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  • Polish Offshore Wind Farm to Feature Vestas 15 MW Turbines

    26 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    PKN Orlen and Northland Power have chosen to utilise Vestas 15 MW wind turbines on the 1.2 GW offshore wind farm the Polish-Canadian joint venture will build in Poland’s sector of the Baltic Sea. Vestas, which has been selected as the preferred supplier, will provide 76 of its V236-15.0 MW turbines for the Baltic Power […]

  • World’s First Offshore Green Hydrogen Production Platform Launched in France

    22 September 2022
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    French waters offshore Saint-Nazaire are buzzing with inaugural activity today (22 September) as the country’s first offshore wind farm was officially put into operation and, in a separate event, the world’s first offshore green hydrogen production platform was launched. As reported earlier today, French President Emmanuel Macron arrived at the Saint-Nazaire project site this morning […]

  • Damen Developing New Vessel Class for Floating Offshore Wind Market

    20 September 2022
    R&D, Vessels

    Netherlands-headquartered Damen Shipyards has revealed it is developing a new vessel class that will be capable of supporting the growing floating offshore wind industry. Damen has cited forecasts which indicate that by 2050 over 200 GW or around 13,500 units of new floating offshore wind turbines will be in operation, and given the size of […]

  • GIP Rebrands WPD Offshore, Changes Its Name to Skyborn Renewables

    19 September 2022
    Business & Finance

    Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has launched Skyborn Renewables, previously known as wpd offshore, after completing the acquisition of the 100 per cent share in the company. The transaction was completed on 15 September, Skyborn said. In May, GIP signed a definitive agreement with wpd AG to acquire 100 per cent of the business. “GIP identified […]

  • Octopus Renewables Buys Further Stake in Lincs Offshore Wind Farm

    16 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) has acquired a further 7.75 per cent ownership interest in the Lincs offshore wind farm in the UK from a fund managed by Macquarie Asset Management. The new buy-in follows ORIT’s investment from May of this year, when the investment company bought an initial 7.75 per cent stake in the wind […]

  • Rotech Concludes “Challenging” Gig at Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm

    14 September 2022
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Rotech Subsea has completed “challenging” cable de-burial, cut and recovery works at the Triton Knoll offshore wind project in the UK for a dredging and marine contractor. The Aberdeen-based company deployed its RS2-3 Hybrid controlled flow excavation (CFE) tool to complete the de-burial of approximately 500 metres of cable, with its RSG-C tool completing the […]

  • Geophysical Survey Needed for 2.5 GW Baltica Offshore Wind Farms

    7 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica-3 and Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica-2 have issued a tender for a geophysical and 3D Ultra High-Resolution Seismic (UHRS) survey at the 2.5 GW Baltica 2 and Baltica 3 wind farms offshore Poland. The tender is divided into two separate lots. Lot 1 covers a 3D UHRS survey of locations deemed high risk for sub-surface boulders, […]

  • Energinet Requires Environmental Consultancy Services for Hesselø Offshore Wind Project

    17 August 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Danish transmission system operator Energinet has issued a contract notice seeking environmental engineering consultancy services for the Hesselø offshore wind project. The move follows the news from June, when the Danish political parties signed an agreement on the new location for the offshore wind farm, moving the project site to the south of the area that was […]

  • ODE Wins Work on UK’s 1.5 GW Offshore Wind Project

    11 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind, a joint venture of TotalEnergies and Corio Generation, has selected Offshore Design Engineering Ltd. (ODE) to deliver Owner’s Engineer support to the pre-front-end engineering design (FEED) stage for its 1.5 GW Outer Dowsing offshore wind project in the UK. As Owner’s Engineer, ODE will conduct concept development and selection for components […]

  • Maryland Gets USD 22.9 Million Grant for Offshore Wind Training

    4 August 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    The US Department of Commerce has awarded a USD 22.9 million federal grant to the Maryland Department of Labor (Labor) to develop a new apprenticeship model under the Maryland Works for Wind programme to support the region’s growing offshore wind industry. The Maryland Works for Wind scheme will partner leading employers such as Chesapeake Shipbuilding, […]

  • Seatrium to Build Offshore Platforms for BP and Equinor’s Empire Wind Projects

    5 May 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    Seatrium Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine Offshore Platforms (SMOP), has secured a contract from Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and BP, to supply two offshore substations for the Empire Wind 1 and Empire Wind 2 offshore wind farms in the US. The scope of the project involves the engineering, procurement, […]

  • Brazilian Innovation Centre Requests Licence for Offshore Wind Test Site

    27 April 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Innovation, Research & Development

    A research, innovation and development centre in Brazil, focused on renewable energy and sustainability, has submitted an application for a test site for offshore wind to the country’s Institute for the Environment and Natural Resources (IBAMA). This is an excerpt from an article published on our sibling news site Offshore Energy. You can read the […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Delivers Turbines For French Floating Offshore Wind Farm

    5 April 2023
    Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The wind turbine components to be installed on the Provence Grand Large floating wind farm offshore France have arrived in Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône. The 24 MW Provence Grand Large is located 40 kilometres west of Marseille and 17 kilometres off the coast of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, in water depths of around 100 metres. The floating wind farm will comprise […]

  • Omexom Hires HeliService for Air Transport on 5 Offshore Wind Farms

    5 April 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    Omexom Renewable Energies Offshore, former EWE Offshore Service & Solutions (EWE OSS), has awarded a contract to HeliService, booking the German helicopter transport provider’s services on five offshore wind farms for at least two years. HeliService will be responsible for offshore air transport and hoisting work on the Alpha Ventus, Riffgat, Trianel Windpark Borkum, and Merkur […]

  • USA Releases Strategy to Deploy 110+ GW of Offshore Wind by 2050

    30 March 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Industry, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released its Offshore Wind Energy Strategy, a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive summary of the Department’s efforts to meet the goal to deploy 30 GW of offshore wind energy by 2030 and set the nation on a pathway to 110 GW or more by 2050. Deploying 30 GW of offshore wind […]

  • Denmark Unsuspends Further Four Open-Door Offshore Wind Projects

    20 March 2023
    Authorities, Business development, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Energy Agency has resumed the assessment of the Jammerland Bugt, Lillebælt South, Omø South, and Nordre Flint offshore wind farms which are part of the recently paused open-door tendering scheme. In February, the Danish Energy Agency suspended the processing of 33 open-door offshore wind projects until further clarification of EU law issues. The […]

  • TLP Type Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Receives ClassNK Approval

    21 May 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    The Japanese MODEC and Toyo Construction have jointly obtained approval in principle (AiP) from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for a floating structure and tether system and tether pile foundation for tension leg platform (TLP) type floating offshore wind turbine. In 2020, MODEC obtained AiP for the floating offshore wind turbines from DNV. This time, both […]

  • Steelwind Completes Monopile Production for He Dreiht Offshore Wind Farm

    15 May 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    The last monopile destined for installation at the 960 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm has been manufactured by Steelwind Nordenham, a Germany-based company. EnBW, the developer of the project, selected Steelwind Nordenham to deliver 64 monopiles for the offshore wind farm in May 2022. The units have a diameter of 9.2 metres, a length […]

  • Prysmian Completes Neart na Gaoithe Cabling Job Offshore Scotland

    5 April 2024
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Italy-headquartered Prysmian has concluded the installation of submarine and land power cables to connect the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm to the Scottish mainland power grid. The offshore wind project is now in the testing and commissioning phase and the system is scheduled to go live during 2024. Prysmian designed, supplied, and […]

  • RWE and Vattenfall Complete Multi-Gigawatt Offshore Wind Transaction in UK

    27 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    RWE and Vattenfall have completed the sale of three offshore wind projects in the UK. With the transaction completed, RWE has expanded its offshore wind portfolio in the UK by 4.2 GW. The three projects – Norfolk Vanguard West, Norfolk Vanguard East and Norfolk Boreas – each with a planned capacity of 1.4 GW, are […]

  • US to Hold Second Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Lease Sale

    21 March 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting

    The US Department of the Interior (DOI) has proposed a second offshore wind energy lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico, with four areas offshore Louisiana and Texas to be auctioned off. On 20 March, the DOI and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish the proposed sale notice (PSN) in the Federal […]

  • BlueFloat, Renantis File EIA for Italian Floating Offshore Wind Farm

    14 March 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Renantis and BlueFloat Energy have submitted the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the Kailia Energia floating offshore wind project in Italy. After over a year of studies and research, the EIA report was submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Energy Security (MASE) and the Ministry of Culture (MiC). The submission consists of the […]

  • Australian Gov’t Initiates Consultation on Sixth Area for Offshore Wind Development

    20 February 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    The Australian Government has launched a consultation on an offshore wind development zone in the Indian Ocean off the Bunbury region in Western Australia (WA) that could host up to 20 GW of offshore wind. The Commonwealth is seeking feedback on a proposed area, which is 7,674 square kilometres and at least 20 kilometres from […]

  • US Establishing New Center of Excellence to Accelerate Offshore Wind Deployment

    9 February 2024
    Business & Finance, Industry, Jobs & Recruitment, Training & Education

    The US Department of Energy (DOE) is investing USD 4.75 million to establish a new national center of excellence to accelerate offshore wind energy deployment nationwide. The Academic Center for Reliability and Resilience of Offshore Wind (ARROW), led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst with approximately 40 partners, will focus on workforce development, targeted research, […]

  • Iberdrola’s Taiwanese Offshore Wind Project Clears Preliminary EIA Review

    24 January 2024
    Authorities, Business development, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    Guo Feng, an offshore wind project being developed by Iberdrola in Taiwan, has received the preliminary approval of its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). The Guo Feng offshore wind project is located at the intersection of Changhua and Penghu waters, with 36 kilometres to the nearest distance to shore. First revealed in 2021, the total installation […]

  • GustoMSC Enriches Its Business Portfolio with Vessels for Floating Offshore Wind

    27 December 2023
    Floating Wind, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    GustoMSC, a subsidiary of U.S.-based NOV, has officially launched the Enhydra series of vessels tailored specifically for floating offshore wind farms. Alain Wassink, Commercial Director of GustoMSC, presented the new series at The Stage during the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2023 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The vessel was described as a strategic enabler […]