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  • Van Oord’s New, Hybrid Vessel Starts Installing Cables at Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

    24 October 2024
    Cables, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s new, next-generation cable-laying vessel (CLV) Calypso has begun installing cables at its first offshore wind project, marking its official debut. Calypso’s first project is RWE’s Sofia offshore wind farm, being constructed on Dogger Bank in the central North Sea, 195 kilometres from the North East coast of the UK, which, with a capacity […]

  • SMC Wins Work on Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

    9 May 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) has signed a contract to deliver Offshore Resources and Services for RWE’s 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm during the project’s offshore construction which is scheduled to commence this year. SMC will deliver a turnkey package comprising a range of services, including above-water offshore balance of plant works which includes statutory […]

  • Heerema Installs Sofia Offshore Substation

    29 August 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The high-voltage direct current (HVDC) offshore converter platform (OCP) has been installed at the Sofia offshore wind farm site in the UK. The installation was carried out by Heerema Marine Contractors, using its Sleipnir heavy-lift vessel as a subcontractor to the GE Vernova/Seatrium consortium responsible for the OCP. The platform, equivalent in height to an […]

  • Ofgem Opens Tender for RWE’s Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Transmission Links

    27 February 2025
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Planning & Permitting

    Ofgem is inviting tenders to own and operate electricity transmission links worth GBP 4 billion (about EUR 4.8 billion), connecting the Sofia offshore wind farm to Great Britain’s mainland energy network. Ofgem has opened the Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) regime Tender Round 12, which invites investors to bid to own and operate infrastructure connecting RWE’s […]

  • Fugro Wraps Up First Part of Sofia Investigations

    20 March 2020
    Wind Farm Update

    Fugro has completed the first tranche of offshore site investigations at innogy’s Sofia offshore wind project in the UK. The first tranche is complete with the multi-purpose vessel Fugro Pioneer having finished the geophysical survey of the wind farm’s export cable corridor. According to innogy, the vessel will be back to carry out more survey […]

  • Bubble Curtain Used for First Time in UK as RWE Deploys Noise Abatement Tech at Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

    11 April 2025
    Fixed-Bottom, Foundations, Innovation, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    RWE, in collaboration with Hydrotechnik Offshore, a Germany-based bubble curtain developer, has deployed the underwater noise abatement technology during monopile installation at the Sofia offshore wind farm, marking the first time the technology has been used in the UK. Currently under construction on Dogger Bank, 195 kilometres off the UK coast, the 1.4 GW Sofia […]

  • Monopile Installation on Dogger Bank B Delayed by Six Months

    18 January 2024
    Equipment, Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    NOTE: The article was amended on 23 January to include the parts of Dogger Bank Wind Farm’s Supporting Statement filed to the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) that concern the reasons for the delay of the monopile installation on Dogger Bank B. The installation of foundations on two UK offshore wind projects, the 1.4 GW Sofia […]

  • Energi Coast Welcomes CfD Round 3 Offshore Wind Winners

    20 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    Energi Coast is well-placed to support the development of the 1.4GW Sofia and the 3.6GW Dogger Bank projects selected in the Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 3, this North East of England’s offshore wind cluster said. In total, six UK offshore wind projects have won CfD, including Sofia, Dogger Bank Teesside A, Dogger Bank Creyke Beck […]

  • Van Oord Picks Port of Tyne as Sofia Foundations Base

    23 March 2023
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord has selected the Tyne Clean Energy Park at the Port of Tyne as the storage and marshalling base for the foundations of the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm. The site will be occupied from the third quarter of 2023, with the base operational from the first quarter of 2024, as the business […]

  • Van Oord Picks Sofia Inter-Array Cable Supplier

    16 February 2022
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Hellenic Cables has won a contract by Van Oord Offshore Wind UK for the supply of 66 kV inter-array cables and accessories for the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind project in the UK. Under the contract, Hellenic Cables will design, engineer, manufacture, test and supply approximately 360 kilometers of 66 kV XLPE-insulated inter-array cables and associated accessories. The […]

  • Dates Set for Sofia Supply Chain Meets

    25 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    A series of showcases about contracting opportunities for the Sofia offshore wind project in the UK is taking place in July. Van Oord, the EPCI contractor for the project’s foundations and inter-array cables, will hold its webinar on 6 July. The Dutch company will cover concrete structures, secondary steel, cathodic protection for foundations, cable hang-offs, […]

  • All-in-One Ornithology Survey Aircraft to Debut at Sofia OWF

    2 September 2021
    R&D

    An aircraft integrating light detection and ranging (LiDAR) and traditional digital aerial photography for ornithology surveys will be used for the first time at RWE’s Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK. APEM and NIRAS, contracted by RWE to develop the project’s Ornithology Monitoring Plan and carry out the work, will use two aircraft provided […]

  • Van Oord’s New Cable Layer Ready for Debut at RWE’s Largest Offshore Wind Project

    11 September 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Van Oord’s new, next-generation cable-laying vessel (CLV) is getting ready for its first project with the pick up of inter-array cables destined for RWE’s largest offshore wind farm to date. Calypso, Van Oord’s second CLV which will mostly be used for installing inter-array and export cables for offshore wind projects, is equipped with two cable […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Charters HST Marine’s CTVs

    3 April 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    The UK-based High-Speed Transfers (HST) Marine has signed multiple charter agreements with wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE). HST Marine has secured two charters, for both medium and long-term with SGRE in the North Sea. These will be undertaken by the DAMEN 2710, HST Sofia, and the Chartwell 24-H, HST Frances, with the […]

  • Siemens Gamesa Receives Firm Order for 14 MW Offshore Wind Turbines

    31 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Siemens Gamesa has received a firm order from RWE to supply wind turbines for the 1.4 GW Sofia wind farm offshore the UK. Located 195 kilometers off the northeast coast of the United Kingdom on Dogger Bank, Sofia will feature 100 SG 14-222 DD wind turbines. Under the contract, Siemens Gamesa will also service and […]

  • RWE Charters Rem Offshore’s CSOV Newbuild

    18 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels

    Norway-based Rem Offshore has secured a long-term charter contract with RWE for its newbuild construction service operations vessel (CSOV) Rem Power. Under a two-year contract, with options to extend, the 85-metre long vessel will operate on the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK. The vessel will support the project’s construction phase, providing […]

  • KenzFigee Crane for Sofia Offshore Wind Farm’s Converter Platform

    25 October 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    KenzFigee has signed a contract with Iv-Offshore & Energy to deliver an electric hydraulic Ram Luffing offshore crane for the high voltage direct current (HVDC) offshore converter platform of RWE’s Sofia offshore wind farm, to be built on Dogger Bank, 195 kilometres from the nearest point on the UK’s North East coast. According to KenzFigee, […]

  • HST Orders Second Damen Fast Crew Supplier

    27 September 2018
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels

    Damen Shipyards Group signed a contract with High Speed Transfers (HST) for a Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710 during the Global Wind Summit in Hamburg.

  • Highlights of the Month – March 2021

    1 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Here are the ten most-read articles on Offshore WIND in March 2021. World’s First Floating Wind Farm Best Performer in UK With an average capacity factor of 57.1% in the twelve months to March 2020, Hywind Scotland set a new record in the UK. Offshore Wind-to-Whisky Project Launches in Scotland The power would be supplied […]

  • Ground Breaks for Sofia, Dogger Bank C

    8 July 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    The 1.4 GW Sofia and the 1.2 GW Dogger Bank C offshore wind projects have marked the start of their onshore construction with an official ground-breaking in Teesside, the UK. The separate wind farm projects are sited on Dogger Bank in the middle of the North Sea, more than 190 kilometres from the North East […]

  • HST Enters Offshore Wind Partnership in US

    26 February 2019
    Business & Finance

    High Speed Transfers Ltd (HST) has entered into a partnership with Boston Line & Services for offshore wind in the U.S. In the partnership, HST will bring its experience from the European crew transfer vessel (CTV) market and the Massachusetts-based company will provide its services and local content. “There is a definite synergy between the businesses and […]

  • Offshore Wind Top Earner at Van Oord in 2020

    16 March 2021
    Business & Finance

    The offshore wind brought the most revenue to Van Oord in 2020, surpassing for the first time the company’s Dredging business. Van Oord recorded EUR 632 million in revenue at its Offshore Wind business in 2020, a 10.7 per cent increase compared to EUR 571 million reported in 2019. The division’s operational results increased sharply, […]

  • Energi Coast to Map North East England Supply Chain

    4 August 2020
    Business & Finance, Jobs & Recruitment, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, R&D

    North East England’s offshore wind cluster, Energi Coast, is starting a project which aims to produce a comprehensive report of the region’s supply chain capabilities in the offshore wind industry. The supply chain mapping project will identify the range of capabilities available throughout North East England to support offshore wind developers and contractors identifying locations […]

  • HST Euan Ready for Northwester 2

    10 January 2020
    Vessels

    High Speed Transfers (HST) has taken over HST Euan, its fourth FCS 2710 class fast crew supply vessel, from Damen Shipyards. HST Euan, built by Damen Shipyards in Antalya, Turkey, is now ready for its voyage to Belgium, HST said. Once there, the vessel, and its sister HST Harri, will be deployed on the Northwester 2 […]

  • HST Harri Shows Its Contours

    30 May 2019
    Vessels

    High Speed Transfers’ (HST) newest fast crew supply vessel HST Harri is taking shape at Damen Shipyards Antalya in Turkey. HST Harri represents the third fast crew supply vessel that HST ordered with Damen under a contract signed at the beginning of this year. The vessel, which belongs to the FCS 2710 class Damen unveiled in May last year, is […]

  • RWE Setting Up Offshore Wind Hub on UK East Coast

    23 September 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    Energy company RWE is to make a strategic commitment to the UK’s east coast with the creation of an operations hub for offshore wind farms at Grimsby’s Royal Dock. The new ‘Grimsby Hub’ facility will expand the existing Triton Knoll offshore wind farm base and will be the home for RWE’s specialist team for major […]