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  • Consortium Unveils Plans for Floating Offshore Wind Pilot Project in Brazil

    17 June 2025
    Business development, Floating Wind, Research & Development, Technology

    A consortium led by Japan Blue Energy (JB Energy) has unveiled plans for what they say is Brazil’s first floating offshore wind pilot project in the waters off Rio Grande do Sul. A letter of intent was signed by Sindienergia-RS, Portos RS, JB Energy, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Mingyang Energy, Technomar, […]

  • Work Starts on Brazil’s First Offshore Wind Project, Pilot Expected to Come Online in 3 Years

    26 June 2025
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Brazil’s SENAI Institute of Innovation in Renewable Energy (ISI-ER) and SENAI’s Rio Grande do Norte branch, SENAI-RN, expect to receive an installation permit for their pilot project, the country’s first offshore wind project to be granted a preliminary licence, within 12 to 18 months and to have it operational within 36 months. In this article: […]

  • Brazil Grants First Preliminary Licence for Offshore Wind Project

    24 June 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update, Wind Turbines

    Brazil’s Institute for the Environment and Natural Resources (IBAMA) is set to award the country’s first preliminary investigation licence for an offshore wind project today, 24 June. The first project – of the total of 104 that IBAMA is currently processing – to receive the licence is the pilot offshore wind farm developed by the […]

  • Brazil’s Oil & Gas Major Opens Offshore Wind Tender

    11 June 2025
    Business development, Contracts & Tenders, Research & Development, Supply Chain

    Petrobras, a Brazilian state-owned oil and gas company, has issued tenders for geophysical and geotechnical studies to explore the feasibility of an offshore wind pilot project off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The first tender covers the acquisition, processing, and interpretation of geophysical data in ultra-shallow waters near João da Barra, including electrical tomography […]

  • Brazilian President Enacts Offshore Wind Law, Vetoes Fossil Energy-Related Additions

    13 January 2025
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed into law the bill recently passed by the Brazilian Senate that establishes regulations on allocating and permitting offshore wind development areas. The Brazilian president has vetoed provisions related to fossil fuels in the final version of the legislation which were added while the bill was in […]

  • TGS Secures Offshore Wind Site Characterisation Contract in UK Waters

    29 January 2025
    Business development, Collaboration, Equipment, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology, Vessels

    Norway-based energy data and intelligence company, TGS, has secured a contract for offshore wind site characterisation on the UK continental shelf for a repeat client.  According to TGS, the project is set to last around 60 days and will begin in the first quarter of 2025. The Ramform Vanguard will be deployed for the survey, […]

  • ABL’s Longitude Launches Offshore Wind Foundation Design Division

    6 February 2025
    Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Foundations

    ABL Group has established a business unit specialising in offshore wind foundation design. The new unit will be part of Longitude, the Group’s design and engineering arm. The foundation design division will bring together multi-disciplined engineering and offshore wind foundation design expertise from Longitude and other parts of the Group to support developers and operators […]

  • Brazilian Senate Passes Offshore Wind Bill Amended to Include Gas, Coal Provisions; President Expected to Veto Fossil Fuel Additions

    13 December 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The Brazilian Senate has adopted a bill regulating offshore wind licensing, development and operation. The bill also includes subsidies for coal and natural gas power plants, provisions that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is expected to veto. The bill (PL 576/2021) was first introduced in 2021 with a focus on offshore wind and other […]

  • EDF Files Applications for 10+ GW of Offshore Wind in Brazil, Lists 21 MW Turbines as Preferred

    16 December 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates

    EDF Renewables has applied for environmental investigations for five offshore wind projects in Brazil, totalling over 10 GW in potential installed capacity. The developer also plans another 2 GW project in the country in partnership with the Brazilian company Internacional Energias Renováveis. According to documents from Brazil’s Institute for the Environment and Natural Resources (IBAMA), […]

  • Sarens Signs Its First Offshore Wind Agreement in Brazil

    9 December 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Ports & Logistics, Research & Development

    Prumo Logística, the Port of Açu, and Belgium’s Sarens have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to study logistics solutions for moving offshore wind components in the port-industry complex in São João da Barra, in the north of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. The MoU was signed on 28 November, during Her Royal Highness, Princess […]

  • VARD Picks Brunvoll Thrusters for Taiwan-Bound Subsea Construction Vessel

    27 May 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Contracts & Tenders, Equipment, Grid Connection, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Norway’s VARD has selected Brunvoll’s extensive propulsion and manoeuvring system for a new offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV) it is building for Taiwan-based Dong Fang Offshore (DFO). The 121.3-metre-long vessel of VARD 3 39 design is said to be a highly versatile platform designed and equipped for subsea operation duties, offshore wind operations and maintenance […]

  • VARD Building 121-Metre Taiwan-Bound Subsea Construction Vessel

    4 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Cables, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Norway’s VARD has signed a EUR 113.5 million contract with Taiwan-based Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) to design and build an offshore subsea construction vessel that will be dedicated to performing work in the offshore wind and telecom sectors, with the contract also including options. The 121.3-metre-long vessel of VARD 3 39 design is said to […]

  • Brazilian University and Ocean Winds Team Up for Offshore Wind

    28 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Ocean Winds has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Brazil’s Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) to promote the exchange of knowledge related to offshore wind energy. According to Ocean Winds, the agreement seeks to align essential elements for the growth of the offshore wind energy industry in Brazil, including sustainable regulatory […]

  • Petrobras to Start Major Offshore Wind Measurement Campaign Using Brazil-Made Floating LiDARs

    30 October 2024
    Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    Brazil’s oil and gas major, Petrobras, will deploy five new units of a Brazil-made floating LiDAR for wind measurements off the country’s coasts starting this December. The company will invest BRL 60 million (approximately EUR 9.6 million) in the new measurement campaign which follows a one-year deployment of the first floating LiDAR buoy, called Bravo, […]

  • Ocean Winds, Latin America’s Largest Power Utility Company Join Forces on Brazilian Offshore Wind

    23 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Ocean Winds, a joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, and Eletrobras have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to study the development of offshore wind in Brazil. The agreement was signed during a ceremony attended by Elio Wolff, Vice President of Strategy and Business Development of Eletrobras, and Rafael Munilla, Chief Business Development Officer […]

  • Mingyang, SENAI ISI-ER Sign Offshore Wind Agreement in Brazil

    25 October 2024
    Business & Finance, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, R&D, Technology

    Brazil’s SENAI Institute for Innovation in Renewable Energies (ISI-ER) and China’s Mingyang have signed a cooperation agreement for activities focused on offshore wind. According to the companies, the goal is to collaborate and share information to explore projects and technologies designed to strengthen local capacity for offshore wind energy. The collaboration involves various studies and […]

  • ZTT to Supply Cables for 850 MW Chinese Offshore Wind Project

    27 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Cables, Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection

    ZTT Submarine Cable & System has won two engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contracts for the Guoxin Dafeng Offshore Wind Power Project in China. Under the submarine cable EPCI contracts, China’s ZTT will supply 243 kilometres of 35 kV inter-array cables and 185 kilometres of 220 kV export cables to the 850 MW offshore […]

  • DEME Bags Contract for Offshore Wind Terminal in Cuxhaven

    28 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Infrastructure

    Belgium-headquartered DEME has won a contract for the construction of a new offshore wind terminal at the Port of Cuxhaven in Germany. As part of a consortium, including Depenbrock and TAGU, DEME will carry out the dredging and land reclamation works, with a total volume of more than 3 million m³ expected to be reclaimed. […]

  • DNV Verifies Fugro’s Stage 3 Floating LiDAR Offshore Latin America

    25 September 2024
    R&D, Technology

    DNV has completed the first-ever verification of a stage 3 floating LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) unit in Latin America assessing the deployment and performance of Fugro’s advanced equipment. Over a period of 55 days, DNV conducted rigorous tests on the Fugro SEAWATCH® buoy, equipped with a Zephir ZX300M LiDAR unit. The floating LiDAR system’s […]

  • Corio, EBR Partner to Assess Offshore Wind Hub Potential in Southern Brazil

    19 August 2024
    Business & Finance, Business development, Infrastructure, Research & Development

    Corio Generation and Brazilian shipyard and marine construction company Estaleiros do Brasil (EBR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to evaluate the suitability of EBR’s shipyard and construction facilities as a potential offshore wind hub for southern Brazil. Under the agreement, the two companies will examine how EBR’s existing infrastructure could support the deployment […]

  • Brazil Could Tap Into 96 GW of Offshore Wind by 2050, Says World Bank Report

    18 July 2024
    Authorities, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Research & Development

    Brazil holds a technical offshore wind potential of over 1,200 GW and – with offshore wind strategy and policies, permitting regulations, grid and port upgrades in place – could install as much as 96 GW of generation capacity by 2050, according to a study released by the World Bank Group. The study, conducted by DNV, […]

  • Shell Unveils 17 GW Offshore Wind Plans in Brazil

    21 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Shell has applied for environmental investigation licences for six offshore wind projects in Brazil with the country’s Institute for the Environment and Natural Resources (IBAMA). The six projects have a total installed capacity of 17 GW. The company submitted an Activity Characterisation Form (FCA) to IBAMA last week, seeking approval to undertake environmental impact assessment […]

  • Brazil Takes Major Step Towards Developing Offshore Wind Potential

    27 January 2022
    Authorities

    The Government of Brazil has issued a Decree which enables the identification and assignment of physical spaces and national resources within the country’s inland waters, the territorial sea, the offshore exclusive economic zone, and the continental shelf for the development of offshore wind projects. The Decree NO. 10,946 will enable the implementation of the necessary […]

  • Corio and Servtec Launch Five Offshore Wind Farm Projects in Brazil

    13 June 2022
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Corio Generation, a portfolio company of Macquarie’s Green Investment Group, has revealed plans to develop five offshore wind projects in Brazil with a combined capacity of over 5 GW. Corio intends to develop the five five projects, subject to finalisation of documentation and regulatory approvals, alongside the Brazilian power generation company Servtec. Corio and Servtec […]

  • Brazil Eyeing Offshore Wind

    9 January 2015
    Authorities

    Brazil has sworn in a new energy minister last Friday, who opened the door for ocean renewables development in this country, according to the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy website. Namely, Minister Eduardo Braga said he wants the federal government to begin studies on offshore wind and ocean energy. There are no offshore wind farms built in Brazil at […]

  • Brazil: Analyses Show 50 pct Increase in Installed Wind Capacity

    5 March 2012

    The wind power cumulative installed capacity in Brazil rose by close to 50% during 2011 as analyzed by a recent research report “Brazil Wind Power Market Analysis” published by KuicK Research. According to the report, the wind power cumulative installed capacity surpassed 1 GW to reach close to 1.4 GW during 2011. The growth in […]