Offshore Wind News


BP and Partners Secure Rights for 450MW Offshore Wind Farm in Japan

7 hours ago

BP and its consortium partners have been selected to develop a 450 MW offshore wind farm in Japan.Aside from BP, the consortium partners include Tokyo Gas, Marubeni Corporation, Kansai Electric Power, and Marutaka Corporation.The 450 MW project will be developed offshore Yuza Town…

JERA-Led Consortium to Develop Japan’s 615MW Offshore Wind Project

7 hours ago

JERA-led consortium, which also includes Green Power Investment and Tohoku Electric Power, have been granted operatorship of a planned 615 MW offshore wind project in Japan.The project is located in the Sea of Japan offshore Aomori Prefecture…

Floating Offshore Wind: Fuel for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair

Dec 23, 2024

In the second part of the Offshore Engineer’s interview with offshore energy expert Philip Lewis, Director of Research, Intelatus, we discuss vessels that will service the floating wind sector until 2035, and the investment decisions that will need to be made to support the industry…

Equinor’s 10% Stake Acquisition in Ørsted Now Completed

Dec 23, 2024

Equinor has completed the acquisition of additional 0.2% in Ørsted, increasing its share to 10% and cementing its position as the second largest shareholder in the company.The transaction makes Equinor the second largest shareholder in Ørsted after the Danish State…

Vard Delivers CLV Newbuild to Danish Subsea Specialist

Dec 23, 2024

Vard has delivered a new cable laying vessel (CLV) to Denmark’s subsea specialist NCT Offshore less than two years after the contract was signed.The newly delivered vessel, based on the VARD 9 01 design, has been specially designed and equipped for subsea cable laying operations…

Jan De Nul Nets Export Cables Installation Job for French Floating Wind Farms

Dec 23, 2024

Belgium-based offshore installation contractor Jan De Nul, in partnership with Greek cable maker Hellenic Cables, has entered into a framework agreement to supply and install export cables for two 750 MW floating wind farms off the coast of Southern Brittany in France…

BOEM Okays New England Offshore Wind Project

Dec 20, 2024

The Interior Department has now approved more than 19 gigawatts of offshore wind energy.The Biden-Harris administration today announced the approval of the SouthCoast Wind Project – the nation’s 11th commercial-scale offshore wind energy project approved under President Biden’s leadership…

Finland Eyes First Offshore Wind Tender in Late 2025

Dec 20, 2024

Finland aims to begin tendering areas for offshore wind power generation in its exclusive economic zone at the end of 2025, the Nordic country's economic affairs ministry said on Thursday.A new legislation that will come into force in January…

Hitachi Secures Over $2B HVDC Order for Amprion’s North Sea OW Corridor

Dec 20, 2024

Hitachi Energy has signed contracts totaling over $2 billion with German transmission system operator (TSO) Amprion to deliver four converter stations for two high-voltage direct current (HVDC) links that will support Germany’s clean energy transition…

Equinor Gets Power Contract Offer for South Korea’s Floating Wind Farm

Dec 19, 2024

Norwegian energy company Equinor has received an offer from the South Korean government for a fixed-price power purchase agreement for a 750-megawatt (MW) floating offshore wind project, the company said on Thursday.'We have received an offer for an offtake contract for our Bandibuli project…

KENC to Outfit Jack-Up Vessel Bound for Work at UK Offshore Wind Farm

Dec 19, 2024

KENC Engineering has secured multiple contract awards from an unnamed transport and installation (T&I) contractor to provide engineering work for a jack-up vessel set for operations at U.K. offshore wind farm.KENC’s scope of work includes the…

Toyo Buys SMD’s ROV Trencher for Japan’s Offshore Wind Sector

Dec 19, 2024

Toyo Construction has acquired a trenching ROV from underwater technology and services company SMD, as part of its investment strategy aimed at Japan’s emerging offshore wind sector.The ROV will form part of Toyo’s expanding fleet of assets…

Windward Offshore Lines Up Key Suppliers for New CSOV Fleet

Dec 18, 2024

With four commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) currently under construction, German shipowner Windward Offshore has formed strategic partnerships with major industry suppliers such as Ampelmann, MAN Energy Solutions, and others, to ensure safe and high-quality delivery of the vessels…

Google Signs PPA for GW-Scale Integrated Wind, Solar and Hydrogen Project

Dec 18, 2024

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has signed a power purchase agreement with Google, which will source 250 MW of wind power generated at the Zeevonk project to power its Dutch operations for 15 years.Zeevonk, a joint venture between Vattenfall and CIP…

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