A new report published in Scotland has put forward several recommendations for a nature-inclusive design framework for offshore wind projects. The report was commissioned by Crown Estate Scotland and prepared by the global consultancy company Xodus and the Dutch nature enhancement initiative The Ric
Maryland Governor Wes Moore has earmarked USD 4.7 million (approximately EUR 4.3 million) in federal funds for training and job placement initiatives to expand the US state’s offshore wind workforce. The funding, made possible through the US Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administrati
This is an op-ed piece by Sam Salustro, Vice President of Strategic Communication at Oceantic Network, the US offshore renewable energy industry organisation. Six months occupied with questions about the upcoming election have muddied the waters, shifting the conversation about offshore wind energy
Several universities from Australia have teamed up to launch the Australian Centre for Offshore Wind Energy (ACOWE), aimed at tackling key challenges in the country’s offshore wind sector. The Centre involves collaboration between the University of Melbourne, Deakin University, Federation University
New technologies have the ability to massively close the huge skills gap and shortage of workers that is looming over the offshore wind industry, allowing 10 to 17 times more work to be done by one person, according to Brian Allen, CEO of Rovco, a UK company focused on automating offshore wind servi
The four German transmission system operators (TSOs), 50Hertz, Amprion, TenneT, and TransnetBW, and transmission system suppliers Siemens Energy, GE Vernova, and Hitachi Energy, have entered into a partnership to develop direct current (DC) multiterminal hubs that are said to enable an efficient uti
On 12 July, Ørsted revealed the company achieved a significant noise reduction using a new monopile installation method at the Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farm in Germany. Tested during the installation of three of the wind farm’s monopiles, the new method had reduced noise levels by over 99 per cent,
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has adopted a Strategic Plan for Offshore Wind that will guide the development of offshore wind energy in this US state. The plan outlines analysis and strategies to deploy floating turbines off California’s central and northern coasts with a planning goal of 2
The American Clean Power Association (ACP) has projected there will be approximately 14 GW of offshore wind capacity deployed by 2030, falling short of the 30 GW goal set by the Biden Administration in 2021. ACP’s recent report also outlines USD 65 billion (approximately EUR 60 billion) in investmen
The US-headquartered GE Vernova plans to install a prototype of its next-generation 15.5 MW Haliade-X offshore wind turbine in Gulen, Norway, following a NOK 331 million (approximately EUR 29 million) funding approval from Enova, a government-backed agency. The funds from Enova have been secured by
Maersk Supply Service has launched Maersk Offshore Wind, a new company that will provide installation services to the offshore wind market based on a new offshore wind installation vessel (Maersk WIV) concept. The design and concept are estimated to reduce the installation time of offshore wind turb
European wind energy industry organisation, WindEurope, has warned that the negative bidding approach will lead to the bid costs falling onto the supply chain and/or electricity consumers after Germany and the Netherlands closed their latest offshore wind tenders, securing nearly EUR 4 billion in to
Amid the global energy transition, offshore survey and inspection companies are working on decarbonising – but the industry is also going through a transition of its own. Bureau Veritas, Terradepth and Sulmara are among a number of offshore survey companies that are increasingly using autonomous or
Global energy consultancy Xodus has established a new dedicated offshore renewables engineering arm, named Evolv Energies, to strengthen its capabilities in the offshore markets. Evolv Energies has been created to deliver broader engineering services as the development of renewables projects ramp up
