"Offshore Wind" News

N-O-S Takes Delivery of World’s First Biomethanol CTV

Apr 08, 2025

Northern Offshore Services (N-O-S) has taken delivery of the world’s first 100% biomethanol-powered crew transfer vessel (CTV), chartered by Vestas.M/V Transporter, designed, developed and provided by N-O-S, is a conversion from A-Class to T-class…

WindPort, Port Esbjerg Team Up for Norwegian Offshore Wind

Apr 08, 2025

One of the world’s largest base ports for offshore wind activities Port of Esbjerg and Norwegian port operator WindPort have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate offshore wind development in Norway.The partnership focuses on joint…

Macquarie Cancels Sale of Corio Generation Due to Lack of Interest

Apr 08, 2025

Macquarie has cancelled the sale of one of the world's largest offshore wind power developers, due to lack of interest, two people with knowledge of the process said, amid opposition against the renewable energy source by the Trump administration…

Dutch Firm Designs Blades for TouchWind’s Innovative Floating Wind Turbine

Apr 08, 2025

We4Ce, a Dutch rotor blade designer, has designed 10 rotor blade sets for Dutch wind turbine startup TouchWind for testing on its floating TW6 turbine, a self-tilting, one-piece rotor design that breaks from conventional three-blade models.Engineered to withstand wind speeds of up to 250 km/h…

Kraken Robotics Launches SAS Service for Offshore Energy Market

Apr 08, 2025

Canadian marine technology company Kraken Robotics is launching a synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) service for the global offshore energy market.Kraken’s commercial services team will have dedicated KATFISH towed SAS systems available for rental starting July 2025…

Wood Mackenzie Slashes Five-Year US Wind Energy Outlook

Apr 08, 2025

A prominent energy research firm slashed its five-year outlook for new U.S. wind energy projects by 40% on Tuesday, citing Trump administration policies and concerns about the economy.Wood Mackenzie expects the United States to install 45.1GW of wind…

UK Firm Nets Fire Safety Contract at Polish Offshore Wind Farms

Apr 07, 2025

Blaze Manufacturing Solutions, a provider of fire safety solutions, has been awarded significant contracts by IEMANTS to design, supply, and commission the fire alarm and extinguishing systems for the Baltyk 2 and 3 offshore substations.The contract encompasses the design…

US Offshore Wind Projects Slow

Apr 06, 2025

Energy firms have slowed construction of offshore wind farms in the U.S. for various reasons in recent years, including, most recently, opposition from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.Offshore wind was a key pillar of former President…

GHD Gets FEED Contract for 2GW Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm

Apr 04, 2025

Engineering specialist GHD has been selected to provide the electrical front-end engineering design (FEED) for the initial phase of the Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm, a new development by Ocean Winds, a joint venture between Engie and EDPR.The…

RWE Conducts Rescue Operation Drills at Offshore Wind Farm

Apr 04, 2025

RWE has put its offshore rescue concept to a practical test in order to be as well prepared as possible for potential medical and other emergencies at its offshore wind farms.In a six-hour rescue exercise at RWE's Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm…

UK Grants Development Consent for Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm

Apr 04, 2025

The government of U.K. has approved 1.2 GW extension to Rampion offshore wind farm, Rampion 2, off the Sussex coast.The Development Consent Order (DCO) for the Rampion 2 offshore wind farm project, an extension to the existing Rampion wind farm nearby…

DeepOcean Signs Subsea Cable O&M Deals for Vattenfall’s Offshore Wind Assets

Apr 03, 2025

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has secured a framework agreement by Vattenfall for the provision of subsea cable operations and maintenance (O&M) services, valid for Vattenfall’s operational European offshore wind portfolio.The framework…

Norway and Spain Form Steel Collaboration for Offshore Wind

Apr 03, 2025

Norway’s offshore wind association Norwegian Offshore Wind has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Galician Association of Metal Industries and Related Technologies (ASIME) to explore joint opportunities in offshore wind.The…

New Alliance Set Up to Boost Australia’s Subsea Sector

Apr 03, 2025

Global Underwater Hub (GUH) and Subsea Innovation Cluster Australia (SICA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work together to grow the subsea sector in both hemispheres.GUH, the trade and development body which represents the UK’s $11…

VARD Snags $125M Shipbuilding Deal for Subsea Construction Vessel

Apr 03, 2025

VARD signed a contract with Taiwan's Dong Fang Offshore for the design and construction of one Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel, with option(s). The vessel is of VARD 3 39 design, and the value of the contract is $125 million. This is the third vessel VARD is building for DFO…

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