Global Tech I has refinanced its non-recourse debt, according to Green Giraffe, which acted as a financial advisor to Global Tech I and its sponsors. The refinancing, for which the transaction closed on 2 November, gathered a large sponsor group, led by SWM Stadtwerke München, Axpo Group and ENTEGA
Vattenfall has been using a mock-up foundation installed at Sif’s Maasvlakte site earlier this year to gain better insight in what awaits its teams once the Hollandse Kust Zuid foundation installation starts in the summer of 2021. The 140 monopile foundations at Hollandse Kust Zuid will not have tra
Equinor has published the summary reports from the first phase of community consultations for the extensions of the Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon offshore wind farms in the UK. As part of the development process, early-stage proposals were presented locally and online for feedback from the community
The first turbine blades to be installed on the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm have arrived at Able Seaton Port, the project’s construction port in Teesside. This marks the first time that Able Seaton Port is receiving offshore wind turbine components in its history, after a combined multi-million
Solstad Offshore has been awarded a contract by Ørsted to deploy its offshore support vessel (OSV) Normand Jarstein on the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm in the UK. The contract has been signed for a period of four months, starting in the third quarter of 2021, when the vessel will support operation
The Royal Netherlands Navy has disposed of unexploded ordnance (UXO) found at the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) I & II project site, where Vattenfall will build a 750 MW offshore wind farm. The UXO inspection and removal campaign at HKZ I & II, which started in July, has now been completed. UXOcontrol,
Visser & Smit Hanab has secured a contract by Van Oord to perform inter-array cable termination and testing work at the Windpark Fryslân nearshore wind farm in the Netherlands. The routing, termination and testing activities will commence as soon as the cable installation starts. Visser & Smit Hanab
SSE Renewables has issued two periodic indicative notices to carry out market sounding for the construction of the Arklow Bank Phase 2 offshore wind project in Ireland. The first notice seeks market sounding for the wind turbine installation vessels, including associated services. Parties can apply
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and Energinet will in November host a virtual market dialogue related to the upcoming tender for the Hesselø offshore wind project. The market dialogue, to be held between 25 and 30 November, will see the main elements of the tender discussed with the industry which wi
Offshore marine and engineering consultancy company Waves Group has won the Marine Warranty Surveyor (MWS) contract on the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. Owned and developed by Vattenfall, the wind farm will comprise 140 Siemens Gamesa 11 MW wind turbines which will be
The Scottish Government has increased its offshore wind target from the current 8 GW to 11 GW of capacity to be installed by 2030. The Scots also adopted a plan identifying suitable areas for commercial-scale offshore wind projects, which will inform the first seabed leasing process led by the Crown
Francisco Boshell, Renewable Energy Markets and Standards Analyst, IRENA, shared his views on the role of oceans as a sustainable resource supporting the global energy transition. Offshore renewables are the key to reach our climate and sustainable goals, according to Boshell, who highlighted offsho
Trelleborg has secured a contract by Seaway 7 to provide its NjordGuard cable protection for Vattenfall’s Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind project in the Netherlands. The company will provide 281 NjordGuard cable protection systems for the inter-array power cables for 140 turbines, as well as the a
ASM Industries has begun the fabrication of 42 tower sections for the Siemens Gamesa turbines destined for the Windpark Fryslân offshore wind project. The fabrication activities began in September and will be taking place at ASM Offshore in Aveiro Port during the next months. “This is a very importa
