Offshore Platforms
Navantia Seanergies, Semco Maritime Enter Offshore Substation Partnership
Navantia Seanergies and Semco Maritime have signed an agreement to partner on building offshore substations and offering lifecycle support. Under the agreement, the two companies will combine their experience and capabilities – that of an industrial-scale manufacturer in offshore wind and an HVAC of
ScottishPower, HSM Offshore Energy Sign East Anglia Two Substation Contract
ScottishPower Renewables, part of Iberdrola, has awarded an engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning (EPCIC) contract to the Dutch company HSM Offshore Energy for the offshore substation and jacket foundation for the East Anglia Two offshore wind farm in the UK. HSM Of
First Hornsea 3 Offshore Converter Station En Route to Europe
The first of two offshore converter station topsides, planned to be installed at the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK, is on its way to Europe following the sailway from Map Ta Phut, Thailand. The topside, completed by Ørsted’s Thailand-based team in partnership with Aibel and Hitachi Energy,
Navantia Loads Out Dogger Bank C Offshore Substation Jacket
Spain’s Navantia Seanergies has completed the load-out of the High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) substation jacket for the 1.2 GW Dogger Bank C offshore wind platform in the UK. The load-out of the substation jacket, which will be installed at the Dogger Bank Wind Farm developed by SSE Renewables, E
Eiffage Taking Over Dutch Offshore Substation Manufacturer
Eiffage, through Smulders, has moved to take full ownership of HSM Offshore Energy, the Netherlands-based manufacturer of offshore platforms and their substructures. The companies said in a joint press release that they signed an agreement on 31 March, under which Eiffage would acquire 100 per cent
Polish Company to Build Offshore Substation for Ocean Winds’ BC-Wind Project
Ocean Winds has selected CRIST Offshore to deliver the offshore substation for the BC-Wind offshore wind farm in Poland. According to Ocean Winds, this is the first Tier 1 agreement the developer concluded with a Polish supplier for its 390 MW BC-Wind project. Under the agreement, CRIST Offshore wil
CDWE’s Green Jade Lowers Second Hai Long Substation Topside Into Place
CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE), utilising its Green Jade vessel, has installed the offshore topside on the jacket foundation for the Hai Long 3 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. CDWE placed the offshore topside on the jacket, which was installed at the site in August 2024. The offshore substation at
Greater Changhua 2b & 4 Offshore Substation Installed
The offshore substation (OSS) of the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind project has been installed at its designated location 47 kilometres off the southwest coast of Taiwan. The OSS components were transported to the site by Boskalis’s vessels Mighty Servant 3 and Transshelf, and the installat
HSI Consortium Rolls Out Jasmund Offshore Substation Topside
The Jasmund offshore substation topside, built for the German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz, has been rolled out at the HSM Offshore Energy yard in Stormpolder, the Netherlands. The substation topside weighs 5,300 tonnes, and its dimensions are 68x37x21 metres. The HSI consortium, compr
TenneT Awards Retrofit Contract for German Offshore Converter Station
Bluestream Offshore, a subsidiary of OEG Energy, has been awarded a contract by transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT for the retrofit installation of a corrosion protection system on the SylWin alpha offshore converter station for the SylWin1 offshore grid connection in Germany. The award is fo
TenneT Opens EUR 5.3 Million Tender for CTV Services for Dutch Offshore Substations
TenneT is seeking crew transfer vessel (CTV) services for its offshore wind grid connections in the Netherlands, with CTVs required to travel between the port of Vlissingen or the port of IJmuiden to offshore high-voltage platforms in the Dutch North Sea. The Dutch transmission system operator (TSO)
DEME Installs First Coastal Virginia Offshore Substation in US
The first of three offshore substations has been installed at the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, located 43 kilometres off the coast of Virginia Beach, the US. The 3,907-metric tonne lift marks the completion of the installation of the first topside onto the jacket, which was
Second Hai Long Offshore Substation Starts Journey to Project Site
Semco Maritime and its consortium partner PTSC M&C have completed the load-out and sail-away of the second and last offshore substation for the Hai Long offshore wind project in Taiwan. “With the successful load-out and sail-away of offshore substation topsides for Hai Long 2 in April2024 and Hai Lo
Heidmar Wins TenneT’s EUR 100 Million PSV Tender
Greece-headquartered tanker pool management firm, Heidmar, has signed a contract with TenneT under which Heidmar will provide a platform supply vessel (PSV) and crew for supply tours to TenneT’s offshore platforms in the German North Sea. The contract was awarded following a tendering procedure that