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AvenHexicon’s Floating Wind Projects in Italy Moving Through Public Consultation Process
After the 1.2 GW floating wind project, proposed to be built by Hexicon and Avapa Energy in the Strait of Sicily, was published for public consultation, Hexicon revealed it had applied for maritime concessions for five floating offshore wind farms in Italy through the joint venture with Avapa. The j
TotalEnergies, BP Join Offshore Wind Organisations
TotalEnergies and BP have decided to partner with several organisations to support their activities in the offshore wind market. To support its offshore wind development ambitions in the Netherlands, such as its participation in the latest tender for the Hollandse Kust West VI and VII offshore wind
USV Survey Starting at Proposed 1 GW Offshore Wind Project in Ireland
An unmanned surface vessel (USV) survey is set to begin this month at the Braymore Wind Park site located offshore Ireland. Trial operations of remotely piloted XOcean USVs will take place in the Balbriggan and Drogheda Bay area during September and October for approximately six weeks, subject to we
RTE and TransGrid to Provide Consultancy Services for Baltic Sea Energy Island
Energinet has awarded RTE International and TransGrid Solutions with contracts for consultative engineering and construction services for the Baltic Sea Energy Island project in Denmark. The tender was issued for consultancy services regarding technical requirements to improve multi-vendor multi-ter
Ramboll, COWI to Deliver Integrated Geological Models for Danish Energy Island Offshore Wind Farms
Ramboll and COWI have won the tender to deliver integrated geological models for offshore wind farms related to Denmark’s energy islands. The tender was launched by Danish transmission system operator Energinet in April and divided into two lots. One lot was dedicated for the 3 GW offshore wind farm
CWind Taiwan Inks Balance of Plant Operations and Maintenance Deal
CWind Taiwan has been awarded a contract to provide Balance of Plant (BoP) operations and maintenance (O&M) services for the Changfang & Xidao (CFXD) and Zhong Neng (ZN) offshore wind farms. Under the six-year contract, CWind Taiwan’s scope of work will include topside and subsea inspection, mainten
Three Consultancies to Help Set Up Norway’s Upcoming Offshore Wind Auction
Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has awarded Vista Analyse, Guidehouse, and Procurex the contract for the provision of consultancy services for the offshore wind tender the Norwegian Government will soon open for the Southern North Sea II (Sørlige Nordsjø II) area. The contract, concluded
SSE’s New Offshore Wind Farm Could Pour Billions into Scottish Economy
The development of the Berwick Bank offshore wind farm in Scotland could deliver as much as GBP 4.1 billion to the country’s economy over the lifetime of the project while cutting millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions every year, according to a new report. Located 40 kilometres off the coas
EnBW, BP to Deploy Two Floating LiDARs at Scottish Offshore Wind Farm Site
EnBW and BP will deploy two floating LiDARs this month at the offshore site of their wind energy project Morven in Scotland, located some 60 kilometres off the coast of Aberdeen. Two metocean instrumentation systems, one underwater noise monitoring system, and one floating LiDAR will be deployed at
UK Duo Demonstrates Offshore Wind Tech Solutions
Innvotek and Eleven-I have demonstrated innovative technology solutions, alongside GE Renewable Energy and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, to support future offshore wind developments. The two companies carried out the work through GE Renewable Energy and ORE Catapult’s “Stay Ashore” r
Energinet, Gasunie to Speed Up Preparations for Danish-German Green Hydrogen Link
Danish transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet and Gasunie Deutschland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work on the preparations for cross-border hydrogen infrastructure between Denmark and Germany, which will accelerate the preparatory work and put the countries’ green hydrog
Fugro to Work on First Mediterranean Floating Offshore Wind Project
Fugro has won a contract with Renexia to carry out surveys at the 2.8 GW Med Wind project, the first floating offshore wind project in the Mediterranean. Fugro will perform marine geophysical and environmental surveys to acquire comprehensive geo-data at the proposed wind farm location in water dept
Partnership Forms to Turn Bornholm into Global Hub for Green Technologies
Several private, state and municipal organisations have formed a partnership, called Baltic Energy Island, on Bornholm with the goal of creating a global hub for green energy innovation, testing, and business development. The partnership includes the leading offshore wind developer Ørsted, wind turb
Ofgem Grants Electricity Generation Licence to Berwick Bank
Ofgem has granted an electricity generation licence to Berwick Bank Wind Farm Limited, the project company established by SSE Renewables which is developing the Berwick Bank offshore wind farm in Scotland. The licence was approved two months after the developer submitted an application to Ofgem, whi