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  • Sweden: Vattenfall Presents First Annual Report for Ocean Energy R&D Programme

    21 May 2012
    R&D

    Since 2006, Vattenfall AB R&D Projects has been investigating the potential for ocean energy to offer a major new renewable energy source. In 2009 Vattenfall established a formal ocean energy programme.  Now – six years later – a first annual report has been created for the Ocean Energy Development Programme (OEDP). The report describes 2011’s achievements […]

  • Denmark: Three Vessels to Transport Service Technicians to Anholt Offshore Wind Farm

    3 May 2012

    Anholt Wind, which is the first of three identical service vessels, that are to ensure the transport of technicians to Anholt Offshore Wind Farm, was supplied from Hvide Sande Bådebyggeri at the end of 2012. The second service vessel will be delivered in May 2012 and the third vessel in June 2013. The three identical […]

  • UK Government Raises Clean Industry Bonus Budget to Over GBP 540 Million

    14 May 2025
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting, Ports & Logistics

    UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has increased the budget for the Clean Industry Bonus, which will provide financial rewards for offshore wind developers, from an initial GBP 200 million (approximately EUR 238 million) to GBP 544 million (about EUR 646 million). According to the UK government, hundreds of bids have come through from the UK’s […]

  • Foundation Installation to Soon Begin on 1.4 GW UK Offshore Wind Farm

    17 March 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway7, using the jack-up vessel Seaway Ventus, is scheduled to start installing wind turbine foundations at the East Anglia Three offshore wind farm site at the beginning of April. Seaway Ventus is expected to mobilise at BOW Terminal in the Netherlands on 27 March and commence offshore work within the East Anglia Three array site […]

  • Poland’s Full Offshore Wind Potential Still Unknown

    28 September 2018
    R&D

    Poland has the highest unidentified offshore wind potential in the Baltic Sea, Janusz Gajowiecki, President of the Polish Wind Energy Association (PWEA) said during a session at the Global Wind Summit in Hamburg.

  • Fincantieri Cuts First Steel for Jones Act SOV, Destined for 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Project

    22 September 2023
    Vessels

    Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding has begun construction on a service operation vessel (SOV) for a Crowley-ESVAGT joint venture that will house and transport technicians to maintain US offshore wind farms. Yesterday marked the ceremonial start of construction for the vessel, and senior leaders from partner companies around the country came to Door County to witness the […]

  • Hexicon and IX Wind Team Up on 1,300+ MW Floating Wind Project Offshore Taiwan

    15 February 2023
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Research & Development

    Sweden-headquartered Hexicon and IX Wind have joined forces to provide services for the development and construction of a 1,300+ MW floating wind project offshore Taiwan. The partnership, secured in December 2022, will offer project management, consultancy, and engineering services to the floating offshore wind project. The wind farm is planned to be commissioned as early […]

  • Arcadis, BLIX to Work on Dutch Offshore Wind Zones

    27 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has awarded Arcadis Nederland BV and BLIX Consultancy BV with contracts covering expert support on soil investigations and expert support on wind and water investigations at the new offshore wind zones in the Dutch North Sea. Arcadis Nederland BV is the winner of Lot 1 which includes expert support on […]

  • Windea Leibniz SOV to Convert Into CSOV After Upgrades

    1 November 2022
    Vessels

    The Service Operations Vessel (SOV) Windea Leibniz has returned to Ulstein Verft in Norway for an upgrade after which the vessel will be ready for assignments in the Baltic Sea as well as the North Sea, with a status as a Construction Service Operations Vessel (CSOV). Windea Leibniz, the second SOV ordered by Bernhard Schulte Offshore […]

  • Semco, SeaRenergy Secure TenneT Offshore Assets Service Contract

    18 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Semco Maritime and SeaRenergy have secured a five-year service contract with TenneT for offshore grid connection systems and offshore substations in Germany and the Netherlands. The consortium, comprised of Semco Maritime and SeaRenergy, will be responsible for mechanical and electro-technical integrated maintenance of offshore grid connection systems, which comprise offshore and onshore installations in the […]

  • NextFloat Project to Test 6 MW Floating Wind Prototype Offshore France

    18 July 2022
    R&D, Technology

    The European Commission has selected Technip Energies, X1 Wind and a consortium of ten international entities to deliver the NextFloat project, a programme accelerating industrial-scale floating wind as part of which the partners will test a 6 MW floating wind platform offshore France. Together with Technip Energies and X1 Wind, the consortium members are: Naturgy, […]

  • Euskalforging Flanges for 1.4 GW East Anglia Three Offshore Wind Farm

    5 October 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Manufacturing, Supply Chain

    Spain-based manufacturer of rolled rings euskalforging has been awarded a contract to supply flanges for the 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm in the UK. Within the scope of the project, the company will ring roll a total of 235 flanges as transition piece (TP) top flanges, TP bottom flanges, and monopile flanges […]

  • TenneT Seeks Offshore Survey Team

    14 March 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT has issued a contract notice for framework agreements to provide geophysical and geotechnical surveys for offshore platforms and cable routes. TenneT TSO B.V. is appointed by the Dutch government as the offshore grid operator and is responsible for engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and operation of connections between offshore wind farms […]

  • Havfram Studying Transport and Installation for Equinor’s South Korean Floating Wind Project

    30 March 2022
    R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor has awarded Havfram a contract for a transport and installation study on the 800 MW Firefly floating offshore wind project in South Korea. The scope of the study includes transport and installation activities offshore as well as the supply and procurement of the inter-array cables and the mooring systems. Havfram has already started working […]

  • Alfa Lift Delivery Delayed to Next Year, Seaway Strashnov Staying on Dogger Bank

    13 June 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Seaway Strashnov will be deployed on Dogger Bank Wind Farm for a full 2023 campaign as the company’s new vessel Seaway Alfa Lift, which suffered a crane incident in 2021, is now scheduled to be delivered in the second half of 2023. As reported last year, the vessel had an incident with the A-frame on […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Officially Opens Its First Offshore Nacelle Assembly Facility Outside Europe

    14 September 2021
    Business & Finance

    Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has inaugurated its facility for the assembly of offshore wind turbine nacelles in Taiwan, the company’s first such facility outside Europe. The official opening of the facility in Taichung, being held today (14 September), follows the completion of the assembly of the first nacelle in August. The construction work on Siemens […]

  • Acteon Wraps Up Cable Survey at CVOW

    19 August 2021
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    Acteon has completed a cable survey at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project in Virginia as part of a partnership with Siemens Gamesa. Acteon’s TerraSond performed the survey from Atlantic Endeavor, the project’s dedicated crew transfer vessel (CTV) that was specially modified for the work. The CVOW export cables are about 45 kilometers long, […]

  • DEME Orders Huisman Monopile Handling Kit for Orion

    12 August 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Huisman has signed a contract with DEME for the delivery of a 2,300mt Lifting Spreader and a set of adaptive Damping Tugger Winches to be installed onboard the offshore installation vessel Orion. Huisman and DEME have worked together on the optimisation of the spreader’s design in order to increase the safety and efficiency of monopile […]

  • China’s First Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Rolls Out

    28 May 2021
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    China’s first floating offshore wind turbine is now rolling off the production line, the Chinese wind turbine manufacturer, MingYang Smart Energy, said. MySE5.5MW typhoon-resistant floating wind turbine, independently developed by MingYang Smart Energy, has been assembled at MingYang’s Yangjiang manufacturing facility. This milestone marks the upcoming installation and application of the first floating prototype in […]

  • StormGeo on Weather Watch Offshore Virginia

    26 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    US utility Dominion Energy has contracted StormGeo as the sole weather forecast provider for the 12 MW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project (CVOW). Forecasting for CVOW is delivered by StormGeo’s 24/7 operations center in Houston, Texas, with offshore wind project support from the company’s headquarters in Bergen, Norway. Energized in October 2020, CVOW comprises two […]

  • Saipem Wins EUR 460 Million Offshore Wind Contract in France

    1 February 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Saipem has been awarded a EUR 460 million contract by Eoliennes Offshore du Calvados (EODC) for the delivery of wind turbine foundations for the Courseulles-sur-Mer offshore wind farm in France. The contract, subject to EODC making a positive final investment decision, covers the design, construction and installation of the foundations. Saipem will deliver 64 large […]

  • Acta Marine Seeks Co-Owner to Back Fleet Expansion

    3 May 2021
    Business & Finance

    Acta Marine and shareholder MerweOord are seeking a strategic co-owner to support the further expansion of the company’s offshore wind business. The strategic plan focuses on ordering two more construction service operation vessels (CSOVs) in the short term, as well as service operation vessels and workboats, with further expansion plans for the near term. To […]

  • Hywind Tampen Concrete Foundations Move Forward (Video)

    22 April 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Aker Solutions has completed the first part of the construction of concrete foundations for the Hywind Tampen floating wind project at its yard in Stord, Norway. The 11 substructures are currently being towed to Vindafjord where the rest of the slip-forming and mechanical outfitting will be completed. Aker built the first 20 meters of the […]

  • Japan Launches Third Offshore Wind Auction

    10 December 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    Japan has launched an auction to select the developer of up to 356 MW of offshore wind capacity in the Happo-Noshiro zone off Akita prefecture. The auction opened on Friday, 10 December, and the deadline to submit bids for the development of projects at the Happo-Noshiro zone is 10 June 2022. The winner is expected […]

  • Japanese Shipowner Invests in Wind Turbine Maintenance Company

    10 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development

    Japanese shipowner Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed an agreement to form a capital alliance by acquiring most of the outstanding shares of its compatriot Hokutaku. According to MOL, Hokutaku is the largest third-party wind turbine maintenance company in Japan covering about 80 per cent of the approximately 2,600 wind turbines in the country. “While […]

  • Germans Issue Offshore Wind Geological Modelling Tender

    17 March 2020
    Contracts & Tenders

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie) has issued a tender for geological modeling and reporting on wind areas in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. The tender is part of preliminary geological investigations on the N-3 zone in the German North Sea, and the O-1 zone in the German […]