The new cable factory Twentsche Kabelfabriek (TKF) built in Eemshaven is preparing for full operation as the company completed a type test run in March, producing a three power core-type test cable, and with the vertical lay-up machine (VLM) delivered by PASSER now commissioned and undergoing final
Denmark’s Cadeler has secured vessel reservation agreements with both MFW Bałtyk II Sp. z.o.o. and MFW Bałtyk III Sp. z.o.o., special purpose companies owned by Polenergia and Equinor. According to Cadeler, the aggregate potential value of the vessel reservation agreements is expected to be between
The first six foundations for Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project have been loaded onto DEME Group’s installation vessel, Orion. In addition, work on the second offshore substation for the 2.6 GW project has started at CS Wind Offshore’s production site in Aalborg, Denmar
Ørsted and the US shipbuilder Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) officially christened the first-ever US-built service operations vessel (SOV), ECO Edison, at the Port of New Orleans on 11 May. The construction of the vessel started in March 2022 at ECO’s shipyard in Louisiana, where ECO marked a 50-per
UK-based providers of tech-powered offshore wind solutions Rovco and Vaarst are planning to recruit over 150 specialist subsea roles across their offices by the end of 2025. Rovco unveiled its intention to recruit over 100 new roles across its Aberdeen and Edinburgh offices by the end of 2025 to sup
EDP Renováveis, S.A. has revealed that Ocean Winds, its joint venture with Engie, has completed the sale of a 16.6 per cent stake in the 950 MW Moray East offshore wind farm to funds managed by Equitix Infrastructure Investment Management (Equitix). With this transaction, Moray East implies an estim
Global offshore player RWE and the Swedish Port of Karlshamn have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the potential for Baltic Sea offshore wind hubs. The goal of the collaboration is to explore whether the Karlshamn Port could be a suitable harbour for the logistics, installation, opera
The Japanese company, Chubu Electric Power, has completed the acquisition of 30 per cent of equity shares of Ecowende, a joint venture between Eneco and Shell that is developing a large-scale offshore wind farm at the Hollandse Kust West Site VI in the Netherlands. This follows the agreement Chubu s
Ørsted has appointed energy and marine consultancy, ABL, to provide marine warranty survey services (MWS) for the offshore transportation and installation (T&I) of wind turbines and cables package for the 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. ABL’s scope of work includes re
Western Power, an Ireland- and UK-based wind energy developer, is studying potential offshore wind areas in Croatia’s sector of the Adriatic Sea. Subject to plans taking off, as this is currently at an early stage, the company could develop a 500 MW offshore wind project off the coast of the country
German energy company RWE has signed framework agreements with Hitachi Energy and Aibel for the joint supply of three high-voltage direct current (HVDC) systems for the company’s offshore wind farms. The agreements are long-term as the secured HVDC systems are designated for offshore wind projects f
Romania’s independent energy company Black Sea Oil & Gas (BSOG) has completed an offshore wind feasibility study of potential areas in the Romanian sector of the Black Sea. Last year, BSOG and its Midia Gas Development (MGD) partners revealed plans to use their existing MGD infrastructure to connect
Smulders has completed the loadout of the jacket foundation and the piles for the Hollandse Kust West Beta offshore substation in the Netherlands. On 25 April, the piles, fabricated by the Dutch company Sif, were loaded out in Vlissingen, the Netherlands. With a total weight of 900 tonnes and a leng
The first Siemens Gamesa’s SG 11.0-200 DD wind turbine has been installed at the Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farm in Germany. In addition, the 253 MW project has started producing electricity for the first time and delivering it to the transmission network. On 23 April, the first of 23 Siemens Gamesa
