Vattenfall has received the green light from Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) for the construction and operation of the Nordlicht 2 offshore wind farm in the North Sea. On 29 October, BSH granted planning approval for Vattenfall’s 630 MW Nordlicht 2, which will be built in ar
Fulan Offshore Engineering’s cable-laying barge (CLB) Ai Lan Yi Hao (AL-1) has completed the installation of the first circuit of the 500 kV export cable for the Yangjiang Fanshi 1 offshore wind farm in Guangdong, China. The 1,176 MW offshore wind project, developed by CGN Wind Energy, includes two
UK-headquartered Acteon and Taiwan-based marine solutions provider Wynnergy Marine have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly deliver renewable energy projects across the region. The partnership supports offshore wind growth in Taiwan by providing integrated solutions that
US Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has instructed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to study the potential negative impacts of offshore wind farms, Bloomberg has reported, citing people familiar with the matter. According to Bloomberg’s report, HHS
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
U-Ming Marine Offshore, a subsidiary of the Far Eastern Group (FEG), and Purus have formed a joint venture, named UPO, aimed at expanding offshore wind operations in Taiwan and the region. “UPO is more than just a partnership; it’s a commitment to shaping the future of clean energy in the Asia-Pacif
IX Renewables has signed a cooperation agreement with Asia Cement Corporation (ACC) for the 180 MW Rui Li 1 floating offshore wind project in Taiwan. According to IX Renewables, this adds new momentum to a sector that has, until recently, been slowing, as the country works to advance its energy tran
Oxan Energy, together with its partners Ocean Connect Energy and SNOW, has renamed the Saare 1 offshore wind project to Avara, which the companies plan to build 60 kilometres off the Estonian coast. Covering an area of 88 square kilometres and designed to deliver up to 900 MW capacity, the name Avar
Dutch transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has completed its 700 MW offshore grid connection programme with the grid readiness certification now in place for the Hollandse Kust West Beta connection, the company said on 28 October. The certification marks the completion of the last three 700 MW
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, in partnership with the North East Combined Authority, is investing GBP 2.1 million (around EUR 2.4 million) in a new offshore wind cable testing rig at its facilities in Blyth in North East England. Funded by the North East Combined Authority, the inves
Several industry organisations expressed dissatisfaction with the UK government’s offshore wind budget for Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 7 (AR7), with WindEurope calling it “disappointing”. WindEurope described the UK government’s GBP 1.08 billion budget as disappointing, saying it
[CORRECTION NOTE: The article initially implied that the jack-up rig would be deployed on Dogger Bank Wind Farm for GE Vernova. The updated article notes two projects in the UK North Sea in which GE Vernova is currently engaged: Sofia and Dogger Bank Wind Farm.] Valaris has been awarded a contract f
The UK government has set a total budget of GBP 1.08 billion (approximately EUR 1.24 billion) for offshore wind and floating wind in the Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 7 (AR7) renewables auction. A total of GBP 900 million has been set for fixed-bottom projects in Pot 3, with delive
The Spanish-German engineering company Siemens Gamesa has decided to shelve plans for an offshore wind turbine nacelle factory at the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark. Siemens Gamesa told offshoreWIND.biz that the Port of Esbjerg remains a key hub for its offshore wind activities and that the company cont
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
