Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum has issued a contract notice for insurance policy services covering the 200 MW Trianel Windpark Borkum I offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The contract covers combined property damage and business interruption all risks insurance for the operational phase of th
BOA’s offshore construction vessel (OCV) BOA Sub C has secured a contract with DEME Offshore for work on the Moray East offshore wind project in Scotland. Under the contract, which began on 15 June, the vessel’s scope of work includes accommodation, walk-to-work with Ampelmann gangway system, grouti
Taiwanese state-owned utility Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) has selected a consortium of Shinfox Energy Group and Teras Offshore to build the 300 MW TPC Changhua Phase II offshore wind project. The wind farm is expected to come online by September 2025 and will feature Siemens Gamesa wind turbines, Ta
Dutch energy infrastructure company Gasunie has issued a tender seeking consultancy services for the North Sea Wind Power Hub (NSWPH) program. Under the 18-month contract, the selected company will be in charge of providing consultancy services with regards to offshore hub design, connection configu
Siemens Gamesa has awarded the Australian engineering company Worley with a contract to provide inspection and maintenance services of the lifting equipment at the London Array wind farm off the UK. Under the contract, Worley will carry out statutory inspections and general maintenance of the wind t
Japanese consortium developing the Akita Yurihonjo offshore wind farm has selected Kajima Corporation as the project’s contractor in charge of construction. The consortium, led by Renova, is developing the Akita Yurihonjo project through the special purpose company – Akita Yurihonjo Offshore Wind GK
Norway has opened two areas for offshore wind development, which are said to together have a capacity of 4,500 MW. The applications for the Utsira Nord and Sørlige Nordsjø II areas will launch on 1 January 2021, and limits have been set on the amount of wind power that can be developed. Utsira Nord
Installation of export and inter-array subsea cables at Taiwan Power Company’s Changhua Phase 1 offshore wind farm are set to start on 15 June. The work will be carried out by Jan De Nul’s cable-laying vessels (CLVs) Isaac Newton and Willem de Vlamingh, with the support of Volstad Maritime’s OSV Gra
MMT and Reach Subsea are set to carry out inspection services at Equinor’s Hywind Scotland floating offshore wind farm. Simon Møkster Shipping’s vessel Stril Explorer is expected to begin the work this month. Hywind Scotland comprises five Siemens 6 MW floating turbines mounted on SPAR-type foundati
German wind industry association WAB has welcomed the Federal Government’s recognition of “green” hydrogen’s sustainability in the long term and the special role of offshore and onshore wind energy in its National Hydrogen Strategy, adopted on 10 June. However, WAB said the strategy is non-ambitious
The topside for the Triton Knoll Offshore Substation Platform (OSP) East has left Vlissingen in the Netherlands and is en route to the installation site off Lincolnshire, UK. Once there, the topside will be lowered onto its monopile foundation by Seaway 7’s installation vessel Seaway Strashnov. Seaw
TEPCO Holdings’ renewable energy unit, which commenced business operation as an independent company on 1 April under the name TEPCO Renewable Power, has revealed a big investment in offshore wind projects. The company plans to invest JPY 1-2 trillion (€ 8.22 billion to € 16.44 billion) in 6-7 GW of
Fugro is set to begin geophysical surveys at innogy’s Awel y Môr offshore wind project in the UK. Survey works are expected to commence in mid-June, lasting up to eight weeks, a spokesperson from innogy told Offshore WIND. Three dedicated vessels will map the characteristics of the seabed and subsea
China’s MingYang Smart Energy has agreed to sell a minority stake in a special purpose company developing a 300 MW offshore wind project to Poly Changda Engineering. Once the transaction is completed, Poly Changda Engineering will hold a 49 per cent stake in Yangjiang Mingyang Offshore Wind Power De
