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French Companies Join Forces on Offshore Green Hydrogen
Green hydrogen technology developer Lhyfe and the offshore engineering and shipbuilding company Chantiers de l’Atlantique have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the development of offshore hydrogen production platforms. The two companies will collaborate on offshore renewable hydrogen producti
SSE Further Reducing Berwick Bank Offshore Wind Project Area
After reducing the overall area for its proposed Berwick Bank offshore wind farm by 10 per cent last year, SSE Renewables plans to further reduce the size of the area by 20 per cent before applying for planning consent with Scottish Ministers later this year. Updating the Environmental Impact Assess
Eneco Taps Deutsche Windtechnik for Major Component Exchange at Prinses Amalia Windpark
Eneco has contracted Deutsche Windtechnik to perform major component exchange at the Princess Amalia offshore wind farm in the Netherlands for a period of five years, starting in August. The contract covers the deployment of highly skilled personnel and the specific tooling and equipment needed to c
Two Floating LiDARs Deployed in Celtic Sea to Support Floating Offshore Wind Development
Two floating LiDAR buoys have been deployed in the UK Celtic Sea, between Cornwall and Wales, to provide data to pave the way for the development of floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea, which the Crown Estate has earmarked for up to 4 GW of new clean energy capacity by 2035. The WINDSEA floatin
Aker Offshore Wind, Aker Horizons to Complete Merger This Month
The merger between Aker Offshore Wind (AOW) and Aker Horizons is expected to be completed after close of trading on the Oslo Stock Exchange on 17 June, which accordingly will be the last day of trading in the AOW shares on Euronext Growth Oslo, the company said in its latest trading update. As annou
Norwegian Big Shots Establish Remote Operations Partnership
The Norwegian Solstad Offshore, DeepOcean and Østensjø have teamed up to fast-track the adoption of remotely managed services with the aim of reducing operating costs and emissions for the offshore energy industry. The companies have established two joint ventures (JVs) to support the remote operati
Saint-Brieuc OSS Equipped with Miros Wave & Current Sensor
Equans has picked Miros’ dry-mounted Wavex virtual sensor to collect operation-critical wave and current data on the offshore substation for the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm, located around 16 kilometres off the coast of Brittany, France. Wavex is designed for highly accurate wave and current mea
BP Hires RWE Director to Head Its UK Offshore Wind Business
BP has appointed Richard Sandford, now former Director of Offshore Development Europe at RWE Renewables, to lead its offshore wind business in the UK. According to information shared on social media, Sandford will start at his new position next month. BP, together with its partner EnBW, has 3 GW of
Semco Maritime Buys Into UK Wind Services Company
Semco Maritime has acquired a 20 per cent stake in the services solutions and personnel provider CPower Energy, with both companies forming a strategic partnership to help grow the offshore wind sector. According to Semco Maritime, the partnership will target substantial growth opportunities in the
Ocean Winds Launches OW Brasil, Plans 15 GW of Offshore Wind
Ocean Winds has launched OW Brasil, its Brazilian arm working on development opportunities of offshore wind projects in the country, where Ocean Winds has filed for approval to investigate five project sites. As reported earlier in the Premium section on our sister site Offshore Energy, Ocean Winds
ABPmer Wins Contract for BP and EnBW’s UK Offshore Wind Projects
BP and Energie Baden-Wüerttemberg AG (EnBW) have contracted ABPmer to provide detailed metocean design data for the Morgan and Mona offshore wind projects in the eastern Irish Sea. According to ABPmer, the company will use its local oceanographic and marine physical process expertise to build and ca
Shell Enters Race to Build Wind Farms Offshore Poland
Amber Baltic Wind Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shell, has submitted proposals for new offshore wind locations in the Polish Baltic Sea zone as part of the government’s latest tender. The sites included in the tender will help deliver Poland’s ambition of reaching 11 GW of installed offshore win
Saint-Brieuc Offshore Substation Ready for Installation
The offshore substation topside and jacket foundation for the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm have been loaded out onto vessels at their yards in Belgium and the Netherlands, respectively, and will soon be transported to France. The load-out of the 3,400-tonne topside took place on 11 June at the as
New Zealand Offshore Wind Project Powers Ahead
NZ Super Fund and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have submitted a pre-activity notice to New Zealand’s Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to deploy a Floating Light Detection and Ranging device (FLiDAR) at the South Taranaki offshore wind project site, located some 37 kilometers off th