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Offshore Wind is at “inflection point” for Growth, BP Exec Says

Mar 05, 2021

Offshore wind is at an “inflection point” for growth as costs for the renewable power source fall and technologies advance, BP’s zero carbon energy executive said at a conference on Thursday.“The offshore wind potential is global and (we) should expect more countries around the world to follow suit…

Aker Solutions Awarded $80M in Offshore Wind Arbitration Case

Mar 05, 2021

Aker Solutions has been awarded some 67 million euros (USD 80 million) in damages by an arbitration tribunal in Germany in a case related to Kvaerner's work on RWE's Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm delivered back in 2013.To remind, Kvaerner last…

Taiwan: Keel Laying Ceremony Held for Offshore Wind Installation Vessel Green Jade

Mar 05, 2021

An official keel-laying ceremony for the offshore wind installation vessel ‘Green Jade’ was held Friday at CSBC’s shipyard in Kaohsiung, marking an important moment in Taiwan’s maritime and offshore wind history.‘Green Jade’ is owned by CDWE…

Solstad Offshore CSVs Net Offshore Wind, Seismic Survey Contracts

Mar 04, 2021

Norwegian offshore vessel provider Solstad Offshore said Thursday it had won new contracts for two of its subsea construction vessels (CSV), the Normand Fortress and the Normand Mermaid, in offshore wind and seismic sectors, respectively.The…

Ørsted, GIP JV Sells Hornsea 1 Transmission Assets to DTP

Mar 04, 2021

Hornsea 1 Limited, a joint venture owned by Ørsted (50 %) and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) (50 %), which operates the giant Hornsea 1 offshore wind farm, located 120km off the Yorkshire Coast, the UK, has struck a deal to sell its transmission assets…

TenneT, CrossWind Sign Deals to Build Offshore Grid Connection for Hollandse Kust (noord) Wind Farm

Mar 04, 2021

Dutch electricity transmission system operator TenneT and wind farm developer CrossWind, a JV of Shell and Eneco, have signed agreements for the construction of the offshore grid connection for the Hollandse Kust (noord) wind farm, which is being built some 18…

Allseas to Use MENCK Hammers for German Offshore Wind Project

Mar 04, 2021

Acteon's pile-driving operating company MENCK has won a contract with offshore installation company Allseas to deliver piledriving and handling equipment for the installation of TenneT’s DolWin6 offshore converter platform in the German sector of the North Sea…

Poland: PGE Baltica Hires DNV to Assist with Offshore Wind JV with Ørsted

Mar 04, 2021

DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has been retained by Poland-based offshore wind developer PGE Baltica, to assist with the setting up of an offshore wind joint venture between PGE and Ørsted.DNV, which on Thursday officially changed its name from DNV GL to DNV…

REM Offshore's Wind Service Vessel to Feature NES Technology

Mar 03, 2021

Havyard Group's subsidiary Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) has won a contract to deliver energy design and smart control solution to Rem Offshore’s new vessel for the offshore wind service market. The contract was awarded by Green Yard Kleven who is building the vessel…

Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm: Equinor Renews Charter for Esvagt Njord SOV

Mar 03, 2021

Norwegian energy firm Equinor has awarded a 5-year contract extension to Danish offshore vessel owner Esvagt for the use of the Esvagt Njord vessel at the Dudgeon offshore wind farm in the UK. The extension runs until 2026.The SOV (Service Operation…

Floating Wind Company BW Ideol Seeks Euronext Growth Listing

Mar 03, 2021

BW Ideol, a company created last month after FPSO firm BW Offshore announced its investment into floating wind company Ideol, has applied for listing on Euronext Growth.'Oslo Børs has received an application for admission to trading on Euronext Growth from BW Ideol AS…

Ocean Winds, Terna Energy Looking to Build Floating Wind Farms Offshore Greece

Mar 03, 2021

Ocean Winds, a JV created by EDP Renewables and Engie last year, has signed a deal with Terna Energy to work on the development of floating offshore wind projects in the Greek seas.Ocean Winds, which has an offshore wind portfolio comprised of 1…

ABS: U.S. Offshore Wind Vessel Demand Set to Soar

Mar 02, 2021

It's no longer news that the U.S. is set to become the next big offshore wind market, with an IEA 2019 report forecasting 40 GW of installed offshore wind capacity in the country by 2040, which will require a $100 billion investment.To meet this expected growth…

Global Offshore to Take Care of Cables at Equinor's Offshore Wind Farms

Mar 02, 2021

Global Offshore, an offshore cable installation, repair, and trenching services provider, has won a multi-year offshore wind farm cable maintenance and management framework agreement with Equinor.Global Offshore, a Global Marine subsidiary,…

Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Generates First Power

Mar 02, 2021

RWE's Triton Knoll offshore wind farm in the UK has generated renewable electricity for the first time, the company said Monday.The project is located over 32 kilometres off the Lincolnshire coast, with a turbine array that covers an area of 145 square kilometres…

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