Ports from across Scotland have launched the Scottish Offshore Wind Ports Alliance (SOWPA) which aims to optimise the opportunities from offshore wind. The alliance comprises 13 ports, including Kishorn Port, the Port of Nigg, Ardersier Port, Port of Cromarty Firth, Port of Inverness, and Scrabster
Cyan Renewables has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Seoul-headquartered Hyundai Asset Management to facilitate the strategic investment in South Korea’s offshore wind supply chain. Under the MoU, Cyan Renewables and Hyundai Asset Management seek to build vessel capacity and strengthe
UAE-based Masdar has signed an agreement with Bahrain’s Bapco Energies to explore the development and investment in wind projects in Bahrain with a potential of 2 GW capacity. Marking a strategic entry into the Bahrain market for the UAE’s clean energy company, the agreement for near-shore and offsh
In a completely new chapter for offshore wind foundations, Davi has joined forces with Sif Group in an ambitious project that recently achieved a notable milestone. The completion of the Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) for four state-of-the-art, custom-designed Plate Rolls signifies a crucial step fo
Euroports has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its consortium partners Van Oord and Smulders to investigate the development of a new offshore wind port in Liepaja, Latvia. In response to the growing offshore wind farm developments in the Baltics and the associated lack of port capacit
Ulsan Floating Offshore Wind Association, representing five offshore wind developers, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ulsan Floating Offshore Wind Power Fishermen’s Countermeasures Committee and Ulsan Suhyup (National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives) to cooperate on offs
US utility Eversource Energy has finalized definitive documents regarding its previously announced agreement to sell its 50 per cent ownership stake in the 924 MW Sunrise Wind offshore wind project to Ørsted. Eversource will remain contracted, under a separate construction management agreement, to l
Vattenfall and BASF have agreed the sale of 49 per cent of Vattenfall’s Nordlicht 1 and 2 wind farms to BASF. Nordlicht is Vattenfall’s second major offshore wind project in which BASF is participating as a partner. In 2021, BASF acquired almost half of the shares in the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore
Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has revealed plans to build a nacelle factory and a logistic base for offshore wind turbines in South Korea in partnership with A.P. Moller – Maersk. The plan, part of a wider agreement, is dependent on the pace of market growth and awarded volume for Vestas, the com
BW Ideol and Holcim have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a feasibility study on supplying beneficial low-carbon concrete for the floating offshore wind industry, with particular reference to Scotland. BW Ideol and Holcim aim to collaborate on optimising the supply of the innovative co
Major South Korean shipbuilder, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with two Scottish enterprise agencies which is expected to unlock expertise in the design and manufacture of floating offshore wind substructures. Scottish Enterprise (SE) and Highlands & Islands En
Synthetic mooring solutions provider FibreMax has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RWE to advance the development and support of synthetic mooring technology for use in floating wind generation. The Netherlands-based FibreMax said it aims to bring to the table its extensive knowledge
The Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO), TenneT, is exploring interest in an initiative to jointly house management and maintenance services of the offshore infrastructure in a new model. In the coming period, TenneT will share information and ideas with wind farm and oil & gas operators
NIRAS and Egis have signed a partnership agreement to work jointly on offshore wind developments in the French market. The two companies signed the agreement on 20 March during the Congress Wind Europe in Bilbao, Spain. According to NIRAS, the partnership is a stepping stone for the company to furth
