The Noordzeker consortium, one of the winners of the latest offshore wind auction in the Netherlands, will look to refine the 2 GW project before filing the decision on whether to progress development to the Dutch government, which is required by July 2024. As reported earlier, Noordzeker, the conso
Rosslare Europort has started working towards submitting a planning application for the upgrade that would establish the first Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub in Ireland. The port plans to file the application and an accompanying environmental impact assessment report (EIAR) with the Irish autho
The joint venture between Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), which has been awarded the 2 GW IJmuiden Ver Beta offshore wind area in the Netherlands, will also build a floating solar farm within the offshore project site and install a large-scale electrolyser in the Port of Rot
Ørsted has taken a final investment decision (FID) on battery energy storage for its 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK, where the developer will use a Tesla system with a capacity of 600 MWh and a power rating of 300 MW. The battery energy storage system (BESS) will be installed in [&hel
Noordzeker, a consortium comprising SSE Renewables, Dutch pension fund ABP and its asset manager AGP, and a joint venture between Vattenfall and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), Zeevonk II, have been awarded development permits for the IJmuiden Ver Alpha and Beta offshore wind sites in the
UK marine consultancy ABPmer has been commissioned to provide marine physical process assessments to support the consenting of the Ayre and Bowdun offshore wind farms in Scotland, owned by Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a consortium comprising DEME, Qair, and Aspiravi. Ayre is a 1 GW floating wind pro
Construction work on turning the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) in New York City into an offshore wind hub started on 10 June. The SBMT redevelopment is being performed by Equinor, in cooperation with the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and terminal operator Sustainabl
Dutch provider of foundation installation equipment, CAPE Holland, has signed a contract with its compatriot Van Oord to supply Vibro Lifting Technology (VLT) for the installation of monopiles at Hollandse Kust West Site VI, where the Ecowende consortium will build what Van Oord said was “the most e
The Dutch government plans to invite tenders for two new offshore wind areas, IJmuiden Ver Gamma and Nederwiek 1, by the end of the third quarter of 2025. The two areas will add a further 4 GW of offshore wind capacity to the grid in the Netherlands. The procedure for granting permits for the two [&
Vestas has completed the installation of its V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbine in the Port of Thyborøn in Denmark, only three months after the port ordered the company’s flagship model. On 8 June, the wind turbine produced its first kWh of power, a crucial step in the final verification campaign, V
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), part of the US Department of the Interior (DOI), and the State of Maryland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support the coordinated development of offshore wind in this US state. The MOU follows the announcement from December 2023, when the
China’s Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) installed an 18 MW offshore wind turbine at a coastal test base in Shantou, Guangdong province, on 5 June. The model has a rotor diameter of 260 metres and a swept area of 53,000 square metres, and can generate 72 GWh of electricity annually, enough to pow
The first transition pieces (TPs) destined for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project have been loaded in at the Portsmouth Marine Terminal in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the US. In April, MV Sun Rise departed from the quayside of CS Wind Offshore in Aalborg, Denmark, loaded with six TP
Germany’s HTM Helicopters has placed an order for one Airbus H145 helicopter, with options for two additional units of the same type, that will be used in offshore wind operations. The latest version of Airbus’ H145 adds a five-bladed rotor to the multi-mission H145, increasing the useful load of th
