Fulan Offshore Engineering’s cable-laying barge (CLB) Ai Lan Yi Hao (AL-1) has completed the installation of the first circuit of the 500 kV export cable for the Yangjiang Fanshi 1 offshore wind farm in Guangdong, China. The 1,176 MW offshore wind project, developed by CGN Wind Energy, includes two
Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri, through its subsidiary Ingegneria dei Sistemi (IDS), and compatriot Next Geosolutions (NextGeo), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic collaboration for the development of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) and related technolo
UK-headquartered Acteon and Taiwan-based marine solutions provider Wynnergy Marine have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly deliver renewable energy projects across the region. The partnership supports offshore wind growth in Taiwan by providing integrated solutions that
Dutch transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has completed its 700 MW offshore grid connection program with the grid readiness certification now in place for the Hollandse Kust West Beta connection, the company said on October 28. The certification marks the completion of the last three 700 MW Ho
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, in partnership with the North East Combined Authority, is investing £2.1 million in a new offshore wind cable testing rig at its facilities in Blyth in North East England. Funded by the North East Combined Authority, the investment will allow ORE Catapul
The Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) has appointed the UK-based renewable energy consultancy OWC, part of ABL Group, to support the geophysical and geotechnical surveys at two offshore wind farm areas in Portugal. ABL Group’s Portugal-based water and environmental consultancy, Hidr
Bermuda-incorporated offshore drilling contractor Valaris has divested one mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) from its fleet and found multimillion-dollar assignments for five rigs within the oil and gas and offshore wind realms.
The first of the two 85-kilometre export cables for the Scottish Inch Cape offshore wind farm has been installed by Enshore Subsea using the cable laying vessel (CLV) CMOS Installer. Operating from the Port of Blyth, the vessel laid the 220 kV, three-phase cable manufactured by Ningbo Orient Wires &
A prototype of a floating wind platform integrated with an aquaculture system, developed under the European project AquaWind, was towed and installed at the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) test site on 18 October. The prototype combines the W2Power (Wind to Power) twin-turbine floati
Venterra Group has launched the Venterra V-LiDAR, a global fleet of dual LiDAR buoys designed for metoocean measurement campaigns. The launch of this fleet, following a £10 million investment, represents the first of its kind to be designed and manufactured in the UK, according to Venterra. The V-Li
Ocean Winds, a joint venture of EDPR and Engie, has decided to sell a minority stake in the 500 MW Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier offshore wind farm in France to Allianz Global Investors. Under the agreement, Ocean Winds will sell a 20.25% stake in the project for an equity value of €200 million, implyi
Fugro UST21, a joint venture between Fugro and Underwater Survey Technology 21 (UST21), has completed offshore geotechnical site investigations for Ørsted’s 1.4 GW Incheon offshore wind farm in South Korea. Fugro’s geo-data will support the design of foundations and cable routes across the whole dev
Danish power cable manufacturer and installation firm NKT has made an investment in a cable lay barge from Dutch Boskalis, further strengthening its offshore cable installation tools and capabilities. NKT is planning to upgrade the Boka Constructor and modernize it for near-shore cable laying and bu
South Korea’s Haesong Offshore Wind has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) to introduce Smart Fault Locator (SFL) technology for submarine cable fault detection. The Haseong Offshore Wind 1-3 projects are managed and funded by Copenhagen Infrastr
