Offshore Wind News


DNV Close to Granting Main Scantling Approval for Odfjell Oceanwind's Floater

Aug 30, 2022

Floating wind turbine technology developer Odfjell Oceanwind said Monday it had received a confirmation from DNV that the main scantling approval of its Deepsea Semi floating wind foundation design is close to completion.'Main scantling approval…

Atlantic Wind Transfers Orders Six CTVs

Aug 30, 2022

Rhode Island-based offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel company Atlantic Wind Transfers has ordered six crew transfer vessels to be built at St. Johns Ship Building in Palatka, Fla. The first two vessels, of the Chartwell Ambitious-class design…

Helix Robotics Solutions Extends Sheila Bordelon Vessel Charter

Aug 29, 2022

Helix Robotics Solutions, the U.S. robotics division of Helix Energy Solutions Group, has extended the charter for Bordelon Marine's DP2 Jones Act-compliant Ultra-Light Intervention Vessel (ULIV) M/V Shelia Bordelon through June 2024.Helix currently…

Offshore Wind: Vestdavit Nets CSOV Davit Order

Aug 29, 2022

Vestdavit said Monday it had secured a contract to deliver its docking-head davit technology on a construction service operation vessel (CSOV) being built for Rem Offshore by Norwegian shipbuilding group VARD.The order for a PAP-15000 davit…

Additional Oil & Gas Exploration Warranted, Elon Musk Says

Aug 29, 2022

The world must continue to extract oil and gas in order to sustain civilization, while also developing sustainable sources of energy, Tesla founder Elon Musk told reporters at a conference in Norway on Monday.'Realistically, I think we need to use oil and gas in the short term…

Germany Secures Link to Planned Baltic Sea Renewable Energy Island

Aug 29, 2022

Germany has secured a power link to a planned offshore wind hub in the Danish part of the Baltic Sea that will help reduce energy dependence on Russia, Denmark's energy ministry said on Monday.The planned energy hub on the island of Bornholm…

Greencoat Buys Into World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Aug 26, 2022

Renewable infrastructure fund Greencoat UK Wind plc has completed the acquisition of a net 12.5% stake in Hornsea 1 offshore wind farm in the UK.The deal was first announced on May 16, 2022, when Greencoat said it would buy the 12.5% stake in…

Dutch Build Out North Sea Wind Farms, Test Floating Solar Panels

Aug 25, 2022

Wind turbines, floating solar panels, and green hydrogen at sea are among the projects under construction off the Dutch coast, as a country famed for its water engineering prowess builds out its renewable energy infrastructure.On a tour of North Sea facilities on Aug…

Australia Needs Massive Renewable Energy Expansion to Hit Net Zero by 2050

Aug 25, 2022

Australia will have to invest in renewable energy and carbon capture and storage at unprecedented speed and scale in order for the economy to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, modeling released on Thursday showed.The Net Zero Australia…

SSE Renewables Reveals Name for Giant New Offshore Wind Farm in Scotland

Aug 25, 2022

Offshore wind developer SSE Renewables said Thursday that its new offshore wind farm project in Scotland would be named after 'a historic series of books that depict the epic quests of a third-century Scottish leader, following his adventures across rolling seas…

New Offshore Wind Crew Transfer Vessel Launched in UK

Aug 25, 2022

Marine engineering consultancy BAR Technologies on Wednesday held the official launch of its first BARTech 30 crew transfer vessel (CTV) from its premises on The Camber, Portsmouth, UK.BAR Technologies, Chair, Martin Whitmarsh - also Chair of…

North Sea Gas Platform to Serve as Seabird Nesting Site

Aug 25, 2022

Alpha Petroleum Resources Limited and Energean have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with offshore wind developer Orsted to explore the potential repurposing of the Wenlock gas platform in the Southern North Sea. According to the companies…

DEME Offshore, Havfram to Jointly Offer Offshore Wind Services in Norway

Aug 25, 2022

Belgium-based offshore installation company DEME Offshore and Norway-based offshore services firm Havfram have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly offer construction services to the offshore wind farm sector in Norway. 'Both DEME…

Ulstein Orders Corvus Batteries for Olympic's Offshore Wind Vessels

Aug 24, 2022

Marine battery solutions provider Corvus Energy has won an order from Ulstein Power & Control for the delivery of Energy Storage Systems for two construction service operation vessels (CSOVs) to be built for Norwegian offshore vessel owner Olympic…

Chinese Yard Orders ABB Propulsion System for Giant Offshore Wind Installation Vessel

Aug 24, 2022

China's Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard has ordered an integrated power, automation, and propulsion system from ABB for a newbuild offshore wind installation jack-up vessel (JUV) being built for the Dutch marine contractor Van Oord.The vessel, Boreas…

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