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TetraSpar Demonstrator Floater Hooks to Norwegian Mainland
The TetraSpar Demonstrator floating wind turbine has been connected to the Norwegian mainland, RWE said. The fully-assembled floating wind turbine, comprising the TetraSpar floating foundation and a 3.6 MW Siemens Gamesa direct-drive wind turbine, was towed from Denmark and installed at the METCentr
CIMC Raffles Delivers Substation for SPIC’s 300 MW Project Off Shandong Peninsula
CIMC Raffles has delivered an offshore substation for the 300 MW offshore wind farm being built by China’s State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) off the Shandong Peninsula in China. The offshore substation consists of three parts: the upper power module, the four-legged jacket foundation, and th
DEME Jack-Up Readies For Next-Gen Offshore Wind Turbines, First Stop USA
DEME Offshore’s DP2 jack-up installation vessel Sea Installer will undergo a crane replacement to increase the vessel’s lifting capacity from the current 900 tonnes to 1,600 tonnes. Being built by Huisman, the new crane will enable Sea Installer to handle the next generation of offshore wind turbine
GWO: US Needs to Train 25,000 Offshore Wind Workers to Build 9.1 GW by 2025
According to the Global Wind Organisation’s (GWO) forecast for the US East Coast, over 25,000 people will require entry-level standard training to work on offshore wind turbines over the next five years. With 9.1 GW of offshore wind planned to be installed by 2025, the training is necessary for jo
First-Ever ‘Made in USA’ Offshore Substation to Be Built for South Fork OWF
The developers of the South Fork offshore wind farm, Ørsted and Eversource, have selected Texas-based Kiewit Offshore Services to design and build the offshore substation for the project, with the work scheduled to start in November. The offshore substation for New York’s first offshore wind farm wi
1.4 GW Sofia Wind Farm Seeks Offshore Contractors
The 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from potential suppliers to provide a range of goods and services related to the project’s offshore construction works. The list of requirements includes aids to navigation; satellite communication system; marine
2.6 GW US Offshore Wind Project Homeports in Virginia
The Port of Virginia has reached an agreement to lease a portion of the Portsmouth Marine Terminal to Dominion Energy for the development of the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. Under the agreement, Dominion Energy will use 72 acres of the deep-water, multi-use marine cargo Port
Scots Planning Two New Subsea Cable Factories
Peel Ports Clydeport, owner of Hunterston Port and Resource Campus (Hunterston PARC), has signed an option agreement with XLCC for two factories in Ayrshire, Scotland, that would produce high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cables. The overall agreement includes building a 70-acre facility that
Hollandse Kust Zuid 3&4 UXO-Free
UXOcontrol has completed the unexploded ordnance (UXO) identification and disposal campaign at the Hollandse Kust Zuid 3 and 4 offshore wind project in the Netherlands. The campaign, which ran from early February till July, saw a total of 1,350 targets investigated, with 19 being highlighted as UXOs
Marine Scotland Consulting on Using Offshore Wind to Decarbosnise Oil & Gas Sector
Marine Scotland has launched consultation on the potential opportunities for offshore wind innovation and projects to assist in decarbonising the oil and gas sector, which could be included in the future leasing process. Namely, the Scottish Government has started working on a new Sectoral Marine Pl
GE and PKN ORLEN Forge Offshore Wind Alliance in Poland
GE Renewable Energy and Poland’s PKN ORLEN have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore ways to work together to support the development of offshore wind projects in Poland. GE Renewable Energy is already an active player in the Polish wind market with over 300 onshore wind turbines deliveri
DNV Updates Floating Wind Structures Standard
DNV has updated the DNV-ST-0119 standard for floating wind turbine structures. The updated standard is said to include technical improvements that would allow the industry to further optimize floating wind turbine structures while maintaining a sufficient level of safety. The main change is a comple
Van Oord Taps TKF for Baltic Eagle Inter-Array Cables
Van Oord has awarded TKF with a contract to provide the inter-array cables for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind project in Germany. TKF is in charge of the production and delivery of approximately 79 kilometers of 66 kV inter-array cables and corresponding accessories. Van Oord’s cable-laying vessel N
Global Maritime to Back BP’s Offshore Energy Projects
BP has awarded Global Maritime with a framework agreement for the provision of specialist marine services that will support BP’s oil and gas and renewable energy projects, including offshore wind. The three-year agreement will start immediately and covers marine vessel assurance, engineering, projec