Iberdrola has signed an agreement with Windar Renovables for the construction of 95 transition pieces for the East Anglia Three offshore wind farm in UK waters. This is the largest order of this type of foundation to date for Windar Renovables and the production will be carried out mainly at the Ast
The shareholders of the TetraSpar Demonstrator floating wind project, Shell, TEPCO Renewable Power, RWE, and Stiesdal Offshore have launched a global competition to accelerate the technical advancement of floating offshore wind. The aim of the competition, called “TetraSpar Innovation Challenge”, is
Ocean Winds has signed a contract with the Australian company Sea Global and its Polish subcontractor PGNiG Gazoprojekt to prepare design documentation and obtain a building permit for offshore export cables for the BC-Wind offshore wind farm in the Polish Baltic Sea. The scope of the contract cover
Ørsted has signed a contract with South Korea’s HSG Sungdong Shipbuilding for the supply of foundations for the 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b & 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. Ørsted signed the contract with HSG Sungdong, worth hundreds of billions of Korean won, in the presence of the Danish Ambassad
TenneT has signed multi-year framework agreements with Allseas and Heerema Marine Contractors for the transport and installation of at least fourteen 2 GW offshore platforms. The fourteen 2 GW converter stations will be installed in the Dutch and German parts of the North Sea. The framework agreemen
Belgian electricity transmission system operator (TSO) Elia and Port of Ostend have signed a concession agreement that covers the construction of a service centre for the TSO’s offshore activities. The agreement marks the first step in the construction of a new multi-purpose building at the heart of
Brisbane-headquartered Orchid Energy has announced that it is in the early stages of investigating the potential for a multi-gigawatt portfolio of fixed and floating offshore wind projects off Queensland, Australia. Orchid Energy’s plans are focused on three priority projects suitable for the deploy
The two offshore wind farms that yesterday (16 May) received the Swedish government’s go-ahead will be able to supply up to 6.5 TWh of electricity per year, which corresponds to the electricity production from one large nuclear power reactor, according to the government. As reported earlier, Vattenf
Mingyang Smart Energy has signed a localisation cooperation agreement with the South Korean wind turbine manufacturer and wind power company, Unison, to promote its business in South Korea and globally. The agreement will see Mingyang Smart Energy investing 400 billion Korean won (approximately EUR
Equinor’s Hywind Tampen, the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm in operation, has started delivering electricity to the Snorre oil and gas field in the Norwegian North Sea. The 88 MW Hywind Tampen delivered first power in November 2022. The electricity was delivered to the Gullfaks A platfo
The wind turbines at Borssele and Egmond aan Zee offshore wind farms were stopped for four hours on 13 May, to help migrating birds pass by safely. According to the Dutch Government, this is the first time such a measure has been applied and is in line with the approach of the government and partici
Vard has signed a contract for the design and construction of two Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) for the UK-based Purus Wind. The hull for the first vessel will be built in Vard in Romania for outfitting, commissioning, and delivery from one of Vard’s yards in Norway. The second ves
Siemens Gamesa, Amasus Offshore, and deugro Danmark have entered into a long-term charter agreement for two newbuild vessels, Rotra Futura and Rotra Horizon, customized for transporting offshore wind turbine components, which will be delivered in 2025. The new concept builds upon the existing Rotra
FairWind has been awarded a turnkey pre-assembly contract for the Vesterhav Nord and Syd offshore wind farms at the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark. Under the contract, FairWind will be responsible for the pre-assembly erection of 41 Siemens Gamesa’s SG 8.0-167 DD wind turbines. Each direct drive (DD) wi
