Offshore Wind
EDF Energies Nouvelles Rebrands International Subsidiaries
France’s EDF Energies Nouvelles is rebranding its international subsidiaries to EDF Renewables to support the company’s expansion in the international renewable energy market. EDF Energies Nouvelles has developed and operated wind, solar and energy storage projects in around 20 countries. “With the
TenneT On The Lookout For Filter Banks
TenneT TSO has issued a contract notice for the design, supply, erection and testing of complete 220kV and 380kV filter banks (H-bridge capacitor banks including air-core reactors and resistors), for the operator’s high voltage grid in the Netherlands.
New JIP Commits to Cable Failure Reduction
DNV GL, Deltares, ECN and other partners are joining forces in Cables Lifetime Monitoring, a joint industry project (JIP) expected to reduce power-cable failures affecting the development and operation of offshore wind farms.
Floating Wind Partners Launch New Projects
The Carbon Trust-led Floating Wind Joint Industry Partnership has kicked off two new studies to investigate critical issues for large-scale floating wind farms.
UK and Taiwan Agree on Offshore Wind Cooperation
The British Office Taipei and the Taiwan Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation and Marine Engineering Association (T-Wind Marine Association) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the cooperation on offshore wind development in Taiwan. The signing ceremony was witnessed by UK Minister for I
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Orders Another Salt Ship SOV for Ørsted’s OWFs
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has placed an order with Salt Ship Design for a new wind farm Service Operation Vessel (SOV) that will enter a contract with Ørsted, once delivered.
CWind Adds ASV Pioneer to Complete Cable Care Package
UK-based Global Marine Group (GMG) has added the multi-purpose barge ASV Pioneer to its fleet of cable ships which will form part of CWind’s new Complete Cable Care package of services for power cable owners.
CIP’s New Fund Hits EUR 3.5 Billion Hard Cap
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ (CIP) new fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure III (CI III), has held a final close at the EUR 3.5 billion hard cap exceeding the EUR 3 billion target fund size.
Offshore Wind Innovators Sets Up Financial Services for SMEs
Offshore Wind Innovators, a community for companies active in the Dutch offshore wind industry, has launched a tailor-made package of financial services for SMEs to increase private investment opportunities and help bring their innovations to the market.
Dutch Consortium Studies Far Offshore Airborne Wind Energy Systems
Ampyx Power, a Netherlands-based developer of airborne wind energy technology, has published a report with the results of a research into the offshore floating application of its system, performed by a consortium of Ampyx Power, ECN (Energy Research Centre Netherlands), MARIN (Maritime Research Inst
Fraunhofer IWES to Test Soil in German Offshore Wind Zones
The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has selected Fraunhofer IWES, among others, to conduct the preliminary assessment of soil conditions in the first bidding round for new offshore wind farm zones in the North and Baltic Sea. Fraunhofer IWES said it will conduct multichannel se
Njord Zenith Completes Sea Trials
Njord Zenith, a 27m crew transfer vessel (CTV) built to a BMT design for Njord Offshore, has completed sea trials, reaching a top speed of 27 knots.
Intertek on Viking Link Duty
Danish Energinet and UK-based National Grid have awarded Intertek with a contract to provide unexploded ordnance (UXO) client representative services on the Viking Link interconnector project.
Ørsted to Power Northumbrian Water
Ørsted has signed a contract with Northumbrian Water under which the UK water company will power all of its 1,858 sites using renewable energy for the next four years.