Offshore Wind News


No Quick Solution for Offshore Wind Turbine Maker Siemens Gamesa, CEO of Siemens Energy Says

Feb 09, 2022

Turning around Siemens Gamesa will take time, the CEO of its majority shareholder Siemens Energy said on Wednesday, adding that the latest profit warning from the wind turbine maker was 'frustrating'.Siemens Gamesa, the world's largest maker of offshore wind turbines…

UK to Hold Annual Auctions for New Renewable Projects from 2023

Feb 09, 2022

Britain will hold yearly auctions to support new renewable projects from 2023, the government said on Wednesday, as it seeks to boost low carbon power production to meet its climate goals.Britain has a target to reach net zero emissions by 2050…

UK Awards Offshore Wind Farm a Contract to Help Stabilise Grid

Feb 08, 2022

Britain's National Grid ESO (NG.L) has for the first time awarded a contract to an offshore wind farm to help keep voltage levels in the power network stable, it said on Monday. The transmission assets of the Dogger Bank C offshore wind farm…

BMT to Design Three Crew Transfer Vessels for US Offshore Wind Operations

Feb 08, 2022

BMT has won a design contract for three new Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) to be operated at east coast wind farms in the US. The three vessels will be built by Senesco in the USA under ABS classification meeting USCG subchapter L regulations…

Potential Bidders in Norway's First Offshore Wind Tender

Feb 08, 2022

Norway has earmarked two areas in the North Sea to accommodate up to 4.5 gigawatt (GW) of floating and bottom-fixed wind turbine capacity and will identify additional offshore areas for development amid strong interest from energy firms.Utsira Nord…

Technip Energies Acquires 16.3% Stake in Floating Wind Tech Start-up X1 Wind

Feb 08, 2022

Engineering and technology group, Technip Energies has acquired a 16.3% stake in X1 Wind, a startup that has designed 'an innovative and disruptive' offshore wind turbine floater.Technip Energies is the lead investor in this funding round, which…

Vattenfall, Seagust Team Up for Norway Offshore Wind Bid

Feb 08, 2022

Swedish utility Vattenfall will join the growing list of firms competing for licenses to build offshore wind farms off the coast of Norway, it said on Tuesday.Vattenfall is partnering with the Seagust joint venture formed by Norwegian investment…

New CEO to Lead Development of U.S. First Commercial-scale Offshore Wind Project

Feb 07, 2022

U.S. offshore wind developer Vineyard Wind said Friday that Klaus S. Moeller, Project Director of Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind project, was being promoted to CEO.Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Avangrid Renewables…

Sapura Energy Terminates Offshore Wind Installation Deal in Taiwan

Feb 07, 2022

Malaysian company Sapura Energy has issued a termination notice to Yunneng Wind Power in relation to a contract for the transportation and installation of monopiles at the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan, over an alleged breach of contract…

ABB Secures $27M Order to Equip Eneti's WTIV Duo

Feb 07, 2022

ABB has secured an order of around $27 million to supply Eneti’s two newbuild vessels with advanced power, automation, and control systems for improved safety and performance.The two $330 million wind turbine installation vessels (WTIV) will…

Offshore Wind Farms Could Help Capture Carbon from Air and Store It Long-term

Feb 04, 2022

Off the Massachusetts and New York coasts, developers are preparing to build the United States’ first federally approved utility-scale offshore wind farms – 74 turbines in all that could power 470,000 homes. More than a dozen other offshore…

NOV's GustoMSC to Design and Equip Eneti's Second WTIV

Feb 04, 2022

NOV's GustoMSC subsidiary has secured a contract for the equipment and design of a GustoMSC NG-16000X wind turbine installation jack-up vessel for Eneti.Eneti is a new offshore wind player born out of a pivot into offshore renewables by what used to be a bulk carrier specialist Scorpio Bulkers…

REM-B Hydraulics' Powerpacks for Safer Quayside Lifting of Offshore Wind Foundations

Feb 03, 2022

Belgium-based, REM-B Hydraulics has said it has developed self-contained, remote-controlled hydraulics powerpacks for connecting and releasing 1000 tonne, 85m high, offshore wind turbine bases during quayside lifting onto a pontoon, for steel construction company Smulders…

Fred. Olsen Windcarrier Plans IPO. Eyes Fourth Installation Vessel

Feb 03, 2022

Offshore wind installation services company Fred. Olsen Windcarrier said Thursday it planned to launch an initial public offering and apply for a listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange.The company, based in Oslo, owns three purpose-built transportation and installation (“T&I”) jack-up vessels…

Offshore Wind Turbine Maker Siemens Gamesa Confirms Gloomy Outlook

Feb 03, 2022

Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa confirmed a gloomy outlook for a potentially negative full-year profit margin on Thursday, hours after naming a new Chief Executive to try to revive its fortunes.The world's largest maker of the offshore turbines…

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