Siemens Gamesa will deliver 15 MW turbines for the 750 MW Bandibuli (Firefly) floating offshore wind project in South Korea, with plans for nacelles to be assembled locally as part of an agreement. Doosan Enerbility has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Siemens Gamesa and Equinor for c
Empire Energy Partners and The Herrick Corporation have formed a strategic joint venture to enhance the US offshore wind supply chain capacity. As the US offshore wind sector grows, Empire Energy Offshore and The Herrick Corporation are looking into the possibility of manufacturing essential compone
Singapore-headquartered Cyan Renewables and Blue Water Shipping have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on providing a wide range of logistical services for the offshore wind sector in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Under the MoU, the partners agree to provide a wide range of
Nova East Wind, a joint venture between DP Energy and SBM Offshore, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs (Assembly) relating to the development, installation, and operation of its floating offshore wind project in Nova Scotia. According to No
Myclin Express Offshore (MEO Group) and South Korea’s Taihan Cable & Solution have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on offshore wind projects. Together, MEO Group and Taihan plan to foster collaboration on offshore wind projects, especially in South Korea, with the deploymen
The global pipeline of floating offshore wind projects has expanded from 244 GW to 266 GW in the last twelve months, reflecting a nine per cent increase, according to a report published by RenewableUK. The number of global projects has increased from 285 to 316, with the pipeline including projects
The Dutch-German transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT has started an initiative to partner with offshore wind farm operators and oil and gas sector operators in the Dutch North Sea for sharing operation and maintenance (O&M) services. With an estimated value (excluding VAT) of EUR 1 million, th
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
Avangrid’s shareholders have approved Iberdrola’s acquisition of the remaining 18.4 per cent of Avangrid’s capital, through a merger operation. The acquisition was supported by approximately 99 per cent of the votes cast, compared to just 1 per cent of votes cast against. The percentage of support a
The European Commission and the World Bank Group have supported the Government of Romania in publishing a new roadmap to help realize the potential of offshore wind in Romania. The roadmap was produced as part of the project ‘Internal energy market and energy transition in Romania’ which received te
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
Five European offshore wind test sites have formed HiPoTeSis, a new alliance aiming to improve conditions for floating wind demonstration projects. BiMEP, CEO, Foundation Open-C, METCEntre and Plocan have created HiPoTeSis. This collaborative network of five operational offshore demonstration test s
A joint venture (JV) between Schoeller Holdings and Deutsche Offshore Schifffahrt (DOS) has ordered four commissioning service operation vessels (C-CSOVs) for deployment in the offshore wind and other segments of the offshore energy sector, marking its entry into the market which is, according to Ph
The Department of Energy of the Republic of the Philippines (DOE) and the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) have jointly announced the repurposing of three strategic ports to support the country’s growing offshore wind industry. These are the Port of Currimao in Ilocos Norte, Port of Batangas in Sta.
