Wärtsilä has received an order for multiple solutions for Green Jade, the first floating heavy-lift offshore wind installation vessel to be built in Taiwan. The vessel, owned by CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE), will be equipped with four of Wärtsilä’s 46DF and two 20DF dual-fuel engines, as well a
Fugro has selected underwater positioning technology from Sonardyne Inc. for its upcoming activities at offshore wind projects in the U.S. Fugro ordered three Sonardyne Mini-Ranger 2 Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) underwater positioning systems to support shallow-water site characterization surveys and
Balmoral, a provider of cable protection systems (CPS) for inter array and export cables for fixed and floating offshore wind installations, has created an integrated CPS the company reports is unique. The Discovery Unit, a combination of product R&D, materials and testing specialists, created the i
Global Maritime and Cathie have entered a partnership that will see the two companies bringing a holistic jack-up consultancy solution to the offshore wind industry, according to a press release from Cathie. The two companies will combine their expertise in offshore geoscience and engineering consul
Partrac has provided metocean survey and consultancy services for three offshore wind projects currently under development in Ireland. Partrac said it had provided scoping and planning of hydrographic and metocean surveys, and the deployment and servicing of floating lidar and metocean measurement e
Simply Blue Energy (SBE) has appointed the Dublin-based engineering consultancy, Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions (GDG), to provide development support services for the Emerald floating wind project in the Celtic Sea. GDG has been commissioned to provide both technical and consenting support during th
Zuiderzeewind, a consortium of Van Oord and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, plans to finish building the artificial island near Kornwerderzand, the Netherlands, in September. The island, which will first serve as the construction stage for the Windpark Fryslân nearshore project and after that as a
Offshore wind financings in the first six months of 2020 totaled $35 billion, up by a record 319% year-on-year, according to BloombergNEF (BNEF). The BNEF data shows that offshore wind had by far its busiest half-year ever for final investment decisions, well above 2019’s record full-year figure, a
The construction phase of the Viking Link Interconnector project between the UK and Denmark has commenced. Siemens is mobilizing to start the construction of a 2.4-kilometre long access road for the Bicker Fen converter station site. Siemens Energy is in charge of the UK and Denmark converter statio
All 94 inter-array cables at the Borssele I & II offshore wind farm in the Netherlands are now installed. The installation started in February this year, ahead of schedule, Ørsted and Van Oord said, adding that the cable burial campaign will be completed in August. Van Oord carried out cable install
Vattenfall is investigating the possibility of developing a new offshore wind project in Sweden called Kattegatt Syd. The Kattegatt Syd project is located at a circa 177km2 area approximately 25km offshore Falkenberg, north of the planned Stora Middelgrund offshore wind project. The site is situated
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has reached agreements with Taiwan’s Boltun Corporation and Walsin Lihwa Corporation for the delivery of fasteners and cables, respectively. These agreements will see Boltun and Walsin Lihwa Corporation supply MHI Vestas for CIP-developed wind projects – Changfang Phase 2 an
Vattenfall is preparing to apply for permit changes related to the Stora Middelgrund offshore wind project in Sweden, acquired from Universal Wind in the spring of last year. The Stora Middelgrund project has a permit from 2008 which includes the construction of 108 8 MW turbines that are 200 meters
Offshore wind developer Ørsted has decided against constructing the interconnection facility for the Skipjack wind farm at Fenwick Island State Park in Sussex County, Delaware, US. In July 2019, Ørsted entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding with the Delaware Department of Natural Res
