Flotation Energy is reportedly cutting 15–20 roles from its UK workforce of about 130 as Green Volt enters detailed design and procurement, while maintaining its commitment to the Scottish wind project.
Recharge puts large-scale floating wind expansion about a decade ahead; DNV’s official release highlights falling costs supporting the deployment of onshore wind, solar power and batteries.
OEG will deploy synchronised generators aboard a jack-up vessel for converter station commissioning and separate 150 kVA units with 3,000-litre fuel tanks for turbine installation and commissioning.
Staffordshire will use batteries as its main power source, with outfitting and battery installation still to follow at Armon Shipyard before delivery and a formal naming ceremony planned for 2027.
Ørsted expects the deal for the 172 MW UK wind farm to close in November, subject to closing conditions, and plans to assess options for its later operating years, including a possible lifetime extension.
EDF takes the lead on Five Estuaries, a UK project approved for up to 79 turbines, as RWE plans to direct funds from the disposal towards offshore developments that have already secured consent.
Gennaker’s OSS Zingst and OSS Darß offshore substations have departed the Netherlands for installation in the Baltic Sea. Their topsides and jackets will support 50Hertz’s 927 MW OST-6-1 grid connection.
Dogger Bank B has passed the halfway point in turbine installation, with 49 of 95 turbines installed. Seaway7’s Seaway Ventus is preparing to join Jan De Nul’s Voltaire at the UK offshore wind project.
Buchan Offshore Wind has received DNV Basic Design Certification for BW Ideol’s Damping Pool floating foundation, advancing the nearly 1 GW offshore wind project in Scotland.
