The following article is a guest post by Maren Strandevold, an energy lawyer and an associate at the international commercial law firm Haynes and Boone. In response to the recent offshore wind announcement by the UK’s Prime Minister, Maren Strandevold discusses the need for adequate funding allocate
China’s MingYang Smart Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pecém Industrial Complex (CIPP) to develop a pilot offshore wind project in Brazil. The parties announced they are starting the pre-feasibility studies for the pilot wind farm that will be located off the coast of Pecé
Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has awarded Geo Group with a contract for hydrographic support for offshore wind projects in Germany. Geo Ingenieurservice Nord-Ost will provide hydrographic support for pre-exploration of the ground for offshore wind projects in the German Ex
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and DNV GL have entered into an agreement to jointly develop floating wind technology, including floating foundations and remote maintenance solutions. According to a press release from 26 October, the South Korean company decided to venture into designing and manufact
HOFOR and Lillebælt Vind have issued a few calls for tender prequalification over the past several days as part of their plans to build offshore/nearshore wind farms in the Øresund and Lillebælt areas in Denmark. The two Danish companies are currently jointly prequalifying engineering consultancies
RES and Rix Renewables have signed a strategic alliance agreement under which the two companies will jointly offer services to offshore wind industry in the UK and Ireland. RES said it partnered with RIX Renewables primarily to help deliver operation and maintenance services for the offshore wind as
Vattenfall has awarded ALL NRG with a contract for the maintenance, inspections and troubleshooting works at the Kriegers Flak offshore wind project in Denmark. ALL NRG will provide personnel and equipment necessary for interim maintenance, statutory inspections and troubleshooting works for the fou
Vineyard Wind has submitted bids to develop its Liberty Wind offshore wind project in New York in response to the state’s second offshore wind solicitation. Iberdrola, parent company of Avangrid Renewables which is the 50% owner of Vineyard Wind, announced its participation in New York’s second offs
GE Renewable Energy’s Haliade-X prototype, the world’s most powerful wind turbine operating to date, has been optimized and is now operating at a 13 MW power output. During the following months, the prototype operating in the Port of Rotterdam will undergo a series of tests to perform different type
The installation of the MAATS cable lay equipment onboard the cable-laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Aurora has commenced. On 14 October, MAATS and Marine Fabricators installation team arrived at the Ulstein Verft shipyard to begin the installation, which kicked off with the two lay wheels being fitted at
The North of Tyne Combined Authority (NTCA) and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have launched a new £3.5 million programme for innovations in the offshore wind and subsea sectors. The Technology, Innovation and Green Growth for Offshore Renewables (TIGGOR) programme is targeting supply
Tampnet has secured a contract to provide 4G/LTE coverage for the Gemini offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Tampnet will operate two base stations, one on each of the two substations, and will also provide coverage for the service operation vessel (SOV) and the crew transfer vessels (CTV) workin
Vineyard Wind has partnered with Woods Hole Group to carry out current and tidal monitoring at its planned 800 MW offshore wind project in Massachusetts. The parties deployed the current measuring and turbidity monitoring devices along the project’s export cable corridor to gain insight and data tha
Cadeler, formerly known as Swire Blue Ocean, is ready to send its Pacific Orca vessel in early 2021 to support foundation installation at the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm in the UK. The company has been subcontracted by DEME to deliver a vessel which will support the installation of the wind farm’
