Several private, state and municipal organisations have formed a partnership, called Baltic Energy Island, on Bornholm with the goal of creating a global hub for green energy innovation, testing, and business development. The partnership includes the leading offshore wind developer Ørsted, wind turb
Ofgem has granted an electricity generation licence to Berwick Bank Wind Farm Limited, the project company established by SSE Renewables which is developing the Berwick Bank offshore wind farm in Scotland. The licence was approved two months after the developer submitted an application to Ofgem, whi
All 47 wind turbine jacket foundations and all subsea cables are now in place at the Formosa 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The wind farm also has more than half of its wind turbines installed so far. The final jacket foundation was installed on 26 August, with the subsea cable works reaching compl
The board of the Danish transmission system operator (TSO) Energinet has officially given the green light to carry out feasibility studies for four new offshore wind farms totalling up to 7.2 GW in capacity. This follows Energinet receiving orders from the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and the Ministry
Vineyard Wind has signed contracts with Maine-based Ironhouse and Houston-based EverLine to support the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind project at various construction and operation stages. EverLine, a provider of energy compliance, technical, and security solutions, will deliver complete Supervisory
Ørsted has fully commissioned its 1.3 GW Hornsea Two project in the UK, which has now become the world’s largest wind farm in operation, taking over that title from its sibling project, the 1.2 GW Hornsea One. The 1.3 GW offshore wind farm, located 89 kilometres off the Yorkshire Coast, alongside Ho
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has sent six new offshore wind applications received through its open door scheme for regulatory consultation. From 4 April to 30 August, DEA received 47 applications, of which 16 have been rejected due to overlap with state land reservations. Of the remaining 31 appli
The UK could move forward with its ambitious plans for offshore wind while strengthening approaches to protect nature, according to a new report published by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). Through a new “Nature Positive” approach the expansion of offshore wind over the next de
C-Job Naval Architects has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with US-based Bleutec Industries and the Netherlands-based Penthus for the design and verification of their Piling Installation Vessel (PIV). The vessel is part of Bleutec’s integrated Binary Marine Installation Solution (BMIS) wh
Eight Baltic Sea countries that yesterday agreed to build sevenfold the offshore wind capacity currently installed in the Baltic Sea by 2030 have outlined their joint path to minimising the reliance on Russian fossil fuels. Along with the offshore wind buildout, the leaders of the eight countries wi
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Poland has signed the Polish Offshore Wind Sector Deal, an agreement between the Polish Government and key representatives from the offshore wind energy sector that aims to support the development of the country’s offshore wind sector and to maximise the share of lo
Briggs Marine has been appointed to provide walk-to-work and crew transfer vessel coordination services during the construction and commissioning of the two Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore substations. The contract for walk-to-work support comes a few months after the Fife-based company secured work
Star of the South, Australia’s first proposed offshore wind project, has launched a study to connect local businesses with future opportunities in Gippsland’s emerging offshore wind sector. The project is seeking out local businesses that supply goods and services needed for offshore wind projects a
The 11-turbine Hywind Tampen, the world’s first floating wind farm to power offshore oil and gas platforms, is close to producing its first power, according to Equinor’s latest press release. A milestone was reached when the first subsea cables were laid by Subsea 7 and the connection was made to Gu
