Renewable energy consultancy and service provider Natural Power, with partners EDF Renewables and NatureMetrics, has started a “first of its kind” research project to explore the use of offshore fish environmental DNA (eDNA) in survey methods for offshore wind farm environmental impact assessments.
The Curaçao-based international holding company, HAL Holding, has announced an intended all-cash voluntary public offer of EUR 32.50 per ordinary share for all issued ordinary shares in the capital of Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. HAL has been a shareholder of Boskalis since 1989 and currently hol
Following the Polish Government’s switch of the location for the country’s offshore wind installation terminal from the Port of Gdynia to the Port of Gdańsk, the latter launched a competition procedure for leasing an area within the administrative boundaries of the Port and the construction of the i
The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy has issued regulations containing rules for the upcoming licensing of the Hollandse Kust (west) VI and Hollandse Kust (west) VII offshore wind zones in the North Sea. As reported, the auction for the two sites will open for bids on 14 April a
Nexans has won a contract with Ørsted and Eversource to install and protect the export cable link for the Revolution Wind Farm offshore the US East Coast. The project will connect the wind farm to the onshore grid and help Connecticut and Rhode Island states achieve ongoing commitments to develop of
Poland’s Council of Ministers has adopted a resolution changing the location of the installation terminal for offshore wind farms, from the previously planned Port of Gdynia to Port of Gdańsk. The resolution, adopted on 1 March, indicates the Outer Port in Gdańsk meets all the criteria of industry i
The Crown Estate has completed the second phase of its ongoing engagement with the market and stakeholders on plans for up to 4 GW of floating wind leasing in the Celtic Sea. Last month, the Crown Estate held a stakeholder workshop and reopened the market engagement, with the latter reaffirming “the
Tokyo-headquartered classification society ClassNK has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with PowerX, Inc. for a collaboration on the development of the Power Transfer Vessel – Power ARK. PowerX is carrying out a project of the first model of the Power ARK series, which is designed for tran
The Vard Vung Tau shipyard in Vietnam has delivered the first Taiwan-flagged service operation vessel (SOV), TSS Pioneer, to Ta San Shang Marine, a joint company owned by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Ta Tong Marine. The vessel will now be deployed on Ørsted’s 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offsho
Reach Subsea has been awarded a contract for an offshore wind farm located in the North Sea, under which the Norwegian subsea services provider will deploy the vessel Olympic Challenger. The inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) and light construction subsea vessel, which has been on a charter wi
The two side-compartments for the Vestas V236-15.0 MW™ prototype wind turbine nacelle have arrived in Denmark. The side-compartments were then transported to Vestas’ factory in Esbjerg, where the full power converter system will be installed. According to Vestas, the modular nacelle components take
After jointly winning the biggest site in the New York Bight offshore lease auction last month, RWE Renewables and National Grid have now officially named their joint venture Community Offshore Wind. Accompanied by a tagline “Local clean energy for all”, the name will reflect the benefits the joint
A new bill setting an offshore wind capacity target of 5.6 GW by 2027 in Massachusetts has passed the state’s House of Representatives and its next stop is the Governor’s desk, before it is enacted into law. The bill H4515, titled An Act advancing offshore wind and clean energy, requires state utili
ScotWind partners ScottishPower and Shell are set to invest a total of GBP 75 million to help the supply chain and businesses support the growth of the offshore wind industry in Scotland. ScottishPower and Shell were awarded the seabed rights to develop three new offshore wind projects with a combin
