RWE has deployed a bubble curtain technology in the U.K. for the first time to protect marine life from the construction noise at its Sofia offshore wind farm.RWE has been working with Hydrotechnik Offshore to introduce an innovative underwater noise-abatement technology…
Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm, a joint venture partnership between SSE Renewables, Equinor, and Vårgrønn, has signed a vessel reservation agreement with Seaway7 to support the construction of the offshore wind farm being built in the U.K. North Sea…
Cadeler’s Wind Peak jack-up vessel has completed the installation of the first 14 MW offshore wind turbine at RWE’s Sofia offshore wind farm, located on the Dogger Bank off the U.K. east coast.The turbine installation vessel, Wind Peak, from Cadeler…
RWE has marked significant progress in the construction of its 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm, located on the Dogger Bank off the U.K. east coast, with the first turbine installation expected in the coming weeks.Earlier in March, the project…
Orkney-based marine services firm Green Marine UK has announced a seven-figure capital investment in a new Subsea Services Department targeting the U.K.’s offshore wind sector.The company expansion, boosted by financial backing from HIE (Highlands and Islands Enterprise)…
The British North Sea is one of the world's oldest offshore oil and gas basins where production has been in steady decline since the early 2000s. At the same time, the region has become one of the world's largest and fastest growing offshore wind basins…
Deme Offshore has laid all inter-array cables, manufactured by its partner Hellenic Cables, for the first phase of 3.6 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm in UK.More than 200 miles of 66KV inter-array cables have been successfully installed by…
Equinor UK, a subsidiary of Equinor and Shell UK, a subsidiary of Shell, have agreed to combine their UK offshore oil and gas assets to form a new company which will be the UK North Sea’s biggest independent producer.The incorporated joint venture…
Norway's Equinor is trimming 20% of the staff from its renewable energy division and will compete for a smaller number of new projects as it streamlines the business unit, the company told Reuters on Thursday.The global offshore wind sector…
GE Vernova’s offshore wind turbine manufacturing plant has fired or suspended several workers in Quebec after a company investigation found they took shortcuts on quality control, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.GE Vernova launched the probe at the factory in Gaspe…
A fleet of XOCEAN’s uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) will be deployed at Dogger Bank D offshore wind farm to carry out a multi-beam echosounder (MBES) geophysical survey, starting from August 13.Eleven XOCEAN USVs will be mobilized from Scarborough…
Equinor reported a sharper-than-expected 13% decline in third-quarter profit on Thursday, hit by weaker oil prices and lower production, and cut its full-year outlook for capital expenditure and renewable energy production growth.The Norwegian…
RWE has unveiled the first 108-meter turbine blade, made at the Siemens Gamesa factory in Hull, which will form part of 100 offshore wind turbines, each rated at 14 MW, set for operation at Sofia offshore wind farm.On target for completion towards the end of 2026…
GE Vernova's shares fell nearly 7% on Friday following a turbine-blade failure at an offshore wind farm in the UK, the latest in a string of incidents involving the power service firm's equipment.The incident was reported at the Dogger Bank A project…
Foundation installation work has commenced for the second phase of what will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank, in the U.K. North Sea.Seaway7’s vessels Seaway Strashnov and Seaway Alfa Lift have commenced installation…