Fugro and Gardline have been awarded a contract to carry out preliminary geotechnical investigations for the future offshore wind farms in the Danish North Sea, Kattegat, and Danish Baltic Sea. The tender, which was published by the Danish transmission operator (TSO) Energinet, was divided into two
The Danish Energy Agency has resumed the processing of the Aflandshage and the Frederikshavn offshore wind farm projects which are part of the recently paused open-door tendering scheme. The Danish Energy Agency put the case processing of 33 open-door projects, including Aflandshage and Fredrikshavn
Australian marine services provider MMA has won three contracts supporting offshore wind farm developments in Taiwan during 2023. The three contracts, with firm periods totalling 370 days, will increase the company’s contracted revenue by a total of approximately AUD 30 million (EUR 19 million) and
TenneT has selected NKT and Prysmian to install five 525 kV XLPE HVDC cable connections for grid projects which will link new Dutch offshore wind farms to the national grid. TenneT’s next-generation, 2 GW grid connections in the Netherlands are scheduled to be completed between 2028 and 2030. NKT wi
Spanish energy company Iberdrola has appointed Ramboll to deliver the foundation design for their 300 MW Windanker project in the German Baltic Sea. This will be the third foundation design Ramboll delivers for Iberdrola’s Baltic Hub. Ramboll has delivered the concept design of monopile and jacket f
Belgian offshore construction companies Jan De Nul and DEME, through their consortium TM EDISON, have won the tender for the construction of the Princess Elisabeth Island in their home country, which will be the first artificial energy island in the world. The artificial island, which will be built
Vestas has signed a preferred supplier agreement with Korea South-East Power Company (KOEN) for the 600 MW Wando Geumil offshore wind project in Wando-Gun, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. If the project materialises, Vestas will supply and install 40 units of the V236-15.0 MW turbine. Vestas wil
Flotation Energy has partnered up with the University of Melbourne to develop students’ and researchers’ skills in the growing renewable energy sector and support Australia’s transition to renewable energy. The University’s Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology signed a Memorandum of Und
Danish wind farm installation vessel owner and operator Cadeler A/S has invested in Høglund Ship Performance Monitor (SPM) which could reduce fuel consumption and improve the environmental footprint of their two offshore wind vessels, Wind Osprey and Wind Orca. “The Høglund SPM system will give us d
RWE and Northland Power have selected Vestas as the preferred supplier and the company’s 15 MW turbine model as the technology of choice for their Nordseecluster offshore wind projects in Germany. Nordseecluster is planned to have a total capacity of up to 1.6 GW across four offshore wind farm sites
Boskalis has secured a multidisciplinary role in the development of the Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland. On behalf of its client, Boskalis will carry out a large number of activities contributing to the development of this renewable energy project in the coming twelve months, the Dutch com
Germany’s Federal Network Agency has launched another offshore wind tender, this one for 1,800 MW of capacity to be developed across four centrally pre-examined areas in the North Sea. This is in addition to the tender for 7 GW of capacity in areas that had not been centrally pre-examined launched a
Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) has won a tender to provide support on the geotechnical detailed design investigation for the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm (BAL02), located in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea. The contract was awarded by Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica 2 sp z o.o. OWC will act a
CREST, a joint venture between Crowley and ESVAGT, has picked Norway-headquartered HAV Design to develop a service operation vessel (SOV) destined for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project in the US. The newbuild hybrid vessel will be HAV 832 SOV design and will be constructed by the Fin
