Japan’s Electric Power Development, also known as J-Power, has joined the WHEEL floating offshore wind demonstration project in Spain. The WHEEL demonstration project is led by the Madrid-headquartered company Esteyco. WHEEL will feature one turbine installed three kilometres off the eastern coast o
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Siemens Gamesa have established a cooperative framework to facilitate dialogue and collaboration on developing offshore wind turbine supply chains, both within Japan and in international markets. The aim of this cooperation framework is the
PGE Baltica, a subsidiary of the PGE Group, has signed a letter of intent with CRIST, its special-purpose company WIKE, and the Baltic Industrial Group to cooperate on the construction of offshore wind installation and service vessels. CRIST, WIKE, and the Baltic Industrial Group signed a letter of
The Trump administration has warned the UK government about security risks as Mingyang Smart Energy plans to build a factory in Scotland to manufacture wind turbines for North Sea offshore wind farms, according to a report by the Financial Times, citing a US official. A Chinese analyst has commented
Pacifico Energy Korea has signed an agreement with three local governments to explore practical cooperation measures for administrative support of its 3.2 GW offshore wind cluster project currently under development in Jundo-gun, Jeollanam-do, and to help establish an offshore wind industry ecosyste
Ventyr, a consortium consisting of Parkwind and Ingka Investments, has awarded Worley Rosenberg a preferred contractor agreement for the development of the offshore substation of the Sørlige Nordsjø II (Southern North Sea II) offshore wind farm in Norway. In addition to the preferred contractor agre
A US federal judge in Massachusetts has tentatively accepted the lawsuit filed by 18 state attorneys general challenging the presidential memorandum issued on 20 January that halts leasing and permitting for wind energy projects, and calls for reviews of existing permits. The case is, however, likel
Les Éoliennes en Mer Services, a consortium of Ocean Winds, Sumitomo Corporation, and Caisse des Dépôts, has signed contracts with TSM Windcat for the deployment of crew transfer vessels (CTVs) on two offshore wind farms. Two of TSM Windcat’s hydrogen-ready MK3.5 CTV models are going to be deployed
Statkraft will stop further activities in new offshore wind projects, including the upcoming allocation round for floating wind projects at Utsira Nord in Norway, but will continue the development of the North Irish Sea Array (NISA), the Norwegian company said on 18 June. The move comes as Statkraft
KCI the engineers, a subsidiary of Sif Group, has been awarded a contract for the design of the substructures for LanWin2 and BalWin3 HVDC platforms, part of TenneT’s 2 GW offshore grid connection programme. KCI will deliver jacket structural analysis for LanWin2 and BalWin3, covering the full engin
The Crown Estate is setting up a new Supply Chain Investment Programme worth GBP 350 million (approximately EUR 410 million) to invest in the construction of new port and supply chain infrastructure that will support accelerated delivery of UK offshore wind projects, the UK seabed manager said on 17
TotalEnergies has been selected as the winner of the latest German tender for the N-9.4 offshore wind site in the North Sea, which can accommodate 1 GW of installed offshore wind capacity. TotalEnergies, through its subsidiary Offshore Wind One GmbH, submitted the winning bid in an auction that attr
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
