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Seabed Survey Starts for 2.1 GW Wind Project Offshore Finland
The energy company Ilmatar has started a technical seabed survey for its planned Stormskär and Väderskär offshore wind project in Finland. The technical surveys of the seabed started by Ilmatar Offshore, a subsidiary of Ilmatar Energy Oy, are within the maritime areas north of Åland that, according
Crown Estate Updates Celtic Sea Lease Areas
The Crown Estate has refined the “Areas of Search” for the development of floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea, as part of the work toward holding a seabed leasing round for 4 GW of floating wind next year. Following the announcement in July of five broad “Areas of Search”, the Crown Estate has
Offshore EIA for Danish Hesselø Wind Farm Put Up for Supplementary Consultation
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has opened a supplementary five-week public consultation on the offshore part of the environmental assessment for the Hesselø offshore wind farm. This June, a political agreement was signed on the new location for the Hesselø offshore wind farm, which moved the project
EMEC Wraps Up Concept Design for 100 MW Floating Offshore Wind Test Facility
European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has concluded concept design for a new 100 MW floating offshore wind test and demonstration site offshore Scotland. Located 20 kilometres west of Orkney and further out to sea from its existing wave energy test facility at Billia Croo, EMEC’s proposed test site w
Scottish Floating Wind Project Completes 2022 Offshore Survey Campaign
The geophysical and environmental survey works for the Salamander floating offshore wind project in Scotland have been completed, marking a significant milestone for the 100 MW project that is planned to be progressed through of the Scottish Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round.
Forth Green Freeport Consortium Unveils Details for Rosyth Development
The consortium behind the Forth Green Freeport project in Scotland, which submitted a bid for the development to the UK and Scottish governments in June, released details for the major enhancement of the Rosyth port and waterfront areas within Fife that would support the offshore wind industry. The
Dutch Company Secures Funding for Offshore Wind Feeder Solution
The Netherlands-based Barge Master will receive a total capital injection of EUR 7.5 million from the Energy Transition Fund Rotterdam and the existing shareholders for the development of its offshore wind feeder solution. The company said that the challenge in the construction of offshore wind farm
Haizea, SPIE Inaugurate New Saint-Brieuc Assembly Site in Brest
Haizea Wind Group and SPIE Industrie & Tertiaire inaugurated their assembly site at the Brest polder on 6 October. The site is housing the final outfitting of the 62 wind turbine towers for the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France. Haizea is manufacturing the towers at its factory in the Port o
KCI, Smulders to Jointly Design and Build Green Hydrogen Production Units
The Netherlands-based engineering company, KCI, and Belgian manufacturer of offshore wind substructures, Smulders, have entered into collaboration on offshore green hydrogen production platforms. The two companies have teamed up to offer end-to-end solutions for the offshore hydrogen market and will
Bluewater to Test Its Tension Leg Floating Tech Offshore Norway
The Marine Energy Test Center (METCentre) and Bluewater Energy Services have signed an agreement for a berth option to deploy an innovative floating wind system offshore Norway. Bluewater has developed the Tension Leg Platform (TLP) type floating foundation to support offshore wind turbines cost-eff
Australian Floating Offshore Wind Project Grows in Size
BlueFloat Energy and Energy Estate, the developers of the Hunter Coast floating wind farm offshore Australia, have expanded the size of the project from 1.4 GW to 1.65 GW and released the visual simulation for it. Located between 20 and 50 kilometres off the Hunter-Central Coast region of New South
Germany Starts Working on 3.5 GW of New Offshore Wind Areas
Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) will soon start preliminary site investigations at three new offshore wind areas in the North Sea. The three sites are planned to be auctioned off in 2026/2027 and could jointly accommodate 3.5 GW of installed capacity. This is an excerpt from
Sif Rolls Out First Hollandse Kust Noord TP-Less Monopiles
Sif Group has completed the first two of the 70 monopiles to be manufactured for CrossWind’s 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. With a combined weight of 64,356 tonnes, the 70 monopiles are designed in such a manner that they do not require transition pieces. The desi
NHV Completes First Sustainable Aviation Flight in Offshore Wind Industry
Belgium’s NHV has become the first helicopter operator to carry out a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) flight in the offshore wind industry, in collaboration with partner TotalEnergies. This project marks the beginning of a long-term collaboration between the two companies to support their commitment