Fred. Olsen Windcarrier and Siemens Gamesa have signed a long-term agreement, under which Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s vessels will be deployed for operations and maintenance (O&M) work on offshore wind farms featuring Siemens Gamesa turbines. The agreement, which has a firm duration of ten years with
Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime has been appointed to deliver an integrated technology package for what is said to be South Korea’s first specialised HVDC installation vessel, being built in Türkiye. South Korean subsea cable installation company LS Marine Solution signed a contract with Türkiye’s Tersa
Grid connection agreements have been secured for three offshore wind projects in the Philippines with a combined planned capacity of 1,650 MW. The projects are the 450 MW Frontera Bay, the 600 MW Guimaras Strait, and the 600 MW Guimaras Strait II, all owned by the same consortium, comprising Seawind
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked a federal court to remand the federal approval of the New England Wind offshore wind project to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), which issued it last year and now wants to conduct further review, according to a filing submitted on 2 December
CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE), a joint venture between CSBC Corporation and DEME Offshore, has completed the jacket installation campaign for the Taipower Offshore Wind Project Phase II (TPC Phase II) in Taiwan. CDWE announced the completion of 22 jacket installations for the TPC Phase II wind f
Taean Wind Power, a joint venture between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Vena Energy, has signed Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) totalling 500 MW for its offshore wind project in South Korea. The agreements cover 300 MW with Korea West Power and 200 MW with Gangneung Eco Power. “This
Enefit Green has agreed with Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation to terminate their partnership in the development of the Liivi Bay offshore wind farm in Estonia. The decision follows thorough joint discussions on the offshore wind outlook in Estonia and assessment of the current market and regulatory cond
Iberdrola has selected Norway-headquartered Global Maritime (GM) to provide marine services in support of operations and maintenance (O&M) on the 496 MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France. As part of this agreement, Global Maritime will deliver a range of marine services, including vessel ins
Heerema Marine Contractors’ heavy-lift vessel Aegir has installed the final suction bucket jacket foundation at Ørsted’s 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. According to the company’s latest social media post, the crew onboard Aegir installed a total of 66 foundations at
The UK government has opened a window for registrations for the Allocation Round 7 (AR7) of the country’s Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, ahead of the call for applications which is expected to be launched next month. The registration period is currently scheduled to close on 27 August, accor
The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) has granted GE Vernova’s subsidiary Georgine Wind permission to build and operate an 18 MW test turbine in Gulen municipality. The project, which is part of a test programme to advance offshore wind technology, will feature an up to 18 MW tu
