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Cobra and Flotation Energy Reveal 7 GW ScotWind Floating Offshore Wind Bid
Cobra and Flotation Energy plc, the team behind the world’s largest operating floating wind project, has announced it is bidding for up to 7 GW across several sites in Crown Estate Scotland’s ScotWind Leasing Round. The bids have been submitted through Offshore Wind Ltd, their joint venture company
Company Proposes to Redevelop Former Coal-Fired Power Plant Site to Connect NJ Offshore Wind Farms
Rise Light & Power has submitted a proposal to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) and PJM Interconnection, which involves redeveloping the site of a former coal-fired power station in South Amboy, New Jersey, and turning it into a renewable energy hub serving as a central interconnection
Gazelle Hybrid Floating Wind Platform Gets DNV Nod
Dublin-headquartered Gazelle Wind Power Limited has received a statement of feasibility from DNV for its hybrid floating offshore wind platform with a mobile mooring system. The system is said to combine the best features of tension-leg and semi-submersible platforms, enabling wind farms to be place
1.2 GW Polish Offshore Wind Project Gathers Financing Team
PKN Orlen and Northland Power, the owners of the Baltic Power offshore wind project in Poland, have appointed a consortium comprising Polish company Pekao Investment Banking and the international financial advisory firm Green Giraffe as a financial advisor for their 1.2 GW offshore wind farm. The tw
ORE Catapult, HonuWorx to Bring Subsea Robots to Offshore Wind
Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and HonuWorx are set to demonstrate a concept for a submersible mothership to be used at offshore wind farms. The project, funded by Innovate UK, will develop Ridley, a submersible platform that can transport large robots and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs)
World’s Largest Floating Wind Farm Starts Operating, Statkraft Buys Entire Output
The installation of the wind turbines at Kincardine, the world’s largest floating wind farm, has marked the start of the long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between Statkraft and Kincardine Offshore Windfarm Ltd (KOWL). The 50 MW Kincardine floating wind farm will provide over 200,000 MWh per y
Avangrid and CIP Divvy Up 5.3 GW Wind Portfolio Offshore USA
Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) are restructuring their 50/50 offshore wind joint venture partnership in the United States which owns several offshore wind projects with a combined capacity of 5.3 GW. The 800 MW Vineyard Wind 1 project, America’s first large-scale of
New Offshore Green Hydrogen Project Aims to Link Converted Jack-Up Rig to Wind Turbines
Offshore engineering company Aquaterra Energy, renewable hydrogen producer Lhyfe, and offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling have entered into a partnership to develop an industrial scale offshore green hydrogen production concept which would use a converted jack-up rig and offshore wind turbine
Anbaric Details Massive New Jersey Offshore Wind Power Transmission Bid
Anbaric Development Partners has submitted a portfolio of 19 offshore wind power transmission projects in New Jersey, called the Boardwalk Power Link projects, to PJM Interconnection in the solicitation the regional electricity grid operator is conducting on behalf of the New Jersey Board of Public
Foundations In at Japan’s First Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind Farm
All 33 monopile foundations have been installed at the 140 MW Akita Noshiro wind farm offshore Akita Prefecture, Japan. The final monopile and the transition piece were installed off Akita Port by Seajacks Zaratan on 19 September, Akita Offshore Wind Corporation, the owner and the developer of the p
Vattenfall Seeks Inter-Array Cable Repair and Jointing Contractors
Vattenfall has issued a tender for inter-array cable repairs and jointing work in Sweden and Germany, expected to start in the summer of 2022. The developer is looking to award five-year framework agreements to a maximum of five contractors per lot, with one lot being dedicated to the work to be per
TenneT Tenders Structrual Health Monitoring for Twelve Offshore HVDC Platforms
TenneT has issued a call for tenders for Structural Health Monitoring systems (SHM systems) and their installation on twelve offshore HVDC platforms, including both existing and platforms yet to be installed offshore. Under a five-year, EUR 3.25 million contract, the tender winner will develop and i
GE & Co to Develop World’s Largest 3D Printer for Offshore Wind Application
GE, Fraunhofer IGCV, and voxeljet AG have entered into a research partnership to develop the world’s largest 3D printer for offshore wind applications in order to streamline the production of key components of GE’s Haliade-X offshore wind turbine. The partners expect to launch the project during the
Waves Group on Hollandse Kust Noord and West Alpha MWS Duty
Waves Group Ltd has secured the contract to carry out Marine Warranty Surveyor (MWS) services for the installation of TenneT’s Hollandse Kust Noord and West Alpha export power cables. The agreement will see Waves Group provide MWS services during the installation of the Hollandse Kust Noord and Hol