Avangrid, part of the Iberdrola Group, has filed a motion with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) to suspend for a month the review of the Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for the 1,232 MW Commonwealth Wind offshore wind project. According to Avangrid’s statement, under the curre
The municipal government of China’s city of Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, has issued a new five-year plan for energy development which, among other things, kick-starts preliminary work on the potential development of two offshore wind projects with a total capacity of 43.3 GW. Green hydrogen product
Norway-headquartered DNV and its partners have completed Phase 1 of a joint industry project (JIP) on Bottom Impact and Partially Submerged Conditions for optimising the installation process of offshore wind turbines. According to DNV, offshore wind turbine installation is currently done in benign w
Ocean Winds has received a positive environmental decision for its BC-Wind offshore wind farm in the Polish Baltic Sea, thus completing the environmental impact assessment process for the 400 MW project. The decision was taken by the Regional Directorate for Environmental Protection (RDOŚ) in Gdańsk
Maersk Training has signed a collaboration agreement with GiraffeWork (subsidiary of parent company Daikyo Kenki) to establish a training centre for the offshore wind industry in Japan. The partners said the training centre will offer courses according to the Global Wind Organisation (GWO), will be
Several EU Member States have increased their offshore wind ambitions – with some also making joint vows to install massive amounts of new capacity by 2030 and beyond – and invitations to tender released this week show Germany, Ireland, and the Netherlands are among those that are now actively prepa
DanTysk Sandbank Offshore Wind has issued a call for tenders for the provision of crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for the two offshore wind farms in Germany. The company is in need of three CTVs for spring and/or summer service campaigns from 2023 to 2026 and optionally for 2027 and 2028 on the DanTysk
EnBW He Dreiht GmbH has issued a contract notice seeking setup and operation of marine coordination during the construction phase of the 960 MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The contract covers the provision of qualified marine coordinators in various shift systems, and marin
The Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) has won a contract to develop an integrated ground model as part of a tender for geotechnical soil investigations at two offshore wind farm sites within the IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm Zone (IJVWFZ) in the Dutch North Sea. The total value of the contract, which
Cadeler has signed a Letter of Intent with an undisclosed party described by the Danish wind farm installation vessel owner and operator as ”a blue chip client in the industry” to explore the possibility of long-term use of one of Cadeler’s two O-class vessels. The LoI covers offshore wind farm assi
Port of Esbjerg has started construction on a new warehouse facility that will be used for the offshore wind industry with Siemens Gamesa being its first tenant. The new warehouse will expand the port’s storage and assembly facilities to handle ever-growing components used in the offshore wind marke
As some European countries announced plans to fast-track offshore wind development and the current energy crisis is triggering more ambitious targets, how to achieve this without a negative environmental impact is one of the rising concerns. According to the Offshore Coalition for Energy and Nature
Norway-headquartered Equinor has chartered Seacat Columbia, a new BARTech 30 crew transfer vessel (CTV), from Seacat Services, for operations at its Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon wind farms offshore Norfolk, England. The charter will cover service at the 317 MW Sheringham Shoal and the 402 MW Dudgeon
Australia’s federal government and the Victoria state government plan to fast-track Victorian Renewable Energy Zones (REZ) and offshore wind development in an effort to create new energy jobs across Victoria, unlock cleaner, cheaper and more secure energy, and put downward pressure on prices. The Co
