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  • Pioneering Spirit takes break from pipelaying ahead of first offshore wind job

    7 June 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Vessels

    Allseas’ giant heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit has made a short stop in Kristiansand after completing pipelay duties for Energinet. According to Allseas, the construction vessel is now preparing for a busy summer with multiple platform removal and installation jobs lined up, including its first in the offshore wind sector. Over the next couple of […]

  • New method said to cut offshore wind installation time by 89 per cent

    14 July 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Heavy lifting, Innovation, Technology, Vessels

    A new method to install offshore wind turbines is said to cut installation time by 89 per cent, minimise noise pollution and vibrations, and significantly lower the installation costs.

  • European offshore wind CAPEX to top upstream oil & gas in 2022 – Rystad Energy

    8 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Transition

    Capital expenditure (CAPEX) on offshore wind is expected to surpass upstream oil & gas spending in Europe in 2022, according to Rystad Energy. The oil market collapse caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is set to delay several oil and gas developments in Western Europe, putting capital expenditure in the offshore sector on a continued downwards […]

  • All inter-array cables in place at Borssele I & II offshore wind farm

    13 July 2020
    Project & Tenders

    All 94 inter-array cables at the Borssele I & II offshore wind farm in the Netherlands are now installed. The installation started in February this year, ahead of schedule, Ørsted and Van Oord said, adding that the cable burial campaign will be completed in August. Van Oord carried out cable installation with its cable-laying vessel […]

  • 50Hertz seeks routing services for O-1.3 offshore wind area’s grid connection

    8 July 2020
    Project & Tenders

    German transmission system operator in charge of grid connections in the Baltic Sea has issued a tender for routing services for the grid connection route OST-1-4. The work scope includes pre-route planning services and preparation of the necessary technical approval documents for the seaside section of the connecting cable OST-1-4. The contract duration for routing […]

  • Siemens, Stadtwerke München take stake in Awel y Môr offshore wind farm

    6 July 2020
    Business & Finance

    Stadtwerke München and Siemens Financial Services have joined RWE in developing the Awel y Môr offshore wind farm by acquiring a 30 per cent and 10 per cent stake in the project, respectively. RWE, which now holds 60 per cent share of the project, is leading the development of the offshore wind farm on behalf […]

  • MHI Vestas and Boston Energy team up on two UK offshore wind projects

    29 July 2020
    Ports & Logistics

    Boston Energy has secured a contract to support MHI Vestas during wind turbine pre-assembly operations on two offshore wind projects in the UK. Boston Energy will assist MHI Vestas on the 857 MW Triton Knoll and the 950 MW Moray East projects. These are due to commence later this year in Invergordon for Moray East […]

  • Sulmara secures geo work at 1 GW Scottish floating offshore wind project

    20 March 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Stromar, a joint venture between Ørsted, BlueFloat Energy, and Renantis, has awarded Sulmara with a contract to conduct site characterization work at the namesake 1 GW floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. For this work, Sulmara will utilize the 60-meter multi-purpose subsea vessel Vos Gorgeous to carry out a geophysical investigation across the proposed wind […]

  • Smulders sends off last transition piece for Triton Knoll offshore wind farm

    30 April 2020
    Project & Tenders

    The last of the 90 transition pieces for the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm has been transported from Smulders’ Hoboken yard to the collection port. To remind, in September 2017, the Sif-Smulders joint venture secured a contract to manufacture the monopiles and transition pieces, as well as two foundations for offshore substations, for the 857 MW project. […]

  • CSBC-DEME starts working on first Taiwan-built offshore wind installation vessel

    30 April 2020
    Vessels

    CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE) has started working on a floating heavy-lift installation vessel to be named Green Jade. According to CDWE, this will be the first Taiwan-built offshore wind installation vessel. CDWE, a joint venture between Taiwan’s shipbuilder CSBC and Belgian offshore construction company DEME Offshore, informed on 30 April that it had initiated the […]

  • Iberdrola, World Bank eyeing offshore wind, green hydrogen projects in emerging markets

    8 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Transition

    Iberdrola and the World Bank, through its private sector investment arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), have signed a €300 million loan agreement to develop renewable energy projects in countries dependent on fossil fuels, including Morocco, Poland and Vietnam. IFC has already allocated a first tranche of €170 million for the support of onshore wind […]

  • Hellenic Cables’ inter-array links for two more U.S. offshore wind farms

    1 February 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Greek cable manufacturer Hellenic Cables, owned by Belgian Cenergy Holdings, has signed contracts with Ørsted and Eversource for the supply of inter-array cables for their South Fork Wind and Revolution Wind offshore wind projects in the United States. Under the contracts, Hellenic Cables will design, manufacture, test and supply some 260 kilometres of 66 kV […]

  • Iberdrola submits 3 offshore wind applications in Brazil, enters green hydrogen agreements

    2 September 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Iberdrola’s renewable energy development arm in Brazil, Neoenergia, has applied for environmental investigation licences for offshore wind projects in three of the country’s states, and has also entered into an agreement on offshore wind and green hydrogen development with one of the states. The company has submitted environmental investigation applications to the Institute for the […]

  • World’s second-largest SSCV enters Baltic Sea as offshore wind duty calls

    3 October 2022
    Vessels

    Heerema Marine Contractors’ crane vessel Thialf has crossed the Storebaelt Bridge and entered the Baltic Sea as the vessel is being deployed to install the offshore substation at the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm and then the wind turbines for at the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm, both in Germany. Thialf‘s passage under the […]

  • Dutch Cabinet declares new offshore wind, hydrogen developments as projects of national importance

    7 December 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage

    The Dutch Cabinet has taken the lead on five energy infrastructure projects, making them projects of national importance. The five developments mainly revolve around grid connections for offshore wind farms and further development of the hydrogen infrastructure.  Jump to: On 2 December, Micky Adriaansens, Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, and Rob Jetten, Minister for Climate and […]

  • Could a 30-kilogram portable AUV replace geophysical survey vessels in offshore wind?

    9 June 2022
    IT & Software, Research & Development, Technology, Vessels

    The impending shortage of specialised vessels in offshore wind is not limited to the installation phase and could hit areas of project development such as seabed mapping and UXO surveys, according to a US company that recently introduced a solution to this issue in the form of a portable autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). At the […]

  • CIP unveils plans for offshore wind-to-green hydrogen energy islands in Germany and Denmark

    20 May 2022
    Business & Finance, Infrastructure, Transition

    Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has unveiled plans to build an artificial island dedicated to large-scale production of green hydrogen from offshore wind in Denmark and has entered an agreement with Allianz Investment Management (AIM) to perform a feasibility study for a similar project in Germany. In Denmark, CIP is proposing to build an island called […]

  • Teekay hands over FPSO vessel for UK project with potential to be powered by offshore wind

    5 July 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vessels

    Teekay Corporation has delivered an FPSO vessel to an operator of a North Sea project, which anticipates operational deployment by 2025.

  • Vestas to test hydrogen-powered crew transfer vessel at Norther offshore wind farm

    4 July 2022
    Green Marine, Research & Development, Technology, Vessels

    Vestas, in collaboration with Windcat Workboats, is launching a pilot programme to explore how a hydrogen-powered crew transfer vessel (CTV) can help reduce carbon emissions from offshore service operations. Developed by Windcat Workboats and its sister company CMB.Tech, who recently said this was the world’s first hydrogen-powered CTV, the vessel features dual-fuel engines supplied by MAN […]

  • Marco Polo Marine to outfit its offshore wind vessels with ammonia-to-power systems

    18 April 2023
    Vessels

    Singapore-based offshore wind vessel owner and operator, Marco Polo Marine, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Amogy, under which the New York company’s ammonia-to-power systems will be installed on Marco Polo Marine’s offshore wind vessels. The system will be installed on Marco Polo Marine’s existing or newly built wind vessels, the company said in a […]

  • Oil & gas work ‘key revenue driver’ for DeepOcean, with offshore wind outlook positive

    18 April 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Oslo-headquartered ocean services provider DeepOcean has reported a revenue increase of 13.4 per cent in 2022 said to be mainly driven by inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) work in the oil and gas sector. For 2022, DeepOcean reported revenue of $566.1 million, up 13.4 per cent from $499.4 million in the prior year, and an operating […]

  • MPS lands £3.5M government grant for floating offshore wind and wave energy tech

    25 January 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Transition

    UK-based company Marine Power Systems (MPS) has been awarded £3.5 million in grant funding from the UK Government to further develop its floating platform technology and wave energy converter.

  • Subsea technology gets part of $3.4 million US govt offshore wind funding

    17 January 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Innovation, Technology

    The U.S. National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium (NOWRDC) has selected Dive Technologies to receive a share of $3.4 million funding for its autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) technology. The Massachusetts-headquartered company said it will use the support to bring its next-generation AUV technology forward and improve subsea infrastructure monitoring for the offshore wind industry.  NOWRDC, established with funding […]

  • Norway: Keppel Buys Stake in Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation Designer OWEC Tower

    3 January 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    KV Ventus B.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Corporation​ Ltd. (Keppel) has entered into a share purchase and subscription agreement and shareholders’ agreement to acquire a 49.9% stake in offshore wind turbine foundation designer OWEC Tower (AS) for about NOK 61 million. OWEC Tower, headquartered in Norway, is a leader in the design and engineering […]

  • ABB Bags Subsea Cable Order for UK’s Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm

    7 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $15 million from E.ON UK, to supply the power export cables for the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm. ABB will design and supply 2×14 kilometer (km) circuits of 132 kilovolts (kV) three-core AC submarine cable, with integrated fiber optics, to connect […]