Offshore Platforms

Neptun Werft-Smulders Joint Venture Secures Second 2 GW Converter Platform Contract from 50Hertz

Gennaker Offshore Substation Jackets Loaded Out in Netherlands

Four Baltica 2 Offshore Substations Set Sail from Vietnam to Poland

All Foundations In Place at Bałtyk 2 & 3

Iberdrola’s New German Offshore Wind Farm Feeding Electricity into Grid

Jacket for TenneT’s IJmuiden Ver Beta Platform Starts Taking Shape

Heerema Fabrication Group has completed the first structural element for the jacket foundation for TenneT’s 2 GW IJmuiden Ver Beta transformer platform at its yard in Vlissingen. During the first so-called roll-up, the 1,700-tonne steel element was lifted from a horizontal position into a controlled

Siemens Energy’s First Lightweight Offshore Substation Installed in China

Siemens Energy marked the first deployment of its lightweight integrated offshore substation at an offshore wind project, as the company’s new High-Voltage TranSwitch Unit (HV-TSU) has been installed at the Yuetuo Island Offshore Wind Farm in China. According to Siemens Energy, the substation integr

ABB to Equip Allseas’ New Offshore Converter Station Transport Vessel

ABB has secured a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) to supply the power and propulsion package for Allseas’ new semi-submersible heavy transport vessel Grand Tour, designed for carrying offshore converter stations. The 230-metre vessel, scheduled for delivery in 2028, will be capa

Offshore Substation, Export Cable Works Completed at Taiwan’s Fengmiao 1

Two offshore construction milestones have been completed at the 495 MW Fengmiao 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan, with Jan De Nul finalising the export cable connection to the offshore substation and CDWE completing the installation of the offshore substation and its foundation. Jan De Nul said on 5 A

50Hertz Sounding Out SOV Market for Baltic Sea Offshore Grid Platforms

German transmission system operator (TSO) 50Hertz has launched a preliminary market consultation to assess the availability of service operation vessel (SOV) and walk-to-work (W2W) solutions for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of its future offshore grid connection platforms in the German Baltic

SK Oceanplant to Build Jacket Foundation for BalWin5 Offshore Converter Platform

South Korean offshore wind foundation manufacturer SK oceanplant has secured a contract from Seatrium to manufacture and supply the jacket foundation and piles for TenneT’s BalWin5 high-voltage direct current (HVDC) offshore converter platform in the German North Sea. The contract will see SK oceanp

Seatrium Starts Building UK Hub, New Facility to Support Delivery of TenneT 2 GW and Sofia Offshore Wind Projects

Seatrium Offshore Renewable Services (ORS) has started construction of a new offshore wind operations hub in Lowestoft, UK. The company says the investment strengthens Seatrium ORS’ operational capability as demand grows for offshore project delivery, hook-up, commissioning, logistics and lifecycle

PTSC M&C Loads Out Fengmiao Offshore Substation

PTSC Mechanical & Construction (PTSC M&C) has completed the construction and loadout of the offshore substation structures for the Fengmiao offshore wind project in Taiwan, comprising a 3,400-tonne topside and an 8,000-tonne jacket and the accompanying piles. “Delivered on schedule with more than 2.

North Sea Pilot Project Produces First Green Hydrogen on Operational Platform

PosHYdon, the first project in the world to combine offshore wind power, hydrogen production, and natural gas production at sea, has started producing green hydrogen on an operational offshore platform in the North Sea. The Q13a-A platform, operated by Eni Energy Netherlands, is located approximatel