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BP Bolsters Offshore Wind Ambitions. Enters Consultancy Deal with Quaybridge

Jul 22, 2021

British oil major BP, working to beef up its renewables business, has signed an exclusive consultancy agreement with Quaybridge, a UK-based renewables consultancy with expertise in offshore wind.'The two will work together to advance BP’s global…

Solar Firm Sues U.S. Interior Department Over Offshore Wind Project Approval

Jul 20, 2021

A solar energy company has sued the Department of the Interior over its approval of the nation's first major offshore wind farm, alleging that the project off the coast of Massachusetts threatens the area's fishing industry and imperiled marine life…

California is Planning Floating Wind Farms to Boost its Power Supply – Here’s How They Work

Jul 20, 2021

Northern California has some of the strongest offshore winds in the U.S., with immense potential to produce clean energy. But it has a problem. Its continental shelf drops off quickly, making building traditional wind turbines directly on the seafloor costly if not impossible…

Industry's First: North Star to Order Hybrid Daughter Craft for Offshore Wind Support

Jul 20, 2021

UK-focused offshore wind vessel operator North Star Renewables said Tuesday it would order the world’s first hybrid daughter craft vessels to support the offshore wind market.The company, established earlier this year as an offshore wind-focused business of the ERRV-firm North Star…

South Korean Shipbuilder Eyes Floating Wind Opportunities

Jul 20, 2021

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries is joining the offshore wind industry through the development of an independent offshore wind floater model able to operate in extreme marine environments.The company said Monday it had received Approval in Principle (AiP) for its 9…

Magnora, TechnipFMC JV Applies for Offshore Wind Acreage in Scotland

Jul 19, 2021

Magnora Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Magnora and TechnipFMC, has filed bids for two seabed areas off Scotland, as part of the ScotWind seabed leasing round, which closed for applications on Friday, July 16.Magnora, an Oslo-listed company…

Aker Solutions to Build HVDC Converter Platform for Large Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 19, 2021

Offshore engineering and construction firm Aker Solutions, said Monday it had signed a major contract with an undisclosed client to provide the HVDC (high-voltage, direct current) transmission system for a large offshore wind project.Aker Solutions defines a major contract as being NOK 3…

Equinor Tables Bid for Floating Wind Lease in Scotland

Jul 19, 2021

Norwegian energy firm Equinor on Monday confirmed it had filed a bid for floating offshore wind in ScotWind, the competitive tender offshore wind seabed leasing round being undertaken by Crown Estate Scotland. The deadline for applications ended Friday…

Oil Majors, Renewables Giants Vying for Rights to Build Wind Farms Off Scotland

Jul 18, 2021

Renewable firms, oil majors and investors said they would bid into Scotland's offshore wind leasing round which closed on Friday, signaling the huge demand globally for the rights to build new offshore wind farms.Crown Estate Scotland's ScotWind…

VIDEO: Boskalis Delivers Final Turbine for Kincardine Floating Wind Farm

Jul 15, 2021

Dutch marine and offshore services provider Boskalis said this week it has completed the installation of the fifth and final floating wind turbine at the Kincardine floating wind farm off the UK, currently the world's largest floating wind farm…

Thai Firm GPSC Buys Stake in Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm for $500M

Jul 15, 2021

Thai energy company, Global Power Synergy Pcl (GPSC), on Thursday said it had acquired a 25% stake in a Taiwanese offshore wind farm for $500 million.The deal comes a day after it announced a $453 million investment in a solar project in India…

Wind Turbine Firm Siemens Gamesa Sees Shares Drop after Raw Materials Prices Warning

Jul 15, 2021

Shares in Siemens Gamesa tumbled as much as 17% on Thursday after the wind turbine maker warned of a possible loss due to sharp increases in raw materials prices and product ramp-up costs.Parent Siemens Energy scrapped its own margin target…

Ex-BP CEO Hayward Launches Green Energy Investment Firm

Jul 15, 2021

Former BP Plc Chief Executive Tony Hayward will lead the listing of a $175 million shell company aimed at investing in green energy projects in Europe, a bank working on the deal said on Thursday.The Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC)…

DNV to Conduct Safety Study at Offshore Hydrogen Production Site in France

Jul 15, 2021

DNV, an energy industry consultancy and assurance provider, said Thursday it would lead the process safety study to identify the main environmental, safety and operational risks for what they say will be the world's first offshore hydrogen production facilities…

BP, EnBW Reveal Irish Sea Wind Farms' Names

Jul 14, 2021

BP and EnBW announced the names of their new offshore wind projects in the Irish Sea off Wales on Wednesday, as well as a dedicated supplier portal for the projects.The two offshore wind farms - named Morgan and Mona - will once built, have a combined potential generating capacity of 3GW…

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