UK-based renewables giant SSE, a Principal Partner of the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26, has invited those who want to see an ambitious climate action agreed at COP26 to show their support by putting their name on the world’s…
NOV-BLM has won a contract to deliver the jacking system for the new offshore wind installation vessel ordered by Van Oord.Van Oord, the Dutch marine and offshore services company, last week placed an order for a jack-up vessel that will be…
In case you missed our latest webinar, you can still watch it here!The rapid development of the offshore wind industry is driving the need for next-generation purpose-built construction assets.Offshore wind farm capacity is set to grow from 32GW at the end of 2020 to over 230GW by the end of 2030…
Canadian naval architecture firm Robert Allan Ltd. has unveiled a methanol-fueled RAptor 2400 crew transfer vessel (CTV), bringing the offshore wind industry closer to eliminating carbon emissions from the supply chain.As a marine fuel, methanol…
Offshore cable maker Nexans has secured a contract to provide turnkey business continuity services to four of Parkwind's offshore wind farms in Belgium. The Northwind, Belwind, Nobelwind and Northwester 2 offshore wind farms have a combined installed capacity of 771 MW…
DNV has won a contract to carry out project certification for the Codling Wind Park project, one of the largest offshore wind farms planned in Ireland.The project, owned by Codling Wind Park Ltd (CWPL), a 50/50 joint venture between Fred. Olsen Renewables and EDF Renewables…
Offshore wind turbine maker GE said Tuesday that its Haliade-X prototype in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, has started operating at 14 MW. 'With this new milestone, GE Renewable Energy becomes the first industry player to operate a turbine at this power output…
Norway's Farstad, Volstad, and Kleven have teamed up and formed a new ship-owning company in Norway, called Norwind Offshore, focused purely on offshore wind.For this, Norwind Offshore has already entered into a contract with Vard for the delivery of three vessels by 2024…
Lithuania will bring forward its target for using only green power to 2035, 15 years earlier than currently planned, its energy minister said.The target for using at least 50% green power will be moved to 2025 from 2030, a move partly to get…
Subsea cable maker Prysmian has been granted a 'notice to proceed' for a contract valued at around 200 million euros (around $232 million) to supply a subsea power cable system for the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm in the U.S.The Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm…
Japanese subsea cable laying firm Kokusai Cable Ship (KCS) and the shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) have signed an agreement to collaborate on the operation of cable-laying ships to meet the increasing demand for the installation of power cables…
Macquarie's Green Investment Group (GIG) has acquired the rights for the Kattegatt offshore wind farm in Sweden from Agrivind ABLocated off the coast of the Falkenberg municipality in the region of Halland, Kattegatt is the latest addition to GIG’s c…
Australian vessel designer Incat Crowther said Friday China’s first purpose-built catamaran crew transfer vessel was under construction at AFAI Southern Shipyard. To be operated by Goldsea Marine & Offshore Engineering (Shanghai) Co Ltd, the vessel will support China’s offshore wind farm sector…
Dutch marine and offshore services company Van Oord has ordered a new offshore wind turbine installation vessel that will be able to install next-generation wind turbines of up to 20MW. The vessel will be built by Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard in China…
Offshore installation giant Subsea 7 has informed that the merger between its offshore wind subsidiary Seaway 7 and offshore and heavy lift vessel owner OHT has been completed.Subsequent to the combination, first proposed in July 2021, OHT ASA will be re-named Seaway 7 ASA…