New England offshore wind leaseholders Equinor, Mayflower Wind, Ørsted, Eversource and Vineyard Wind have submitted a uniform turbine layout proposal to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). The layout specifies that turbines will be spaced 1 nautical mile apart, arranged in east-west rows and north-south co
The U.S. National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium has selected a consortium led by Principle Power for contract negotiations for a USD 850,000 grant for DeepFarm, a project that focuses on developing mooring solutions for deepwater floating offshore wind. DeepFarm, a selection of m
EEW Special Pipe Construction has completed steel construction on all of the monopiles for Vattenfall’s Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm at its plant in Rostock, Germany. 72 monopiles are now structurally ready and the next step is to coat the units, some of which are up to 65.6 metres long. This wo
JECS Offshore Services has secured a contract to provide support to Hellenic Cables during termination works on the export cables at the SeaMade offshore wind farm in Belgium. JECS Offshore will design, supply and erect the scaffolding access platforms required for technicians to prepare and positio
France has launched a public consultation process on a 1GW wind farm project offshore Normandy and potential future projects in the area. The National Commission of Public Debate has organized the consultation on the 1GW wind farm and the future offshore wind projects in Normandy which will run from
The U.S. National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium has allocated a grant to the start-up RCAM Technologies to develop its modular concrete offshore wind foundation. The National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium selected RCAM Technologies for contract negotiation as
Ampelmann has revealed a new access system that is said to be capable of transferring personnel and cargo of up to 5 tons. The E5000, with its full motion compensation, will be able to operate in high sea states, extending the weather window of operations, Ampelmann said. According to the Dutch comp
Red Rock Power has appointed Adam Ezzamel as Project Director of the Inch Cape offshore wind farm in Scotland. According to Red Rock Power, Ezzamel will engage with the project’s key stakeholders in the coming weeks. This June, the Scottish government approved the proposed changes to the wind farm w
UK-based onshore and offshore wind, wave and tidal energy companies are now exporting their products and services to 37 countries across six continents, a report published by RenewableUK shows. Using an illustrative sample of companies involved in the sector, “Export Nation” reveals that 47 UK firms
Ørsted has awarded Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services with a contract to provide project certification services for the German Cluster offshore wind farm 01 (GCW01). Under the deal, Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services will carry out site conditions assessment (SCA) and project design basis ev
Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) has selected V164-10.0 MW turbines from MHI Vestas Offshore Wind for its 30MW floating wind pilot project in the French Mediterranean. Once installed in 2022, EFGL will feature the world’s most powerful wind turbines in commercial operation, MHI Vestas sa
Northland Power and Shizen Energy have signed an agreement to collaborate on offshore wind development opportunities in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The partners will establish a 50:50 joint venture named Chiba Offshore Wind Inc., which will serve as the development vehicle for early-stage offshore wind
Nearshore geotechnical surveys along the Neart na Gaoithe export cable corridor route are due to start off the Fife coast in Scotland later this month. The survey work is being carried out by Fugro using a ‘walking’ jack-up barge, Wavewalker 1. The survey is planned to start no earlier than 25 Novem
Jan De Nul’s jack-up vessel Vole au vent has completed the installation of all monopile foundations at the Northwester 2 offshore wind project, a spokesperson from Parkwind told Offshore WIND. According to Parkwind, Vole au vent completed the installation of all 23 monopiles on 13 November and is cu
