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Major UK Project to Unlock Untapped Potential of Ocean Renewable Energy Fuels
An innovative GBP 10 million research project, led by the University of Strathclyde, has been set up to investigate the potential of harnessing offshore wind and marine renewable energy to produce zero-carbon hydrogen and ammonia fuels. The multi-disciplinary Ocean-REFuel: Ocean Renewable Energy Fue
15 ScotWind Areas Attract 74 Offshore Wind Applications
Crown Estate Scotland has received 74 applications from offshore wind developers looking to secure rights to build projects across the 15 areas of seabed available for development through the Scottish Government’s Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy. The Scottish seabed manager confirmed t
Work on Dutch Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Pilot Project Kicks Off as Gov’t Grants Subsidy
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has awarded a subsidy of EUR 3.6 million to the PosHYdon offshore green hydrogen pilot project, allowing for the start of activities to bring the project to life. The remaining budget necessary to realise the project will be funded by the consortium behind the
Quaybridge to Help BP Advance Its Global Offshore Wind Portfolio
BP has formed an exclusive consultancy agreement with Quaybridge, under which the two companies will work together to advance BP’s global offshore wind portfolio and accelerate the building of the company’s in-house offshore wind knowledge. Quaybridge has already worked with BP as the company suppor
Australian Gov’t Urged to Set Up Offshore Wind Policy to Tap Into 2,233 GW of ‘Technically Accessible Resource’
Australia has 2,233 GW of ‘technically accessible resource’ in offshore wind and ‘a major barrier to investment and development’ with not having a regulatory framework that would facilitate it, according to a report from the Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre. The report identifies the 2.23 TW
Offshore Activities About to Start at TotalEnergies’ UK Wind Farm Site
TotalEnergies and Green Investment Group (GIG) are set to commence survey work at a site offshore the UK where they plan to build a wind farm through a newly set up joint venture company, whose name was revealed in the project’s update on the upcoming offshore activities. This is an excerpt from a P
Siemens Gamesa Targets Fully Recyclable Wind Turbines by 2040
Siemens Gamesa has announced commitment to make its wind turbines fully recyclable by 2040, with blades fully recyclable by 2030, as well as an ambition to have net-zero emissions ten years earlier (in 2040), including emissions from its supply chain. The company has set out its net-zero goals in it
Red Rock Cranes for Dogger Bank Wind Farm SOVs
Red Rock has been awarded a contract by Vard for equipment supply for the three service operations vessels (SOVs) owned by North Star Renewables that have been chartered for the Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the UK. Red Rock will deliver two 2T 3D Motion Compensated cranes, a 5T 3D Motion Compensated cra
Massachusetts Backs Offshore Wind Training with USD 1.6 Million
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has announced USD 1.6 million (around EUR 1.4 million) in grant funding to eight Massachusetts organisations to support offshore wind workforce training and reducing barriers to job entry within the emerging offshore wind industry. The funding is being awarded th
FLOTANT Project Completes Validation Model Tests
The European FLOTANT project, which aims to develop a low-cost floating wind technology for 10+ MW wind turbines, has concluded the validation model tests in the offshore basin of the Dutch MARIN research institute. PLOCAN, the project coordinator, has put to test a 1/50 scale prototype, months of d
Irish Utility Proposing to Build Two Floating Wind Farms in Scotland
Irish utility and renewable energy developer ESB has submitted applications for two floating projects, each with an installed capacity of up to 1 GW, in the ScotWind seabed leasing process in Scotland. The company has chosen two sites that are suitable for floating wind technology, which will also c
Vattenfall Seeking CTVs for Two Offshore Wind Farms in Germany
Vattenfall has issued a call for tenders for the provision of crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for its DanTysk and Sandbank offshore wind farms in Germany from next year and until 2025. The tender has been divided into two lots, with Lot 1 seeking two CTVs to support scheduled maintenance two times per
Iberdrola, Svea Vind Begin Administrative Processing for Gretas Klackar 2 OWF
Iberdrola and Svea Vind Offshore have begun administrative processing for the Gretas Klackar 2 offshore wind farm in Sweden’s Gävle region, the Spanish renewable energy giant said in its latest corporate update. The project is one of the eight offshore wind farms Iberdrola announced it would take ma
JFE to Build Japan’s First Factory Solely Dedicated to Offshore Wind Foundations
JFE Engineering Corporation has decided to invest JPY 40 billion (approx. EUR 309 million) in building a monopile foundation manufacturing facility, for which the company says will be the country’s first factory dedicated to monopile fabrication. The monopile factory will be constructed on the premi