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Huisman Introduces Drilling Rig that Can Run on Floating Wind Power
Huisman has developed a harsh environment semi-submersible drilling rig design, which can be powered with onshore-produced hydroelectricity but also with floating wind turbines. Huisman explained that the rig was developed with the aim of making the extraction of fossil fuels as sustainable as possi
First Made-in-Taiwan Jacket Foundations Installed at Ørsted’s Greater Changhua Offshore Wind Farm
Heerema Marine Contractors’ (HMC) heavy lift vessel Aegir has installed the first three 100 per cent made-in-Taiwan wind turbine jacket foundations at the 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 & 2a offshore wind farms. The first batch of jacket foundations fully manufactured in Taiwan by Sing Da Marine Structur
50Hertz Opens Tender for Gennaker Export Cable Route Planning
50Hertz, German transmission system operator (TSO) in charge of offshore grid connections in the Baltic Sea, has opened a tender for the planning of the route for the subsea cable of the OST-6-1 grid connection. The OST-6-1 offshore grid project will connect the 927 MW Gennaker offshore wind farm, b
Installation of DolWin Kappa Offshore Platform Underway
Allseas’ installation vessel Pioneering Spirit has installed the foundation structure for the DolWin kappa offshore platform in the German North Sea, according to TenneT’s latest social media post. After three years of construction, the platform sailed out from the Dragados shipyard in Spain on 5 Au
Scotland Adds Three More Floating Wind Projects, ScotWind Capacity Now Almost 30 GW
Three more floating offshore wind projects will be offered seabed agreements in Scotland after Crown Estate Scotland completed the clearing process for the ScotWind seabed leasing round. All three will focus on green hydrogen, according to the Scottish seabed manager. The clearing process made avail
Germany Could Tap Into 82 GW of Offshore Wind with Co-Use of Space, Bigger Turbines – Study
Germany has the potential to have 82 GW of offshore wind capacity installed by 2045 – 12 GW more than the federal government currently plans to have connected to the grid by that time, according to a new study by the Fraunhofer IWES research institute. The German Government recently established incr
TwinHub Offshore Site Investigation Kicks Off
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
Italian Company Proposes to Build 900+ MW Floating Wind Farm with Green Hydrogen Link
Among the many concession requests that the Italian authorities have received lately for the construction of offshore wind farms, an application has also been submitted by an Italian developer for a 900+ MW floating wind project that could use part of the electricity produced by the wind turbines fo
Iberdrola Seeks to Develop Environmentally Friendly Offshore Wind Farms
Iberdrola has launched a call to the market for start-ups to submit innovative proposals that seek to develop, test, or monitor solutions that take nature into account and that can be applied in an offshore wind farm environment. Iberdrola said that it plans to develop offshore wind farms that will
Japanese Companies Make Progress with Tension Leg Floating Tech
Japanese companies Jera, Modec, Toyo Construction, and Farukawa Electric Industry have launched a subsea ground survey in Ishikari Bay, Hokkaido, Japan, as part of a project to develop cost-reducing technology for tension leg platform (TLP) floating offshore wind turbines. The survey was launched in
Ocean Winds Sets Date for Geophysical Survey at Its ScotWind Site
Geophysical site investigations over Ocean Winds’ proposed Caledonia offshore wind farm site are scheduled to begin next month. UK marine survey specialist Gardline Limited has been contracted to carry out the geophysical survey with its research vessel Ocean Endeavour, deploying fixed and towed sen
Seabed Surveys Needed for Two Offshore Wind Farms in Germany
DanTysk Sandbank Offshore Wind GmbH & Co. KG has issued a call for tenders under which they will award a framework agreement for seabed surveys for the two offshore wind farms in the German North Sea. The agreement includes scheduled and ad-hoc seabed surveys to provide data to assist the safe empla
TotalEnergies, Iberdrola and Norsk Havvind Now Jointly Known as ‘Skjoldblad’ in Norway
After establishing a consortium to develop offshore wind projects in Norway in 2021, TotalEnergies, Iberdrola, and Norsk Havvind have now officially announced the consortium’s name: Skjoldblad. The three companies joined forces in November 2021 with a goal to respond to the Norwegian 4.5 GW Utsira N
Marco Polo Marine Reports 139 Pct Increase in Q3 Revenue, Boosted by Offshore Wind
Singapore-based shipbuilder and vessel provider to the oil and gas and offshore wind sectors, Marco Polo Marine, has reported a 139.5 per cent increase in revenue for the third quarter of the fiscal year, partly driven by a significant increase in average charter rates. On 18 August, the company pub