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Seacat Services Adopts Carbon Management Plan to Help Decarbonise Offshore Wind Sector
The offshore wind support vessel operator Seacat Services has become the first business to adopt the Carbon Management Plan, a first of its kind emissions reduction strategy introduced by new maritime sustainability consultancy, Cedar Marine. “The offshore wind sector has suffered scepticism in rece
Vos Prodect to Provide Cable Hang-Offs for Hollandse Kust Zuid
Vos Prodect Innovations (VPI) has secured a contract with Twentsche Kabelfabriek (TKF) to supply cable hang-off systems for the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm. Under the contract, VPI will engineer and deliver the low, 250-milimetre high, version of its cable hang-off system. The delivery wi
Cadeler Orders Two X-Class Offshore Wind Installation Vessels from COSCO
Cadeler has signed a contract with COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry for the construction of two new X-class wind turbine installation vessels, with the total order amounting to USD 651 million (around EUR 548 million). According to the vessel owner, who announced the decision to build the new X-class v
Danes to Start Offshore Surveys at Baltic Sea Energy Island’s OWF Areas
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has given the green light to Energinet to start preliminary offshore investigations at the areas in the Baltic Sea where the country could build two offshore wind farms that would be connected to the planned energy island on Bornholm. Based on the permit from the DEA,
Hengtong Delivers Subsea Cables for Two Nearshore Wind Farms in Vietnam
Chinese submarine cable manufacturer Hengtong has delivered the 35 kV cables and accessories for the Hiep Thanh and Tra Vinh V1-2 nearshore wind farms in Vietnam. According to the company’s update on social media, Hengtong delivered the subsea cables on 29 June, when they sailed out of China on boar
NKT Confirms Dogger Bank C Export Cable Order
NKT has secured a contract to deliver and install the HVDC onshore and offshore export cables at the Dogger Bank C offshore wind farm in the UK. The scope of work includes the manufacture, delivery and installation of more than 2×250 kilometres total system length of 320 kV DC offshore export power
Vestas, Iberdrola Finalise Wind Turbine Supply Contract for Baltic Eagle OWF
Vestas and Iberdrola have finalised the wind turbine supply contract for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany. The final contract follows the selection of MHI Vestas as the preferred supplier for the project in 2019 and the agreement Vestas signed this May following the takeover of MHI Ves
Ocean Winds Awarded CfD for 370 MW Offshore Wind Farm in Poland
The Polish Energy Regulatory Office has awarded Ocean Winds, a 50-50 joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, with a Contract for Difference (CfD) for its 369.5 MW B&C-Wind offshore wind farm. The project has secured the CfD at a strike price of PLN 319.60 per MWh (EUR 71.0/MWh). The offshore
200-Turbine Floating Wind Project Off Scotland Selects First Supplier
Cerulean Winds, a company that recently unveiled a project for the production of green hydrogen and electrification of offshore oil & gas assets with 200 floating wind turbines off Scotland, has named the first of its delivery partners. The company has selected NOV as the exclusive provider of float
Lamprell Eyeing Floating Wind, US Offshore Wind Market
Dubai-based offshore wind foundation manufacturer Lamprell is looking to tap into the opportunities in the growing floating wind market and the upcoming projects in the US. Lamprell has just published its annual financial results for 2020, with the company’s Chief Executive Officer Christopher McDon
Greek Conglomerate and CIP to Jointly Develop Wind Farms Offshore Greece
Greece-based industrial conglomerate MYTILINEOS has signed an agreement with Copenhagen Infrastructrure Partners (CIP) to jointly develop wind farms offshore Greece. MYTILINEOS entered the agreement through its Power & Gas Business Unit – Protergia, and CIP on behalf of its fund CI New Markets Fund
Eager.one Equips Boskalis with Jacket Lifting Tool for Work in Taiwan
Eager.one has produced a Jacket Lifting Tool (JLT) specially made for the installation of jacket foundations that will be carried out by Boskalis on a Taiwanese project. While Eager.one left the project unnamed, the company did say its tool will be used during loading, unloading and installation of
Vegetable Oil to Power East Anglia ONE CTVs
ScottishPower Renewables has launched a pilot project to reduce its carbon emissions by using waste vegetable oil to help power crew transfer vessels (CTVs) working on the East Anglia ONE wind farm offshore the UK. The renewable vessel fuel, HVO30 – made from 30 per cent hydrogenated vegetable oil a
50Hertz Pulls In Ostwind 2 Land Cables
German transmission system operator for the Baltic Sea, 50Hertz, has pulled in the land cables for the Ostwind 2 offshore grid connection. The Ostwind 2 land cables have now been installed underground over a distance of three kilometres from the landing point, where the sea cables meet the mainland,