UK marine survey specialist Gardline Ltd has won a contract to carry out the main geotechnical investigation at the He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. A geophysical and geotechnical investigation for the project site was conducted in 2010. The target of this new investigation is t
US Wind has kicked off oceanographic survey activities within the lease area offshore Maryland where it plans to build its MarWin offshore wind project. The team will be collecting data until July to inform project design, including foundation type, turbine location, and cable burial routes. The geo
Denmark’s Energinet has awarded Fugro a marine site characterisation contract for the Energy Island project in the North Sea. The contract is part of Energinet’s preliminary studies to build the world’s first ”hub and spoke” energy scheme: an energy island 80 kilometres off the Danish coast that wil
The first wind turbine at Windpark Fryslân has begun producing electricity, according to a project update published on social media on 12 April. The first of the total of 89 Siemens Gamesa 4.3 MW wind turbines was installed at the project site at the end of the last month. Located in the IJsselmeer
Teras Offshore, which was awarded a wind turbine installation contract for the Taipower Offshore Wind Project Phase II in December, will also work on the procurement and installation of wind farm’s other components. The company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ezion Holdings, will provide project manag
GEOxyz has begun geophysical survey work at the 96 MW Erebus project, Wales’ first floating offshore wind farm. GEOxyz will carry out the offshore surveys until mid-June at the site located 45km South West of the Pembrokeshire coastline. The work follows the geophysical and environmental site invest
Irish energy company ESB and Equinor will jointly develop a 1.4 GW Moneypoint floating offshore wind farm off the West Coast of Ireland. The Moneypoint wind farm will be developed off the coast of Counties Clare and Kerry in two phases. Once complete, the wind farm will be capable of powering more t
HSBC Bank (Taiwan) has approved two green guarantees to support the Taiwanese Century Iron & Steel Industrial and Hung Hua Construction on the supply of equipment and services for the Changfang and Xidao offshore wind project. The bank guarantee issued for Century Iron & Steel Industrial and its sub
The Polish Energy Regulatory Office (ERO) has awarded a Contract for Difference to the 350 MW FEW Baltic II offshore wind project. The FEW Baltic II wind farm is being developed by Baltic Trade and Invest Sp. z o. o., a subsidiary of the German energy company RWE. FEW Baltic II is located some 50 [&
Ørsted has signed an agreement with Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) to divest a 50% ownership share in its Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. As part of the deal, Ørsted will continue to provide long-term operations and maintenance services from its O&M base at the Port o
APEM has commenced the second year of aerial marine wildlife surveys at the Beacon Wind project offshore New York. APEM will design and deliver digital surveys to assess the abundance and distribution of birds, marine mammals, turtles, sharks, and rays present in the lease area over the course of a
CWind, part of the Global Marine Group, has completed its inter-array cable pull-in and termination and testing campaign at the Kriegers Flak offshore wind project in Denmark. CWind used walk-to-work vessels Island Diligence and Island Crown to conduct 72 inter-array cable pull-ins and termination a
All inter-array cables have been laid at the Moray East offshore wind farm, with burial, termination and testing works still ongoing. The cables were installed by CLV Living Stone, while the Ndeavour and Grand Canyon vessels have been deployed for the burial operations. OSV Siem Day is supporting te
Wind Power Energy is planning to accelerate the development of the Kashima offshore wind project in Japan. The project is planned to commence construction in 2024 at its 680 ha site in Kashima Port in the Ibaraki Prefecture. The joint venture of Wind Power Group, Tokyo Gas, and Vena Energy is develo
