TGS is scheduled to start geophysical survey work across the Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind farm sites in the UK on 27 March. According to a Notice to Mariners issued by the DBS project, the Norway-based energy data and intelligence company will be using the seismic vessel Ramform Vanguard, s
Vattenfall has made the final investment decision on the Nordlicht 1 and 2 offshore wind farms in the German North Sea, with the construction scheduled to begin in 2026. In addition, the Swedish utility has decided to repurchase the shares in the Nordlicht cluster that BASF acquired in 2024. The fin
The 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind project, a joint venture between Orlen and Northland Power, has obtained the first design conformity certificates for its turbines and offshore substations, issued by DNV. The certificates, issued by DNV, verify that the construction designs of the wind turbines
The offshore substation (OSS) of the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind project has been installed at its designated location 47 kilometres off the southwest coast of Taiwan. The OSS components were transported to the site by Boskalis’s vessels Mighty Servant 3 and Transshelf, and the installat
On 19 March, Shinfox Far East Energy announced that the company installed the first jacket foundation at the 300 MW Taipower Offshore Wind Project Phase II (TPC Changhua Phase II) in Taiwan. The jacket, taller than a 20-storey building and heavier than 10 Boeing 747s, will provide solid support for
Cadeler’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Wind Peak is en route to the site of the Sofia offshore wind farm with the first set of Siemens Gamesa’s SG 14-222 DD turbine components. The vessel departed the port of Hull on 20 March, according to the available AIS data, and is heading towards th
Seabed preparation activities are scheduled to begin at the Inch Cape offshore wind farm site in Scotland at the end of March. N-Sea, which has been contracted for the job, will start the work within the array site and the export cable corridor on or around 30 March and continue until November 2025.
Ignitis Group, whose company Ignitis Renewables is developing Lithuania’s first offshore wind farm, says the commercial operation date (COD) for the 700 MW project could be postponed as large-scale electrolysis projects across Europe face delays, reducing power offtake visibility. The company, in a
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its fund Copenhagen Infrastructure V (CI V), has reached financial close on the 495 MW Fengmiao 1 offshore wind project in Taiwan, which will feature Vestas 15 MW turbines. Fengmiao 1 has secured approximately TWD 103 billion (about USD 3.1 billion)
RWE’s Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK has reached several major milestones in the construction of foundations and onshore and offshore electrical systems and is now preparing for the first turbine installation expected in the coming weeks. Last week, Cadeler’s wind turbine installation vessel (WT
Seaway7, using the jack-up vessel Seaway Ventus, is scheduled to start installing wind turbine foundations at the East Anglia Three offshore wind farm site at the beginning of April. Seaway Ventus is expected to mobilise at BOW Terminal in the Netherlands on 27 March and commence offshore work withi
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reviewing the air quality permit for the Atlantic Shores offshore wind project, following a remand from the federal Environmental Appeals Board regarding the EPA’s initial permit decision. The permit, which was granted to the developer in September 202
The first eight foundations for RWE’s Nordseecluster A offshore wind farm in Germany have been offloaded at the Buss Terminal in the port of Eemshaven, the Netherlands. The foundations, of the TP-less monopile type, were delivered by Dajin Heavy Industry which manufactured them at its Penglai facili
UK Planning Inspectorate has completed the examination of the development consent order (DCO) applications submitted by a joint venture between BP and EnBW for Morgan and Mona offshore wind farms. The examination period for the 1.5 GW Mona project closed on 16 January with the Examining Authority ha
