China’s CNOOD-Wenchong Heavy Industries (CWHI) has fully assembled and coated 18 of 30 transition pieces (TPs) for the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind farm in Scotland, with the first batch scheduled to depart in November. The transition piece barrels were fabricated at CWHI’s Zhongshan Yard before b
China’s Mingyang Smart Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BuhaWind Energy Northern Luzon Corporation (BENLC) for a joint feasibility study on BENLC’s planned 2 GW offshore wind project in the Philippines. Under the MoU, the two companies will jointly explore the suitability o
Cadeler has signed two firm contracts covering the transportation and installation (T&I) of turbines and their foundations for an upcoming offshore wind farm project, with a combined value projected to be approximately EUR 500 million. The foundations T&I campaign is scheduled to commence in early 2
All monopile foundations for the wind turbines have been installed at Nordseecluster A, the first phase of the 1.6 GW Nordseecluster offshore wind development in Germany, owned by RWE and Norges Bank Investment Management. Each of the 44 monopile foundations measures approximately 85 metres in lengt
ARB Wind has been awarded a multi-year contract for above water foundation inspections and Balance of Plant (BoP) services by Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) Offshore Wind Limited for the 450 MW offshore wind farm in Scotland. ARB Wind will provide dedicated BoP technicians to deliver a wide range of service
The 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm, which will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm once fully operational, will boost the UK economy by GBP 6.1 billion (approximately EUR 6.9 billion) during its lifetime and support thousands of UK jobs over the next decade, according to a report written by
BW Ideol’s project involving a factory for serial production of concrete floating wind foundations in Fos-sur-Mer, France, has been selected for funding by the European Commission under the EU Innovation Fund, for a grant of up to EUR 74 million. The project, named Fos3F, was selected alongside ten
Dajin Heavy Industry has shipped the third and final batch of monopiles for the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind farm in Scotland. The final batch of eight monopiles has set sail from Dajin Heavy Industry’s Dajin Penglai facility. With this shipment, all 22 monopiles for the project have now been disp
All monopiles and almost half of the transition pieces (TPs) have been installed at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project site, with wind turbine installation expected to start this month and the project anticipated to produce first power at the beginning of next year. The offshore wind
IDESA’s Modernization Journey IDESA, based in Avilés, Spain, is well known in the heavy fabrication sector for its work in offshore energy and pressure vessels. Facing growing demand and increasingly complex projects, the company sought to modernize its production line. A central focus was the rolli
[CORRECTION NOTE: The article initially implied that the jack-up rig would be deployed on Dogger Bank Wind Farm for GE Vernova. The updated article notes two projects in the UK North Sea in which GE Vernova is currently engaged: Sofia and Dogger Bank Wind Farm.] Valaris has been awarded a contract f
AFRY has secured a new framework agreement with Vattenfall, under which the engineering consultancy company will be delivering technical consultancy services to the renewable energy developer. The agreement entails AFRY providing services across multiple competence areas and regions within Vattenfal
Oga Katagami Akita Offshore Green Energy has signed a contract with Kajima Corporation for the manufacturing, procurement, transportation, and installation of turbine foundations for the company’s offshore wind project in Japan. The contract covers the core construction of the wind turbine foundatio
