Danish wave energy company Wavepiston and its compatriot offshore wind company Ørsted have established a partnership to examine the potential for co-location of wave energy and offshore wind in Denmark.
Following certification to use biofuels for the vessel, Denmark-based power cable manufacturer and installation company NKT has made a number of upgrades on its cable-laying vessel (CLV) NKT Victoria, said to be prompted by growing market demand and customer requirements. With the aim of boosting it
The Dutch/German offshore transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT is working on a concept for an offshore subsea transformer that could, according to the TSO, speed up the offshore grid expansion. At the end of June, TenneT launched a tender in Germany for feasibility studies into the concept. Acc
After six-year development, ERM is testing its Dolphyn Hydrogen process which combines electrolysis, desalination, and hydrogen production on a floating wind platform.
Norwegian VARD has held the steel cutting ceremony for the highly customized hybrid power cable lay and construction vessel it is building for the Japanese offshore wind market. The steel-cutting ceremony for NB 980 was held on July 1 in Vard Shipyards Romania – Braila, marking a milestone in the co
Ocean services provider DeepOcean has been awarded a contract for RWE’s Nordseecluster A offshore wind project in Germany, covering trenching, transport, and installation of inter-array cables. RWE has recently made the final investment decision for its entire Nordseecluster, involving offshore wind
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Maersk Supply Service (MSS), expanding its fleet with an additional 22 vessels. Through the newly incorporated subsidiary DOF Offshore Holding Denmark, DOF will on certain terms and conditions acquire all the shares in Maersk
Hughes Subsea, a subsidiary of OEG Renewables, will start disposing of unexploded ordnance (UXO) at the UK 1.4 GW East Anglia Three (EA3) offshore wind farm site on 4 July, according to the latest Notice to Mariners issued by the EA3 project team. The UXO identification, investigation and clearance
Jan De Nul Group has signed a preferred supplier agreement with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for the installation of high-voltage export cables that will bring renewable energy generated at the Fengmiao 1 offshore wind farm ashore. Jan De Nul will connect the offshore substation of the F
Surveying and mapping services provider Darkocean has added a multi-role workboat/survey catamaran to its fleet which will be used for offshore wind projects across the UK and Northern Europe. Darkocean has taken delivery of the 10-meter-long Coastal Observer from Purus, formerly known as HST Workbo
Co-location conflicts between oil and gas projects, offshore wind farm developments, and carbon capture and storage (CCS) undertakings have emerged as an issue in the United Kingdom (UK).
Fugro has secured a contract to conduct site characterization for an offshore wind farm in Japan, which will be developed by a consortium including RWE, Mitsui, and Osaka Gas. The fieldwork started in May 2024 and is being performed from Fugro’s self-elevating platform (SEP), the Amberjack, and two
Skyborn Renewables has started site investigations in Finland, at a location where the company plans to build the 2.5 GW Pooki offshore wind farm, an extension of the former Suurhiekka project which was also being developed by Skyborn (wpd at the time). The work started with bird and subsea acoustic
Danish renewable energy developer Floating Power Plant has selected a Siemens Gamesa wind turbine to be deployed at its demo project off the coast of Gran Canaria that integrates floating wind, wave energy, and hydrogen production. The 4.3 MW SWT-DD-120 turbine will be installed at the Plataforma Oc
