The installation of the MAATS cable lay equipment onboard the cable-laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora has commenced. On 14 October, MAATS and Marine Fabricators installation team arrived at the Ulstein Verft shipyard to begin the installation, which kicked off with the two lay wheels being fitted at
The North of Tyne Combined Authority (NTCA) and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have launched a new GBP 3.5 million programme for innovations in the offshore wind and subsea sectors. The Technology, Innovation and Green Growth for Offshore Renewables (TIGGOR) programme is targeting supp
The US House Democrats have introduced a bill that sets the target of developing at least 25 GW of operating offshore wind capacity in the US by 2030. The Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act, originally co-sponsored by House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva and House Select Committee
Tampnet has secured a contract to provide 4G/LTE coverage for the Gemini offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Tampnet will operate two base stations, one on each of the two substations, and will also provide coverage for the service operation vessel (SOV) and the crew transfer vessels (CTV) workin
The RWE-led Awel y Môr offshore wind farm has completed its first offshore geophysical exploratory works with Fugro GB Marine Ltd taking the helm. As part of the development of the Awel y Môr wind farm offshore Wales, studies of the seafloor have to be carried out. These in turn will help inform the
Vineyard Wind has partnered with Woods Hole Group to carry out current and tidal monitoring at its planned 800 MW offshore wind project in Massachusetts. The parties deployed the current measuring and turbidity monitoring devices along the project’s export cable corridor to gain insight and data tha
Cadeler, formerly known as Swire Blue Ocean, is ready to send its Pacific Orca vessel in early 2021 to support foundation installation at the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm in the UK. The company has been subcontracted by DEME to deliver a vessel which will support the installation of the wind farm’
Ørsted and Eversource have placed a joint bid for a new offshore wind project in New York, named Sunrise Wind 2, in the state’s second offshore wind solicitation. The developers filed multiple proposals for the project with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) on 20
Trelleborg has secured a contract by Seaway 7 to provide its NjordGuard cable protection for the Kaskasi offshore wind project in Germany. Trelleborg will provide 86 integrated cable protection systems to protect the inter-array grid power cables from over-bending, abrasion, and fatigue. Production
Spanish energy company Iberdrola has submitted a bid in response to New York State’s second offshore wind solicitation. The bid was submitted on Tuesday, 20 October, Ignacio Galán, Iberdrola’s CEO said while presenting the company’s results for the first nine months of 2020. No further details on th
Global Wind Service (GWS) has established a branch in Taipei, Taiwan, to support the local offshore wind market. GWS said that having a separate branch in Taiwan is part of its growth strategy and an important step to support its partners in the growing Taiwanese offshore market. Represented by Regi
The OOS Serooskerke semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) was towed out of the China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) shipyard in Jiangsu on 9 October for thruster installation and to undergo sea trials in the waters around the Zhoushan archipelago. The total length of the vessel is 137.75 metres, the
The UK-based High Speed Transfers (HST) has acquired two crew transfer vessels (CTVs) from Gardline Ltd. The CTVs Marian Array and Gardian 14 have been renamed to HST Thomas and HST Grace. According to HST, they will undergo an extensive refit and upgrade works package to ensure the HST Quality is r
Norwegian energy major Equinor has submitted bids into New York’s second offshore wind solicitation. Equinor submitted its proposals to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) in response to the state’s most recent solicitation requesting proposals for up to 2.5 GW of
