"Offshore Wind" News

Portugal's EDP, Galp Say Price is Key for Offshore Wind Auction

Sep 26, 2023

The bosses of Portuguese utility EDP and oil company Galp on Tuesday warned the government the guaranteed price of the power generated will be key to preventing the first auction of floating offshore wind farms from failing like a recent one in Britain…

Ramboll Joins Global Offshore Wind Alliance

Sep 25, 2023

Danish engineering group Ramboll has joined the Global Offshore Wind Alliance, a public-private forum working to accelerate global offshore wind capacity. Founded by the Government of Denmark, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)…

GUH: Subsea Cable Failures Threatening Offshore Wind Expansion

Sep 22, 2023

UK-based trade body Global Underwater Hub (GUH) is working to tackle failures in underwater cables, which, it says, could derail global offshore wind ambitions.GUH says that the reliability of subsea cables is “paramount” to the success of offshore wind and the energy transition…

Edda Wind Secures Further Work for Edda Passat SOV

Sep 22, 2023

Norwegian offshore wind vessel owner Edda Wind has secured a contract for its service operation vessel Edda Passat.The Edda Passat SOV has operated for Ørsted at Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm since it was built in 2018, and the charter is expiring in October 2023…

Japan's Mitsui, Canada's Northland to Build 1 GW Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan

Sep 22, 2023

Japan's Mitsui & Co said on Friday it had finalized a plan with Canada's Northland Power Inc. to build a 1 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind farm in Taiwan at an estimated cost of 960 billion yen ($6.5 billion). The deal comes as countries around…

Ljungstrӧm to Provide Specialized Steelwork for New Jersey Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 21, 2023

Steel component provider Ljungstrӧm has signed a contract with Riggs Distler & Company, Inc. to provide specialized structural steelwork for an offshore wind project. Ocean Wind I, New Jersey's first offshore wind project developed by the Danish offshore wind farm developer Ørsted…

Semco Maritime Partners with KK Wind Solutions for Ørsted's Wind Farm Service Contract

Sep 21, 2023

Semco Maritime, a Danish offshore energy industry service provider, has won a new offshore wind service contract for the High voltage (HV) Services at Ørsted's German wind farms Borkum Riffgrund 1 & 2 and Gode Wind 1 & 2. In order to provide the full-scope solution requested by the client…

Byrne to Spearhead Equinor's US Offshore Wind Operations

Sep 20, 2023

Norwegian energy industry giant Equinor has appointed of Samuel Byrne as Vice President of Operations at Equinor Renewables Americas to lead Equinor's offshore wind operations in the U.S.Bryne most recently served as Vice President responsible…

Portugal and Norway Team Up on Floating Offshore Wind

Sep 20, 2023

The Portuguese cluster Forum Oceano and Norwegian Offshore Wind have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration between the supply chains in the two countries.The MoU aims to lay the ground work for new contracts between companies from the two countries…

Octopus Energy Acquires Stake in Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

Sep 19, 2023

Britain's Octopus Energy has acquired a 10% stake in the Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea for an undisclosed sum, part of a wider $20 billion offshore wind investment plan, the company said on Tuesday.The wind farm…

CRP Subsea to Supply Cable Protection System for Offshore Wind Farms in Taiwan

Sep 19, 2023

CRP Subsea, an AIS company, has been awarded a contract by Ørsted to provide NjordGuard, an integrated cable protection system, for the Greater Changhua 2b & 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. CRP Subsea will supply a total of 142 NjordGuard cable protection systems…

Germany: Fraunhofer IWES Deploys Wind Lidar Buoys in North Sea to Boost Offshore Wind Expansion

Sep 19, 2023

The Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES in Germany has been contracted by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany (BSH) to carry out a preliminary meteorological investigation in the North Sea as part of the area development plan…

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…

Eneti's Seajacks Secures Major Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Deal

Sep 18, 2023

Eneti's offshore installation services subsidiary Seajacks UK has signed a vessel reservation agreement with an undisclosed client to transport and install turbines.With mobilization starting in the first quarter of 2027, the contract will be…

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…

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