Denmark’s Ørsted has awarded a contract to Hyosung Heavy Industries for the supply of ultra-high voltage power equipment for the Hornsea 4 offshore wind farm in the UK. Under the contract, the South Korean company will supply 400 kV ultra-high voltage transformers and reactors, essential components
A floating wind foundation developed by Fred. Olsen 1848 has secured DNV Basic Design Certification after completing its basic design phase in accordance with DNV’s recently updated certification scheme for floating wind, DNV-SE-0422. According to the company, the foundation, dubbed BRUNEL, is one o
Several new components for the wind turbines destined for the Les Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating offshore wind farm have arrived at the wind terminal in Port-La Nouvelle, France. The towers and nacelles for the floating wind project’s Vestas V164-10.0 MW wind turbines have bee
ScottishPower Renewables has awarded Sif and Smulders a contract to supply 64 monopile foundation and transition pieces (TPs) for the 960 MW East Anglia Two offshore wind farm in the UK. ScottishPower Renewables, Iberdrola’s UK arm, signed the contracts with Sif Netherlands for supplying 64 monopile
Ørsted has awarded Seaway7, part of the Subsea7 Group, a contract for the transport and installation (T&I) of the inter-array cables at the Hornsea 3 offshore wind project in the UK. Seaway7’s scope of work covers the transportation and installation of 192 66 kV inter-array cables, measuring approxi
Patriot Offshore Maritime Services, a subsidiary of Liberty Green Logistics based in Lake Success, New York, has been awarded a ten-year crew transfer vessel (CTV) services contract for work on Equinor’s Empire Wind offshore wind farm in the US. The Jones Act-qualified CTV will be constructed in a U
French transmission system operator (TSO) RTE is conducting market consultation as it is preparing to launch a tender for the long-term supply of underground and subsea 320 kV and 525 kV HVDC cable links for French offshore wind farms that will be commissioned from 2034. In a notice issued on 25 Oct
South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) has opened a tender for 2.8 GW of wind and solar energy capacity, 1.5 GW of which is being sought through offshore wind. On 25 October, Korea’s Energy Agency’s Renewable Energy Center issued an invitation to tender which seeks to award 1 G
The DP3 installation vessel Orion, owned and operated by the Belgian offshore construction specialist DEME, is scheduled to begin installing the remaining monopile foundations at the Vineyard Wind 1 site in the US on or around 28 October, as disclosed in the project’s recent offshore wind mariner up
MFW Bałtyk II sp. z o.o. and MFW Bałtyk III sp. z o.o. special purpose companies have signed a total of four agreements for the charter of crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for the construction of the offshore wind farms in Poland. Polenergia and Equinor hold 50 per cent stakes each in MFW Bałtyk II Sp.
At a North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC) Ministerial Meeting held on 24 October in Odense, Denmark, the energy ministers of nine North Sea countries signed a new declaration which, among other things, calls for a digital transparency tool for offshore wind tenders and supply chain capacities. NSEC
The first floating solars for the Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN) offshore solar farm have arrived at the Port of Amsterdam, set for installation at the Dutch CrossWind HKN offshore wind farm. Planned for a 2025 installation, the Hollandse Kust Noord solar farm is expected to be what the company describe
DEME has been awarded a contract to carry out the transport and installation of inter-array cables and secondary steel for the 800 MW OranjeWind offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Scheduled to start in the second half of 2026, DEME will deploy offshore and cable installation vessels, a hopper dr
The German Ministry for Economy and Energy (BMWK) has issued a package of measures that are said to ensure a level playing field between European and international wind turbine manufacturers which, in a few instances, specifically mentions Chinese suppliers. Brought through a five-point action plan,
