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  • 16 June 2022
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Seaway 7 ASA, part of the Subsea 7 Group, has signed a letter of exclusivity, and is finalising a preferred bidder supply chain agreement with ScottishPower Renewables for the East Anglia THREE offshore wind project in the UK. East Anglia THREE is located approximately 70 kilometres from shore in the Southern North Sea and is […]

  • 22 May 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Market Outlooks, Research & Development, Technology

    Scottish engineering firm Malin Group has called on the UK and Scottish governments to create “crucial connections” which will determine the commercial future of wave and tidal stream energy. The call comes after two decades in which government incentives have failed to produce commercially viable projects, though trials involving various prototypes are continuing – particularly […]

  • 21 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    Welsh marine energy developer Marine Power Systems (MPS) has reached over its £2 million crowdfunding target in an ongoing campaign that just opened for the general public.

  • 18 August 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    The second offshore transformer module (OTM) is now at its designated location at the Moray East wind farm site off Scotland, according to the project’s Notice of Operations. OSP2, which was shipped out from Belgium on 30 June, was installed shortly after its jacket foundation and the OSP3 platform were put in place around 10 […]

  • 5 October 2021
    Operations & Maintenance

    Nexans has won a contract with Parkwind to provide turnkey business continuity services to four of its offshore wind farms in Belgium. The Northwind, Belwind, Nobelwind and Northwester 2 farms are among the biggest in Belgium, with a combined installed capacity of 771 MW. Together, these four wind farms can power over 800,000 homes. The […]

  • 18 March 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    TechnipFMC has entered into an agreement with Magnora ASA to jointly pursue floating offshore wind project development opportunities under the name Magnora Offshore Wind. In Januray, Magnora revealed it had entered into a partnership to establish the joint venture, but at the time did not disclose the name of the partner. Magnora Offshore Wind has […]

  • 21 December 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Nexans has begun onshore work for the installation of underground cable that will connect the Seagreen offshore wind project to the grid in Angus, Scotland. Once finished, the 19 km cable will reach from where the project makes landfall in Carnoustie to a new substation currently under construction in Tealing. Installation is expected to be […]

  • 19 May 2020
    Project & Tenders

    Construction of the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm in Scotland is planned to begin this week after a pause due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to Matthias Haag, NnG Project Director, construction of the project was paused in March and is now expected to continue after the latest government guidance on infrastructure projects […]

  • 22 March 2022
    Business Developments & Projects

    Geotechnical survey and sampling work are about to begin at specific locations along the cable corridor route of the proposed Green Volt offshore floating wind farm.

  • 9 September 2021
    Research & Development, Technology

    The consortium behind the FLOTANT project has completed the validation of a dynamic cable concept for deepwater floating wind projects. As part of the dynamic cable scope, consortium partners Hellenic Cables and ITA have completed the design and engineering of a braided armor for the protection of the dynamic cables cross-section. This consisted of the […]

  • 19 December 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    UK energy market regulator Ofgem has withdrawn the cap and floor regime awarded in principle for a 1.4 GW interconnector due to the project having encountered “significant delays”.

  • 8 October 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy

    OEG Offshore has completed the acquisition of Hughes Subsea Services, marking the company’s third offshore wind-focused purchase for this year. Liverpool‐based Hughes will retain its distinct name and its founder Ian Hughes will continue to be the managing director. “Being part of OEG means we will be able to expand to the rest of the […]

  • 6 July 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Infrastructure, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has embarked on a market probing exercise into the techno-economic benefits of shared services and infrastructure for wind and wave energy generation technologies and projects.

  • 25 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Spain’s Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios has secured a £380 million green loan financing for the construction of the Kincardine floating wind farm offshore Scotland. The project comprises the construction of a 50 MW wind farm some 15 kilometres south-east of Aberdeen. Kincardine will consist of six turbines, one 2 MW which was commissioned back in […]

  • 28 November 2019
    Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Prysmian Group has secured €100 million contract from EDF Renewables for the development of submarine and land power cables to connect the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm to the Scottish mainland power grid. The NnG offshore wind farm, located around 15 km off the Fife coast, will generate 450 MW of green and […]

  • 8 July 2020
    Environment, Exploration & Production, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    Offshore energy research and advisory firm Axiom has studied how the electrification of platforms can have a meaningful impact on the carbon intensity of offshore oil and gas production. The above chart highlights Axiom’s view on how the 2020-2024 fixed production market has evolved through February to June 2020. Recent market conditions have pushed operators […]

  • 10 December 2021
    Project & Tenders

    French cable specialist Nexans has won a contract to supply the onshore and offshore export cables for the 860 MW Moray West wind farm project off Scotland. Subject to the award of a Contract for Difference in 2022 and Financial Close, the wind farm will feature Nexans High Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) cabling. Project execution […]

  • 30 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Technology

    Welsh renewable energy developer Marine Power Systems (MPS) has received massive investment support in its ongoing crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube which closes in five days.

  • 3 December 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Technology, Transition

    Norwegian technology group Kongsberg has celebrated a world first by testing and verifying a full-scale, full-size, zero-emission drivetrain powered by hydrogen fuel cells designed for ships and ferries.

  • 19 November 2018
    Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    NKT has signed an export cable Pre-Construction Agreement (PCA) for delivery and installation of export cable system to the UK offshore wind farm project Inch Cape. The project is being developed by Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm Ltd, a subsidiary of Red Rock Power. The PCA is signed in a consortium with Boskalis Subsea Cables & Flexibles. The PCA […]

  • 11 July 2022
    Business Developments & Projects

    Offshore geophysical and geotechnical site investigations will soon begin at the Moray West offshore wind project in Scotland. The investigation will be carried out on the site located on the Smith Bank in the Outer Moray Firth, approximately 22.5 kilometres from the Caithness coastline, covering an area of approximately 225 square kilometres. The works are […]

  • 29 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    French energy major Total has signed an agreement with wpd to acquire a 23 per cent interest in Yunlin Holding GmbH, the owner of the 640 MW Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The project, currently under construction, represents production capacity of 640 MW and benefits from a 20-year guaranteed-price power purchase agreement (PPA) with […]

  • 19 June 2020
    Project & Tenders

    The Angus Council has approved two applications relating to the underground cable route of the Seagreen offshore wind project in Scotland. The decisions, made at the council’s Development Standards Committee meeting, will allow for works to begin along the consented cable route from landfall at Carnoustie to Tealing. According to SSE, the works are expected […]

  • 7 July 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy

    The UK Government has awarded Contracts for Difference (CfDs) to five offshore wind projects at a strike price of £37.35/MWh each. One of the five offshore projects, which have a total generation capacity of 7 GW, is Ørsted’s Hornsea Three, for which the developer says is the world’s single biggest offshore wind farm. The offshore […]

  • 28 December 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    The 103rd and final jacket foundation has been installed at the Moray East offshore wind farm site in Scotland. The Seajacks Scylla jack-up vessel installed the first three-legged jacket in July. The wind farm’s three offshore transformer modules (OTMs), together with their three jacket foundations, have been in place since mid-September. DEME’s installation vessel Orion, initially scheduled to be […]