Dong Fang Offshore has made a capital investment in Apex Aviation to establish what the company says is Taiwan’s first self-operated offshore wind helicopter fleet. The first helicopter is expected to enter service in the fourth quarter of this year. With the helicopter fleet, Dong Fang Offshore wil
UK-based Tekmar Group has been awarded a contract to provide grouting services for the 1.1 GW Inch Cape offshore wind farm in Scotland. Under the contract, Tekmar Group will deliver a specialist grouting solution for key offshore wind infrastructure. The work is scheduled to commence in September 20
The first floater for the Les Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating offshore wind farm has been launched at the Port of Marseille Fos in France. Eiffage Métal, Smulders, and their subcontractor Geodis, in coordination with Ocean Winds, launched the wind farm’s first floating platform
BorWin epsilon offshore converter platform, which will connect to EnBW’s He Dreiht offshore wind farm, arrived at its designated location in the German North Sea several days ago and is now being installed. The offshore HVDC platform, including the topside and the jacket foundation, left Dragados Of
All three offshore wind projects, being developed by BuhaWind Energy Philippines, have been awarded the Certificate of Energy of National Significance (CEPNS) by the Philippines’ Department of Energy (DOE). The certificate is said to represent a major milestone, as it ensures accelerated timelines a
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), on behalf of its fund Copenhagen Infrastructure V (CI V), has entered into an agreement to divest a 10 per cent stake in the 495 MW Fengmiao 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan to Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL). The transaction is subject to customary closing conditio
The Crown Estate is proceeding with its Capacity Increase Programme to maximise the potential of existing offshore wind lease areas and add 4.7 GW of renewable energy. According to The Crown Estate, an additional 4.7 GW of renewable energy could be generated from the delivery of the programme by ame
Ayesa Polska has signed an agreement for investor supervision of the offshore part of the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 wind project, built by PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) and Ørsted. Under the agreement, Ayesa Polska will be responsible for ensuring investor supervision over the entire offshore part of t
RWE and Masdar have signed contracts with TGS and Fugro to conduct detailed geophysical and geotechnical surveys for the eastern array of the proposed Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind farms. According to the developers, these site investigations will enhance understanding of the seabed conditio
Work has kicked off on Belfast Harbour’s port investment project to create a new cruise and offshore wind energy terminal in Northern Ireland. According to Belfast Harbour, marine works are due to begin this week on the largest single capital investment project ever undertaken by the port, the devel
North Star has taken delivery of its first commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV), Grampian Kestrel, that will be deployed for service on EnBW’s He Dreiht offshore wind farm in Germany. The vessel was named at a ceremony at Vard’s shipyard in Tomrefjord, Norway, Vard Langsten, on 6 May. It is
Ørsted has discontinued the development of the UK’s Hornsea 4 offshore wind farm in its current form. The developer said the 2.4 GW project has faced rising supply chain costs, higher interest rates, and increased construction and delivery risks since the Contract for Difference (CfD) award in Alloc
The installation of the offshore substation jacket foundation and topside for the third phase of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm, the world’s biggest offshore wind farm under construction, will commence soon. Heerema Marine Contractors’ semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Sleipnir will install the offsho
On 22 April, South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced that a massive 3.2 GW offshore wind cluster will be developed in Sinan-gun, South Jeolla Province. The South Korean ministry designated the proposed cluster as an integrated complex after a meeting of the New and Ren
