"Floating Wind" News

Ocean Winds, Aker Offshore Wind to Jointly Bid for Floating Wind Projects in Scotland

Jul 08, 2021

Ocean Winds, a 50-50 joint venture by EDP Renewables (EDPR) and ENGIE,  and Aker Offshore Wind, an Aker Solutions spinoff, have partnered up to develop floating offshore wind generation sites in Scotland.The two firms have paired up to bid in the ScotWind leasing round…

BW Ideol Enters Floating Wind Partnership with Japanese Refiner Eneos

Jul 07, 2021

Oslo-listed floating wind tech developer BW Ideol has signed a deal with Japan's largest oil refiner Eneos to develop a site-specificcommercial-scale floating offshore wind farm off Japan.The floating wind farm would be based on BW Ideol's patented Damping Pool technology…

Hexicon to Deploy Floating Wind Turbines Off Norway

May 14, 2021

Swedish developer of twin offshore wind turbine technology Hexicon has this week said it will develop a demonstrator project for floating wind power at Metcentre’s deepwater area off of Norway’s coast. 'The project, TwinWay, is a pilot to commercialize new offshore floating wind technology…

Erebus Floating Wind Farm: Geotechnical Investigations Start

Jun 08, 2021

Blue Gem Wind, the joint venture between TotalEnergies and Simply Blue Energy, has begun geotechnical investigations on the Angle Peninsula in Wales, to examine the onshore cable route for its planned Erebus floating wind farm.The work, which began in late May…

NOV Joins Cerulean's Giant Floating Wind Project in UK as Delivery Partner

Jun 30, 2021

Low-carbon infrastructure developer Cerulean Winds has named NOV as the first of its delivery partners for the fabrication of its proposed integrated 200-turbine floating wind and hydrogen development off the coast of Scotland.As previously reported…

Odfjell Oceanwind Gets Enova Grant for Mobile Offshore Wind Units

Aug 18, 2021

Odfjell Oceanwind has secured a pre-project grant from Enova, Norway’s fund for climate and energy technologies, for maturing its first commercial contracts for Mobile Offshore Wind Units (MOWUs) and WindGrid for electrification of oil and gas installations…

Fugro, Partners Design Mooring Line Fatigue Tracker for Floating Wind Turbines

Jun 14, 2021

Dutch offshore services company Fugro, in partnership with AS Mosley and the University of Strathclyde, has designed a real-time mooring line fatigue tracker for offshore floating wind turbines, minimizing the need for in-person inspections…

Odfjell’s WindGrid Floating Wind System Passes Milestone, Aims to Help O&G cut Emissions

Jun 21, 2021

DNV completed a concept verification review of Odfjell Oceanwind’s WindGrid (WindGrid) system for Mobile Offshore Wind Units (MOWUs). DNV’s review confirms the technical feasibility of the WindGrid system, and that expected reductions in CO2…

Shipbuilding: International WTIV Market Represents a $14B Opportunity

Aug 09, 2021

As of end-June 2021, more than 100 turbine and foundation installation and maintenance vessels will be required for offshore wind projects planned over this decade.More than 100 turbine and foundation installation and maintenance vessels will…

Bureau Veritas Launches Digital Simulation Tool for Floating Wind

Jun 07, 2021

Bureau Veritas (BV) has launched a new digital simulation tool – Opera – saying it will be a key asset for the certification of floating units, notably floating wind turbines.'As offshore wind farms are built further offshore, floating wind turbines are becoming increasingly more common…

U.S. Interior Secretary, CEQ Chair Visit California to Discuss Floating Offshore Wind

Aug 11, 2021

The U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory were in Eureka, California, Tuesday, with U.S. Representative Jared Huffman, California Energy Commissioner Karen Douglas, Tribal…

SBM Offshore Eyes Offshore Wind Project Opportunities

Aug 05, 2021

Oil and gas services company SBM Offshore on Thursday reported a better than expected decline in core profit for the first half of 2021 as it looks to develop floating offshore wind projects.After reducing spending sharply in the face of a pandemic-induced demand collapse…

px Group to Support Cerulean Winds' Hydrogen Sites

Jul 19, 2021

Green infrastructure developer Cerulean Winds, which wants to build 200-turbine floating wind and hydrogen project in Scotland, has signed an agreement with px Group, the UK-based operator of large-scale industrial facilities.Cerulean in June filed plans to develop a $14 billion…

Saipem Acquires Naval Energies' Floating Wind Business

Jun 04, 2021

Italian energy services firm Saipem has agreed to acquire the floating wind business of the French company Naval Energies, a subsidiary of Naval Group.The business consists of Naval Energies' engineering know-how on floating units, intellectual property rights…

Hitachi ABB Power Grids Launches Transformers for Floating Wind Industry

Jun 04, 2021

Hitachi ABB Power Grids today launched a portfolio of transformer products to be installed on floating offshore substations and floating wind turbines in deep waters, where traditional solutions are not feasible.According to the company, its…

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