Dajin Heavy Industry has produced the first three monopiles for the Inch Cape offshore wind farm, the company said on 16 June, a few days after CNOOD-Wenchong Heavy Industries (CWHI) announced it had completed the first monopiles from the batch it is delivering for the 1 GW project in Scotland. Daji
NorthConnect has been acquired by the developers of the Cenos Offshore Windfarm, a 1.4 GW floating wind project in Scotland led by Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn. In a recent social media post, Vårgrønn said that the acquisition of NorthConnect marks a key milestone in the development of the floating
Europe’s aim of achieving 300-400 GW of offshore wind by 2050 means more than 10,000 wind turbines need to be installed at sea, as well as other necessary infrastructure—and this is likely to be out of reach unless the offshore energy construction industry is at the forefront of government plans, ac
Energie Baden-Württemberg (EnBW) and Bonn-based DHL Group have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for 20 MW of generation capacity from the 960 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm. The PPA relates to approximately 80 GWh of green electricity per year and has a term of ten years. The agreement will
The first steel has been cut for the BalWin1 and BalWin2 grid connection systems that will be installed in the German North Sea. Last week, Meyer Werft, together with the German transmission system operator (TSO) Amprion, Dragados Offshore, and Siemens Energy, celebrated the start of production of t
Construction work is scheduled to start on 16 June on the expansion of Kishorn Port, which will increase the size of the dry dock and reclaim land to create capacity at the Scottish port for the manufacture of concrete floating offshore wind foundations. The upgrade will enable the port to provide f
The offshore substation topside built for the 496 MW Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm has arrived in Le Havre, France. Designed and built by Atlantique Offshore Energy, the Chantiers de l’Atlantique division dedicated to marine energy, the substation topside was transported by Greenbarge 1 to Le
Gondan Shipbuilders has delivered a new commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV), Austri Enabler, to Edda Wind. Edda Wind says the vessel secured a contract following delivery and will commence operation outside the UK in the third quarter of this year. The company did not share details about t
The operations and maintenance (O&M) base for the 1 GW Danish offshore wind farm Thor is nearing completion. On 12 June, RWE and Danish construction company Østermark Entreprenørforretning held a topping-out ceremony for the new building located at Thorsminde port. The O&M base is expected to be com
China’s CNOOD-Wenchong Heavy Industries (CWHI) has completed the manufacturing of the first monopiles for the 1,080 MW Inch Cape offshore wind project in Scotland. The monopiles are 11.5 metres in diameter, up to 110 metres in length, and have a maximum weight of 2,300 tonnes. The first cutting and
The operations and maintenance (O&M) base for the 488 MW Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier offshore wind farm is now fully operational. Located on Yeu Island, the O&M base for the Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier offshore wind farm was inaugurated on 6 June. The facility will support the performance and reliabil
The UK’s NR Marine Services has commissioned its compatriot Chartwell Marine to design a new crew transfer vessel (CTV), which will be capable of supporting older generation assets, now referred to as legacy turbines. The CTVs will be built and outfitted with modern technology to maximise vessel fue
The Delaware State Senate has passed a bill which would allow US Wind to continue planning its onshore substations for the Maryland offshore wind project in Delaware’s Sussex County, whose council denied US Wind the permit last year. Senate Bill 159, introduced in the Delaware Senate on 21 May and d
The 1 GW Hai Long offshore wind project, jointly developed by Northland Power, Gentari, and Mitsui & Co., has produced its first power, marking the successful energisation of the project and connection to Taipower’s grid in Taiwan. The milestone comes ahead of schedule, initially planned for the sec
