The 1,125 MW MunmuBaram floating offshore wind farm, being developed by Hexicon and Shell in South Korea, has entered into a Transmission Service Agreement (TSA) with Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO). MunmuBaram is collaborating with two other developers on the grid connection facilities. Th
A heavy maintenance campaign has been completed on Hywind Scotland, the world’s first commercial-scale floating wind farm, with all five turbines now connected. From operational data, it was previously determined that a heavy maintenance campaign for the wind farm’s five turbines was required. To co
Polenergia and Equinor have signed an agreement with a consortium of Ramboll and Projmors for consulting services related to the design works and securing all necessary permits for the construction of the Bałtyk 1 offshore wind project in Poland. The contract covers the entire Bałtyk 1 project until
Kent, a global integrated energy services provider, has signed a new contract with Five Estuaries, being led by RWE, for a concept design study of an HVAC offshore substation platform for the offshore wind farm in the UK. Kent’s scope of work comprises conducting the offshore substation topside conc
Energy and marine consultancy company, ABL, has been appointed as marine warranty surveyor (MWS) to support the marine transportation and installation (T&I) operations for the Centre Manche 1 and Centre Manche 2 offshore substations in France. Centre Manche 1 and Centre Manche 2 are part of two offs
North Star, a service operations vessel (SOV) operator in the UK’s renewable industry, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with MO4, Principle Power, SMST, Vard, and Voith Group to form a working group aimed at developing a new SOV concept for floating offshore wind. The six organisations
Three companies have signed contracts with Norway’s Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre) to test new technology aimed at reducing the costs of floating offshore wind by demonstrating floaters equipped with 15+ MW turbines. According to Norwegian Offshore Wind, this is the turbine size that will be
Vard, a Norwegian subsidiary of the Fincantieri Group, has signed a contract for the design and construction of a commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) for Navigare Capital Partners. The new unit, based on the VARD 4 19 design, will be delivered in the second quarter of 2027 from Vard’s ship
The global pipeline of floating offshore wind projects has expanded from 244 GW to 266 GW in the last twelve months, reflecting a nine per cent increase, according to a report published by RenewableUK. The number of global projects has increased from 285 to 316, with the pipeline including projects
Norway’s Edda Wind has signed charter contracts for two of its newbuilds, with commencement immediately following yard delivery in November 2024 and the second quarter of 2025 for C503 and NB967, respectively. The first contract is related to the vessel C503, to be named Vestri Enabler, which is exp
Acteon, a global provider of marine energy and infrastructure services, has signed a non-exclusive memorandum of understanding (MoU) with TAISEI Corporation to collaborate on floating offshore wind projects in Japan by utilising each other’s skills and services. For TAISEI’s floating offshore wind p
The Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has started an initiative to partner with offshore wind farm operators and oil and gas sector operators in the Dutch North Sea for sharing operation and maintenance (O&M) services. With an estimated value (excluding VAT) of EUR 1 million, th
The Norwegian government has proposed NOK 35 billion (approximately EUR 3 billion) for a support scheme dedicated towards the first commercial floating offshore wind tender within the Vestavind F and Vestavind B areas. According to the press release, the government is making progress in following up
Norway-headquartered Equinor has acquired a 9.8 per cent minority stake in Denmark’s Ørsted, making it the second-largest shareholder behind the Danish state, which holds a controlling stake in the company. According to Equinor, the company is supportive of Ørsted’s strategy and management and is no
