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  • Germany Adopts Offshore Wind Anti-Corrosion Standard

    14 October 2016
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has adopted a joint standard from VGB PowerTech and the Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute (BAW) for the protection of offshore wind farms from corrosion.   With the adoption, BSH has made the VGB/BAW Standard a mandatory regulation in planning permission procedures for the offshore wind power industry. The […]

  • Germany Facing Offshore Wind Grid Expansion Delays

    31 January 2024
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Planning & Permitting

    Three of the planned new offshore grid connection systems in the German North Sea, which will connect to four offshore wind sites to be tendered this year and in 2026, will be delayed by up to two years, according to a letter that the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) sent to the Federal […]

  • Jumbo Awarded More Wind Work Offshore Taiwan

    15 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Supply Chain

    Jumbo Offshore has been awarded a contract by Yunneng Wind Power Company (YWPC) for the removal of monopiles at the 640 MW Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The contract award represents an expansion of the company’s existing scope, which has involved transport and installation of the project’s transition pieces. “We have been active on […]

  • Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Applies for Development Consent

    21 March 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind, a joint venture between TotalEnergies, Corio Generation and Gulf Energy Development, has submitted an application to the Planning Inspectorate for a Development Consent Order (DCO) for the 1.5 GW offshore wind project in the UK. The DCO application includes an offshore wind farm comprising up to 100 wind turbines, underground cables […]

  • Green Giraffe Enters Taiwanese Offshore Wind Venture

    8 December 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, R&D

    Green Giraffe has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Taiwanese organizations for the cooperation on Taiwan’s green financial planning and renewable energy development, including better safety of offshore wind projects.

  • Brazilian State Signs Offshore Wind MoU with Neoenergia

    13 September 2023
    Business development, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Neoenergia, Iberdrola’s renewable energy development arm in Brazil, and the Rio Grande do Norte Government have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore the development of offshore wind projects. The MoU was signed 14th edition of Brazil Windpower and the ceremony was attended by Neoenergia’s director of Hydraulics and Offshore, Marcelo Lopes, and the governor of […]

  • Dutch Extend Offshore Wind Tender Decision Deadline

    17 June 2019
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) has extended the decision period on the zero-subsidy Hollandse Kust (zuid) III and IV tendering round by up to 13 weeks as the agency ”needs more time to assess the applications”. The initial legal period of 13 weeks for the evaluation of the received applications expired on 13 June and […]

  • MMT Sweden on UXO Survey Duty Offshore France

    6 August 2021

    RTE Réseau de Transport d’Electricité has selected MMT SWEDEN AB to carry out the unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey along the export cable route of the Calvados offshore wind farm. The 448 MW Calvados offshore wind farm is being developed by Éolien Maritime France (EMF) and wpd. EMF is a joint venture between EDF Renewables, Enbridge, […]

  • Boskalis Wins Large Offshore Wind Cabling Contract

    20 April 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Boskalis informed on 20 April that the company won a contract for the transportation and installation of export cables for an offshore wind project, classifying the contract value as “significant”, which for Boskalis means it is worth between EUR 150-300 million. The company said the project for which it will install the export cable lines […]

  • Statkraft to Complete Offshore Wind Exit in Q1 2018

    15 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Statkraft is expecting to close the divestment in the Dudgeon offshore wind farm in the first quarter of 2018, after which the company will have terminated its offshore wind engagement.

  • Iemants Loads Out Merkur Offshore Substation Jacket

    8 September 2017
    Wind Farm Update

    Iemants, part of the Smulders Group, loaded out the jacket foundation for the Merkur wind farm offshore substation from its facility in Vlissingen, the Netherlands, on Tuesday, 5 September.

  • Morocco Plans to Start Building 1 GW Offshore Wind Farm by 2029

    17 June 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    Africa’s first offshore wind farm is set to be built in Morocco, according to plans unveiled on 10 June at the Third United Nations Oceans Conference (UNOC3) in France. The project, planned to have an installed capacity of 1 GW, will be built near Essaouira, with construction beginning by 2029. This was announced by the […]

  • Dorsalys to Build Onshore Substation for 496 MW French Offshore Wind Farm

    25 October 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Supply Chain

    French transmission system operator RTE Réseau de Transport d’Electricité has commissioned Dorsalys to build an onshore substation which will enable the Dieppe-Le Tréport offshore wind farm to be connected to its grid. The transformer station, located on land three kilometres from the subsea cable landing point, is scheduled for delivery in spring 2025. The substation […]

  • Chartwell Marine Unveils CTV Design for Legacy Offshore Wind Turbine Support

    12 June 2025
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    The UK’s NR Marine Services has commissioned its compatriot Chartwell Marine to design a new crew transfer vessel (CTV), which will be capable of supporting older generation assets, now referred to as legacy turbines. The CTVs will be built and outfitted with modern technology to maximise vessel fuel efficiency and technician comfort, said Chartwell Marine. […]

  • Eiffage Taking Over Dutch Offshore Substation Manufacturer

    1 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Foundations, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    Eiffage, through Smulders, has moved to take full ownership of HSM Offshore Energy, the Netherlands-based manufacturer of offshore platforms and their substructures. The companies said in a joint press release that they signed an agreement on 31 March, under which Eiffage would acquire 100 per cent of HSM Offshore Energy, with the transaction subject to […]

  • Netherlands Consulting Developers on 2026 Offshore Wind Tender

    30 January 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The Dutch Ministry of Climate and Green Growth is currently exploring which procedure to choose for the permitting of the Nederwiek II and Nederwiek III offshore wind sites that are planned to be put out to tender in 2026. The Ministry has now opened a market consultation period for wind farm developers to provide feedback […]

  • Havfram Hired for ‘Major’ European Offshore Wind Project

    27 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain

    Norway-based Havfram has signed a contract with an undisclosed client for the construction of an offshore wind project in Europe. Havfram said that the “major” project will be executed in 2029, utilising one of the company’s GustoMSC NG-20000X installation vessels, planned to be delivered in the second half of 2025. The installation work is anticipated […]

  • 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 […]

  • Smulders to Build Jackets for French Offshore Converter Stations

    13 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Foundations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Chantiers de l’Atlantique has awarded Smulders, through its subsidiary Iemants, a contract for engineering, procurement, and construction of the two jackets of the offshore converter stations for the Centre Manche 1 and Centre Manche 2 offshore wind farms in France. Chantiers de l’Atlantique acted on behalf of the French transmission system operator (TSO) Réseau de […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Fugro on Salamander Metocean Survey Duty Offshore Scotland

    17 August 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Wind Farm Update

    Salamander, a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea 7, has selected Fugro to conduct a metocean survey for the proposed Salamander floating offshore wind project in Scotland. Scheduled to begin in September, the survey will run for approximately twelve months and gather essential meteorological, oceanographic, and environmental data, said Fugro. These insights […]

  • Wind Farm Offshore Japan Becomes Fully Operational

    25 October 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Nyuzen offshore wind project in Japan is now officially operational, according to a recent social media post by Mingyang Smart Energy. The project completion ceremony was held on October 17. The 9 MW offshore wind project features three Mingyang’s MySE 3.0-135 typhoon-resistant offshore wind turbines. The wind turbines were installed at the construction site […]

  • Extended Agreement to Keep Fugro Busy Offshore Vietnam

    12 March 2024
    Business & Finance

    Fugro has extended its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PTSC Geos & Subesa Services (PTSC G&S) to provide site characterisation services to support Vietnam’s offshore wind sector. Under the two-year agreement, Fugro’s full range of marine site characterisation services will be deployed with PTSC G&S’s local survey capabilities to support Vietnam’s growing offshore wind industry. […]

  • Dutch Gov’t Issues Offshore Wind Tender Teaser

    26 February 2024
    Business development, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Research & Development

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) plans to publish a European tender in the first half of April for geotechnical surveys of the Huibertgat and Ballonplaat sites in the Netherlands. The objective of the tender is to conclude an agreement with one or more tenderers who can carry out geotechnical investigations at the nearshore Huibertgat and […]

  • India Launches 4 GW Offshore Wind Tender

    5 February 2024
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The Government of India has invited bids for the development of offshore wind with a total capacity of 4 GW off the coast of Tamil Nadu. The bids invited are for four blocks of 1 GW each on an open access basis, for the development of offshore wind projects off the coast of Tamil Nadu, […]