UK-headquartered OPITO and National Offshore Wind Institute (NOWI), based at Bristol Community College in Massachusetts, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which could support thousands of new jobs in the growing US offshore wind market. Under the MoU signed at the IPF conference in New
UK-based investment company Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) has struck a deal to acquire a 7.75 per cent ownership interest in the Lincs wind farm offshore England. According to ORIT, the acquisition is expected to be completed in the second quarter of this year once the needed consen
Ørsted now expects costs to reinstate the integrity of inter-array cables affected by cable protection issues at some of the company’s offshore wind farms to amount to up to DKK 1.3 billion (around EUR 175 million) and not up to DKK 3 billion as initially anticipated. As reported, Ørsted discovered
The Provisions Judge of the District Court of Midden Nederland, The Netherlands, has ruled that Mammoet’s Intelectual Property (IP) infringement claim against Huisman related to Huisman’s contract to provide a 3,000mt ringer crane contract to BMS is unsubstantiated and therefore unlawful. The judge
World’s leading offshore wind developer Ørsted has recorded DKK 5.7 billion (EUR 766 million) net profit in the first quarter of 2022, a 257 per cent increase compared to a DKK 1.6 billion net profit reported for the same period a year earlier. The operating profit (EBITDA) for the quarter totalled
Navantia is setting up Navantia UK, a subsidiary in the United Kingdom for which the Spanish company says reinforces its commitment to its UK industrial partners in shipbuilding and the offshore wind energy sector. “Navantia UK is a step forward in Navantia’s support of the UK National Shipbuilding
The 1.4 GW East Anglia 3 offshore wind project has successfully qualified for the Contracts for Difference (CfD) Round 4 auction in the UK and is awaiting the opening of the bidding phase in the second quarter of the year, Iberdrola said. The eligibility window for the auction opened on 13 December
Parkwind is entering the offshore wind market in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia, and has made its first move outside of Europe by naming a country manager in the two countries. The Belgium-based offshore wind developer, which says its move reflects the high potential in the region, has appointed
Poland’s Orlen Group plans to compete in an upcoming auction for the development of an offshore wind farm with a capacity of 700 MW in the Lithuanian part of the Baltic Sea. The auction for the developer of Lithuania’s first offshore wind farm is planned to be launched in the second half of 2023, wi
SSE Renewables and Canada-headquartered Brookfield are bidding together in the 1.4 GW Hollandse Kust West offshore wind farm zone tenders in the Netherlands, launched on 14 April. According to the two companies, the 50/50 partnership combines SSE Renewables’ experience in developing, constructing an
NKT has commissioned the 220 kV HVAC export cable system connecting the 1.3 GW Hornsea Two offshore wind project to the UK grid. NKT manufactured the power cables for the project at its factory in Karlskrona, Sweden. The installation of the subsea cables was completed by the cable-laying vessel NKT
UK-based marine consultant Waves Group Ltd (Waves Group) has secured the Marine Warranty Surveyor (MWS) contract for the construction of the 1.2 GW Dogger Bank C wind farm offshore England. This is the company’s third win of the three project phases as they’re currently providing MWS services for Do
The management of Ireland’s Rosslare Europort has announced plans to transform the port into Ireland’s Offshore Renewable Energy Hub, with an investment into realising the project estimated at EUR 200 million. The plan involves establishing the port, its hinterland, and the south-east region as an O
Italian oil and gas major Eni will, through its energy transition unit Plenitude, invest in EnerOcean S.L., the Spanish developer of the W2Power technology for floating wind power. The deal is structured as a long-term partnership focused on the deployment of the W2Power technology as a lead contend
