The offshore foundation installation campaign has been completed at the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea, with 100 turbine foundations and two offshore substation jackets installed. Working for the Equinor-Polenergia joint venture, Heerema Marine Contractors completed the
The Windanker offshore wind farm has started feeding electricity into the German grid, according to the transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz, which built the Ostwind 3 grid connection that links Iberdrola’s Baltic Sea offshore wind farm to the grid. 50Hertz said on 31 August that in coordinati
Heerema Fabrication Group has completed the first structural element for the jacket foundation for TenneT’s 2 GW IJmuiden Ver Beta transformer platform at its yard in Vlissingen. During the first so-called roll-up, the 1,700-tonne steel element was lifted from a horizontal position into a controlled
Siemens Energy marked the first deployment of its lightweight integrated offshore substation at an offshore wind project, as the company’s new High-Voltage TranSwitch Unit (HV-TSU) has been installed at the Yuetuo Island Offshore Wind Farm in China. According to Siemens Energy, the substation integr
ABB has secured a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) to supply the power and propulsion package for Allseas’ new semi-submersible heavy transport vessel Grand Tour, designed for carrying offshore converter stations. The 230-metre vessel, scheduled for delivery in 2028, will be capa
Two offshore construction milestones have been completed at the 495 MW Fengmiao 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan, with Jan De Nul finalising the export cable connection to the offshore substation and CDWE completing the installation of the offshore substation and its foundation. Jan De Nul said on 5 A
German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz has launched a preliminary market consultation to assess the availability of service operation vessel (SOV) and walk-to-work (W2W) solutions for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of its future offshore grid connection platforms in the German Baltic
South Korean offshore wind foundation manufacturer SK oceanplant has secured a contract from Seatrium to manufacture and supply the jacket foundation and piles for TenneT’s BalWin5 high-voltage direct current (HVDC) offshore converter platform in the German North Sea. The contract will see SK oceanp
Seatrium Offshore Renewable Services (ORS) has started construction of a new offshore wind operations hub in Lowestoft, UK. The company says the investment strengthens Seatrium ORS’ operational capability as demand grows for offshore project delivery, hook-up, commissioning, logistics and lifecycle
PTSC Mechanical & Construction (PTSC M&C) has completed the construction and loadout of the offshore substation structures for the Fengmiao offshore wind project in Taiwan, comprising a 3,400-tonne topside and an 8,000-tonne jacket and the accompanying piles. “Delivered on schedule with more than 2.
PosHYdon, the first project in the world to combine offshore wind power, hydrogen production, and natural gas production at sea, has started producing green hydrogen on an operational offshore platform in the North Sea. The Q13a-A platform, operated by Eni Energy Netherlands, is located approximatel
As offshore wind monopiles continue to increase in size, the installation phase is emerging as a key structural design consideration for jack-up vessels. According to a recent GustoMSC study, loads generated during monopile lowering can approach — and in some cases exceed — those associated with ext
Aker Solutions has secured what the company says is a substantial contract under which it will deliver an HVDC substructure for an undisclosed offshore wind project in Europe. The contract covers engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) work and will be booked as order intake in the second qu
German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz has awarded a consortium comprising Siemens Energy and Neptun Smulders Offshore Renewables (NSORe) a contract to deliver the converter system for the North Sea Connector 2 grid connection project, which will be capable of transmitting up to 2 GW of o
