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'Siem Sapphire' Providing W2W Services for Offshore Wind Farm Commissioning in Taiwan

Apr 01, 2022

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Siem Offshore has signed a new contract for the “Siem Sapphire” AHTS vessel for operations in Taiwan. 'Delivery [of the vessel] has already taken place, and secures firm utilization well into the third quarter of 2022 plus options…

SCALDIS Installs 1,400t Substation Topside at RWE's Kaskasi Offshore Wind Farm

Apr 01, 2022

Offshore renewables company RWE Renewables has this week seen the 1,400-tonne Kaskasi offshore wind farm substation topside installed onto the monopile foundation, off Germany.The 342-megawatt Kaskasi offshore wind project is being built 35 kilometers north of the island of Heligoland…

1.7GW Capacity: UK Greenlights Development of Two Offshore Wind Farms

Apr 01, 2022

Britain has approved the development of East Anglia One and East Anglia Two offshore wind farms with a combined capacity of 1.7 gigawatts, located in Southwold off the coast of Suffolk in the North Sea, Britain's planning inspectorate said.Britain has a target to reach net zero emissions by 2050…

UK PM Johnson Has 'Insatiable Desire' to Expand Wind Power Production

Mar 31, 2022

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has an “insatiable desire” to expand energy production from wind, a spokesperson for his Downing Street office said on Thursday.Johnson chaired a roundtable of industry leaders from the wind sector, telling…

Ocean Winds Orders Vestas Turbines for Floating Wind Pilot in France

Mar 31, 2022

Madrid-based Ocean Winds, a joint venture between EDPR and ENGIE, has ordered three Vestas wind turbines for its 30 MW Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating offshore wind pilot project it holds in partnership with the Banque des Territoires in France…

Equinor Taps Havfram for Floating Wind Installation Study in S. Korea

Mar 31, 2022

Norwegian energy firm Equinor has awarded offshore installation company Havfram a contract to carry out a transport and installation study on the Firefly floating offshore wind project in South Korea.The Firefly project is an 800MW project and…

Offshore Wind Installation Firm Cadeler Names TORM's Hansen Its New CFO

Mar 31, 2022

Offshore wind turbine installation services company Cadeler has appointed Peter Brogaard Hansen as its next Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He will assume his position starting from June 1, 2022.Peter Brogaard Hansen is currently Vice President…

TenneT's HKZ Transformer Platforms in Dutch North Sea Hit Major Milestones

Mar 30, 2022

Dutch grid operator TenneT has this week installed the topside of the second offshore transformer platform built to serve Vattenfall's Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea.Following the installation of the first transformer platform…

Swire Energy Services Names Harrestrup Head of Commercial for Wind Division

Mar 30, 2022

Since the acquisition of ALL NRG in August 2021, Swire Energy Services Wind division has seen several new senior appointments, with the most recent being that of Jan Harrestrup as Head of Commercial.Leading the commercial team, Harrestrup will be responsible for global business development…

Offshore Installation Firm Cadeler Returns to Profit as Annual Revenue Triples

Mar 29, 2022

Offshore wind installation company Cadeler said its 2021 revenue had tripled compared to 2020. The Danish firm also said it had returned to profitability.The revenue for 2021 totaled EUR 61 million, an increase of 212% against EUR 19.5 million in 2020…

Building a Battery Hybrid SOV is the Aim of Vallianz, Royal IHC MOU

Mar 29, 2022

Vallianz Holdings Limited entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Royal IHC to design and build a next generation service operation vessel (SOV) to support offshore wind farms.Designed by Royal IHC, the battery hybrid SOV will house advanced levels of integration and autonomy…

EU Challenges UK at WTO Over Offshore Wind Subsidies

Mar 29, 2022

The European Union has launched its first ever challenge against Britain at the World Trade Organization over its former member's green subsidy scheme.The European Commission, which oversees trade policy for the EU's 27 members, said that criteria…

Seaway 7 to Install Inter-array Cables for 900MW German Offshore Wind Farm

Mar 29, 2022

Offshore wind installation company Seaway 7 said Tuesday it had won a 'sizeable' contract with Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW) for the delivery and installation of inner-array grid cables on its 900MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm project in Germany…

Offshore Wind: Empire Wind Taps Maersk to Build Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (VIDEO)

Mar 29, 2022

Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and bp, awarded a contract to Maersk Supply Service for charter of its newbuild wind installation vessel (WIV). This vessel, together with US constructed barges and tugs built and operated by Kirby Offshore Wind…

Ørsted to Sell 50% in World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Mar 28, 2022

Offshore wind farm developer Ørsted will divest a 50% stake in its 1.3 GW Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm in the UK to a consortium comprising AXA IM Alts, acting on behalf of clients, and Crédit Agricole Assurances.Hornsea 2 is currently under…

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