UK green energy supplier Octopus Energy Group has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Shell Energy Europe to receive energy generated by the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm. Shell Energy Europe, which has signed agreements to offtake 20 per cent of the energy produced by Dogger Bank, will su
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has issued permits to the Danish transmission system operator (TSO), Energinet, regarding the initiation of preliminary site investigations in the Kattegat II and Kriegers Flak II areas as well as the new location chosen for the Hesselø offshore wind farm. The site inv
Ecowende, a joint venture of Shell and Eneco, is the winner of the permit for the second Hollandse Kust West (HKW) site, HKW Site VI, where the joint venture will build a 756 MW offshore wind farm with a special focus on nature. The project, expected to be commissioned in 2026, will be built in [&he
Marco Polo Marine’s Taiwan-based subsidiary, PKR Offshore, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vestas Taiwan for the deployment of Marco Polo’s new commissioning service operations vessel (CSOV) on offshore wind projects in the Asia Pacific region. The new CSOV will be deployed acros
Sif Group has received an order to supply primary steel for the transition pieces for the Iles d’Yeu et Noirmoutier offshore wind project in France. As reported on 14 December, Eiffage, through Eiffage Métal and its Belgian subsidiary Smulders, has been awarded a contract by Éoliennes en Mer Îles d’
Canada-based Northland Power has signed an agreement to sell 49 per cent of its interest in the Hai Long offshore wind project in Taiwan to Gentari. When the deal is completed, expected to occur after the project reaches financial close, Gentari will have a 29.4 per cent indirect equity holding in t
Huisman has been awarded a contract with Havfram for the delivery of a 3,000mt+ Leg Encircling Crane (LEC) to be installed on Havfram’s first wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV). With this contract, Huisman secured its thirteenth LEC order since the start of 2021, the company said only a few day
Norwegian energy giant Equinor and Australian renewables developer Nexsphere will join forces to progress the Bass Offshore Wind Energy (BOWE) project in the Bass Strait, Tasmania. The collaboration combines Equinor’s global experience and expertise in the development and construction of offshore wi
Renexia has selected Technip Energies to perform the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for the Med Wind floating offshore wind project in the Italian Mediterranean. The scope of work covers the FEED for the 190 floating foundations and moorings for the wind turbines and the conceptual design for t
A joint venture (JV) between Simply Blue Group, Ørsted, and Subsea7 has selected ERM Group company MarineSpace to lead the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for its Salamander floating offshore wind project in Scotland. As part of the work, engineering consultants NIRAS has been contracted by Sa
PGE and Ørsted were granted decisions by the President of the Energy Regulatory Office (ERO) on individual prices in contracts for difference (CfD) for both stages of the 2.5 GW Baltica offshore wind farm, namely Baltica 2 and Baltica 3. The individual price in the CfD for both stages of the Baltica
BlueFloat Energy and EOLOS have signed a five-year global frame agreement for turn-key floating LiDAR campaign services, with the immediate contract award for eight campaigns. BlueFloat Energy awarded a supply frame agreement for the delivery and operation of site-specific wind and metocean campaign
LS Cable & System has signed a submarine cable supply agreement worth EUR 150 million for the Hai Long offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The contract follows the conclusion of the preferred bidder agreement signed in October last year. The 1,044 MW Hai Long development will comprise two offshore wind fa
GE Renewable Energy and Hyundai Electric have signed a strategic partnership agreement to help localise the assembly of GE’s Haliade-X offshore wind turbines and generators in South Korea. The agreement outlines plans for the establishment of a factory in South Korea for producing the nacelles and t
