Offshore Wind News


Cadeler's Wind Orca Jack-up to Install 60 14.7MW Turbines at Moray West Offshore Wind Farm

Jun 23, 2022

Offshore wind installation specialist Cadeler has won a contract to install 60 Siemens Gamesa offshore wind turbines off the coast of Scotland.The contract for the installation of the giant SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbines at the Moray West…

TenneT: New Supply Chain Tender Approach Required to Meet European Offshore Wind Ambitions

Jun 23, 2022

With the growing offshore wind ambitions in Europe, where four countries recently agreed to jointly install at least 65 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030, a new tender approach will be required so the supply chain can keep up with these ambitions…

Siemens Gamesa to Deliver 60 Giant Wind Turbines for Scottish Offshore Wind Project

Jun 23, 2022

Offshore wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa will deliver sixty SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbines for the Moray West offshore wind power project in the UK. After being selected preferred bidder by Moray West in October 2021, Siemens Gamesa…

RWE Renewables Wins 10-Year Service Deal at Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm

Jun 22, 2022

RWE Renewables has won a bid for the wind turbine service & maintenance deal at the 140 turbine, 504MW Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm, located in the North Sea, around 20km off the coast of Suffolk, UK.Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm…

Italy's Saipem Sets Terms for Cash Call, Shares Drop

Jun 22, 2022

Italian energy services group Saipem said on Wednesday it would launch a planned 2 billion-euro ($2.10 billion) rights issue from June 27 as it strives to bolster its finances and re-focus its business after a surprise profit warning in January…

Vallianz to Build Hybrid Heavy Transport Vessel for Ever-growing Offshore Wind Components

Jun 22, 2022

Singapore-based shipowner Vallianz has partnered up with Ulstein Design & Solutions B.V, Shift Clean Energy, and Bureau Veritas to design and build a heavy transport vessel (HTV) that will be 'the first of its kind in the global offshore wind industry…

CMIC, KenzFigee Target Chinese Offshore Wind Market

Jun 22, 2022

CMIC Ocean En-Tech Holdings Co Ltd and Dutch supplier of on- & offshore lifting solutions KenzFigee have signed a strategic cooperation agreement targeting the offshore wind market in China with the offering of gangways and installation cranes…

Libra Buys U.S. Shipyard to Build Jones Act Offshore Wind Vessels

Jun 22, 2022

Global group Libra has acquired a U.S. shipyard through a subsidiary to capitalize on growing shipbuilding demand for the offshore wind industry as Washington accelerates efforts to boost cleaner power, top company executives said.U.S. President…

Offshore Wind JV for Coast Renewable Services, Peterson Energy Logistics

Jun 21, 2022

Peterson and Coast Renewable Services have formed a joint venture company to provide integrated services to the offshore wind sector. The new company, Coast Offshore, will be led by Michael Leitch as Managing Director.In addition to marine management…

Briggs Marine to Provide CTVs for Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm

Jun 20, 2022

U.K.-based offshore services firm Briggs Marine said it has secured a contract to deliver crew transfer vessel (CTV) services to the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm, currently under construction 15 kilometers off the Fife coast. The project is jointly owned by EDF Renewables UK and ESB…

Taiwan Ship Design, Shipbuilding Bolstered by High Tien Offshore Newbuild Plan

Jun 20, 2022

High Tien Offshore, a Taiwanese company that specializes in offshore wind marine engineering services, announced its collaboration with Ship and Ocean Industries R&D Center (SOIC) and Jong Shyn Shipbuilding (JSS) to build offshore vessels.“In…

ENSIS: GustoMSC Launches Design for Next-Gen Offshore Wind Foundation Installation Vessel

Jun 20, 2022

Offshore vessel designer GustoMSC, part of NOV, has launched a next-generation heavy lift crane vessel series called ENSIS, planned for foundation installation for the offshore wind farms of the future.'GustoMSC's new ENSIS heavy lift crane…

Vattenfall Buys 85% in Two Early Stage Offshore Wind Projects in Sweden

Jun 20, 2022

Swedish utility Vattenfall said on Monday it had agreed to buy an 85% stake in two early-stage offshore wind projects off Sweden's west coast from Norwegian wind farm developer Zephyr.State-owned Vattenfall said in a statement it expected the projects to have a combined production capacity of 2…

Naming Ceremony Held for Edda Wind SOV Edda Brint

Jun 17, 2022

Offshore wind service company Edda Wind on Friday celebrated the naming ceremony of Edda Brint, its latest service operation vessel (SOV), at Astilleros Balenciaga Shipyard in Zumaia, Spain.Edda is a name tradition that Edda Wind has continued from its founding company Østensjø Rederi…

Floating Offshore Wind: Equinor, Technip Energies to Collaborate on Floating Wind Substructures

Jun 16, 2022

A collaboration between Equinor and Technip Energies on Floating Wind Substructures was announced during the Seanergy conference in Normandie, France.The collaboration is intent on building on the two companies’ joint ambition of driving the industrialization of floating offshore wind…

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