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US Plans 12 Offshore Wind Auctions Over Five Years

Apr 24, 2024

President Joe Biden's administration unveiled plans on Wednesday to hold up to a dozen auctions of offshore wind development rights through 2028, including four before the end of this year.The schedule will help companies, states and others…

US Offshore Wind: Outlook Strong Despite Construction Productivity Issues

Apr 25, 2024

While construction productivity issues continue to present immediate challenges for the U.S. offshore wind industry, the long-term outlook remains strong for the nascent sector, according to a recent report from business intelligence and consulting firm Intelatus Global Partners…

Petrobras Eyes Offshore Wind Pilot in Northeastern Brazil

Apr 30, 2024

Petrobras has signed a memorandum of understanding with the State of Rio Grande do Norte for studies on the feasibility of implementing an offshore wind pilot project in Brazil’s northeastern state.The value of the investment and the generation capacity will be assessed as the project develops…

OEG Renewables Enters US Offshore Wind Market with Ørsted Deal

Apr 22, 2024

OEG Renewables, an OEG Energy Group company, has signed a multi-year framework agreement with Ørsted for its northeastern U.S. offshore wind projects.The multi-year agreement gives OEG Renewables' topside division exclusivity for all temporary…

CBED Signs Up Siemens Gamesa for Wind Creation SOV’s First Job

Apr 24, 2024

Danish shipowner CBED has signed a contract with Siemens Gamesa for the first offshore wind project for its new SOV Wind Creation as part of the CBED fleet.With the new walk-to-work project, the SOV joins commissioning an offshore wind farm in the Netherlands…

Green Volt Floating Wind Farm Secures All Planning Approvals in UK

Apr 22, 2024

Offshore wind developers Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn, a joint venture between Plenitude (Eni) and HitecVision, have secured the offshore planning approval for their 560 MW Green Volt floating offshore wind project.With onshore consent issued earlier in April…

Second HVDC Platform Installed at World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Apr 24, 2024

Saipem has installed the second unmanned High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) platform at Dogger Bank, being built in UK waters and set to become the world’s largest offshore wind farm once constructed.The substation is the second of three platforms…

Vestas and Maersk to Build Offshore Wind Logistics Base in South Korea

Apr 22, 2024

Vestas has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with A.P. Moller-Maersk, Jeonnam Province, and Mokpo City to build an offshore wind hub in Mokpo City in the Jeonnam Province, South Korea.Under the MoU, the parties will work together with…

Fugro Gets Dogger Bank South Offshore Wind Survey Job

Apr 26, 2024

RWE and Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) have appointed Fugro to conduct geotechnical seabed survey on 3 GW Dogger Bank South offshore wind farm.The findings will give a detailed and accurate picture of the ground conditions, which will…

BASF Takes 49% Share in Vattenfall’s Nordlicht Offshore Wind Farms

Apr 22, 2024

Vattenfall and BASF have agreed the sale of 49% of Vattenfall's Nordlicht 1 and 2 wind farms to BASF, deepening their partnership in the field of renewable energy. Nordlicht, located offshore Germany, is already Vattenfall's second major offshore…

US Interior Department Finalizes Offshore Renewable Energy Rule

Apr 24, 2024

US Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland has announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) have finalized updated regulations for renewable energy development on the U…

Tyra II: Reaching Full Technical Capacity Delayed as Equipment Repair Works Begin

May 06, 2024

The technical issue, which has temporarily impacted the commissioning of the facilities at Denmark’s largest offshore gas development, has been identified with repair works currently ongoing as the timeline for reaching Tyra II full technical capacity gets delayed for the third quarter of 2024…

U.S. Installed Offshore Wind Capacity Jumps in First Quarter

Apr 23, 2024

Installed offshore wind capacity in the U.S. grew to 242MW in the first quarter of the year from 42MW in the previous quarter, the Oceantic Network said in its report, showcasing a recovery in a previously volatile industry.The offshore wind…

Fugro’s Self-Elevating Platform On Call for Japan’s Offshore Wind

Apr 23, 2024

Fugro has transferred its self-elevating platform (SEP) Amberjack to Japan to meet the country’s growing demand for offshore wind geotechnical services.Under Japanese regulations, vessels registered in Japan follow a more streamlined procedure…

Balmoral Comtec Gets Hornsea 3 Cable Protection Job

May 02, 2024

UK-based offshore energy supply chain company Balmoral Comtec has secured a multi-million-dollar contract from for Ørsted for the supply of cable protection systems (CPS) for its Hornsea 3 offshore wind project.The scope of work includes design…

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