Floating Wind News


Subsea Redesign Underway for Floating Offshore Wind

Dec 23, 2024

The 66kV high voltage wet mate connector currently undergoing technical qualification by Baker Hughes weighs in at around one ton and has over 40 liters of dielectric oil protecting copper cable up to 1,200 square millimeters in diameter.The…

Floating Offshore Wind: Fuel for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair

Dec 23, 2024

In the second part of the Offshore Engineer’s interview with offshore energy expert Philip Lewis, Director of Research, Intelatus, we discuss vessels that will service the floating wind sector until 2035, and the investment decisions that will need to be made to support the industry…

Jan De Nul Nets Export Cables Installation Job for French Floating Wind Farms

Dec 23, 2024

Belgium-based offshore installation contractor Jan De Nul, in partnership with Greek cable maker Hellenic Cables, has entered into a framework agreement to supply and install export cables for two 750 MW floating wind farms off the coast of Southern Brittany in France…

Equinor Gets Power Contract Offer for South Korea’s Floating Wind Farm

Dec 19, 2024

Norwegian energy company Equinor has received an offer from the South Korean government for a fixed-price power purchase agreement for a 750-megawatt (MW) floating offshore wind project, the company said on Thursday.'We have received an offer for an offtake contract for our Bandibuli project…

Floating Offshore Wind: The Market Projection Through 2035

Dec 17, 2024

Offshore Engineer interviewed global offshore energy expert Philip Lewis, Director of Research, Intelatus, for insights on the emerging offshore floating wind market through 2035, detailing the investments that need to be made now in technology…

Delmar Signs Up Lankhorst for Culzean Floating Wind’s Mooring Lines

Dec 17, 2024

Lankhorst Offshore has secured a contract to supply mooring lines to for the Culzean floating wind project in Scotland, set to provide clean power to oil and gas platform in the North Sea.Lankhorst Offshore has been awarded a contract by Delmar Systems…

Aker, Aibel Get FEED Contracts for GreenVolt Floating Wind Project

Dec 16, 2024

Floating Energy and Vårgrønn, a joint venture between Plenitude (Eni) and HitecVision, have awarded front-end engineering and design (FEED) contracts to two partnership for the delivery of 560 MW GreenVolt floating wind farm offshore Scotland…

Mingyang’s Giant 16.6MW Floating Wind Platform Starts Operating in China (Photos)

Dec 12, 2024

China’s Mingyang Smart Energy has put into operation what’s said to be the world’s largest single capacity floating wind platform, rated at 16.6 MW, at Qingzhou IV offshore wind farm in South China Sea.The floater, dubbed OceanX, features dual-turbine 'V' shaped platform with a total capacity of 16…

Delmar Systems to Deliver Moorings for TotalEnergies’ Culzean Floating Wind Pilot

Dec 11, 2024

Delmar Systems has been selected to deliver mooring scope for TotalEnergies’ Culzean floating wind pilot project, which will supply renewable electricity to an offshore oil and gas platform in the North Sea.Delmar Systems was hired by Archer Wind…

Tugdock, Sarens to Develop Heavy Lift O&M Hub at ABP’s Welsh Port

Dec 10, 2024

Tugdock and Sarens have secured funding from Crown Estate’s Supply Chain Accelerator for a joint project to develop a heavy lift operations and maintenance (O&M) hub at ABP’s port of Port Talbot in Wales to support floating wind projects in the region…

'Great Sea' Floating Wind Farm Files Key Consent Applications to Scottish Gov

Dec 10, 2024

Muir Mhòr Offshore Wind Farm, developed by joint venture partners Fred. Olsen Seawind and Vattenfall, has submitted both offshore and onshore consent applications to Scottish authorities.The project is the first fully floating offshore wind…

Principle Power to Remain on O&M Duty for WindFloat Atlantic Project

Dec 03, 2024

Ocean Winds has extended its long-term operations and maintenance (O&M) contract with Principle Power for the 25 MW WindFloat Atlantic Project, the world’s first semi-submersible floating wind farm, located offshore Portugal.Since the project’s first WindFloat unit was installed in 2019…

Norway and South Korea Strengthen Offshore Wind Ties

Nov 27, 2024

Korean Wind Energy Industry Association (KWEIA) and Norwegian Offshore Wind have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to increase collaboration for the development of offshore wind.The MoU aims to get business going between offshore wind companies…

Aikido One Floating Wind Platform Takes Final Shape

Nov 26, 2024

Chet Morrison Contractors, on behalf of floating wind startup Aikido Technologies, has performed the final structural assembly of Aikido One floating wind platform in less than 40 working hours, establishing a new standard in the industrialization of floating platforms…

Mooreast Appoints Ellingsen as CEO

Nov 25, 2024

Mooreast Holdings Ltd. announced today it will appoint Mr Eirik Ellingsen, a Norwegian with deep experience in the offshore and marine sector, as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) amid growing adoption of floating wind energy projects worldwide…

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