"Offshore Wind" News

Vestas Lands First 15MW Offshore Wind Turbine Order in Asia Pacific

Dec 27, 2024

Vestas has received a 315 MW turbine supply order for the Oga Katagami Akita offshore wind project in Akita Prefecture in Japan.The project is being developed by Oga Katagami Akita Offshore Green Energy, a consortium consisting of JERA, Electric Power Development (J-POWER)…

France Picks Ocean Winds for 250MW Floating Wind Farm in Mediterranean

Dec 27, 2024

Ocean Winds, a joint-venture formed by EDP Renewables and Engie, has secured a 250 MW floating offshore wind project in the sixth tender of the French Ministry of Industry and Energy.The project, called Eoliennes Flottantes d'Occitanie (EFLO)…

JERA-Led Consortium to Develop Japan’s 615MW Offshore Wind Project

Dec 24, 2024

JERA-led consortium, which also includes Green Power Investment and Tohoku Electric Power, have been granted operatorship of a planned 615 MW offshore wind project in Japan.The project is located in the Sea of Japan offshore Aomori Prefecture…

BP and Partners Secure Rights for 450MW Offshore Wind Farm in Japan

Dec 24, 2024

BP and its consortium partners have been selected to develop a 450 MW offshore wind farm in Japan.Aside from BP, the consortium partners include Tokyo Gas, Marubeni Corporation, Kansai Electric Power, and Marutaka Corporation.The 450 MW project will be developed offshore Yuza Town…

Jan De Nul Nets Export Cables Installation Job for French Floating Wind Farms

Dec 23, 2024

Belgium-based offshore installation contractor Jan De Nul, in partnership with Greek cable maker Hellenic Cables, has entered into a framework agreement to supply and install export cables for two 750 MW floating wind farms off the coast of Southern Brittany in France…

Vard Delivers CLV Newbuild to Danish Subsea Specialist

Dec 23, 2024

Vard has delivered a new cable laying vessel (CLV) to Denmark’s subsea specialist NCT Offshore less than two years after the contract was signed.The newly delivered vessel, based on the VARD 9 01 design, has been specially designed and equipped for subsea cable laying operations…

Equinor’s 10% Stake Acquisition in Ørsted Now Completed

Dec 23, 2024

Equinor has completed the acquisition of additional 0.2% in Ørsted, increasing its share to 10% and cementing its position as the second largest shareholder in the company.The transaction makes Equinor the second largest shareholder in Ørsted after the Danish State…

Floating Offshore Wind: Fuel for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair

Dec 23, 2024

In the second part of the Offshore Engineer’s interview with offshore energy expert Philip Lewis, Director of Research, Intelatus, we discuss vessels that will service the floating wind sector until 2035, and the investment decisions that will need to be made to support the industry…

Subsea Redesign Underway for Floating Offshore Wind

Dec 23, 2024

The 66kV high voltage wet mate connector currently undergoing technical qualification by Baker Hughes weighs in at around one ton and has over 40 liters of dielectric oil protecting copper cable up to 1,200 square millimeters in diameter.The…

Hitachi Secures Over $2B HVDC Order for Amprion’s North Sea OW Corridor

Dec 20, 2024

Hitachi Energy has signed contracts totaling over $2 billion with German transmission system operator (TSO) Amprion to deliver four converter stations for two high-voltage direct current (HVDC) links that will support Germany’s clean energy transition…

Finland Eyes First Offshore Wind Tender in Late 2025

Dec 20, 2024

Finland aims to begin tendering areas for offshore wind power generation in its exclusive economic zone at the end of 2025, the Nordic country's economic affairs ministry said on Thursday.A new legislation that will come into force in January…

BOEM Okays New England Offshore Wind Project

Dec 20, 2024

The Interior Department has now approved more than 19 gigawatts of offshore wind energy.The Biden-Harris administration today announced the approval of the SouthCoast Wind Project – the nation’s 11th commercial-scale offshore wind energy project approved under President Biden’s leadership…

Toyo Buys SMD’s ROV Trencher for Japan’s Offshore Wind Sector

Dec 19, 2024

Toyo Construction has acquired a trenching ROV from underwater technology and services company SMD, as part of its investment strategy aimed at Japan’s emerging offshore wind sector.The ROV will form part of Toyo’s expanding fleet of assets…

KENC to Outfit Jack-Up Vessel Bound for Work at UK Offshore Wind Farm

Dec 19, 2024

KENC Engineering has secured multiple contract awards from an unnamed transport and installation (T&I) contractor to provide engineering work for a jack-up vessel set for operations at U.K. offshore wind farm.KENC’s scope of work includes the…

Equinor Gets Power Contract Offer for South Korea’s Floating Wind Farm

Dec 19, 2024

Norwegian energy company Equinor has received an offer from the South Korean government for a fixed-price power purchase agreement for a 750-megawatt (MW) floating offshore wind project, the company said on Thursday.'We have received an offer for an offtake contract for our Bandibuli project…

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