A consortium of sellers, including Van Oord, has sold its shares in the Borssele V wind farm to Octopus Energy Generation, one of Europe’s largest investors in renewables. According to Van Oord, the sale confirms the success of innovations demonstrated in Borssele V, including the world’s first subm
Taiwan’s CS Wind and Chin Fong Machine Industrial have completed the fabrication of all 111 wind turbine tower sections needed for the 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind project. The towers, which are being transported to the pre-assembly site at the Port of Taichung, will support 111 Siem
EDF Renewables and Fred. Olsen Seawind have applied for a Maritime Area Consent (MAC) for the proposed 1.5 GW Codling offshore wind farm in Ireland. The project is one of the seven that the Irish Government invited to apply for MACs earlier this year after the country launched this new consent proce
Spanish renewable energy producer Greenalia has launched a Request for Information (RFI) focused on the global offshore wind supply chain companies that could provide services related to the development of the 50 MW Gofio floating wind project offshore the Canary Islands. The RFI process will serve
DP Energy and Iberdrola have published a scoping report for the environmental impact assessment report (EIAR) for their proposed 1 GW Shelmalere offshore wind farm in Ireland, to consult on the proposed scope of and methodology for use in the preparation of the project’s future EIAR. “Publication of
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has concluded three financing agreements, with the support of the European Commission, for installing and commissioning three floating offshore wind farms off the French Mediterranean coast. These facilities in the Mediterranean are the first floating offshore wind
Vestas has been contracted by EolMed project consortium which consists of Qair, TotalEnergies, and BW Ideol to deliver three V164-10.0 MW wind turbines for the 30 MW floating wind project offshore France. Under the contract, the Danish wind turbine manufacturer will supply, transport, and supervise
Wind farm developer OX2 has submitted a permit application under the act of Sweden’s Exclusive Economic Zone to construct an offshore wind farm in the Swedish Economic Zone between the islands of Gotland and Öland. The wind farm Aurora will be situated about 20 kilometres from the island of Gotland
Siemens Gamesa has received a firm turbine order from Ørsted for the 913 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The firm order includes the supply of 83 SG 11.0-200 DD offshore wind turbines and amulti-year service contract, the turbine maker said. The installation work is
RWE has selected Siemens Gamesa as the preferred supplier for F.E.W. Baltic II, a 350 MW offshore wind project in Poland on which the developer plans to use 25 SG 14-236 DD wind turbines. The agreement, subject to final investment decision, also includes a service contract and will contribute to Sie
The Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation and Sinbad Marine Services have proposed a floating wind farm to be built more than 50 kilometres offshore Donegal, Ireland, and have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Swedish floating wind developer and technology provider, Hexicon, to bring the projec
Atlantique Offshore Energy has completed the construction of the offshore substation for the 500 MW Fécamp wind farm offshore France. According to the company, a marine energy business unit of Chantiers de l’Atlantique, the offshore substation will soon be installed at the project’s site located mor
The Danish political parties have signed an agreement on the new location for the Hesselø offshore wind farm, moving the project site to the south of the area that was originally planned to accommodate offshore wind turbines. On 25 June, the country’s government, run by Social Democrats, and the Lib
RWE Renewables France and Bourbon Subsea Services have signed a partnership agreement to jointly bid for the French Mediterranean floating offshore wind project under the AO6 tender. The respective announcement by the French Government is expected to happen during the coming weeks, said the partners
