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Scotland Grants Consent for SSE’s 4.1GW Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 31, 2025

The Scottish Government has granted consent and marine licenses for SSE Renewables’ 4.1 GW Berwick Bank offshore wind farm, which could become the world’s largest offshore wind farm.The Section 36 consent determination by Scottish ministers has approved the project’s main offshore wind farm array in the outer Firth of Forth off the East Lothian coast.Berwick Bank will have an estimated capacity of 4…

Nexans, Crowley Wind Services to Build Cable Lay Barge for US Ops

Jul 31, 2025

French subsea power cable maker and services provider Nexans has formed partnership with Crowley Wind Services to develop and operate a Jones Act compliant cable lay barge. The cable lay barge will be dedicated to supporting the installation…

First Spanish-Built Jackets Set Sail for French Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 31, 2025

Four jacket foundations have departed from Navantia Seanergies’ facilities in Fene, Spain, towards the 496 MW Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm being built in France.Each of these 1,200-tonne structures is part of an offshore wind farm developed by Les Éoliennes en Mer…

UAE’s Masdar Posts Profit while Tripling Assets in 2024

Jul 31, 2025

Abu Dhabi state-owned renewables company Masdar reported a 2024 profit of 412 million dirhams ($112.18 million) on Thursday, reversing a 44-million-dirham net loss recorded the previous year.The company's total assets more than tripled in the year ending December 31…

MODEC Gets ABS Nod for Floating Wind Turbine Design

Jul 31, 2025

MODEC has received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its floating wind turbine concept, the i-TLP2.With its tension leg platform (TLP)-oriented features, the i-TLP2 is said to minimize floater motions and seabed footprint…

Prysmian Hires NextGeo for Interconnector and Offshore Wind Survey Work

Jul 31, 2025

Italian offshore services provider Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has secured two new contracts from Prysmian, worth $23.5 million, to deliver its services for Bay of Biscay interconnection project and offshore wind farm developments in the Netherlands…

US Cancels Designated Wind Energy Areas

Jul 30, 2025

The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has rescinded all designated Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).BOEM says the action is being taken in accordance with Secretary’s Order 3437 - Ending Preferential Treatment for Unreliable…

Nippon Steel to Supply Material for Vestas Wind Towers

Jul 30, 2025

Nippon Steel signed a cooperation memorandum with Denmark's wind turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems on Wednesday to supply steel for Vestas' wind towers for European, Asian and Japanese markets, Japan's industry ministry said.The agreement was part of a broader push by Japan's Ministry of Economy…

Japan Designates Hokkaido Sites for Offshore Wind Auctions

Jul 30, 2025

Japan's industry and land ministers on Wednesday designated Matsumae and Hiyama, areas off the northern island of Hokkaido, as promotion zones for upcoming offshore wind power auctions, aiming to bolster the country's renewable energy goals…

Mitsui, MOL Buy Port of Nigg and Energy Firms from Global Energy Group

Jul 30, 2025

Global Energy Group (GEG) has reached an agreement on the sale of three of its group companies, including The Port of Nigg, to long term investor, Mitsui & Co. Europe (Mitsui) a subsidiary of Mitsui & Co, together with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL)…

Ocean Winds Picks Siemens Gamesa Offshore Wind Turbines for Polish Project

Jul 29, 2025

Ocean Winds, a 50-50 joint venture in 2020 by EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has entered into a key agreement with Siemens Gamesa for the supply of 14 MW wind turbines and service maintenance for the BC-Wind offshore wind project in the Polish Baltic Sea…

Japan Utility's Offshore Wind Feasibility Assessment Still on Agenda

Jul 29, 2025

Chubu Electric Power said on Tuesday its C-Tech unit is still reviewing the feasibility of domestic offshore wind projects with its partner and aims to complete the assessment around this summer.In 2021, Mitsubishi Corp, together with C-Tech…

NSTA Issues Fine for Armada Hub Vent Breaches in Central North Sea

Jul 29, 2025

Oil and gas firm Chrysaor, acquired by Harbour Energy in 2021, has been fined over $200,000 for exceeding its vent consent by more than half of the permitted amount and failing to identify and inform the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA)…

Inyanga Marine to Operate Hybrid Vessel for Offshore Wind Sector

Jul 28, 2025

Inyanga Marine Energy Group has assumed operational management of the newly built hybrid utility vessel Tor Boreas, in partnership with Turkey’s Tor Group, targeting the offshore wind sector.Tor Boreas is 26.95 meters long, with a breadth of 11 meters…

Harlyn Solutions Expands Market Scope with New Dutch Base

Jul 25, 2025

U.K.-based logistics and engineering specialist Harlyn Solutions has opened a new office in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, marking a key step in its European expansion strategy aimed at supporting complex energy and infrastructure projects across the continent…

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