The UK-based offshore energy support vessel (OESV) operator Seacat Services will soon add a new high-speed offshore wind support vessel to its fleet. Seacat Sceptre, built by Diverse Marine and currently undergoing sea trials, has been designed by Chartwell Marine and fitted with Foil Optimisation a
Gazelle Wind Power has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Bridon-Bekaert Ropes Group (BBRG) for the supply of mooring lines for the dynamic mooring system of its 2 MW pilot floating wind project at the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN). Dublin-based Gazelle has developed a
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) to a coordinated design for a wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) in conjunction with the BargeRack feeder barge system by Friede and Goldman (F&G). The design is said to enable the Jones Act-compliant barge in a lifting s
SSE Renewables is about to kick off further geotechnical survey work at the Berwick Bank Wind Farm located off the east coast of Scotland. The first phase which will include a borehole survey is planned to mobilize between 29 January and 1 February, with the completion expected by 22 February. The s
Ocean Winds and the Banque des territoires have reached the final investment decision for the Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating wind project offshore France. This step will allow the signing of contracts with the main industrial and financial partners and the launch of the projec
The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has issued an order related to offshore wind transmission systems that modifies future offshore wind energy procurements to include options for connections through “meshed” grids and requires Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc. (Con Edison)
SeaZip Offshore Service will transform its 12 PAX crew transfer vessels (CTVs) into 24 PAX over the upcoming winter break, the company said on 24 January. The vessels, with double the passenger capacity, will be operational again from March-April 2022. The major capacity expansion concerns four vess
Magnora Offshore Wind AS has agreed Heads of Terms (HoT) on cooperation with Hiraeth Energy LLP for the development of two floating offshore wind projects in the Celtic Sea with a total capacity of approximately 700 MW. The UK seabed manager, The Crown Estate, is planning a leasing process in the ar
Equinor has awarded Certex UK with a three-year contract for inspection and maintenance of over 150 turbine generators across two wind farms offshore the UK. The contract covers the Dudgeon and Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farms off the Norfolk coast. The full scope of work covers the statutory in
After winning the tender for the construction and operation of the 1 GW Thor offshore wind farm last month, RWE has now signed a concession agreement with the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and the Danish Government. The concession grants RWE the right to build and operate the offshore wind farm for 30
China connected 16.9 GW of offshore wind capacity to the grid in 2021, the latest data from the country’s National Energy Administration has shown. Back in 2020, China installed then record 3,060 MW of new offshore wind capacity, reaching 9,898 MW of installed capacity at the end of that year. China
The UK’s Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has granted GBP 10 million to technology partners – SENSEWind, Glosten, and Subsea Micropiles, and six delivery partners to design and construct a SENSE PelaStar floating wind turbine demonstrator off the coast of Scotland. The
Maersk Supply Service and Ørsted plan to launch the world’s first full-scale offshore charging station for vessels, at an offshore wind farm, in the third quarter of 2022. As part of the project, Maersk Supply Service has now launched its offshore vessel-charging venture, Stillstrom, to support the
Korea Floating Wind (KF Wind), a joint venture between Ocean Winds and Aker Offshore Wind, has obtained its first Electric Business License (EBL) from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of the Republic of Korea for a capacity of 870 MW for its floating wind project in Ulsan. The EBL is a man
