Ocean Winds and Cadeler have signed a vessel reservation agreement for the installation of the turbines at the BC-Wind offshore wind farm in the Polish Baltic Sea. The potential value of the contract to be negotiated during the pendency of the reservation agreement is estimated to be between EUR 48
The global capacity of fully operational offshore wind farms has reached 80.9 GW, according to RenewableUK, whose new report also shows China is leading in total operational capacity, new capacity installed in 2024, as well as in the capacity of the project pipeline. The global operational offshore
RWE plans to market part of the production capacity from its Amrumbank West offshore wind farm in Germany in daily auctions for a system-stabilising secondary reserve to keep the grid frequency at 50 Hertz, preventing potential grid failures. The transmission system operator TenneT recently granted
Norway’s Olympic Subsea has signed an agreement to build two offshore construction vessels, which the company claims will be the most energy-efficient in their category worldwide. The vessels will be built at the China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) shipyard in Shenzhen and are scheduled for delive
Ørsted will reduce the investment programme the company planned to implement by 2030 by around 25 per cent, saying the reduction was in line with its commitment to ensure a capital structure that can support a solid investment grade credit rating. The slimmed-down strategic investment programme will
Kongsberg Maritime has unveiled a range of methods designed to transform and industrialize the transportation and installation (T&I) of floating offshore wind turbines. According to the Norway-headquartered company, the new solutions promise to streamline the entire process, from anchor and mooring
Ørsted has reported 2024 earnings from its operational offshore wind farms of DKK 23.8 billion (approximately EUR 3.2 billion), up by 20 per cent compared to 2023. The global offshore wind developer said on 6 February the increase was mainly due to the ramp-up of generation at Greater Changhua 1 and
Offshore construction has begun on the up to 1.2 GW Baltic Power wind farm, a joint venture between PKN Orlen and Northland Power, with the installation of the first monopiles. Preparatory and trial operations for offshore construction began in January, with several vessels involved, including Van O
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has issued a statement of maturity, the latest stage in new technology qualification, for the floating wind platform design developed by the US-based floating wind technology company Aikido Technologies. ABS says that as part of the process, it witnessed an upen
Seaway7, part of the Subsea7 Group, has awarded Houston-headquartered Helix Robotics Solutions a contract for the burial of inter-array cables at the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm site in the UK. The contract is expected to last over 300 days and is scheduled to commence in the third quarter of 2026.
ABL Group has established a business unit specialising in offshore wind foundation design. The new unit will be part of Longitude, the Group’s design and engineering arm. The foundation design division will bring together multi-disciplined engineering and offshore wind foundation design expertise fr
The two Baltic Power topsides have arrived from Gdynia, Poland, to the Port of Aalborg, Denmark, for further outfitting of the electrical equipment. With the prefabrication phase complete, Semco Maritime’s team in Aalborg is poised to begin outfitting. Semco Maritime and CS Wind Offshore are respons
German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has launched a tender for the N-9.4 offshore wind site in the North Sea which can accommodate 1 GW of installed offshore wind capacity. The tender is open for bids until 1 June with the maximum bidding value set at 6.2 eurocents/kWh as per Section 19 of the Off
Elia Transmission Belgium (ETB) has decided to temporarily postpone the signing of the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) contracts for Princess Elisabeth Island due to the price increase for the HVDC infrastructure, according to the Belgium transmission system operator (TSO). Princess Elisabeth Isl
