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Industry Majors, Oil & Gas Players Shortlisted for French Floating Wind Tender
Equinor, Shell, Eni, and TotalEnergies – oil and gas players that continue raising their stakes in the renewable energy sector – have been selected by the French government to participate in the country’s first tender dedicated to floating wind. Shell has qualified for the tender in a consortium wit
France Pre-Selects EDF Renewables, Maple Power for Floating Wind Tender
The French government has selected Eoliennes Flottantes Bretagne Grand Large, a company owned by EDF Renewables and Maple Power, to participate in the tender for building France’s first commercial-scale floating wind farm. BW Ideol, which reported earlier that it had entered into an agreement with a
Arcadis Ost 1 Bases O&M Ops in Port of Sassnitz-Mukran
Ems Maritime Offshore (EMO), Vestas, and Parkwind have signed lease agreements for an operations and maintenance (O&M) building in the Port of Sassnitz–Mukran for Parkwind’s Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm. The building will see up to 40 professionals overseeing and maintaining the 257 MW project,
America’s First Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farm Reaches Financial Close
Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), has reached financial close on its 800 MW offshore wind farm in Massachusetts — the first large-scale offshore wind farm in the United States and the Americas region. The developer has raised USD
Ampelmann’s Gangway for Chinese SOV Serving Guangdong Yangjiang OWF
Ampelmann has signed its first contract for a motion-compensated gangway in China, where Guangdong Safety New Energy is set to fit the gangway onto its new Service Operations Vessel (SOV) which will be deployed on the Guangdong Yangjiang offshore wind farm, located some 74 kilometres off the coast o
Concession Sought for 560 MW Offshore Wind Farm in Adriatic Sea
As Italy’s first offshore wind farm, located in the Mediterranean Sea, enters construction and the state and local authorities are processing further projects off the country’s Mediterranean and Adriatic Sea coasts, a new application has been filed for the development of a 560 MW offshore wind farm.
Ocean Winds, Aker Offshore Wind Propose Massive Development in Scotland
Ocean Winds (OW) and Aker Offshore Wind (AOW) have submitted joint bids in the ScotWind Leasing process to install 6 GW of floating wind offshore Scotland. In July, the two companies formed a new partnership to participate in Scotland’s seabed leasing round, and now they revealed their proposal for
All Moray East Wind Turbines Installed
The 100th and final wind turbine has been installed at the Moray East offshore wind farm site, located some some 22 kilometres off Aberdeenshire in Scotland, according to an update from Ocean Winds. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Bold Tern installed the wind farm’s first Vestas 9.5 MW wind
UK, Spanish Foundation Manufacturers to Jointly Pursue New Offshore Wind Projects
UK’s Harland & Wolff and Spanish companies Navantia and Windar Renovables have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will see the new partners actively working on securing specific fixed-bottom and floating offshore wind projects, primarily within the UK, and executing them together. Har
CORROSION Expanding Operations in UK and South Korea
Dutch company CORROSION, providing anti-corrosion and anti-fouling solutions in the offshore wind sector, has expanded its presence in the UK and South Korean offshore wind markets. The company has entered the new markets through two new dedicated agents, whose appointments come at a time of rapid g
UK Gauging Offshore Wind Business Opportunities in US
Xodus has completed an analysis of the US offshore wind industry to determine potential opportunities for UK companies to enter the offshore wind market across the pond. According to the study, a rapid expansion in products and services is currently required to deliver projects on time and on budget
Kongsberg PM Propulsion for Rem Offshore’s CSOVs
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract with Vard shipyard to deliver a large package of permanent magnet (PM) thrusters for installation on two Construction Service Operations Vessels (CSOVs) to be built for Rem Offshore. Within the package, Kongsberg Maritime will deliver PM azimuth thrusters, to
Floating Energy Allyance Says Its ScotWind Project Could Create 3,900 Jobs in Scotland
Floating Energy Allyance (FEA), a consortium comprising BW Ideol, Elicio, and BayWa r.e., has said that its proposals for a floating wind farm, submitted in the ScotWind leasing round, could create 3,900 jobs in Scotland at the peak of manufacturing and construction, if successful in winning the dev
Siemens Gamesa Officially Opens Its First Offshore Nacelle Assembly Facility Outside Europe
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has inaugurated its facility for the assembly of offshore wind turbine nacelles in Taiwan, the company’s first such facility outside Europe. The official opening of the facility in Taichung, being held today (14 September), follows the completion of the assembly of th