Forth Ports has revealed plans to invest GBP 40 million (around EUR 46 million) in creating Scotland’s offshore wind hub on a 175-acre site at the Port of Leith. According to Forth Ports, the investment would see the creation of a bespoke, riverside marine berth capable of accommodating the world’s
Vineyard Wind has signed a lease at Barnum Landing in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to use the property as a construction and staging location for the 804 MW Park City Wind project. Vineyard Wind has also selected a location in downtown Bridgeport to serve as the Connecticut headquarters for the company’
The Navantia-Windar consortium has shipped out the fifth and final floating wind platform for the Scottish Kincardine offshore wind farm from the Fene Shipyard in Spain. The five floating platforms were built under a contract with Cobra Wind International Ltd., a subsidiary of the Cobra Group. The f
Wind farm installation vessel Seajacks Zaratan has arrived at Akita Port in Japan and is scheduled to begin offshore foundation installation work on the Akita Noshiro wind farm on Wednesday, 28 April. The installation work is part of the construction of the bottom-fixed offshore wind farms at Akita
Japanese shipping company NYK and Akita Eisen KK, the only towing company in Akita prefecture, have agreed to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a crew transfer vessel (CTV) business related to offshore wind mainly in the waters off Akita prefecture. In accordance with the Act of Promoting Util
Ørsted and Poland’s Port of Gdynia Authority have signed a Letter of Intent to cooperate in the field of unmanned vehicles, drones, robotics, and sustainable transport for the development of offshore wind energy in Poland. The aim of the cooperation is the development of innovative technologies and
Well over a third out of the 165 monopile foundations have been installed at the 1,386 MW Hornsea Two offshore wind farm located some 89 kilometres north-east of Grimsby, the U.K. The monopile foundations are being loaded at and transported from the Buss Terminal Eemshaven in the Netherlands and ins
Ocean Wind and EEW have broken ground for the EEW monopile manufacturing facility at the Port of Paulsboro Marine Terminal in Gloucester County, New Jersey, U.S. The start of construction marks a significant milestone in delivering the largest industrial offshore wind manufacturing facility in the U
Saipem has selected Harland & Wolff to carry out the fabrication and load-out of eight jacket foundations for the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind project in the UK. With work starting from 1 July, Harland & Wolff will use its newly acquired Methil facilities in Fife for the fabrication work, cr
Joint venture partners Ørsted and Eversource are establishing a manufacturing facility for offshore wind foundation components at ProvPort in Rhode Island, United States. The new 228-foot long facility will be used for advanced fabrication and assembly of foundation platforms for the companies’ offs
HAROPA – Port of Le Havre has signed a contract with a consortium of companies led by Eiffage Génie Civil for the maritime works on the Joannès Couvert quay as part of Siemens Gamesa’s construction of an offshore wind turbine plant in the Port. The adaptation work – to be carried out by the consorti
Vattenfall has once again selected Denmark’s Port of Hvide Sande as an Operations & Maintenance base, this time for the Vesterhav Syd and the Vesterhav Nord offshore wind farms. Back in 2019, Vattenfall chose the Port of Hvide Sande as the O&M base for the 406.7 MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm. Va
Irish energy company ESB and Equinor will jointly develop a 1.4 GW Moneypoint floating offshore wind farm off the West Coast of Ireland. The Moneypoint wind farm will be developed off the coast of Counties Clare and Kerry in two phases. Once complete, the wind farm will be capable of powering more t
The developers of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm have revealed the design for the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Base that will serve the world’s biggest offshore wind farm. Subject to planning approval, the base will be constructed in the Port of Tyne, the UK. It will serve as the main hub for operati
