Offshore Wind News


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…

Alfa Laval's Pumping Systems to Support Seagreen Wind Farm Installation

Mar 02, 2021

Alfa Laval has won a deal to supply Framo pumping systems for the foundations at Seagreen offshore wind farm, Scotland's largest offshore wind farm project.'It is the second order for pumping systems in this application and marks an important…

Specialist Offshore Wind Installation Ship Launched in China

Mar 01, 2021

Norwegian owner Offshore Heavy Transports (OHT) said its newbuild vessel Alfa Lift has been floated-out from its drydock at China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) shipyard in Jiangsu, China. The semisubmersible heavy installation vessel, which…

Eni Officially Enters Giant Offshore Wind Project in UK

Feb 26, 2021

Italian oil and gas company Eni has completed the acquisition of a 20% stake in total in the Dogger Bank A & B offshore wind projects in the UK, which are part of the world's largest offshore wind project in development.As previously reported…

SSE Renewables, Acciona JV to Target Offshore Wind Opportunities in Portugal, Spain

Feb 26, 2021

UK-based SSE Renewables and Spanish Acciona have this week signed an exclusivity agreement to create a joint venture targeting the emerging Spanish and Portuguese offshore wind markets. 'Spain and Portugal have both set net-zero emissions targets…

Borssele V Offshore Wind Farm Innovation Site Fully Built

Feb 25, 2021

The Two Towers consortium, comprised of Van Oord, Investri Offshore, and Green Giraffe, on Thursday said that the innovative Borssele Wind Farm Site V offshore the Netherlands had been fully commissioned. Designated an innovation site, Borssele V features two Vestas 9…

Spain's Iberdrola to Spend $182B by 2030 to Triple Renewable Capacity

Feb 25, 2021

Europe's biggest wind power generator Iberdrola on Wednesday pledged to spend 150 billion euros ($182.39 billion) by 2030 to triple its renewable capacity and double its network assets.Years of investment in low-emission generation and power…

Blue Gem Wind Pressing Ahead with Valorous Floating Wind Farm

Feb 24, 2021

Blue Gem Wind, a joint venture between French firm Total and Irish-based Simply Blue Energy, has filed an environmental scoping report for Valorous, a proposed 300 MW floating offshore wind farm in the Celtic Sea, off Wales.Valorous is the second…

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