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Ocergy Foundation Technology Picked for Salamander Pre-FEED Design
A joint venture between Simply Blue Group, Subsea 7, and Ørsted has awarded Ocergy with a pre-FEED foundation design contract for its 100 MW Salamander floating offshore wind project in Scotland. Last year, Salamander signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ocergy to evaluate its foundation
Rem Offshore’s CSOV Hull Arrives in Norway for Final Outfitting
Vard has announced that its first hull for the Commissioning Service Operations Vessel (CSOV), ordered by Rem Offshore, arrived at Vard Søviknes in Norway. The hull was launched at Vard Braila in Romania in July and will now be finalised at Vard Søviknes. The CSOV is 85 metres long and has a beam of
Californian Port Partners with Crowley to Develop Floating Offshore Wind Terminal
Crowley has entered into an agreement with the Port of Humboldt Bay to exclusively negotiate to be the developer and operator of a terminal to serve as California’s first hub for offshore wind. The company, through its business unit dedicated to wind energy, Crowley Wind Services, will enter into ne
Estonia and Latvia Reveal Locations for Joint Offshore Wind Project
The governments of Estonia and Latvia have selected the locations in their respective parts of the Baltic Sea where their joint offshore wind energy project – ELWIND – will be built. Based on research and analysis, the most suitable development area for the implementation of a joint project in Eston
Iberdrola Adding Further Projects to Offshore Wind Portfolio in Japan
Iberdrola has incorporated one more planned offshore wind farm into its project development portfolio in Japan, according to the latest quarterly results published by the Spanish company, which is now also in an advanced discussion stage for another project in the country. “In addition to the Aomori
Keel Laid for Second WINDEA Jones Act Compliant CTV
St. Johns Ship Building has held a keel laying ceremony for the second Incat Crowther 30 crew transfer vessel (CTV) that the company is building for WINDEA CTV in compliance with Jones Act regulations in the US. At the beginning of this year, WINDEA CTV began construction of its three 30-metre hybri
New Van Oord Cable Layer Going to Norway for Finishing Touches
Van Oord’s new cable-laying vessel Calypso is en route to the VARD Brattvaag yard in Norway for construction finishing, following its launch at the VARD Tulcea shipyard in Romania last week. Van Oord placed an order with VARD for the 131-metre-long vessel at the end of 2020 as part of the strategy t
New Jersey Picks Offshore Wind Transmission Project Proposed by Shell, EDF and JCP&L
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has selected an offshore wind transmission project proposed by Mid-Atlantic Offshore Development, a joint venture of EDF Renewables-North America and Shell New Energies US, and Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) Company. The project, called the Larr
Floating LiDARs Wanted for Three New Offshore Wind Sites in German North Sea
German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has issued a call to tender for wind measurement campaign in the N-13 wind energy area in the North Sea, which encompasses three sites for offshore wind development. BSH plans to carry out three one-year in-situ measurements with three independen
Vestas 15 MW Wind Turbines Cleared For First Offshore Deployment
The Danish Energy Agency has issued an establishment permit for the Frederikshavn offshore wind farm. With the permit, the Danish Energy Agency has given Frederikshavn OWF ApS, a special purpose company established by European Energy, the right to build the wind farm with a capacity of up to 72 MW.
SeaRenergy Lands DolWin6 Logistics Support Contract
SeaRenergy has been awarded a contract by Siemens Energy to provide integrated onshore and offshore logistics services during the commissioning of DolWin6 converter platform in the German Bight. The contract consists of various packages. Besides marine coordination and management of all personnel tr
Environmental Permit for Sweden’s 500 MW Offshore Wind Project Expected by Year-End
The 500 MW offshore wind project in Sweden, Utposten 2, was presented to the administrative court and the environmental permit is expected to be obtained before the end of the year, according to Iberdrola, which is developing the project together with Swedish company Svea Vind Offshore. The offshore
Two Massachusetts Offshore Wind Projects Postponed by One Year
Avangrid Renewables, the US-based company owned by Spain’s Iberdrola, is postponing the expected start of commercial operation of the Park City Wind and Commonwealth Wind offshore wind projects in Massachusetts to 2027 and 2028, respectively. In its Q3 results, Iberdrola cites mitigating potential s
DNV Joins 1.5 GW Chujin Offshore Wind Project in Korea
Elenergy Co Ltd, a Korean renewable energy development company, has appointed DNV as owner’s engineer for the 1.5 GW fixed-bottom Chujin offshore wind project. When completed in 2027, the Chujin plant will be the largest commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the country, DNV said. As the owner’s en