Offshore Wind News


TrønderEnergi, Blystad Become Shareholders in Odfjell Oceanwind

Feb 03, 2022

Norwegian company Odfjell Oceanwind, which describes itself as the mobile offshore wind pioneer, said Thursday that after a recent private placement of 100 MNOK (~$11,3 million), TrønderEnergi and The Blystad Group became new shareholders in the company…

OSM Takes Over Management of Norside Cetus Vessel

Feb 03, 2022

Maritime and offshore service provider OSM Maritime Group has taken over the ship management of the soon-to-be-converted platform supply vessel Norside Cetus.The vessel will be converted into a walk-to-work vessel, to serve the offshore wind industry…

Siemens Gamesa Replaces CEO; Eickholt to Take the Helm

Feb 02, 2022

Struggling wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa on Wednesday named a new chief executive for the second time in less than two years, more than 10 days after issuing the latest in a series of profit warnings.Jochen Eickholt, management board member of Siemens Gamesa's German parent Siemens Energy…

Demand for Vessels Capable of Installing Giant Offshore Wind Turbines to Outpace Supply by 2024, Rystad Says

Feb 02, 2022

Offshore wind turbine makers have been working to build increasingly bigger turbines, and the likes of GE, Siemens Gamesa, Vestas, and MingYang have in the past two years or so unveiled designs for giant 14-16MW rated units.It has been said that larger turbines…

Australia: Pilot Energy, Triangle Energy Terminate Proposed Farm-out and Cliff Head Solar, Wind JV

Feb 02, 2022

ASX-listed oil and gas company Pilot Energy Limited said Tuesday its proposed agreements with Triangle Energy to farm out a part of a block off W. Australia and create a solar and wind joint venture would not go ahead as the Australian regulators have refused to grant the necessary approvals…

Ørsted Expects Pickup in Wind Speeds to Lift Earnings

Feb 02, 2022

Renewable energy company Ørsted on Wednesday missed fourth-quarter operating profit expectations, but said it expected a boost in earnings as wind speeds should return to normal this year after an unusually calm 2021.Ørsted's shares rose by as much as 6% at opening and were trading 1…

Drifting Ship Hits Tennet's HKZ Beta Platform Jacket

Feb 01, 2022

A cargo ship was cast adrift by storm Corrie on Monday in the Dutch North Sea, in the area where grid operator TenneT is building two transformer platforms (Hollandse Kust Zuid Alpha and Beta) for the connection of the offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid that is being built by Vattenfall…

VIDEO: "Things are about to change in a big way" for U.S. Offshore Wind

Feb 01, 2022

In a recent interview with Maritime Reporter TV, Philip Lewis, Director of Research, Intelatus Global Partners, breaks down the U.S. Offshore Wind market 'By the Numbers.'Let's look at the world . There's around 75GW of offshore wind farms, either operational or being built in the world today…

Eneti Ends Talks to Build Jones Act-Compliant Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

Feb 01, 2022

Offshore wind installation company Eneti said Tuesday it has terminated talks with a shipyard in the United States to build a Jones Act-compliant Wind Turbine Installation Vessel. Eneti in May 2021 ordered a $330 million Wind Turbine Installation…

Ørsted Names SVP of Group Stakeholder Relations

Feb 01, 2022

Offshore wind developer Ørsted has appointed Ingrid Reumert as the new Senior Vice President of Group Stakeholder Relations. Reumert comes from a similar position as Vice President of Global External Relations & Sustainability at VELUX.Mads Nipper…

Van Oord Uses iXblue's Subsea Positioning Solution for Offshore Wind Farm Work in France

Feb 01, 2022

Dutch marine installation services firm Van Oord has recently deployed iXblue's new LBL subsea positioning solution to conduct the installation of 190 offshore wind farm piles in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc, France.'Already used on major Oil&Gas and Renewables projects…

Offshore Wind: Edda Wind Orders Three Commissioning Service Operation Vessels

Jan 31, 2022

Norwegian offshore wind services company Edda Wind has ordered three more Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOV) in addition to the six vessels the company has under construction. The vessels are designed for service operations during the commissioning and operation of offshore wind farms…

wpd offshore Looking to Build Offshore Wind Farms in Romania

Jan 31, 2022

German offshore wind development company wpd offshore has said it has become the first company in Romania to officially apply for the development of offshore wind energy projects in the Black Sea. The Black Sea 1 (500 MW) and Black Sea 2 (approx…

Siemens Gamesa CEO: Wind Power Supply Chain Disruption Not a Short-term Affair

Jan 31, 2022

Siemens Gamesa, the world's largest maker of offshore wind turbines, expects current supply chain problems that have hit the global wind power sector to persist for a while, its chief executive said on Friday.'We are battling with raw material price increases…

Next-Gen: Jan De Nul's Jack-up 'Voltaire' Launched in China

Jan 31, 2022

Offshore installation firm Jan De Nul Group said Monday that its next-gen offshore jack-up installation vessel for offshore renewables and decommissioning had been launched at the COSCO Shipping Shipyard in Nantong, China. According to the vessel owner…

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