Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) has won contracts to supply wind turbines for two offshore wind projects in Chinese waters with a combined capacity of 360 MW. DEC will provide its 7.5 MW turbines for the 300 MW Zheneng Taizhou No. 1 offshore wind farm in the Eas
Orient Cable (NBO) has been awarded a EUR 240 million contract for a 1 GW offshore wind project developed by Guangdong Energy in Yangjiang, Guangdong Province, China. The EPCI contract includes the supply, engineering, transportation, installation, and pre-commissioning of two 60-kilometre-long 500
Irish floating offshore wind developer Simply Blue Group has unveiled a new floating wind project, Nomadic Offshore Wind, off the coast of Northern Ireland, and a related green energy agreement with MJM Renewables. The project is expected to generate electricity with up to 500 MW of capacity that wi
TenneT has awarded a consortium between Boskalis and Orient Cable (NBO) a contract for the Hollandse Kust West Beta export cable, which will connect the 700 MW offshore platform to TenneT’s onshore grid in the Netherlands. The contract scope comprises the supply and installation of two 65-kilometre-
The UAE-based offshore construction and fabrication specialist Lamprell has signed a capacity reservation agreement for the Moray West offshore wind farm project in Scotland. The agreement is in furtherance of the exclusivity agreement announced back in January when Lamprell did not reveal the clien
The UK’s total pipeline of offshore wind projects now stands at 86 GW, more than eight times the UK’s current operational capacity, according to statistics published by RenewableUK on 22 March. This represents a 60 per cent increase over the past 12 months, driven mainly by massive leasing round ann
In an industry first, the leading offshore wind developer Ørsted is exploring the use of Jet Suit paramedics to support its operational staff working out at sea on the world’s largest offshore wind farms. Ørsted has partnered with Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) and Gravity Industries in t
A specially formed consortium between GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions and New York-based BOND Civil & Utility Construction has been awarded an Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contract to supply a digital onshore substation for Empire Wind 1 wind farm offshore New York, USA. Empire
Van Oord’s wind turbine installation vessel Boreas will be the first to feature Wärtsilä’s dedicated fuel supply system for methanol, MethanolPac. The MethanolPac will complement the Wärtsilä 32 Methanol engine which will also debut on Van Oord’s mega jack-up ordered at Yantai CIMC Raffles shipyard
A subsidiary of Norwegian offshore service provider Integrated Wind Solutions AS (IWS), IWS Fleet, has ordered two more walk-to-work commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) from Hong Kong-based China Merchants Heavy Industry (CHMI). Scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2024, the firm
Lithuania’s Ministry of Energy will start consultations with potential developers of the country’s first offshore wind farm in March. Consultations will take place in preparation for the auction for the development of the 700 MW offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea, with meetings with potential inve
Australian Government has launched public consultation on draft regulations for the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure (OEI) framework, which will enable the development of offshore electricity infrastructure, including offshore wind and electricity transmission projects, in Commonwealth waters. T
Irish Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan TD, has invited applications from the first batch of offshore wind projects for Maritime Area Consents (MACs), the first of which are expected to be issued in the second half on this year. The invited projects include seven d
Shell has applied for environmental investigation licences for six offshore wind projects in Brazil with the country’s Institute for the Environment and Natural Resources (IBAMA). The six projects have a total installed capacity of 17 GW. The company submitted an Activity Characterisation Form (FCA)
