Ørsted has started the offshore construction for the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan, which have the combined capacity of 920 MW.Ørsted was awarded the 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in June 2018…
Belgium's transmission operator (TSO) Elia has temporarily postponed the signing of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) contracts for ‘the world’s first’ artificial energy island, due to the price increase for HVDC infrastructure, causing a three…
Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract to supply an integrated package of equipment for Bibby Marine’s new electric Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (eCSOV), the world’s first fully-electric offshore vessel.Kongsberg Maritime will provide…
Equinor and Polenergia have signed a contract with Van Oord for the seabed protection work at the Baltyk 2 and Baltyk 3 offshore wind farms in Poland.The seabed protection in the form of stone surcharges will be conducted by Van Oord. The contract is valued around $100 million…
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Fukada Salvage & Marine Works have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore collaboration on transportation and installation (T&I) vessels for floating offshore wind turbines.Under the MoU, MOL and Fukada…
RWE has taken delivery of 36 out of 72 of the reusable covers, supplied by Dutch company Circular Covers, which will be used to protect the foundations of the 1.1 GW Thor offshore wind farm, being built in the Danish North Sea.The covers, which have arrived in Thyboron Port…
New York's utility regulator on Thursday granted a unit of Norwegian energy firm Equinor permission to build and operate transmission facilities for the company's Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm under construction off the state coast.The transmission line for the project runs about 17…
Companies that once committed to investing in U.S. offshore wind infrastructure and supply chains are now scrapping their plans as the industry experiences significant challenges. These setbacks stem from project delays, soaring costs, and the…
Companies that committed to investments in U.S. offshore wind infrastructure and supply chains are scrapping their plans as the projects they were meant to serve face huge setbacks, including President Donald Trump's plan to end federal support…
Pritchard-Gordon group of companies has launched PG Renewables, a turnkey contractor providing offshore and nearshore Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) identification and clearance services for the marine energy and offshore wind markets.PG Renewables…
Britain opened an incentive scheme on Thursday for offshore wind projects, seeking to persuade developers to provide the investment to meet an ambitious goal of decarbonising the country's energy system by 2030.The scheme, called the 'Clean Industry Bonus'…
A report published by RenewableUK has outlined key proposals to enable the operational lifespan of offshore wind farms to be extended, as well as recommendations for the development of the best decommissioning options.The UK’s first offshore wind farm began generating clean power in 2000…
Next Ocean, a Dutch developer of Vessel Motion Radar systems for offshore wind and oil and gas industries, has secured seed investment from Arches Capital to drive its business expansion.This funding will accelerate Next Ocean’s growth, enabling the company to scale production…
Norway will not offer acreage suitable for bottom-fixed offshore wind farm development when it next announces new tenders, and will instead focus on floating wind options, it said on Monday.The government had previously said it would offer new…
Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Dragados Offshore to deliver the steel substructure for the 2 GW HVDC converter station for the BalWin1 offshore wind grid connection system in Germany, being developed by transmission system operator (TSO) Amprion Offshore…
