Norway-headquartered BW Ideol has signed a partnership deal with Taiya Renewable Energy for the joint development of a floating offshore wind pipeline in Taiwan. The partnership, which is subject to further due diligence and negotiation of the final agreements, includes the construction of a 50 MW f
A.IKANBILIS, said to be the world’s first underwater inspection vehicle featuring adaptive autonomy, has completed trials at the Nordsee One offshore wind farm in Germany. Trials of the hovering autonomous underwater vehicle (HAUV) were conducted by Nordsee One and supported by manufacturer BeeX and
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has hired Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) to carry out a study into the techno-economic benefits of shared services and infrastructure for wind and wave energy technologies and projects. AqualisBraemar‘s offshore wind consultancy unit OWC will through a four-month study as
Denmark-based Semco Maritime and ISC Consulting Engineers and Technip Energies’ affiliate Inocean, based in Norway and Sweden, have presented an offshore wind substation concept that involves floating technology and scalability. The three companies have now entered into a partnership that will combi
Cyan Renewables, a pure-play offshore wind farm vessel owner that was recently launched in Singapore, has established an office in Denmark, which will be the company’s regional headquarters for operations in Europe. The news comes only a few days after Cyan Renewables’ parent company Seraya Partners
Belgium-based offshore wind developer Otary has revealed plans to submit a bid in the upcoming tender in the country. In preparation to participate in the tender, the company is now looking for value propositions in multiple project areas to boost its proposal. In October last year, Belgium’s Counci
The Marine Energy Test Center (METCentre) has been licensed to test four new offshore wind turbines on the Norwegian west coast. According to METCentre, agreements have already been signed with companies for the expanded test capacity and the offshore wind turbines are expected to be installed by 20
NKT is set to produce the HVDC power cables for the Dogger Bank C offshore wind project using low-carbon copper, representing the world’s first. The initiative is expected to reduce the carbon footprint of the cables by more than 35 per cent. The low-carbon copper cathodes are sourced from the Bolid
A new multi-stakeholder alliance has been launched with the goal to boost installed global offshore wind capacity by 670 per cent, from 57 GW in 2021 to 380 GW in 2030. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), and the Government of Denmark have partne
The Ireland-based floating wind developer Simply Blue Group and Spanish companies Proes Consultores and FF New Energy Ventures have formed a joint venture named IberBlue Wind with plans to develop 2 GW of floating offshore wind capacity in Spain and Portugal. According to the new project development
Switzerland-headquartered Partners Group has agreed to sell a 20 per cent stake in the 731.5 MW Borssele III & IV offshore wind farm to Swiss Life Asset Managers on behalf of its investors. Borssele is a fully operational offshore wind farm located 55 kilometres from the Port of Vlissingen in the Ne
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has decided to improve its processes for identifying future offshore wind sites that will be applied to ongoing planning efforts in the Gulf of Mexico, Central Atlantic and Gulf of Maine, and off the Oregon coast. In response to feedback from BOEM’s go
Seraya Partners, an investment management company based in Singapore, has launched a pure-play offshore wind farm vessel company named Cyan Renewables. The founding company says Cyan aims at accelerating the growth of the offshore wind sector through a dedicated fleet of wind farm support vessels fo
Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has launched Skyborn Renewables, previously known as wpd offshore, after completing the acquisition of the 100 per cent share in the company. The transaction was completed on 15 September, Skyborn said. In May, GIP signed a definitive agreement with wpd AG to acq
