Vattenfall has awarded Bibby HydroMap second unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey on the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm zone in the Dutch North Sea. The UK-based seabed survey company has already commenced operations on the 760MW Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) III & IV. The news comes after Vattenfall was ann
Seacat Services has won a contract to provide two offshore energy support vessels (OESVs) for the construction phase of the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm in the UK. The two OESVs will provide crew transfer and logistical support at the 857MW project and will be operating out of the new constructio
Seajacks International has won a contract by Ørsted for the transport and installation of turbines at the Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind projects in Taiwan. Seajacks is planning to use its jack-up vessel Seajacks Scylla for the transport and installation of 111 Siemens Gamesa 8MW turbines a
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has signed a conditional agreement with Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. for the assembly of high voltage switchgear in Taiwan. Taiwanese manufacturer Shihlin Electric Co. is included in the agreement as an integral part of the production, MHI Vestas said, adding that the con
UK-based Tekmar Energy Limited has secured two contracts within Taiwan for the supply of its TEKLINK® cable protection system and associated accessories. The combined value of the two contracts is circa GBP 4 million. Further details on the contracts will be provided in due course, Tekmar said. The
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has released a request for proposals (RFP) for up to 2,000MW of offshore wind power. This RFP represents the US state’s first solicitation dedicated specifically to offshore wind development. It builds off of multi-resource sol
TenneT TSO is planning to issue two tenders in September regarding surveys for three offshore wind zones in the Netherlands. TenneT will be seeking a party to carry out non-UXO offshore and nearshore route survey activities at the Hollandse Kust (West Beta), Ten Noorden van de Waddeneilanden and IJm
Castle Wind LLC and Monterey Bay Community Power (MBCP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a future power purchase agreement (PPA) for the proposed Castle Wind project in California. The MoU is said to outline the mutual interests and intent of the two parties to enter into the futu
Energinet has contracted MMT Sweden AB to carry out site investigations at an offshore wind project in Denmark. MMT is in charge of carrying out a seabed survey at the site of the 800MW offshore wind farm and its export cable route in the North Sea and Baltic Sea, respectively. A geophysical survey
Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) has secured a contract for the transport and installation of turbine foundations and the installation of offshore substations at the Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind projects in Taiwan. HMC will utilize its vessel Aegir for the transportation and installation
Bladt Industries has contracted the Danish ProCon Wind Energy for the electrical construction of the transition pieces for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm. The work is expected to begin around the third quarter of this year and to be completed in the second quarter of 2020. At the end of last y
Huadian Heavy Industries has secured contracts with Binhai Smart Wind Power for work at the SPIC Binhai South H3 offshore wind project in China. The Chinese company has been selected as the main EPC contractor for the construction and installation of a part of the project’s facilities and equipment.
Palfinger Marine has secured a contract to deliver 81 lay-down boom cranes for wpd’s Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Under the contract, Palfinger will supply 80 of its PF12000-4.6 LDB cranes for the turbines, while one will be installed onshore for training purposes. Each of the turbine platfo
Wärtsilä has received an order to provide hybrid propulsion for Acta Marine’s offshore wind service vessel Acta Centaurus. The order, placed in May, will see Wärtsilä deliver the hybrid drive, batteries, and an energy management system. In addition, the company will carry out the installation, testi
