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Aker Solutions Signs Contract for East Anglia THREE Offshore Wind Project
Aker Solutions, in a consortium with Siemens Energy, has signed a contract with ScottishPower Renewables with the intention to provide the HVDC (high-voltage, direct current) converter stations for the East Anglia THREE offshore wind project in the …
May 25, 2021 / Vessels
Fincantieri to build 3 operation service vessels
Fincantieri subsidiary grows stronger in the promising offshore wind energy sectorVard, one of the major global shipbuilders of specialized vessels, has signed a contract for the design and construction of 3 Service Operation Vessels (SOV) for the …
Apr 7, 2021 / Vessels
VARD wins North Star Renewables contract for three SOVs to operate on Dogger Bank Wind Farm
VARD, one of the world’s major designers and shipbuilders of specialized vessels, announced earlier today that it has secured contracts for the design and construction of three Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) for North Star Renewables in Scotland. …
Apr 6, 2021 / Curious
Vineyard Wind Selects DEME Offshore US for Wind Turbine Installation
Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), today announced that DEME Offshore US LLC will serve as its contractor for the offshore transport …
Apr 2, 2021 / Curious
Contracts awarded for state-of-the-art service operation vessels for Dogger Bank wind farm
The Dogger Bank A and B phases of the Dogger Bank wind farm have awarded UK-based North Star Renewables contracts for delivering three service operation vessels (SOVs) for the operation of these phases. The total value of the contracts including …
Mar 17, 2021 / Vessels
Harren & Partner Adds Jack-up Vessel Wind Lift I To Its Fleet And Launches SAL Renewables
The offshore renewables sector is about to meet a new contender in the rapidly expanding market for offshore wind. With Harren & Partner’s addition of the versatile jack-up vessel Wind Lift I to its fleet, SAL Renewables launches as a specialised …
Jan 13, 2021 / Vessels
Fugro Wraps Up Offshore Field Programme For Mayflower Wind in US
Fugro has successfully completed a large site characterisation field programme off the coast of Massachusetts for Mayflower Wind, a joint venture between Shell New Energies and Ocean Winds (the global offshore wind collaboration of Engie and EDP …
Nov 20, 2020 / Curious
Spotted: Nexans Aurora launched at Ulstein Verft
On 8 November 2020, Nexans’ next-generation Cable Laying Vessel, the ‘Nexans Aurora’ was launched at Ulstein Verft. The 149.9 m long and 31 m wide vessel will be working in the offshore renewables market, installing subsea cables including cables …
Nov 9, 2020 / Vessels
Port of Tyne launches Tyne clean energy park to boost North East’s renewables infrastructure
North East’s ‘most versatile’ clean energy park provides a unique co-location opportunity for the renewables sector with unrestricted, 24/7 marine accessPort of Tyne is using the Offshore Wind North East conference as the forum to launch its latest …
Nov 9, 2020 / Curious
Nexans awarded turnkey contract to supply power export cables for Scotland’s Seagreen offshore windfarm project
Nexans has been awarded a major contract by SSE Renewables to design, manufacture and install the high voltage (HV) onshore and offshore export cables for the Phase 1 development of the Seagreen offshore wind farm project. Construction on the 1,075 …
Jun 11, 2020 / Vessels