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Taiwan's Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Project Officially Inaugurated

May 16, 2023

Construction of the Formosa 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan has been completed, with the milestone marked by an inauguration ceremony at the Waipu Fishing Port in Miaoli to celebrate the successful construction of the offshore wind farm. With…

Solstad Offshore's Normand Pacific Vessel Secures Long-Term Contract with Prysmian

May 16, 2023

Offshore cable installation services firm Prysmian has awarded a new 7-year contract for Solstad Offshore's construction support vessel Normand Pacific for renewable energy works.The Normand Pacific CSV now has a firm contract with Prysmian until December 31…

Noise Mitigation: Bubble Curtain to Be Deployed During Construction of U.S. Largest Offshore Wind Project

May 15, 2023

U.S. offshore wind farm developer Vineyard Wind will deploy and test a secondary bubble curtain noise mitigation system during foundation installation at the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm, the first commercial-scale wind farm installation project in the U…

Record Orders, Strong Sales Drive Strong Q2 for Siemens Energy

May 15, 2023

Siemens Energy, which supplies equipment and services to the power sector, posted forecast-beating second-quarter sales and lifted its revenue outlook, as strong demand pushed the firm's order book past the 100 billion euro ($110 billion) mark…

Ireland Awards Four Contracts in First Offshore Wind Auction

May 12, 2023

Ireland awarded contracts to four offshore wind projects with the potential to produce 3.1 gigawatts of capacity in its first-ever offshore wind power auction, the government announced on Thursday.The schemes were awarded at a weighted average strike price of 86…

Siemens Gamesa Installs First Wind Turbine at Iberdrola's Saint-Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm

May 12, 2023

Spanish offshore wind developer Iberdrola said Friday it had installed the first wind turbine at the offshore farm in the bay of Saint-Brieuc, France.The installation of the first of 62 wind turbines for the Saint-Brieuc wind farm was carried out on May 12 by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy…

OX2 to Sell 49% Stake in Three Finnish Offshore Wind Projects to Ingka

May 12, 2023

Sweden-based renewable energy firm OX2 has agreed with Ingka Investments to sell a 49 percent stake in its three offshore wind projects in Finland. According to OX2, the three offshore wind projects will have the potential to reach a total installed capacity of about 6…

Innovative Electron Beam Welding Promises Cost Savings in Offshore Wind Monopile Production

May 11, 2023

A collaboration between Cambridge Vacuum Engineering (CVE), SSE Renewables, Sif Group, and TWI, has resulted in what is said to be the first-ever electron beam welded section to be incorporated in an offshore wind turbine monopile foundation (transition piece)…

Taiwan's Offshore Wind Industry Braves Cross-strait Risks in Clean Energy Boom

May 11, 2023

In the port city of Taichung on Taiwan's west coast, a crane hoists into place the end section of a white wind turbine tower that stands almost a hundred meters tall.The turbine will be one of 111 spinning at a multi-billion dollar offshore wind…

North Star to Expand Offshore Wind Fleet with Two New Vessels from Vard

May 09, 2023

Norwegian shipbuilder Vard, part of Italy's Fincantieri, has signed new contracts to design and construct two commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) for the UK-based offshore vessel owner North Star.The agreement also has an option for two additional ships…

SoutH2Port: ABB, Lhyfe, and Skyborn Collaborate on Ambitious Green Hydrogen Project in Sweden

May 08, 2023

ABB is collaborating with green hydrogen specialist Lhyfe, and renewable energy firm Skyborn, a global leader in renewable energy, to jointly realize and optimize what the partners described as 'one of Europe’s most ambitious renewable hydrogen projects ever…

Singapore's Seatrium to Build Two Substations for U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Projects

May 05, 2023

Singapore's Seatrium, through its subsidiary Sembcorp Marine Offshore Platforms Pte. Ltd. (“SMOP”), has secured a contract worth more than S$500 million for two offshore wind farm substations from Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and BP…

TenneT Awards Deals for Installation of 7,000 km HVDC Cable System for 10 Projects

May 05, 2023

TenneT has awarded NKT, Nexans, and a consortium of Jan De Nul, LS Cable, and Denys contracts to install 525 kV HVDC cable systems for ten projects.The total volume of the contracts for the production and installation of the ten cable systems amounts to approximately € 5…

TenneT Sale Talks Slow as Germany, Netherlands Differ on Price, Offshore

May 04, 2023

Talks on a planned sale of Dutch state-owned electricity grid operator TenneT's German unit to Berlin have hit a hitch over price, the company's outstanding bonds, and offshore infrastructure, people familiar with the matter said.The sale would…

Technip Energies Sets Up Green Hydrogen JV, Beats Quarterly Earnings Expectations

May 04, 2023

French oil and gas services group Technip Energies on Thursday announced a green hydrogen solutions joint-venture with Belgian group John Cockerill, while reporting stronger-than-expected first-quarter earnings. The need to combat climate change…

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