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Aker Solutions has announced it has awarded ABB a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for the 560 MW Green Volt floating offshore wind project in the UK, led by Vårgrønn and Flotation Energy. Green Volt, located 80km off the coast of Peterhead in Northeast Scotland, aims to become the first commercial-scale floating wind farm in Europe and will contribute to the decarbonisation of the UK energy system.

Ocean Winds has announced it has appointed Føn Energy Services to provide a fully integrated Balance of Plant (BoP) operations and maintenance (O&M) service programme for the Moray West and Moray East offshore wind farms in Scotland.

Natural Power a leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, has announced it has supported Alterric with the construction of the Clais Wind Farm extension, for which foundations have just been poured.

In the competitive world of supplying equipment to offshore platforms, Sulzer says it has succeeded in delivering another contract for seawater lift and water injection pumps. Streamlined processes have enabled the delivery time to be cut by almost 25% compared to industry expectations, saving precious project time and securing important contracts for two manufacturing sites.

Polish heavy lift contractor, MS Industry, has announced it has used an Enerpac SBL1100 hydraulic gantry for the installation of transformers at the Baltic Power substation, part of the Baltic Power Offshore Wind development. The gantry allowed precise positioning of the transformers on their respective installation tracks.

 Ocean services provider DeepOcean has announced it has been awarded an inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) campaign by Vår Energi for 2025. The scope also includes additional light construction work to be completed within the same year.