NjordIC has been awarded the UXO consultancy services contract for the Doordewind 1 & 2 grid connection system, commissioned by TenneT and forming part of TenneT’s offshore HVDC program supporting the Netherlands’ ambition to deliver 21 GW of offshore wind capacity. Under the contract, NjordIC will
UK-headquartered Tekmar Group has secured a contract worth over €8 million with an existing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) customer for its cable protection system (CPS) to be deployed at a UK offshore wind farm. Tekmar will deliver its 10th-generation CPS and associated ancillaries
Norwegian offshore services provider Sea1 Offshore has cut the first steel for the second of four offshore energy support vessels (OESVs) it has on order with a shipyard in China. Sea1 Offshore placed the order for the first two OESVs with Chinese shipyard Cosco Shipping in November 2024, with the c
Danish power cable manufacturer and installation firm NKT has enhanced the capacity and technical capabilities of its cable accessories factory in Sweden, by investing in a new test hall and office building and expanding production capacity, a move said to be in response to the high demand for high-
Jan De Nul has installed three HVAC subsea cables, delivered by Hellenic Cables, between TenneT’s offshore converter station DolWin kappa and Nordseecluster 1 and 2 sites, the two locations in the German North Sea making up the 660 MW Nordseecluster A offshore wind farm, which itself is part of a bi
Ocean Infinity has taken delivery of the 14th and final vessel in its Armada fleet, ordered in 2020 as a fleet of next-generation robotics-equipped, low-emission vessels for geophysical and geotechnical surveys. The latest delivery completes the 86-meter class of Armada vessels, following the introd
The Netherlands-based exploration and production player ONE-Dyas, together with its partners EBN and Tenaz Energy, has tucked a new decarbonization milestone under its belt by breathing life into the first natural gas production platform in the Dutch and German sectors of the North Sea to run on off
ZTT Submarine Cable & System has commenced the production of the export cables for the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm in Poland, owned by a joint venture between Ørsted and PGE. The project’s export cables will be delivered by the Chinese cable manufacturer and Hellenic Cables, a Greece-based s
Ocean Winds, a 50-50 joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has contracted DEME for the installation of monopile foundations, inter-array cables, and the export cable at the BC-Wind offshore wind farm in Poland. While the value of the three contracts was not disclosed, DEME noted in a press
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a €300 million financing package for Prysmian that will support the Italian cabling giant’s research and development (R&D) activities with the ultimate goal of accelerating energy security and digitalization in Europe. The financing will support Prysmi
A joint venture (JV) between Danish power cable manufacturer and installation firm NKT and Taiwanese cable company Walsin Lihwa has inaugurated Taiwan’s first offshore power cable factory. Operated by the JV Walsin Energy Cable System (WECS), the factory was inaugurated on Saturday, December 6, in K
XOCEAN has been awarded a series of five-year contracts in the Netherlands, under which the company will deliver bathymetric survey services for six offshore wind farms. The agreements, coordinated by Eneco on behalf of the wind farm owners, are for Borssele 3&4, owned by the Blauwwind consortium; B
Stillstrom and Port of Roenne have teamed up on a study looking into integrating offshore wind energy with maritime electrification. Maersk’s offshore power and charging solutions developer and the Danish port have initiated a joint white paper to explore how Energy Island Bornholm could serve as a
Installation of scour protection on wind turbine foundation locations at the Hornsea Three offshore site in the UK is set to commence in mid-December. The work will be undertaken by DEME using its rock installation vessel Flintstone, equipped with a fallpipe and flexible bucket system. The vessel is
