China’s Mingyang Smart Energy has signed an agreement with the local company Unison to manufacture wind turbines in South Korea. The two companies entered into a joint venture to provide “top-tier products and services, contributing to carbon neutrality efforts in South Korea and the surrounding reg
Sif is in exclusive negotiations for a 140-kilotonne monopile foundation project for an offshore wind farm that was awarded a Contract for Difference (CfD) in the UK’s Allocation Round 6 (AR6), the Dutch company informed following the announcement of the AR6 results. “It is expected that a final con
Polenergia and Equinor have signed contracts with Poland’s Enprom, the Smulders-Sif consortium, and Iemants, a subsidiary of Smulders, for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms in Poland. Polenergia and Equinor, the two companies that will build the offshore wind farms together in Poland, si
The Netherlands-based logistics company, Mammoet, and Samyang Marine Group have entered into a partnership to provide heavy lifting and transport solutions for South Korea’s offshore wind sector. The collaboration is set to establish Offshore Service Port (OSP) facilities to serve projects across se
China’s Dajin Heavy Industry has completed the final shipment of monopiles for the 488 MW îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier offshore wind farm in France. Dajin Heavy Industry announced the delivery of the final shipment of 20 monopiles on their social media, marking the completion of all 61 monopiles. The
Vattenfall has signed a long-term electricity supply contract with the steel producer Salzgitter for 75 MW of electricity to come from the Nordlicht 1 offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. With this power purchase agreement (PPA), Salzgitter secures the supply of green electricity for 15 years
TenneT has invited tenders for the provision of a platform supply vessel (PSV) and crew to conduct supply tours to TenneT’s offshore platforms in the German North Sea. According to a contract notice issued on 21 August, the transmission system operator (TSO) will award a multiple-year charter contra
This article was updated at 15:05 CET on 23 August 2024 with a statement from GE Vernova. One of the already installed wind turbine blades at Dogger Bank A offshore wind farm, currently under construction in the UK, has sustained damage and failed. The blade failure occurred on the morning of 22 Aug
Heerema has commenced the construction of offshore substation jackets for the 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 wind farm in the UK, kicking off with a steel-cutting ceremony. On 20 August, the company held the first steel-cutting ceremony for the jackets at Heerema Vlissingen in the Netherlands. Ørsted, the develop
TenneT has closed the tender and awarded contracts to companies that will provide HVDC engineering support to the already-selected EPCI contractors for the 2 GW bipolar HVDC converter stations that will make the new offshore grid connections in the Netherlands. Dutch transmission system operator (TS
Dutch geo-data specialist, Fugro, has been awarded a long-term contract to provide construction support to its compatriot Van Oord for offshore wind farms across Europe for three years, with an option to extend. Under the contract, multiple remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems, construction equip
French transmission system operator (TSO) Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) has awarded a contract to a consortium comprising Hitachi Energy and Chantiers de l’Atlantique for the onshore converter stations and the offshore substations for the Centre Manche 1, Centre Manche 2, and Oléron offsho
Vattenfall has launched a tender for helicopter transport services for its offshore wind farms in Denmark and Germany. The offshore wind owner/developer is looking for a helicopter service for the transport of personnel and equipment for troubleshooting offshore wind turbines at its Horns Rev 1 and
Caledonia Offshore Windfarm has selected the engineering consultancy Wood Thilsted to develop the structural concept design for the 2 GW project’s turbine foundations. The Caledonia offshore wind farm is being developed in the Moray Firth by Ocean Winds and is scheduled to be operational by 2030. Wo
