Japanese marine contractor Penta-Ocean Construction and DEME Offshore have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to establish a joint venture company to collaborate in the field of offshore wind construction in Japan. In March 2020, Penta-Ocean and DEME Offshore signed a memorandum of understanding to co
Norwegian seismic company SeaBird Exploration has secured its first contract in the offshore wind sector. SeaBird will provide its survey vessel Petrel Explorer as an accommodation vessel for a wind farm maintenance campaign in the Baltic Sea. The company did not disclose the name of the project, bu
Hai Long Offshore Wind has received approval for its Industrial Relevance Plan from the Taiwanese government after two years of negotiations. Hai Long stated it will now continue working with the government, local suppliers and main contractors CDWE and Siemens Gamesa on the delivery of the localiza
Kongstein and Inter Marine have entered into a cooperation agreement to provide combined services to the Polish offshore wind market. The cooperation will also see the partners working on hydrogen projects. Norwegian provider of technical advisory and project management services to the offshore rene
Dong Fang Offshore (DFO), a subsidiary of Hung Hua Construction, has bought the subsea multi-purpose vessel Pacific Constructor from Swire Pacific Offshore to strengthen its fleet serving the offshore wind sector in Taiwan, as well as in the Asia Pacific region. Pacific Constructor, renamed to Const
New Jersey’s Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) has completed the acquisition of a 25% interest in Ørsted’s Ocean Wind offshore wind project. PSEG’s investment, which was announced in December 2019, received approval from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities on 31 March. “From creating jobs
Singapore’s shipbuilder Strategic Marine has launched the next-generation Strat Cat crew transfer vessel (CTV) design for the offshore wind market. The SC27 is an evolution of Strat Cat 26 which is said to offer enhanced vessel capabilities with a reduced environmental footprint and hybrid drive opt
Teras Offshore, which was awarded a wind turbine installation contract for the Taipower Offshore Wind Project Phase II in December, will also work on the procurement and installation of wind farm’s other components. The company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ezion Holdings, will provide project manag
Irish energy company ESB and Equinor will jointly develop a 1.4 GW Moneypoint floating offshore wind farm off the West Coast of Ireland. The Moneypoint wind farm will be developed off the coast of Counties Clare and Kerry in two phases. Once complete, the wind farm will be capable of powering more t
South Korea’s SK Engineering & Construction and POSCO have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a new floating offshore wind foundation. The companies will work together on the basic design for the foundation, water tank testing, production of the prototype, as well as demonstration
HSBC Bank (Taiwan) has approved two green guarantees to support the Taiwanese Century Iron & Steel Industrial and Hung Hua Construction on the supply of equipment and services for the Changfang and Xidao offshore wind project. The bank guarantee issued for Century Iron & Steel Industrial and its sub
UK’s independent energy supplier OVO Energy has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Ørsted to buy the output from the Barrow offshore wind farm. OVO Energy will purchase 100% of the power from the 90 MW Barrow wind farm which has been operational since 2006. By the end of the year, th
Pondera is assisting Saare Wind Energy with the environmental impact assessment (EIA) and the required research for the Saaremaa offshore wind project in Estonia. The Saaremaa wind farm will comprise a maximum of 100 turbines at an area covering up to 200 km2 south-west of the Estonian island Saarem
Ørsted has signed an agreement with Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) to divest a 50% ownership share in its Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. As part of the deal, Ørsted will continue to provide long-term operations and maintenance services from its O&M base at the Port o
