"Floating Wind" News

Equinor Taps Ocean Infinity for Floating Wind Farm Site Survey off California

Sep 18, 2023

Seabed survey and ocean research company Ocean Infinity has signed a contract with Equinor Wind US LLC, for one of the first-ever floating offshore wind farms on the US West Coast. Under the terms of this contract, Ocean Infinity will undertake…

Novel Design for Floating Offshore Wind Approved by ABS

Oct 12, 2023

ABS issued an approval in principle (AIP) to ECO TLP and MOCEAN-Offshore BV for a floating offshore wind turbine support structure.The unique design from ECO TLP utilizes slip-formed cylindrical concrete hulls and gravity anchors, which, when combined with a tension-leg mooring system…

First of a Kind Offshore Renewable Energy Hybrid Project Unveiled in China

Nov 03, 2023

The world's first offshore renewable energy project, combining floating wind power and deep-sea aquaculture, has been completed in China, Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group has informed.The project is developed by Longyuan Power Group, together…

Japan's MOL Invests in TouchWind's Innovative Floating Wind Turbine Tech

Sep 11, 2023

Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) will invest in a floating wind technology start-up, TouchWind.TouchWind is developing the tilting angled one-piece rotor wind turbine which is expected to reduce wind interference between wind turbines that…

Equinor to Take Part in First Norway Offshore Wind Auction

Oct 30, 2023

Norwegian energy firm Equinor will submit a proposal to pre-qualify for Norway's first offshore wind auction, the company's CEO Anders Opedal told Reuters last Friday.Equinor has formed a consortium with Germany's RWE for Soerlige Nordsjoe II…

Japan, Denmark to Collaborate on Floating Offshore Wind Technology

Oct 25, 2023

Japan and Denmark have agreed to join hands in researching and developing floating offshore wind power technologies in a bid to combat climate change, Japan's trade and industry ministry said.The nascent floating offshore wind industry is poised…

UK's NSTA and Orcadian Agree on Extension Terms for Offshore License in North Sea

Oct 25, 2023

UK North Sea-focused oil and gas company Orcadian said Wednesday that the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) had confirmed to the company that it was prepared to agree to an extension to the second term of the offshore license containing the undeveloped Pilot oil field…

Italy to Approve Measures to Boost Energy Security as Gas Prices Rise

Oct 23, 2023

Italy will on Monday approve a decree setting aside 420 million euros ($445 million) through 2026 to build a strategic hub for floating wind power, a draft showed, while also cutting red tape for onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals…

DemoSATH Floats into Action: Spain's First Floating Offshore Wind Project Powers Up

Sep 18, 2023

The floating offshore wind project DemoSATH has started generating electricity, off the coast of Spain.DemoSATH, led by the Spanish engineering firm Saitec Offshore Technologies, in collaboration with the German energy company RWE Offshore Wind and the Japanese company KEPCO…

Floating Offshore Wind By the Numbers: A Look at an Emerging Market

Oct 10, 2023

Philip Lewis, director of research at Intelatus Global Partners, breaks down growth potential in the emerging floating wind industry, including opportunities for vessels in T&I and EPCI.See the full video interview here.

Crown Estate Increases Capacity for Offshore Wind Licensing Round

Oct 04, 2023

Britain's Crown Estate said on Monday it has amended plans for an offshore wind licensing round which aims to create floating wind technology off the coast of Wales and south-west England to make more capacity available to bidders.The licensing…

PivotBuoy Offshore Wind Demonstration Yields Positive Results

Oct 18, 2023

The PivotBuoy Project, developed by X1 Wind, finalized its offshore demonstration with partners reporting excellent results.The PivotBuoy Consortium partners are X1 Wind, ESM, WavEC, PLOCAN, INTECSEA, EDP, DTU, DNV GL, and DEGIMA. The project…

Norwegian Ports Could Create Thousands of Jobs with Offshore Wind Investment

Oct 17, 2023

Norwegian ports investing in offshore wind  can generate NOK 8.4 billion (currently ~766 million) in annual value and employ approximately 6,400 people by 2030, a new report from Menon Economics has found.The report was commissioned by Norwegian Offshore Wind…

Equinor Inaugurates Hywind Tampen, World's Largest Floating Wind Farm

Aug 22, 2023

Norwegian energy firm Equinor and its partners inaugurated the world's largest floating offshore wind farm on Wednesday, whose output will supply nearby oil and gas platforms and cut their greenhouse gas emissions.The Hywind Tampen wind farm…

Spanish Firm Signals interest in Offshore Wind Farms in Portugal

Sep 26, 2023

Spanish renewable energy firm Capital Energy has submitted requests for a preliminary environmental analysis for three floating offshore wind farms with a total power of 2 gigawatts, Portugal's environmental agency APA said on Monday. In July…

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