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  • ABS Group to Certify Dounreay Trì

    17 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    ABS Group Ltd., an England-headquartered provider of technical and certification services, has received a contract to provide third-party certification and design verification services for Hexicon AB for the planned Dounreay Trì floating offshore wind farm demonstrator project in Scotland. The Dounreay Trì Project, expected to be operational in 2018, is being developed by Hexicon, a Swedish […]

  • Aker Offshore Wind, Hexicon Open Public Consultations for Three Swedish Floating Wind Projects

    13 July 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    After announcing their collaboration a few months ago, Aker Offshore Wind and Hexicon are now taking the fist steps towards realisation of their floating wind projects in Sweden. According to the latest update from Aker Offshore Wind posted on the Oslo stock exchange, the companies have opened public consultation for three floating wind projects and […]

  • CoensHexicon Awarded Four More Offshore Wind Sites in South Korea

    25 October 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    Two provinces of South Korea have decided to grant CoensHexicon, a joint venture between Hexicon and Korean company Coens, permission to measure wind conditions in a total of four offshore areas. The permission also entails a priority right to develop offshore wind farms within the areas, according to Hexicon. The first site includes three locations […]

  • Malta Opens Public Consultation on 36-turbine Offshore Wind Farm Project

    27 February 2012
    Authorities

    The Malta Environment and Planning Authority has opened public consultation on a 36-turbine floating wind farm project off the northeast coast of Malta proposed by the Swedish company Hexicon. A closing date for the consultation period will be additionally announced. According to a Project Description Statement, the offshore wind farm will comprise 36 turbines set […]

  • Malta: Offshore Wind Project Continues as Planned

    29 July 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    Hexicon AB, a Swedish clean tech company specializing in the design of off-shore platforms for wind and wave power, is continuing the development of a renewable energy solution for Malta together with the local subsidiary Hexicon Malta Ltd and in close cooperation with Maltese authorities. The project is independent of and thereby unaffected by the European […]

  • Mingyang to Enter UK Offshore Wind Market, Partners with Opergy

    14 June 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    Opergy Group and China-headquartered Mingyang Smart Energy Group have formed a strategic partnership to support the entry of Mingyang into the UK offshore wind market. The partnership aims to accelerate the development of UK offshore wind projects, with Mingyang already one of China’s largest manufacturers of wind turbines, as well as supporting the development of […]

  • Hexicon Increases Stake in 1.3 GW South Korean Floating Offshore Wind Farm

    4 August 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Sweden-based Hexicon has decided to increase its direct ownership to 20 per cent in the MunmuBaram floating wind project off the southeast coast of South Korea. Hexicon Korea, a joint venture between Hexicon and Korean company Coens & Co where Hexicon holds 49 per cent, owned 20 per cent of the MunmuBaram Co., Ltd. which […]

  • Shell and CoensHexicon to Build Floating Wind Farm in South Korea

    27 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    Shell and CoensHexicon Co. Ltd have signed an agreement to develop, construct and operate a floating offshore wind farm in South Korea. According to CoensHexicon, initial project development started early this year for the wind farm which will be located circa 40km off the coast of Ulsan. The parties have already formed a project company […]

  • Koreans Back Swedish Multi-Turbine Floater

    25 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Technology

    Swedish floating turbine platform designer Hexicon AB has agreed to join forces with South Korean integrated service provider COENS Co Ltd and form a joint venture company in Korea to be named CoensHexicon Co. Ltd.

  • AvenHexicon’s Floating Wind Projects in Italy Moving Through Public Consultation Process

    2 September 2022
    Wind Farm Update

    After the 1.2 GW floating wind project, proposed to be built by Hexicon and Avapa Energy in the Strait of Sicily, was published for public consultation, Hexicon revealed it had applied for maritime concessions for five floating offshore wind farms in Italy through the joint venture with Avapa. The joint venture applied for a 30-year concession […]

  • Hexicon Adds London Marine Consultants to Floating Offshore Wind Team in UK

    6 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    London Marine Consultants (LMC) has been selected as Principal Designer for Hexicon’s 32 MW TwinHub floating wind project in the UK upon receiving the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for the project. LMC specializes in marine engineering design and provision of mooring systems and has experience in offshore projects requiring installation, logistics, heavy lift […]

  • New Joint Venture Exploring South African Offshore Wind Market

    13 May 2020
    Business & Finance

    Swedish floating multi-turbine platform designer Hexicon AB and South African wind developer Genesis Eco-Energy Developments are joining forces to explore the development of offshore wind in South Africa. The development program will be carried out via a joint venture company in South Africa named GenesisHexicon (Pty) Ltd. “This is the winning formula for large scale energy production […]

  • AvenHexicon Moves Forward with Floating Wind Projects Offshore Italy

    14 October 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Sweden-headquartered Hexicon has unveiled that its Italian joint venture secured priority rights for two areas to develop floating offshore wind farms in Italy. The first area, located south of Sicily, is 346 square kilometres and has the potential for about 1.2 GW of capacity, while the second area, located northwest of Sardinia, extends for 364 […]

  • Aker Offshore Wind, Hexicon Launch Floating Wind Joint Venture in Sweden

    8 September 2021
    Business & Finance

    After announcing their collaboration on floating wind development in Sweden earlier this year, Aker Offshore Wind and Hexicon have now established a 50/50 joint venture in the country. The two companies have appointed former Swedish Finance Minister Pär Nuder and former Vattenfall executive Mikael Kramer to the Board of Directors of the joint venture, with […]

  • Hexicon Completes Wave Hub Buy

    2 August 2021
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Swedish floating wind farm developer Hexicon has completed its acquisition of the Wave Hub renewable energy test site in Cornwall, South West England, paving the way for a GBP 100+ million floating demonstrator project in the Celtic Sea by 2025. The deal, first announced in May, sees Hexicon through its UK subsidiary, TwinHub Limited, acquire […]

  • Site Selected for UK Twin-Turbine Floating Wind Demonstrator

    18 May 2021
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    Swedish floating wind developer and technology provider Hexicon is to acquire the Wave Hub offshore renewable energy test site in Cornwall, South West England. The deal, which is expected to complete at the end of May, will see Hexicon through its UK subsidiary, TwinHub Limited, acquire the assets of Wave Hub Limited from local authority, […]

  • MingYang Turbines to Spin on Hexicon’s Floating Offshore Wind Project

    22 September 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    Hexicon has selected China-headquartered Mingyang Smart Energy (Mingyang) as the preferred turbine supplier for its flagship 32 MW TwinHub floating offshore wind project in the UK. Hexicon has also awarded Mingyang the wind turbine generator Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for the project, which is located 16 kilometres off the coast of Cornwall, England. TwinHub […]

  • Atkins to Design Dounreay Trì Floating Platform

    8 February 2016
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Swedish company Hexicon has appointed Atkins as engineering partner for the world’s first multi-turbine offshore wind floating platform to be deployed at the Dounreay Trì Project off the Scottish north coast. Atkins’ offshore wind team has been working with Hexicon to define the concept since 2015 and is currently in the process of analysing a […]

  • Hexicon Cleared to Connect 7.1 GW of Floating Offshore Wind in Italy

    20 January 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    Swedish floating wind specialist Hexicon has secured permits from the Italian transmission system operator (TSO), Terna SpA, to connect six of the company’s seven floating wind power projects proposed offshore Italy to the national grid. Hexicon, operating in Italy through its joint venture AvenHexicon, has a portfolio of seven development sites for floating wind along […]

  • Hexicon and Aker Exploring Swedish Floating Wind Opportunities

    29 March 2021
    Business & Finance

    Aker Offshore Wind and Hexicon have entered into an agreement to together explore floating wind opportunities offshore Sweden. The companies intend to establish a 50-50 joint venture with an ambition to realize multiple Swedish projects with a combined capacity of several gigawatts. Aker Offshore Wind and Hexicon plan to explore a range of opportunities to […]

  • Hexicon to Install Offshore Wind Platform (Malta)

    17 February 2012

    A Swedish company is planning to install a floating platform, 480m wide, with 36 wind turbines off the coast of Malta. Hexicon AB has submitted the project description statement (PDS) to the Malta Environment and Planning Authority. Within the framework of EU Directive 2001/77 EC and the national goals of the Maltese Islands, the main […]

  • TwinHub Offshore Site Investigation Kicks Off

    22 August 2022
    Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The offshore site investigation works have commenced for Hexicon’s 32 MW TwinHub floating wind project in the Celtic Sea. The first phase of the survey works has been awarded to Aratellus Offshore, which has subcontracted Sulmara Subsea to perform the geophysical survey. The goal of the survey is to make it possible to plan subsea […]

  • Bechtel and Hexicon to Build Multi-Turbine Floaters Offshore UK

    15 March 2021
    R&D, Technology

    Engineering, construction, and project management company Bechtel is partnering with Sweden’s Hexicon to demonstrate the technology for large-scale floating wind power generation projects off the coast of the UK. The initial partnership will draw on Bechtel’s engineering, construction, and project financing expertise to develop the design and constructability of the offshore wind facility. In addition […]

  • Hexicon Moves Forward with Scottish Floating OW Project

    25 January 2016
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    Swedish design and engineering company Hexicon AB has submitted a scoping report to Marine Scotland for its proposed floating wind demonstration project off Dounreay, Scotland. The Dounreay Trì project will consist of a single semi-submersible platform and two wind turbines with a total capacity of 8 to 12 MW, installed approximately 6 km off Dounreay, Scotland. Renewable […]

  • Hexicon’s with new floating wind platform

    1 March 2010
    Technology

    Eco Factor: Floating platform to harvest wind energy to generate up to 40MW of renewable power. With nations pledging to reduce the carbon footprint to counter global warming, the need for systems that generate renewable energy has been on a rise. While most energy companies are trying to find locations for renewable energy power plants, […]

  • UK Secures 7 GW of New Offshore Wind, Awards CfD to World’s Single Biggest OWF

    7 July 2022
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The UK Government has awarded Contracts for Difference (CfDs) to five offshore wind projects at a strike price of GBP 37.35/MWh each. One of the five offshore projects, which have a total generation capacity of 7 GW, is Ørsted’s Hornsea Three, for which the developer says is the world’s single biggest offshore wind farm. The […]