The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has published draft regulations and plot decisions for the offshore wind tender for the IJmuiden Ver Gamma and Nederwiek I areas and said that the government would open the tendering procedure in September 2025. Previously planned as a 4 GW, four-site tender,
South Korean Taihan Cable & Solution is planning to build its second submarine cable manufacturing facility, adjacent to the first one whose first phase was launched earlier this year. Taihan opened the first phase of its first submarine cable plant which focuses on producing inter-array cables, cov
The Crown Estate has pledged GBP 7.3 million (approximately EUR 8.76 million) to support five research projects aimed at accelerating the UK’s path towards a net-zero energy system while also protecting marine ecosystems. According to the Crown Estate, the five projects will aim to fill gaps around
MFW Bałtyk II sp. z o.o. and MFW Bałtyk III sp. z o.o. project companies have signed agreements with Equinor Polska to provide operation and maintenance services to the two offshore wind farms in Poland. Polenergia and Equinor hold 50 per cent stakes each in MFW Bałtyk II Sp. z o.o. and MFW Bałtyk I
Vena Energy’s subsidiary, Taean Wind Power, has selected LS Cable & System as the preferred submarine cable supplier for the 504 MW Taenan offshore wind farm in South Korea. Under the agreement, LS Cable will supply high-voltage subsea cables, which are essential for transmitting renewable energy fr
Ocean Winds has completed three years of development work and submitted applications for offshore planning consent to the Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate for the 2 GW Caledonia offshore wind farm in Scotland. Caledonia, located in the outer Moray Firth, was awarded the site in 2022 as part
Renewable energy consultancy OWC has been selected by Japanese industrial and engineering company, Kanadevia Corporation, to provide preliminary front-end engineering design (pre-FEED) services for a 15 MW semi-submersible floating wind project offshore Japan. OWC has supported Kanadevia since the i
Archer Wind has started the fabrication of the foundation which will be installed as part of the Culzean floating offshore wind pilot project. This single-turbine, 3 MW pilot project, owned and developed by TotalEnergies, will provide power to the Culzean gas platform in the UK North Sea. According
LS Cable & System has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Denmark’s Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for the supply of offshore cables for the Haewoori Offshore Wind 3 project in South Korea. The Haewoori floating offshore wind project is planned to be built in three phases, with a total ca
The first of three Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbines at the Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind project in France has started delivering megawatt-hours of power to the national electricity grid. Located 17 kilometres off the coast in the Mediterranean Sea, the Provence Grand Large floating wind p
Following five years of feasibility studies and consultations, the Star of the South offshore wind project in Australia revealed several updates, including the reduction in the proposed number of turbines from 200 to 150. Star of the South, Australia’s first proposed wind farm, secured a Commonwealt
Haewoori Offshore Wind has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Korea Marine Equipment Research Institute (KOMERI) and Ulsan Technopark for collaboration on floating offshore wind technology and workforce development. Haewoori Offshore Wind is a project company founded in 2022 by Copenhag
The world’s first commercial-scale seaweed farm within the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm in the Netherlands is fully operational. According to the non-profit organisation North Sea Farmers (NSF), the final deployment step was completed one week ago by deploying the seeded substrate. North S
The following is a press release from Navingo BV, the owner of offshoreWIND.biz and organiser of the annual Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC). More than 400 exhibitors and co-exhibitors booked their spots at OEEC 2024 Businesses and organisations from across the offshore energy sector a
