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US Awards USD 13.5 Million to Four Projects Supporting Sustainable Offshore Wind Development
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is funding four projects with USD 13.5 million to obtain critical environmental and wildlife data to support offshore wind development. The projects will inform offshore wind siting and permitting, and help protect wildlife and fisheries as offshore wind deployment
Norwegian Companies Enter Offshore Wind Alliance
Aker Solutions, DeepOcean, and Solstad Offshore have entered into an alliance to combine their capabilities and expertise and form an integrated one-stop-shop provider for the offshore wind industry. The Windstaller Alliance plans to offer product deliveries, fabrication services as well as marine a
TotalEnergies SBE US Sets Sights On Floating Wind Offshore USA
TotalEnergies and the Irish floating wind specialist Simply Blue Group have launched a joint venture, TotalEnergies SBE US, targeting floating offshore wind projects in the United States. TotalEnergies SBE US will combine TotalEnergies’ expertise in large-scale offshore projects with Simply Blue Gro
UXO Surveys Underway at Hollandse Kust Noord
Fugro is carrying out an unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey campaign at the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind project in the Netherlands. The goal of the survey, which began in September, is to identify the locations of UXOs in all inter-array cable routes, corridors, and all turbine locations. The a
Wood Thilsted to Design Foundations for 3.1 GW East Anglia Hub
Wood Thilsted has won the contract to supply the design of foundations for the East Anglia Hub offshore wind farm off England’s east coast. The GBP 6.5 billion East Anglia Hub is made up of the East Anglia ONE North, TWO, and THREE offshore wind farms and will produce a total of 3.1GW, making it [&h
Jan De Nul’s Next-Gen Vessel to Debut at Ørsted’s German Offshore Wind Farms
Ørsted has contracted Jan De Nul for the transport and installation of 107 XXL monopiles and one offshore substation topside at Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farms in Germany. Under the final contract signed with Ørsted, Jan De Nul will deploy its new installation vessel Les Alizé
All Saint-Nazaire OWF Foundations Transported to France
SAL Heavy Lift has completed the transport of wind turbine foundations for the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm from the Netherlands to France. The company’s vessel MV Svenja shipped 80 monopiles and as many transition pieces from Sif’s Maasvlakte site at the Port of Rotterdam to the Port of La Roch
US States’ Offshore Wind Plans to Bring USD 109 Billion Opportunity for Supply Chain
The US growing offshore wind industry and several states’ commitment to procuring significant amount of offshore wind capacity by 2030 will bring a USD 109 billion revenue opportunity to businesses in the supply chain over the course of the next decade, according to a report from the Special Initiat
Downwind Floating Prototype Ready to Deploy
X1 Wind has completed the rotor assembly on its floating wind platform and the X30 prototype is now fully assembled in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, ready for installation. Fitted with a specially adapted V29 Vestas turbine, the unique ‘downwind’ system is able to ‘weathervane’ and orientate passively w
Vestas Targets Zero-Waste Wind Turbines by 2040
Vestas has launched a new circularity roadmap detailing a set of commitments to be implemented across the company’s value chain to accelerate the journey to reach zero-waste turbines by 2040. Through the roadmap, Vestas aims to set a new benchmark for the wind industry within circularity and waste r
Vattenfall Joins In on Wind Turbine Blade Landfill Ban
Vattenfall has decided to commit to a landfill ban on decommissioned wind turbine blades, effective immediately, and to increase blade recycling rate over the next decade. With this move, the Sweden-headquartered offshore wind major has joined several other developers and OEMs on the now industry-wi
Siemens Gamesa Sends Off 14 MW Wind Turbine Nacelle Prototype
Siemens Gamesa has shipped out the SG 14-222 DD prototype nacelle from its plant in Brande, Denmark, to the test site in Østerild. With a weight of 500 tons, the lightweight nacelle is said to enable Siemens Gamesa to safely utilize an optimized tower and foundation substructure compared to a heavie
Cadeler Strikes Again Offshore The Netherlands
Van Oord has selected Cadeler A/S to transport and install wind turbines at the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord project in the Dutch North Sea. Located approximately 18 kilometres off the west coast of the Netherlands, close to the town of Egmond aan Zee, the Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm will comprise
Semco Maritime, PTSC M&C to Deliver Hai Long Offshore Substations
The developer of Taiwan’s Hai Long 2 and Hai Long 3 offshore wind farms has signed a preferred supplier agreement for two offshore substations with a consortium consisting of Semco Maritime and PTSC M&C. Under the contract, the consortium is responsible for the design, engineering, procurement, cons