RTE Réseau de Transport d’Electricité has selected MMT SWEDEN AB to carry out the unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey along the export cable route of the Calvados offshore wind farm. The 448 MW Calvados offshore wind farm is being developed by Éolien Maritime France (EMF) and wpd. EMF is a joint ventur
The fifth and final 9.525 MW floating wind turbine has been connected to its moorings some 15 kilometres southeast of Aberdeen, Scotland. The Kincardine 05 floating platform was connected to its moorings over the past weekend, First Subsea said. First Subsea, who provided platform mooring connectors
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) plans to issue an invitation to tender seeking experts to support RVO in managing offshore wind farm site studies. The tender is divided into three lots. Lot 1 will cover expert support on soil investigations, Lot 2 expert support on wind and water investigati
World’s leading offshore wind developer Ørsted has installed its 1,000th offshore wind turbine in UK waters. The company’s 1,000th turbine was a Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW unit installed at the 1,386 MW Hornsea Two offshore wind farm, the 16th wind turbine to be erected at the wind farm. Ørsted currently
China-based Orient Cable has started the first subsea cable laying work at the Binh Dai offshore wind project in Vietnam. The scope of work includes pre-survey and post-survey, pre-lay grapnel run (PLGR), cable burial to a depth of 2.5 metres to 1.5 metres, inspection, and testing of the cable post
The Philippine Department of Energy has, with support from the World Bank Group, launched the Philippine Offshore Wind Roadmap project. Funded through the World Bank Group’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), the project aims to identify areas in the Philippines with high potential
Danish transmission system operator Energinet has awarded TP Offshore Aps with a contract to provide crew transfer services to Energinet’s offshore platforms in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. Under the contract, TP Offshore Aps will be in charge of providing vessels with crew to transport Energin
Houston-headquartered NOV has been awarded contracts for the design and the supply of equipment for Eneti Inc’s first wind turbine installation jack-up vessel. The vessel will be built by South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) for scheduled delivery in the third quarter of 2
Nordsee One GmbH has issued a contract notice seeking works related to the exchange of major turbine components at the 332 MW Nordsee One offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Located in the German Bight approximately 32 kilometres north of the Island Juist, Nordsee One Comprises 54 Senvion 6.
Engineering consultancy AFRY will deliver environmental impact assessment and prepare the local master plan for the Korsnäs wind farm offshore Finland. AFRY’s scope of work also includes technical engineering for the project. The Finnish National Board of Forestry plans to develop an offshore wind f
Deutsche Windtechnik has signed service agreements for four offshore wind farms in the Netherlands during the first quarter of this year. The four new contracts are for inspection and maintenance of the Balance of Plant (BoP) at the Gemini, Prinses Amaliawindpark, Eneco Luchterduinen, and the Hollan
Canada’s Northland Power has revealed additional details about the two offshore wind projects for which the company has the step-in rights in the coming auctions in Germany. The two projects, Nordsee 2 and Nordsee 3, will have an allowed grid capacity of approximately 800 MW to 900 MW combined. They
Vos Prodect Innovations applies extensive offshore experience to the support of sustainable energy production. The company is a pioneer in the field of cable hang-off systems and other cable accessories for the offshore industries. Over the last 60 years the company has constantly reinvented itself
Hampidjan Offshore recently launched the first recyclable, environmentally friendly, lifting slings aimed at the onshore and offshore wind installation industry. Hampidjan Offshore has been supplying lifting slings for installation work for the last decades into different industries, oil & gas, offs
