Aker Offshore Wind and Mainstream Renewable Power have closed the transaction which will see them take an initial 50 percent ownership stake in Progression Energy's 800 MW floating offshore wind project in Japan.The news comes after the two…
Swedish company OX2 has applied for a Natura 2000 permit for an offshore wind farm in the Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone between the islands of Gotland and Öland.The name of the wind farm is Aurora. The wind farm is expected to be located 20…
Offshore wind is playing an important role in Europe’s shift to renewables. Australia’s excellent offshore resources now look like they are going to contribute to our own energy transition. Last week, the Victorian government announced ambitious…
Trials are underway at Wales’ National Testing site in the Milford Haven Waterway, Pembrokeshire, to help developers identify the best locations for tidal turbines as well as to test new technologies.During a month-long trial by Swansea University…
Aberdeen-based risk management consultancy Marex Risk and Marine Consultancy (Marex) has won the marine services contract for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm in the UK, its first offshore wind project.East Anglia ONE, located off the Suffolk coast…
Offshore wind giant RWE Renewables and National Grid, British multinational electricity and gas utility, have unveiled the official name of their U.S. offshore wind joint venture, Community Offshore Wind.This follows the success of the duo's…
Iberdrola-owned Scottish Power and Shell said on Wednesday they will invest 75 million pounds ($99 million) in infrastructure and facilities to support the growth of the offshore wind industry in Scotland.The two companies were awarded seabed…
Norwegian companies Akastor and IKM, best known for their services in the offshore oil and gas space, are teaming up to create an operations and maintenance services firm for the offshore wind industry called Føn Energy Services.According to the two companies…
Construction of Seagreen, Scotland's largest fixed bottom offshore wind farm and the world's deepest of its kind, has reached another critical milestone with the installation of the 4,800-tonne offshore platform topside off the Angus coast.'The topside forms the backbone of the offshore wind farm…
Offshore wind installation services company Fred. Olsen Windcarrier said Friday that a new Huisman-built was set to be shipped to Singapore where it will be installed on its Bold Tern jack-up vessel.'The new 1600t Huisman leg encircling crane…
Australia's Victoria state on Friday set targets of at least 2 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power by 2032, and 9 GW by 2040, setting up ambitious goals to help fill a gap in power supply as coal-fired plants shut down.Australia, heavily dependent on coal-fired power…
Japan's Mitsui OSK Lines, Toho Gas, and Hokuriku Electric Power will buy a stake of 25% in Formosa International Investment from Australia's Macquarie Group to enter Taiwan's offshore wind power business.The Japanese firms said the deal takes them into the overseas offshore wind power market…
German renewable energy industry giant RWE, in partnership with Commercial Rib Charters (CRC), is building 'a world-first' amphibious vessel for reaching offshore wind farms in shallow waters.'The unique crew transfer vessel has initially been…
Japan’s growing offshore wind industry is gaining a Saab Seaeye Cougar XTi underwater robotic vehicle for cable burial inspection and other roles. Kaiyo Engineering has acquired the 2000m rated Cougar for deployment from a 250-ton mother ship…
Korea Floating Wind ('KF Wind'), a joint venture between Ocean Winds and Aker Offshore Wind, has received its second Electric Business License (EBL) from South Korea's government for a capacity of 450 MW, 'Obtaining the second EBL represents…