A geophysical and environmental survey is set to soon commence at the Salamander floating offshore wind project off the coast of Scotland in the North Sea. The geophysical survey and benthic drop-down video and grab survey activities are expected to commence on 26 July at the earliest and run until
Norway-based Cloudberry Clean Energy has partnered with its compatriot Hafslund to develop the Stenkalles Grund shallow-water wind project in the lake Vänern in Sweden. The companies will form a 50/50 joint venture by Hafslund acquiring 50 per cent of the shares in Cloudberry Offshore Wind which ind
Arup will be working on the feasibility study for Vientos Alisios, an offshore wind project in Colombia developed by BlueFloat Energy, for which the company says is the most advanced offshore wind project in Colombia. Arup says it has mobilised its industry specialists for the study and that it is s
The installation vessel Bold Tern has left the Port of Taichung in Taiwan loaded with the first sets of turbines for the Changfang & Xidao offshore wind project, according to an update the vessel owner Fred. Olsen Windcarrier posted on social media. The vessel arrived in Taiwan last month, after und
The installation vessel Saipem 7000 and the jacket foundation for the Saint-Brieuc wind farm’s offshore substation have arrived in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc ahead of installation work, which will begin once the topside – currently en route to the project site – also arrives in the French bay. After th
NKT has signed a turnkey contract with ScottishPower Renewables, a subsidiary of Spain’s Iberdrola, for the production and installation of the export power cables for the 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind project in the UK. Under the contract, NKT will be responsible for the design and manufact
The UK Government has awarded Contracts for Difference (CfDs) to five offshore wind projects at a strike price of GBP 37.35/MWh each. One of the five offshore projects, which have a total generation capacity of 7 GW, is Ørsted’s Hornsea Three, for which the developer says is the world’s single bigge
Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee has signed a bill that seeks to procure between 600 MW and 1 GW of newly developed offshore wind capacity. “Adding offshore wind clean energy capacity is essential for meeting our new 100 percent renewable energy by 2033 goal and our Act on Climate emissions reduction
Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has signed a EUR 475 million (approximately USD 483 million) green loan with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to support its research, development, and innovation (RDI) activities through 2025. “As the need to accelerate the green energy transition has never
Two companies have submitted applications to the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport for maritime concessions to build floating wind farms in the Tyrrhenian Sea, offshore Sardinia, with one of the projects proposed to have an installed capacity of more than 3 GW. This is an excerpt from
Fugro has started soil investigations off the Danish west coast, where RWE will build the 1 GW Thor offshore wind farm, located approximately 22 kilometres from the port of Thorsminde. Up to three research vessels will be deployed to acquire geotechnical data from the seabed, which is necessary to i
Shell Nederland and Shell Overseas Investments, both subsidiaries of Shell, have taken the Final Investment Decision (FID) to build Holland Hydrogen I, which is said to be Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen plant once operational in 2025. The 200 MW Holland Hydrogen I electrolysis plant will be con
Hellenic Cables has been awarded an Exclusivity and Capacity Agreement (ECA) for the supply of 66 kV XLPE-insulated inter-array cables and associated accessories for the Hai Long 2 and 3 offshore wind project in Taiwan. Under the ECA, Hellenic Cables will supply approximately 140 kilometres of 66 kV
Endiprev has started working on the 342 MW Kaskasi offshore wind farm in Germany under a contract with Siemens Gamesa, the project’s wind turbine supplier. Throughout the next six months, Endiprev will perform installation and finishing works for Siemens Gamesa on the Kaskasi offshore wind farm, loc
