G-TEC has completed a seabed survey in the Doordewind Wind Farm Zone (DDWWFZ) under a contract the Belgian geophysical survey specialist signed with the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) in 2024. The offshore work was carried out by G-TEC’s survey vessels Mainport GEO and Karina. Through the surve
Following news about the potential decommissioning of the 15-year-old Alpha Ventus, the consortium behind the first German offshore wind farm – comprising EWE (47.5 per cent), RWE (26.25 per cent) and Vattenfall (26.25 per cent) – pointed out that the 60 MW project should not be considered in the co
The feasibility stage management plan for Ørsted’s Gippsland offshore wind farms 1 and 2 has been approved by Australia’s Offshore Infrastructure Regulator (OIR). The management plan details how activities will be safely carried out in compliance with the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act (OEI
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
TGS is scheduled to start geophysical survey work across the Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind farm sites in the UK on 27 March. According to a Notice to Mariners issued by the DBS project, the Norway-based energy data and intelligence company will be using the seismic vessel Ramform Vanguard, s
Vattenfall has made the final investment decision on the Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind farms in the German North Sea, with the construction scheduled to begin in 2026. In addition, the Swedish utility has decided to repurchase the shares in the Nordlicht cluster that BASF acquired in 2024. The fin
The 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind project, a joint venture between Orlen and Northland Power, has obtained the first design conformity certificates for its turbines and offshore substations, issued by DNV. The certificates, issued by DNV, verify that the construction designs of the wind turbines
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
On 19 March, Shinfox Far East Energy announced that the company installed the first jacket foundation at the 300 MW Taipower Offshore Wind Project Phase II (TPC Changhua Phase II) in Taiwan. The jacket, taller than a 20-storey building and heavier than 10 Boeing 747s, will provide solid support for
Cadeler’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Wind Peak is en route to the site of the Sofia offshore wind farm with the first set of Siemens Gamesa’s SG 14-222 DD turbine components. The vessel departed the port of Hull on 20 March, according to the available AIS data, and is heading towards th
Seabed preparation activities are scheduled to begin at the Inch Cape offshore wind farm site in Scotland at the end of March. N-Sea, which has been contracted for the job, will start the work within the array site and the export cable corridor on or around 30 March and continue until November 2025.
Buss Terminal Eemshaven (BTA), in collaboration with Groningen Seaports (GSP), is set to undertake a new upgrade to further strengthen the heavy-duty quay capacities at Eemshaven’s Buss Terminal to support the offshore wind energy sector in the North Sea. Through the project, named WINdQUAY and co-f
Ignitis Group, whose company Ignitis Renewables is developing Lithuania’s first offshore wind farm, says the commercial operation date (COD) for the 700 MW project could be postponed as large-scale electrolysis projects across Europe face delays, reducing power offtake visibility. The company, in a
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its fund Copenhagen Infrastructure V (CI V), has reached financial close on the 495 MW Fengmiao 1 offshore wind project in Taiwan, which will feature Vestas 15 MW turbines. Fengmiao 1 has secured approximately TWD 103 billion (about USD 3.1 billion)
