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Reach Subsea Charters Olympic Subsea Vessel Trio

Nov 16, 2021

Subsea services provider Reach Subsea has charters with shipowner Olympic Subsea of three modern subsea vessels for the 2022 season.Reach will be chartering the Olympic Artemis, Olympic Delta, and Olympic Challenger vessels, which are fully…

James Fisher Wraps UXO Survey Phase 1 at Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Site

Nov 16, 2021

James Fisher Renewables (JF Renewables) has said it has completed the first part of a two-phase contract to investigate unexploded ordnance (UXO) and potential archaeological features ahead of the installation of export cables for RWE’s Sofia Offshore Wind Farm…

Ocean Winds, Principle Power in French Floating Wind Team-up

Nov 16, 2021

Ocean Winds, a partnership between ENGIE and EDP Renewables, and Principle Power, a designer of floating wind turbine foundations, will cooperate to design the floating platforms for France’s first commercial-scale floating wind tender.In September this year…

Boskalis Clinches $515M Offshore Wind Installation Deal

Nov 15, 2021

Dutch marine contractor Boskalis has won a contract to transport and install the monopile foundations and substations for an offshore wind farm development.Boskalis did not say who the client was, nor where the project would be taking place…

RWE to Invest $57B Through 2030 to Double Green Energy Capacity

Nov 15, 2021

RWE plans to invest 50 billion euros ($57 billion) through 2030 to double its green energy capacity to 50 gigawatts (GW), as Germany's largest power producer outlined its plan to become a global renewables heavyweight.However, Markus Krebber…

Worley, Hexicon in Floating Wind Project Off Norway

Nov 15, 2021

Swedish developer of twin offshore wind turbine technology Hexicon has partnered with Australia-based engineering giant Worley for FEED, Engineering Procurement Fabrication (EPF), and installation management of Hexicon's technology demonstrator project TwinWay…

Offshore Wind: Seaway 7 to Install Foundations at Dogger Bank C

Nov 12, 2021

Offshore wind installation firm Seaway 7 has said it has won a sizeable contract for the transport and installation of monopile foundations and transition pieces on the third phase of the Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm in the UK, the Dogger Bank C…

Mainstream Secures Investment Decision for Vietnam Offshore Wind Project

Nov 12, 2021

Mainstream Renewable Power has received a Decision on Investment and an Investment Registration Certification (IRC) from the provincial government of Soc Trang in Vietnam for a 200 MW phase of a 1.4 GW offshore wind project.The project is anticipated to reach a financial close in 2022…

Ørsted Signs Loan Deal with NIB for Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Project

Nov 12, 2021

Denmark-based offshore wind developer Ørsted has signed a 175 million euros (around $200 million) eight-year loan deal with the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) with the proceeds to be used for the financing of its investment in the Borssele 1 & 2 Offshore wind farm in the Netherlands…

Crown Estate Eyes 4GW of Floating Wind Power in Celtic Sea

Nov 12, 2021

The Crown Estate for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland has this week confirmed plans to unlock up to 4GW of floating wind power capacity in the Celtic Sea 'and help establish a new industrial sector for the UK.'It said Thursday that the leasing…

Sif, Smulders to Build Monopiles and Transition Pieces for Dogger Bank C

Nov 12, 2021

Sif Netherlands and Smulders will build all 87 monopiles and transition pieces for the third phase of the Dogger Bank wind farm located in the North Sea off the North East coast of England.After the award in November 2020 of contracts for Dogger Bank A and B…

Tennet: Jacket Installed for Hollandse Kust (north) Offshore Transformer Platform

Nov 12, 2021

The jacket for TenneT's Hollandse Kust (North) offshore wind substation has been installed off the coast of the Netherlands.The next step for this offshore power station is that the ready-made topside containing the transformers will be placed on the jacket in May 2022…

Siem Offshore's Vessel Hired for Offshore Wind Work

Nov 11, 2021

Siem Offshore has won a contract for its multi-purpose support vessel Siem Dorado in the offshore wind market.The Norwegian vessel owner said the up to 210 days firm contract plus options, was with an undisclosed international client.The contract…

Construction Starts for First North Star Renewables' Offshore Wind Vessels

Nov 11, 2021

Construction has started for North Star Renewables' two vessels bound for work at what will be the world's largest offshore wind farm - the Dogger Bank in the UK.To mark the construction of the two vessels - a Service Operation Vessel and a…

DNV Seeking Partners for Floating Wind Substations Project

Nov 11, 2021

Energy industry expert and assurance firm DNV is looking for partners to launch a new Joint Industry Project (JIP) for floating offshore substations.Floating substations are viewed as a key enabler for the next phase of the emerging floating wind industry…

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