Nexans, a French manufacturer of subsea power cables, has unveiled a EUR 90 million investment to build new and upgrade existing facilities to support the growth of offshore wind in Europe. The investment will begin in 2025 and run through 2026 when the work is planned to be completed. The funding w
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Irish Department of Transport have established an advisory cooperation to assess capacity, demand and financing strategies for the development of port infrastructure for offshore wind projects in Irish waters. Signed by the Irish Minister for the Environmen
Aker Solutions has won a contract from Renexia to design the underwater substations for the 2.8 GW Med Wind floating offshore wind project in the Mediterranean Sea. Renexia, through its subsidiary Renext Solutions, signed a Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract with Aker Solutions, markin
In the quest to bring down the cost of offshore wind, Norwegian companies are innovating on several fronts, including cutting-edge floating foundation designs. Most wind energy experts agree: Floating offshore wind holds great promise, but costs must drop dramatically if floating solutions are to be
Dong Tam Group and South Korea’s CS Wind have signed a cooperation agreement to lease land for a wind power manufacturing facility in Long An, Vietnam, with a total investment of USD 200 million. The manufacturing facility will be located in Southeast Asia Industrial Park built by Dong Tam Group in
Van Oord’s new, next-generation cable-laying vessel (CLV) is getting ready for its first project with the pick up of inter-array cables destined for RWE’s largest offshore wind farm to date. Calypso, Van Oord’s second CLV which will mostly be used for installing inter-array and export cables for off
Invenergy Wind Offshore (Invenergy) has requested a delay from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) until late December for its proposed 2.4 GW offshore wind project near Long Beach Island. In a July filing with the board, the company, which is developing the wind farm together with ener
China’s Mingyang Smart Energy has signed an agreement with the local company Unison to manufacture wind turbines in South Korea. The two companies entered into a joint venture to provide “top-tier products and services, contributing to carbon neutrality efforts in South Korea and the surrounding reg
Ramboll has secured a contract for the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) services for the 2 GW West of Orkney Windfarm project offshore Scotland. Building upon Ramboll’s previous Pre-FEED work for the project, the company has been selected to continue with the FEED design services. The phase will
Sif is in exclusive negotiations for a 140-kilotonne monopile foundation project for an offshore wind farm that was awarded a Contract for Difference (CfD) in the UK’s Allocation Round 6 (AR6), the Dutch company informed following the announcement of the AR6 results. “It is expected that a final con
EDF Renewables, a subsidiary of EDF, has acquired 100 per cent of Shell Overseas Holdings Ltd.’s shares in West Sea Energy 1, which is exploring the development of a large-scale offshore wind project in South Korea. The France-based company acquired its first offshore wind project in South Korea, lo
Polenergia and Equinor have signed contracts with Poland’s Enprom, the Smulders-Sif consortium, and Iemants, a subsidiary of Smulders, for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms in Poland. Polenergia and Equinor, the two companies that will build the offshore wind farms together in Poland, si
The Netherlands-based logistics company, Mammoet, and Samyang Marine Group have entered into a partnership to provide heavy lifting and transport solutions for South Korea’s offshore wind sector. The collaboration is set to establish Offshore Service Port (OSP) facilities to serve projects across se
Netherlands-based Pliant Offshore has awarded Exail a contract to supply three Hydrins Inertial Navigation Systems (INS), which will be integrated into the company’s installation measurement system (IMS) to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of wind turbine installations. Pliant Offshore’s IMS is d
