The Maltese government has received three submissions in the pre-qualification period for the country’s first offshore wind tender, which will award a concession for a floating wind project with an installed capacity of around 300 MW. The Ministry for the Environment, Energy, and Public Cleanliness
TÜV SÜD will carry out project certification for the implementation phase of Vattenfall’s Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind farms in the German North Sea. According to the international certification provider, the Nordlicht 1 and 2 certifications will comply with the standard of the Federal Maritime a
Cadeler and Vestas have signed a firm contract for Cadeler’s new jack-up wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Wind Keeper, which the company just took over after buying it from Shanghai Boqiang Heavy Industry Group. The contract with Vestas, signed for a firm period of three years, is worth aroun
Skyborn Renewables has confirmed the execution of the Turbine Supply Agreement (TSA) and the Offshore Long-Term Programme Service Agreement (LTPSA) with Siemens Gamesa for the supply of SG 14-236 turbines for the Gennaker offshore wind project in Germany. Both agreements are based on the Master Supp
Worley has been awarded a Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract for the onshore substation of the Green Volt floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. As part of the contract, Worley will lead on developing an all-encompassing design plan for the substation, covering electrical, constructi
Energy and marine consultancy ABL has been awarded a contract to provide marine warranty survey (MWS) services to Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) for the installation of the grid infrastructure at France’s Dunkirk offshore wind farm. ABL’s operation in France has been contracted to support t
GHD has been appointed to lead the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and approval process for the 1 GW Blue Mackerel offshore wind project, being developed by Parkwind, part of JERA Nex. GHD has a long-standing presence in the Gippsland region, having been part of the community and its infrastru
Van Oord has signed a contract with SPIE Wind Connect, part of SPIE, for the termination and testing of inter-array cables at the 315 MW Windanker offshore wind farm in Germany. Under the contract, SPIE Wind Connect will be responsible for the termination and testing of 21 61 kV inter-array cables o
Ørsted has selected Steel River Quay on the Teesworks site on the south bank of the River Tees in the northeast of England as the construction base for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm. Ørsted signed a lease agreement for up to 300,000 square metres at Steel River Quay, which will be used to collect
Vattenfall has selected Danish helicopter operator KN Helicopters for air transport to and from four of its offshore wind farms, two in Denmark and two in Germany. The contracts, which already started this summer, are estimated to be worth EUR 30 million (excluding VAT) in total. In Germany, KN Heli
LS Cable & System and its subsidiary LS Marine Solution have won contracts for the supply and installation of cables for the 532 MW Anma offshore wind project in South Korea. The contracts are worth KRW 255 billion (approximately USD 185 million). LS Marine Solution will be responsible for laying th
The UK government has opened a window for registrations for the Allocation Round 7 (AR7) of the country’s Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, ahead of the call for applications which is expected to be launched next month. The registration period is currently scheduled to close on 27 August, accor
DNV has been awarded a contract by Ventyr, a consortium consisting of Parkwind and Ingka Investments, for the Design Certification of the Sørlige Nordsjø II wind turbines and offshore substation in Norway. “Certification plays a vital role in ensuring the safety, quality, and reliability of offshore
LS Marine Solution has been selected as the preferred bidder for the submarine cable installation work at the Shinan Ui offshore wind project in South Korea. The 390 MW offshore wind farm is being developed by a consortium led by Hanwha Ocean and SK Eternics. Construction is scheduled to begin in 20
