EDF Renouvelables (EDF Renewables) has awarded contracts for geotechnical, geophysical and unexploded ordnance (UXO) surveys for an offshore wind site in the Bay of Biscay. A consortium between Geotec SAS and Igeotest will carry out geotechnical survey in water depths of between 20 and 80 metres for
Equinor has selected Sweden’s MMT to carry out the 2021 export cable route surveys for the Beacon Wind wind farm offshore Massachusetts, US. The project is led by MMT’s team based in Providence – MMT US Inc. Having commenced in April to complete in July, MMT, the Ocean Infinity company, is conductin
The Netherlands is studying eight new areas off its coast as potential locations where offshore wind farms would be built after 2030. All but one of the eight search zones is expected to have a lower Levelised Cost of Energy (LCoE) compared to the IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm Zone. According to a prelimin
Marine energy and infrastructure services company Acteon has secured an integrated project with Saipem for casing installation and drilling support on the Calvados (Courseulles-sur-Mer) wind farm offshore France. The contract was signed by LDD, a product and service line brand in the Acteon foundati
Dogger Bank Wind Farm has chartered two newbuild Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOV) for the construction and commissioning work on Dogger Bank – the world’s largest offshore wind project. Dogger Bank Wind Farm signed charter agreements for one CSOV each with Edda Wind and Awind AS. Under
Belgian offshore wind developer Parkwind and the Norwegian company NorSea have joined forces to apply for a licence for offshore wind acreage in Norway. “Together with our Norwegian partners, we are able to offer a competitive value proposition by matching local expertise with over a decade of offsh
Two Norwegian investment companies have teamed up to establish an offshore wind company and compete in Norway’s upcoming licensing round. Arendals Fossekompani ASA (AFK) and Ferd AS (Ferd) established Seagust AS to compete in the offshore wind licensing round. Seagust Eyes Both Offshore Wind Areas T
DEME Offshore has signed a contract with Poland’s Energomontaż-Północ Gdynia (EPG) for the fabrication and delivery of equipped secondary steel structures for the Arcadis ost 1 offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. EPG will deliver 27 sets of equipped secondary steel structures for turbine fo
Transmission system operator TenneT has issued a notice for a turnkey contract covering the cable system needed to connect the BorWin6 offshore platform to the German grid. With the 930 MW BorWin6 project, TenneT is planning a direct current connection in the North Sea Cluster 7. Scheduled to be com
Bureau Veritas has won a contract for project certification of the Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland. The company will be providing independent verification and deliver full project certification including design review, manufacturing surveillance, transport and installation surveillance, an
Saipem SA has signed a contract with Bladt Industries A/S to deliver transition pieces for the Calvados (Courseulles-sur-Mer) offshore wind farm in France. Bladt Industries is in charge of the fabrication of 64 transition pieces specially designed for the French wind farm. The fabrication is planned
Norwegian energy major Equinor has awarded Nokia and NetNordic, and separately Origo Solutions with contracts to provide services on the company’s offshore wind farms. Origo Solutions will be responsible for the complete delivery of the common Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system
Codling Wind Park Ltd has selected the engineering and technical service provider Offshore Design Engineering Ltd (ODE) as Owner’s Engineer for Codling Wind Park offshore Ireland. Executing its first renewables contract in Ireland, ODE will be working closely with Codling Wind Park Ltd, a 50/50 join
Salamander Floating Wind, a joint venture between Simply Blue Energy and Subsea 7, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Global Energy Group (GEG) to collaborate on the Salamander project. Specifically, the MOU will see GEG and the developer collaborating in the design, development and
