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Thai Firm GPSC Buys Stake in Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm for $500M

Jul 15, 2021

Thai energy company, Global Power Synergy Pcl (GPSC), on Thursday said it had acquired a 25% stake in a Taiwanese offshore wind farm for $500 million.The deal comes a day after it announced a $453 million investment in a solar project in India…

Wind Turbine Firm Siemens Gamesa Sees Shares Drop after Raw Materials Prices Warning

Jul 15, 2021

Shares in Siemens Gamesa tumbled as much as 17% on Thursday after the wind turbine maker warned of a possible loss due to sharp increases in raw materials prices and product ramp-up costs.Parent Siemens Energy scrapped its own margin target…

Ex-BP CEO Hayward Launches Green Energy Investment Firm

Jul 15, 2021

Former BP Plc Chief Executive Tony Hayward will lead the listing of a $175 million shell company aimed at investing in green energy projects in Europe, a bank working on the deal said on Thursday.The Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC)…

DNV to Conduct Safety Study at Offshore Hydrogen Production Site in France

Jul 15, 2021

DNV, an energy industry consultancy and assurance provider, said Thursday it would lead the process safety study to identify the main environmental, safety and operational risks for what they say will be the world's first offshore hydrogen production facilities…

BP, EnBW Reveal Irish Sea Wind Farms' Names

Jul 14, 2021

BP and EnBW announced the names of their new offshore wind projects in the Irish Sea off Wales on Wednesday, as well as a dedicated supplier portal for the projects.The two offshore wind farms - named Morgan and Mona - will once built, have a combined potential generating capacity of 3GW…

Iberdrola Places Final Key Order for Baltic Eagle Wind Farm

Jul 13, 2021

Spanish renewable energy giant Iberdrola has awarded the final key contract for the construction of its Baltic Eagle wind farm in Germany.The contract is for the construction of offshore foundations, and the winners of the order are EEW SPC and Windar…

An Industry-First: DEME Installs Offshore Wind Cables Using LNG-powered 'Living Stone'

Jul 13, 2021

Belgian offshore installation service provider DEME Offshore has installed the DolWin6 High Voltage DC (HVDC) cable in the German North Sea, using its LNG-powered DP3 vessel Living Stone. DolWin6 has a transmission capacity of 900 MW and is owned and operated by transmission system operator TenneT…

EDP, TechnipFMC Working on Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Concept

Jul 13, 2021

Renewable energy firm EDP, energy services provider TechnipFMC and other research partners are teaming up to develop a conceptual engineering and economic feasibility study for a new offshore system for green hydrogen production from offshore wind power…

Digital Twin Tech Can Cut Offshore Wind Jacket Construction Costs by 30%, Study Shows

Jul 12, 2021

Predictive digital twin technology can reduce the steel weight and associated costs of offshore wind jacket foundations by up to 30 percent, a study has shown.Offshore energy industry consultants and digital twin tech provider Akselos and offshore…

Jan De Nul's Voltaire Jack-Up to Debut at Giant Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 12, 2021

Offshore installation firm Jan De Nul has signed a final contract for the transport and installation of 87 GE Haliade-X 14 MW offshore wind turbines for the third phase of the giant Dogger Bank wind farm that will be built in the North Sea off the coast of the UK…

Eni, Red Rock Team Up to Bid for Scottish Offshore Wind Lease

Jul 12, 2021

Italian oil giant Eni is working to boost its renewable energy portfolio further after it last year entered the Dogger Bank, the world's largest offshore wind project, on its path towards delivering 60 GW of renewables installed capacity by 2050…

EnBW Pre-selects Vestas' Huge 15MW Turbines for Offshore Wind Project in Germany

Jul 09, 2021

Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has been named as a pre-selected tenderer at EnBW’s 900 MW He Dreiht offshore wind project in the German North Sea.Depending on a firm and unconditional order eventually being signed, the project will…

Blue Water Shipping Hires O’Keeffe in US Offshore Wind Push

Jul 08, 2021

Blue Water Shipping announced it has hired John O’Keeffe as its new Head of Renewables, Americas, as the Denmark-based transport and logistics company looks to make further inroads into the burgeoning U.S. offshore wind market.O’Keeffe, a former maritime captain with vast experience in the U…

Ørsted, Falck, BlueFloat to Jointly Bid for Floating Wind Lease in Scotland

Jul 08, 2021

Offshore wind development firm Ørsted has teamed up with onshore wind community engagement firm Falck Renewables and floating wind expert BlueFloat Energy, to participate in the upcoming ScotWind leasing round in Scotland-'The consortium is…

Offshore Wind Installation Giant in the Making: Subsea 7 to Merge Renewables Business with OHT

Jul 08, 2021

Subsea energy services firm Subsea 7 said Thursday it had agreed to merge its renewables business with OHT, and Oslo-listed heavy lift and transportation vessel owner which is building a fleet of offshore wind installation vessels, too.The combined…

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