CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE), a joint venture between Belgium’s DEME and Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC, has secured a new offshore wind contract in Taiwan. CDWE has been selected by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) to transport and install foundations for the 500 MW Fengmiao 1 offshore win
Vestas has revealed the client and project details for an agreement first announced on 13 June. This conditional agreement, signed with Vattenfall and BASF, involves supplying 112 V236-15.0 MW wind turbines for the Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind projects in the German North Sea. Within the scope of
UK-headquartered Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) and renewable energy project management company Bridge Wind Management have entered into a strategic alliance that will see the two partners providing a one-stop-shop solution for asset and operational management for offshore wind projects. OWC and Br
The largest Dutch offshore wind tender is now completed with winning bidders announced. In March, when the application period closed, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) said that despite challenging market conditions, several proposals were submitted. Here, we’re bringing a few more details abo
Ørsted has taken a final investment decision (FID) on battery energy storage for its 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK, where the developer will use a Tesla system with a capacity of 600 MWh and a power rating of 300 MW. The battery energy storage system (BESS) will be installed in [&hel
Germany’s HTM Helicopters has placed an order for one Airbus H145 helicopter, with options for two additional units of the same type, that will be used in offshore wind operations. The latest version of Airbus’ H145 adds a five-bladed rotor to the multi-mission H145, increasing the useful load of th
The Netherlands’ Pondera Consult and ENMARO (Energy Market Observer sp. z o.o.) have signed an agreement to jointly source, define, and target potential offshore wind project opportunities in Poland, leveraging their combined products and services as a consortium. The agreement was signed in Świnouj
UK-headquartered North Star has secured debt investment of up to GBP 425 million (approximately EUR 500 million) to accelerate its ambition to add 40 hybrid service operation vessels (SOV) to its fleet by 2040. The committed financial package of GBP 225 million includes term facilities from existing
Dutch offshore access provider, Ampelmann, has received an order from Seaway7 to supply an E5000 gangway, which will support the construction of a major US coast offshore wind project. The order not only marks the first collaboration of Seaway7 and Ampelmann in the Americas but will also see the fir
South Korean Taihan Cable & Solution has opened the first phase of its submarine cable plant that will supply the offshore wind industry. The submarine cable plant, covering around 44,800 square metres behind Godae Pier at Pyeongtaek’s Dangjin Port, is being constructed in two phases. The first phas
Polish energy company PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna and Ørsted are expected to reach the final investment decision (FID) on the Baltica 2 offshore wind project in the second half of this year, Dariusz Marzec, Chairman of the Board at PGE, said at the Polish Wind Energy Association (PWEA) Conference
DEME Group has launched Yellowstone, said to be the world’s largest fallpipe vessel, which is now preparing for its first project, the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW), the largest offshore wind farm under construction in the United States. Officially named by the Princess of Belgium, He
The State of New York and the developers of Empire Wind 1 and Sunrise Wind projects, Equinor and Ørsted, have signed Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificate (OREC) Purchase and Sale Agreements for the two projects the developers re-bid in the state’s fourth offshore wind solicitation and were awa
Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Berhad (MHB), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering (MMHE), has secured a subcontract to build an offshore substation (OSS) high-voltage direct current (HVDC) platform required for TenneT’s 2 GW programme in the Nethe
