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UK: Carbon Storage Project Delays Offshore Wind Farm Decision

Feb 14, 2023

Britain has delayed until mid-July a decision on whether to grant permission for Orsted's giant Hornsea Four offshore windfarm, whose footprint on the sea floor partially overlaps that of a BP-led carbon capture project. The planned 2.6-gigawatt…

Seaway 7 Wins Multi-million Dollar Offshore Wind Contract

Feb 14, 2023

Subsea 7's renewable energy focused subsidiary Seaway 7 said Tuesday it had won a large offshore wind contract. For Seaway 7, “large” contracts are worth between $300 million and $500 million.The client hasn't been named, but the contract is…

ASSO Subsea Charters Rem Offshore's New CSOV

Feb 14, 2023

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Rem Offshore has secured a charter contract with ASSO Subsea for its newbuild CSOV Rem Power.The vessel will support the construction phase of offshore wind farms, providing welfare and transfer services to personnel…

DNV's JiP Aims to Save Time and Money for Offshore Wind Stakeholders

Feb 14, 2023

DNV is launching a project to develop a decision tool and reference for stakeholders to use during the specification, design, manufacture, procurement, and approval of any equipment intended for the installation and decommissioning of bottom-fixed wind turbines…

Floating Energy Allyance Selects Ocean Infinity for Offshore Wind Farm Survey

Feb 14, 2023

Floating Energy Allyance (FEA), comprising of BW Ideol, Elicio, and BayWa r.e., has appointed Ocean Infinity to carry out an initial geophysical and geotechnical site investigation at its Buchan floating offshore wind project, 75 km to the northeast of Fraserburgh…

JERA to Offload Taiwan Offshore Wind Project Stake Due to Cost and Profitability Issues

Feb 13, 2023

Japan's biggest power generator JERA plans to sell its stake in a yet-to-be-built offshore wind project in Taiwan, Nikkei reported late on Friday, on concerns about high construction costs and low profitability.JERA plans to sell its 44% stake…

Philippines' Citicore to Invest $4B in Renewable Energy. Prepares for IPO

Feb 13, 2023

Citicore Renewable Energy Corp, one of the Philippines' biggest solar power producers, is planning to go public this year to fund a $4 billion investment in new solar projects over the next five years, its CEO said on Friday.'For a country such…

Edda Wind Daughter Craft for Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm

Feb 13, 2023

Norwegian offshore service operation vessel provider and operator Edda Wind has launched the Boreas Worker daughter craft crew transfer vessel (CTV).The vessel, designed by Chartwell Marine, has been built by Alicat Workboats, on behalf of Astilleros Gondan…

New York Offshore Wind Facility Could Create 420 Direct Jobs

Feb 13, 2023

Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa said Monday it planned to build a major offshore nacelle manufacturing facility in New York state. The construction of the plant depends on Siemens Gamesa's wind turbines being selected by the New York authorities in their third offshore wind solicitation…

Portugal's Offshore Wind Potential Attracting Investment from Top International Firms

Feb 10, 2023

Renewable energy developer and fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) intends to invest 8 billion euros ($8.6 billion) in a large offshore wind power park in Portugal that is preparing its first auction of such concessions. CIP…

Vietnam, Sembcorp in Subsea Power Cable, Offshore Wind Collab

Feb 10, 2023

Vietnam is in talks with Singapore's Sembcorp to build a submarine power transmission line between the two countries, the Vietnamese government said on Friday. The announcement was made after a meeting between Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh…

CrossWind's Hollandse Kust Noord Offshore Wind Farm: Final Monopile Installed

Feb 09, 2023

This week, the Dutch offshore installation firm Van Oord installed the last monopile for CrossWind's Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm in the Dutch North Sea, bringing the total number of installed monopiles to 70. The offshore wind farm is located 18…

Crowley Aims to Set Up Offshore Wind Terminal at Port Fourchon

Feb 09, 2023

U.S. maritime and logistics company Crowley said it has made a deal that could see it lease and develop an offshore wind terminal in Louisiana's Port Fourchon.The Right of First Refusal agreement was reached during Wednesday’s Greater Lafourche Port Commission (GLPC) Board Meeting in Cut Off…

Gondan Shipyard Delivers Edda Boreas CSOV to Edda Wind

Feb 09, 2023

Norway-based offshore wind service vessel firm Edda Wind on Thursday took delivery of Edda Boreas CSOV from Gondan Shipyard. The vessel is the second of six sister vessels to be delivered from Gondan.The commissioning service operation vessel…

HLP Brings "Fresh Approach" to Offshore Wind Farm Logistics. Funding Secured for Engineering Work

Feb 08, 2023

Heavy Lift Projects Ltd (HLP), a provider of offshore wind farm logistics, said Tuesday it had completed a funding round with private investors and opened its first office in Edinburgh.The company said that Capercaillie (Investments) Ltd and…

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