Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has awarded BioConsult SH with a contract for ecological investigations of benthos and fish in the N-6.6 and N-6.7 offshore wind areas. The company will carry out the preliminary investigation of the areas to assess their suitability for the c
German transport company Fraport AG plans to procure electricity generated at wind farms selected in Germany’s last two offshore wind auctions. Fraport AG, the operator of the Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt am Main, intends to sign one or more power purchase agreements (PPAs) with offshore wind farm
Spectrum Geosurvey has secured a construction survey support contract for Ørsted’s Hornsea Two offshore wind project in the UK. Under the two-year contract, Spectrum will provide on-demand geophysical survey capacity for the wind farm. “We are delighted to secure another long-term contract allowing
1,400 GW of offshore wind globally by 2050 is entirely achievable considering the resource potential, technology innovation, and government appetite to position offshore wind at the centre of the global energy transition, the Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition (OREAC) said. OREAC estimates that
Nexans Norway has been awarded a contract for the supply and installation of export cables for the Seagreen 1 offshore wind farm, after being chosen as a preferred supplier in 2019. The Norwegian company will design, manufacture and install three 65-kilometre offshore export cables and three 20-kilo
Subsea 7’s renewables business unit Seaway 7 has chosen Lamprell for the delivery of 30 foundations for the Seagreen 1 offshore wind farm. Under the contract, yet to be finalised and to be executed on a lump-sum basis, the UAE-based company will manufacture jackets, transition pieces and suction cai
Denmark has mapped out areas in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea suitable for the development of up to 18 GW of offshore wind capacity. COWI has, on behalf of the Danish Energy Agency, conducted ”a fine screening” of areas in Danish territorial waters to investigate the possibility of establishing b
A European project coordinated by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has been completed with a new tool introduced to reduce the impact of crew transfer in rough waters on wellbeing of offshore wind workers. Along with the sail/no sail decision-support tool for marine coordinators, the pro
A new draft bill proposing to amend Germany’s Offshore Wind Act (WindSeeG) has caused a backlash from the industry, as it proposes to change the tendering process which would, according to the industry, raise project and electricity costs, and slow down the development of offshore wind in Germany. T
Prysmian’s new cable-laying vessel Leonardo Da Vinci is undergoing final preparations ahead of being towed from Vard’s shipyard in Tulcea, Romania, to Norway for final outfitting. Following the finalization of the hull in Tulcea, Leonard Da Vinci will begin its journey from the Danube river through
The Danish Export Credit Agency (EKF) has provided a £304 million guarantee for the Seagreen offshore wind project in Scotland. EKF is participating in the financing together with the Norwegian ECA GIEK and 12 commercial banks. SSE Renewables recently announced it had taken a final investment decisi
Vattenfall has made the final investment decision for the zero-subsidy Hollandse Kust Zuid 1-4 wind farm project in the Dutch North Sea. The 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid will be the largest offshore wind farm in the Netherlands and in the world once operational in 2023. Vattenfall was awarded the cont
Poland’s Enea Group and Iberdrola have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to jointly develop offshore wind projects in the Polish Baltic Sea with a possible total capacity of up to 3.3 GW. The two companies will now begin negotiations on an exclusive basis to assess the possibility of jointly investing
SSE Renewables has taken a final investment decision to proceed with the Seagreen 1 offshore wind project which will now be taken forward together with the French energy major Total. Total and SSE Renewables have now entered into an agreement through which Total will take a 51 per cent stake in the
