Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Offshore Wind News


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…

Denmark Issues Offshore Wind Permit

Dec 17, 2024

The Danish Energy Agency has granted a construction permit for 240-megawatt (MW) Jammerland Bugt offshore wind farm, which is expected to start operating in 2029, developer European Energy said on Tuesday.The project is located in the Bay of Jammerland…

Floating Offshore Wind: The Market Projection Through 2035

Dec 17, 2024

Offshore Engineer interviewed global offshore energy expert Philip Lewis, Director of Research, Intelatus, for insights on the emerging offshore floating wind market through 2035, detailing the investments that need to be made now in technology…

TenneT Completes Onshore Works to Link Three Dutch Offshore Wind Farms to Grid

Dec 17, 2024

TenneT has completed the onshore work scope required to connect three offshore wind farms to the Dutch grid -  Hollandse Kust (noord), (west Alpha) and (west Beta).The project has been completed four years after the first underground drilling from the Westerhout estate in Beverwijk…

Delmar Signs Up Lankhorst for Culzean Floating Wind’s Mooring Lines

Dec 17, 2024

Lankhorst Offshore has secured a contract to supply mooring lines to for the Culzean floating wind project in Scotland, set to provide clean power to oil and gas platform in the North Sea.Lankhorst Offshore has been awarded a contract by Delmar Systems…

Prysmian Signs $735M Offshore Wind Connections Deal with French TSO

Dec 17, 2024

Italian cable maker and installation services provider Prysmian has signed a framework agreement with the French transmission system operator (TSO) Réseau de Transport d’Électricité (RTE), to provide subsea cables for grid connection of two offshore wind farms in France…

Equinor, Partners Set Up Single Unit for Two UK Offshore Wind Farms

Dec 17, 2024

Norway's Equinor and partners have agreed to join two planned offshore wind projects in Britain into one legal entity, in a move it said would be more cost-effective and help to minimize the environmental impact.The projects are extensions to…

Penta-Ocean Orders Its First CLV to Expand Offshore Wind Service Offering

Dec 17, 2024

Japan-based Penta-Ocean Construction has signed a shipbuilding contract with PaxOcean Group for the construction of a self-propelled large-scale cable laying vessel (CLV), expanding its capabilities from offshore wind turbine construction to power cable laying for the industry…

Current News

Stillstrom and Panama Canal to Explore Offshore Charging Technology

UK Firm Nets Fire Safety Contract at Polish Offshore Wind Farms

Tyra II Gas Development Set to Go Full Steam from Next Week

TGS Gets Shallow-Water OBN Job off Trinidad

Subscribe for OE Digital E‑News