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Seiche Leads Pilot Study to Assess Piling Noise Offshore

May 19, 2026

Seiche, in collaboration with a consortium of leading marine science organizations, is delivering a pilot program to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of proposed underwater noise limits from pile driving during the construction of offshore wind farms…

Fugro Gets Survey Job on Scottish Offshore Wind Farm

May 11, 2026

Fugro has been awarded a major geotechnical survey contract by SSE for the Berwick Bank B offshore wind development in the North Sea off Scotland.Berwick Bank B forms part of the wider 4.1 GW Berwick Bank offshore wind project, which is being…

NKT Completes Export Cable Repair at Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm

Nov 18, 2025

Danish power cable maker and services provider NKT has concluded a turnkey repair of one of the 220 kV high-voltage AC subsea export cables connecting the Beatrice offshore wind farm in the Scottish Moray Firth to the Aberdeenshire coast.The repair was executed in 38 days…

Scotland Grants Consent for SSE’s 4.1GW Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 31, 2025

The Scottish Government has granted consent and marine licenses for SSE Renewables’ 4.1 GW Berwick Bank offshore wind farm, which could become the world’s largest offshore wind farm.The Section 36 consent determination by Scottish ministers…

TenneT Signs Consortium to Connect 2GW Dutch Offshore Wind Farm to Grid

Feb 03, 2025

The consortium of pension fund ABP, pension investor APG and wind energy developer SSE has signed a realization agreement with transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT for the Dutch offshore grid connection of 2 GW IJmuiden Ver Alpha wind farm…

Seaway7 Secures More Work at Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm

Dec 12, 2024

Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm, a joint venture partnership between SSE Renewables, Equinor, and Vårgrønn, has signed a vessel reservation agreement with Seaway7 to support the construction of the offshore wind farm being built in the U.K. North Sea…

Beam’s AI-Driven AUV Put to Work at Scottish Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 23, 2024

Beam, a company created by the recent merger of Rovco and Vaarst, has deployed ‘the world’s first’ autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) driven by artificial intelligence (AI) at Seagreen offshore wind farm in Scotland.The AI-driven AUV has been used to inspect jacket structures on Seagreen wind farm…

GE Vernova Says Offshore Wind Turbine Blade Failures Are Unrelated

Aug 30, 2024

GE Vernova on Friday said recent turbine blade failures at two offshore wind farms in the United States and the United Kingdom are unrelated.The statement comes as the company has been grappling with fallout from three separate blade accidents in four months…

Vineyard Wind Incident Not First Time a GE Vernova Turbine Came Apart

Jul 18, 2024

An incident at the Vineyard Wind offshore wind energy project this week that scattered shards of fiberglass across Massachusetts beaches was the latest in a series of failures involving wind turbines built by GE Vernova.At least one other GE Vernova offshore wind turbine came apart this year…

Foundation Installs Kick Off at Dogger Bank B

May 14, 2024

Foundation installation work has commenced for the second phase of what will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank, in the U.K. North Sea.Seaway7’s vessels Seaway Strashnov and Seaway Alfa Lift have commenced installation…

Second HVDC Platform Installed at World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Apr 24, 2024

Saipem has installed the second unmanned High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) platform at Dogger Bank, being built in UK waters and set to become the world’s largest offshore wind farm once constructed.The substation is the second of three platforms…

Wind of Change for Shetland Oil Hub, but Who Will Benefit?

Mar 01, 2024

When storms batter Scotland's Shetland Islands, as they frequently do, the force of the winds whipping through its streets and valleys leave you in no doubt that this is Britain's windiest place.Now islanders are looking to those fierce winds…

PTTEP takes TotalEnergies' share in Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm for $690M

Dec 22, 2023

TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with Thailand’s national oil and gas company PTTEP for the sale of a 25.5% equity stake in the Seagreen offshore wind farm for $689 million.Following the farm down, TotalEnergies retains 25.5% of Seagreen offshore wind farm…

World's Deepest Fixed-Bottom Wind Farm Fully Operational

Oct 17, 2023

TotalEnergies and its partner SSE Renewables said Tuesday that their Seagreen offshore wind farm, Scotland's largest and the world’s deepest fixed-bottom wind farm, is now fully operational and running at its design capacity of 1,075 MW.Seagreen…

Certex UK Bags Work at World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Oct 13, 2023

Certex UK’s Great Yarmouth-based Engineering Services Division has won a major framework to supply statutory inspection and maintenance services on Dogger Bank Wind Farm. The contract covers inspection and maintenance of cranes, personnel lifts…

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