Ørsted has selected the Dutch geo-data specialist Fugro to carry out a floating LiDAR measurement campaign for its Gippsland offshore wind farms in Australia. For twelve months, Fugro’s SEAWATCH Wind LiDAR Buoy will measure wind, wave, current, and meteorological parameters to help assess the viabil
North Star, a service operations vessel (SOV) operator in the UK’s renewable industry, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with MO4, Principle Power, SMST, Vard, and Voith Group to form a working group aimed at developing a new SOV concept for floating offshore wind. The six organisations
Three companies have signed contracts with Norway’s Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre) to test new technology aimed at reducing the costs of floating offshore wind by demonstrating floaters equipped with 15+ MW turbines. According to Norwegian Offshore Wind, this is the turbine size that will be
Acteon, a global provider of marine energy and infrastructure services, has signed a non-exclusive memorandum of understanding (MoU) with TAISEI Corporation to collaborate on floating offshore wind projects in Japan by utilising each other’s skills and services. For TAISEI’s floating offshore wind p
The Norwegian government has proposed NOK 35 billion (approximately EUR 3 billion) for a support scheme dedicated towards the first commercial floating offshore wind tender within the Vestavind F and Vestavind B areas. According to the press release, the government is making progress in following up
BlueFloat Energy has signed agreements with the Ship and Ocean Industries R&D Center (SOIC) and the CR Classification Society to advance development in Taiwan’s floating offshore wind sector. Additionally, the company formalized a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with National Taiwan University’s O
ESB and the University of Highlands and Islands (UHI) Shetland have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) concerning the 500 Stoura floating offshore wind farm in Scotland. The main areas of focus will be education, data sharing, research, and long-term environmental monitoring. Both organisati
MENCK, a brand in marine energy and infrastructure services company Acteon, has unveiled the MHU 6000W Wind Hammer, a tool designed to handle larger, longer, and heavier piles for offshore wind farms. The Wind Hammer is engineered to drive larger piles in tougher environments and install longer pile
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has designated three new areas as offshore wind preparation zones. The three areas that were designated as preparation areas are Akita City, Akita Prefecture, East Side of Wakayama Prefecture, and West Side of Wakayama Prefecture (floating wind)
Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder VARD has held the keel laying ceremony for what is said to be a highly customized hybrid power cable lay and construction vessel that will serve the Japanese offshore wind market. VARD is building the vessel for Toyo Construction, a Japanese general constructi
Windar Renovables has started preparatory work to construct a new monopile factory in Asturias, Spain. Windar Renovables acquired the construction site on the right bank of the Avilés estuary last March. This land, with a surface area of more than 400,000 square metres, includes several manufacturin
Sweden-based Windeed and ASCO, a provider of logistics and materials management, have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to strengthen their roles in the floating wind sector by improving logistics and operations for floating offshore wind projects. The collaboration will focus on creating a logistics
Spain’s X1 Wind has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Dutch company FibreMax to boost performance, innovation, and sustainability in the floating wind energy sector, focusing specifically on tension leg platform (TLP) tendons. X1 Wind’s collaboration with the mooring line manufactu
The US Department of Interior (DOI) plans to hold a lease auction on 29 October for eight offshore wind areas in the Gulf of Maine, capable of delivering approximately 13 GW of renewable energy. The area included in the Final Sale Notice (FSN) is about 120,000 acres less than what the Bureau of Ocea
