BW Ideol and French construction group NGE have signed an exclusive partnership agreement to jointly develop the Fos3F floating wind foundation manufacturing project in Fos-sur-Mer. Under the agreement, the two companies will each hold a 50 per cent stake in Fos3F, which aims to establish a serial p
Palfinger has secured a contract from Smulders to supply 64 davit cranes for ScottishPower Renewables’ East Anglia Two offshore wind farm in the UK. Under the contract, the Austrian company will deliver one PF 160-5m davit crane for each of the project’s 64 wind turbines by the end of 2026. The late
Van Oord has wrapped up the rock installation works at the Hollandse Kust West VI offshore wind farm, owned and developed by Ecowende, a joint venture between Shell, Eneco, and Chubu Electric Power. Using its vessels Bravenes and Nordnes, Van Oord installed a total of 300,000 tonnes of rock that wil
Siemens Energy has announced plans to transition to a new corporate brand, Omterra, as the company prepares to move away from the Siemens name following its 2020 spin-off from Siemens AG and the expiry of its time-limited brand licensing agreement. The rebranding process is scheduled to begin later
XOCEAN is set to begin a geophysical survey of a potential offshore export cable corridor for the proposed Bellrock floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. According to a Notice to Mariners, the survey campaign is scheduled to commence no earlier than 26 July and is expected to take around 60 days
Renewable energy consultancy OWC, Korea Leading Energy Management (KLEM), and OEG have entered into a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on offshore wind balance of plant (BoP) operations and maintenance (O&M) services in South Korea. Under the collaborative framework, KLEM
The offshore wind sector is now standardizing around 15 MW+ mega-turbines, requiring monopile foundations with diameters stretching up to 15 meters (approx. 49 feet) and steel plate thicknesses exceeding 150 mm to 170 mm (approx. 6″ to 6.7″). For fabricators, the core challenge is clear: how to roll
OranjeWind, the joint venture between RWE and TotalEnergies, has signed a Port & Agency Services agreement with Clarkson Port Services BV for the construction and commissioning phase of its OranjeWind offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Various port locations are involved during this phase, where
SSEN Transmission has signed a long-term framework agreement with Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. and Van Oord Offshore Wind UK Ltd for the engineering, supply, transport and installation of High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) subsea cable systems, supporting the continued expansion and reinforcem
Pacifico Energy Korea, a U.S.-based offshore wind developer, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with three offshore wind suppliers based in the Gwangyang Bay Area of Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City, to establish a tailored local supply chain for the 3.2 GW Jindo Offshore Wind P
The EEW Group is expanding its South Korean plant, EEW KHPC, in Gwangyang, Jeollanam-do Province, to meet the growing demand for offshore wind foundations in Southeast Asia and further expand its capacities. The production site is already specialized in the manufacture of foundation components with
