The final turbine has been installed at Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm, Seagreen, off the coast of Angus. The work was carried out by Cadeler’s wind farm installation vessel Wind Orca, which replaced its sister vessel Wind Osprey in April 2022. Many of the wind turbines are installed in a wat
Freja Offshore, a joint venture between Hexicon and Mainstream Renewable Power, has submitted an application for an offshore wind farm in Sweden that could have an installed capacity of between 2 GW and 2.5 GW and, according to the project’s consultation document, could feature wind turbines of up t
Jan De Nul, together with its partner LS Cable & System, has completed the installation of the second subsea cable for the Hollandse Kust West Alpha offshore wind farm grid connection off the coast of Egmond aan Zee for TenneT. The subsea cable installation was carried out by the cable-laying vessel
Eneco and Equinor have joined forces to participate in the upcoming 4 GW IJmuiden Ver Alpha and Beta offshore wind farm zone tenders. The two companies said they want to contribute to the Netherlands reaching its decarbonisation targets by integrating offshore wind into the Dutch energy system while
Ireland-headquartered Simply Blue Group and Norwegian seaweed farming company, Arctic Seaweed, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) under which they will jointly explore solutions for co-locating seaweed farms and offshore wind farms. Arctic Seaweed has developed a unique farming method t
Deutsche Windtechnik performed the periodic inspection of the rotor blades at the German Butendiek offshore wind farm using automated drones at the beginning of this month. According to the company, it is among the first to carry out a large-scale offshore wind inspection campaign using automated dr
The operations and maintenance (O&M) base for the 247 MW Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm has officially been opened at the Port of Sassnitz–Mukran, Germany. Parkwind, the developer of the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm, said that the office in Mukran will serve as the base for the project and as
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has announced plans to develop a virtual environment for better planning and maintenance of offshore wind farms. Led by ORE Catapult’s Operations and Maintenance Centre of Excellence (OMCE) at Grimsby, the Digital Operation and Maintenance Environment (DO
Ørsted has designed and developed its own uncrewed surface vessel (USV) for offshore metocean measurement campaigns. The USV has also achieved DNV’s type validation as a floating LiDAR system and is set to enter serial production. The company, whose employees invented the concept which has now been
Cadeler has purchased the latest-generation Liebherr Ram Luffing Offshore Crane for its O-class wind farm installation vessel (WFIV) Wind Osprey. The acquisition is part of the company’s upgrade initiatives through which by early 2024, its O-class vessels will be ready to support the next generation
TotalEnergies has confirmed its participation in Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023 (OEEC 2023), to be held this November in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The energy giant is now a returning exhibitor and sponsor at OEEC, after having been part of OEEC 2022. The company will join this year’s
On 21 June, in the presence of the Republic of Korea’s President Yoon Suk-Yeol, Managing Partner of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), Jacob Baruël Poulsen, signed an Investment Notification Form with which CIP is committing to invest USD 350 million (approximately EUR 320.5 million) into off
Ørsted and WWF, which teamed up last year to advance offshore wind deployment that enhances ocean biodiversity, have now launched a project that will see one or more biogenic reefs of European flat oysters and horse mussels being established in the Danish North Sea. The project, named BioReef, is co
Portuguese energy company Galp has decided to join forces with French energy major TotalEnergies to explore the potential development of wind projects offshore Portugal. The partnership combines Galp’s knowledge of the Portuguese market with TotalEnergies’ expertise in large-scale offshore wind proj
