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RWE to Explore Creation of Baltic Sea Offshore Wind Hub with Swedish Port

May 31, 2024

RWE and Smålandshamnar, which operates the Swedish Port of Oskarshamn, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore whether the port could serve as the offshore wind hub.The collaboration will assess if the port could be a suitable harbor for the logistics…

OEG Renewables Finds Partner for Offshore Wind Services in Japan

May 31, 2024

OEG Renewables (OEGR), a subsidiary of OEG Energy Group, and Sojitz Machinery Corporation (SOMAC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the provision of pre-construction, operations and maintenance (O&M) and vessel services to offshore wind projects in Japan…

Damen Delivers Third Low-Emission Offshore Wind Fast Crew Boat to Purus

May 30, 2024

Damen Shipyards has delivered the third fast crew supplier (FCS) hybrid vessel to Purus, designed to provide low emission crew transfer services to the offshore wind sector.The vessels are fitted with 190 kW battery arrays that enable them to…

Prysmian Installs Export Cables for Eolmed Floating Wind Farm

May 30, 2024

Italian cable maker and installation services provider Prysmian has completed the installation of export cable for the 30 MW Eolmed floating wind farm, being built offshore France.Prysmian had secured this project in 2021 with a contract signed…

Vestas Creates Wind Tech, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Role

May 29, 2024

Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has united its Technology organization (CTO) and Manufacturing and Global Procurement organization (COO) into one Technology and Operations Organization (CTOO) to strengthen its approach within delivery of wind energy solutions…

BOEM Finalizes Environmental Review of Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Research Lease

May 28, 2024

The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released its Final Environmental Assessment (Final EA) of an offshore wind research lease in the Gulf of Maine.  In October 2021, the state of Maine requested a research lease for the purpose…

Orsted, New Jersey Reach Settlement Over Canceled Offshore Wind Farms

May 28, 2024

New Jersey officials said the state will receive $125 million from a legal settlement with Denmark's Orsted ORSTED.CO over the company's cancellation last year of two offshore wind farm projects.The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities said…

Iberdrola Commissions 496 MW Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm in France

May 28, 2024

Iberdrola, through its subsidiary Ailes Marines, has fully commissioned the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm, which is the second offshore wind farm in France and the first in Brittany.All wind turbines are operational in the 496 MW project as of May 28…

Van Oord’s Boreas Set for First Job at German Offshore Wind Project

May 28, 2024

Dutch offshore installation firm Van Oord has secured a contract from RWE for the transport and installation of monopile foundations for the Nordseecluster offshore wind project in Germany.This project will be the first project for the Van Oord’s brand-new offshore installation vessel Boreas…

Rentel Offshore Wind Farm Cable Goes Back Online

May 28, 2024

The repair work on the cable which connects the 309 MW Rentel offshore wind farm to the Belgium’s mainland has been completed approximately four months after the failure.The fault was located just below the Rentel transformer platform. A new section of cable…

Cargotec Proceeds with MacGregor Sale as Offshore Wind Dispute Gets Resolved

May 28, 2024

MacGregor has settled the dispute with a monopile installation vessel customer as its parent company Cargotec goes forward with the sale of the business.As announced on April 30, 2024 in Cargotec’s interim report January–March 2024, MacGregor…

Portugal's New Government Committed to Developing Offshore Wind

May 27, 2024

Portugal's new government is committed to developing offshore wind energy and also sees 'repowering' onshore wind farms and promoting solar projects, including small-scale ones, as a priority, the environment minister said on Monday.Maria da…

Lamprell Delivers All Transition Pieces for Moray West Offshore Wind Farm

May 27, 2024

Offshore construction firm Lamprell has completed the final delivery of 62 transition pieces for Ocean Winds’ Moray West offshore wind farm.Lamprell, which was in charge of the construction of the transition pieces for the 882 MW offshore wind farm…

RWE Sanctions Buildout of 1.6 GW North Sea Offshore Wind Farms

May 27, 2024

German energy giant RWE has made the investment decision for its Nordseecluster, involving offshore wind projects with a total capacity of 1.6 GW to be built in North Sea, offshore Germany.The wind farms will be about 50 kilometers north of the island of Juist…

North Star Inks Contract with Siemens Gamesa for New East Anglia THREE SOV

May 24, 2024

North Star has secured a contract with Siemens Gamesa to build a hybrid service operations vessel (SOV) bound for long-term charter at the East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm in UK.Cochin Shipyard has been confirmed to build the SOV of VARD 4 19 design for North Star’s growing fleet…

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