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  • French Floating Wind Pilot Project Stands Complete

    12 October 2023
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    The third and final wind turbine of the Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind project was installed 17 kilometres off the coast of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, France. Less than a month after the first departure from the Port of Marseille Fos, the other two wind turbines were in turn towed offshore and anchored at a depth of […]

  • Monopile Installation Campaign Set to Start at Moray West Wind Farm Offshore Scotland

    3 October 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Boskalis’ heavy lift installation vessel, Bokalift 2, arrived at Invergordon Port on 1 October to commence loading of the first batch of three monopiles for installation at the Moray West offshore wind farm site in Scotland. The monopile installation work will be carried out by the vessel Bokalift 2, under a contract Boskalis signed with […]

  • Scottish Floater Submits Application to Revise Design Parameters

    12 October 2023
    Authorities, Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting

    The developer of the Pentland floating offshore wind farm, located in Scotland, has submitted an application to vary its Section 36 consent and associated marine licences. The 100 MW project is being developed by Highland Wind Limited, which is majority-owned by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) through one of its CI Funds, with Hexicon as a […]

  • Smulders Loads Out First Moray West OTM

    28 September 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Manufacturing, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Smulders has loaded out the first of the two Offshore Transformer Modules (OTMs) for the Moray West offshore wind farm at its yard in Newcastle, UK, readying the OTM for sail-out at the end of the next month. The company will load the second OTM onto a barge in the second half of October and […]

  • Building floating wind installation and O&M strategies on oil and gas experience

    14 November 2023
    Business development, Equipment, Floating Wind, Industry, Operations & Maintenance, Storage, Transition

    Floating assets have long been installed, operated and maintained to support oil and gas (O&G) production. The emerging floating wind sector has specific challenges to overcome, but also opportunities to build strategies informed by O&G experience. Opportunities and challengesThe global offshore floating wind market is expected to soar from 60 MW to more than 25 […]

  • Global Energy Group to Provide Marshalling Services for Moray West

    5 October 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Supply Chain

    Moray West, an offshore wind farm in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland, has selected Global Energy Group (GEG) to provide pre-assembly support services for the marshalling of all 62 transition pieces (TPs) at the Port of Nigg. The transition pieces, supplied by Lamprell, will start to arrive at the Port of Nigg later this year […]

  • NSEC Countries ‘Unlikely’ to Meet 2030 Offshore Wind Target Without Immediate Action on Port Development, Study Says

    20 November 2023
    Business & Finance, Business development, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Ports & Logistics

    A new report from the North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC) calls for “immediate action” on developing new port infrastructure and upgrading existing port facilities as the study behind the report found the joint offshore wind target of the nine NSEC countries for 2030 is unlikely to be met otherwise. In this article: The North Seas […]

  • Offshore Construction Starting Soon at Moray West Site

    27 September 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Grid Connection, Offshore Platforms, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    The installation of monopile foundations at the 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland is expected to start on 1 October. The work will be carried out by the vessel Bokalift 2, under a contract Boskalis signed with the developer Ocean Winds at the beginning of this year. Monopile installation is part of […]

  • Chartwell Marine, Vard Collaborate on 55-metre Offshore Wind Vessel

    3 October 2023
    Vessels

    UK-based Chartwell Marine has partnered with Vard to introduce the Midi Service Operations Vessel (Midi SOV), a 55-metre offshore wind craft that is coming to both the US and European markets in 2024, according to the companies. The vessel is said to be designed Jones Act-compliant, Americanized, and ready for production in the US shipyards. […]

  • Offshore Wind Could Secure Scottish Green Hydrogen Potential – Report

    5 September 2023
    Green Hydrogen, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Power-to-X

    New and existing offshore wind farms could help generate large amounts of green hydrogen and support the UK and EU meet their net zero targets, if the necessary infrastructure can be put in place, according to a new report commissioned by Crown Estate Scotland. The “Commercial Models for Future Hydrogen Production” report, written by Xodus […]

  • Buchan Floating Wind Project Submits Offshore Scoping Report to Scottish Marine Directorate

    2 October 2023
    Floating Wind, Planning & Permitting, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    Buchan Offshore Wind, a consortium comprising BayWa r.e., Elicio, and BW Ideol, has submitted the Offshore Scoping Report for the 1 GW Buchan floating offshore wind farm to the Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate. This represents the project’s first major step within the consenting process, the consortium says. The report contains project details and the approach […]

  • Geotechnical Investigation Contract Awarded for 3 GW Scottish Floating Wind Project

    20 September 2023
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Floating Wind, Project Updates, Supply Chain

    Geoquip Marine has secured a contract to gather engineering data to support a proposed floating offshore wind project in Scotland that is being developed by ScottishPower and Shell. To support the MarramWind project, Geoquip Marine is set to perform a complete geotechnical investigation to gather soil and geotechnical data for developing an engineering ground model. According to […]

  • Japanese Shipping Company Buys Into Odfjell Oceanwind

    5 October 2023
    Business & Finance, Industry

    Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has become a shareholder in the Norwegian floating offshore wind technology developer, Odfjell Oceanwind. According to Odfjell Oceanwind, the transaction generates significant capital which will be used to further strengthen the company’s position in floating offshore wind technologies. Odfjell Technology, combined with the Odfjell family’s direct investment, will […]

  • Sif Joins Entrion Wind’s 100-Metre Depth Foundation Project

    3 October 2023
    Business development, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    Sif Netherlands has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Entrion Wind to partake in the demonstration project for the Fully Restrained Platform (FRP) monopiles. Entrion Wind is developing the FRP which combines fixed and floating platform technologies extending the water depths of the monopile up to 100 metres. Under the MoU, the two companies […]

  • WES Starts Testing Combined Floating Wind and Wave Energy Models

    12 September 2023
    Equipment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has started a series of tank tests of floating wind and wave energy structures at the University of Edinburgh’s FloWave facility to explore the potential benefits the synergy between the two technologies could bring. The tank tests currently being completed by WES use sea states which are representative of one of […]

  • Floating LiDAR Deployed at Stromar Wind Project Site Offshore Scotland

    15 September 2023
    Floating Wind, Project Updates, Wind Farm Update

    A floating Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) buoy has been launched at the Stromar floating wind farm site offshore Scotland. The E38 EOLOS LiDAR was deployed at the Stromar site off the coast of Caithness, approximately 50 kilometres from the Port of Wick on 8 September. Equipped with fully independent and remote sensing devices, the […]

  • PelaFlex Floating Wind Platform Reaches Certification Milestone

    27 September 2023
    Business development, Floating Wind, Foundations, Innovation, Supply Chain, Technology

    DNV has awarded the Statement of Feasibility to the PelaFlex floating wind platform, developed by Marine Power Systems (MPS) and planned to be deployed across Europe as part of several demonstration projects. According to MPS, its flexible floating offshore wind platform supports the rapid deployment of industrial-scale floating wind whilst maximising local content delivery through […]

  • Principle Power Launches New Floating Wind Foundation

    26 September 2023
    Floating Wind, Foundations, Supply Chain, Technology

    Principle Power has launched a new flat panel, pontoon-based floating wind foundation, called WindFloat F, designed for ultra-shallow wind turbine integration in ports. Having its existing WindFloat tubular design, now called WindFloat T, already proving its mettle offshore and building upon it to bring WindFloat F, Principle Power has now expanded its WindFloat product portfolio […]

  • SMST Equipment for Edison Chouest Offshore’s SOV Newbuild

    18 September 2023
    Vessels

    Scotland-based Marine Procurement Ltd (MPL) has awarded SMST a contract for the delivery of a 5-tonne motion-compensated crane for Edison Chouest Offshore’s (ECO) service operation vessel (SOV). The motion compensated crane (M-Series) for the newbuild vessel will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2024.  “SMST has an impressive track record and we are convinced that the […]

  • AI Tech Tracking Seabirds at Aberdeen Bay Offshore Wind Farm

    14 September 2023
    Fixed-Bottom, Innovation, Project Updates, R&D, Research & Development, Technology

    Vattenfall, Norwegian AI technology start-up Spoor, and British Trust for Ornithology have teamed up on a project that will test AI technology in tracking 3D flight paths of seabirds flying near the wind turbine blades at the Aberdeen Bay Offshore Wind Farm in Scotland. The project has already started, with four cameras already installed and […]

  • Moray West Inks Another Port of Nigg Deal

    6 September 2023
    Contracts & Tenders, Fixed-Bottom, Ports & Logistics, Project Updates, Supply Chain, Wind Farm Update

    Moray West has selected the Port of Nigg in the Cromarty Firth, Scotland, as the location for marshalling all 62 transition pieces (TPs) prior to installation as part of the 882 MW offshore wind farm. Moray West has signed an agreement with Global Energy Group (GEG), which owns and operates the Port of Nigg, to […]

  • Sarens PSG, Aventus Energy Establish Integrated Port Marshalling Service Joint Venture

    29 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Fixed-Bottom, Floating Wind, Ports & Logistics

    Sarens PSG and Aventus Energy have entered into an agreement under which the two companies will provide integrated port marshalling services to the offshore wind sector through a joint venture. The two companies are already working together on the Moray West offshore wind project, for which Sarens PSG is currently executing a port marshalling contract […]

  • Mainstream, Ocean Winds Team Up on Another ScotWind Floating Offshore Wind Project

    17 August 2023
    Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Wind Farm Update

    Mainstream Renewable Power and Ocean Winds, a joint venture between Engie and EDP Renewables, have partnered to develop a second ScotWind site of 500 MW east of Shetland, expanding the overall footprint of the Arven offshore wind farm to 2.3 GW. Arven comprises two sites, namely a 1.8 GW project east of the Shetland Islands, […]

  • OWC, Equinor Sign Global Master Services Agreement

    26 July 2023
    Collaboration, Contracts & Tenders, Outlook & Strategy

    Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) has been awarded a global master services agreement (MSA) by Equinor to provide owner’s engineering, technical, and advisory services to support the development of Equinor’s offshore wind and low to zero carbon solutions. The MSA is valid for a period of five years, with the option to be extended up to […]

  • OX2 Reveals Plans for New Wind Farm Offshore Sweden

    5 September 2023
    Business development, Research & Development

    Sweden-headquartered OX2 has unveiled plans to develop a new offshore wind farm, named Ran, approximately twelve kilometres off Gotland’s east coast within Swedish territorial waters. Ran offshore wind project will be developed together with the Pleione offshore wind farm, which is located approximately 35 kilometres off Gotland’s east coast in Sweden’s economic zone (SEZ). OX2 […]

  • EGS Wraps Up Muir Mhòr Survey Works Offshore Scotland

    22 August 2023
    Floating Wind, Wind Farm Update

    Fred. Olsen Seawind and Vattenfall have revealed that the preliminary geophysical and environmental surveys have been completed for their Muir Mhòr floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. With marine survey services provider EGS International mobilising survey work on the EGS Ventus in April 2023, the four-month campaign was completed in early August. Utilising high-spec marine […]