Thirty parties ranging from wind energy companies to national governments, grid operators, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have signed an agreement outlining their commitment to work together for the accelerated deployment of offshore wind in Europe. The Governments of Spain, Germany, Belg
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has presented a plan to boost Britain’s energy security which includes an increased target of up to 50 GW of operating offshore wind capacity by 2030. The up to 50 GW of offshore wind capacity, of which the government would like to see up to 5 GW come in form [&hellip
Equinor and Naturgy have partnered up and entered a development agreement prior to Spain’s first upcoming offshore wind auction off the coast of the Canary Islands. The Spanish government aims to transform its energy mix and plans to develop up to 3 GW of offshore wind by 2030. The first Spanish off
Ørsted has awarded integrated service provider Swire Energy Services (SES) a routine maintenance campaign contract covering Irish Sea offshore wind farms for summer 2022. Under the new contract, SES will provide services including blade maintenance and the provision of service operation vessel (SOV)
ABB has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ramboll to collaborate on pursuing new prospects for offshore substations within the global offshore wind market. Under the agreement, ABB will contribute with its expertise in the design and supply of electrical, Supervisory Control and Data A
Ørsted and Eversource have announced that HeliService USA has been awarded the contract for helicopter crew change operations for the two companies’ joint venture offshore wind projects in the Northeast United States. HeliService USA will use the Leonardo AW169 helicopters to support Ørsted and Ever
The UAE-based offshore construction and fabrication specialist Lamprell has selected Pemamek to provide welding production automation solutions for the manufacturing of transition pieces and monopiles. The agreement between Lamprell and Pemamek includes PEMA welding, milling, and material handling s
Danish transmission system operator Energinet has issued a contract notice for the provision of integrated geological models for offshore wind farms related to the Energy Island projects. Denmark plans to build an artificial Energy Island in the North Sea and another Energy Island on the existing Bo
German-based HeliService International GmbH has signed a contract with Leonardo S.p.A for the delivery of two additional AW169 light intermediate twin-engine helicopters to support the offshore wind farm operations in Taiwan. The contract brings the total number of AW169s ordered by HeliService to f
Equinor South Korea Co Ltd has selected the engineering and technology company, Technip Energies, to carry out a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for the 800 MW Firefly floating wind project offshore South Korea. The FEED contract covers the engineering of the floating wind turbine substructures
Siemens Gamesa has entered into a supply agreement with the Denmark-based Valmont SM to provide components for the next generation of rotor houses for the offshore wind market. Valmont SM, a Valmont Industries, Inc. company, is a provider of wind turbine towers and direct-drive generator rotor house
Denmark-based companies Offshore Windservice A/S and C-Bed I ApS have won EU tenders to provide support vessels during operations and maintenance (O&M) services at the DanTysk and Sandbank offshore wind farms in the German North Sea. Both tenders were carried out by DanTysk Sandbank Offshore Wind Gm
TotalEnergies and Sempra have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to co-develop several onshore and offshore renewable projects in North America. TotalEnergies said in a statement it is expanding its North American strategic alliance with Sempra. The MoU outlines Sempra’s potential acquisitio
Vestas has received orders to supply wind turbines for three offshore wind projects, two fixed-bottom wind farms in Taiwan, and one floating wind project in France. The turbine maker has secured a 295 MW order for the Zhong Neng offshore wind project, located off the coast of Changhua County, Taiwan
