UK offshore contractor Rovco has been selected by Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn joint venture to conduct a site survey for Green Volt floating offshore wind farm, located 80km east of Peterhead in Scotland. The contract with an undisclosed value covers geophysical surveys in the wind farm array...
https://splash247.com/rovco-wins-survey-work-on-560-mw-scottish-floater/
French energy major TotalEnergies has bought a 50% stake in the 795 MW OranjeWind offshore wind farm from German renewable developer RWE and will dedicate it to producing green hydrogen. TotalEnergies will use its share of the renewable electricity production from the project to power 350MW...
The manufacturer of the damaged blade on the Vineyard Wind farm, GE Vernova, has revealed the findings of a preliminary investigation and claims that the problem was faulty manufacturing, not a design flaw. The turbine suffered blade damage on July 13. No one was hurt but the island beaches were...
https://splash247.com/ge-vernova-blames-faulty-manufacturing-for-vineyard-wind-blade-incident/
Singapore-based offshore wind vessel pure-play Cyan Renewables has acquired Perth-based OSV operator MMA Offshore for AUD 1.1bn ($702m). According to a statement by the two companies, this transaction marks the region’s largest take-private deal in the offshore wind energy services industry. MMA...
https://splash247.com/cyan-renewables-buys-mma-offshore-for-700m/
Ocean Winds, an offshore wind player created as a 50-50 joint venture by EDP Renewables and Engie, has formed a strategic partnership with Martifer Renewables & Energy to jointly participate in Portugal’s first tender for offshore wind farms set for later this year. This collaboration brings...
https://splash247.com/ocean-winds-finds-partner-for-upcoming-portuguese-offshore-wind-tender/
Taiwan-based offshore wind service player Dong Fang Offshore has won a contract for its CSOV newbuild from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) for work on the Fengmiao I offshore wind project. The vessel has already been ordered and will be delivered in the first quarter of 2027 from the...
https://splash247.com/dong-fang-offshore-csov-newbuild-wins-work-on-wind-farm-off-taiwan/
Spain’s Dragados Offshore in consortium with Germany’s Siemens Energy has won a deal to construct a new converter system for the LanWin3 offshore grid connection project in the German North Sea. It was awarded by transmission system operator 50Hertz and the EPCI contract includes all engineering...
https://splash247.com/dragados-and-siemens-energy-win-3bn-offshore-grid-connection-contract/
Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Iberdrola’s US arm Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, has found further issues with the broken blades from one of its turbines. The company said on Wednesday that “there was an observed compromise to the integrity of the GE Vernova blade” and...
Norwegian offshore vessel player Rem Offshore has returned to fellow shipbuilder Vard for another offshore wind commissioning service operation vessel newbuild. The VARD 4 19 design vessel, developed by Vard Design in Ålesund, will be the third CSOV unit delivered by the Fincantieri-controlled yard...
https://splash247.com/rem-offshore-returns-to-vard-for-third-csov-newbuild/
Australia’s Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen has announced via social media that twelve offshore wind projects have been given feasibility licenses offshore Victoria in the Gippsland Offshore Wind Zone. The first batch of six licences was awarded in May this year, with a combined...
https://splash247.com/australia-awards-five-more-offshore-wind-licenses/