The offshore energy industry has seen rapid growth and technological advancements in recent years, especially with the rise of offshore wind as a cornerstone of the renewable energy transition. Wärtsilä, a global leader in smart technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets,
ZTT Submarine Cable & System has won two engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contracts for the Guoxin Dafeng Offshore Wind Power Project in China. Under the submarine cable EPCI contracts, China’s ZTT will supply 243 kilometres of 35 kV inter-array cables and 185 kilometre
Briggs Marine has secured a contract to provide crew transfer vessel (CTV) services to the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm in Scotland as it progresses from the construction phase into the operations and maintenance (O&M) phase. Under the three-year contract, Briggs Marine will continue to
NedZero, formerly known as the Netherlands Wind Energy Association (NWEA), and the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association (UWEA) signed a Memorandum of Partnership and Cooperation today, 26 November, at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) in Amsterdam. The Memorandum was signed by Andriy K
Statkraft has been left without any bidding partners for Norway’s upcoming 1.5 GW floating offshore wind tender after both Ocean Winds and Mainstream Renewable Power decided to pull out of their partnership. According to a spokesperson from Statkraft, the company “has continued ambitions to become a
The tender for the construction of the first offshore wind farm in the Princess Elisabeth Zone in the Belgian North Sea has been launched. Developers will have nine months to submit their bids to build the 700 MW offshore wind farm. The winner will be selected primarily on price competitiveness but
The first of two offshore wind Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) vessels, the Rotra Future, designed to transport wind turbine components, has been launched at Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard in China. Concordia Damen has collaborated with Amasus, deugro Denmark, Siemens Gamesa, and DEKC Maritime in the developmen
Energy and marine consultancy ABL has been awarded a contract to provide marine warranty survey (MWS) services to support the offshore construction of Iberdrola’s 315 MW Windanker offshore wind farm in Germany. ABL Germany, based in Hamburg, will provide MWS services to support the offshore transpor
Energy trading company Danske Commodities has signed balancing agreements for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind projects in the Polish sector of the Baltic Sea. Danske Commodities will offtake 100 per cent of the projects, totalling 1.4 GW, which makes this the biggest renewables deal for the
The 17th edition of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) will launch tomorrow, November 26, but the event has already started with a get-together at the iconic Capital C in Amsterdam. There, guests from around the world who signed up for the Exclusive Networking Dinner are meeting before O
Wood Thilsted has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with multiple industry and research institutions to jointly advance nature inclusivity in offshore wind farm design. The Joint Industry Project (JIP) aims to explore and redefine what it means to create offshore wind farms that positively
Strategic Marine, Mirai Ships, and Ragnar Energy Solutions have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to design and build new crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for the Japanese offshore market. The MoU sets out the terms for exclusive collaboration on the design and construction of CTVs, a predomina
Decommissioning specialists, led by Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), have produced a “pioneering” set of guidelines for the removal of offshore wind turbines that have reached the end of their useful life. Decommissioning of the first generation of wind turbines is already in progress, and as the offsho
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 Cit
