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  • Vattenfall and Preem Looking to Decarbonise Swedish Refining Industry with Offshore Wind

    27 June 2022
    Environment, Industry, R&D, Technology

    Vattenfall and Preem, Sweden’s largest fuel company, are entering into a feasibility phase to assess the possibility of accelerating the development of a value chain connecting offshore wind and hydrogen with the refining industry on the Swedish west coast. The aim of the collaboration is to enable a swift transition within the refining industry towards […]

  • Bokalift 2 En Route to Changfang and Xidao Offshore Wind Farm

    17 June 2022
    Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Boskalis’s new crane vessel Bokalift 2 has set sail from Singapore to its first assignment on the Changfang and Xidao offshore wind farm project in Taiwan, where it will transport and install jacket foundations and the accompanying pin piles. The vessel was converted from a drillship (previously known as YAN) into a DP2 crane vessel […]

  • Equinor and BP Launch Offshore Wind Innovation Hub in New York

    10 June 2022
    Contribution, R&D, Technology

    Equinor and BP have launched an Offshore Wind Innovation Hub in New York that they say will facilitate partnerships with start-ups that bring new technological solutions to the growing US offshore wind industry. The initiative is being led by Equinor on behalf of its 50/50 joint venture with BP and is a result of a […]

  • Chinese Company Plans to Open Offshore Wind Foundation Factory in Europe

    6 June 2022
    Business & Finance

    Dajin Offshore Heavy Industry, which just announced that it signed a contract for the supply of monopiles for the UK’s Moray West project, plans to open a manufacturing facility in Europe that would produce both fixed and floating foundations for offshore wind projects. For Ocean Winds’ Moray West offshore wind farm, the Chinese company first […]

  • Portugal Postpones First Offshore Wind Auction, Doubles Capacity Target

    3 June 2022
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    Portugal plans to hold its first offshore wind auction in 2023 with the aim of awarding between 6 GW and 8 GW of capacity, according to João Galamba, the country’s Secretary of State for Energy. As previously reported, Portugal had initially planned to hold its first auction this summer and award between 3 GW and […]

  • New UK Project Aims to Tackle Gender Imbalance in Offshore Wind 

    25 May 2022
    Industry

    The Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) and the University of East Anglia (UEA) have announced a new joint research project, called “Clearing the Pathway for Women in Wind”, to boost the number of women working in the offshore wind sector. The project, just like the recently announced launch of the offshore energy digital passport, is […]

  • World’s First Full-Scale Offshore Vessel Charger to Launch This Year

    25 January 2022
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Vessels

    Maersk Supply Service and Ørsted plan to launch the world’s first full-scale offshore charging station for vessels, at an offshore wind farm, in the third quarter of 2022. As part of the project, Maersk Supply Service has now launched its offshore vessel-charging venture, Stillstrom, to support the decarbonisation of the maritime industry by eliminating idle […]

  • US Department of Energy Calls for Expanding Federal Incentives for Offshore Wind

    13 January 2022
    Authorities

    Expanding federal incentives related to offshore wind in the US would increase demand for offshore wind energy and grow the domestic supply chain at lower cost, according to the latest report from the US Department of Energy (DOE), which also listed four other strategic priority areas that could help the country achieve its goal of […]

  • Two US States Greenlight Four New Offshore Wind Farms

    18 December 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    The US States of Maryland and Massachusetts have selected a total of four new offshore wind projects in their latest solicitation rounds, enabling the addition of more than 3.2 GW of new offshore wind capacity in the country that set its 2030 target to 30 GW at the beginning of this year. On 17 December, […]

  • Jan De Nul to Install Turbines at Vesterhav Offshore Wind Farms

    6 December 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has selected Jan De Nul Group to transport and install the wind turbines at the Vesterhav Nord and Vesterhav Syd offshore wind farms in the Danish North Sea. Under the contract, Jan De Nul will transport and install 41 Siemens Gamesa 8.4 MW turbines at the two wind farms. Jan De Nul’s jack-up installation […]

  • Vattenfall Surveying Hydrogen Pipeline Route at Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm

    2 December 2021
    Wind Farm Update

    Vattenfall has contracted Fugro to carry out a geoscience survey and subsequent data processing and reporting for a proposed hydrogen pipeline route connecting the Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm (European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre) and Aberdeen Port. The route runs from a proposed landfall in Nigg Bay and the wind farm’s turbine B06, within which area […]

  • BayWa r.e. and Ulsan City Sign Floating Offshore Wind MoU

    26 November 2021
    Business & Finance

    BayWa r.e. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ulsan City, South Korea, for the development of floating offshore wind projects off the coast of Ulsan. According to BayWa r.e., floating wind enjoys high levels of public support in Ulsan City, in part due to the city’s major Song Cheol-ho promoting the industry and […]

  • First Hollandse Kust Zuid Offshore Substation Topside Leaves Dubai

    25 November 2021
    Grid Connection, Wind Farm Update

    The first of two High Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) offshore transformer station topsides that Petrofac is delivering for the Dutch-German transmission grid operator TenneT has left the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The 700 MW Alpha topside was built at Drydocks World’s fabrication facility in Dubai. It will form part of the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) […]

  • Five UK Projects Looking to Decarbonise Maritime Sector with Offshore Wind

    17 September 2021
    R&D, Vessels

    Five UK projects revolving around decarbonisation of the maritime sector by using offshore wind solutions have won GBP 3.3 million (around EUR 3.9 million) through the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition, funded by the UK Department for Transport and delivered in partnership with Innovate UK. One of the Competition’s flagship projects is a feasibility study into […]

  • Ocean Winds, Aker Offshore Wind Propose Massive Development in Scotland

    15 September 2021
    Contracts & Tenders

    Ocean Winds (OW) and Aker Offshore Wind (AOW) have submitted joint bids in the ScotWind Leasing process to install 6 GW of floating wind offshore Scotland. In July, the two companies formed a new partnership to participate in Scotland’s seabed leasing round, and now they revealed their proposal for several sites in the Outer Moray […]

  • RWE, NTE, and Havfram Eye Floating Wind Farms Offshore Norway

    10 September 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    German energy company RWE and Norway’s NTE and Havfram have signed a collaboration agreement to participate in the Norwegian government’s tender process for floating offshore wind energy, which will begin later this year. The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has designated a new area for this purpose. Utsira Nord, located around 30 kilometres off […]

  • Scotland to Launch Offshore Wind Tender Dedicated to Oil & Gas Decarbonisation

    1 September 2021
    Authorities, Contracts & Tenders

    Crown Estate Scotland, which is currently reviewing the ScotWind Leasing Round applications, will open a new leasing process early next year, dedicated specifically to offshore wind projects which support the decarbonisation of the oil and gas sector, and to small-scale innovation projects of less than 100 MW. Scotland’s seabed manager announced the new leasing round […]

  • EU Launches Call to Establish Offshore Renewable Energies Working Group

    28 July 2021
    Authorities

    The European Commission has opened a call for expressions of interest for a new working group on offshore renewable energies that would contribute to reaching EU’s ambition of at least 300 GW of offshore wind and 40 GW of ocean energies by 2050. A call for expression of interest is open to all relevant stakeholder […]

  • RWE to Deploy Systematic’s Software on All Its Offshore Wind Farms

    26 July 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Technology

    RWE has signed a contract with the Danish software company Systematic for a marine management tool that the developer will deploy across its global fleet of offshore wind farms. Under the contract, Systematic will supply its software, called SITE, to manage vessel and personnel information, as well as existing operational data from all of RWE’s […]

  • Mainprize Offshore Orders Its New CTV from Manor Marine

    21 July 2021
    Vessels

    Mainprize Offshore has signed a shipbuilding contract with Manor Marine for a 26-metre Supa-Swath catamaran designed by Walker Marine Design. The MO8 vessel, due for delivery in Q2 2022, will be the sixth crew transfer vessel (CTV) constructed by Manor Marine, but the first the company will build for Mainprize Offshore. The 24-pax vessel features […]

  • MassCEC Seeks Feedback on Potential Offshore Wind Workforce Development Solicitation

    20 January 2021
    Business & Finance

    The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) has released a Notice of Intent for a solicitation that, if issued, would seek to fund projects dedicated to expanding the offshore wind workforce. The solicitation would work to increase the participation of underrepresented populations and/or target communities in the developing offshore wind workforce and reduce barriers for individuals interested in […]

  • Polish Utility Enters Offshore Wind Joint Venture with EDP and Engie

    30 December 2020
    Business & Finance

    Polish state-owned utility TAURON has signed an agreement with the joint venture of EDP Renováveis and Engie to cooperate on offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea. Under the bilateral agreement, the plan is that TAURON acquires a 50% share in the joint venture, whose portfolio includes wind farm projects in the Baltic Sea, a […]

  • TEPCO Ventures to Deliver SkySpecs Solutions to Japan’s Offshore Wind Market

    1 December 2020
    Contracts & Tenders, Operations & Maintenance

    SkySpecs an TEPCO Ventures have signed a partnership agreement to deliver SkySpecs’ solutions to the Japanese offshore wind market. Under the agreement, TEPCO will deliver the robotics solutions provider’s autonomous drone inspections, blade asset management software, and predictive maintenance planning tool to the wind energy market in Japan. According to SkySpecs, which has offices in […]

  • Robotic Offshore Wind Maintenance Team Earns Its Wings – Video

    14 July 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology

    A project in the UK has proven the concept for robotic teams repairing offshore wind farms, paving the way for human-robot teams at wind farms within ten years, and wind farms designed for robotic maintenance by 2050, the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult said. The GBP 4 million MIMRee project, which was funded by Innovate […]

  • Ocean Winds, Aker Offshore Wind to Jointly Compete in ScotWind Auction

    8 July 2021
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Wind Farm Update

    After partnering to develop offshore wind projects in the US and South Korea, Ocean Winds and Aker Offshore Wind have now formed a new partnership to apply for the development of floating wind farms in Scotland’s upcoming seabed leasing round. The two companies will jointly submit the bid to Crown Estate Scotland by 16 July. […]

  • Greek Conglomerate and CIP to Jointly Develop Wind Farms Offshore Greece

    29 June 2021
    Business & Finance

    Greece-based industrial conglomerate MYTILINEOS has signed an agreement with Copenhagen Infrastructrure Partners (CIP) to jointly develop wind farms offshore Greece. MYTILINEOS entered the agreement through its Power & Gas Business Unit – Protergia, and CIP on behalf of its fund CI New Markets Fund I, for a joint cooperation (CIP 60 per cent / MYTILINEOS […]