Sing Da Marine Structure (SDMS) has completed the first 100 per cent made-in-Taiwan wind turbine jacket foundation for the 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farms, Ørsted said. The jacket foundation, which has passed all inspections, signified a landmark milestone for Ørsted in Asia Pacif
Italian oil and gas major Eni has agreed to acquire a 20 per cent stake in the 1.2 GW Dogger Bank C wind farm offshore the UK. Eni will buy a 10 per cent stake in the project from Equinor, and the remaining 10 per cent stake from SSE Renewables. The transactions have a combined […]
Siemens Gamesa has awarded Global Wind Service Taiwan (GWS) with the pre-assembly scope for the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farms in Taiwan. The 900 MW project is developed by Ørsted and is the first large-scale, far-offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The project’s 111 SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wi
Greencoat UK Wind has signed an agreement to acquire a 25 per cent stake in the Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm from AIP, in partnership with a number of pension funds investing through Greencoat Renewable Income LP, a fund also managed by Greencoat Capital. Through the acquisition, to be co
Japan’s Penta-Ocean Construction and DEME Offshore have established a joint venture company, Japan Offshore Marine (JOM), to collaborate in the field of offshore wind construction in Japan. JOM, owned 51 per cent by Penta-Ocean and 49 per cent by DEME, will engage in investigation, engineering, proc
The 75 MW Tan Thuan nearshore wind farm in Vietnam’s Ca Mau province started operation on 30 October, after commissioning and other work intensified in the months prior to that to bring the project to commercial operation before 1 November and secure preferential Feed-In Tariff (FIT) rates. After nu
Equinor plans to deploy a new floating foundation design offshore Scotland if the company comes out as one of the seabed lease winners in the ScotWind auction and builds its proposed 1 GW floating wind project. The Wind Semi, a semisubmersible wind turbine foundation, has been designed with flexibil
The first phase of construction has been completed at the Saint-Brieuc wind farm offshore France, with the work scheduled to resume on 1 March 2022 at the latest, Ailes Marines, the developer of the 62-turbine project, said. The operations are fully completed, and Van Oord’s Aeolus is ready to leave
TÜV Rheinland has signed a framework agreement with Siemens Gamesa for inspections of service lifts and cranes on the manufacturer’s offshore wind turbines in the North and Baltic Seas. The company will inspect the service lifts and cranes of the wind turbines that are maintained by Siemens Gamesa o
SSE Renewables has closed the agreement to form a new joint ownership company, SSE Pacifico, which will pursue the development of offshore wind projects in Japan. The deal includes the acquisition by SSE Renewables of an 80 per cent interest in an offshore wind development platform from Pacifico Ene
A culture of care is the foundation By Mark Walker Renewable sources of energy—wind, water, solar, geothermal—are widely viewed as the engines that will power the world one day, and companies specialising in renewables are already making headway toward that goal. But no matter how innovative or new,
Vineyard Wind has selected Semco Maritime as the preferred supplier for maintenance of the foundations and electric service platform (ESP) for the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm, and has also signed an agreement which will see Semco Maritime setting up a service and maintenance hub in New Bedfor
Six world-leading offshore wind developers and wind turbine manufacturers have submitted a total of 16 offers in the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s (NJEDA) sublease solicitation for the New Jersey Wind Port. Ørsted, Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind (a joint venture between Shell and EDF Re
Huisman has been awarded a contract from Van Oord for the delivery of a Leg Encircling Crane (LEC) for its new offshore installation vessel. This crane will be the largest Leg Encircling Crane that Huisman has developed to date in terms of lifting capacity, boom length, installed power, and technica
