Seaway 7 ASA⁽¹⁾ has been selected by Seagreen 1 Limited as a preferred supplier for the Seagreen 1A offshore wind project, offshore Scotland. Seagreen 1A lies adjacent to the existing Seagreen project that Seaway 7 is currently progressing and represents approximately 500MW of additional renewable energy generation capacity.

The buzz of excitement was palpable across the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR)’s flagship event, SNS 2022 Energy Integrated in the East, as a raft of delegates arrived ready to get back to ‘business as usual’ with face-to-face networking.

Offshore floating wind will be essential for the world's energy transition, but methods under development can be costly, time-consuming, and ultimately prevent the commercial upscaling of this new frontier in offshore wind.

Global controls technology leader Proserv is to supply its pioneering holistic cable monitoring system (CMS), ECG™, to Norwegian international energy company Equinor’s Hywind Scotland, which in 2017 became the world’s first commercial floating offshore wind farm, located off the coast of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire in north-east Scotland.

The Spanish engineering company Saitec has announced its interest in developing a pre-commercial pilot park with 5 units and a total potential of 50MW in the Mediterranean Sea in 2025. The offshore wind turbines will use SATH technology in open sea in Girona, specifically in an area located more 15 km from Cap de Creus on the Costa Brava (Catalonia)

Offshore wind development on the West Coast took a major step forward on May 26, with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s release of a Proposed Sale Notice (PSN) for five lease areas off the California coast.

Fugro is back on the water for Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind (Atlantic Shores), performing a third year of integrated site characterization services for the New Jersey-based offshore wind farm developer.

Hosted by the Business Network for Offshore Wind, the Ventus Awards are the Network’s highest level of professional recognition, celebrating the trailblazing people, companies, organizations, and work worldwide ushering in the global adoption of offshore wind energy. Nominations for the 2022 Ventus Awards are now being accepted.

Rovco has further bolstered its fleet to support its growth in offshore wind.
As a leading provider of offshore subsea and survey solutions, Rovco has signed a charter party agreement with Glomar Offshore for the Glomar Worker dynamic positioned (DP) vessel.

Primed as the heart of the UK’s net zero journey, the most recent addition to the East of England’s impressive portfolio of investors is Deutsche Windtechnik Offshore Limited, specialists in wind turbine maintenance and repair, who have chosen OrbisEnergy in Lowestoft as their UK base.



A new review on the future shape of the energy workforce in the North-East of Scotland by Robert Gordon University (RGU) reveals if the region attracts £17 billion of renewables investment and activities over the next eight years it will be established as a global energy hub, securing thousands of new jobs.

DemoSATH mooring, anchoring and quick connect solution is set for the 2MW turbine that will be tested later this year and which will be the first floating turbine connected to the Spanish grid.

Specialist energy sector partner, Aventus Energy, is set to launch what will be the Highlands and Islands’ first Global Wind Organization (GWO) accredited training facility at its Alness headquarters.

International technical service provider Offshore Design Engineering Ltd (ODE) is strengthening its hydrogen capability having been selected by ERM Dolphyn to provide topside FEED support to the commercial demonstration phase of the ERM Dolphyn (Deepwater Offshore Local HYdrogeN) project.

Fulkrum, a leading provider of inspection, expediting, auditing and technical staffing to the energy industry, has secured a contract to support the QA/QC activities for the Dogger Bank Wind Farm project.

BOURBON will contribute to the construction of the Eolmed project, a key pilot farm of 3 floaters each fitted with 10 MW turbines to be installed by mid-2024.