Norway-based crane manufacturer Red Rock has won an order from shipbuilder Vard for equipment supply for a service operations vessel (SOV) ordered last week by North Star Renewables for work on the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm in the UK.As previously reported…
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) to Bassoe Technology for its T-Floater floating wind turbine foundation design. The foundation is designed to carry a 10 MW turbine in the harsh conditions of the North Sea…
UK-based research and innovation center for offshore wind, wave, and tidal energy, the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, has promoted Andrew Macdonald into the role of Offshore Wind Development & Operations Director, effective from February 1…
Offshore engineering consultancy SLPE has secured a detailed design contract for wind turbine generator foundations for Red Rock Power Limited and ESB’s Inch Cape offshore wind farm.Inch Cape applied earlier this year to remove the capacity cap from its consent…
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Siem Offshore said Monday it had signed a contract with an undisclosed client for operations in South East Asia for the Siem Barracuda offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV), and an extension for OSCV Siem Stingray…
The UK Government on Friday awarded planning consent for Vattenfall’s 1.8 GW Norfolk Boreas offshore wind farm. The project is part of Vattenfall’s proposed Norfolk Zone and will produce electricity equivalent to the annual consumption of around 2 million UK homes…
Britain on Monday opened applications for its biggest renewable energy auction round to date, offering 285 million pounds ($376.97 million) in funding to help deliver on its climate targets, the government said. 'By generating more renewable energy in the UK…
UK-based renewable energy giant SSE said Monday that its Seagreen 1A offshore wind farm proposal had achieved a significant milestone after Scottish Government Ministers consented to its Marine Licence application.The Marine Licence covers the offshore elements of the project…
Dieseko has secured a contract with Italian offshore services firm Saipem for the supply of the Vibratory Hammer used to install the monopiles on the Calvados offshore wind farm in France.Saipem in February 2021 secured a contract worth 460…
Japan's industry ministry said on Friday it had launched a public auction to select an operator for the 356 megawatt (MW) offshore wind power project in Happo-Noshiro, off Akita prefecture in northern Japan.The Happo-Noshiro area was selected…
Seaway 7, a subsidiary of Subsea 7 focused on the offshore renewable energy industry, has this week confirmed the award of a 'sizeable' contract in Taiwan. For Seaway 7, sizeable contracts are worth between $50 million and $150 million.The contract…
Offshore wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa said Friday that its giant 14MW SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbine prototype had started delivering power to the grid. The prototype has been installed in Østerild, Denmark.'We are excited to announce…
CoastWise Offshore Services' crew transfer vessel was christened Friday at Next Generation Shipyards in Lauwersoog, the Netherlands.The vessel, named 'COS Master' will be operated by CoastWise Offshore Services for the transport of personnel and material to and from…
UK-based offshore vessel owner North Star Group has won another service operations vessel (SOV) contract at the Dogger Bank wind farm, this time for the third phase.North Star Group said Thursday it had secured a long-term charter worth about £90 million ($118…
Danish engineering firm R&D Test Systems has said it has designed and delivered the world’s largest, most powerful highly accelerated lifetime testing (HALT) test bench for wind turbine nacelles at the Danish test center Lindø Offshore Renewables Centre (LORC)…