Energinet has selected Intertek to undertake constraints analysis, consenting advice, and cable route and landfall assessments for the North Sea Energy Island offshore Denmark. The project will include 3 GW of offshore wind farm assets, an energy hub on an artificial island 80 kilometres offshore to
Developers of the Seagreen offshore wind farm have appointed Northern Marine Services (Scotland) Ltd (NMS) to support the delivery and installation of the project’s offshore wind turbine foundations out of Port of Nigg in Scotland’s Cromarty Firth. The awarding of the contract follows the announceme
South Korea’s Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has signed a turbine supply contract with Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO) for the 100 MW Jeju Hallim offshore wind farm. Under the terms of the contract, Doosan Heavy will manufacture and deliver 18 of its 5.56 MW wind turbines for what will be
Swedish energy company Vattenfall is seeking a provider of HV commissioning services for its offshore wind farms. The work will predominately be carried out during the construction phases, but also during the operating life of the wind farms. This tender is not meant for only supplying HV services p
TenneT has awarded several companies and consortia with contracts for consultative engineering and construction services for the offshore transformer stations that will be part of the BorWin5 and BorWin6 offshore grid connections in Germany. A consortium between Fichtner and SeaRenergy will deliver
Scotland’s FoundOcean has secured a contract to provide foundation grouting for a 100-turbine offshore wind project in Taiwan. The contract is expected to create 30 new jobs at the Livingston-based company. FoundOcean won the contract after receiving financial support from UK Export Finance (UKEF),
German offshore transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz has issued a tender seeking a provider of the 220 kV submarine and onshore cable system for the Ostwind 3 grid connection. The selected party will be in charge of the design, engineering, construction, installation, handling and commissionin
EDF Renouvelables (EDF Renewables) has awarded contracts for geotechnical, geophysical and unexploded ordnance (UXO) surveys for an offshore wind site in the Bay of Biscay. A consortium between Geotec SAS and Igeotest will carry out geotechnical survey in water depths of between 20 and 80 metres for
Equinor has selected Sweden’s MMT to carry out the 2021 export cable route surveys for the Beacon Wind wind farm offshore Massachusetts, US. The project is led by MMT’s team based in Providence – MMT US Inc. Having commenced in April to complete in July, MMT, the Ocean Infinity company, is conductin
The Netherlands is studying eight new areas off its coast as potential locations where offshore wind farms would be built after 2030. All but one of the eight search zones is expected to have a lower Levelised Cost of Energy (LCoE) compared to the IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm Zone. According to a prelimin
Marine energy and infrastructure services company Acteon has secured an integrated project with Saipem for casing installation and drilling support on the Calvados (Courseulles-sur-Mer) wind farm offshore France. The contract was signed by LDD, a product and service line brand in the Acteon foundati
Dogger Bank Wind Farm has chartered two newbuild Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOV) for the construction and commissioning work on Dogger Bank – the world’s largest offshore wind project. Dogger Bank Wind Farm signed charter agreements for one CSOV each with Edda Wind and Awind AS. Under
Belgian offshore wind developer Parkwind and the Norwegian company NorSea have joined forces to apply for a licence for offshore wind acreage in Norway. “Together with our Norwegian partners, we are able to offer a competitive value proposition by matching local expertise with over a decade of offsh
Two Norwegian investment companies have teamed up to establish an offshore wind company and compete in Norway’s upcoming licensing round. Arendals Fossekompani ASA (AFK) and Ferd AS (Ferd) established Seagust AS to compete in the offshore wind licensing round. Seagust Eyes Both Offshore Wind Areas T
