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Semco Maritime, PTSC M&C to Build Substations for Poland's 1.5GW Offshore Wind Farm

Jun 13, 2023

The PGE Group and Ørsted have awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for four 375 MW offshore substations for the Baltica 2 project in Poland to a consortium consisting of Semco Maritime and PTSC Mechanical & Construction…

Vard Cuts First Steel in Vietnam for North Star's Service Operations Vessel

Jun 13, 2023

Shipbuilder Vard on Monday held the steel cutting ceremony for a North Star service operation vessel at Vard Vung Tau in Vietnam.This is the fourth SOV to be delivered from VARD to North Star for operation on the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm in the UK North Sea…

Equinor Chooses DORIS as Owner's Engineer for Offshore Wind and Low Carbon Projects

Jun 13, 2023

Norwegian energy firm Equinor has selected the engineering firm DORIS to provide Owner’s Engineering services under a Master Services Framework Agreement for offshore wind and low-carbon projects. Across the five-year agreement, DORIS will provide…

UK's Offshore Wind Pipeline Nearing 100GW

Jun 13, 2023

The UK’s pipeline of offshore wind projects has reached 97,944 MW, up from 91,287MW a year ago, while the global pipeline topped 1.23TW, an increase of nearly 400GW in the last year. This is according to RenewableUK’s latest EnergyPulse market intelligence data report…

VIDEO: Cadeler Installs Final 11MW Turbine at Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

Jun 13, 2023

Danish offshore wind installation services firm Cadeler said Tuesday it had completed the installation of the final offshore wind turbine at Vattenfall's Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm in the Dutch North Sea.'With a capacity of 1.5 GW, [Hollandse…

DNV, Institute of Energy Vietnam, and PTSC M&C Join Forces to Propel Vietnam's Offshore Wind

Jun 13, 2023

DNV, Institute of Energy Vietnam, and PTSC M&C have signed a memorandum of understanding to deliver one of Vietnam’s first offshore wind power assets.With the Government of Vietnam recently approving Power Development Plan 8, offshore wind power…

Cost Inflation Could Add $280bn in Capital Expenditure for Offshore Wind Industry

Jun 13, 2023

In a Westwood survey on offshore wind cost inflation, nearly three-quarters of industry players indicated that they had started reviewing the viability of their projects in light of recent cost increases, with over 90% indicating that decision-making had slowed as a result…

Lhyfe and Capital Energy Team Up to Develop Offshore Green Hydrogen Projects in Spain and Portugal

Jun 12, 2023

Green hydrogen specialist Lhyfe and Spanish company Capital Energy have signed a collaboration agreement for the joint development of offshore renewable hydrogen projects in Spain and Portugal.The two companies will work to create hydrogen production…

Norwind Offshore Expands Fleet with Versatile Offshore Wind Support Vessel

Jun 12, 2023

Norwind Offshore, an offshore vessel company formed in late 2021 by Norway's Farstad, Volstad, and Kleven to be focused purely on offshore wind, has taken delivery of the first of four Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) built by Vard…

Jan De Nul's Next-Gen Installation Vessels to Install RWE's Offshore Wind Farms

Jun 12, 2023

German renewable energy firm RWE has signed an agreement with Luxembourg-based offshore installation firm Jan De Nul Group to secure the long-term usage of two next-generation installation vessels, “Les Alizés” and “Voltaire, for future offshore wind foundation and turbine construction…

Partners Developing Solution for CTV Electrification Refits

Jun 09, 2023

Shift Clean Energy (Shift), Ecomar Propulsion and Aluminium Marine Consultants have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate and develop a retrofit package to electrify and transform existing crew transfer vessels (CTVs) and workboats into environmentally friendly marine vessels…

Steel in the Water: Foundation Installation Kicks Off for First Commercial-scale U.S. Offshore Wind Farm

Jun 09, 2023

The installation of the first monopiles and transition pieces has kicked off for the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the United States - the Vineyard Wind 1.“We can finally say it – as of today, there is ‘steel in the water,’” said Klaus S…

Ørsted, Vestas Team Up to Deploy Low-Carbon Steel Towers and Recycled Blades for Offshore Wind Projects

Jun 08, 2023

Denmark-based offshore wind farm developer Ørsted and its compatriot wind turbine maker Vestas on Wednesday announced a commercial sustainability partnership, whereby Ørsted will procure low-carbon steel wind turbine towers and blades made from…

Orsted Expects to Make FID on Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Project in UK This Year

Jun 08, 2023

Danish renewable energy company Orsted said on Thursday it expects to take a final investment decision (FID) on its planned Hornsea 3 offshore wind project in Britain this year. Orsted warned in early March that the 2.8 gigawatt (GW) project…

Miros Unveils WaveFusion Wave Radar for Offshore Wind

Jun 08, 2023

Wave measurement specialist Miros has released a dual sensor for measuring directional wave spectra, developed for the offshore wind industry.The latest addition to the Miros wave radar series, called WaveFusion, according to the company, provides…

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