Chinese power cable manufacturer Orient Cable has been awarded two new export cable contracts in its home country, one of which involves the supply of a 500 kV line for what the company says is the longest offshore distance in China’s offshore wind so far. On 14 April, Orient Cable (NBO) said that,
Energy and marine consultancy company ABL will provide marine warranty survey (MWS) services for the Inch Cape offshore wind farm during the entire construction period of the 1.1 GW project in Scotland. ABL will act as marine warranty surveyor for the transport and installation of the jacket and mon
The first suction bucket jacket (SBJ) foundation has been installed at the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farm site in Taiwan, where wind turbine installation is also set to begin soon. The foundations are being installed by Heerema Marine Contractors’ heavy lift vessel Aegir, which was als
Gazelle Wind Power has received authorisation to use a site off the coast of Aguçadoura, Portugal, for its 2 MW Nau Azul floating wind demonstrator project. The project site previously hosted WindFloat 1, one of Europe’s earliest floating wind pilot projects. The Dublin-based floating wind technolog
RWE, in collaboration with Hydrotechnik Offshore, a Germany-based bubble curtain developer, has deployed the underwater noise abatement technology during monopile installation at the Sofia offshore wind farm, marking the first time the technology has been used in the UK. Currently under construction
Aker Solutions has presented three floating wind foundation designs that can support wind turbines with a capacity of 15 MW and beyond. The floaters, named YFloat, CONFloat-Omega, and CONFloat-7C, all have passive ballast systems, with two being concrete foundations and one steel design. YFloat is t
Navantia Seanergies and Semco Maritime have signed an agreement to partner on building offshore substations and offering lifecycle support. Under the agreement, the two companies will combine their experience and capabilities – that of an industrial-scale manufacturer in offshore wind and an HVAC of
Luxcara has signed an inter-array cable contract with Twentsche Kabelfabriek BV (TKF) for the Waterkant offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Under this contract, TKF will be responsible for the 66 kV inter-array aluminum core cables and accessories, totalling 130 kilometres. The supply scope
EOLOS has been awarded four lots within the offshore wind zones selected by the Portuguese Government National Laboratory of Energy and Geology (LNEG) for measuring the wind and metocean site conditions. Under the contract, EOLOS will be responsible for the supply, installation, and operation of flo
ScottishPower Renewables, part of Iberdrola, has awarded an engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning (EPCIC) contract to the Dutch company HSM Offshore Energy for the offshore substation and jacket foundation for the East Anglia Two offshore wind farm in the UK. HSM Of
GHD has been selected to provide the electrical front-end engineering design (FEED) for Ocean Winds’ Caledonia offshore wind farm in Scotland. GHD’s involvement includes evaluating two turbine designs and developing the FEED for key electrical components such as inter-array cables, the offshore high
Bluestream Offshore, an OEG Renewables company, has been awarded a contract by Equinor and Polenergia for the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) of a corrosion protection system for the monopile foundations at the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms in Poland. The
RWE has signed a 10-year corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with five UK co-operatives for the electricity generated at the 630 MW London Array offshore wind farm in the UK. RWE signed the CPPA with Lincolnshire Co-op, Scotmid Co-op, East of England Co-op, Southern Co-op, and Central Co-op to
Eiffage, through Smulders, has moved to take full ownership of HSM Offshore Energy, the Netherlands-based manufacturer of offshore platforms and their substructures. The companies said in a joint press release that they signed an agreement on 31 March, under which Eiffage would acquire 100 per cent
