Sweden-headquartered Hexicon and IX Wind have joined forces to provide services for the development and construction of a 1,300+ MW floating wind project offshore Taiwan. The partnership, secured in December 2022, will offer project management, consultancy, and engineering services to the floating o
ESB and the Port of Cork Company (PoCC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the development of Ireland’s offshore wind and green hydrogen development. The collaboration will enable both parties to utilise and share their expertise to progress plans for Ireland’s offshore wind
Seaway 7, the Renewables & Heavy Lifting business unit of Subsea 7, has been awarded a contract worth between USD 300 million and USD 500 million for an undisclosed offshore wind farm project. Under the contract, Seaway 7 will be responsible for the transportation and installation of inner-array and
Floating Energy Allyance (FEA) has selected Ocean Infinity to carry out an initial geophysical and geotechnical site investigation at its Buchan floating offshore wind project in Scotland. This represents an important step in the design and assessment process of the project, with the survey campaign
Ørsted and the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority (IFEZA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen the cooperation on the green transformation and carbon neutrality of the Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) in South Korea. Under the MoU, Ørsted Korea and IFEZA agreed to explore
Danish fund management company, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), said it plans to invest EUR 8 billion in a multi-gigawatt offshore wind project in Portugal. A spokesperson for CIP confirmed to offshore WIND that the multi-billion investment is related to the project named Nortada. The Nort
PGA Baltica’s subsidiaries, Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica 5 and Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica 9, have received the most points regarding the location permits for offshore wind farms for two areas in the Baltic Sea offshore Poland. Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica 5 secured the most points regarding the pe
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has issued a tender for the development of an integrated ground model (IGM) for the 2 GW Nederwiek Zuid Wind Farm Zone (NWWFZ). The objective of this tender is to conclude an agreement with a tenderer who is able to develop an IGM and a Geotechnical Interpreta
DEME has been awarded two transport and installation contracts for the foundations and the offshore substation for the Iles D’Yeu et Noirmoutier wind farm offshore France. For DEME this is the second major offshore wind farm project in France following industry-first technology deployed at Saint-Naz
The Netherlands-based Acta Marine has won an EU tender to provide a service operations vessel (SOV) during operations and maintenance (O&M) services at the DanTysk and Sandbank offshore wind farms in the German North Sea. Under the contract, Acta Marine will provide SOV for the service campaigns in
The Lithuanian Ministry of Energy has signed a contract with UAB Ardynas and the Coastal Research and Planning Institute to prepare the engineering infrastructure development plan and carry out the strategic environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the country’s first offshore wind farm in the Balt
Sweden-based OX2 has entered into a partnership with the Norwegian consumer goods company Orkla to supply green hydrogen to the company’s Haraldsby factory in Åland. The aim of the cooperation is to assess and plan the supply of hydrogen from 2025. The hydrogen for Orkla’s factory in Saltvik, Åland
Equinor and BP have selected Skanska USA as the construction manager for the port upgrade of New York’s South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT). Port upgrades to redevelop SBMT were part of the Empire Wind 2 and Beacon Wind 1 project proposals Equinor and BP submitted in the 2021 offshore wind power s
Vattenfall, Skyborn Renewables (formerly wpd), and Banque des Territoires have jointly applied for the competitive bidding procedure for the Center Manche 2 (AO8) offshore wind project in Normandy, France. Center Manche 2 has a capacity of 1,500 MW and is located in an area off Barfleur, near the 1.
