GE Renewable Energy has taken delivery of its first of two crew transfer vessels (CTVs) dedicated to the operations and maintenance of the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm. The announcement was made by Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) and Tidal Transit which were selected by GE Renewable Energy in Dece
Crown Estate Scotland has opened the Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) offshore wind leasing process aimed at promoting innovations and decarbonising the UK’s oil and gas sector. A two-week registration window opened on Wednesday, 10 August. The application window will open later this mont
EDF Renewables has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ferrovial’s Polish subsidiary Budimex for realising investments in wind farm development offshore Poland. The two companies will focus on the second phase of offshore development in the country on a 50/50 basis. As part of the second
Dominion Energy has signed a contract with the Danish software company Systematic for a marine management tool that the developer will deploy on its 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project in the US. Under the contract, Systematic will supply its software, called SITE, to manage logisti
The Danish Energy Agency has selected the engineering consultancy Sweco as the adviser on the North Sea Energy Island for the next nine years. Under the DKK 400 million (around EUR 54 million) contract, which has a ceiling of DKK 600 million (around EUR 81 million), Sweco will assist the Danish Ener
Palfinger Marine has signed a deal to deliver two jetty cranes and 64 fixed boom cranes for the 450 MW Calvados offshore wind farm in France. Palfinger Marine will deliver 64 PF14000-4.0 fixed boom cranes for the wind turbine platforms and two PTM600 jetty cranes to the offshore wind project. The un
US Wind has contracted Wood Thilsted for detailed foundation design for the 270 MW MarWin offshore wind farm in Maryland, with the UK-based engineering consultancy also tasked with supporting the development of US Wind’s 808 MW Momentum Wind project in the state. In addition to delivering the detail
Scotland-headquartered PD&MS Group has secured a three-year operations and maintenance (O&M) contract with Vattenfall to support its European offshore wind portfolio for an undisclosed sum. The contract, which also has options to extend for a further two-year period, will see the international engin
The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded a grant to the Philippines’ Aboitiz Renewables, a subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corporation, for a feasibility study to develop up to 3 GW of offshore wind projects in the Philippines. The study will help Aboitiz identify potential pro
Ørsted and PetroVietnam Technical Services Corporation Mechanical & Construction (PTSC M&C) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to launch collaboration on offshore wind projects in Vietnam and globally. This collaboration aims to deliver offshore substations for Ørsted and T&T’s proposed
Inch Cape Offshore Limited (ICOL) has appointed K2 Management (K2M), a renewable energy engineering and project management consultancy, as the lender’s technical advisor (LTA) for the 1,080 MW Inch Cape offshore wind farm in Scotland. K2M is providing technical due diligence on all aspects of the pr
Seaway 7 has signed a Letter of Award with Moray Offshore Windfarm (West) Limited to start early works on the Engineering, Procurement, Installation and Commissioning (EPIC) of inter-array grid cables for the Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland. Seaway 7’s scope is under final negotiation and
Manor Renewable Energy’s two StratCat 27 (SC27) crew transfer vessels (CTVs) have passed sea trials, said Strategic Marine, the Singaporean shipbuilder that built the vessel. The CTVs, ordered a few months ago, will soon be delivered to Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) after which they will support the
HeliService International has won the tender TenneT organised to procure helicopter services for its offshore converter platforms, as well as the offshore substations of wind farm operators, in Germany. According to the call for tenders issued in March, the contract will be in effect from 1 January
