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DNV: Hexicon's TwinWay Floating Wind Concept Feasible for Further Development

Dec 21, 2021

Energy expert and assurance provider DNV has provided Swedish floating wind tech firm Hexicon with a Statement of Feasibility for its TwinWay demonstrator which will be installed and operated at Metacenter, off the coast of Norway. With achieving this first step in the certification process…

Offshore Wind Market Set to Accelerate in North America

Dec 20, 2021

While many challenges remain to deliver the full promise of U.S. offshore wind, so too do opportunities. Robert Galinski, DNV’s Offshore Wind Director, Americas discusses the pace and direction of the U.S. offshore wind market from the perspective of class…

11,000 Jobs: Iberdrola Awarded PPA for Commonwealth Wind U.S. Offshore Wind Farm

Dec 20, 2021

Spanish renewable energy giant Iberdrola has via its subsidiary Avangrid been awarded a contract for the electricity supply from Commonwealth Wind offshore wind farm, as part of Massachusetts’ third offshore wind competitive procurement.'The 1…

Hornsea 2: First Power Achieved at World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Dec 20, 2021

Offshore wind developer Ørsted said Monday that first power on Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm in the UK was achieved after its offshore substation (OSS), the world’s largest offshore AC substation, and reactive compensation station (RCS), were installed in late October 2021…

GC Rieber Sells Polar Onyx Vessel to Taiwanese Offshore Wind Venture

Dec 20, 2021

Oslo-listed GC Rieber Shipping has agreed to sell its SURF / Construction Vessel Polar Onyx to Taiwan-based offshore wind service conglomerate Dong Fang Offshore and Hung Hua Construction.The delivery of the vessel, built at Ulstein Verft in 2014…

Siemens Gamesa to Deliver 11MW Turbines for Ørsted’s 242MW Offshore Wind Farm in Germany

Dec 20, 2021

Offshore wind turbine constructor Siemens Gamesa has secured a firm order for the supply of wind turbines for Ørsted’s Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farm in Germany.The 242 MW offshore wind farm will feature the first installation in German waters of the company’s SG 11…

Ocean Winds, Shell JV Signs 400 MW Offshore Wind Deal in Massachusetts

Dec 20, 2021

Mayflower Wind, a U.S. offshore wind joint venture between Shell and Ocean Winds, has been awarded the right to provide 400 MW of offshore wind power by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its three biggest utilities as part of Massachusetts’ 83C III offshore wind energy procurement…

Prysmian Wins $900M U.S. Offshore Wind Contracts

Dec 20, 2021

Italian subsea power cable maker Prysmian said Friday it had secured contracts worth $900 million in the U.S. offshore wind market.Both projects have been awarded by Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)-Worth around $300 million…

Skipjack Wind 2: Ørsted Wins 846 MW Offshore Wind Contract in Maryland

Dec 20, 2021

The Maryland Public Service Commission has awarded a 20-year Offshore Renewable Energy Certificate (OREC) to Ørsted’s largest bid in the solicitation, the Skipjack Wind 2 Offshore Wind Farm with a capacity of 846 MW. Skipjack Wind 2 will generate enough green electricity to power 250…

US Fishing Industry Teams Up with Oil Lobby to Fight Offshore Wind

Dec 17, 2021

Members of the U.S. commercial fishing industry are teaming up with an oil industry-backed lobbying group to fight offshore wind energy development on the East Coast, according to documents reviewed by Reuters and interviews with people involved…

VIDEO: DemoSATH Floater Manufacturing Accelerating in Spain

Dec 17, 2021

Manufacturing works on DemoSATH, Saitec Offshore’s & RWE Renewables concrete floating wind platform project, are accelerating in the Spanish Port of Bilbao, with the latest milestone being the handling operation of the prototype, Saitec Offshore said Friday…

New York Bight Offshore Wind Leasing: No Significant Impact on Environment, BOEM Says

Dec 16, 2021

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review of potential impacts from offshore wind energy leasing activities in the New York Bight, a portion of the Atlantic Ocean located offshore New York and New Jersey…

Siemens Gamesa's Turbines for Vattenfall's Danish Offshore Wind Projects

Dec 16, 2021

Siemens Gamesa, a company specializing in wind turbine construction, has received the green light from Vattenfall to build offshore wind turbines for the 344 MW Vesterhav offshore wind projects. As planned, the 176 MW Vesterhav Nord project will utilize 21 SG 8…

Japanese Oil Firm Buys into Dutch Offshore Wind Farms

Dec 16, 2021

Japanese oil and gas company Inpex has agreed to enter a stock transfer agreement with Diamond Generating Europe B.V. a Dutch-registered subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation and acquire a 50% stake in the Luchterduinen offshore wind farm and…

Seacat Catamaran Nets O&M Charter at Moray East Offshore Wind Farm

Dec 16, 2021

UK-based crew transfer vessel operator Seacat Services said Thursday it had signed a long-term charter for catamaran Seacat Weatherly with Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Limited.Seacat Weatherly has already started its assignments earlier this…

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