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JDR Wraps Up Type Test Qualification of Next-Gen Offshore Wind Cables

Jun 12, 2025

JDR Cable Systems (JDR), part of the TFKable Group, has completed two new type test qualifications at 132kV for static and dynamic array cables, supporting the next generation of fixed and floating offshore wind projects.The successful testing marks a critical step in delivering U…

NKT Picks OSBIT to Deliver ‘World’s Most Powerful’ Subsea Trencher

Jun 12, 2025

Danish power cable maker and services provider NKT has commissioned OSBIT, a U.K.-based original equipment supplier, to design and build the NKT T3600, set to become the world’s most powerful subsea trencher.To meet the high demand for high-voltage power cables needed for renewable energy…

Chartwell Marine to Design CTV for NR Marine Services

Jun 11, 2025

NR Marine Services has commissioned Chartwell Marine to design a new crew transfer vessel (CTV) in response to client requests for a new class of vessel capable of supporting older generation assets, now referred to as legacy turbines.Chartwell Marine has developed the Defiant Class vessel…

Poland to Open 4GW Offshore Wind Auction in December

Jun 11, 2025

Poland has unveiled plans to hold its first offshore wind auction in December 2025, targeting 4 GW in new projects, as Equinor and Polenergia move to submit the pre-qualification application for their Bałtyk 1 offshore wind farm.Poland’s Energy…

Scotland Launches Offshore Wind Consultation

Jun 11, 2025

Scottish government has launched a consultation on the updated draft marine plan to inform offshore wind developments in Scotland.The public consultation, running until August 22, 2025, is for a draft of the updated Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy (SMP-OWE)…

ORLEN Group Opens Poland’s First Offshore Wind Installation Terminal

Jun 11, 2025

ORLEN Group has opened Poland’s first installation terminal dedicated to offshore wind farms, located in Świnoujście, with the facility securing its first long-term lease agreement with global offshore wind player Ocean Winds.The Świnoujście…

ScottishPower, Oasis Marine Study Proves Feasibility of Offshore Charging

Jun 10, 2025

Offshore charging for both battery-powered crew transfer and service operation vessels could be on the horizon for windfarms of the future, according to two studies commissioned by ScottishPower Renewables.The two reports, by MJR Power & Automation and Oasis Marine…

RWE Inks O&M Deals with Clarkson Port Services for Nordseecluster OW Project

Jun 10, 2025

RWE Offshore Wind has awarded two long term agreements to Clarkson Port Services to support the operations and maintenance activities at its 1.6 GW Nordseecluster offshore wind project.The Dutch division of Clarkson Port Services will build a new warehouse facility in the port of Eemshaven…

TenneT Installs Giant HVDC Offshore Wind Converter Platform in North Sea

Jun 10, 2025

The DolWin epsilon HVDC offshore wind converter platform, part of German transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT’s grid expansion project, has been installed in the North Sea.The installation of DolWin epsilon HVDC platform at DolWin cluster…

Zenith Energy Gets On Board UK Gas and Hydrogen Storage Project

Jun 09, 2025

EnergyPathways, an energy transition company, has selected Zenith Energy as a contractor for the Marram Energy Storage Hub (MESH), a project expected to be the U.K.'s largest integrated energy storage facility combining natural gas, compressed air and hydrogen storage…

UK: Renewables Workforce to Grow to 42,000 In Next Five Years

Jun 09, 2025

New research published today by the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has revealed that the engineering construction industry (ECI) workforce deployed in renewables, hydrogen and carbon capture and storage could total more than 42…

Record Offshore Wind Auction Required for UK to Meet Targets

Jun 06, 2025

Britain’s next renewable energy auction must secure a record amount of new offshore wind capacity if the country is to meet its 2030 clean power targets, Darren Davidson, vice president of turbine maker Siemens Energy UK&I, told Reuters.The…

First French Floating Wind Farm Fully Commissioned

Jun 06, 2025

France's first floating wind farm, the 25 MW Provence Grand Large, located in the Gulf of Fos in the Mediterranean Sea.The Provence Grand Large wind farm is a pilot project with three floating wind turbines installed 17 km off the coast of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône…

Lautec Gets Vessel Tracking Contract at EnBW’s Offshore Wind Farms

Jun 06, 2025

Consulting services and software provider for offshore wind projects Lautec has signed a contract with EnBW to provide digital tracking of crew transfer vessels (CTVs) deployed on EnBW’s operational wind farms.EnBW will use the LAUTEC Daily Progress Reporting (DPR)…

TGS Kicks Off 3D Seismic Survey for Floating Wind Farm

Jun 06, 2025

Norwegian seismic firm TGS has started a geophysical survey for the pioneering Green Volt floating offshore wind farm offshore Scotland.Mobilization initiated in Aberdeen last week and the work is scheduled throughout June will include an ultra…

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