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Aker Offshore Wind, Ocean Winds, and Statkraft Target Floating Wind Offshore Norway
Aker Offshore Wind, Ocean Winds, and Statkraft have signed a collaboration agreement to bid for, develop, construct, and operate a floating offshore wind farm and associated infrastructure for the Utsira Nord license area in Norway. The equal partnership will submit an application to the Norwegian a

ABP Cleared to Build Offshore Wind Hub at Lowestoft
The Marine Management Organisation has given consent for the Associated British Ports’ GBP 25 million development of the Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF) for offshore wind at the Port of Lowestoft, UK. Following East Suffolk Council’s approval for the land-side elements, ABP has the necessar

Equinor Abandons Offshore Wind Projects in Ireland
ESB’s offshore wind project partner in Ireland, Equinor, has decided not to continue with offshore wind development in the country, the Irish utility company and renewable energy developer confirmed to offshoreWIND.biz following this morning’s (4 November) news in the Irish Examiner. Equinor’s decis

Aker Presents Massive Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Project in Scotland at COP26
Aker Offshore Wind and Aker Clean Hydrogen, together with DNV, have used the COP26 conference to unveil a project utilising 10 GW of floating offshore wind capacity to power multiple floating installations which will produce green hydrogen for onwards transmission to a net-zero hydrogen refinery on

California Floating Wind Pilot Project Hits Development Milestone
BW Ideol’s planned offshore floating wind pilot-project in California has progressed to the environmental assessment stage. This represents the next milestone in the permitting process for what may become one of the first wind farms off the coast of California, the floating wind specialist said. The

Cadeler Signs Wind Turbine Installation Deal with Mystery Client
Danish wind farm installation vessel owner and operator Cadeler A/S has secured a preferred supplier agreement (PSA) with an undisclosed client for the transport and installation of next-generation wind turbines. The contract has a final value above EUR 45 million and the installation project will b

OWC to Help Blue Gem Wind Develop Celtic Sea Floater
Blue Gem Wind has hired Offshore Wind Consultants Ltd (OWC) to provide engineering services for an offshore wind development project on the UK Continental Shelf. The contract is for a term of approximately three years, and the scope of work includes Owners Engineering and Project Development Support

OEEC Startup Floor Bursting with Innovation and Fresh Ideas
Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference (OEEC) has once again organized the Startup Zone for early-stage companies to showcase their innovative solutions and potentially attract investors and business partners. In an interview segment with Coco Kossmann, we hear from two promising startups – Seaqu

One-on-One with TrustLube
Chiel van Daelen, CEO of TrustLube, tells our Live studio host Coco Kossmann about the importance of the company’s environmentally-friendly lubrication systems. “We are specialized in environmentally-friendly operated-based lubrication systems, meaning that we can save a huge amount of grease by doi

Navingo’s Casper Kunst Looks Back at Two Energetic OEEC Days
Casper Kunst, Commercial Manager at Navingo, the organization behind the OEEC and Navingo Career Event, shares his experience of the event and announces the next edition scheduled for November 2022. “The past two days have been really productive. I spoke to a lot of people, seen a lot of happy, smil

Taste a Drop of OEEC Spirit at Navingo’s Official Closing Drinks
Listen to what the visitors of the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) had to say about this year’s event as Navingo’s Live studio host Coco Kossmann takes a stroll during the official closing drinks. Coert van Zijll Langhout, managing director at Navingo, says he is very proud of the eve

DEC to Produce 13 MW Offshore Wind Turbine by Year-End
Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) has released a design for a 13-megawatt offshore wind turbine. China General Certification and the National Energy Key Laboratory for Wind and Solar Simulation, Testing and Certification issued a design authentication certificate for the unit. The offshore wind tu

PortXL and Buccaneer Talk Innovation, Start-Ups and the Importance of Social Skills
Carolien Vat-Sandee, director and co-founder of PortXL, and Seriena Bal, managing director of Buccaneer, tell us all about the importance of start-ups for established players, what makes a successful innovation, their leadership and accelerator programs, and more. According to Bal, research on innov

VLCV Spotlights Turnkey Drilling Solutions for Offshore Wind Industry
In a short interview with Arvid de Groot, Manager at Dutch-based VLCV, we hear about turnkey drilling solutions the company is offering to the offshore energy industry – specifically to offshore wind sector. VL Specials, part of Van Leeuwen Trenchless Technology, formed a joint venture with C-Ventus