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All Three ScotWind Clearing Applicants Ink Seabed Lease Agreements
Crown Estate has confirmed that all three ScotWind Clearing applicants have signed seabed option agreements making their projects ready to move into the development stage. The three projects that made it into the development stage are the 500 MW floating wind farm proposed by Ocean Winds, the 1,800
Onshore Planning Application Submitted for 100 MW Scottish Floater
Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm (PFOWF) has submitted the onshore planning application to the Highland Council for its 100 MW floating offshore wind project located off the north coast of Scotland. Following public consultation, very few changes were made to the application for Planning Permiss
Mainprize Wins CTV Tender for Two Danish Offshore Wind Farms
Mainprize Offshore has won a contract for the provision of crew transfer vessels (CTVs) during the construction phase of the Vesterhav Nord and Syd offshore wind farms in the Danish North Sea. Under the contract, awarded following a tendering procedure, the UK-based company will be providing a 24-pa
BlueFloat Tie-Up Reveals 900 MW Wind Farm Project Offshore New Zealand
A joint venture (JV) between BlueFloat Energy, Energy Estate, and Elemental Group have revealed their new offshore wind project, South Taranaki, off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island. The South Taranaki offshore wind project, which will use bottom-fixed technology, will be located 22 kilometre
Vestas Lowers Full-Year Guidance, Cites Project Delays
Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas expects the company’s full-year revenue for 2022 to range between EUR 14.5 billion and EUR 15.5 billion, as compared to the previously expected EUR 14.5 billion to EUR 16 billion. The adjustment of the full-year guidance follows the release of the company’s results f
TEPCO Taking Over Scottish Floating Offshore Wind Developer
TEPCO Renewable Power, a subsidiary of Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO), has entered into an agreement with the shareholders of the Scottish offshore wind developer Flotation Energy to purchase 100 per cent of Flotation Energy’s issued shares. This represents TEPCO’s first major
Windea Leibniz SOV to Convert Into CSOV After Upgrades
The Service Operations Vessel (SOV) Windea Leibniz has returned to Ulstein Verft in Norway for an upgrade after which the vessel will be ready for assignments in the Baltic Sea as well as the North Sea, with a status as a Construction Service Operations Vessel (CSOV). Windea Leibniz, the second SOV
Huisman Moves Forward with Its Jack-Up Installation System
Huisman has completed a Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) for its first Jacking Gearbox, which will be part of the Jacking System that is specifically designed for wind turbine installation jack-up vessels. The Jacking System is available in two gear versions – L and XL versions – suitable for vessel de
Ørsted Bolsters Vietnam Offshore Wind Ties
Ørsted and T&T Group have signed a landmark agreement with the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s (MPI) National Innovation Center (NIC) to bolster technical capacity and build technological expertise in Vietnam’s offshore wind sector. The goal of this five-year cooperation agreement is to launch
Geophysical Survey Completed for Swedish Offshore Wind Farm
Clinton Marine Survey, on behalf of OX2, has carried out a geophysical survey for the Galatea-Galene wind farm offshore Sweden. The survey of about 370 square kilometres was carried out by Clinton Marine Survey’s Northern Storm vessel over a five-week period and included both the wind farm area and
BOEM Designates First Gulf of Mexico Lease Areas for Offshore Wind Development
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has designated two Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico for offshore wind development, with the potential to produce enough clean energy to power nearly three million homes. The first WEA is located approximately 24 nautical miles off the coa
First-Ever Subsidy-Free Offshore Wind Farm Halfway Done
Cadeler’s wind turbine installation vessel Wind Osprey has installed the 70th Siemens Gamesa 11 MW wind turbine at the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The installation of the 70th turbine marks the halfway milestone on the 140-turbine project, Cadeler said. Once
Offshore and Nearshore Survey Work Complete for 2 GW Scottish Wind Project
The developers of the West of Orkney Windfarm have completed its 2022 offshore and nearshore surveys for the project area, located around 25 kilometres off the Sutherland coast in Scotland. This milestone achievement covered geophysical and benthic surveys of the seabed across the 675 km2 offshore o
Metocean Measurement Campaign to Start at 1 GW Scottish Floating Wind Farm Site
Partrac will soon deploy a floating LiDAR Buoy at the site of the Buchan floating wind project offshore Scotland, which is being developed by Floating Energy Allyance (FEA), a consortium comprising BW Ideol, Elicio, and BayWa r.e. The deployment is estimated to be carried out on 15 November, subject