The UK’s energy regulator, Ofgem, has selected Equitix as the preferred bidder to acquire and operate the offshore transmission assets for the 448 MW Nearth na Gaoithe offshore wind farm in Scotland. Equitix has been selected in a GBP 450 million (approximately EUR 516 million) tender round for an O
Floating wind foundation developer, Gazelle Wind Power, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Titan Wind Energy, a Chinese manufacturer of onshore and offshore wind turbine components, which also has offices in Denmark and Germany. The two companies signed the MoU while a delegation fr
RWE said on 15 October it had completed more than 80 successful cargo drone flights to offshore wind turbines in Germany, marking what it described as a milestone for the offshore wind industry. The company said the tests demonstrated the technical feasibility of using drones to deliver tools and sp
EDF power solutions, a subsidiary of EDF Group, has initiated a consultation seeking environmental impact assessment (EIA) services to support its bid preparation for France’s AO9 offshore wind tender (Golf de Fos 2). EDF power solutions is a candidate for the AO9 project, which includes three proje
The Netherlands-headquartered subsea technology company Seatools has secured a contract with Jan De Nul for the design and delivery of a fall pipe ROV for the recently ordered subsea rock installation vessel (SRIV) George W. Goethals. The fall pipe ROV, to be installed at the lower end of the vessel
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) has entered into a long-term time-charter agreement with the Oga Katagami Akita Offshore Green Energy joint venture for a crew transfer vessel (CTV) that will serve the first offshore wind project in Japan’s general sea area. The joint venture ordering the ve
Dajin Heavy Industry has launched its first self-built heavy deck carrier designed to transport XXL components and equipment for the offshore wind, oil, and gas industries. The vessel is the first of four of the same type that the company is currently building, and could be the first in a fleet of 2
German renewable energy developer RWE has ceased the development of the Kent offshore wind farm in Victoria, a move that follows the Australian government’s recent decision to push back its first offshore wind tender. After close to a year of feasibility studies, RWE has decided to call off the deve
BOA and BrestPort, the company managing the commercial port of Brest in France, have decided to collaborate on the development of floating offshore wind turbine launching methods from port facilities into open water, as well as supporting the development of the related port infrastructures. Under th
Greenpeace UK has said it plans to take legal action against the Crown Estate, accusing the public body of “monopoly profiteering” from the auctioning of seabed rights for offshore wind projects, a system Greenpeace claims is pushing up energy costs and slowing Britain’s transition to clean power. T
The UK government has delayed a consent decision on the 480 MW Morecambe offshore wind farm, being developed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). The statutory deadline for the decision on the Morecambe offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea was 23 October. According to Labour Minister for Ener
50Hertz has launched an EUR 11.7 million call for tenders for marine warranty surveyor (MWS) services for offshore wind energy projects in both the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. The German TSO is looking to award a framework agreement(s) for MWS services through four lots, with the contract for each
Njord Survey has signed a long-term framework agreement with 50Hertz for survey services that will support offshore wind development in the German Baltic Sea. Under the agreement, the Sweden-based offshore survey provider will deliver geophysical and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) seabed surveys, w
Steelwind Nordenham has loaded out the final three monopiles for Poland’s 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind project at its port facility in Germany. Over the course of 26 shipments, all 78 monopiles that the company produced were successfully delivered. The first of the monopiles was installed offsh
