"Floating Wind" News

Sulmara to Work on Site Characterization at Scottish Floating Wind Farm

Mar 19, 2024

International subsea specialist Sulmara has secured a contract from Stromar, a joint venture between Ørsted, BlueFloat Energy and Renantis, to work on the 1 GW floating offshore wind farm in Scotland.Under the contract, Sulmara will conduct site characterization for the project using Vos Gorgeous…

World’s First Floating Wind Innovation Centre Opens

Mar 19, 2024

The world’s first dedicated innovation centre for floating offshore wind has opened in Scotland.Located in the heart of Aberdeen’s Energy Transition Zone, ORE Catapult’s £9 million National Floating Wind Innovation Centre (FLOWIC), delivered in collaboration with ETZ Limited…

SBM Offshore and Technip Energies Create Floating Wind Joint Venture

Mar 14, 2024

SBM Offshore and Technip Energies have signed a partnership agreement to form a joint venture EkWIL as a floating offshore wind pure player.The companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the creating of EkWIL, which will be able of proposing a wide range of solutions to clients…

Axess Gets Concept Engineering Job for Multi-Turbine Floating Wind Platform Developer

Mar 14, 2024

Norwegian offshore energy industry services company Axess Technologies has won a concept engineering study contract with Wind Catching Systems (WCS), a developer of floating offshore wind technology.The scope of work entails an advanced handling…

Norway Offers $193 Million Funding to Arctic Floating Wind Farm Project

Mar 10, 2024

A floating offshore wind farm planned in Arctic waters on Friday received 2 billion Norwegian crowns ($193 million) in state funding, with Norway viewing the still costly technology as a key contributor for industry development and emission cuts…

Salamander Floating Wind Project Embarks on Marine Environment Study

Mar 05, 2024

Salamander, a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7, has partnered with two Scottish universities to investigate any potential impact of floating windfarms on marine ecosystems.The PREDICT 2.0 initiative forms part of a…

ClassNK Greenlights Multi-Functional Floating Wind Support Vessel Design

Feb 28, 2024

ClassNK has awarded an approval in principle (AiP) for the design of a multi-functional floating offshore wind farm support vessel (MFSV) developed by K Line Wind Service, together with Japan Marine United Corporation, and Nihon Shipyard.The…

Eolink's 5MW Floating Wind Turbine Starts Taking Shape in Brest

Feb 22, 2024

The first components of the floating wind turbine, developed by renewable energy company Eolink as part of the France-Atlantique Project, arrived at the port of Brest.The project will deliver the largest operational floating wind turbine on the French Atlantic coast to meet the energy needs for 6…

Maine Selects Sears Island as Preferred Site for Floating Wind Port Facility

Feb 21, 2024

The government of Maine has selected a section of state-owned area on Sears Island as its preferred site for a port facility development that will support the floating offshore wind industry.The selection of the site, announced by the Governor of Maine Janet Mills…

Developers Submit EIA for Italian Floating Offshore Wind Farm

Mar 14, 2024

Renantis and BlueFloat Energy have submitted the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Kailia Energia floating wind farm, the second offshore wind project being developed in Italy by the partners.Kailia Offshore Wind Project will be located off the coastline between Brindisi and San Cataldo…

Aker Solutions and Principle Power Win 1GW Floating Wind FEED Contract

Feb 15, 2024

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partner (CIP) has awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract to Aker Solutions and Principle Power for floating offshore wind projects in South Korea.Haewoori floating offshore wind 2 and 3 projects…

Eni-HitecVision's Norwegian Offshore Wind JV Gets New CEO

Apr 05, 2024

Vårgrønn, an offshore wind joint venture between Eni’s Pleniute and HitecVision, has appointed Stephen Bull as its new chief operating officer (CEO).Bull will take up the position from June 1 2024, joining the company from Aker Solutions, where…

Three Welsh Firms Enrol in ORE Catapult’s Floating Wind Supply Chain Accelerator

Feb 12, 2024

Three Welsh companies have been selected for Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s first Fit 4 Offshore Renewables (F4OR) program, aimed at boosting their skills and expertise in delivering support for the floating wind sector in Wales…

US and Denmark Team Up for $4.2M Floating Wind Innovation Call

Feb 09, 2024

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) and Innovation Fund Denmark have announced an intention to release a $4.2 million funding opportunity to advance floating offshore wind energy systems.The announcement…

Developers Submit Scoping Report for 1GW Scotwind Floating Wind Farm

Feb 05, 2024

Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a consortium involving DEME, Qair and Aspiravi, has submitted the onshore scoping report for its Ayre Offshore Wind Farm to The Highland Council.TWP’s Ayre project, located to the east of Orkney, will be a 1 GW floating wind farm…

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