Smulders has loaded out and sent off the first four of the 95 transition pieces for the first phase of Dogger Bank Wind Farm from its yard in Hoboken, Belgium. The first batch of transition pieces was loaded out on 19 and 20 April and shipped to Sif’s Maasvlakte 2 terminal in Rotterdam, the Netherla
Heerema Marine Contractors will deploy Sleipnir, the world’s largest crane vessel, on the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe wind farm offshore Scotland in the coming weeks. Sleipnir, together with Wagenborg’s barge, Wagenborg 7, and two tugs, Pacific Discovery and Multratug 3, will be in charge of transportin
The 1.4 GW East Anglia 3 offshore wind project has successfully qualified for the Contracts for Difference (CfD) Round 4 auction in the UK and is awaiting the opening of the bidding phase in the second quarter of the year, Iberdrola said. The eligibility window for the auction opened on 13 December
Ørsted and Esvagt have decided to invest in what the companies describe as the world’s first service operation vessel (SOV) that can operate on green fuels. The SOV will be powered by batteries and dual-fuel engines, capable of sailing on renewable e-methanol, produced from wind energy and biogenic
SeAH Wind Ltd, a subsidiary of South Korea’s pipe manufacturer SeAH Steel Holdings, has submitted plans for its proposed GBP 300 million XXL monopile factory to be built on Teesside in Northeast England. The 40-metre-tall building, part of the Teesside’s Freeport, will sit on a 90-acre site adjacent
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has presented a plan to boost Britain’s energy security which includes an increased target of up to 50 GW of operating offshore wind capacity by 2030. The up to 50 GW of offshore wind capacity, of which the government would like to see up to 5 GW come in form [&hellip
Energy company RWE is partnering with the UK’s largest port operator, Associated British Ports (ABP), and the Port of Milford Haven to investigate the scaling-up of port facilities in support of a pipeline of gigawatt-scale floating wind projects offshore Wales, the UK. Working together under a Memo
ScotWind partners ScottishPower and Shell are set to invest a total of GBP 75 million to help the supply chain and businesses support the growth of the offshore wind industry in Scotland. ScottishPower and Shell were awarded the seabed rights to develop three new offshore wind projects with a combin
The first wind turbine components, a number of tower sections, for the 450 Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm have arrived at the Port of Dundee in Scotland. Jointly owned by EDF Renewables and ESB and under construction 15 kilometres off the coast of Fife, NnG will comprise 54 Siemens Gamesa
The full commissioning of the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) wind farm offshore Scotland has been postponed until 2024 due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic both in Europe and in the Far East, the developers of the 450 MW project said. NnG, jointly owned by EDF Renewables and ESB and under constructio
SeAH Wind Ltd will build a GBP 200-300 million UK XXL monopile manufacturing facility at Teesworks and not at Able UK’s Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP) on the South Bank of the Humber as initially planned. SeAH Wind Ltd, a subsidiary of South Korea’s pipe manufacturer SeAH Steel Holdings, has not spe
As of 9 February, the high-speed offshore service craft of up to 500 GT will be able to carry up to 60 workers to and from wind farms offshore the UK while still meeting safety standards under new rules proposed by the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Vessels which transported workers to offshore
Siemens Gamesa has conditionally selected Port of Nigg in the Cromarty Firth, Scotland, as the planned location for the pre-assembly and installation of wind turbines for the Moray West offshore wind farm. Siemens Gamesa, as the preferred bidder for the supply of the offshore wind turbines, has sign
Dogger Bank Wind Farm will hold a series of supply chain events throughout 2022 aimed at showcasing opportunities during the operations and maintenance phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm. Dogger Bank is located more than 130 kilometres off the north-east coast of England and is being
