The new cable-laying vessel (CLV) that joined Prysmian’s fleet earlier this year, Monna Lisa, has begun installing its first submarine cable at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project site in the US, where Dominion Energy is building the country’s largest offshore wind farm. Dominion Energ
Taihan Cable & Solution has completed the installation of export cables for the 364.8 MW Yeonggwang Nakwol offshore wind project in South Korea. The export cable installation, covering two 28-kilometre lines and carried out by Taihan’s cable-laying vessel (CLV) PALOS, was performed in two phases. Th
The UK’s Planning Inspectorate has concluded its six-month Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) examination period for the Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind farms, being developed by RWE and Abu Dhabi’s Masdar. Since the start of the examination this January, the Planning Inspect
The Town and County of Nantucket in Massachusetts and GE Vernova have reached a settlement agreement worth USD 10.5 million (approximately EUR 9 million), which the wind turbine OEM will pay to compensate the Town and local businesses for losses resulting from the failure of a turbine blade on the V
RWE officially opened its ‘Grimsby Hub’ offshore wind operations and maintenance (O&M) facility in the UK on 9 July. From the new O&M base, located at Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Grimsby, RWE’s teams will maintain and operate the Triton Knoll and Sofia offshore wind farms. The Grimsby Hu
RWE and marine nature-inclusive design specialist ARC Marine have launched a pilot project to install ARC Marine’s reef cubes at the Rampion offshore wind farm in the UK. The reef cubes are designed to both protect the wind turbine foundations and enhance marine biodiversity, according to the two co
The 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany has reached full energisation, the joint venture between Iberdrola and Masdar said on 10 July, as they announced a joint investment in the East Anglia Three offshore wind farm in the UK. Baltic Eagle comprises 50 Vestas V174-9.5 MW wind turbines
Ørsted has secured a finance package of approximately TWD 90 billion (about EUR 2.64 billion) for the 632 MW Greater Changhua 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan. The developer reached financial close on the project finance package with 25 banks and five Export Credit Agencies (ECAs). This is part of
Spanish renewable energy developer Iberdrola and UAE clean energy company Masdar have signed an agreement to co-invest in the 1.4 GW East Anglia Three project in the UK through what the partners say is the largest offshore wind transaction of the decade. Under the agreement, after the closing of the
The first batch of turbines from an 800 MW offshore wind project in Dafeng, China’s farthest offshore wind farm, has been connected to the grid. The China Three Gorges Corporation confirmed that the offshore wind farm began producing renewable energy on 4 July. The project is located in the northeas
The vessel Olympic Electra has begun relocating boulders at the Baltica 2 project site, marking the start of the preparatory work ahead of offshore construction of what will be the biggest offshore wind farm in Poland. Boulder relocation is a key stage in preparing for the installation of foundation
Fugro and TGS have been awarded contracts for detailed site investigations at the Sørlige Nordsjø II (Southern North Sea II) site, where Norway’s first commercial offshore wind farm will be built by a consortium consisting of Parkwind and Ingka Investments. Fugro, which already performed surveys at
Haesong Offshore Wind Company has signed a grid interconnection agreement with Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) for the Haesong Offshore Wind 1 and Haesong Offshore Wind 3 projects. Haesong Offshore Wind 1 and 3 projects are managed and funded by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), whi
The first of 76 Vestas 15 MW turbines has been installed at the Baltic Power offshore wind farm in Poland, developed by a joint venture between the Orlen Group and Northland Power. Cadeler has been selected as the transport and installation contractor by the joint venture. The O-Class jack-up vessel
The Mona offshore wind farm, being developed by a joint venture between EnBW and BP, has been granted development consent by the UK’s Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband. Located in the Irish Sea, the 1.5 GW Mona is the first offshore wind project from the UK’s Round 4 l
