Smulders has completed the first loadouts of the transition pieces (TPs) to be installed at the 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind farm in Poland. The loadouts started in January 2025 from the Smulders yard in Newcastle, the UK. Each TP weighs 350 tonnes and is 27 metres high. According to Smulders,
CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE) has completed the final international transportation and load-out of pin piles for the 1,022 MW Hai Long offshore wind project in Taiwan. EEW Korea Heavy Pipe Construction (EEW KHPC) was responsible for the production of 156 out of 219 pin piles for the Hai Long off
A geophysical survey is scheduled to commence this month at the site in Scotland where ScottishPower Renewables plans to build its 2 GW MachairWind offshore wind project. The geophysical survey will be carried out by Sulmara from the Port of Larne with an earliest commencement date of 15 April, acco
Spain’s Navantia Seanergies has completed the load-out of the High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) substation jacket for the 1.2 GW Dogger Bank C offshore wind platform in the UK. The load-out of the substation jacket, which will be installed at the Dogger Bank Wind Farm developed by SSE Renewables, E
Perth-based Wind With Purpose (WWP) has signed a partnership agreement with Barrington Energy and Gnaala Karla Booja Aboriginal Corporation (GKB) to co-develop the 2 GW Catalpa offshore wind farm in Australia. The agreement grants GKB an equity shareholding in the project, deepening WWP’s commitment
Vestas has secured a firm order for the Nordlicht 1 offshore wind project in Germany, for which the Danish OEM will deliver 68 of its V236-15.0 MW wind turbines. The total order of 1,020 MW for Vattenfall’s wind farm that has a grid connection capacity of 980 MW includes an additional 40 MW to use [
Ocean Winds has selected CRIST Offshore to deliver the offshore substation for the BC-Wind offshore wind farm in Poland. According to Ocean Winds, this is the first Tier 1 agreement the developer concluded with a Polish supplier for its 390 MW BC-Wind project. Under the agreement, CRIST Offshore wil
The offshore installation vessel Seaway Strashnov will install the remaining two monopiles at the Dogger Bank B offshore wind farm site next month. According to a Notice to Mariners from the project, the work is planned to commence on 7 April and continue until approximately 30 April. The heavy lift
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which manages the international investments of the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund and Norges Bank’s foreign exchange reserves, is acquiring ownership in RWE’s Nordseecluster and Thor offshore wind farms, a 49 per cent stake in each. RWE said on 31 March tha
Vestas has signed a firm order with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for the Fengmiao 1 offshore wind project in Taiwan. For the 495 MW offshore wind farm off the coast of Taichung, Vestas will supply 33 V236-15.0 MW wind turbines and has also signed a long-term service agreement. This is Ve
The first wind turbine has been installed at the Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK. The 1.4 GW project, developed by RWE, will comprise 100 Siemens Gamesa 14 MW turbines, half of which will be fitted with recyclable blades. The wind turbine was installed by Cadeler’s wind turbine installation vesse
Following news about the potential decommissioning of the 15-year-old Alpha Ventus, the consortium behind the first German offshore wind farm – comprising EWE (47.5 per cent), RWE (26.25 per cent) and Vattenfall (26.25 per cent) – pointed out that the 60 MW project should not be considered in the co
The feasibility stage management plan for Ørsted’s Gippsland offshore wind farms 1 and 2 has been approved by Australia’s Offshore Infrastructure Regulator (OIR). The management plan details how activities will be safely carried out in compliance with the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act (OEI
CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE), utilising its Green Jade vessel, has installed the offshore topside on the jacket foundation for the Hai Long 3 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. CDWE placed the offshore topside on the jacket, which was installed at the site in August 2024. The offshore substation at
