Vestas has awarded Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) a contract to provide a service operations vessel (SOV) for the Changfang-Xidao and Zhong Neng offshore wind projects in Taiwan. Under the twelve-year contract, Dong Fang Offshore will provide an SOV for supporting the operations and maintenance (O&M) phas
In a little more than five years, renewable energy targets set for 2030 will come knocking on the door. Whether they will be reached, missed or overshot, depends on multiple factors, most of which concern policymakers and the energy sector itself. At the end of 2023, the EU increased the binding ren
Scotland’s Montrose Port Authority (MPA) has decided to expand its offshore wind infrastructure by acquiring two new sites. MPA is set to embark on a major expansion with the acquisition of Montrose Commercial Park and the adjacent former Charleton Maternity Home site, increasing the port’s footprin
Dutch offshore transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has opened an application period for a EUR 3 million tender for surveys of cables installed in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. Work will start in 2025 and will be performed on the export cables at the Borssele and the Hollandse Kust offshor
EnBW has awarded North Star a contract for a commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) to be deployed at the 960 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm in Germany. The award, which is the first for a North Star CSOV, for the newbuild Grampian Kestrel will precede the decade-long minimum charter contrac
Singapore-headquartered Cyan Renewables and Blue Water Shipping have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on providing a wide range of logistical services for the offshore wind sector in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Under the MoU, the partners agree to provide a wide range of
A heavy maintenance campaign has been completed on Hywind Scotland, the world’s first commercial-scale floating wind farm, with all five turbines now connected. From operational data, it was previously determined that a heavy maintenance campaign for the wind farm’s five turbines was required. To co
The Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has started an initiative to partner with offshore wind farm operators and oil and gas sector operators in the Dutch North Sea for sharing operation and maintenance (O&M) services. With an estimated value (excluding VAT) of EUR 1 million, th
Vattenfall has signed a multi-year framework contract with Van Oord for the charter of the jack-up vessel, MPI Resolution, which has allowed the company to expand its offshore turbine servicing capabilities. According to Vattenfall, the contract guarantees the vessel’s availability for several month
Macquarie Asset Management is set to acquire 100 ownership of Ziton, a Denmark-based provider of operations and maintenance (O&M) services to the offshore wind industry. Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 7, advised by Macquarie Asset Management, has entered into a share purchase agreement with
Equinor has awarded Stowen Group with a contract to perform modifications to the transition pieces on the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm located off the coast of Norfolk, the UK. The Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm is operated by Equinor on behalf of its shareholders. Following a competitiv
A joint venture (JV) between Schoeller Holdings and Deutsche Offshore Schifffahrt (DOS) has ordered four commissioning service operation vessels (C-CSOVs) for deployment in the offshore wind and other segments of the offshore energy sector, marking its entry into the market which is, according to Ph
The service operation vessel (SOV) Wind of Hope has allided with a wind turbine of the Hornsea One wind farm in the UK. According to a statement issued by Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA), the 26 crew members and 46 specialist personnel on board at the time of the accident suffered no injuries. There w
Deep technology company Beam has deployed what the company describes as the world’s first autonomous underwater vehicle (UAV) driven by artificial intelligence (AI). The technology has already been used to inspect jacket structures on the Seagreen offshore wind farm, a joint venture partnership betw
