Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has launched Skyborn Renewables, previously known as wpd offshore, after completing the acquisition of the 100 per cent share in the company. The transaction was completed on 15 September, Skyborn said. In May, GIP signed a definitive agreement with wpd AG to acq
German offshore wind developer EnBW has contracted the Netherlands-based UXO consultancy company NjordIC for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) expert services for the He Dreiht offshore wind farm project in Germany. The company will provide EOD expertise and UXO consultancy during the upcoming UXO s
Bluepoint Wind is the official name of the offshore wind project that Ocean Winds East (OW East) plans to build in the New York Bight, the developer announced on 15 September. Ocean Winds East, a joint venture between EDP Renewables and Engie, won the lease area in Central Bight for USD 765 million
The Biden-Harris Administration has set a target for the US to install 15 GW of floating offshore wind capacity by 2035, building on the country’s existing goal of 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030, which will be largely met using bottom-fixed technology. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) wi
The Cosco Shipping Shipyard (Nantong) in China, where Jan De Nul’s jack-up installation vessel Voltaire is being built, was hit by typhoon Muifa on the night between 14 and 15 September. The eye of the typhoon passed over the shipyard, causing the vessel to come loose from its moorings, Jan De Nul s
The Oregon Department of Energy has published a report on floating wind, according to which floating offshore wind farms could help this US State achieve its clean energy goals, but not without challenges ahead of potential deployment. The Oregon Legislature directed the State’s Department of Energy
RWE and Latvenergo, one of the largest power suppliers in the Baltic States, have joined forces to develop, construct, and operate offshore wind projects off the Latvian coast. A corresponding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has now been signed between the two companies. The equal partnership is s
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) has acquired a further 7.75 per cent ownership interest in the Lincs offshore wind farm in the UK from a fund managed by Macquarie Asset Management. The new buy-in follows ORIT’s investment from May of this year, when the investment company bought an in
Poland’s PGE Baltica, a PGE Group company, has entered the stage of environmental surveys for the Baltica 1 offshore wind farm located approximately 80 kilometres from the Polish Baltic coast. The research will be carried out by a consortium of the Gdynia Maritime University and MEWO S.A., which wil
Welsh company Marine Power Systems (MPS) has awarded a contract to Windsy for the supply and deployment of the wind turbine to be used on the megawatt-scale wind and wave energy hybrid demonstrator. German-based company Windsy will be supporting MPS in the engineering, procurement and construction m
Equans has loaded out the topside for the offshore substation of the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm that is being built in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. The company, which is delivering the platform in partnership with Smulders, loaded out the topside on 12 September on the Scheldt alo
Prysmian has been awarded two contracts including options by Amprion Offshore GmbH, a subsidiary of German transmission system operator Amprion, for the design, supply, installation, and commissioning of land and submarine cables for the DolWin4 and BorWin4 offshore wind farm grid connection systems
Offshore export cables for the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm have been hooked up onto the project’s two offshore substation (OSS) jacket foundations. The export cable hook up and burial campaign was completed on 2 September with the cables laid by the cable laying vessel Cable Enterprise and b
The developers of the 1 GW South Taranaki offshore wind project in New Zealand, NZ Super Fund and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), have initiated a study into the future industry requirements needed to support development and operation of a large-scale offshore wind farm. The Industry Capab
