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  • ABL Contracted for MWS Services on Two French Offshore Wind Farms

    7 February 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    ABL Group’s Paris office has been awarded contracts to provide marine warranty survey (MWS) services for two Round 2 offshore wind farms in France. The company has been hired on the 496 MW Iles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier and the 496 MW Dieppe-Le Tréport, on which offshore construction activities are scheduled to start this year. Both […]

  • 1.2 GW Baltic Power Offshore Wind Farm Moves Forward

    31 January 2023
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The 1.2 GW Baltic Power wind project offshore Poland has received its first building permit for the onshore part of the development, according to a recent social media post by Daniel Obajtek, CEO of PKN Orlen. The work on the project’s onshore development is planned to start in 2024, Obajtek said. The Baltic Power offshore […]

  • Welsh Port Readying for Floating Wind by Simulating In-Port Manoeuvring Ops

    31 January 2023
    Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics, R&D

    With 4 GW of floating wind capacity to soon be awarded in the Celtic Sea, and more planned to come after that, ports in the UK are preparing to accommodate the construction and maintenance operations for the emerging industry. At Pembroke Port, a project simulating the processes of manoeuvring floating wind turbines into and out […]

  • Portuguese Government Working Towards Planned 2023 Offshore Wind Tender

    24 January 2023
    Authorities

    The Portuguese government is set to open a public hearing on the proposals for the delimitation of deployment areas for offshore wind, ahead of the country’s first offshore wind tender, scheduled to take place this year. This is according to Portugal’s Prime Minister Antonio Costa, who posted an update on social media during his state […]

  • Ocean Winds, Banque des Territoires to Jointly Bid for French Floaters

    17 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    Ocean Winds and Banque des Territoires have joined forces to respond to France’s A06 tender for floating offshore wind sites in the Mediterranean Sea. Under the A06 tender, two sites for floating offshore wind will be developed, each with a planned installed capacity of about 250 MW with potential extensions leading to a total capacity […]

  • Finnish Offshore Wind Extension Project Reaches Next Development Stage

    6 January 2023
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Suomen Hyötytuuli’s offshore wind farm extension project at Tahkoluoto, Pori on the west coast of Finland is proceeding to the permitting phase after the project’s land use plan was approved. The project could have a capacity of over 600 MW and is an extension to Finland’s first offshore wind farm, the 44.3 MW Tahkoluoto. Piloted […]

  • Italian Developer Aims to Pair Green Hydrogen with Floating Offshore Wind

    26 December 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, Grid Connection, Industry, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    An Italian company specialising in producing green hydrogen using renewable energy sources has applied for a maritime concession to build a 675 MW floating offshore wind farm in the Strait of Sicily. This is an excerpt from a Premium article published on our sister site Offshore Energy. You can read the original article by clicking […]

  • RWE to Build Sofia Offshore Wind Farm out of Port of Blyth

    21 December 2022
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    RWE has signed up Port of Blyth as an offshore construction base for its 1.4 GW Sofia Offshore Wind Farm. Commissioned in December 2000, Blyth was home to the UK’s first offshore wind turbine pilot project, operated at the time by E.ON Climate and Renewables, whose activities have since become part of RWE. Turning full […]

  • Dutch Telecommunications Company to Buy Offshore Wind Power from Eneco

    19 December 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Netherlands-headquartered telecommunications company KPN has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Eneco to receive power from the Hollandse Kust West (HKW) VI offshore wind farm. Under the PPA, the company will procure over 200 GWh of power annually from the 756 MW offshore wind farm. The 15-year agreement will run from 2027 and […]

  • NASH Maritime Wins Consultancy Contract for Shelmalere Offshore Wind Farm

    30 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    UK shipping, navigation, and maritime risk consultancy, NASH Maritime, has been appointed as a lead shipping and navigation consultant for the 1 GW Shelmalere offshore wind farm in Ireland. NASH Maritime, a part of the marine EIA team of Fehily Timoney and Company, Intertek, and MarineSpace, has been commissioned to undertake early design and development […]

  • Schottel Propulsion Kit for Four Chinese Wind Turbine Installation Vessels

    25 November 2022
    Vessels

    Four Wind Turbine Installation Vessels (WTIVs) being built for Ouyang Offshore in Shanghai will be propelled by SCHOTTEL thrusters. Two electrically-driven SCHOTTEL RudderPropellers type 430 azimuth thrusters and two SCHOTTEL TransverseThrusters type STT 4 will be equipped on each of the vessels to ensure DP mode manoeuvrability and precise positioning. SCHOTTEL said the vessels will […]

  • Bureau Veritas to Certify South Korean Floating Offshore Wind Project

    22 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Bureau Veritas, in partnership with the Korean Register (KR), has been appointed to lead the project certification of BadaEnergy’s Gray Whale 3 floating offshore wind farm in Ulsan, South Korea. As an independent third party, Bureau Veritas will provide project certification services. This covers the conformity assessment of the complete floating offshore wind farm and […]

  • New York Gives All Clear to Sunrise Wind Transmission Line

    18 November 2022
    Authorities, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The New York State Public Service Commission has approved a transmission line that will deliver electricity from the Sunrise Wind farm off the coast of Long Island, to the existing electrical grid in New York State. The 25-mile offshore/onshore transmission line will carry electricity from the wind farm to an existing substation in Brookhaven, Suffolk […]

  • Global Floating Wind on Path to Miss 2030 Targets, Report Says

    14 November 2022
    R&D

    A new report, published by 4C Offshore, has revealed that many countries are falling behind their 2030 floating offshore wind targets, but there could be still a chance to meet them. According to the latest 4C Offshore’s Global Floating Wind report, targets for 2030 wind production from floating, rather than fixed, wind farms are set […]

  • Mainprize Wins CTV Tender for Two Danish Offshore Wind Farms

    2 November 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Mainprize Offshore has won a contract for the provision of crew transfer vessels (CTVs) during the construction phase of the Vesterhav Nord and Syd offshore wind farms in the Danish North Sea. Under the contract, awarded following a tendering procedure, the UK-based company will be providing a 24-pax crew transfer vessel from March until November […]

  • BP to Open Offshore Wind Office in Germany, Starts Recruitment Drive

    31 October 2022
    Jobs & Recruitment

    Global energy major bp plans to open an office in Hamburg, Germany dedicated to the development of offshore wind projects and is in the process of seeking employees for the new office. Offshore wind turbines are essential for a successful energy transition, and in Germany, the topic of wind power is being promoted particularly in […]

  • Vestas 15 MW Wind Turbines Cleared For First Offshore Deployment

    26 October 2022
    Authorities, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The Danish Energy Agency has issued an establishment permit for the Frederikshavn offshore wind farm. With the permit, the Danish Energy Agency has given Frederikshavn OWF ApS, a special purpose company established by European Energy, the right to build the wind farm with a capacity of up to 72 MW. The project includes the installation […]

  • DNV Joins 1.5 GW Chujin Offshore Wind Project in Korea

    26 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Elenergy Co Ltd, a Korean renewable energy development company, has appointed DNV as owner’s engineer for the 1.5 GW fixed-bottom Chujin offshore wind project. When completed in 2027, the Chujin plant will be the largest commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the country, DNV said. As the owner’s engineer, DNV will drive the pre- Front End […]

  • Norwegian Geotechnical Institute Secures Work on Dutch Offshore Wind Zone

    21 October 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) has won a contract to develop an integrated ground model as part of a tender for geotechnical soil investigations at two offshore wind farm sites within the IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm Zone (IJVWFZ) in the Dutch North Sea. The total value of the contract, which was issued by the Netherlands […]

  • BP Could Place Its First Floating Wind Bid in California

    19 October 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    BP has qualified as an eligible bidder for the upcoming (floating) offshore wind lease sale in California, for which the US Government just announced would be held on 6 December by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). Since the issuance of the Proposed Sale Notice (PSN) for the five lease sites offshore California in […]

  • Finland Completing Underwater Life Surveys at Korsnäs Offshore Wind Site

    13 October 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Metsähallitus, Finland’s administrator of state-owned land and water areas, will soon wrap up surveys of underwater flora and fauna off the coast of Korsnäs, which are part of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for a gigawatt-scale offshore wind farm. The work, being performed by the Finnish underwater survey specialist Alleco Oy, started in July with […]

  • Scottish Floating Wind Project Completes 2022 Offshore Survey Campaign

    10 October 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    The geophysical and environmental survey works for the Salamander floating offshore wind project in Scotland have been completed, marking a significant milestone for the 100 MW project that is planned to be progressed through of the Scottish Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round. The survey activities commenced on 7 August and were […]

  • Germany Starts Working on 3.5 GW of New Offshore Wind Areas

    7 October 2022
    Authorities, Wind Farm Update

    Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) will soon start preliminary site investigations at three new offshore wind areas in the North Sea. The three sites are planned to be auctioned off in 2026/2027 and could jointly accommodate 3.5 GW of installed capacity. This is an excerpt from a Premium article published on our sister site […]

  • US Companies Partner to Explore Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Potential

    4 October 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    Entergy Louisiana, Entergy New Orleans, and Diamond Offshore Wind have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding the evaluation and potential early development of offshore wind in the Gulf of Mexico. The MoU provides a legal framework for Entergy and Diamond Offshore Wind to work toward the potential development of offshore wind demonstration projects located […]

  • Polish Offshore Wind Farm to Feature Vestas 15 MW Turbines

    26 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    PKN Orlen and Northland Power have chosen to utilise Vestas 15 MW wind turbines on the 1.2 GW offshore wind farm the Polish-Canadian joint venture will build in Poland’s sector of the Baltic Sea. Vestas, which has been selected as the preferred supplier, will provide 76 of its V236-15.0 MW turbines for the Baltic Power […]

  • Damen Developing New Vessel Class for Floating Offshore Wind Market

    20 September 2022
    R&D, Vessels

    Netherlands-headquartered Damen Shipyards has revealed it is developing a new vessel class that will be capable of supporting the growing floating offshore wind industry. Damen has cited forecasts which indicate that by 2050 over 200 GW or around 13,500 units of new floating offshore wind turbines will be in operation, and given the size of […]