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  • TenneT Awards Retrofit Contract for German Offshore Converter Station

    19 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Supply Chain

    Bluestream Offshore, a subsidiary of OEG Energy, has been awarded a contract by transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT for the retrofit installation of a corrosion protection system on the SylWin alpha offshore converter station for the SylWin1 offshore grid connection in Germany. The award is for the subsea installation of an Impressed Current Cathodic Protection […]

  • EPA Withdraws Permit for Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project

    17 March 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reviewing the air quality permit for the Atlantic Shores offshore wind project, following a remand from the federal Environmental Appeals Board regarding the EPA’s initial permit decision. The permit, which was granted to the developer in September 2024, was appealed to the board by Save Long Beach Island […]

  • DEME Installs First Coastal Virginia Offshore Substation in US

    14 March 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The first of three offshore substations has been installed at the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, located 43 kilometres off the coast of Virginia Beach, the US. The 3,907-metric tonne lift marks the completion of the installation of the first topside onto the jacket, which was previously installed by DEME. According to […]

  • Scotland’s 4.1 GW Offshore Wind Project Receives Onshore Grid Connection Approval

    7 December 2023
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    East Lothian Council has granted planning permission in principle for SSE Renewables’ proposed Berwick Bank offshore wind farm onshore transmission infrastructure and grid connection at Branxton, south of Dunbar, Scotland. Securing planning consent in principle for the onshore grid network will enable renewable energy generated by the proposed offshore wind farm to be transmitted to […]

  • SSE First Offshore Wind Developer to Receive Consent for Onshore Grid Infrastructure in Ireland

    30 May 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    SSE Renewables has announced that the planning permission for the onshore grid infrastructure for the 800 MW Phase 2 of Arklow Bank Wind Park has been approved by Ireland’s planning board, An Bord Pleanála. This is the first time an offshore wind developer secured planning permission to develop onshore transmission grid infrastructure for an Irish […]

  • Onshore Cabling Works Progressing at 99 MW South Korean Offshore Wind Farm

    7 May 2024
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The landfall of the first submarine cable circuit has been completed by LS Cable & System and LS Marine Solution in the construction of the Jeonnam 1 offshore wind farm in South Korea. Jeonnam Offshore Wind Power was founded in 2020 as a 51-49 joint venture between SK E&S and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). The […]

  • Onshore Market Conditions Hit Siemens Gamesa, Offshore Wind Yields Good Results

    7 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    From April to September 2017, Siemens Gamesa marked strong performance in its offshore business with an increase of 16% in revenues. This contrasts the company’s overall results for the period, as Siemens Gamesa reports a 12.3% fall in revenues.

  • Dutch Gov’t Shelves Two Offshore Wind Tenders, Plans Single Site Auction

    19 May 2025
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    Citing deteriorating market conditions, the Dutch government has delayed tenders for two offshore wind farms and will instead open a tender for one location in the North Sea later this year. The tenders for IJmuiden Ver Gamma-A and IJmuiden Ver Gamma-B were scheduled for the third quarter of this year. However, due to deteriorating market […]

  • Onshore Planning Dispute Could Cost RWE Major Offshore Wind Investment (UK)

    27 September 2011

    MAJOR utility provider RWE nPower caused a stir within the region’s renewables sector when it was inferred northern Lincolnshire could… (thisisscunthorpe) [mappress] Source: thisisscunthorpe, September 27, 2011

  • Lithuania to Relaunch Second Offshore Wind Tender in June as Parliament Approves New Terms

    16 May 2025
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The Lithuanian Parliament has approved the updated conditions for the country’s second offshore wind tender, which was launched last year but paused in January so the government could re-evaluate the conditions. Lithuania’s Ministry of Energy said on 15 May that the tender would be (re)launched by mid-June. The amendments to the Law on Renewable Energy […]

  • RenewableUK Outlines Recommendations for Extending Offshore Wind Farm Lifespan

    12 February 2025
    Business development, Industry, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    RenewableUK has published a report outlining key proposals to extend the operational lifespan of offshore wind farms, as well as recommendations for developing the best decommissioning options for offshore wind projects. The UK’s first offshore wind farm began generating renewable energy in 2000, and several of the older projects are currently entering the final stages […]

  • Germany Greenlights Iberdrola’s 315 MW Offshore Wind Farm

    3 February 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie; BSH) has issued the planning approval decision for the construction and operation of Iberdrola’s Windanker offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. On 31 January, the BSH handed over the planning approval decision for the Windanker offshore wind farm to the future operator Iberdrola at […]

  • French Developer Winner of Estonia’s Latest Offshore Wind Tender

    23 January 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    Estonia’s Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (CPTRA) has selected Oxan Energy, a French-based offshore wind developer, as the winner of the auction for the Saare 1 area. The company plans to install as many as 60 floating wind turbines, with a combined capacity of 900 MW. The French company submitted a bid of EUR […]

  • Offshore Wind at Heart of Belfast Harbour’s New Upgrade Strategy

    22 January 2025
    Business & Finance, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    Belfast Harbour has revealed plans to invest more than GBP 300 million (approximately EUR 354 million) in capital projects across the port and Harbour Estate over the next five years to support the offshore wind industry and cruise tourism. The Advance Regional Prosperity 2025-2029 strategy outlines the port’s plans to invest GBP 208 million in […]

  • Massachusetts Offshore Wind Contract Signing Pushed Back Again

    20 January 2025
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The signing of contracts with projects selected in Massachusetts’ fourth offshore wind solicitation has been delayed once more, with the new expected date being on or before 31 March. The execution of contracts, which had already been delayed to 15 January, is further postponed as the Electric Distribution Companies have filed a letter with the […]

  • New Offshore Wind Project Enters Federal Permitting in US

    14 January 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will initiate an environmental review of the Vineyard Mid-Atlantic offshore wind lease area, located offshore New York and New Jersey and owned by Vineyard Offshore (Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners), which plans to build its Excelsior Wind project there. The Vineyard Mid-Atlantic area is in one of the six […]

  • Spanish Manufacturer Joins European Offshore Wind Foundations Alliance

    12 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Foundations, Supply Chain

    Haizea Wind Group has become the sixth member of the Offshore Wind Foundations Alliance (OWFA), established by Bladt Industries, EEW Special Pipe Constructions, Sif Netherlands, Smulders Projects Belgium, and Steelwind Nordenham in 2021. In 2021, the five founding members said OWFA was formed with an aim to raise awareness about the key role offshore wind […]

  • Ørsted Awards MMA Offshore Wind Survey Contract in Australia

    11 November 2024
    Business development, Research & Development

    Ørsted has awarded MMA Offshore an offshore wind site survey contract off the coast of Australia. On behalf of its client, Ørsted, the scope is said to be one of the first reconnaissance site surveys taking place in the Gippsland offshore wind zone since the award of feasibility licenses. The company will deploy its Australian-flagged […]

  • US Offshore Wind Farm Encounters Another Construction Hiccup

    5 November 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    After a delay in the construction of the onshore substation that also delayed the project’s commercial operation date, the Revolution Wind offshore wind farm in the US has faced a challenge with the installation of one of the offshore substation monopiles. This is according to the information shared by Ørsted in the company’s third-quarter results, […]

  • TGS Completes Soil Survey for Doordewind Offshore Wind Zone

    23 October 2024
    Business development, R&D, Research & Development

    TGS has carried out a three-dimensional Ultra High-Resolution Seismic (3D UHRS) soil survey in the Doordewind Wind Farm Zone in the Netherlands. Commissioned by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), the 3D UHRS soil survey was conducted in the North Sea for the first time from mid-June to the end of August 2024. According to RVO, […]

  • Dominion Energy and Stonepeak Finalise CVOW Offshore Wind Deal

    23 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Dominion Energy has closed on a transaction to sell a 50 per cent noncontrolling interest in the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project to Stonepeak. Dominion Energy will retain full operational control of the construction and operations of the offshore wind project, and Stonepeak will have customary minority rights. At closing, Dominion Energy […]

  • Vattenfall Shelves Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Project in Sweden

    2 September 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has chosen to put the 640 MW Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm on hold until further notice because the investment conditions in Sweden are not feasible at this time, according to the developer. Vattenfall said that the investment prerequisites for offshore wind in Sweden are currently not viable, and the company has therefore decided […]

  • Hornsea 3 Offshore Substation Jackets Start Taking Shape

    22 August 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Foundations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Heerema has commenced the construction of offshore substation jackets for the 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 wind farm in the UK, kicking off with a steel-cutting ceremony. On 20 August, the company held the first steel-cutting ceremony for the jackets at Heerema Vlissingen in the Netherlands. Ørsted, the developer of the Hornsea 3 offshore wind project, […]

  • Norwind Offshore, Vard to Build First ‘Energy Construction Vessel’

    5 August 2024
    Contracts & Tenders, Supply Chain, Vessels

    Vard has signed a contract for an energy construction vessel (ECV) with Wind Energy Construction, a Norwegian company partly owned by the founders and owners of Norwind Offshore. According to the two companies, this is a whole new vessel category, developed jointly by Vard and Norwind Offshore. Under the contract, Vard will design and build […]

  • US Issues Roadmap to Accelerate Atlantic Offshore Wind Transmission

    20 September 2023
    Collaboration, Grid Connection, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Training & Education

    On 19 September, the Biden-Harris administration released a roadmap that outlines immediate actions needed to connect the first generation of Atlantic offshore wind projects to the electric grids and longer-term efforts to support needed transmission over the next several decades. The roadmap, called Action Plan for Offshore Wind Transmission Development in the U.S. Atlantic Region, […]

  • POSCO, Equinor Pen Offshore Wind MoU in South Korea

    15 September 2023
    Business development, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    POSCO International and Norway-based Equinor have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore opportunities related to the development of offshore wind in South Korea. POSCO International and Equinor will explore various initiatives under the agreement which include potential joint ventures and joint investment in projects within offshore wind including the Firefly/Bandibuli floating wind project […]