Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has selected ten offshore wind projects in the first auction of the Round 3 Zonal Development Phase. The ten projects are proposed by: Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP); Corio Generation and JERA; Northland Power; Synera Renewable Energy (SRE; form
Penta-Ocean Construction has received an order from Hibiki Wind Energy to build wind turbine foundations and to provide marine civil engineering works for the Kitakyushu Hibikinada offshore wind farm project in Japan. For this project, the joint venture of Penta-Ocean Construction and Nippon Steel E
Eiffage, through Eiffage Métal and its Belgian subsidiary Smulders, has been awarded a contract by Éoliennes en Mer Îles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier (EMYN) to manufacture 62 transition pieces for the Iles D’Yeu et Noirmoutier wind farm offshore France. Each transition piece will be 29.5 metres high and
COSCO Shipping (Qidong) Offshore has awarded Huisman a contract for the design and construction of a 3,000+mt Leg Encircling Crane (LEC) that will be installed on Cadeler’s second F-class jack-up vessel. The contract award follows this year’s order of a similar crane for Cadeler’s first F-class vess
Crown Estate Scotland has received a total of 19 applications for its Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) offshore wind leasing process. This level of interest from industry demonstrates significant support for this exciting new opportunity, the Scottish seabed manager said. INTOG aims to he
Australia-headquartered Incat Crowther has delivered a new catamaran crew transfer vessel (CTV) to Shanghai-based Goldsea Marine & Offshore Engineering (Goldsea). The Incat Crowther 32, built by AFAI Southern shipyard in Guangzhou, is a step change for the Chinese offshore wind industry, offering en
Ocean Winds has selected the UK-based engineering consultancy, Wood Thilsted, as the wind turbine foundation and offshore substation foundation concept designer for the BC-Wind offshore wind farm in the Polish Baltic Sea. BC-Wind offshore wind farm is being developed by Ocean Winds, the internationa
Wind energy and green hydrogen cluster WAB has signed a cooperation agreement with Team Norway, represented by Norwegian Energy Partners, to develop offshore wind and green hydrogen and respective supply chains. The cooperation will focus on the 20th WINDFORCE in June 2023 in Bremerhaven, Germany –
NOV has been awarded contracts for the equipment and design of Cadeler’s second F-class jack-up vessel. The F-class is a bespoke version of the GustoMSC NG-20000X model specially designed as a hybrid wind turbine and foundation installation jack-up vessel. In addition to the two X-class vessels, whi
China-based Dajin Heavy Industry has secured a contract for the supply and manufacturing of all monopiles for the Iles D’Yeu et Noirmoutier offshore wind farm in France. Following the Moray West offshore wind project, this is the second monopiles project to be supplied by Dajin Heavy Industry to the
Vattenfall Atlantis 1 and Global Tech II Offshore Wind GmbH have issued a contract notice seeking contractors to install inter-array cables for two wind farm projects offshore Germany. The two projects, Vattenfall Atlantis 1 and Global Tech II, are located in the German North Sea, in the N-7.2 and N
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project 1, a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, a 50:50 partnership between Shell New Energies US and EDF-RE Offshore Development, has executed a Pre-Commitment and Capacity Reservation Agreement (PCCRA) with EEW American Offshore Structures to se
The Skåne County Administrative Board has recommended approval for Ørsted’s Skåne offshore wind farm in Sweden. According to the authority, the offshore wind project is qualified for a permit and has now sent the matter to the Swedish Government for a final decision. The Skåne County Administrative
DEME has won the contract to install foundations at the 882 MW Moray West wind farm offshore Scotland. DEME Offshore’s scope on Moray West includes the installation of monopile foundations and transition pieces. The contract is valued between EUR 50 million and EUR 150 million. This marks the return
