A new law enabling the development of offshore wind projects in Atlantic Canada has received Royal Assent from the Canadian government and is now in effect. Bill C-49 expands the mandate of offshore boards in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador to include renewable energy projects, ensuring a
SSE has revealed that the completion of Dogger Bank A, the first of the three phases of the UK’s Dogger Bank Wind Farm, is projected for the second half of 2025, which is later than the previously expected first half of the year. In its interim earnings report released on 3 October, SSE said that [&
RWE has unveiled the first 108-metre turbine blade made at the Siemens Gamesa factory in Hull, which will be part of 100 wind turbines to be installed at the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK. Each of the 100 wind turbines, rated at 14 MW, will be equipped with 108-metre-long blades that [&h
ESB and the University of Highlands and Islands (UHI) Shetland have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) concerning the 500 Stoura floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. The main areas of focus will be education, data sharing, research, and long-term environmental monitoring. Both organisati
MENCK, a brand in marine energy and infrastructure services company Acteon, has unveiled the MHU 6000W Wind Hammer, a tool designed to handle larger, longer, and heavier piles for offshore wind farms. The Wind Hammer is engineered to drive larger piles in tougher environments and install longer pile
Japanese “K” Line Wind Service (KWS) and Singapore-headquartered EGS Survey (EGS) have established a joint venture company specialising in offshore geo-surveys which recently completed its first survey contract for the Happo-Noshiro offshore wind project. At the Happo-Noshiro site(s), located off th
South Korean maritime service company MARCON has secured approval in principle (AiP) from the Korean Register (KR) for its hybrid crew transfer vessel (CTV), a passenger and cargo transport vessel dedicated to offshore wind farms. The CTV is expected to resolve environmental regulation issues by ado
Some 900 jobs in GE Vernova’s offshore wind business unit could be lost as the company plans to downsize the business. “On September 19, we submitted a proposal to the GE Vernova European Works Council related to proposed changes in our Offshore Wind business globally. The proposal reflects industry
Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7, through their joint venture partnership in Scotland, have submitted their consent applications for the onshore aspects of the proposed Salamander floating offshore wind farm. The first submission has been made to Aberdeenshire Council for the onshore substation
Australia-based offshore wind and renewable energy investor Macquire is reportedly considering the sale of its offshore wind portfolio company Corio Generation. Reuters reported on 1 October that Macquarie had engaged advisors for a potential sale of Corio, citing sources with knowledge of the matte
Axess Technologies has secured a cable installation contract with HSM Offshore Energy for the Thor offshore wind farm located off the Danish west coast. The scope of work includes project management, engineering, pulling, terminating, and testing the internal platform cables into the Thor offshore s
Vattenfall has signed a multi-year framework contract with Van Oord for the charter of the jack-up vessel, MPI Resolution, which has allowed the company to expand its offshore turbine servicing capabilities. According to Vattenfall, the contract guarantees the vessel’s availability for several month
Ørsted is expected to soon launch a tender for a walk-to-work (W2W) vessel for one of the offshore wind projects in Poland the company owns in partnership with PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna. According to a recently issued early notice, notifying about the qualification system that will be used for t
RWE has signed a capacity reservation agreement with the German company Steelwind Nordenham, for the production of up to 300 monopile foundations for its future offshore wind projects in Europe. Under the agreement, Steelwind will reserve capacity at its German monopile production facility in Norden
