The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has published a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed New England Wind offshore project in Massachusetts. The notice of availability will be published in the Federal Register on 23 December, which will open a 60-day public comment pe
Vattenfall has entered a joint venture with the Finnish state-owned enterprise, Metsähallitus, to build and operate Finland’s first major offshore wind farm. The project, located at Korsnäs off the Finnish west coast, will have a capacity of 1.3 GW and a potential annual production of 5 TWh. Vattenf
Seajacks UK, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eneti, has signed a contract with an undisclosed client to transport and install turbines for a project commencing in the first half of 2025. The contract will be performed by Eneti’s first of two NG16000X wind turbine installation vessels currently under co
MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) has secured an order to supply engines to COSCO Heavy Industries, a Chinese shipbuilder based in Qidong, China, for the construction of Cadeler’s second F-class jack-up vessel. It is one of four orders for engines, with the other orders including two X-class and another
Members of the North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC), the UK, and the European Commission have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their cooperation for the development of offshore renewable energy. The countries involved include Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxemb
The Netherlands-headquartered telecommunications company KPN has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Eneco to receive power from the Hollandse Kust West (HKW) VI offshore wind farm. Under the PPA, the company will procure over 200 GWh of power annually from the 756 MW offshore wind farm. Th
Asso.subsea has signed a contract with the balance of plant contractor Van Oord to provide boulder clearance and pre-trenching services along the inter-array cable routes of the Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK. The Sofia offshore wind farm is located on Dogger Bank in the central North Sea, appro
UK green energy supplier Octopus Energy Group has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Shell Energy Europe to receive energy generated by the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm. Shell Energy Europe, which has signed agreements to offtake 20 per cent of the energy produced by Dogger Bank, will su
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has issued permits to the Danish transmission system operator (TSO), Energinet, regarding the initiation of preliminary site investigations in the Kattegat II and Kriegers Flak II areas as well as the new location chosen for the Hesselø offshore wind farm. The site inv
Ecowende, a joint venture of Shell and Eneco, is the winner of the permit for the second Hollandse Kust West (HKW) site, HKW Site VI, where the joint venture will build a 756 MW offshore wind farm with a special focus on nature. The project, expected to be commissioned in 2026, will be built in [&he
Marco Polo Marine’s Taiwan-based subsidiary, PKR Offshore, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vestas Taiwan for the deployment of Marco Polo’s new commissioning service operations vessel (CSOV) on offshore wind projects in the Asia Pacific region. The new CSOV will be deployed acros
Sif Group has received an order to supply primary steel for the transition pieces for the Iles d’Yeu et Noirmoutier offshore wind project in France. As reported on 14 December, Eiffage, through Eiffage Métal and its Belgian subsidiary Smulders, has been awarded a contract by Éoliennes en Mer Îles d’
Canada-based Northland Power has signed an agreement to sell 49 per cent of its interest in the Hai Long offshore wind project in Taiwan to Gentari. When the deal is completed, expected to occur after the project reaches financial close, Gentari will have a 29.4 per cent indirect equity holding in t
Huisman has been awarded a contract with Havfram for the delivery of a 3,000mt+ Leg Encircling Crane (LEC) to be installed on Havfram’s first wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV). With this contract, Huisman secured its thirteenth LEC order since the start of 2021, the company said only a few day
