Offshore Wind News


Jan De Nul Reels In Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Export Cable Job

Jan 25, 2024

Belgium-based offshore installation contractor Jan De Nul has signed the export cable contract with Ørsted for its 2.9 GW Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm in the U.K.Jan De Nul will be responsible for the seabed preparation, transport, installation…

Cyan Renewables Enters UK Offshore Wind Market with Sentinel Buy

Jan 25, 2024

Cyan Renewables, a portfolio company of Seraya Partners, has acquired a majority stake in Sentinel Marine to strengthen its position in the UK offshore wind market and boost its local content.Singapore-based Cyan Renewables, Asia’s first dedicated offshore wind vessel operator…

Ørsted to Acquire 100% of Sunrise Wind

Jan 24, 2024

Ørsted has signed an agreement with Eversource to acquire Eversource’s 50% share of Sunrise Wind, a 924 MW offshore wind farm which would deliver power to New York.The acquisition is subject to the successful award of Sunrise Wind in the ongoing New York 4 solicitation for offshore wind capacity…

New Jersey Approves Two Giant Offshore Wind Power Projects

Jan 24, 2024

New Jersey's utility regulator on Wednesday approved two offshore wind power projects with a combined capacity of 3,742-megawatts (MW) whose backers include Invenergy and TotalEnergies.The offshore wind industry is expected to play a major role in helping several states and U…

Correl Group Gets Inter-Array Cable Job at US Offshore Wind Farm

Jan 24, 2024

UK-based Correll Group has secured a contract with Greek subsea cable maker Hellenic Cables for the inter-array cabling works at the Revolution Wind offshore wind farm.Correll Group’s scope of work will include the termination and testing of…

Tidal Transit Starts Works on ‘World’s First’ Retrofit E-CTV

Jan 24, 2024

Tidal Transit, a supplier of purpose-design crew transfer vessels for the offshore wind industry, has begun the design and engineering phase of a project to deliver what is said to be the world’s first retrofit electric crew transfer vessel (E-CTV)…

Rovco Grows Offshore Wind Survey Fleet

Jan 24, 2024

Rovco, a UK-based subsea robotics and survey firm, has added a second hull mounted survey vessel to its fleet with the long-term charter of the DP2 vessel Glomar Worker. The four-year charter with Glomar comes in response to client demand for innovative geophysical and geotechnical survey solutions…

Significant Potential for Cross-Border Offshore Grids in EU

Jan 23, 2024

The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) has published EU Offshore Network Development Plans (ONDPs) - the first comprehensive cross-border review of existing offshore grid capacity and future offshore grid requirements at sea basin level…

Offshore Wind Vessels Charging Study Gets Underway in Irish Sea

Jan 23, 2024

Maersk’s offshore vessel-charging venture Stillstrom has launched a collaborative study with EnBW and BP, the developers of the Morgan and Mona offshore wind farms, to assess the viability of integrating offshore charging solutions for service and crew transfer vessels for the two projects…

Acteon Bags O&M Contract for 228MW German Offshore Wind Farm

Jan 23, 2024

UTEC, a geo-services brand in Acteon’s Data and Robotics Division, has secured a three-year contract by Siemens Gamesa for operations and maintenance (O&M) services to the Butendiek offshore wind farmUTEC will provide subsea balance of plant O&M services for the 228 MW offshore wind farm…

TotalEnergies and European Energy Strengthen Offshore Wind Ties

Jan 23, 2024

French energy major TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with European Energy to develop offshore wind projects in three Nordic countries, including Denmark, Finland and Sweden.The agreement covers 405 MW of offshore wind power under development in Denmark…

First OSS for 2.6GW US Offshore Wind Project Arrives to Denmark

Jan 23, 2024

The first of a total of three offshore substations (OSS) for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project has been delivered to Bladt Industries in Denmark, where it will now undergo further outfitting.The first 880 MW OSS has been shipped from Spain…

Lhyfe Finds UK-Ireland Green Hydrogen Partner with Long-Term Offshore Prospect

Jan 22, 2024

French company Lhyfe and UK-based Source Galileo have teamed up to develop commercial-scale green hydrogen production units in the UK and Ireland, which could be powered by offshore wind in the future.The companies have signed a memorandum of…

NYK Line-Damen Co-Op Launches Offshore Wind Training Simulator

Jan 22, 2024

An advanced full mission bridge simulator tailored for offshore wind operations has been launched in Japan as part of collaboration between NYK Line and Damen.The simulator, housed at a newly established training center in Akita, is set to become…

Eni Joins Partnership to Develop Offshore Wind Projects in Spain

Jan 22, 2024

Eni-controlled company Plenitude has reached an agreement with BlueFloat Energy and Sener Renewable Investments to join their strategic partnership to advance the development of offshore wind projects in Spain.The agreement with Plenitude bolsters…

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