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  • Transformers for First US HVDC Offshore Wind Grid Connection Arrive in New York

    3 May 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Onshore Infrastructure, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The four transformers for the substations that will receive and transmit the electricity produced by the Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm to the mainland have arrived in New York, according to a social media post by Siemens Energy, which is supplying the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system for the 924 MW offshore wind project […]

  • Finland Denies 16 Offshore Wind Bids

    6 May 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The Finnish government has issued a negative decision on 16 applications for exploitation rights concerning offshore wind power in the exclusive economic zone saying that many of the areas located in the Gulf of Bothnia overlap each other. The applicants who received a negative decision are Halla Offshore Wind Oy and Laine Offshore Wind Oy […]

  • BREAKING: Australia Awards First Offshore Wind Feasibility Licences, Major Developers Lined Up with 12+ GW in Generation Capacity

    1 May 2024
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The Australian government has awarded the first feasibility licences for offshore wind projects to six wind farms proposed to be built offshore Gippsland in Victoria, with a further six licences expected to be awarded, subject to First Nations consultation. The total capacity of Australia’s first six offshore wind projects to receive feasibility licences is around […]

  • Greek Firm Completes Cable Installation for French Floating Wind Pilot Project

    25 April 2024
    Cables, Floating Wind, Grid Connection, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Greece-based Asso.subsea has completed the cable installation, burial, and protection operations for the Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind project in France. The Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind project is located 17 kilometres off the coast in the Mediterranean Sea, on a 100-metre deep site. The floating wind pilot project features three Siemens Gamesa 8 […]

  • Significant Offshore Wind Growth Brings Fugro Strong Start of the Year

    26 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    In what is described as a “strong start of the year”, Dutch geo-data specialist company, Fugro, reported a 9 per cent revenue growth for the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period last year, said to be due to ongoing significant growth in offshore wind projects. Revenue in the first quarter was EUR […]

  • Prysmian Completes Neart na Gaoithe Cabling Job Offshore Scotland

    5 April 2024
    Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Onshore Infrastructure, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Italy-headquartered Prysmian has concluded the installation of submarine and land power cables to connect the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm to the Scottish mainland power grid. The offshore wind project is now in the testing and commissioning phase and the system is scheduled to go live during 2024. Prysmian designed, supplied, and […]

  • DEME Wins ‘Most Extensive’ Cabling Contract in Company’s History

    18 April 2024
    Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms

    Cable solutions provider Prysmian has selected DEME to provide the engineering and installation works for the IJmuiden Ver Alpha and Nederwiek 1 offshore grid systems in the Netherlands. This is the most extensive cabling award in DEME’s history and marks the company’s first project involving Prysmian’s 525 kV HVDC cable technology, featuring increased transmission capacity, […]

  • Drydocks World Cuts First Steel for Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Substations

    18 April 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Drydocks World has hosted a steel-cutting ceremony to mark the official start of work on the Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind platforms project. The steel cutting ceremony for the Norfolk Vanguard West and East HVDC Platforms was held at Drydocks World’s yard in Dubai and included the joint venture partner for the project, Aker Solutions, the […]

  • World’s First Energy Island Starts Taking Shape – Video

    23 April 2024
    Energy Islands, Grid Connection, Power-to-X

    The first of the 23 caissons being built for Princess Elisabeth Island in Vlissingen, the Netherlands, is almost finished and will be immersed in the North Sea this summer. The artificial Belgian energy island is a world first. A Belgian consortium comprising DEME and Jan De Nul (TM Edison) is building the foundations of the […]

  • New Heavy Lift Quay Supporting SeAH’s UK Monopile Factory to Go Into Operation This Summer

    12 April 2024
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    A new quay in the UK’s Tees Valley that will support SeAH Wind’s new XXL monopile manufacturing facility is set to be operational in early summer 2024. Construction work on the first 450-metre phase of the South Bank Heavy Lift Quay, which started in 2021, is now complete, according to Teesworks Ltd, a private-public partnership […]

  • Poland’s Largest Offshore Wind Project Readies for 2025 Auction

    10 April 2024
    Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Equinor and Polenergia have applied for environmental approval for the connection infrastructure of the Bałtyk I offshore wind farm as the project is being prepared for auction in Poland in 2025. The Bałtyk I offshore wind farm is one of three projects jointly developed by Equinor and Polenergia in the Polish Baltic Sea. Bałtyk I, […]

  • OX2 and IKEA Owner Receive Permit for 5.5 GW Swedish Offshore Wind Farm

    3 April 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The County Administrative Board of Gotland has granted a Natura 2000 permit for the 5.5 GW Aurora offshore wind farm in Sweden, being developed by OX2 and the investment arm of IKEA parent, Ingka Group. When granting the project Natura 2000 permit, the County Administrative Board agrees with other authorities that the wind farm can […]

  • Another Norwind Offshore CSOV Order Lands at Vard’s Desk

    8 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    Fincantieri-owned Vard has signed a contract with Navigare Capital Partners, in close cooperation with Norwind Offshore, for the design and construction of one tailor-made Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV). The parties have also agreed on new options for two additional vessels. Scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2026, the vessel is of VARD […]

  • Nexans, TenneT Get Things Rolling on BalWin3 and LanWin4 Offshore Grid Connections

    19 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection

    TenneT and Nexans, which signed framework agreements for three offshore grid connections last year, have now signed a call-off contract for the BalWin3 and LanWin3 projects, each of which will have a capacity of 2 GW and will link offshore wind farms to the German grid. In May 2023, TenneT awarded NKT, Nexans, and a […]

  • Japan Expands Offshore Wind Development into Exclusive Economic Zone

    13 March 2024
    Authorities, Planning & Permitting

    The Japanese Government has passed an amendment to the “Act on Promoting the Utilization of Sea Areas”, expanding the area for setting up offshore wind to the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The Japanese government aims to deploy 10 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030 and 30-45 GW by 2040, including floating wind, as part […]

  • Nordic Partners Team Up on 250-Turbine Offshore Wind Farm Project

    26 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Swedish wind farm developer OX2 and Finland’s Bank of Åland Fondbolag Abp have signed a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the development of the Noatun offshore wind farm project, south of the Åland Islands. The collaboration between OX2 and Ålandsbanken Fondbolag will take place via a jointly owned company, in which OX2 is the developer and […]

  • Lhyfe, CIP, and Flexens Unveil Plans for Energy Island Offshore Finland

    2 November 2023
    Business development, Green Hydrogen, Power-to-X, Research & Development

    French green hydrogen production specialist, Lhyfe, Finnish Flexens, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have formed a partnership for the development and construction of an integrated energy island solution enabling gigawatt-scale offshore wind and green hydrogen production in Finland. CIP, through Copenhagen Energy Islands, Lhyfe, and Flexens have decided to jointly launch the Åland Energy Island […]

  • OX2 Establishes Green Hydrogen Partnership with Finnish Company

    8 February 2023
    Contracts & Tenders

    Sweden-based OX2 has entered into a partnership with the Norwegian consumer goods company Orkla to supply green hydrogen to the company’s Haraldsby factory in Åland. The aim of the cooperation is to assess and plan the supply of hydrogen from 2025. The hydrogen for Orkla’s factory in Saltvik, Åland would be supplied from OX2’s planned […]

  • Offshore Wind Partners Unveil Large-Scale Green Hydrogen and E-Fuel Project in Baltic Sea

    3 February 2023
    Industry, Ports & Logistics, Wind Farm Update

    The Sweden-based company OX2 and the Bank of Åland, who are jointly developing two multi-gigawatt-scale offshore wind farms in Finland, have initiated a feasibility study on Mega Grön Hamn (Mega Green Port), a project involving large-scale production and distribution of hydrogen and e-fuel in Åland. The companies plan to establish the Mega Green Port at […]

  • Another Multi-Gigawatt Offshore Wind Project Emerges in the Nordics

    20 May 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    Swedish wind farm developer OX2 and Finland’s Ålandsbanken Fondbolag Ab have extended and deepened their existing offshore wind cooperation agreement with another multi-gigawatt project off the Åland Islands in the Baltic Sea. OX2 and Ålandsbanken Fondbolag Ab, an investment management firm managing Ålandsbanken’s investment funds, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop the Noatun […]

  • Swedish Floating Wind Project Could Include Fish Farms

    7 March 2024
    Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Freja Offshore, a joint venture between Hexicon and Mainstream Renewable Power, has entered into a collaboration with the Norwegian company Subfarm to enable fish farms inside the Mareld floating offshore wind farm, proposed to be built in the North Sea, off the coast of Lysekil in Sweden. The two companies will work together on a […]

  • OX2 Launches Research to Increase Biodiversity for Wind Projects Offshore Åland

    15 March 2023
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Environment, R&D, Research & Development

    OX2 has initiated cooperation on a research station in the north of Åland with the aim to develop and test methods to increase biodiversity in connection with the offshore wind projects that the company is developing around Åland. OX2 will cooperate with Under Ytan and Nemo Seafarms, companies that develop commercial algae and seaweed farming […]

  • Finnish Company Positioning for Offshore Wind Build-Out in Åland 

    30 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Finnish company Ilmatar Energy Oy has established a subsidiary called Ilmatar Offshore Ab through which it plans to develop an offshore wind project in the province of Åland, where the provincial government has outlined an offshore wind development zone in the Gulf of Bothnia, named Sunnanvind. The company said it aims to develop, build and own […]

  • Underwater Life Surveys Completed for Two Multi-Gigawatt Projects Offshore Åland

    11 August 2023
    Business development, Environment, Research & Development, Wind Farm Update

    OX2 and Finland’s Ålandsbanken Fondbolag have completed underwater nature field surveys of two of its Noatun offshore wind projects near Åland in the Baltic Sea. The project team said it had used innovative methods to explore the underwater environment where the Noatun Norra (Noatun North) and Noatun Södra (Noatun South) offshore wind projects are planned. According […]

  • OX2 Ramps Up Work on Two Multi-Gigawatt Projects Offshore Åland

    30 September 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    OX2 has started the analysis and environmental impact assessment work for two of its Noatun offshore wind projects near Åland, after the Government of Åland issued a permission for site investigations to the developer. The Sweden-based developer, which is developing the two projects together with Finland’s Ålandsbanken Fondbolag, says that it has now included its […]

  • Ilmatar Taps Ramboll for Finnish EIA Work

    26 December 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Wind Farm Update

    Ramboll Finland has been selected to conduct Ilmatar Offshore’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) on offshore wind projects north of the Åland Islands, Finland. Ilmatar Offshore chose Ramboll Finland as the lead consultant for its EIA report on the Stormskär and Väderskär offshore wind project areas north of Åland. Ramboll Finland will start work on the […]