The Netherlands intends to extend the licences for new offshore wind projects from 30 to 40 years, according to Eric Wiebes, the country’s Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy. In a letter sent to the Dutch Parliament, Minister Wiebes said that the extended licences will allow the develo
DEME Group has completed inter-array cable laying works at the SeaMade offshore wind farm in Belgium. DEME’s DP3 cable installation vessel Living Stone laid 64 inter-array cables with a total length of 71.2km. According to the company, the vessel operated at peak production levels, laying up to thre
Smulders has sent off the first four transition pieces destined for the Yunlin offshore wind project in Taiwan. The first four out of 40 transition pieces left the company’s yard in Hoboken, Belgium, towards Vlissingen, the Netherlands, last week. In Vlissingen, the units will be loaded for their vo
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has awarded DHSS with a contract to manage helicopter services for crew change during the installation and commissioning of wind turbines at the 731.5 MW Borssele III/IV offshore wind farm. DHSS will be in charge of coordinating the transport of passengers, luggage, and carg
European Energy has received the approval of the environmental impact assessments (EIA) for its Omø South and Jammerland Bay offshore wind projects in Denmark. With the approvals, European Energy said it is now ready to start the development phase of the two projects. ”We are very satisfied to recei
Denmark’s Copenhagen Airports, A.P. Moller – Maersk, DSV Panalpina, DFDS, SAS, and Ørsted have formed a partnership to develop a hydrogen and e-fuel production facility powered by offshore wind. The project will require a large-scale supply of renewable electricity, which could potentially come from
Wind turbine installation works have started at the Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm in the Netherlands, according to the Blauwwind consortium’s social media posts. Van Oord’s installation vessel Aeolus, which will install all 77 MHI Vestas 9.5 MW turbines, has arrived at the project site on 25
Italian offshore contractor Saipem has signed a two-year frame agreement with Norwegian energy giant Equinor covering engineering services worldwide.
Port of Roenne has welcomed Danish government’s plan to make the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea an energy island, facilitating the connection of 2 GW of offshore wind capacity. “We are pleased that Bornholm has been appointed by the Government to become an energy island, that a 2 GW offshore w
Germany’s WAB, Greenpeace Energy and H2BX are calling for the special 2 GW offshore wind tender to be implemented quickly and that areas be put out to tender before the end of the year. In a letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier, the parties claim
BARD Offshore 1 is Germany’s first commercial windfarm, a pioneering deep-water project comprising 80 5MW turbines located in the German North Sea at approximately 100 kilometres north of Borkum Island. Owner and operator Ocean Breeze Energy in its long-term upkeep strategy combines continuous produ
UK-based Bibby Marine Services (Bibby) has received a grant to explore a range of zero-carbon fuel systems through the WaveMaster Zero C Research and Development Project. The project will be supported by a grant from MarRI-UK, a collaborative innovation vehicle for UK industry and academia to jointl
A consortium comprising PensionDanmark, PFA and SEAS-NVE said it was ready to finance the VindØ energy island in the North Sea. The consortium would initially contribute with up to DKK 400 million (EUR 53.6 million) to develop the project. Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, an investment company be
Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has awarded Fraunhofer IWES with a contract to carry out geophysical site investigation in the N-6 offshore wind area. The geophysical survey is set to be conducted this summer as part of the geological preliminary investigation at the N-6.6 a
