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Enbridge's JV and EDF Renewables to Develop 1GW Offshore Wind Farm in France

3 hours ago

Enbridge Inc. said Tuesday that the French government had selected EDF Renewables and Maple Power to develop the future Normandy offshore wind farm (Centre Manche 1), with an expected installed capacity of 1 GW.EDF Renewables is a subsidiary of the French utility EDF Group, and Maple Power is Enbridge's joint venture with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments),Following the fourth offshore wind tender launched in January 2021…

New Monopile and Tower Fabrication Facility to Open in Maryland

2 hours ago

Baltimore-based offshore wind energy development company US Wind, Inc. announced its plan to form a long-term partnership with Haizea Wind Group Management S.L. to manage and operate Sparrows Point Steel, Maryland’s first permanent offshore wind factory in Baltimore County…

Mammoet Wins Contracts for Two 'large' Offshore Wind Projects in United States

3 hours ago

Heavy lift and transport services firm Mammoet said Monday it had secured contracts for two large offshore wind projects for undisclosed clients in the United States, both of which begin in 2023. Together, the two contracts cover a range of port scopes…

Ampelmann Secures Six New Contracts in US Offshore Wind Market

5 hours ago

Dutch offshore crew transfer equipment specialist Ampelmann said Tuesday it had signed six new contracts in the offshore wind market in the United States for 2023, 2024, and 2025.The contracts set for 2023 have been secured for work on two new offshore wind farms being built off New England's coast…

Eastgate Engineering to Support Pre-assembly of GE's Haliade-X Turbines for Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm

9 hours ago

Wind turbine maker GE Renewable Energy has selected Eastgate Engineering, based in Billingham, Teesside, UK, to provide mechanical and electrical activities for the pre-assembly of the towers and nacelles for the Haliade-X turbines to be used at the giant Dogger Bank offshore wind farm…

Helix's Newly Acquired T1400-1 Jet Trenching System to be Deployed at Taiwan Offshore Wind Farm

10 hours ago

Helix Energy Solutions' robotics division Helix Robotics Solutions said Monday it had won a trenching services contract with 'a leading renewables cable installation contractor.'The contract is for the trenching of inter-array and export cables as part of a 640MW wind farm offshore Taiwan…

Purus Wind Orders Eight Offshore Wind Vessels from Damen

Mar 27, 2023

Purus Wind, an offshore wind vessel services firm, has ordered eight offshore wind vessels from the Dutch shipbuilder Damen.Under the order, Damen Shipyards will build and deliver four Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710 Hybrid and three Damen…

Record 680GW of Wind Capacity to be Installed by 2027

Mar 27, 2023

A record 680 gigawatts (GW) of wind energy capacity is expected to be installed by 2027 but policymakers need to ensure supply chain bottlenecks do not slow growth to avoid missing climate targets, according to an industry report released on Monday…

Crown Estate Scotland Selects 13 Offshore Wind Projects to Decarbonize Oil Platforms

Mar 24, 2023

Crown Estate Scotland has announced the results of the world’s first leasing round designed to enable offshore wind energy to supply offshore oil and gas platforms directly.  Thirteen projects have been offered exclusivity agreements.INTOG (Innovation…

OX2's Baltic Sea Offshore Energy Hub to Produce Both Electricity and Hydrogen

Mar 24, 2023

Sweden-based OX2 has started the development of the offshore energy hub Neptunus in the southern Baltic Sea, offshore Sweden.According to OX2, the energy hub is estimated to have a total installed capacity of 1.9 GW and will produce both electricity and hydrogen…

Port of Aberdeen Banks on Offshore Wind for Future Growth

Mar 23, 2023

Port of Aberdeen has welcomed more than 100 vessels working on offshore wind projects to the port so far this year, including the latest arrival of the Blue Tern jack-up installation vessel.Owned by Fred. Olsen Windcarrier, the Blue Tern jack-up is a 151-meter-long…

Funding Secured for Further Development of Floating Offshore Wind Substation

Mar 23, 2023

Semco Maritime, ISC Consulting Engineers, Aalborg University, Energy Cluster Denmark and Norway, and Sweden-based Inocean have obtained funding to forward the development of a floating offshore substation (FOSS) concept.The parties announced…

RWE's Kaskasi Offshore Wind Farm Starts Regular Operation

Mar 23, 2023

German offshore wind developer RWE said Thursday that its offshore wind farm Kaskasi, located around 35 kilometers north of the island of Heligoland, Germany, had officially started regular operation.With an installed capacity of 342 megawatts (MW)…

EnBW Set to Build Its Largest Offshore Wind Farm in Germany Yet as FID Reached

Mar 23, 2023

German energy group EnBW has reached a final investment decision for He Dreiht offshore wind farm in Germany, clearing the way for the start of construction of EnBW’s largest offshore wind farm to date, with an installed capacity of 960 megawatts (MW)…

Crowley Hires Coplen as Wind Services VP

Mar 22, 2023

Crowley named Mark Coplen as vice president of project management for Crowley Wind Services, where he will be a key leader in advancing the company’s growth and market leadership in the offshore wind industry.  In his role, Coplen will expand…

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Enbridge's JV and EDF Renewables to Develop 1GW Offshore Wind Farm in France

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Mammoet Wins Contracts for Two 'large' Offshore Wind Projects in United States

Mammoet Wins Contracts for Two 'large' Offshore Wind Projects in United States

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