Denmark’s developer of robotic blade maintenance technology, Rope Robotics, has started testing its robots on offshore wind turbines, with plans to launch them commercially by 2024. The company, which has now reported findings that turbine owners see a return on investment within just six months, al
Aibel and Nexans have announced that they will collaborate on the exchange of relevant information to strengthen the companies’ technical development and position in the floating offshore wind market. With the new collaboration, Aibel and Nexans aim to strengthen the development and position of deli
Damen has developed the FLOW-SV vessel concept in anticipation of upcoming large-scale floating wind farm installation projects. The Damen FLOW-SV is specially designed to install ground tackles for offshore turbine floaters, the Dutch ship designer and shipbuilder said. The vessel will be able to l
Norway’s Wind Catching Systems AS, the developer of the Windcatcher floating offshore wind technology, has secured a pre-project grant of NOK 9.3 million (USD 0.9 Million) from ENOVA. Wind Catching Systems has been awarded the grant to support the initial implementation of a full-scale Windcatcher.
Jan De Nul has selected BOW Terminal’s marshalling yard in Eemshaven, the Netherlands for the Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind projects. The 242 MW Gode Wind 3 and 900 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 wind farms are owned and developed by Danish renewable energy giant Ørsted Wind Power A/S. Bot
The Danish Energy Agency has suspended the processing of offshore wind farm projects and other renewable energy projects under the open door scheme. The proceedings have been put on hold until further clarification of EU legal issues, the state agency said. Denmark’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and
Marine Power Systems (MPS) and JGC Japan have signed a non-exclusive collaborative agreement to deliver floating offshore wind platforms at a commercial scale in Japan. Under the agreement, MPS’ floating wind platform technology, PelaFlex, and JGC Japan’s EPCI services will combine to jointly delive
SSE Renewables and Equinor, the developers of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the UK, are exploring two options for Dogger Bank D, the fourth wind farm the partners are looking to build as part of the development. These include using Dogger Bank D for electricity that would feed into the UK grid and/or
Denmark-based Northern Offshore Services (N-O-S) have announced it is bolstering its fleet with two new hybrid R-class vessels. The two vessels, MV Runner and MV Responder, are being built by Penguin Shipyard in Singapore and are expected to be delivered by the end of the year. MV Runner and MV Resp
China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) has started construction of the second phase of its offshore wind farm Zhangpu Liuao. The project will be both China’s and the world’s first wind farm to use 16 MW wind turbines. CTG will build the wind farm off the southeast side of the Liu’ao Peninsula in Zhang
Dominion Energy has selected Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) to deliver a package of marine coordination support comprising consultancy, training, and lead marine coordination for the US Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. Dominion Energy and SMC have committed to driving the developm
Sif Group has announced that the company will produce 14 jacket piles for the 900 MW BorWin5 offshore converter station in the German North Sea. The piles for the grid connection will have a maximum length of 62 metres and weigh around 4,000 tonnes together. In 2020, Siemens and Dragados Offshore we
RWE Offshore Wind has entered into an operations and maintenance (O&M) jack-up vessel framework agreement with Denmark-based Ziton. Under the four-year agreement, Ziton will provide RWE’s offshore wind business with vessel, lifting, and auxiliary services for a minimum of 180 days of support every y
Japan’s Tokyo Gas and Shinobuyama Fukushima Electric Power have started a study on a floating offshore wind project off the coast of Fukushima. Located off the coast of Naraha Town and Tomioka Town, the 30 MW wind farm will feature Principle Power’s floating wind technology. The study will rely on t
