UK-based wireless telecommunications provider Vilicom has been appointed to provide a mobile network during the construction, development and deployment of Ørsted’s Hornsea Two offshore wind project in the UK. Vilicom’s communication infrastructure will be built and tested in the UK prior to install
SSE Renewables has appointed RPS as the lead consultant for offshore Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and shadow Habitat Regulation Appraisal (HRA) for Berwick Bank and Marr Bank offshore wind projects, formerly known as Seagreen 2 and 3. RPS will lead the development of the Berwick Bank and Ma
The Carbon Trust has launched four new tenders as part of its Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme. The first two tenders are related to monopile foundations, with the first calling for entries from interested parties to undertake a study to investigate monopile driveability through vibratory p
Ørsted has awarded CHC Helicopter with a contract for aerial transportation during the construction and operations phases of the Hornsea Two offshore wind project in the UK. Leonardo AW139 and AW169 helicopters based at Humberside Airport in Lincolnshire will be used for crew transfers and cargo fli
Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has issued a call for tenders for operation and maintenance (O&M) services at the National Offshore Anemometry Hub (NOAH). The work scope will also include supporting research and development (R&D) projects and activities at the National Offshore Anemometry H
SSE Renewables has issued a contract notice seeking providers of geotechnical and geophysical services offshore the UK and Ireland. The offshore wind developer intends to sign a number of framework agreements that cover a range of geotechnical and geophysical services. The overall value of the frame
Danish company MHO-Co has signed a contract with Afai Southern Shipyard in China for the construction of two crew transfer vessels with hybrid propulsion for the Hornsea Project Two offshore wind farm. The two vessels are scheduled for delivery in the summer of 2021, after which they will start work
Spectrum Geosurvey has secured a construction survey support contract for Ørsted’s Hornsea Two offshore wind project in the UK. Under the two-year contract, Spectrum will provide on-demand geophysical survey capacity for the wind farm. “We are delighted to secure another long-term contract allowing
Petrofac has awarded the Dubai-based Eversendai Offshore with two substantial contracts for the offshore wind-related projects in the Netherlands and in Scotland, UK. Eversendai Offshore, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia’s Eversendai Corporation Berhad, will fabricate and construct a jacket fou
The UK government has extended the comment period for the proposed amendments to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme due to the COVID-19 crisis. The consultation period was initially supposed to end on 22 May but has been extended to 29 May to give more time for sending responses. To remind, t
The NeuConnect consortium has contracted Primo Marine to assist with the offshore permit application for the 1.4 GW NeuConnect interconnector between Germany and the United Kingdom. The contract’s scope covers work like assistance to the marine permit application, route engineering, burial assessmen
Next Geosolutions has secured a contract by Prysmian Group for marine survey works in support of the route engineering and design of the Viking Link interconnector project. The company’s scope of work includes full geophysical, geotechnical and UXO tasks covering the onshore, nearshore and offshore
Danish transmission system operator Energinet is seeking client representatives for the 1400 MW Viking Link interconnector project. Viking Link is a joint project of Energinet and the UK’s National Grid Viking Link Limited. The tender calls for consultants working onboard the cable-laying vessels as
The Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) has won a contract for a structural measurement campaign at Ørsted’s Hornsea Two offshore wind project in the UK. The scope of the contract includes the design, production and installation of instrumentation for six turbines for monitoring the monopile foun
