Windar Renovables has announced that the first transition piece has been upended for the 800 MW Vineyard Wind I offshore wind farm in the United States. First of a total of 62 transition pieces to be manufactured by Windar Renovables has been already upended in the Port of Avilés in Spain. In 2019,
The UK’s National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), on request from the UK government, will conduct a study on the infrastructure planning system and National Policy Statements (NPSs). The study will have a special focus on the lengthy consenting processes for major infrastructure projects such as of
Floating Energy Allyance (FEA) has selected Ocean Infinity to carry out an initial geophysical and geotechnical site investigation at its Buchan floating offshore wind project in Scotland. This represents an important step in the design and assessment process of the project, with the survey campaign
Ørsted and the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority (IFEZA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen the cooperation on the green transformation and carbon neutrality of the Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) in South Korea. Under the MoU, Ørsted Korea and IFEZA agreed to explore
The Official Receiver of the insolvent Polish manufacturer of offshore wind foundations, ST3 Offshore, is putting the company up for sale once again. This is most likely the last time buyers are invited to take over ST3 Offshore as a complete entity, following several earlier attempts to sell the co
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a USD 30 million funding opportunity to advance the cost-effective domestic manufacturing of materials, including lightweight composites, that could allow wind turbines to produce power more efficiently. Lightweight composite materials reduce emissions
Danish fund management company, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), said it plans to invest EUR 8 billion in a multi-gigawatt offshore wind project in Portugal. A spokesperson for CIP confirmed to offshore WIND that the multi-billion investment is related to the project named Nortada. The Nort
The UK’s Planning Inspectorate has delayed a final decision on granting approval for Ørsted’s 2.6 GW Hornsea Four offshore wind farm by nearly five months. Ørsted submitted a Development Consent Order (DCO) application for Hornsea Four to the UK Planning Inspectorate in September 2021. The Examining
PGA Baltica’s subsidiaries, Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica 5 and Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica 9, have received the most points regarding the location permits for offshore wind farms for two areas in the Baltic Sea offshore Poland. Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica 5 secured the most points regarding the pe
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has issued a tender for the development of an integrated ground model (IGM) for the 2 GW Nederwiek Zuid Wind Farm Zone (NWWFZ). The objective of this tender is to conclude an agreement with a tenderer who is able to develop an IGM and a Geotechnical Interpreta
Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock has shipped a cylinder-luffing offshore crane for TenneT’s DolWin Epsilon offshore transformer platform, part of the DolWin5 offshore grid in Germany. The Liebherr crane was shipped to Singapore on 27 December 2022 on the vessel UHL Felicity and installation on the DolWin Eps
DEME has been awarded two transport and installation contracts for the foundations and the offshore substation for the Iles D’Yeu et Noirmoutier wind farm offshore France. For DEME this is the second major offshore wind farm project in France following industry-first technology deployed at Saint-Naz
Offshore services provider High Speed Transfers (HST) Marine has taken delivery of its UK-built hybrid-electric crew transfer vessel (CTV) named HST Frances. The CTV is the second UK-built vessel in the HST Marine fleet, following the delivery of the 25-metre-long HST Ella. The vessels can carry 12-
TenneT is investigating the possible sale of its German activities to the German state in order to achieve the energy transition objectives, the Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO) said. In recent years, TenneT has developed into the world’s largest investor and operator of offshore wind
