LMR Drilling Secures Hollandse Kust (zuid) HDD Contract
TenneT has awarded the Oldenburg-based LMR Drilling GmbH with a contract to carry out the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) sea defense work for the Hollandse Kust (zuid) offshore grid.
View ArticleEDS Completes Aberdeen Bay Work
EDS HV Group has completed its scope of work at Vattenfall's European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), also known as the Aberdeen offshore wind farm.
View ArticleSemco Maritime to Service Deutsche Bucht OSS
Northland Deutsche Bucht has awarded Danish-based Semco Maritime with a 5-year service contract for the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm in the German part of the North Sea.
View ArticleVan Oord to Wire Ørsted’s Borssele
Van Oord has won a contract to install inter-array cables on Ørsted's Borssele 1 + 2 offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea.
View ArticleGerman Grid Operators Detail Power-to-Gas Plans
The grid operators TenneT, Gasunie Deutschland and Thyssengas have put forward detailed plans for coupling the electricity and gas grids and advancing Germany's energy transition.
View ArticleVattenfall Nearshore Wind Farms to Keep Danish Grid Stable
Vattenfall's two new offshore wind farms, Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord, will be the first in Denmark to be directly involved in stabilising the electricity grid and thus the power supply, the...
View ArticlePetrofac Hires BorWin Gamma Chopper Squad
Northern HeliCopter GmbH (NHC) has received an order from Petrofac Ltd. for transport flights/crew changes to the BorWin3 gamma platform.
View ArticleVolkerInfra Gets In On Hornsea 2 Action
Lancashire-based VolkerInfra has signed a multi-million-pound contract with Ørsted to install 360 kilometres of high voltage onshore cables for the 1.4GW Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm.
View ArticleOffshore Wind and Meshed Offshore Grid(s) to Benefit Energy Security in EU
Offshore wind farms in combination with meshed offshore grids and cross-border interconnectors, powered by appropriate regulatory frameworks, can largely contribute to energy security in the European...
View ArticleOffshore WIND Conference: Competition Is Key to Unlocking Cost Reductions
There are no local content requirements in offshore wind tenders in the Netherlands because the Dutch government sees competition as key to achieving cost reductions, Ruud de Bruijne, Project Manager...
View ArticleBarnstable Council Nods to Vineyard Wind Link
The Barnstable Town Council voted unanimously to approve a transmission cable at Covell’s Beach that will connect the 800MW Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm with the regional electric power grid.
View ArticleOffshore WIND Conference: OSF Makes Case for Energy Islands
The Netherlands could have its first multifunctional energy island ready by 2025, Ernst van Zuijlen, Project Director at Offshore Service Facilities, said at the Offshore WIND Conference in Amsterdam.
View ArticleHeerema Loads Out OSY Platform Jacket
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has loaded the jacket foundation for Elia’s Offshore SwitchYard (OSY) platform onto a barge at the Vlissingen yard.
View ArticleØrsted Adds Bladt, Nexans and Cordeel to Borssele Team
Ørsted has added Bladt Industries, Nexans and Cordeel to the list of suppliers and contractors for the 752MW Borssele 1 and 2 wind farm in the Dutch North Sea, according to Henrik Egholm, EPC director...
View ArticleDeutsche Bucht Substation Topside Rolls Out
Smulders, acting for and on behalf of the JV Iemants-Eiffage, has rolled out the substation topside for the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm at the yard of Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen. The milestone...
View ArticleSembcorp Marine Secures Hornsea 2 Topsides Contract
Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine has signed an agreement with Ørsted's subsidiary Optimus Wind Limited for engineering, procurement, construction, hook-up and commissioning works on two substation...
View ArticleJack Up Barge Completes Kriegers Flak Mission
Jack Up Barge (JUB) has completed a support and supply contract for the hook-up and commissioning of two offshore platforms at the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Danish Baltic Sea.
View ArticleNKT Firms Up Moray East Cable Deal
Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Limited and NKT have signed a final binding agreement for the delivery and installation of export cable systems on the 950MW Moray East offshore wind farm.
View ArticleØrsted Picks Onshore Substation Team in Taiwan
Ørsted has awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract to Taiwan Cogeneration Corporation (TCC) to build two onshore substations, cable corridors, landfalls and transition...
View ArticleBritain’s Renewables Capacity Surpasses Fossil Fuels
Britain's total capacity available from renewables has overtaken fossil fuels for the first time, according to the latest Drax Electric Insights report.
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