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Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm Receives First Turbine Parts
The first wind turbine components, a number of tower sections, for the 450 Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm have arrived at the Port of Dundee in Scotland. Jointly owned by EDF Renewables and ESB and under construction 15 kilometres off the coast of Fife, NnG will comprise 54 Siemens Gamesa
New CTV to Support Taiwan’s Offshore Wind Market
CWind Taiwan, a joint venture between CWind and International Ocean Vessel Technical Consultant (IOVTEC), has acquired a new crew transfer vessel (CTV) to support the offshore wind market in Taiwan. The vessel, named CWind Pesanach, has already joined CWind Taiwan’s fleet and will be supporting an o
Italian Floating Offshore Wind Farm Secures Maritime Concession
Falck Renewables and BlueFloat Energy have secured a 40-year maritime concession for the 1,350 MW Odra Energia floating wind project offshore off the southern coast of the province of Lecce, Italy. The Odra Energia wind farm will comprise 90 wind turbines installed in the Ionian Sea, between 12 kilo
SMC Bags Dogger Bank Marine Coordination Deal
Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) has secured a contract to provide marine coordination services on all three phases of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm, off the UK northeast coast. Under the contract, SMC will deliver a turnkey marine coordination personnel service to support constructio
Shell’s South Korean Floating Wind Project Cleared for 1.3 GW Capacity
Shell and CoensHexicon have secured further two Electricity Business Licenses (EBLs) from South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy for their floating wind project off the coast of Ulsan. The joint venture obtained the first EBL for the MunmuBaram project in November 2021, when 420 MW of
Construction Works Resume on French Offshore Wind Farm
Construction works on the 496 MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm are now resuming, the developer Ailes Marines informed on 7 March, saying the installation vessel Aeolus will be working at the site without interruption in 2022 and 2023. According to the vessel’s AIS data, Van Oord’s jack-up was at t
Fixed, Floating, or Both? Major Offshore Wind Project Weighing Options
The developers of the 2 GW West of Orkney wind farm offshore Scotland have shared more information on the project through the recently published documents. In January, the Offshore Wind Power Limited (OWPL) consortium comprising Macquarie’s Green Investment Group, TotalEnergies, and Scottish offshor
Port of Esbjerg to Boost Offshore Wind Ops with Digital Twin Tech
Danish Port of Esbjerg has started working with global infrastructure advisory firm Moffatt & Nichol on developing a ‘digital twin’ of the port that will allow simulating future offshore wind projects. “Port Esbjerg and the whole supply chain in Esbjerg has a lot of experience in supporting offshore
Vietnamese Nearshore Wind Farm Nears Commissioning
UK-based marine consultant Waves Group Ltd (Waves Group) has completed Marine Warranty Surveyor (MWS) services for the construction of the Hiep Thanh nearshore wind farm in Vietnam, helping bring the project closer to the commissioning. The company’s scope of work included the installation of founda
Norther Picks Mechanical Services Provider
GEOxyz has won a contract to provide service and maintenance, in particular mechanical services, for the Offshore High Voltage Substation (OHVS) and the foundations at the Belgian Norther offshore wind farm. Under the five-year contract, the company’s scope of services will comprise troubleshooting,
High Tien Offshore to Invest in Newbuild CTVs for Taiwan’s Offshore Wind Industry
High Tien Offshore (HTO) has signed a Letter of Intent with Jong Shyn Shipbuilding (JSS) for the construction of crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for the Taiwanese offshore wind industry. The vessel owner/operator says the locally-built CTVs will support the developers bidding in Taiwan’s Round 3 offsho
Belgian Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Project to Reach Final Investment Decision This Year
A final investment decision (FID) on the Hyoffwind project in Belgium, which entails linking offshore wind power production to a hydrogen production facility, is expected to be made this year, after the project consortium receives a permit for which it applied in 2021. The permit application process
Australian State Targets 9 GW of Offshore Wind by 2040, First Power in 2028
The government of Australia’s state of Victoria has released the Offshore Wind Policy Directions Paper which sets the target of the first offshore wind power coming online by 2028. The plan includes procuring projects that will generate at least 2 GW of offshore wind online by 2032 following a compe
Foundation Installation to Begin at 342 MW German Offshore Wind Farm
DEME is currently mobilising its jack-up vessel Neptune as well as the Blue Tern jack-up, chartered from Fred. Olsen Windcarrier, for monopile installation that is set commence at the Kaskasi offshore wind farm site in Germany. The vessels will also be joined by Sea Challenger which will install the