Balmoral Comtec Gets Hornsea 3 Cable Protection Job
UK-based offshore energy supply chain company Balmoral Comtec has secured a multi-million-dollar contract from for Ørsted for the supply of cable protection systems (CPS) for its Hornsea 3 offshore wind project.The scope of work includes design engineering which will take place at Balmoral Comtec’s Aberdeen facility, supply of 400 cable protection systems, and handling and installation training to the awarded marine contractor.According to Balmoral Comtec, managing the challenges of over-bending, abrasion and fatigue of underwater cables can be an ongoing challenge for offshore wind
Kraken Robotics Wins $11M of New Service Contracts
Kraken Robotics has secured $11 million of new contracts since the start of the year.The work scope of the contracts will be completed in 2024, Kraken Robotics said.The contracts consist of a $8 million Acoustic Corer deal signed earlier in April, and several smaller Sub Bottom Imager contracts for offshore wind farm development totaling $3 million.Under the Acoustic Corer contract, Kraken will provide high resolution sonar imagery at depths of up to 20 meters in the seabed using its 3D Acoustic Core imaging sonar.The new contracts come in addition to $4 million of survey contracts (for KATFISH and magnetomet
UTEC Gets Offshore Wind Survey Job in Taiwan
UTEC, a geo-services brand in Acteon’s Data and Robotics division, has been awarded an offshore survey and positioning contract for the Taiwan Power Company's (TPC) Phase 2 offshore wind farm project in Taiwan. The contract further reinforces UTEC’s foothold in Taiwan building on its initial entry in 2019.As part of the geo-services scope of work, UTEC will deliver onshore dimensional control, bathymetric survey, positioning support during offshore pin pile installation and as-built survey of foundation jackets.Using its expertise in subsea positioning, UTEC, in close communication
Fugro Gets Dogger Bank South Offshore Wind Survey Job
RWE and Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) have appointed Fugro to conduct geotechnical seabed survey on 3 GW Dogger Bank South offshore wind farm.The findings will give a detailed and accurate picture of the ground conditions, which will aid in designing the optimal foundations and array cables for the sites, according to RWE.The Dogger Bank South (DBS) consists of two site - DBS East and DBS West – located over 100km offshore in the shallow area of the North Sea known as Dogger Bank.Each project could will have installed capacity of up to 1.5 GW which, when combined, could potentially
Asso.subsea Wraps Up Subsea Cables Installation at French Floating Wind Pilot
Subsea cable services company Asso.subsea, in partnership with Prysmian Powerlink, has completed the cable installation, burial, and protection operations for the 25 MW Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind project in France.The project, situated in the Mediterranean Sea and developed by EDF Renewables and its partners, 17 km off the coast, on a 100-meter-deep site, is a floating wind pilot project, designed to showcase the economic viability of offshore floating wind farms.Asso.subsea was entrusted with all marine works, including engineering, cable loading of export and inter-array dynamic
Fugro’s Self-Elevating Platform On Call for Japan’s Offshore Wind
Fugro has transferred its self-elevating platform (SEP) Amberjack to Japan to meet the country’s growing demand for offshore wind geotechnical services.Under Japanese regulations, vessels registered in Japan follow a more streamlined procedure than foreign-flagged vessels when deployed for fieldwork, so this move will speed up mobilization to project sites and allow faster delivery of Fugro’s geo-data to the country's developing offshore wind industry.The Amberjack was reflagged in December 2023 and is now based in Tokyo, from where it will be deployed to wind farm projects in Japan
Ørsted Picks Rovco for Offshore Wind O&M Work in US
Rovco has signed a framework agreement with Ørsted to provide operations and maintenance (O&M) work on two of the developer’s U.S. sites - Block Island Wind Farm and South Fork Wind Farm. Block Island Wind Farm in Rhode Island was the first offshore wind farm in the U.S. and generates 30 MW of renewable energy.The landmark South Fork Wind project became the U.S.’ first commercial-scale wind farm in March 2024, delivering 132 MW to Long Island in New York. Ørsted Powers Up All Turbines at First US Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind FarmTo help inform Ørsted&rsqu
DEME Scoops ‘Most Extensive’ Cabling Contract in Its History
and a fallpipe vessel. In addition, the project will cover the beach works and cofferdam structures at the cable landing locations.The works are scheduled to begin in stages from 2025.IJmuiden Ver Alpha and Nederwiek 1 are offshore grid connection systems operated by TenneT that will link two future offshore wind farms in the Dutch North Sea to the province of Zeeland in the southwestern part of the Netherlands.The first connection will be operational in 2029, and the second in 2030.“We are proud to be working with Prysmian on this landmark project in the Netherlands, which will ultimately deliver
Venterra Expands Marine Hard Bottom Benthic Ecology and Hard Structure Services
Offshore wind services company Venterra Group said it is expanding its marine hard bottom benthic and hard structure offering, underpinned by the environmental capabilities of its marine science consultancy, INSPIRE Environmental, and small business partner, Marine Imaging Technologies, a subsea imaging company.According to Venterra, the expanded offering addresses increasing requirements to monitor marine growth on both introduced hard surfaces (e.g. turbines and infrastructure) and native hard bottom (e.g. rocks and boulders) to assess impacts associated with offshore wind project development.
February 2024
