Wind

RWE’s Sofia offshore wind farm has contracted Vissim AS to deliver an advanced marine management and communication system.

Neoen has been awarded 180 MW in the technology-neutral call for tenders held by the French government and supervised by the energy regulation commission.

Vestas has received a 59 MW order to power an undisclosed wind project in Southern Sweden.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has announced the availability of two draft environmental impact statements for offshore wind projects for public review and comment.

The joint venture Equans – Iemants (subsidiary of Smulders) and TenneT has started the cutting of first steel for the topside of the offshore transformer station for the Hollandse Kust (west Beta) wind farm zone.

Vattenfall has signed a contract with preferred bidders, DEME Group and LS Cable & System, for export cables for Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind farm.

KGAL is establishing a joint venture with Premier Group for its KGAL ESPF 5 impact fund.

Boralex has announced that three of its projects, totalling 42 MW, have been selected in the first technology-neutral tender, convering wind, solar, and hydropower, conducted by the Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity Transition of France.

In a pilot project for a European wind turbine manufacturer, TÜV NORD is using drone support for the end-of-warranty inspection.

NOV has signed contracts with CIMC Raffles to supply a GustoMSC self-propelled wind turbine installation jack-up vessel design for Havfram, an offshore wind services company based in Norway.

Statkraft Ireland has confirmed that construction will begin at Cushaling wind farm in counties Offaly and Kildare, Ireland, in January 2023.

The contract includes the supply and installation of six V162-6.2 MW wind turbines, as well as a 10-year active output management 5000 service agreement.

The Crown Estate has set out plans to deliver an initial 4 GW of energy capacity in the Celtic Sea by 2035, with the region assessed to have the potential to accommodate up to 24 GW by 2045.

Vattenfall has entered a joint venture with Metsähallitus to build and operate Finland’s first major offshore wind farm.

Eiffage, through Eiffage Métal and its Belgian subsidiary, Smulders, has been awarded a contract by Eoliennes en Mer Iles d'Yeu et Noirmoutier for the manufacture of 62 transition pieces for the future offshore wind farm located off the islands of Yeu and Noirmoutier, France.