Denmark’s fully-developed energy island in the North Sea could provide enough green fuel to supply all ships and aircraft refueling in Denmark, a study by the country’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Public Utilities shows. As reported earlier, Denmark plans to develop two energy islands, one in th
MHI Vestas has chosen Siemens Energy’s low-loss 66 kV distribution transformers for the 114 wind turbines that will make up the Seagreen offshore wind farm in Scotland. The fluid immersed distribution transformers, for which Siemens Energy said were designed to meet high efficiency requirements, wil
The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO), together with the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), have invited innovators to identify how marine geospatial data can be used to find suitable sites for offshore wind, and tidal and wave energy infrastructure.
There is little doubt that the past few years have witnessed the rise of energy-related collaborations to an extent never seen before. This is because cross-industry collaborations seem to be crucial for companies to ride the energy transition train which is indeed moving very fast.
Poland’s Council of Ministers has adopted the draft bill supporting the development of offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea. This summer, the Polish government published the revised draft offshore wind bill which would allow for 5.9 GW of capacity to be offered via Contracts for Difference (CfDs)
TenneT has launched a qualification process for tenders that will seek the provision of jack-up barges in Germany and the Netherlands. For each requirement of a jack-up barge, the company will issue an invitation to tender or request for quotation. The vessels will support scheduled and unscheduled
Piriou in France has developed a new cable laying vessel, designed to lay and repair both fiber-optic and power cables. The vessel will lay cables on windfarms as well as repair damaged cables on the continental shelf or deep sea. Piriou said that this new design fits its strategy to make maintenanc
The AZTI technology center has teamed up with Basque’s Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa to create a guide that could facilitate the implementation of marine renewable energy initiatives.
Igeotest Geoscience has completed the onshore, nearshore, and offshore geophysical and hydrographical campaigns, and an UXO survey along the export cable route for Prysmian on the Fécamp offshore wind project in France. The company is now mobilising equipment for a geotechnical campaign for the firs
The European Commission has awarded Saitec Engineering with € 2.4 million funding under the Blue Economy Window call. The funding will support the SATHScale project in bringing to market the SATH floating wind technology through scaling-up the prototype from the technology validation and demonstrati
Ørsted’s first offshore wind farm in the Netherlands, Borssele 1 & 2, has been fully commissioned. Located 22 kilometres off the coast of the province of Zeeland, the 752 MW project has now become the largest offshore wind farm in the Netherlands and the second largest operating offshore wind farm i
The SeaMade offshore wind farm is nearing completion with only three wind turbines left to be installed. Located 50 kilometres off the Belgian coast in the North Sea, the offshore wind farm will comprise 58 Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW turbines, 55 of which are now in place. This is according to social med
German energy company EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has issued a call for the turnkey supply of inter-array cables at the 900 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm. The scope of the contract includes the engineering, procurement, installation, and commissioning (EPCI) of the inter-array cables. The as
Cabling specialist NKT has entered into long-term offshore service agreements with grid operators Elia, 50Hertz and Nemo Link aiming to ensure minimum downtime in case of unpredicted damages. The deals cover several export cables connecting offshore wind parks to the onshore grid, and the interconne
