Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) has named and launched a new crew transfer vessel (CTV) aimed at supporting offshore wind power projects in the country. The vessel, Alfonsino Arrow, was named at a ceremony held on 12 December at Kosaba Shipbuilding in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, NYK
Factory acceptance testing complete for plate rolling equipment.
The Netherlands-based exploration and production player ONE-Dyas, together with its partners EBN and Tenaz Energy, has tucked a new decarbonisation milestone under its belt by breathing life into the first natural gas production platform in the Dutch and German sectors of the North Sea to run on off
Ayre Offshore Wind Farm Limited, the project company behind the 1 GW Ayre floating wind farm proposed to be built in Scotland, has applied for offshore consent with Marine Scotland. According to documentation available on Marine Scotland’s website, the developer submitted the offshore application on
Thistle Wind Partners (TWP) has applied for planning permission in principle for the onshore infrastructure of the 1 GW Bowdun offshore wind project with Aberdeenshire Council. The application covers the elements from the landfall point near Benholm, underground cable corridor, onshore substation, a
Jumbo Offshore has signed two contracts for the transport and installation of transition pieces (TPs) for an upcoming offshore wind farm development, the company said via social media on 12 December, leaving the project and the client unnamed. In addition to transport and installation (T&I), Jumbo w
Harald Hårfagre, a joint venture between Deep Wind Offshore and EDF Renewables, and a consortium of Equinor and Vårgrønn, which were the only developers to submit applications in Norway’s first floating wind tender, will each be awarded a project area, the Norwegian Ministry of Energy said on 11 Dec
The Crown Estate, through its Supply Chain Accelerator programme, has awarded GBP 13 million (nearly EUR 15 million) to 16 UK offshore wind supply chain projects in the early stage of development to help de-risk them and accelerate their path to the market. The second round of the Supply Chain Accel
The GE Vernova-Seatrium consortium has been awarded a contract to deliver the offshore converter platform for TenneT’s 2.2 GW BalWin5 offshore grid connection in the German North Sea. The contract is the fourth one awarded under the five-year framework agreement that GE Vernova and Seatrium signed w
ZTT Submarine Cable & System has commenced the production of the export cables for the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm in Poland, owned by a joint venture between Ørsted and PGE. The project’s export cables will be delivered by the Chinese cable manufacturer and Hellenic Cables, a Greece-based s
The Blue Mackerel offshore wind project, being developed by JERA Nex BP (a 50:50 joint venture between JERA Co. and BP), has been awarded Major Project Status (MPS) by the Australian federal government. With the MPS recognition, the proposed 1 GW project secures dedicated support from the Federal Ma
Ocean Winds, a 50-50 joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has contracted DEME for the installation of monopile foundations, inter-array cables, and the export cable at the BC-Wind offshore wind farm in Poland. While the value of the three contracts was not disclosed, DEME noted in a press
Davi has reached another milestone in the project it’s carrying on with Titan Wind Energy, completing the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) for four heavy-duty plate rolls designed for offshore wind tower and monopile manufacturing. The FAT took place in Week 46 at Davi’s headquarters in Cesena, Italy,
The European Commission just published a European Grids Package that includes Guidance on Contracts for Difference (CfDs), making the offshore wind industry’s much-sought-after procurement model soon to be mandated by the EU. While the new package has yet to be adopted and will serve as a foundation
