Siem Offshore scores Seagreen contract

Siem Offshore announced that a contract has been signed with Seaway 7 for the utilisation of one of its vessels commencing Q4 2021.

Fugro appointed by Five Estuaries for offshore studies

Five Estuaries Offshore Wind Farm, the extension project of existing Galloper Wind Farm, have placed a multi-million pound contract with Geo-data specialist Fugro in the UK.

TetraSpar Demo reaches test site

The TetraSpar floating offshore wind turbine has reached its destination off Stavanger, Norway.

Prysmian Group scores €60 million contract for German duo

Prysmian Group has been awarded a contract worth more than €60 million by Ørsted for the design, supply, termination and testing of inter-array submarine cable systems for the two German offshore wind farms.

ACCIONA Energía and SSE Renewables target Polish offshore wind market

ACCIONA Energía and SSE Renewables have agreed to explore offshore wind opportunities in Poland.

Deutsche WindGuard completes inspections at Global Tech I

Deutsche WindGuard Inspection has now completed recurring inspections on wind turbines at the Global Tech I wind farm in the German North Sea.

Prysmian ready for three German cable projects

Prysmian Group has fully set up its organisation for the development of the three German power transmission HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) cable projects and its ready to launch the cable production.

Carbon Trust supports BEIS floating offshore wind programme

The Carbon Trust has been appointed by the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy to provide technical support to the Floating Offshore Wind (FOW) Demonstration Programme.

European Commission approves €100 million funding for EuroAsia Interconnector

The Council of the European Union has approved the allocation of a €100 million grant to the EuroAsia Interconnector electricity interconnector.

Chantiers de l'Atlantique scores substation contract

Atlantique Offshore Energy, the Marine Energy Business Unit of Chantiers de l'Atlantique, has secured a contract with the Calvados offshore wind farm.

UKEF backs First Subsea with £12 million offshore wind export contracts

First Subsea Ltd has over £12 million of export orders to supply offshore wind farms.

All turbines stand at Windpark Fryslân

Turbine installation has been completed at the Dutch Windpark Fryslân project.

Celtic Sea floating projects get Crown Estate approval

The Crown Estate has announced that 300MW of new projects have been given the green light to progress to the next stage of assessment.

TenneT highlights importance of North Sea wind

TenneT has revealed that wind energy it transmitted from the German North Sea to shore dropped by 16 percent. However, it highlighted the importance of North Sea wind for the success of the energy transition.

RWE deploys new software tool across offshore wind farms

RWE has signed an agreement with the Danish firm Systematic to deploy an information management tool across its global fleet of offshore wind farms.

Cobra and Flotation Energy reveal Irish wind plans

Offshore Wind Ltd (OWL) - a joint venture between Spanish company Cobra and the UK’s Flotation Energy plc - has announced plans to develop two major wind farms in Ireland.

Franco-Scottish research aims to drive floating wind and hydrogen

The European Marine Energy Centre and partners have delivered a report outlining a series of recommendations for the Scottish government to facilitate research collaborations between Scottish and French organisations working in floating wind and hydrogen.

TotalEnergies inks power purchase agreement with Air Liquide

TotalEnergies, through Lampiris, its energy supply affiliate in Belgium, signed a Corporate Power Purchase Agreement with Air Liquide.

Crew missing after jack-up capsizes in China

The newly converted wind turbine jack up vessel Sheng Ping 001 has capsized off the coast of Guangdong in the the South China Sea.

South Tyneside manufacturer scores Dogger Bank contract

South Tyneside manufacturer Metec UK has won two multi-million pound contracts on Dogger Bank Wind Farm.

Wärtsilä to provide thrusters for Chinese construction vessels

Wärtsilä has been commissioned to supply steerable and tunnel thrusters for two new wind farm turbine installation vessels being built for the China Three Gorges Corporation.

RWE, Shell, Gasunie and Equinor intensify hydrogen collaboration

RWE, Shell, Gasunie and Equinor have signed a declaration of intent to further intensify their collaboration on the AquaSector project - the vision of the first large-scale German offshore hydrogen park.

Ocean Winds and DISA unveil Canary Islands floating wind plans

Ocean Winds and DISA Group have teamed up to develop offshore wind farms in the Canary Islands.

Van Oord secures Baltic Eagle contract

Van Oord has signed a contract with Iberdrola for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm.

Jan De Nul installs Formosa 2 export cables

Jan De Nul Group’s Cable Laying Vessel has installed the four export cables at the Formosa 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan.

Massachusetts issues $1.6 Million funding for offshore wind training

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito have announced $1.6 million in grant funding for eight Massachusetts organizations, with the aim of reducing barriers to job entry within the emerging offshore wind industry.

bp teams up with Quaybridge

bp has formed an exclusive consultancy agreement with Quaybridge.

Netherlands Enterprise Agency awards subsidy for PosHYdon project

The Netherlands Enterprise Agency has awarded a subsidy to the PosHYdon project, an offshore green hydrogen pilot on a working platform. 

ScotWind receives over 70 applications

Crown Estate Scotland has revealed that it received 74 applications in response to its ScotWind offshore wind leasing round.

Japanese engineering firm invests in monopile facility

JFE Engineering Corporation has decided to make a capital investment for a new monopile foundation fabrication facility for offshore wind power.

ESB confirms ScotWind bid

ESB has confirmed its participation in the ScotWind seabed allocation process for Scottish offshore wind projects. The company submitted applications for two floating projects, each up to 1 GW in scale.

Iberdrola increases investments in 2021

Iberdrola has announced that, during the first half of the year, it made investments of €4.9 billion; 37% more than in the same period of the previous year. 

Manor Marine to build Mainprize wind farm service vessel

Manor Marine has secured a contract with Mainprize Offshore to build MO8, an offshore multi role wind farm service vessel.

UL scores certification contract for German duo

UL has been selected by Ørsted to deliver project certifications for the wind turbines and foundations at two German offshore wind farms.

Quaybridge, Parkwind and Maple Power launch ScotWind bid

A consortium, led by Quaybridge Scotland, Parkwind and Maple Power have announced their joint participation in Crown Estate Scotland’s ScotWind leasing process.

Equinor, RES and Green Giraffe forge floating alliance

Equinor, RES and Green Giraffe have joined forces to form Océole, a partnership dedicated to developing floating offshore wind in France.

Global Marine scores cable contract extension with SEAIOCMA

Global Marine, part of the Global Marine Group, has been awarded a contract extension on SEAIOCMA (South East Asia and Indian Ocean Cable Maintenance Agreement) for another five years, running until 31st December 2025.

OWC advises BASF on Hollandse Kust Zuid acquisition

OWC has conducted full technical due diligence of the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm to support BASF’s acquisition of an ownership share in the project.

Geotechnical contract awarded for Vietnamese project

La Gan Wind Power Development Corporation has awarded an offshore geotechnical contract to a consortium led by Vietsovpetro, PTSC G&S and Fugro.

UK shipyard to build North Star Renewables daughter craft

Aberdeen headquartered North Star Renewables has confirmed that the contract for its first hybrid daughter craft vessels will be awarded to a UK shipyard in September.

Cerulean Winds inks green hydrogen agreement with px Group

Cerulean Winds has signed an agreement with px Group as it moves to progress its plans for an integrated 200-turbine floating wind and hydrogen development in the North Sea.

Aker Solutions secures EPCI contract stateside

Aker Solutions, as part of a consortium, has signed a major EPCI contract to provide the HVDC transmission system for a large offshore wind project.

Saipem launches green hydrogen solution

Saipem has announced the launch of SUISO, a technological solution for the production of green hydrogen.

Magnora Offshore Wind submits ScotWind bids

Magnora Offshore Wind, a partnership between Magnora and TechnipFMC, has announced the submission of two applications for the first round of seabed leasing through the Scottish government’s ScotWind Leasing programme.

Samsung Heavy Industries unveils floating wind plans

Samsung Heavy Industries has announced its entry into the offshore wind market with the development of an independent offshore wind floating model.

Equinor ready to further develop floating offshore wind in Scotland

Equinor has confirmed it has bid for floating offshore wind in ScotWind, the competitive tender offshore wind seabed leasing round being undertaken by Crown Estate Scotland.

RWE confirms ScotWind bid

RWE has confirmed its participation in the ScotWind seabed leasing round process.

SSE Renewables, Marubeni and CIP submit ScotWind bid

SSE Renewables, Marubeni Corporation and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners have jointly submitted competitive bids into Crown Estate Scotland’s ScotWind seabed leasing process.

ClassNK and Carbon Trust ink Japanese offshore agreement

ClassNK and the Carbon Trust have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) targeting offshore wind power generation in Japan. 

Apollo Funds inks agreement for Arthur Kill Terminal project

Apollo Global Management, Inc. has announced that certain funds managed by its affiliates have entered into an agreement with Arthur Kill Terminal LLC for the exclusive right to invest in the Arthur Kill Terminal project.

Seaway 7 installs first Hollandse Kust Zuid foundation

Seaway 7 has installed the first monopile foundation for the Hollandse Kust Zuid Wind Farm, off the coast of the Netherlands.

ScottishPower and Shell join forces for ScotWind

ScottishPower and Shell have joined forces for Crown Estate Scotland’s ScotWind Leasing round.

Aeolus arrives back on Saint-Brieuc

Ailes Marines has revealed that Van Oord's jack-up vessel Aeolus has arrived back at the Saint-Brieuc wind farm.

EEW SPC sells Teesside plant

EEW Special Pipe Constructions GmbH has announced that it has sold the EEW OSB facility to Wilton Engineering.

Shetland Link construction progresses

SSEN Transmission has announced that work to install 10km of underground cable is now underway in Shetland and Caithness for the 600 MW High-Voltage Direct Current Shetland Interconnector project.

Two Chinese wind farms reach full commissioning

Two new offshore wind farms in China have been fully commissioned.

DNV launches safety study for offshore hydrogen facility

DNV will lead the process safety study to identify the main environmental, safety and operational risks for Lhyfe and Centrale Nantes’ renewable hydrogen hydrogen facility.

ODE scores South Korean contract with GIG

Offshore Design Engineering Ltd has been chosen as Owner’s Engineer and Package Manager by Green Investment Group for offshore wind farms in South Korea.

ABS approves Windfloat Atlantic classification

The ABS Class Committee has officially approved the classification of the WindFloat Atlantic floating offshore wind project, located 20 kilometres off the coast of Viana do Castello, Portugal.

CIP divests minority stake in Taiwanese duo

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has entered into an agreement to divest a 25% stake in two offshore wind farms to Global Power Synergy Public Company Limited.

Sif unveils Skybox slip-joint foundation solution

Sif Netherlands has unveiled its Skybox solution, which it claims will make the installation process of monopiles more efficient.

Public consultation opens for Rampion 2

A nine-week public consultation on proposals for the expansion of Rampion 2 offshore wind farm opened today (14 July 2021).

Granada secures to deliver Dogger Bank cranes

Granada Material Handling has secured three contracts from Dogger bank Tier 1 suppliers for the delivery of cranes at the offshore wind project.

Portsmouth MP slams 'damaging' Aquind interconnector

Member of Parliament for Portsmouth South Stephen Morgan has urged the UK government during a speech in Parliament to "Stop Aquind" and reject the "damaging" subsea interconnector project.

Kirby scores Seagreen substation work

Linxon has awarded Kirby Group Engineering a subcontract for the onshore substation mechanical & electrical installation and building services works as part of the Seagreen offshore wind farm substation package.

BC Hydro investigates subsea cable oil leak

BC Hydro has initiated the repair process for a subsea cable that extends from the Sunshine Coast to Vancouver Island.

bp and EnBW name Irish Sea duo

bp and Energie Baden-Württemberg AG have confirmed the names of their planned new offshore wind projects in the Irish Sea and launched a dedicated supplier portal for the developments.

EDP and TechnipFMC spearhead green hydrogen project

EDP, TechnipFMC and other research partners are joining forces to develop a conceptual engineering and economic feasibility study for a new offshore system for green hydrogen production from offshore wind power, called the BEHYOND project.

Saipem and Naval Energies close floating transaction

Saipem and Naval Energies, a subsidiary of Naval Group, have announced that all the conditions necessary to their recent floating offshore wind business transaction have been verified.

Manor Renewable Energy expands Taiwan team

Manor Renewable Energy has employed its first local offshore personnel in Taiwan for work on the Yunlin offshore wind farm.

DEME Offshore lays DolWin6 cable

DEME Offshore has installed the DolWin6 High Voltage DC cable in the North Sea.

China's first floating turbine installed

China's first typhoon resistant floating offshore wind turbine has been installed.

Vestas and Port of Gdynia in offshore wind talks

Vestas has begun technical discussions with the Port of Gdynia to drive the port’s development as a key infrastructure site for offshore wind in Poland.

Iberdrola issues Baltic Eagle foundation contracts

Iberdrola has finalised the procurement process for its Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm with the award of the project’s last key contract, the manufacturing of offshore foundations, to EEW SPC and Windar.

Underground cable works underway for Shetland link

SSEN Transmission has announced that work to install the underground High-Voltage Direct Current cables along the 2.5km cable corridor is now underway for its 600 MW Shetland Interconnector project.

EirGrid submits planning application for Celtic interconnector

EirGrid has reached an important milestone in the Celtic interconnector project with the submission of a planning application to An Bord Pleanála.

ZX Lidars supports power performance testing at Galloper

RWE has confirmed the commencement of Power Performance Testing on its turbines at the Galloper offshore wind farm, using the nacelle-based lidar ‘ZX TM’ from ZX Lidars.

ITRI and ORE Catapult Sign MoU

Industrial Technology Research Institute and the UK's Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult have signed the Memorandum of Understanding on the cooperation of offshore wind generation.

Red Rock Power and Eni forge ScotWind alliance

Red Rock Power Limited and Eni have formed a new 50/50 partnership as they prepare to make a joint bid with the support of Transmission Investment in the forthcoming ScotWind offshore leasing round.

Louis Dreyfus Armateurs holds naming cermony for SOV

Louis Dreyfus Armateurs recently held a naming ceremony for its new Service Operations Vessel.

Aeolus ready to return to Saint-Brieuc

Ailes Marines has revealed that Van Oord's jack-up vessel Aeolus will soon be back at the Saint-Brieuc wind farm.

Jan De Nul signs third contract with Dogger Bank Wind Farm

Dogger Bank Wind Farm and Jan De Nul Group have signed the final contract for the transport and installation of 87 GE Haliade-X 14 MW offshore wind turbines.

Ørsted appoints Deputy Head of Market & Government Affairs

Ørsted has appointed Davon McCurry as Deputy Head of Market & Government Affairs, New Jersey.

Asia's first offshore converter ready for installation

The largest offshore converter station in the world and Asia's first high voltage direct current offshore converter station was officially launched yesterday (8 July 2021).

He Dreiht to feature Vestas' 15 MW turbines

Vestas has been named the pre-selected tenderer at EnBW’s 900 MW He Dreiht project to supply the offshore wind turbines.

Scottish project secures funding to investigate installation technology

An Aberdeen-led project to explore more efficient ways of installing offshore wind farms will share in £800,000 of new funding.

RWE joins ORE Catapult to reduce offshore wind’s carbon footprint

Offshore wind developer RWE Renewables has joined the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s new Circular Economy for the Wind Sector joint industry programme.

Maine Governor decides no offshore wind in state waters

The State of Maine's Governor, Janet Mills, has signed into law LD 1619, which prohibits new offshore wind projects in State waters.

Purus Marine to acquire SOV

Purus Marine has announced an agreement to acquire a large offshore wind Service Operations Vessel.

Marlow Navigation and Opielok Offshore Carriers ink merger agreement

OOC and the Marlow Group signed an agreement in which Marlow takes over Opielok’s shares.

Ampelmann’s electric A-type is ready for operations

Electric solutions, a lower carbon footprint and a strong commitment to sustainability are sure to be the future of the Walk to Work (W2W) industry. In line with that, Dutch offshore access provider Ampelmann, has announced the ...(Read full story)

NKT completes BritNed repair

NKT has completed the second repair operation this year on the BritNed high voltage direct current subsea cable connection.

Ocean Winds and Aker Offshore Wind form ScotWind alliance

Ocean Winds and Aker Offshore Wind have formed a new partnership for the development of offshore wind in Scotland using floating technology.

Onshore works begin for Sofia and Dogger Bank C

Onshore construction works has officially begun for the Sofia and Dogger Bank C offshore wind farms with a ground breaking ceremony.

Subsea 7 and OHT form combined company

OHT ASA and Subsea 7 S.A. announced an agreement to combine OHT with Subsea 7 Renewables' business unit, subject to customary approvals, conditions and relevant employee consultations.

Ørsted, Falck Renewables and BlueFloat Energy forge ScotWind alliance

Ørsted, Falck Renewables and BlueFloat Energy have formed a partnership to participate in the Crown Estate Scotland's upcoming ScotWind leasing round.

Crown Estate forms offshore wind and carbon capture co-location Forum

The Crown Estate announced the formation of the Offshore Wind and CCUS Co-location Forum which will identify the key challenges and opportunities associated with the co-location of Offshore Wind and Carbon Capture Usage and Storage infrastructure.

Hellenic Cables secures Adriatic Sea cable contract

Hellenic Cables signed a contract with Croatian contractor for the supply of submarine cables for the replacement of existing outdated cable lines in the Adriatic Sea.

Ørsted submits Maryland offshore wind bid

Ørsted has submitted a bid to the Maryland Public Service Commission to develop Skipjack Wind 2, a proposed project of up to 760 MW.

Kongsberg secures technology contract for Cadeler vessels

Kongsberg Maritime secured contracts totalling EUR 49 million with Chinese shipbuilder COSCO Shipping Offshore. The agreement will see Kongsberg Maritime supply technology packages for two new Cadeler Wind Turbine Installation Vessels.

BW Ideol and ENEOS form floating alliance for Japan

BW Ideol has signed a joint development agreement with ENEOS Corporation to develop a site-specific commercial-scale floating offshore wind farm off Japan

UK offshore wind manufacturers secure government funding

The UK government has announced that offshore wind manufacturers SeAH Wind Ltd and Smulders Projects UK are each to receive grant funding from its £160 million Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Support Scheme.

Ramboll wins five offshore wind contracts in Asia

Ramboll has secured five new contracts for offshore wind farms located in Japan, China, Taiwan and South Korea, and announced the opening of a new office in Tokyo.

TKF scores Hollandse Kust Noord cable contract

TKF has secured a contract with Van Oord to supply 140 km of 66 kV inter array cables for the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm, located in the North Sea.

Jan De Nul orders motion-compensated pile gripper for Les Alizés

Jan De Nul Group has selected Imeca to deliver a electrical Motion-Compensated Pile Gripper for its new Floating Installation Vessel Les Alizés.

Geotechnical surveys planned for Baltic Power

Twelve specialised vessels are beginning the main phase of geotechnical surveys of the Baltic Power offshore wind farm and and cable connection route being developed by PKN ORLEN and Northland Power.

The Renewables Consulting Group acquired by ERM

ERM has announced the acquisition of RCG (the Renewables Consulting Group), a market intelligence, management consulting, and technical advisory firm operating exclusively in the renewable energy sector.

Siemens Gamesa scores second typhoon turbine certificate

Siemens Gamesa has received a second rotor-nacelle assembly IEC type certificate covering resistance to extreme wind conditions.

InfraStrata issues response to Triumph's LOI termination

InfraStrata has issued a statement in response to news last week that Triumph has cancelled an LOI between the two firms for wind farm development vessels.

New consortium seeks to develop projects in Taiwan

Four companies have formed a partnership to jointly offshore wind projects in Miaoli.

Construction begins for Hollandse Kust Zuid

Vattenfall, alongside its recently announced partner BASF, has started the construction of its 1.5GW Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm.

HOFOR seeks to extend Middelgrunden's lifetime

HOFOR is awaiting approval for the lifetime extension to its 20 year-old Middelgrunden offshore wind farm off Copenhagen.

Integrated Wind buys majority of Procon Group

Integrated Wind Solutions AS announced the acquisition of 75% of Procon Group A/S,

Fred. Olsen Windcarrier secures Baltic Eagle contract

Fred. Olsen Windcarrier has been awarded a contract directly by Vestas Wind Systems for the transportation and installation of Vestas turbines at the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm.