NKT has secured a cable service contract with Irish power grid operator EirGrid for the East West Interconnector between Ireland and Great Britain. Under the five-year service agreement, NKT will carry out repair works for the 200kV HVDC power cable with a capacity of 500MW. The deal includes inspec
High Speed Transfers (HST) has taken over HST Euan, its fourth FCS 2710 class fast crew supply vessel, from Damen Shipyards. HST Euan, built by Damen Shipyards in Antalya, Turkey, is now ready for its voyage to Belgium, HST said. Once there, the vessel, and its sister HST Harri, will be deployed on
Cathie Group has secured a contract by Saipem to provide geotechnical assistance for the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind project in the UK. Cathie is in charge of providing the interpretation of the geotechnical conditions encountered at the 450MW wind farm located off the coast of Fife. The UK
Akrocean has secured a contract by Meteo-France to supply floating LiDARs for future offshore wind projects in France. Under the four-year master service agreement, Akrocean will provide wind and ocean data using its WINDSEA floating LiDAR with an aim to de-risk future projects in French waters. Est
Dutch heavy lift and transportation company Mammoet has completed the acquisition of the UK-based ALE. The businesses will now operate as one company under the Mammoet brand across over 140 offices and branches worldwide. Over the coming months, a fully developed integration plan will be rolled out
MHI Vestas has selected the Port of Roenne in Denmark for pre-assembly and shipment of turbine components for the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind project in Germany. MHI Vestas will provide 27 V174-9.5MW turbines for the Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm located off the coast of the Rugen island. The turbine inst
The components of Siemens Gamesa’s prototype SG 11.0-193 DD Flex turbine have started arriving in Østerild, Denmark, where they will be installed for testing. The nacelle has arrived in Østerild, while the three blades are expected to be transported from the Hanstholm harbor, craned and assembled at
Safety training provider RelyOn Nutec has invested in its Aberdeen facility to diversify into offshore wind safety training. RelyOn Nutec updated its Foinavon Close and Wellheads Road centers with a GBP 60,000 refurbishment to accommodate new wind safety training courses. According to the company, t
Hornsea One Ltd has agreed to pay out GBP 4.5 million to Ofgem for not remaining connected after the lightning strike in August 2019. To remind, the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm suffered a reduction in the energy supply on 9 August due to a lightning strike. The 1.2GW wind farm immediately
Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) has expanded a recently issued tender for cable storage services to include the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind project in France. In October, RTE issued a tender for storage services for the 225kV submarine power cables, and optionally junctions and accessories, f
PGE Group has launched a research project on the productivity of offshore wind farms, which is expected to help estimate the profitability of investments in the Baltica 2 and 3 projects. The aim of the study is to estimate the impact of wind slowdown caused by large projects in their surroundings, i
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has awarded Trinity College Dublin with a EUR 348,950 grant for research on interactions between offshore wind turbine foundations and soils. David Igoe, an assistant professor in the School of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, will l
Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum has opened a tender seeking CPS retrofit and bolt exchange services for the Trianel Windpark Borkum offshore wind project. The awarded company will be in charge of subsea works on CPS retrofits and subsea bolt exchanges at diffusor plates, i.e. steel plate under the cent
The Celtic Sea Offshore Floating Wind Cluster is holding a Floating Wind in the Celtic Sea: Future Supply Chain Opportunities event in Milford Haven, Wales, on 30 January. The event is sponsored by the ORE Catapult and Welsh Government and supported by Marine Energy Wales and Marine Hub Cornwall. Ov
