Hitachi Energy has received an order from Ørsted to provide the power electronics technology to integrate 2.4 GW of electricity from the Hornsea 4 offshore wind farm into the UK grid. The order, which is subject to the final investment decision, will see Hitachi Energy supply a grid-forming solution
SLPE has been awarded a contract to develop detailed foundation designs for HVDC offshore substations for the Centre Manche 1 and 2 offshore wind projects in France. The contract represents SLPE’s largest offshore substation project to date, the company said on 19 December. The UK-based engineering
Equinor and its partners on the extension projects that are planned to be built next to the operational Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon offshore wind farms in Norfolk, UK, have agreed to bring the two projects under a joint ownership structure in one legal entity. The Dudgeon Extension Project is owned
Ørsted has awarded several contracts totalling between GBP 75 million and GBP 100 million to companies in the north of England to provide components for the 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm. JDR Cable Systems, Severfield, and Smulders, all based in the north of England, will produce integral comp
Proserv has been awarded a contract by DEME Offshore to de-risk offshore wind operations at Dogger Bank C, the third phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm project in the UK. According to Proserv, the company will utilise its Electro Cable Guard (ECG) system to identify signs of transmission cabl
BP and Japanese global renewable energy developer JERA have signed an agreement to combine their offshore wind businesses to establish a new standalone company. The two partners say the new company will become one of the largest global offshore wind developers, owners and operators with 13 GW in ope
Shell has decided to cease investments in new offshore wind developments as part of a review of the Shell Energy business. The oil and gas major, which has built a significant portfolio of renewable energy and clean fuel projects, will not abandon its existing offshore wind projects, but investing i
RWE and the Whitby Lobster Hatchery have released 2,500 juvenile lobsters at the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm in the UK in what the wind farm developer says is an industry-first project, through which more than 15,000 lobsters are planned to be released at Triton Knoll. The first batch of 2,500 j
ScottishPower Renewables, part of the Iberdrola Group, has awarded an export cable contract for East Anglia Two (EA2), a 960 MW offshore wind farm in the UK, to Nexans. Under the contract, Nexans will supply and install approximately 100 kilometres of 275 kV high-voltage subsea export cables and 55
The West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm, owned by ScottishPower and Ørsted, has passed ten years in operation since its commissioning in 2014. Built and operated as a 50/50 partnership, the 389 MW West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm was commissioned in 2014, with its 108 Siemens 3.6 MW turbi
The 60th and final turbine has been installed at the 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm in the Moray Firth, located in northern Scotland. The Moray West offshore wind farm is nearing the end of the construction phase and will become fully operational during 2025, in line with the originally projec
Poseidon Cables, a UK-based company specialised in subsea cable installation, termination and testing, has secured a contract with Norwegian subsea services provider NCT Offshore for work on Ørsted’s 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b & 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. Last year, NCT Offshore was awarded th
Ocean Winds has completed the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Caledonia offshore wind farm and has started the process of submitting applications for its 2 GW Scottish project. The project’s first consent application is for the onshore transmission works (substation and underground cab
ScottishPower has awarded Siemens Gamesa a turbine contract worth more than GBP 1 billion for its 960 MW East Anglia Two offshore wind farm in the UK. Under the contract, Siemens Gamesa will supply 64 of its flagship SG 14-236 DD wind turbines, which have a rotor diameter of 236 metres, for Scottish
