The first batch of eight monopiles for RWE’s Thor offshore wind project, being built in the Danish North Sea, have been offloaded and stored at the base Port of Eemshaven in the Netherlands. Credit: Harrie Garst/Skydronepictures.nl Buss Terminal Eemshaven, part of the Hamburg-based terminal operator Buss Ports, provides storage space,…

Scotland’s Montrose Port Authority (MPA) has decided to expand its offshore wind infrastructure by acquiring two new sites. MPA is set to embark on a major expansion with the acquisition of Montrose Commercial Park and the adjacent former Charleton Maternity Home site, increasing the port’s footprint from 59 acres to…

PetroGreen Energy Corporation (PGEC) and Copenhagen Energy (CE)’s floating offshore wind projects in the Philippines have been awarded the Green Lane Certificate by the Philippine Board of Investments (BOI). According to CE, the certification is designed to streamline the process of securing future permits and licenses, allowing the company to…

The French government has unveiled its intention to launch the tenth call for tenders (AO10) for the development of offshore wind farms, targeting a total capacity between 8 GW and 10 GW. The process is expected to begin in the coming months, with the objective of awarding contracts by the…

The developers who entered their projects in New York’s fifth solicitation for offshore wind energy have submitted finalised proposals, with RWE and National Grid Ventures’ Community Wind offshore wind farm now proposed to have a generation capacity of up to 2.8 GW and to be built in two phases by…

Dutch offshore transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has opened an application period for a EUR 3 million tender for surveys of cables installed in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. Work will start in 2025 and will be performed on the export cables at the Borssele[1] and the Hollandse…

Greece’s Hellenic Cables, the cable segment of Cenergy Holdings, has signed a partnership agreement with Leading Light Wind, one of the largest offshore wind farms in the US, to supply some of the project’s inter-array cables. Under the agreement, Hellenic Cables will supply 65 kilometres of 132 kV inter-array cables,…

The 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm, located 15.5 kilometres off the coast of Fife, Scotland, has started generating power into the national grid. Source: EDF Renewables When complete, the offshore wind farm will consist of 54 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines generating up to 450…

Rotterdam, Netherlands – October 2024 – Davi, a leader in the production of innovative rolling technology, is proud to announce the successful final acceptance of their Plate Rolls by the Dutch client, Sif, at their newly built complex in Maasvlakte Rotterdam. This area, notable for being an artificially created strip…

In its 2024 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) filed with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) and the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC), Dominion Energy Virginia laid out multiple portfolio options to meet rising power demand through investments in new power generation, including offshore wind. The IRP is based on a…