The UK government has selected Able UK’s Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP) for funding under the Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme, which will ensure the port infrastructure can accommodate next generation offshore wind activities. “The government will make an offer of support, in principle
Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) has signed a major contract with Ørsted to supply power to the Hornsea Two offshore wind project in the UK. MRE will provide the full temporary power solution, service technicians, and both crew transfer and walk-to-work vessels, during the construction phase of the 1.4
Global Offshore has laid all of the inter-array cables at Vattenfall’s Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Danish Baltic Sea. Using the cable lay vessel Normand Clipper, Global Offshore has now installed all 72 inter-array cables at the 605 MW wind farm. This is an interim milestone on the proje
Diamond Transmission Partners has signed an agreement with the owners of the Hornsea One offshore wind farm to acquire the project’s transmission assets. The transmission assets hold an asset value of GBP 1.175 billion and include the onshore substation, export cables, the offshore reactive compensa
The UK government is inviting parties to submit their interests in a new funding scheme to support the development of technologies and products for the floating offshore wind industry. The Floating Offshore Wind (FOW) Demonstration Programme seeks the best ideas across technology areas and the grant
DNV has advised PGE Baltica on the setup of a joint venture with Ørsted dedicated to developing two offshore wind projects in the Polish Baltic Sea. DNV provided technical and commercial services related to setting up the joint venture for developing, building, and operating the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 and
Norwegian shipowner Solstad Offshore said Thursday it has inked contracts for two of its subsea construction vessels (CSVs) in the renewables and seismic sectors. The CSV Normand Fortress has secured a contract with UK-based contractor Manor Renewable Energy for operation on a UK wind farm. The cont
MENCK, part of Acteon, has signed a contract with Allseas to deliver pile-driving and handling equipment for the installation of TenneT’s DolWin kappa offshore converter platform, the centerpiece of the DolWin6 offshore grid project in the German North Sea. A submersible MHU 3500S hydraulic hammer,
Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) has won a contract from Green Yard Kleven to deliver the energy design and smart control solution to Rem Offshore’s new construction service vessel (CSV). NES will supply the energy design and system solution with a battery pack for the vessel named Rem Energy, while
Subsea companies can find out how to leverage the opportunities in the floating offshore wind through a three-part webinar series organised by Subsea UK and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence (FOW CoE), beginning 9 March. Subsea UK is encouragi
Turner Iceni has been awarded a crew transfer vessel (CTV) contract for the Galloper offshore wind farm. The company started operations on 1 March. Under the initial two-year contract with Galloper Wind Farm, Turner Iceni is providing 24/7 support in the form of vessels and crew, which led to the cr
Equinor has extended a contract with Esvagt for its Esvagt Njord Service Operation Vessel (SOV) at the Dudgeon offshore wind farm. The five-year contract extension will see the vessel resuming its deployment at the 402 MW wind farm off Norfolk in the UK until 2026, which will bring Esvagt Njord to b
WIKING Helikopter Service has signed a contract extension with Ørsted to continue providing HEMS services for offshore wind projects in Germany. WIKING will provide HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service) for the Borkum Riffgrund 1 and 2 and Gode Wind 1 and 2 wind farms, as well as for the plann
Global Offshore has signed a multi-year cable maintenance and management framework agreement with Equinor for its offshore wind farms. Global Offshore will as the primary contractor supply cable management services and perform associated call-off services, comprising active cable maintenance as well
