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,
Turner Iceni has been awarded a crew transfer vessel (CTV) contract for the Galloper offshore wind farm. The company started operations on 1 March. Under the initial two-year contract with Galloper Wind Farm, Turner Iceni is providing 24/7 support in the form of vessels and crew, which led to the cr
Equinor has extended a contract with Esvagt for its Esvagt Njord Service Operation Vessel (SOV) at the Dudgeon offshore wind farm. The five-year contract extension will see the vessel resuming its deployment at the 402 MW wind farm off Norfolk in the UK until 2026, which will bring Esvagt Njord to b
WIKING Helikopter Service has signed a contract extension with Ørsted to continue providing HEMS services for offshore wind projects in Germany. WIKING will provide HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service) for the Borkum Riffgrund 1 and 2 and Gode Wind 1 and 2 wind farms, as well as for the plann
Siemens Gamesa has contracted ZITON to overhaul and upgrade the wind turbine blades at the German Meerwind offshore wind farm, for which the wind turbine supplier signed a contract with the wind farm owner WindMW. The engaged vessel spread will include the service jack-up Wind Server and a Service O
Ocean Winds (OW), a joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has signed a collaboration agreement with the Greek renewable energy company Terna Energy to co-develop floating offshore wind projects in Greece. The companies said they were joining forces to identify the most suitable areas and c
Framo, part of Alfa Laval, has received an order from Saipem to supply its marine pumping systems for the Seagreen offshore wind project in Scotland. Framo’s pumping systems will be used for the suction bucket foundations, to secure and anchor the wind turbine platforms to the seabed. “This second o
Ørsted and Eversource, through their joint venture, have signed a Host Community Agreement (HCA) with the City of New London in Connecticut, U.S., for the redevelopment of the city port’s State Pier to enable it to support offshore wind farm construction. The State Pier is planned to be upgraded to
The Triton Knoll offshore wind project in the UK has generated its first power. According to RWE, the milestone follows the delivery of vital onshore and offshore electrical infrastructure on schedule, and despite the challenges of constructing during the Coronavirus pandemic. The project will now k
Apollo and Vekta Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to together provide services across the offshore wind and oil & gas sectors. The combined service offering brings commercial, project management, yield modelling, power, electrical, mechanical, structural and marine experience. T
Italian oil and gas major Eni has completed the acquisition of a 20 per cent stake in the 1.2 GW Dogger Bank A and the 1.2 GW Dogger Bank B offshore wind farms in the UK. Eni bought the stakes from Equinor (10 per cent) and SSE Renewables (10 per cent). Following this transaction, the […]
German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) opened tenders for three new offshore wind sites on 26 February. Two of the sites are located in the North Sea and one is situated in the German part of the Baltic Sea. The tenders are open until 1 September, with the maximum value of bids limited to
Parc Eolien Offshore de Provence Grand Large, an EDF EN France company developing a 24 MW floating wind demonstration project in the French part of the Mediterranean Sea, has launched a tender for offshore survey services. The developer is looking to carry out seabed clearance, unexploded ordnance (
The installation of Siemens Gamesa turbines at the Windpark Fryslân nearshore wind farm in the Netherlands is set to commence at the beginning of March. The 382.7 MW Windpark Fryslân will comprise 89 Siemens Gamesa 4.3 MW turbines located in the IJsselmeer Lake. According to the project developer, a
