The EU has added 17 GW of new wind energy in 2023 with 3 GW coming from offshore wind farms, according to WindEurope data. According to the WindEurope data, Germany built the most new wind capacity followed by the Netherlands and Sweden. The Netherlands built the most new offshore wind, including th
Dutch-based Enersea has designed a new walk-to-work gangway system, the W-type, for the offshore access specialist Ampelmann. The W-type is an electric gangway system developed for the service operation vessel (SOV) market to transfer personnel and cargo at various heights. For the W-type, Ampelmann
Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse has released a draft version of a bill that would streamline the offshore wind development process and get new sources of affordable clean energy on the grid. Senator Whitehouse requests feedback on his bill from all stakeholders, including federal, state, and
Japanese shipowner Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed an agreement to form a capital alliance by acquiring most of the outstanding shares of its compatriot Hokutaku. According to MOL, Hokutaku is the largest third-party wind turbine maintenance company in Japan covering about 80 per cent of the ap
RWE has released the official name of its floating wind project in California and revealed that the company will open an office in the city of Eureka in early 2024. The project, named Canopy Offshore Wind Farm (Canopy), is being developed at a site located 45 kilometres (28 miles) off the coast of H
OX2 and its partner Ingka Investments have signed a cooperation agreement with the Swedish electric power distribution company, Ellevio, and submitted applications for connection of the Galene offshore wind farm in Sweden. The 400 MW Galene, the northern part of the 1.7 GW Galatea-Galene project, wi
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has launched a public consultation on the potential development of six wind lease areas offshore New York and New Jersey, in an area known as the New York Bight. In February 2022, BOEM held an auction that brought in over USD 4.3 billion for the rights
Aker Solutions and the Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre) in Norway have signed a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for a pilot project which will see Aker Solutions testing its new power transmission technology at the METCentre’s offshore test area that houses demonstration floati
Northland Power has closed the transaction with Gentari International Renewables through which Gentari acquired 49 per cent of Northland’s ownership in the Hai Long offshore wind project located in Taiwan. Northland now holds a 30.6 per cent ownership interest in the overall project and will continu
The Public Power Corporation S.A. (PPC), the largest electric power company in Greece, has agreed to acquire the developer of a 216 MW wind farm located in the offshore area of Alexandroupolis. PPC Renewables, the utility’s renewables arm, and the Copelouzos and Samaras Groups have signed an agreeme
Australia’s Minister for Climate Change and Energy has made preliminary decisions on the granting of feasibility licences for offshore wind projects in Commonwealth waters off the Gippsland region in Victoria. The government received 37 feasibility licence applications for the 15,000 square kilometr
The demonstration phase of the Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm extension project, being developed by Suomen Hyötytuuli in Finland, has been granted water and building permits. Tahkoluoto extension offshore wind farm will be located 4-22 kilometres off the coast of Pori, in Western Finland. In the demo
Gazelle Wind Power, the developer of a next-generation floating wind platform, and Tugdock have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to co-develop a modular offshore wind assembly system that is expected to dramatically drive down costs and increase production of floating offshore wind farms. Tugdoc
