Siemens Energy marked the first deployment of its lightweight integrated offshore substation at an offshore wind project, as the company’s new High-Voltage TranSwitch Unit (HV-TSU) has been installed at the Yuetuo Island Offshore Wind Farm in China. According to Siemens Energy, the substation integr
The offshore sector faces unprecedented demands for scale, volume, and structural integrity. As monopiles, transition pieces, and jacket foundations grow larger (requiring steel plates exceeding 100 mm (3.93 in) in thickness and up to 4.5 m (14.76 ft) in width) fabrication yards must resolve bottlen
CAPE Holland and GBM Works have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop and commercialise Vibrojet, a technology for installing offshore wind monopile foundations that combines vibratory driving with controlled water jetting. The companies aim to make Vibrojet commercially avai
Cadeler has acquired Menck, a provider of equipment and technology for offshore foundation installation, in a transaction valued at EUR 501 million. The acquisition, which was signed and completed following receipt of all required regulatory approvals, gives Cadeler access to Menck’s portfolio of eq
ABB has secured a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) to supply the power and propulsion package for Allseas’ new semi-submersible heavy transport vessel Grand Tour, designed for carrying offshore converter stations. The 230-metre vessel, scheduled for delivery in 2028, will be capa
OEG has secured a contract to provide a subsea corrosion protection system for the 976.5 MW Gennaker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea, developed by Skyborn Renewables. The company will supply an Impressed Current Cathodic Protection (ICCP) system for the wind turbine foundations and is re
EnBW expects to soon complete the installation of all wind turbines at the 960 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm, according to information the company provided in its half-year results. As reported in July, a section of a damaged rotor blade from one of the wind turbines at He Dreiht offshore wind far
Installation of all 54 transition pieces for the monopile foundations at the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind farm in Scotland has been completed. Seaway7’s heavy lift crane vessel Seaway Alfa Lift transported the transition pieces from the marshalling yard at Forth Port’s Leith facility and installed
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has started operating its 16 MW Haiyou Anlan floating wind platform in the South China Sea, with the unit now supplying electricity to the Lufeng oilfield grid, according to Chinese media. CNOOC had previously reported that Haiyou Anlan was under devel
Spain-based floating LiDAR specialist EOLOS has partnered with Vietnamese marine services company Enviros to provide wind resource and metocean measurement services for offshore wind projects in Vietnam, with the first deployments planned from September 2026. Under the agreement, EOLOS will combine
Elektrownia Wiatrowa Baltica – 2, the project company developing the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm, has awarded contracts for two walk-to-work (W2W) accommodation vessels that will support construction and offshore operations at the project in the Polish Baltic Sea. The contracts were awarded
Vattenfall has launched a tender seeking contractors to provide remotely operated vehicle (ROV) inspections and seabed survey services across its offshore wind portfolio in Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands and the UK from 2027. According to a contract notice from 4 August, the company is looking to
Haizea Wind Group has delivered what it says are the largest monopiles ever manufactured in Southern Europe for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the UK. Produced at the company’s facility at the Port of Bilbao, the monopiles measure over 105 metres in length, have a diameter of 11 metres, and wei
