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Heerema to Install Dogger Bank C Offshore Substation
Heerema Marine Contractors will transport and install the Dogger Bank C offshore substation under a contract awarded to the company by the Dogger Bank Wind Farm joint venture partners SSE Renewables, Equinor, and Eni. For the third phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm, Heerema will transport an
Latvia Rejects Ørsted’s Offshore Wind Application
The Latvian government has rejected the application by Ørsted for an area in Latvian waters for the potential development of offshore wind, citing the need to find a suitable location for ELWIND, a joint national development between Latvia and Estonia, as the reason for the rejection. Last year, Ørs
Keppel Taps Worley for Offshore Wind Work
Australian engineering company Worley has won a contract by Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine to provide engineering services for the construction of two offshore substation platforms for a wind farm project. Under the contract, Worley will provide detailed design engineering services and procure
Nexans Wins French Cable Job
French transmission system operator Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE) has selected Nexans to supply and install the export cable for the 496 MW Dieppe – Le Tréport offshore wind farm. The contract, valued at around EUR 100 million, will see Nexans supply and install 47 kilometres of offshore a
TRIG, Equitix Acquire Stake in Hornsea One
The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) and Equitix have partnered to acquire a minority stake in the 1.2 GW Hornsea One offshore wind farm in the UK from Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). The acquisition was backed by investment manager InfraRed Capital Partners Ltd (InfraRed) and operations
Seajacks Signs New Offshore Wind Contract in Europe
Seajacks UK Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eneti, has signed a new contract for one of its vessels to support operations and maintenance (O&M) on an offshore wind farm in Northwestern Europe, which the parent company left unnamed. Eneti said the contract was signed with a global original equi
High Speed Transfers Takes Delivery of HST Hazel
Dutch shipbuilder Damen has delivered the first of its new class of multi cat (MuC) workboats, the 2309, to the UK-based crew transfer operator High Speed Transfers (HST). The new mid-range model, named HST Hazel, was built at Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld in the Netherlands and will initially be base
First Fully Recyclable Wind Turbine Blade Rolls Out
The ZEBRA (Zero wastE Blade ReseArch) consortium has produced the first prototype of its 100 per cent recyclable wind turbine blade. Within the project, LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy Business, has designed and built the world’s largest thermoplastic blade at its Ponferrada plant in Spain. Thi
Portugal to Hold Its First Offshore Wind Tender This Year
Portugal plans to organise an auction for floating offshore wind this Summer, according to Reuters, which reports that between 3 GW and 4 GW are planned to be auctioned in the country’s Atlantic Ocean waters. The procured projects are expected to enter operation in 2026, Reuters says Portugal’s Envi
Ørsted’s Offshore Wind and BP’s CCUS Plans Clash in UK Waters
Ørsted and BP have submitted position statements to the UK Planning Inspectorate with regard to their offshore wind and carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) projects in the UK, with Ørsted saying BP is trying to force exclusion so that the offshore wind developer cannot locate its Hornsea Four t
Semco Maritime Wins Work on Taiwan’s Round 3 Offshore Wind Project
Semco Maritime has received an order for a conceptual design study for a 500 MW offshore substation, including a jacket foundation, for Swancor Renewable Energy’s Formosa 4 offshore wind project in Miaoli County, Taiwan. The Danish company will carry out the scope of work with assistance from partne
OWC Opens Office in Greece, Eyes Offshore Wind Opportunities
International renewables consultancy OWC has opened an office in Athens, Greece, to support the growth of the local renewable energy market. In particular, OWC’s new office will cover offshore and onshore wind, grid connections, solar PV, and energy storage. The new office will be headed by Vasilis
Irish Port to Build Floating Offshore Wind Hub
The Ireland-based Shannon Foynes Port Company is investing EUR 28 million in jetty infrastructure and a port logistics park, aimed at transforming the Shannon Estuary into an international supply chain hub for floating offshore wind. The investment, co-funded by the EU’s “Connecting Europe Facility”
Crane Incident Delays Delivery of Seaway Alfa Lift
The Seaway Alfa Lift foundation installation vessel is not expected to be operational on offshore wind projects during 2022, according to Stuart Fitzgerald, Chief Executive Officer of Seaway 7. As reported, Seaway Alfa Lift suffered an incident with the A-frame on the 3,000t Liebherr crane in Octobe