ESB and the University of Highlands and Islands (UHI) Shetland have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) concerning the 500 Stoura floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. The main areas of focus will be education, data sharing, research, and long-term environmental monitoring. Both organisations are said to be committed to…

RWE has unveiled the first 108-metre turbine blade made at the Siemens Gamesa factory in Hull, which will be part of 100 wind turbines to be installed at the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK. Each of the 100 wind turbines, rated at 14 MW, will be…

MENCK, a brand in marine energy and infrastructure services company Acteon, has unveiled the MHU 6000W Wind Hammer, a tool designed to handle larger, longer, and heavier piles for offshore wind farms. The Wind Hammer is engineered to drive larger piles in tougher environments and install longer piles in deeper…

Japanese “K” Line Wind Service (KWS) and Singapore-headquartered EGS Survey (EGS) have established a joint venture company specialising in offshore geo-surveys which recently completed its first survey contract for the Happo-Noshiro offshore wind project. At the Happo-Noshiro site(s), located off the Happo Town and Noshiro City in Akita Prefecture, Japan,…

South Korean maritime service company MARCON has secured approval in principle (AiP) from the Korean Register (KR) for its hybrid crew transfer vessel (CTV), a passenger and cargo transport vessel dedicated to offshore wind farms. Source: MARCON The CTV is expected to resolve environmental regulation issues by adopting an eco-friendly…

Some 900 jobs in GE Vernova’s offshore wind business unit could be lost as the company plans to downsize the business. “On September 19, we submitted a proposal to the GE Vernova European Works Council related to proposed changes in our Offshore Wind business globally. The proposal reflects industry wide…

Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7, through their joint venture partnership in Scotland, have submitted their consent applications for the onshore aspects of the proposed Salamander floating offshore wind farm. The first submission has been made to Aberdeenshire Council for the onshore substation and associated infrastructure and has been accepted,…

Australia-based offshore wind and renewable energy investor Macquire is reportedly considering the sale of its offshore wind portfolio company Corio Generation. Reuters reported on 1 October[1] that Macquarie had engaged advisors for a potential sale of Corio, citing sources with knowledge of the matter. OffshoreWIND.biz reached out to Corio Generation…

Vattenfall has signed a multi-year framework contract with Van Oord for the charter of the jack-up vessel, MPI Resolution, which has allowed the company to expand its offshore turbine servicing capabilities. According to Vattenfall, the contract guarantees the vessel’s availability for several months each year, mainly during the peak maintenance…

Ørsted is expected to soon launch a tender for a walk-to-work (W2W) vessel for one of the offshore wind projects in Poland the company owns in partnership with PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna. According to a recently issued early notice, notifying about the qualification system that will be used for the…