Ørsted and Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) have started offshore installation work on the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea, with the first monopile foundations now installed off the Polish coast.The companies said the project, located about 40 km offshore near Ustka, is expected to become Poland’s largest offshore wind farm and is scheduled to be fully commissioned in 2027.Installation contractor Van Oord will install 111 monopiles during the offshore campaign…
Vicinay Marine and Spanish applied research center Tecnalia have jointly developed a sensor designed to remotely monitor corrosion on offshore mooring lines, aiming to improve the safety, reliability and service life of offshore systems.The…
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…
Ta San Shang Marine (TSSM), a joint venture between Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Taiwan’s Ta Tong Marine, has taken delivery of a new commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV), the TSS Cruiser, which is now ready to support offshore wind farm operations in Taiwan…
Europe's offshore wind expansion is running into a structural supply constraint where the turbine market is becoming increasingly concentrated. GE Vernova, Siemens Gamesa and Vestas have historically anchored Western offshore turbine supply…
SPIE Global Services Energy, via its SPIE Wind Connect unit, has secured a contract by Seaway7 to provide high-voltage cable termination and testing services for the Baltyk II and Baltyk III offshore wind farms in Poland.The contract covers…
Danish wind turbine maker Vestas reported an unexpectedly large first-quarter profit rise on Wednesday as it ramped up production for the offshore sector, but warned of geopolitical and tariff-related risks.'Last year in Q1 we hadn't put a single one of our new offshore turbines up…
Danish offshore wind developer Orsted on Wednesday reported a first-quarter core profit above forecasts, driven by an increase in power output and kept its full-year outlook for the year.Orsted in recent years struggled with soaring costs from…
California energy officials on Monday opened an investigation into the Trump administration's agreement with an offshore wind company to cancel a planned project off the state's central coast.The state said it was seeking information about the…
The changing global bottom-fixed offshore wind turbine and foundation installation marketThe last two or three years have seen a change in the underlying stakeholder support for the energy transition, resulting in the energy trilemma being focused…
Dutch grid operator TenneT is preparing to begin horizontal directional drilling at Maasvlakte as part of efforts to connect three offshore wind farms to the onshore grid.Steel casing pipes have been installed at three beach work sites, allowing drilling beneath the beach and seabed to begin…
Norwind Offshore has doubled its fleet through the acquisition of six commissioning service operation (CSOV) vessels from Edda Wind.The transaction was completed in partnership with Navigare Capital Partners, the company said.The vessels have…
RWE has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Breedon Group to supply renewable electricity from its wind portfolio to the construction materials company’s operations in UK.Under the deal, RWE will provide around 70 gigawatt hours of electricity per year…
Fugro has secured a geotechnical site investigation contract by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for the 600 MW FengMiao II offshore wind farm in Taiwan.The project forms part of Taiwan’s Round 3.2 offshore wind tender and supports the country’s target of reaching 13…
Ocean Winds (OW), a 50-50 joint venture between EDPR and ENGIE, has installed the final turbine at its Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier (EMYN) offshore wind farm in France.The installation of the final turbine marks the completion of construction works…
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