Aker Solutions has signed a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract with Empire Offshore Wind LLC to study the design and delivery of concrete foundations for the wind turbines at the Empire Wind project in New York. Empire Wind is being developed by Equinor and BP through their 50/50 strat
Aibel and Hitachi ABB Power Grids have been awarded contracts for the third phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm development, Dogger Bank C. Under an EPC contract, Aibel will deliver a third converter platform for the world’s largest offshore wind farm. In October 2019, the company was selected
Poland plans to cap the maximum price of electricity produced at offshore wind farms selected in this year’s Contracts for Difference (CfD) rounds at PLN 301.5/MWh (around EUR 67.08/MWh). The price cap was introduced in a draft regulation submitted by Poland’s Ministry of Climate and Environment. Th
Kværner has selected German engineering company Dominion for the design, supply, and supervision services for the slipform systems that will erect the concrete wind towers for the Hywind Tampen floating wind project. Dominion said its cylindrical and conical sets of slipform systems can be used mult
Finnish state-owned enterprise Metsähallitus is looking for a partner to jointly develop an offshore wind project in Finland. As previously reported, the environmental services provider plans to develop a wind farm approximately 15 kilometres off the coast of the municipality of Korsnäs. According t
Royal HaskoningDHV has been awarded a contract for environmental consultancy services for NortH2, a large offshore wind-to-hydrogen project being developed by a consortium comprising Shell, Gasunie, Equinor, and RWE, and supported by Groningen Seaports and Province of Groningen. “We are thrilled to
Crown Estate Scotland has delayed the deadline for applications for ScotWind offshore wind leasing and is carrying out a review of the option structure for the process. The review of the option structure follows the announcement of the results of The Crown Estate’s offshore wind leasing auction for
Global Energy Group (GEG) has signed an agreement with ScottishPower’s newly established Green Hydrogen Business to explore the best solution to power the operations at the Port of Nigg with green hydrogen. The companies will undertake a feasibility study to assess the full potential range of proces
Ørsted has selected Atlantique Offshore Energy, part of Chantiers de l’Atlantique, to provide the complete design and construction of the electrical offshore substation for the Gode Wind 3 offshore wind project. Atlantique Offshore Energy will execute the full engineering, procurement, construction
HAROPA – Port of Le Havre has awarded a EUR 12 million contract to the NGE group for the construction works related to Siemens Gamesa’s offshore wind turbine plant in the Port of Le Havre, France. NGE’s subsidiaries NGE Genie Civil, Guintoli, NGE Fondations, and Maia Sonnier will build a roll-on, ro
Siemens Gamesa and the CrossWind joint venture between Shell and Eneco have executed the contract to deliver the turbines for the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea. The contract includes the supply of 69 SG 11.0-200 DD offshore wind turbines and a 15-year service
Engineering technical consultancy ODE, part of the DORIS Group, has been awarded a framework agreement by SSE Renewables for Offshore Structural Design across multiple sites in the UK and Ireland. With a contract duration up to three years, ODE will appoint a number of new secondees to work alongsid
China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) has awarded NOV with a contract to design and supply equipment for OHT’s new wind turbine installation vessel. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary VIND Offshore Installation 1, OHT signed the complete shipbuilding contract with CMHI in October 2020. The jack-up
Ørsted and PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna have signed an agreement to form a 50/50 joint venture for the development, construction and operation of the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 and 1 GW Baltica 3 offshore wind farms in Poland. The agreement was signed following negotiations that PGE and Ørsted started back i
