Portugal is beckoning a new era for offshore wind after officially signing ‘rules of procedure’ for a new Technological Free Zone located off the coast of Viana do Castelo.The news was announced during an international conference in Lisbon promoting…
TenneT has completed the onshore work scope required to connect three offshore wind farms to the Dutch grid - Hollandse Kust (noord), (west Alpha) and (west Beta).The project has been completed four years after the first underground drilling from the Westerhout estate in Beverwijk…
Japan’s Kansai Electric Power has signed a share purchase agreement with Iberdrola to take part of 315 MW Windanker offshore wind project, being built in the German Baltic Sea.The Japanese electric company will co-invest in the asset through its subsidiary Windanker Investco…
Developing offshore wind projects off Sweden's coasts is not commercially viable currently, a government commission tasked with reviewing and speeding up the system for authorizing new wind parks said on Friday.The commission recommended that…
Nexif Ratch Energy’s San Miguel Bay offshore wind project in the Philippines has been granted the Certificate of Energy Project of National Significance (CEPNS) by the country’s energy department.The 500 MW offshore wind project, located in San Miguel Bay…
The hull of the first TWIN X-STERN Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) for BS Offshore arrived Ulstein Verft on 18 December 2024. This milestone marks the start-up of the outfitting for Yard Number 320 at Ulstein Verft.Ulstein Verft welcomed BS Offshore back at the shipyard…
Floating Energy and Vårgrønn, a joint venture between Plenitude (Eni) and HitecVision, have awarded front-end engineering and design (FEED) contracts to two partnership for the delivery of 560 MW GreenVolt floating wind farm offshore Scotland…
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…
Seaway7, part of Subsea7 Group, has secured a contract for the transport and installation of pin-pile jacket foundations and transition pieces for the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind farm in Scotland.The contract, valued between $150 million and $300 million…
Vestas has secured a firm and unconditional order for the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind project in Scotland from Inch Cape Offshore Limited, an equal joint venture between ESB and Red Rock Renewables.The agreement is for the supply, installation…
Delmar Systems has been selected to deliver mooring scope for TotalEnergies’ Culzean floating wind pilot project, which will supply renewable electricity to an offshore oil and gas platform in the North Sea.Delmar Systems was hired by Archer Wind…
Ocean Winds, a joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has appointed Føn Energy Services to provide a fully integrated Balance of Plant (BoP) operations and maintenance (O&M) service program for the Moray West and Moray East offshore wind farms in Scotland…
Ørsted has signed an agreement with Taiwan-based Cathay Life Insurance and its affiliate Cathay Wind Power Holdings for the sale of 50% stake in 583 MW Greater Changhua 4 offshore wind farm in Taiwan for $1.63 billion.Ørsted will continue to own the remaining 50 % ownership stake in the wind farm…
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…
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced today that it is issuing a Determination of Competitive Interest in two Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico. The determination comes after an unsolicited request from Hecate Energy…