Offshore Wind News


Offshore Wind Faces Shake-up as Tenders Abandon Price-only Criteria

May 19, 2022

A new set of factors beyond bidding price is gaining traction in global tenders to award licenses for offshore wind farms and will determine the winners and losers in a highly competitive industry, a new report by energy research firm Wood Mackenzie shows…

Vattenfall Gets Funding for World's First Hydrogen Producing Offshore Wind Turbine

May 19, 2022

The UK Government has awarded Vattenfall £9.3 million pounds ($11.5 million) in innovation funding to develop the world’s first hydrogen-producing offshore wind turbine, with the electrolyzer sited directly onto an existing operational turbine…

Simply Blue Group Plans to Build Two Gigawatt-scale Floating Wind Farms in Sweden

May 19, 2022

Ireland-based floating wind developer Simply Blue Group on Thursday unveiled plans for two floating wind projects of a combined 4,75GW capacity offshore Sweden.The 2 GW Skidbladner floating wind project is located 100 km southeast of Stockholm and the 2…

Fred. Olsen Windcarrier's Blue Tern Jack-Up Wins Work at Neart na Goithe Offshore Wind Farm

May 19, 2022

Offshore wind installation contractor Fred. Olsen Windcarrier (FOWIC) has won a contract to support the jacket installation campaign on the Neart na Goithe (NnG) offshore wind farm in the UK, using its jack-up installation vessel, the Blue Tern…

North Sea: Four Countries Plan to Install 150GW of Offshore Wind Capacity by 2050

May 18, 2022

Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark on Wednesday pledged to build at least 150 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind capacity in the North Sea by 2050 to create a 'green power plant' for Europe.But the task will be challenging as the European…

Proserv to Monitor Cables at Equinor's Hywind Scotland Floating Wind Farm Using 'Disruptive' Tech

May 18, 2022

UK-based Proserv said Wednesday it had secured a deal to supply its 'holistic' cable monitoring system (CMS), ECG, at Equinor’s Hywind Scotland floating offshore wind farm.The 30 MW Hywind Scotland pilot park, consisting of five 6 MW turbines…

Liberty Green Creates Offshore Wind Consortium

May 17, 2022

Liberty Green Logistics LLC, (Lake Success, NY) formed an offshore wind supply chain consortium to provide 'Factory to Farm' logistical support and integrated supply chain services to the U.S. offshore wind industry. The consortium is on a non…

Ørsted, TSS Hold Naming Ceremony for First Asia-built SOV

May 17, 2022

Offshore wind developer Ørsted and Taiwanese vessel company Ta San Shang Marine Co. Ltd. held a ceremony in Taichung on Tuesday to christen and name the first-ever purpose-built Service Operation Vessel (SOV) 'TSS Pioneer' in the Asia-Pacific region…

VIDEO: Anchors and Mooring Lines in Place for Saitec's DemoSATH Floater

May 17, 2022

Danish offshore vessel company Maersk Supply Service has installed six mooring lines and six anchors for the DemoSATH floating wind project at the BIMEP open sea test site in the Biscay Bay off the coast of Armintza, Spain.SATH Technology is…

Bourbon to Install Eolmed Floating Wind Farm in Mediterranean Sea

May 17, 2022

French offshore vessel operator Bourbon has won a contract to support the construction of the Eolmed project, a recently sanctioned pilot floating wind farm in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore France.The wind farm, owned by Qair, TotalEnergies…

SeaTech to Design Semi-submersible Platform for Seawind's Offshore Wind Floater

May 17, 2022

SeaTech Solutions International and Seawind Ocean Technology Holding have partnered up to develop semi-submersible floating platforms customized for Seawind’s construction and assembly requirements for its integrated floating offshore wind turbines…

Greencoat UK Wind to Pay $496.5M for 12.5% Stake in UK Offshore Wind Farm

May 17, 2022

Greencoat UK Wind has agreed to acquire a net 12.5% stake in Hornsea 1 offshore wind farm in the UK from Global Infrastructure Partners ('GIP') for £400 million (around $496.5 million). The acquisition is expected to complete in Q3 2022.Hornsea…

CBED to Provide Accommodation Vessel for German North Sea Wind Farm Projects

May 16, 2022

Offshore accommodation company CBED has won a contract for its Wind Innovation vessel on the DanTysk and Sandbank offshore wind farms in the German North Sea.'With the operations and maintenance service contract with DanTysk Sandbank Offshore Wind GmbH & Co…

RWE Joins Race for Hollandse Kust West Wind Farms

May 16, 2022

German renewable energy company RWE said Monday it was taking part in the Dutch offshore wind tender for Hollandse Kust West (HKW).The news comes after the likes of BP, TotalEnergies, Orsted, Shell, and Eneco, announced their participation in the offshore wind tender…

Siemens Gamesa Hires Seajacks Zaratan Jack-up for Offshore Wind Project in Taiwan

May 13, 2022

Offshore wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has hired Seajacks' offshore installation vessel Seajacks Zaratan for work offshore Taiwan.Seajacks Zaratan features 800t crane and 2,000m² deck space and is used for offshore wind farm construction and substation commissioning…

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