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Ørsted Appoints New CEO as Mads Nipper Steps Down

Jan 31, 2025

Ørsted has appointed Rasmus Errboe, current Deputy CEO and Chief Commercial Officer, as new Group President and CEO of the company replacing Mads Nipper who will step down from his position.Mads Nipper joined Ørsted in January 2021. He will step down as CEO on February 1…

Vattenfall, BASF Pick Delivery Team for German Offshore Wind Farms

Jan 31, 2025

Vattenfall and BASF have signed contracts with four suppliers for key components and installation services for Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind farms, hiring EEW Special Pipe Constructions (SPC), CS WIND Offshore, DEME, and Jan De Nul to deliver the projects…

DEME Finds Work at Nordlicht Offshore Wind Cluster in Germany

Jan 31, 2025

DEME has secured two contracts, valued at over $300 million, for the transport and installation of 112 foundations at the Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind farms in Germany, as well as providing scour protection for the projects.DEME will install…

First Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Substation Checks In at US Port

Jan 30, 2025

Port of Virginia’s Portsmouth Marine Terminal has welcomed the arrival of the first substation to be installed at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project.The CS Wind Offshore and Semco Maritime consortium was selected by Dominion Energy…

DeepOcean Lines Up Subsea Survey Work for Polish Offshore Wind Farms

Jan 30, 2025

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has secured a subsea survey contract on the Bałtyk 2 and 3 offshore wind developments in Poland which are jointly developed by Equinor and Polenergia.Under the contract, DeepOcean will conduct geophysical seabed…

TGS Lands Another Offshore Wind Job in UK

Jan 30, 2025

Norwegian seismic specialist TGS has secured another offshore wind site characterization contract on the U.K. continental shelf, the second since the beginning of 2025.The contract has a total duration of approximately 30 days and the Ramform…

Orsted, PGE Greenlight Poland Offshore Wind Farm

Jan 29, 2025

Poland's PGE and Denmark's Orsted have taken the final decision to build Baltica 2, a 1.5-gigawatt offshore wind farm on Poland's Northwestern coast, the companies said on Wednesday.Both companies will own 50% of the farm which is expected to be fully commissioned in 2027…

Japan Adjusts Rules for Offshore Wind Auction Rounds

Jan 29, 2025

The Japanese government on Wednesday announced a revision of its rules for offshore wind power auctions as the sector globally grapples with delays and soaring expenses driven by tight supply chains and inflation.After a number of consultations…

Vattenfall Pens PPA for Nordlicht 1 Offshore Wind Farm

Jan 29, 2025

Vattenfall has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the chemicals group LyondellBasell (LYB) to provide it with fossil free electricity from the Nordlicht 1 offshore wind farm off the German coast.The agreement includes the supply of…

UK Vows to Remove Barriers to Deliver 16GW of Offshore Wind

Jan 29, 2025

British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Wednesday the government will remove barriers to delivering 16 gigawatts of offshore wind.'I can announce that we are removing barriers to deliver 16 gigawatts of offshore wind by designating new…

TGS Gets Offshore Wind Site Characterization Job

Jan 29, 2025

Norwegian seismic specialist TGS has secured an offshore wind site characterization contract on the U.K. continental shelf for a repeat customer.The contract has a total duration of approximately 60 days and is scheduled to commence in the first quarter of 2025…

Motive Offshore Sets Up Shop in Texas Amid Rising Orders

Jan 28, 2025

Motive Offshore, an equipment provider for the energy sector, has set up a new office in Houston, Texas, following a fourfold increase in its equipment for the Americas.The strategic expansion will support increasing operational demands and sets the stage for continued growth…

Masdar’s Terna Energy and Motor Oil to Develop Greece’s First OW Farm

Jan 28, 2025

Terna Energy, a subsidiary of Masdar Group, has teamed up with Motor Oil for the development of first offshore wind farm in Greece.The procedures for the participation of the Motor Oil Group, through its subsidiary Motor Oil Renewable Energy (MORE)…

Windcatcher Multi-Turbine Floating Wind Demo Gets $100M Financial Boost

Jan 27, 2025

Enova, owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment, has awarded a grant of $107 million to Norway-based Wind Catching Systems for the deployment of a Windcatcher multi-turbine floating wind demonstrator.The $107 million has been…

Tidal Transit Finds Asian Partners to Build OW Support Vessel Fleet for Korea

Jan 27, 2025

Tidal Transit has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with two Asian firms to develop, fund, build and operate offshore support vessels for the South Korean offshore wind industry.The U.K. supplier of purpose-design crew transfer vessels…

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