DNV has signed a two-year contract with South Korea’s Kolon Global Corporation to provide owner’s engineering services for the 400 MW Wando Jangbogo offshore wind project. DNV’s scope of work comprises advisory services on turbine selection, including project management support, tender preparation,
CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE), using its heavy lift vessel Green Jade, has completed the installation of all jacket foundations at the Hai Long offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The 1,022 MW Hai Long comprises two offshore wind farms, split into three sites: Hai Long 2a (294 MW), Hai Long 2b (224 MW
The third and final floating wind turbine that will be installed at the site of the Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) project in France has been assembled at Port-La Nouvelle. The 10 MW turbine, provided by Vestas, has been mounted on Principle Power’s WindFloat semi-submersible floating
Korea-headquartered Hanwha Ocean has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with its compatriot Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai E&C) to strengthen the country’s offshore wind supply chain and promote localisation. Through this MoU, the two companies agreed to establish a domestic off
Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy has opened a public consultation on the proposed methodology for selecting the areas that will be allocated for offshore wind development. The methodology involves identifying and designating bidding areas within which project sites can then be proposed, and set
The next stage of seabed preparation for the construction of the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm has begun with the arrival of Boskalis’ BOKA Falcon vessel in Polish waters. The task of BOKA Falcon, equipped with two ploughs, T-Rex and Megalodon, will be to remove large boulders along the planne
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has vacated the offshore renewable energy certificate (OREC) order issued in 2021, which approved the 1,509.6 MW Atlantic Shores Project 1 as a Qualified Offshore Wind Project (QOWP), as per the request recently filed by the developer. Atlantic Shores
The Victorian government has published the final 2025 Victorian Transmission Plan, outlining six renewable energy zones (REZs), a dedicated shoreline zone for offshore wind connections, and associated transmission infrastructure to support grid transformation. A six-week consultation has now kicked
Half of the total of 61 wind turbines that the French offshore wind farm Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier will comprise are now in place, according to Ocean Winds, which is building the 488 MW project in a joint venture with Banque des Territoires, Sumitomo, and Vendée Energie. Located in the French Atlan
Marco Polo’s first commissioning service operations vessel (CSOV), named Wind Archer, has started generating income for the Group after being deployed for work in mid-April, the Singapore-based company said in a financial update on 18 August. In September 2022, Marco Polo Marine unveiled plans to bu
Japanese offshore wind developer ENEOS Renewable Energy (ERE) has entered into an agreement with Shoreline Wind, a Norwegian provider of SaaS solutions for the wind energy industry, to deploy Shoreline’s AI-powered platform to optimise construction and O&M of its offshore wind projects. According to
Heerema Marine Contractors’ semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Sleipnir has completed the installation of the pin piles and jacket foundation for the East Anglia Three offshore substation at the offshore wind farm’s site in the UK. According to a weekly notice of operations from the developer, Sco
Century Wind Power has delivered all three-legged jacket foundations for the 1 GW Hai Long offshore wind project in Taiwan. The delivered wind turbine jacket foundations are the largest and heaviest ever produced for a Taiwanese offshore wind farm, according to Hai Long Offshore Wind. Each stands ov
Oceantic Network, the US offshore renewable energy industry organisation, has received accreditation from the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), which authorises Oceantic Network to offer IACET Continuing Education Units (CEUs) across its suite of offshore wind
An unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey campaign has commenced at Ocean Winds’ 390 MW BC-Wind offshore wind farm site in Poland. The aim of the work is to ensure safety during the future installation of transmission cables connecting the BC-Wind offshore wind farm with the mainland. Thanks to these test
