The first of three offshore substations has been installed at the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, located 43 kilometres off the coast of Virginia Beach, the US. The 3,907-metric tonne lift marks the completion of the installation of the first topside onto the jacket, which was
Semco Maritime and its consortium partner PTSC M&C have completed the load-out and sail-away of the second and last offshore substation for the Hai Long offshore wind project in Taiwan. “With the successful load-out and sail-away of offshore substation topsides for Hai Long 2 in April2024 and Hai Lo
Greece-headquartered tanker pool management firm, Heidmar, has signed a contract with TenneT under which Heidmar will provide a platform supply vessel (PSV) and crew for supply tours to TenneT’s offshore platforms in the German North Sea. The contract was awarded following a tendering procedure that
The joint venture between SSE Renewables, TotalEnergies and PTTEP has signed an agreement with a consortium of Equitix and Kyuden Group to sell the offshore transmission assets of the Seagreen Phase 1 offshore wind farm in Scotland. The Seagreen 1 transmission assets transmit electricity from the of
The first steel has been cut for BalWin4, Germany’s first 2 GW offshore grid connection, at Sangsangin Ship Machinery’s factory in South Korea. The fabrication of the foundation for the topside that will later bring renewable energy from the North Sea to Germany has started. According to Daniel Birk
Siemens Energy has selected the German company Pfisterer for the supply of turnkey cable systems for the BorWin4 and DolWin4 offshore grid connections in the North Sea. Pfisterer is in charge of implementing the entire 66 kV AC cable infrastructure between the gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) transfor
Equinor has been granted approval by the New York State Public Service Commission (NYPSC) to build and operate offshore and onshore transmission facilities for the 816 MW Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project. The overall transmission line for the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project runs approximately
Dragados Offshore is planning to add a new production site with 400,000 square metres of space in Spain for the manufacturing of TenneT’s 2 GW offshore converter stations. The production site is currently being built in the southern Spanish coastal town of Algeciras (Campo de Gibraltar region). From
Chantiers de l’Atlantique subsidiary, Atlantique Offshore Energy, has been awarded contracts to carry out preventive maintenance of the two electrical substations for the 488 MW Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier and the 496 MW Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind projects in France. The company has been chosen
The offshore substation topside for Ørsted’s Greater Changhua 2b and 4 wind farms has departed from Singapore and is en route to Taichung Port in Taiwan. The construction of the offshore substation that will be installed at the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 wind farm sites commenced in 2023 at Seatrium‘
The Norwegian government has cancelled plans for another fixed-bottom offshore wind tender in the North Sea due to cost concerns, shifting its focus toward developing floating offshore wind projects. On 10 February, the Ministry of Energy announced that it no longer plans to advertise the Sørvest F
Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Spain’s Dragados Offshore to deliver the steel substructure for the 2 GW BalWin1 converter station in the German North Sea. The contract also includes an option for the BalWin2 steel substructure. The contract is worth between NOK 1.5 billion (approximately
The two Baltic Power topsides have arrived from Gdynia, Poland, to the Port of Aalborg, Denmark, for further outfitting of the electrical equipment. With the prefabrication phase complete, Semco Maritime’s team in Aalborg is poised to begin outfitting. Semco Maritime and CS Wind Offshore are respons
Elia Transmission Belgium (ETB) has decided to temporarily postpone the signing of the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) contracts for Princess Elisabeth Island due to the price increase for the HVDC infrastructure, according to the Belgium transmission system operator (TSO). Princess Elisabeth Isl
