Taiwanese government watchdog, Control Yuan, has issued a report which is said to point to a number of shortcomings in the country’s offshore wind development plan, according to local media.
Danish renewable energy specialist European Energy Group has ordered a crew transfer vessel (CTV) which once delivered will service the 21MW Sprogø offshore wind farm.
The Morro Bay City Council has approved an exclusive Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) with Castle Wind LLC to support the development of the planned 1GW Castle Wind Offshore floating wind project off the coast of Central California.
MHI Vestas and Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Limited have signed a firm turbine supply order for the 950MW Moray East offshore wind farm in Scotland.
Polish state-owned power company Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) is launching a search for a strategic partner to prepare, build and operate offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea with a total capacity of up to 2,545MW.
ALE has designed a new modular transport frame for carrying transition pieces within marshaling ports, which is said to optimize the costs of offshore wind projects.
Siemens Gamesa has received the order for the 487MW SeaMade offshore wind power project in Belgium from Seamade NV.
Focus Consultants has won a contract to deliver sustainability services for Ørsted’s East Coast Hub which is currently under construction on the Royal Docks at Grimsby, Lincolnshire.
Towne Lifting & Testing, a member of NOF Energy, has expanded its contract scope with Siemens Gamesa after its new lifting concept used during turbine pre-assembly operations in Hull, the UK, proved successful.
SeaZip Offshore Service’s vessel SeaZip Fix is currently working on the export cable route at the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands.
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has extended its Balance of Plant (BoP) work scope for the London Array offshore wind farm to provide subsea services, including inspection of the substation and all 175 Siemens turbines.
Damen Shipyards Group has designed a new Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 3410 service accommodation and transfer vessel (SATV) with features that are said to ensure its suitability for operations in the developing offshore wind market in North America.
GE Renewable Energy and the UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have formed a GBP 9 million four-year research partnership aimed at minimising the time people have to spend offshore and aimed at enhancing both safety and operating costs for offshore wind farms.
High voltage engineering specialist EDS HV Group has completed on-load tap changer (OLTC) maintenance work on EDF Renewables’ 66kV/33kV generator transformers at Teesside offshore wind farm.
