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Geophysical Survey to Start at Clogherhead Offshore Wind Farm
Alpha Marine is set to commence a geophysical survey campaign at the Clogherhead offshore wind farm site in Ireland, off the coast of County Louth. The survey, to be carried out by the vessel Baltic Explorer, will start around 25 May and will last until 27 July, subject to weather conditions. Alpha
Bourbon to Deliver EolMed Offshore Infrastructure
Bourbon Subsea Services has signed an EPCI contract for the floating electrical hub, inter-array cables, as well as anchoring and mooring systems for the 30 MW EolMed floating wind farm in France. “BOURBON’s scope of work will consist in the complete farm offshore installation, and includes the deta
Ørsted to Rewild Offshore Wind Farms
Ørsted and ARK Nature have partnered to test the potential of rewilding principles to restore ocean biodiversity and develop the best ways to scale up work globally to ensure an overall net-positive impact on nature when building offshore wind farms. One initial focus is restoring shellfish reefs th
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Partners with Another Dutch Floating Wind Tech Developer
Dutch floating wind technology developer TouchWind and Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) have joined forces on the development of TouchWind’s floating wind technology. The companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which they will collaborate on developing Touc
Seaqualize Wins Mammoet’s Offshore Wind Innovation Challenge
Dutch company Seaqualize has won the offshore wind innovation competition organised by its compatriot Mammoet and now has the chance to collaborate with Mammoet to further develop its solution. Seaqualize won the competition with its Delta Active Heave Compensator, which turns a standard heavy lifti
Robots and AI Beat Humans by 14 Pct in Detecting Turbine Fault in Innovate UK Project
Perceptual Robotics and the University of Bristol have announced the results of an Innovate UK data analysis project which show that robots and artificial intelligence (AI) are 14 per cent more accurate in detecting faults in wind turbines than expert humans carrying out the same inspections. The In
PGE, Ørsted to Re-Tender Baltica 2 Offshore Substation Topsides
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna and Ørsted have removed the tender lot for the Baltica 2 offshore substation topsides from the call launched in September last year and will now consider how to re-tender it while they continue the process for the other lot under the existing tender. This is an excerpt
Greencoat UK Buys Stake in Hornsea One
Greeencoat UK Wind has agreed to acquire a net 12.5 per cent stake in the 1.2 GW Hornsea One offshore wind farm from Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for a total cash consideration of approximately GBP 400 million (EUR 470 million). The acquisition is expected to complete in the third quarter of
RWE Submits Bids in Hollandse Kust West Tender
German energy company RWE is participating in the Dutch offshore wind tender for the Hollandse Kust West (HKW) sites VI and VII. The areas are located in the North Sea, about 53 kilometres off the Dutch coast. The sites will each deliver more than 760 MW of offshore wind capacity. In addition, RWE’s
Baltic Power Homeports in Łeba
Baltic Power, the joint venture between PKN Orlen and Canadian Northland Power, has signed a deal to lease a port of Łeba site where it plans to build an operations and maintenance (O&M) base that will serve the 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind farm. This move follows after Baltic Power launched a
Ørsted and TotalEnergies to Jointly Bid in Dutch Offshore Wind Tenders
Ørsted and TotalEnergies have joined forces to jointly submit bids for the two Dutch offshore wind tenders, Hollandse Kust West VI and VII, with the aim to achieve net positive impact on biodiversity and the Dutch energy system. The Hollandse Kust West (Holland Coast West) wind farms are located app
SeaZip Buys Two CTVs from Wind Energy Marine
SeaZip Offshore Service has acquired two crew transfer vessels (CTVs) from Wind Energy Marine, bringing the total number of CTVs in its fleet to six. Jan Reier Arends, Owning Manager of SeaZip, said the purchase of the two vessels was a price-competitive alternative to new vessel building projects.
Equinor, Aibel Enter Strategic Offshore Energy Partnership
Equinor and Aibel have entered into a ten-year strategic collaboration agreement with an aim to ensure a close and long-term collaboration and predictability, for which the new partners say “will be important to both parties in times of many great and important opportunities”. Aibel has been one of
Tennet Picks NRG to Install Hollandse Kust (west Beta) Onshore Cables
TenneT has awarded the NRG consortium of Denys, Alsema and Van Vulpen with the contract to install the link between the offshore cables for the wind farm Hollandse Kust (west Beta) and the transformer station in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. NRG will install 2.5 kilometres of high voltage undergrou