TSM score contract for Fécamp offshore wind farm

TSM, associated with the company Windcat Workboats, has been selected to support technician transfer transfer operations at the Fécamp offshore wind farm.

TotalEnergies opens Aberdeen Offshore Wind Hub

Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies, has opened the company’s UK Offshore Wind Hub in Aberdeen.

Vestas named preferred supplier for Empire Wind

Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and bp, has selected Vestas as its preferred supplier for wind turbine generators for the Empire Wind I and Empire Wind II offshore wind farms.

INEOS unveils €2 billion Green Hydrogen investment plans

INEOS has announced that it is to invest more than €2 billion into electrolysis projects to make zero carbon, green hydrogen across Europe.

Vestas consolidates Asia business regions for future expansion

Vestas has announced that it will consolidate its two regions China and Asia Pacific into one business region covering the Greater Asia region named Asia Pacific.

TUDelft, HMC and DOT test new installation method

Heerema Marine Contractors has tested its novel Rotor Nacelle Assembly installation method offshore for the first time.

Ørsted and Crystal Steel seal fabrication center deal

Ørsted announced an economic agreement that will establish Maryland’s first offshore wind steel fabrication center at Crystal Steel Fabricators in Federalsburg, Maryland. 

IFA to return to service with reduced capacity

National Grid announced that it plans to reduce the 1000MW outage time of the Interconnexion France Angleterre interconnector following a fire at the project's UK converter station last month.

Mayflower Wind inks agreement with Gladding-Hearn for hybrid CTV

Mayflower Wind announced the signing of an agreement with Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding/Duclos Corporation of Somerset, MA for the specification, design, and manufacture of a Jones Act-compliant hybrid battery diesel electric Crew Transfer Vessel.

Ørsted and ZE PAK join forces for Polish tenders

Ørsted has signed a letter of intent with ZE PAK to participate in the upcoming auction for seabed leases in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea.

Vestas to install V236-15.0 MW prototype in Østerild

Vestas has decided to install its V236-15 MW offshore prototype wind turbine at the Østerild National test centre for wind turbines in Western Jutland, Denmark.

Anbaric unveils Downstate Clean Powerlink transmission bid

Anbaric has unveiled details of its proposed the Downstate Clean Powerlink bid which would support the delivery of offshore wind power off the coast of Long Island to New York’s power grid.

US Department of Energy issues $13.5m funding for environmental data development

The US Department of Energy has announced $13.5 million in funding to provide environmental and wildlife data to support offshore wind development.

UXO campaign underway for Hollandse Kust Noord

In September 2021, an Unexploded Ordnance survey campaign for the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm kicked off.

Foundations laid for DolWin5 onshore converter station

Yesterday, TenneT celebrated the laying of the foundation stone for the converter station for its DolWin5 offshore grid connection project in Emden / East.

Aker Solutions, DeepOcean and Solstad Offshore form renewables alliance

Aker Solutions ASA, DeepOcean Norway AS and Solstad Offshore ASA have joined forces to create Windstaller Alliance.

Ørsted and Jan De Nul finalise contract for German projects

Ørsted Wind Power S/A and Jan De Nul Group announced the signing of the final contract for the Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm.

Vattenfall commits to landfill ban and to recycling turbines

Vattenfall has set targets to deal with wind turbine blades at end of life with a focus on increasing the recycling rate of wind blade components.

X1 Wind completes assembly for ‘downwind’ floating turbine

X1 Wind has completed the rotor assembly for its floating wind platform.

Fugro to deploy lidar buoys for energy islands

Fugro has secured a contract with Energinet to provide floating wind lidar measurements for what will be the world’s first offshore artificial energy island, which is being constructed for the Danish Government.

Cadeler scores Hollandse Kust Noord contract

Cadeler A/S has been chosen as partner by the Dutch marine contractor Van Oord to assist in executing another wind farm project off the coast of the Netherlands.

European Patent Office to grant Hexicon patent for a floating platform

The European Patent Office has confirmed its intention to grant Hexicon a European patent for the company's floating wind power platform with tilted towers.

LM Wind Power launches second 107-meter blade mold line

LM Wind Power announced the launch of its second 107-meter wind turbine blade mold at its Cherbourg factory in France.

Hydrogen - Scottish island "route to market" for offshore wind?

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GE Renewable Energy cements Vineyard Wind contract

GE Renewable Energy received an order in September from Vineyard Wind to supply Haliade-X turbines for Vineyard Wind 1, the first utility-scale offshore wind installation in the US.

Hai Long names preferred suppliers for offshore substation

Hai Long Offshore Wind Project has awarded a consortium consisting of Semco Maritime and PTSC M&C a Preferred Supplier Agreement for two offshore substations for the Hai Long offshore wind projects.

Wood Thilsted scores East Anglia Hub design contract

Wood Thilsted has been selected by ScottishPower Renewables to execute a detailed design contract for the East Anglia Hub.

Vineyard Wind and DEME Offshore sign foundation agreement

Vineyard Wind has announced that DEME Offshore US LLC will serve as its contractor for the installation of offshore wind turbine foundations for the Vineyard Wind 1 project. 

Ørsted secures new EUR 2 billion credit facility

Ørsted has signed a EUR 2.0 billion 5-year sustainability-linked syndicated revolving credit facility with two 1-year extension options.

Ørsted and Eversource ink $86 million supply chain contract

Ørsted and Eversource, Sunrise Wind's joint development partners, have signed an $86 million supply chain contract with Riggs Distler & Company, Inc. to construct advanced foundation components for wind turbines at the Port of Coeymans.

Crowley expands in Rhode Island with new offshore wind office

Crowley Maritime Corporation and Governor Dan McKee have announced the opening of the company's new Rhode Island office to advance the development and operation of offshore wind energy installations.

SSE Renewables adapts Berwick Bank plans for seabirds

SSE Renewables this week took a step forward in the planning process for its Berwick Bank wind farm, revealing how it plans to reduce the impact of the site on seabird populations.

Cloudberry scales up offshore wind ambitions

Cloudberry Clean Energy ASA is taking several steps to reinforce its offshore wind business. The company is scaling up its offshore wind team to pursue investment and development opportunities within shallow water offshore wind.

Danish Energy Agency invites views on Hesselø seabed issue

The Danish Energy Agency and Energinet have invited potential developers to dive into the seabed data and contribute with their assessment of whether the Hesselø offshore wind farm is still attractive.

Triton Knoll onshore construction works completed

RWE has completed all the major onshore electrical system construction works for Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm. This follows the installation of the final turbine in September.

Seaway 7 joins construction crew for Ørsted's German projects

Seaway 7 ASA has been selected by Ørsted as a preferred contractor for the transport and installation of wind turbine generators for part of the Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farms in Germany.

BlueFloat Energy and Falck Renewables target Celtic Sea

BlueFloat Energy and Falck Renewables are exploring opportunities for developing floating offshore wind projects in the Celtic Sea off the coasts of Cornwall and Wales.

Cadeler to install turbines at two of Ørsted's German projects

Cadeler A/S has been chosen by Ørsted as preferred Wind Turbine Generator installation vessel supplier for the Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 projects.

Ørsted to Build Maryland emissions-free offshore wind base

Ørsted has announced that it will build Maryland’s first emissions-free offshore wind operations and maintenance facility in west Ocean City, Maryland.

Jan De Nul orders monopile installation system for Les Alizés

Jan De Nul Group has selected Remazel S.p.A. for the delivery of a set of cradles, a skidding system and an upending hinge for its new Floating Installation Vessel Les Alizés to handle and install XXI monopiles.

Aker Offshore Wind unveils underwater substation solution

Aker Offshore Wind has outlined plans to utilise Scotland's first offshore wind underwater substation as part of its bids for major offshore wind farms.

Maryland PSC denies Skipjack's Motion to Disqualify US Wind Inc bids

The Public Service Commission of Maryland has announced that its has denied a Motion to Disqualify in Part US Wind, Inc.'s (US Wind) offshore wind application. The Motion was submitted by Skipjack Offshore Energy, LLC.

CRP Subsea provide cable protection for Crete-Peloponnese interconnector

CRP Subsea has been awarded a contract by Hellenic Cables to supply three different types of cable ancillary products for the Crete to Peloponnese interconnector project.

LS Cable & System secures Hai Long cable work

LS Cable & System has been named preferred bidder for a KRW 200 billion submarine cable project by CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering for the Hai Long offshore wind farm.

Ostwind 2 gets final approval

German transmission system operator 50Hertz has received the last outstanding approval for the Ostwind 2 project in mid-September 2021. 

Seagreen reaches new milestone onshore

Contractors on the Seagreen offshore wind farm have reached a project milestone with the completion of Horizontal Directional Drilling works.

Salt Ship Design wins case against Prysmian

England and Wales High Court has ruled in favour of Norwegian ship designer Salt Ship Design AS regarding a contract conspiracy dispute with Prysmian.

Falck Renewables and BlueFloat Energy forge floating alliance

Falck Renewables and BlueFloat Energy have joined forces for the development of floating offshore wind farms off the Italian coast.

Prysmian cements Vineyward Wind cable contract

Prysmian Group has secured the Notice to Proceed for contract worth around €200 million to supply a submarine power cable system for the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm.

Van Oord orders new 'mega ship' for 20 MW turbines

Van Oord has ordered a new jack-up installation vessel, which can operate on methanol and install up to 20 MW wind turbines.

Subsea 7 and OHT complete combination agreement

Subsea 7 S.A. announced that the combination of its offshore wind business with OHT ASA has been completed.

North Sea Link starts operations

The €1.6 billion North Sea Link inteconnector will start commercial operations today (1 October 2021).

Vineyard Wind announces partnership with the City of Salem

Vineyard Wind has entered into an agreement with the City of Salem and Crowley Maritime Corporation to create a public-private partnership aimed at establishing Salem Harbour as an offshore wind port.

Government of Mauritania inks MoU for 10GW green hydrogen project

The Government of Mauritania, and Chariot, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to progress a potential green hydrogen development, denominated as “Project Nour”, of up to 10GW.

Prysmian scores €221 million submarine cable project in the Middle East

Prysmian Group has been awarded a contract for submarine and land cable system to create an interconnection between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

TECO to construct Hai Long onshore substation

Hai Long Offshore Wind Project and TECO Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd. have signed a preferred supplier agreement for an onshore substation with an installed capacity of 1,044 MW.

Navantia and EOLOS ink unmanned autonomous vehicles agreement

NAVANTIA S.A., S.M.E. and EOLOS Floating Lidar Solutions SL have signed an agreement for operating unmanned marine vehicles combined with meteorological data acquisition systems.

Keppel O&M completes substations for Ørsted's Taiwan projects

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd has completed the construction of two offshore substations for Ørsted which will be deployed at the Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farms in Taiwan.

GIG acquires Swedish offshore wind farm

Macquarie’s Green Investment Group has acquired the rights for the Kattegatt offshore wind farm from Agrivind AB.

Alicat to build daughter craft for North Star Renewables

Great Yarmouth-based Alicat has won a multi-million-pound contract with North Star Renewables to build its first hybrid powered daughter craft fleet

Ørsted submits EIA for Swedish project

Ørsted has submitted its environmental impact assessment for the 1.5 GW Skåne offshore wind farm in Sweden.

Ørsted secures €500 million from EIB

The European Investment Bank has signed a €500 million loan with Ørsted to support its increased capex programme on renewable energy projects.

AqualisBraemar LOC identifies marine traffic risks for German wind farms

AqualisBraemar LOC has supported the German authorities in identifying the risk of marine traffic to expected offshore wind development in the North Sea between 2020 and 2040.

BOEM to conduct an environmental review of Atlantic Shores projects

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will conduct an environmental review of two proposed wind energy development projects offshore New Jersey.

SSE Renewables and Pacifico Energy form joint venture for Japan

SSE Renewables has signed an agreement with Pacifico Energy to create a joint ownership company that will pursue offshore wind energy development projects in Japan.

GIG, TotalEnergies and RIDG unveil ScotWind bid

A consortium of Macquarie’s Green Investment Group, TotalEnergies and Scottish developer RIDG has announced its ScotWind bid for an offshore wind project west of the Orkney Islands.

UK goverment opens up offshore transmission review

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has launched a new enduring regime for wind farm development and offshore transmission.

EDS wins contract for French offshore wind farm

EDS has been awarded a substantial contract to deliver the high voltage safety management commissioning phase at the Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm in Brittany

Ripple joins NextGen consortium to develop consumer-owned wind farm

Renewable energy platform Ripple has joined the NextGen consortium which is pursuing seabed development rights within the Crown Estate Scotland ScotWind leading round.

Mott MacDonald named owner’s engineers for Taiwanese project

Mott MacDonald has been appointed by Hai Long offshore wind farm project as one of its owner’s engineers.

Ramboll scores French foundation design contract

Ramboll has been awarded a contract by Saipem for the Calvados offshore wind farm.

Port of Blyth celebrates Seagreen contract win

The Port of Blyth has been selected by Seaway 7 as the location for the storage and mobilisation of inter-array cable for the Seagreen offshore wind farm.

Final components for Moray East depart Port of Nigg

The final components for the Moray East offshore wind farm have departed Global Energy's facilities at the Port of Nigg.

AqualisBraemar LOC supports Codling Wind Park

AqualisBraemar LOC has been appointed as Marine Warranty Surveyor for the construction of Codling Wind Park - Ireland’s largest Phase One offshore wind project.

JDR unveils £130 million subsea cable facility

JDR Cable Systems, part of the TFK Group, has announced its plans to open a new subsea cable manufacturing facility in Cambois, near Blyth, Northumberland.

Port Esbjerg gets expansion green light

Port Esbjerg has now been given the green light for a major port expansion.

Blue Gem Wind commissions academics to support seabird research

Blue Gem Wind has commissioned seabird researchers to support current offshore Environmental Impact Assessment work.

New York Mayor unveils offshore wind plans

New York's Mayor, Bill de Blasio, and New York City Economic Development Corporation have announced a 15-year, $191 million Offshore Wind Vision plan

Siemens Gamesa secures East Anglia ONE service contract extension

Siemens Gamesa has announced an extension of the original contract term for servicing the 714 MW East Anglia ONE wind farm.

James Fisher rebrands French subsidiary

James Fisher has announced the rebranding of its French subsidiary Mojo Maritime to James Fisher Renouvelables.

Construction begins for Sofia substation

An official steel cutting ceremony at Sembcorp Marine's yard in Batam, Indonesia marked the start of fabrication of Sofia's offshore converter platform.

NJEDA to launch tenant selection process for Wind Port

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority will shortly be launching the next phase of its tenant selection process.

Danish Energy Agency continues energy island market dialogue

The Danish Energy Agency has invited potential tenderers and relevant market operators to participate in the second market dialogue regarding the construction and co-ownership of an Energy Island in the North Sea.

DNV issues Technical Note for turbines in tropical cyclones

DNV has published a new Technical Note, providing principles for determining sites with extreme wind speeds for wind farms caused by tropical cyclones.

Ned Project’s turbine installation vessel design scores ABS approval

ABS has awarded Approval in Principle (AIP) to Ned Project Inc. for its hydrogen-ready wind turbine installation vessel design.

Governor Newsom signs California offshore wind bill

California's Governor Gavin Newsom has approved a bill (AB 525) which seeks to accelerate deployment of offshore wind off the California coast.

WindFloat Atlantic produces 75 GWh

The WindFloat Atlantic floating offshore wind farm has produced 75 GWh of electricity in its first year of operation.

Havyard delivers third ESVAGT service vessel

Havyard Leirvik shipyard has handed over the third Service Operations Vessel, Esvagt Havelok, to ESVAGT in just nine months.

Swire Energy Services wins Ørsted aviation contract

Swire Energy Services has secured a new contract with Ørsted in the UK Southern North Sea.

Fern communications scores Moray East contract

A four-year contact has been signed between Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Ltd and Fern Communications Ltd to support and maintain the Moray East communications system.

RWE to establish offshore wind hub in Grimsby

RWE has unveiled plans to establish an operations hub at Grimsby’s Royal Dock.

Siemens Gamesa installing prototype turbine in Oesterild

Siemens Gamesa has revealed that the installation of its SG 14-222 DD prototype started in Oesterild.

SSE, Microsoft, Avanade and NatureScot use AI to monitor birds

SSE has partnered with Microsoft, tech firm Avanade and NatureScot to use AI technology to monitor puffin numbers around the Scottish coastline.

Buss Terminal Eemshaven to support Hollandse Kust Noord construction

Buss Terminal in Eemshaven will serve as base port for the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm.

GE and ACTA MARINE ink SOV contract for French project

GE Renewable Energy and ACTA MARINE have signed a supply contract for the chartering of a Service Operation Vessel for a French wind farm.

Waves Group scores Hollandse Kust contracts

Waves Group has been awarded Marine Warranty Surveyor contracts for the installation of TenneT’s Hollandse Kust Noord and West Alpha export power cables.

Energia opens consultation for North Celtic Sea wind project

Energia has opened up its first phase of public consultations on its proposed North Celtic Sea offshore wind farm.

Financial advisors appointed for Polish offshore wind farm

​A consortium comprising Pekao Investment Banking and Green Giraffe has been mandated as financial advisor for the Baltic Power offshore wind farm project.

Cobra and Flotation Energy submit 7 GW ScotWind bid

Cobra and Flotation Energy plc have unveiled bids for up to 7 GW across several sites in Crown Estate Scotland’s ScotWind Leasing Round.

All foundations installed at Japanese wind farm

All 33 monopiles and transition pieces that make up the foundations for the Akita and Noshiro offshore wind farms off the Japanese coast have been installed.

Avangrid Renewables and CIP restructure US projects

Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc., and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have announced a restructuring of their Vineyard Wind joint venture.

Ørsted unveils £12 billion Scottish offshore wind investment plan

Ørsted has unveiled plans to invest up to £12 billion directly with Scottish companies on developing and constructing offshore wind farms over the next ten years.

Aquaterra Energy, Lhyfe and Borr Drilling unveil green hydrogen jack-up concept

Aquaterra Energy has signed a partnership with renewable hydrogen producer and supplier Lhyfe and offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling to develop a concept for offshore green hydrogen production in the North Sea.

Statkraft purchases power from Kincardine

Statkraft has announced the start of the long-term power purchase agreement signed in 2018 between Statkraft and Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Ltd.

Chartwell Marine and Zelim design unmanned rescue vessel

Zelim, a start-up developing a lifesaving system for offshore energy, has partnered with naval architect Chartwell Marine to deliver a remotely operated rescue vessel.

Siemens and Sumitomo Electric score Greenlink contract

Siemens Energy and its consortium partner Sumitomo Electric have signed a contract with Greenlink Interconnector Limited. Siemens Energy will deliver the high-voltage direct current converter technology for the 190km electricity Greenlink interconnector.

Anbaric submits offshore wind transmission bids

Anbaric Development Partners has submitted to PJM a portfolio of 19 projects to deliver offshore wind into New Jersey, including a transmission network that aims to maximise the delivery of offshore wind into the grid.

BW Ideol and Ardersier Port ink formal partnership agreement

Ardersier Port Authority and BW Ideol have announced the signing a formal partnership agreement.

Uniper and Ørsted forge offshore wind and hydrogen alliance

Uniper and Ørsted have formed a strategic partnership in an effort to jointly develop offshore wind with hydrogen on a large scale.

Vestas to close three European factories

Vestas has announced plans to cease production at three of its factories in Germany, Spain, and Denmark.

HonuWorx and ORE Catapult plan subsea robotics demonstration

Aberdeen technology developer HonuWorx and the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult have announced plans to demonstrate a concept for a submersible mothership in an effort to make subsea robotics a sustainable and cost-effective solution for offshore wind farms.

Vineyard Wind to conduct export cable surveys

Offshore geophysical surveys are scheduled to kick off this week within the Vineyard Wind Offshore Export Cable Corridor in Nantucket Sound.

REWE Group and Ørsted sign long-term power purchase agreement

REWE Group, one of Germany's leading food retailers, has signed a 10-year power purchase agreement with Ørsted to procure 100 MW of green electricity from Ørsted's Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm which is set to become operational in 2025.