TechWorks Marine has started a year-long metocean survey in Maritime Area A – Tonn Nua on Ireland’s South Coast Designated Maritime Area Plan (SC-DMAP) to support EirGrid’s Powering Up Offshore South Coast project. The company was commissioned by Fugro, EirGrid’s appointed marine survey supplier, to
India-headquartered Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has been contracted to deliver high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations for Dutch-German grid operator TenneT’s offshore wind transmission programme. Collaborating with Hitachi Energy, L&T has been nominated by TenneT to deliver HVDC converter s
Both offshore substations, the first ever in Polish waters of the Baltic Sea, have been installed at the 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind farm, developed by a joint venture between ORLEN Group and Northland Power. OSS West and OSS East are located approximately 20 kilometres from the shore of Chocz
Following the termination of Petrofac’s scope of work on the 2 GW offshore grid connection programme in the Netherlands by the Dutch TSO TenneT, the UK engineering and consultancy provider has filed for administration. In an update on 27 October, Petrofac said the Directors of Petrofac Limited, the
The first high-voltage transformer has been placed on one of four offshore substations that will be installed at the Baltica 2 offshore wind project site in the Polish Baltic Sea. The substations will collect electricity from the 107 Siemens Gamesa 14 MW-222 turbines, stepping up the voltage, and tr
The offshore substation topside for the East Anglia Three offshore wind farm has been installed, with commissioning work expected to start at the beginning of November. According to a weekly notice of operations issued by ScottishPower Renewables, which is building the 1.4 GW offshore wind farm, the
Aibel has completed the second offshore converter station topside for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind project at its yard in Thailand. The substation, Hornsea 3 Link 2, has started its journey to Europe, according to a social media post Aibel shared on 22 October. Aibel and Hitachi Energy signed a contr
Fugro completed land and marine investigations for TenneT Germany’s LanWin1 and LanWin2 grid connections, which are part of the transmission system operator’s (TSO) 2 GW programme. The LanWin2 cable route required a range of onshore and nearshore investigation activities to support project developme
The Dutch/German transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT Germany has commenced the commissioning of the 900 MW DolWin5 offshore grid connection system. Following the completion of the installation campaign in the summer, the consortium of Aibel and Seatrium, together with Hitachi Energy and TenneT
Poland’s Orlen Neptun has secured permits for the offshore transmission infrastructure for the 1 GW Baltic East offshore wind farm. The newly secured permits allow for the installation of artificial islands, structures, facilities, and submarine cables. The 1 GW Baltic East offshore wind farm is pla
The first of two platforms for the 976.5 MW Gennaker offshore wind farm, developed by Skyborn Renewables, has been moved out of the construction hall at the Smulders yard in Vlissingen, the Netherlands. OSS Darß, which was transported out of the construction hall in September, currently weighs 3,800
The world’s largest semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV), Heerema Marine Contractors’ Sleipnir, is scheduled to place the offshore substation (OSS) topside on top of the jacket foundation that the vessel recently installed at the East Anglia Three offshore wind farm site in the UK. In August, Sleipn
The offshore substation (OSS) for the Sunrise Wind project, a new offshore wind farm Ørsted is building in the US, has been installed and is now undergoing commissioning work. The OSS was installed by Saipem’s heavy lift installation vessel Saipem 7000 in the first half of September, according to in
The first has been cut for TenneT’s LanWin2 offshore grid connection at Dragados Offshore’s facilities in Italy and the United Arab Emirates. The milestone marks the beginning of block construction at Dragados Offshore’s yards in Cimolai, Italy, and Eversandai, in the UAE. The first steel blocks wil
Eiffage, through Smulders, has been awarded a contract by the French transmission system operator (TSO) RTE to develop and build three substations for the Bretagne Sud, Narbonnaise Sud-Hérault, and Golfe de Fos French offshore wind farms. Overall, the engineering, procurement, construction, installa
