vessels called WindKeeper with a total investment of approximately EUR 110 million. The project and vessels are fully […]

  • Windcat Workboats Orders Additional Hydrogen-Powered CTVs

    28 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Windcat Workboats, part of Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB), together with its joint venture partners Thomas Services Maritimes (TSM) and FSR, has ordered six hydrogen-powered crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to be built by 2024. The new order follows the launch of the world’s first hydrogen-powered CTV, called Hydrocat 48, and its delivery and trials with its […]

  • Norwind Offshore Orders Two More CSOVs at Vard

    14 April 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Norway’s Norwind Offshore has declared options for the design and construction of two Commissioning Service Operations Vessels (CSOVs) at Vard. The options for the two CSOVs were part of the contract signed between the two companies back in October 2021. Norwind Offshore and Vard, a subsidiary of Fincantieri, have also agreed on new options for […]

  • Briggs Marine Lands Neart na Gaoithe CTV Contract

    20 June 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    UK-based Briggs Marine has won a contract to deliver crew transfer vessel (CTV) services to the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) wind farm offshore Scotland. Under the contract, the company will utilise its Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2610 vessel Forth Engineer to provide transfer of technicians to turbines, substations, and construction vessels as […]

  • Ocean Winds to Apply for Consent for 1.6 GW Irish Project

    3 June 2022
    Environment, Wind Farm Update

    Ocean Winds, a joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has opened public consultation for the development of its proposed Réalt na Mara wind farm offshore Ireland, for whose Maritime Area Consent (MAC) the developer plans to apply early next year. The first phase of the wind farm’s public consultation started in May and is […]

  • BlueFloat, Energy Estate to Increase Greater Gippsland Capacity to 2.1 GW

    8 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Spain-based BlueFloat Energy and Energy Estate have expanded the proposed capacity of the Greater Gippsland wind project offshore Australia from 1,275 MW to 2,085 MW. Initially, the two companies planned to develop a 1.3 GW bottom-fixed offshore wind project located off the coast of the Gippsland region in Victoria. The increase in the capacity of the […]

  • Ofgem Selects Hornsea Two OFTO Preferred Bidder

    5 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Ofgem has selected Diamond Transmission Partners as the preferred bidder for the offshore transmission of the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm in the UK. The company now has to resolve certain matters before being granted the Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) license for the 1.3 GW project. Diamond Transmission Partners has to establish the necessary arrangements […]

  • World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Goes into Operation

    31 August 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Ørsted has fully commissioned its 1.3 GW Hornsea Two project in the UK, which has now become the world’s largest wind farm in operation, taking over that title from its sibling project, the 1.2 GW Hornsea One. The 1.3 GW offshore wind farm, located 89 kilometres off the Yorkshire Coast, alongside Hornsea One, comprises 165 […]

  • Buchan Floating Wind Project Submits Offshore Scoping Report to Scottish Marine Directorate

    2 October 2023
    Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Buchan Offshore Wind, a consortium comprising BayWa r.e., Elicio, and BW Ideol, has submitted the Offshore Scoping Report for the 1 GW Buchan floating offshore wind farm to the Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate. This represents the project’s first major step within the consenting process, the consortium says. The report contains project details and the approach […]

  • SMST Equipment for Edison Chouest Offshore’s SOV Newbuild

    18 September 2023
    Vessels

    Scotland-based Marine Procurement Ltd (MPL) has awarded SMST a contract for the delivery of a 5-tonne motion-compensated crane for Edison Chouest Offshore’s (ECO) service operation vessel (SOV). The motion compensated crane (M-Series) for the newbuild vessel will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2024.  “SMST has an impressive track record and we are convinced that the […]

  • Lamprell Delivers Final TPs for 882 MW Moray West Offshore Wind Farm

    27 May 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Manufacturing, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Lamprell has completed the final delivery of transition pieces (TPs) for Ocean Winds’ Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland. All 62 TPs, including the penultimate and final batch destined for Scotland, have been delivered and handed over to Lamprell’s client Ocean Winds. According to the UAE-based company, the project was completed on schedule and […]

  • Eneti Shelves Plans to Build Wind Turbine Installation Vessel in USA, Announces New Contracts

    1 February 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Eneti Inc. has discontinued discussions with a shipyard in the United States to build a Jones Act-compliant wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV). ”We believe the US Market for offshore wind will offer significant opportunities for the company in the future, but right now we are focused on delivering on our existing commitments and deriving value […]

  • Twin Hub Floating Wind Demo Gets Marine Licence

    14 January 2022
    Authorities, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The Twin Hub floating demonstrator project in the Celtic Sea has now been awarded a marine licence for a renewable energy test site in Cornwall, South West England. The marine licence is the latest consent for the project which was awarded a Section 36 consent in 2020. Hexicon AB completed the acquisition of the consented […]

  • Blyth Floating Wind Demonstrator Pushes Ahead, 14 MW Turbines In Play

    23 December 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    EDF Renewables has received the marine licence variation consent for the Blyth floating wind project offshore the UK. Phase two of the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator wind farm will have floating foundations and four or five turbines with individual capacities of up to 14 MW, EDF Renewables said. Located off the coast of Northumberland, the first […]

  • Wärtsilä Thrusters for Eneti’s Next-Gen Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

    8 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Wärtsilä will supply seven thrusters for the wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) currently being built at the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) yard in South Korea for Eneti. The six WST-32 thrusters and one WTT-36 thruster are scheduled for delivery during the first quarter of 2023, and the order placed with Wärtsilä in October […]

  • Shell and CoensHexicon Reach Major Milestone on South Korean Floating Wind Project

    29 November 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    MunmuBaram, a joint venture between Shell and CoensHexicon, has secured an Electricity Business License (EBL) for its floating offshore wind project off the coast of Ulsan, South Korea. The EBL from South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy grants MunmuBaram exclusive development rights to progress 420 MW of wind energy, a third of the […]