Wind turbine prices are expected to increase by up to ten per cent over the next 12 to 18 months due to increases in commodity prices, logistics costs, and coronavirus-related challenges, according to a new analysis from Wood Mackenzie. As noted in a recent Wood Mackenzie report, a rise in steel, co
Singapore-based shipbuilder Strategic Marine and the UK-based offshore support vessel provider WEM Marine have signed contracts for two more crew transfer vessels (CTVs), scheduled for delivery in April 2022. The new shipbuilding contracts follow WEM’s first order with Strategic Marine in September
The first pin pile installation campaign at the 589 MW Changfang and Xidao wind farm offshore Taiwan has been completed, Boskalis said. During the first installation campaign which started in early July, the crane vessel Bokalift 1 installed 48 pin piles at the site 15 kilometres off the coast of Ch
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review of the South Fork offshore wind farm and plans to issue a record of decision on whether to approve the proposed project in October. If approved, the 130 MW wind farm planned to be built off the coasts of Rhode Isl
The developers of the Star of the South wind farm offshore Australia are starting work on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and the Environment Effects Statement (EES) for the up to 2.2 GW project. These are the most detailed environmental assessments a project can go through in Australia wit
The Hornsea Two offshore substation (OSS) and the reactive compensation station (RCS) topsides have left the Sembcorp Marine Admiralty Yard in Singapore and are en route to the UK, Sembcorp Marine said. The two topsides departed on 15 August and are expected to reach their destination at the end of
The jacket foundation for the Saint-Nazaire offshore substation was installed off the coast of the Guérande peninsula in France over the weekend, DEME Group said. The 48-metre jacket will be held in place by four foundation piles installed in April 2021 by DEME Offshore using an in-house designed su
MingYang Smart Energy has delivered ten of its MySE 3.0-135 wind turbines for the Italian Taranto offshore wind farm, the country’s first offshore wind farm and the first of its kind to be built in the Mediterranean Sea. According to MingYang, this is also the first time a Chinese OEM supplied turbi
The pre-trenching campaign along the inter-array cable routes in the northern part of the French Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm has been completed, Ailes Marines reported, adding that the work was done five weeks ahead of schedule. The Aethra vessel, chartered by the inter-array cable supplier Prys
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is considering a lease sale for the Wilmington East wind energy area located in the Long Bay, offshore North and South Carolina. BOEM is now preparing a supplemental Environmental Assessment (EA) to consider additional wind leasing options offshore Nor
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna has selected Société Générale as a financial advisor for the construction of the Baltica 2 and Baltica 3 wind farms in the Polish Baltic Sea. With a combined capacity of 2.5 GW, Baltica 2 and Baltica 3 represent the largest investment of this type in the Polish part of
LS Cable & System has revealed the plan to buy the largest submarine cable laying barge in Korea to increase participation in domestic and overseas offshore wind projects. The company is planning to acquire its first submarine cable laying barge and prepare for offshore wind power generation project
HST Marine has taken delivery of HST Ella, a new hybrid crew transfer vessel (CTV) designed by Chartwell Marine. HST Ella is the first hybrid Chartwell 24 vessel to hit the water, following her completion at the Isle of Wight shipyard Diverse Marine. ”Rapidly maturing hybrid technology means that en
All 75 wind turbines have been installed at the 300 MW Rudong H5 wind farm offshore Rudong County in China, ZTT Submarine Cable & System said. The 4 MW wind turbines, supplied by Shanghai Electric, were transported and installed by Zhongtian Technology Ocean Engineering utilizing ZTT’s specially fit
