RWE and Masdar have signed contracts with TGS and Fugro to conduct detailed geophysical and geotechnical surveys for the eastern array of the proposed Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind farms. According to the developers, these site investigations will enhance understanding of the seabed conditio
The installation of the offshore substation jacket foundation and topside for the third phase of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm, the world’s biggest offshore wind farm under construction, will commence soon. Heerema Marine Contractors’ semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Sleipnir will install the offsho
Shell and Google have signed a corporate Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the electricity generated at the 108 MW NordzeeWind project, extending the life of the Netherlands’ first offshore wind farm. Shell NordzeeWind will continue supplying renewable energy to the Dutch electricity grid for almos
With the start of scour protection activities, the offshore construction work for the first phase of RWE’s 1.6 GW Nordseecluster wind project has commenced. The Nordseecluster A offshore wind farm is the first phase of the 1.6 GW Nordseecluster development that will be built north of the island of J
Venterra Group has completed a regional metocean characterisation study for the South Coast Designated Maritime Area Plan (SC-DMAP), commissioned by Ireland’s Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC). The study utilised numerical modelling techniques and provided a 40-year hi
Ørsted has divested a 24.5 per cent stake in the 389 MW West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm to funds managed by Schroders Greencoat. The value of the transaction is GBP 456.1 million (approximately EUR 534 million) on a debt-free basis. The transaction closed on 30 April 2025. Ørsted will retain
Jan De Nul’s heavy-lift vessel Les Alizés has installed the first of 72 monopiles at RWE’s 1.1 GW Thor offshore wind farm in the Danish North Sea. The monopiles were shipped from the heavy-lift terminal in Eemshaven, the Netherlands, to the Thor construction site located approximately 22 kilometres
Anders Opedal, CEO and President of Equinor, said on 29 April that the order from the US government to stop construction activities of the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm is “unlawful”. “We have invested in Empire Wind after obtaining all necessary approvals, and the order to halt work now is unpre
More than half of the wind turbines at Dogger Bank A, the first phase of the UK’s 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm, have been installed. So far, 52 of the 95 GE Haliade-X 13 MW wind turbines that Dogger Bank A will feature are in place, according to a Notice to Mariners from the […]
Equinor and Polenergia have secured the final environmental decision, issued by the Regional Director for Environmental Protection (RDOŚ) in Gdańsk, for the Bałtyk 1 offshore wind farm as the project is being prepared for auction in Poland in 2025. “This is an extremely important moment for the Bałt
PGE Baltica has signed an agreement with Geofizyka Toruń SA to carry out a geophysical survey, including high-resolution reflection seismic with simultaneous bathymetric measurement for the Baltica 9 offshore wind farm in Poland. The geophysical survey is scheduled to commence in the first half of M
Luxcara has awarded foundation design contracts to German engineering company Jörss-Blunck-Ordemann (JBO) for its Waterkant and Waterekke offshore wind farms in the German exclusive economic zone (EEZ). For Waterkant, JBO will be the foundation designer for Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) and de
Offshore construction has started at the East Anglia Three offshore wind farm site in the UK, with the first of 95 monopile foundations now installed by the jack-up vessel Seaway Ventus. Standing at 83.89 metres tall, 10.6 metres in diameter and weighing 1,800 tonnes, the monopile also represents a
