Aker Solutions has received the final ruling from an arbitration tribunal in Germany in the case concerning the Nordsee Ost offshore wind project for which Kværner, now part of Aker, delivered jacket foundations. “The ruling entitles Aker Solutions to receive a recoverable cash amount of approximate
Diverse Marine has handed over the new crew transfer vessel (CTV) Iceni Valour to Turner Iceni. According to designer Walker Marine Design, the vessel is on its way to begin a 10-year charter on the North Welsh coast. Back in March 2020, Diverse Marine signed a contract with Turner Iceni to construc
CDWE, a joint venture between CSBC and DEME Offshore, held an official keel laying ceremony for the Green Jade installation vessel at CSBC’s shipyard in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on 5 March. The first steel for Green Jade, the first Taiwan-built floating heavy-lift offshore wind installation vessel, was cu
NKT has signed a long-term agreement with Danish grid operator Energinet on maintenance and repair of both offshore and onshore power cables in Denmark. The contract, which will run for eight years, includes services and repairs of XLPE, mass impregnated (MI) and oil filled power cable systems with
Simply Blue Energy has started developing the Western Star project that will feature a hybrid floating offshore wind farm and wave energy conversion array off the west coast of Ireland.
The UK government has selected Able UK’s Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP) for funding under the Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme, which will ensure the port infrastructure can accommodate next generation offshore wind activities. “The government will make an offer of support, in principle
Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) has signed a major contract with Ørsted to supply power to the Hornsea Two offshore wind project in the UK. MRE will provide the full temporary power solution, service technicians, and both crew transfer and walk-to-work vessels, during the construction phase of the 1.4
Global Offshore has laid all of the inter-array cables at Vattenfall’s Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Danish Baltic Sea. Using the cable lay vessel Normand Clipper, Global Offshore has now installed all 72 inter-array cables at the 605 MW wind farm. This is an interim milestone on the proje
More than 40 GW of offshore wind capacity is expected to be installed off the U.S. East Coast by 2035 and the industry could invest $ 140 billion to establish and build out its supply chain, install equipment, and operate the wind farms. This is according to the latest report from BVG Associates (BV
Diamond Transmission Partners has signed an agreement with the owners of the Hornsea One offshore wind farm to acquire the project’s transmission assets. The transmission assets hold an asset value of GBP 1.175 billion and include the onshore substation, export cables, the offshore reactive compensa
The UK government is inviting parties to submit their interests in a new funding scheme to support the development of technologies and products for the floating offshore wind industry. The Floating Offshore Wind (FOW) Demonstration Programme seeks the best ideas across technology areas and the grant
DNV has advised PGE Baltica on the setup of a joint venture with Ørsted dedicated to developing two offshore wind projects in the Polish Baltic Sea. DNV provided technical and commercial services related to setting up the joint venture for developing, building, and operating the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 and
Norwegian shipowner Solstad Offshore said Thursday it has inked contracts for two of its subsea construction vessels (CSVs) in the renewables and seismic sectors. The CSV Normand Fortress has secured a contract with UK-based contractor Manor Renewable Energy for operation on a UK wind farm. The cont
MENCK, part of Acteon, has signed a contract with Allseas to deliver pile-driving and handling equipment for the installation of TenneT’s DolWin kappa offshore converter platform, the centerpiece of the DolWin6 offshore grid project in the German North Sea. A submersible MHU 3500S hydraulic hammer,
