Longitude, part of LOC Group, has completed a range of environmental engineering analyses for the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind project to support the planning for the export cable installation operations. Under the contract with Prysmian, the work included analysis of vessel grounding and mooring in
Lithuania’s state-controlled energy holding company Ignitis Group has selected Ocean Winds as a strategic partner for the development of offshore wind farm projects. Ocean Winds, an offshore wind joint venture between Engie and EDPR, and Ignitis Group aim to jointly participate in the first auction
The construction of the next-generation cable laying vessel, the Nexans Aurora, is well underway at Ulstein Verft. The Norwegian shipyard is carrying out several tasks at the same time. On 10 September 2020, Ulstein installed the cable capstan during a short break in the ongoing paint process. Durin
The third and final offshore transformer module (OTM) has been installed at the Moray East wind farm offshore Scotland. The wind farm’s first OTM was installed on 10 August, and the second unit followed shortly. Siemens Energy secured the contract to connect the wind farm to the grid in 2018. The co
Spain’s Iberdrola and Poland’s Enea Group have decided to terminate exclusive talks on jointly pursuing offshore wind projects in Poland. Back in June, Enea and Iberdrola signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to jointly develop offshore wind projects in the Polish Baltic Sea with a possible total capacity
Danish transmission system operator Energinet has issued a contract notice seeking environmental engineering consultancy services for the Hesselø offshore wind project. In June 2020, the Danish Parliament decided to commence the development of the Hesselø offshore wind farm. This is the second of th
Norwegian renewable energy company Cloudberry Clean Energy AS has received a 100 per cent acceptance for its offer to the shareholders in Scanvind2 AS. Scanvind2 AS is the holding company of the Rewind Vänern offshore wind project. The settlement of the shares in Scanvind2 AS will be a combination o
The rising number of purpose-built offshore wind vessels has a direct impact on the costs of offshore wind projects, as the sector is getting more room to use its own fleet instead of deploying vessels from the oil & gas industry, which can be costly if high oil price is driving increased oil & gas
Vattenfall has appointed Anna Borg as its new CEO and President, succeeding Magnus Hall. Borg, who has been Vattenfall’s CFO since 2017, will take over her new role on 1 November. The appointment comes as Magnus Hall revealed in July that he had decided to leave the company after six years as CEO. T
Perth civil engineering company I & H Brown has secured a contract to construct the onshore substation for the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm in Scotland. I & H Brown said it is undertaking all the civil elements of the substation to enable the site, including five portal frame buildings
Ørsted has appointed Mads Nipper as its next CEO and Group President, succeeding Henrik Poulsen. Nipper, who currently holds the position of CEO and Group President at Grundfos, will take over the role as of 1 January 2021. The appointment follows the decision by Henrik Poulsen, announced in June, t
Dutch-German offshore grid operator TenneT is seeking underwater survey services for its offshore platforms. TenneT manages the operations of the German and Dutch high voltage cable connections from land to the offshore wind farms, the so-called grid connection systems. The contract covers the under
ENGIE Fabricom has secured a contract to analyze the current performance and suitability of monopile foundations at an undisclosed offshore wind farm in the UK. ENGIE Fabricom said it is carrying out cathodic protection and pH monitoring of the internal water within over 50 monopiles at a wind farm
France’s Jifmar Offshore Services and Denmark’s World Marine Offshore have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a joint venture to provide offshore wind services to the French market. The new company will deliver vessels to the market as well as turnkey services. The company plans to in
