The installation of Siemens Gamesa turbines has begun at the Windpark Fryslân nearshore wind farm in the Netherlands. All of the 89 Siemens Gamesa 4.3 MW turbines are expected to be installed and tested in the IJsselmeer Lake by June. According to project developer, it takes approximately one and ha
Preparation works for the export cable installation for the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind project are expected to commence in mid-March. The area where the activities will take place is the nearshore extent of the wind farm’s export cable corridor. Two jack-up vessels, Capall Mara and C57 Red Squir
Equinor and Polenergia have submitted applications for contracts for difference (CfD) for MFW Bałtyk II and MFW Bałtyk III offshore wind farms located in the Polish Baltic sea. The joint venture partners submitted the applications to the Polish Energy Regulatory Office in accordance with the Polish
Norwegian environmental and technical consultancy Åkerblå Group is buying into UK-based marine and environmental survey specialist Ocean Ecology with an aim to work in offshore wind. Åkerblå Group is acquiring 51% of the shares in Ocean Ecology, while the founders and current owners will retain the
Aker Solutions has received the final ruling from an arbitration tribunal in Germany in the case concerning the Nordsee Ost offshore wind project for which Kværner, now part of Aker, delivered jacket foundations. “The ruling entitles Aker Solutions to receive a recoverable cash amount of approximate
Diverse Marine has handed over the new crew transfer vessel (CTV) Iceni Valour to Turner Iceni. According to designer Walker Marine Design, the vessel is on its way to begin a 10-year charter on the North Welsh coast. Back in March 2020, Diverse Marine signed a contract with Turner Iceni to construc
CDWE, a joint venture between CSBC and DEME Offshore, held an official keel laying ceremony for the Green Jade installation vessel at CSBC’s shipyard in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on 5 March. The first steel for Green Jade, the first Taiwan-built floating heavy-lift offshore wind installation vessel, was cu
NKT has signed a long-term agreement with Danish grid operator Energinet on maintenance and repair of both offshore and onshore power cables in Denmark. The contract, which will run for eight years, includes services and repairs of XLPE, mass impregnated (MI) and oil filled power cable systems with
Simply Blue Energy has started developing the Western Star project that will feature a hybrid floating offshore wind farm and wave energy conversion array off the west coast of Ireland.
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
More than 40 GW of offshore wind capacity is expected to be installed off the U.S. East Coast by 2035 and the industry could invest $ 140 billion to establish and build out its supply chain, install equipment, and operate the wind farms. This is according to the latest report from BVG Associates (BV
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
