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SCALDIS Installs 1,400t Substation Topside at RWE's Kaskasi Offshore Wind Farm

Apr 01, 2022

Offshore renewables company RWE Renewables has this week seen the 1,400-tonne Kaskasi offshore wind farm substation topside installed onto the monopile foundation, off Germany.The 342-megawatt Kaskasi offshore wind project is being built 35 kilometers north of the island of Heligoland…

1.7GW Capacity: UK Greenlights Development of Two Offshore Wind Farms

Apr 01, 2022

Britain has approved the development of East Anglia One and East Anglia Two offshore wind farms with a combined capacity of 1.7 gigawatts, located in Southwold off the coast of Suffolk in the North Sea, Britain's planning inspectorate said.Britain has a target to reach net zero emissions by 2050…

UK PM Johnson Has 'Insatiable Desire' to Expand Wind Power Production

Mar 31, 2022

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has an “insatiable desire” to expand energy production from wind, a spokesperson for his Downing Street office said on Thursday.Johnson chaired a roundtable of industry leaders from the wind sector, telling…

TenneT's HKZ Transformer Platforms in Dutch North Sea Hit Major Milestones

Mar 30, 2022

Dutch grid operator TenneT has this week installed the topside of the second offshore transformer platform built to serve Vattenfall's Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea.Following the installation of the first transformer platform…

Swire Energy Services Names Harrestrup Head of Commercial for Wind Division

Mar 30, 2022

Since the acquisition of ALL NRG in August 2021, Swire Energy Services Wind division has seen several new senior appointments, with the most recent being that of Jan Harrestrup as Head of Commercial.Leading the commercial team, Harrestrup will be responsible for global business development…

Building a Battery Hybrid SOV is the Aim of Vallianz, Royal IHC MOU

Mar 29, 2022

Vallianz Holdings Limited entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Royal IHC to design and build a next generation service operation vessel (SOV) to support offshore wind farms.Designed by Royal IHC, the battery hybrid SOV will house advanced levels of integration and autonomy…

Seaway 7 to Install Inter-array Cables for 900MW German Offshore Wind Farm

Mar 29, 2022

Offshore wind installation company Seaway 7 said Tuesday it had won a 'sizeable' contract with Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW) for the delivery and installation of inner-array grid cables on its 900MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm project in Germany…

Ørsted to Sell 50% in World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Mar 28, 2022

Offshore wind farm developer Ørsted will divest a 50% stake in its 1.3 GW Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm in the UK to a consortium comprising AXA IM Alts, acting on behalf of clients, and Crédit Agricole Assurances.Hornsea 2 is currently under…

U.S. to Hold Offshore Wind Lease Sale for Two Areas in the Carolinas

Mar 25, 2022

The U.S. will hold a wind energy auction for two lease areas offshore the Carolinas on May 11, the U.S. Department of the Interior said Friday, as the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review.The lease areas cover 110…

Shell to Invest Up to $33B in UK's Energy Sector. Focus on Zero-Carbon

Mar 24, 2022

Shell will invest up to 25 billion pounds ($33 billion) into the energy system in Britain over the next decade, a senior executive at the oil major said, and over 75% of which will be funneled into zero-carbon products and services.Shell plans…

PM Johnson: UK Needs to Go Big on Nuclear and Offshore Wind

Mar 24, 2022

Britain's new energy security strategy will look to expand domestic nuclear and offshore wind capacity to bolster the country's energy independence and bring down the cost of living in the future, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday…

Foss to Develop Offshore Wind Terminal in New Bedford

Mar 23, 2022

The Port of New Bedford in Massachusetts will add another base of operations and terminal logistics facility to support offshore wind projects off the northeastern coast seaboard.Foss is partnering with key local investors of New Bedford’s Cannon…

BP, Marubeni in Japanese Offshore Wind Partnership

Mar 23, 2022

BP, the British oil major with growing renewables ambitions, has partnered up with Marubeni, the major Japanese integrated trading and investment conglomerate, to explore 'a selected offshore wind development opportunity in Japan.'The companies…

Boskalis, NBO Win Hollandse Kust West Beta Export Cabling Deal

Mar 23, 2022

Dutch offshore installation contractor Boskalis has won a contract for the Hollandse Kust West Beta wind farm export cable contract by TenneT, in consortium with Orient Cables (NBO). The contract scope comprises the installation of two 65-kilometer…

Netherlands Ramps Up Offshore Wind Plans

Mar 22, 2022

The Netherlands will significantly ramp up the building of offshore wind farms in coming years, doubling the planned capacity by 2030, in a bid to meet climate goals and reduce its dependence on Russian gas.The government [last Friday announced…

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