DNV has awarded Entrion Wind with a Statement of Feasibility for its fully restrained platform (FRP) offshore wind foundation technology said to extend the operating depth of the monopile technology to up to 100 metres. DNV issued a Statement of Feasibility, affirming that the FRP monopile is consid
The wind turbine components to be installed on the Provence Grand Large floating wind farm offshore France have arrived in Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône. The 24 MW Provence Grand Large is located 40 kilometres west of Marseille and 17 kilometres off the coast of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, in water depth
Lidl and Kaufland, the retail divisions of the German Schwarz Group, have signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with RWE Supply & Trading for the Kaskasi offshore wind farm, located in the German North Sea. Under the ten-year agreement, Lidl and Kaufland will be offtaking approximately 2
Bureau Veritas has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to Sweden-based Windeed for its low-weight and low-acceleration floater solution for offshore wind turbines. The AiP is a significant milestone in the development of Windeed’s technology, which could offer competitive prices and lower levelised
Omexom Renewable Energies Offshore, former EWE Offshore Service & Solutions (EWE OSS), has awarded a contract to HeliService, booking the German helicopter transport provider’s services on five offshore wind farms for at least two years. HeliService will be responsible for offshore air transport and
Canada-based Zephyrus Marine has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japanese shipyard Mirai Ships to build the Zephyrus Zero Carbon Offshore wind service vessel which is designed to support electric vessel operations offshore Japan. Ad Hoc Marine Designs will be providing the design for
Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) has marked the 50-per cent completion milestone on ECO Edison, the first-ever US-flagged, Jones Act-compliant offshore wind service operations vessel (SOV), chartered by Ørsted and Eversource for their South Fork Wind, Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind projects. The cons
The first steel has been cut for the second Construction Service Operations Vessel (CSOV) NB1121 ordered by Acta Marine at Tersan Shipyard in Türkiye. Tersan Shipyard is building two DP2 CSOVs powered with methanol and MDO/HVO. The Dutch vessel owner signed a contract with the shipyard in June 2022.
The state administration of Maryland, US, has set a goal of achieving 8.5 GW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2035, by which time the state aims to have 100 per cent of clean energy in its energy mix. To support this target, the administration is working to establish new lease areas and streng
Bureau Technical Services has been awarded a contract by EnBW to provide Quality Assurance services on the foundations and wind turbine tower packages for the He Dreiht offshore wind farm in Germany. Bureau Technical Services will carry out manufacturing surveillance and supervision on both of the a
Dublin-based floating wind technology company Gazelle Wind Power (Gazelle) has partnered with the Portuguese renewable energy developer WAM Horizon to accelerate the development of a pilot project in Aguçadoura, Portugal, which will use Gazelle’s floating wind platform. Within the partnership, WAM w
Vattenfall AB has acquired 765 MW of offshore wind projects that Green Nest Partner and Peak Wind applied for last year under Denmark’s open door scheme. The larger of the two new projects is located around five kilometres from Hanstholm and has an expected capacity of 450 MW while the other project
The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has completed its review of critical design and installation reports for the South Fork Wind project, clearing the way for the start of turbine construction offshore Rhode Island and New York. This will be the first commercial-scale, offsh
A consortium led by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has launched a project that will create the biggest offshore wind “living lab” in the world in the UK through the development of a 5G Testbed that includes Grimsby Port and the Lynn and Inner Dowsing offshore wind farm. The GBP 2.8 mil
