Ocean Winds, a joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, Eneco, and Otary have entered into a strategic partnership to jointly compete in the tender for the offshore wind Princess Elisabeth concessions in Belgium. The consortium was formed to compete in the upcoming tenders for the Princess El
Researchers at the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have found that using electricity generated by offshore wind turbines to split water to produce clean hydrogen may make economic sense.
UK-headquartered BMT has joined forces with Australia-based Ocius Technology intending to deploy a fleet of around 1,000 uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) that will create an interconnected system of remote sensors that supply data for the development of offshore wind projects. The deployment of these
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
French Technip Energies and Dutch SBM Offshore have established Ekwil, a 50/50 joint venture company focused on floating offshore wind energy. According to the companies, Ekwil is a pure player delivery partner offering a range of “series production” floating offshore wind solutions to meet the grow
Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted has established a partnership with compatriot wave energy company Wavepiston to examine the potential for co-location of wave energy and offshore wind in Denmark. The collaboration will analyze the benefits of combining offshore wind and wave energy to optimize
Norwegian Vard has held the steel cutting ceremony for the highly customised hybrid power cable lay and construction vessel it is building for the Japanese offshore wind market. The steel-cutting ceremony for NB 980 was held on 1 July in Vard Shipyards Romania – Braila, marking a milestone in the co
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
Japan’s Marubeni Group and Doosan Enerbility Vietnam (Doosan Vina) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop offshore wind power in Vietnam. Following the execution of the MoU, Doosan Vina and Marubeni will jointly study and explore the feasibility and viability of collaboration in
Japan’s GF Corporation has joined as a strategic partner in IX Renewables’ Rui-li Phase 1 floating offshore wind project in Taiwan. The Rui-Li 1 project, located off the coast of Hsinchu County, is planned to feature twelve 15 MW wind turbines. The project is set to participate in the upcoming float
OX2 and Varberg Energi have agreed in principle for Varberg Energi to procure renewable electricity from the Galene offshore wind farm located near Varberg, Sweden, as well as from OX2’s solar project in the vicinity. The long-term goal of the agreement is for the companies to enter into a Power Pur
Ocean Winds (OW) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Monash University to work together on establishing a sustainable supply chain for Australia’s offshore wind sector and to explore methods for conserving the nation’s biodiversity. As Ocean Winds expands to Australia with its High S
Principle Power and South Korea’s HSG Sungdong have agreed to a non-exclusive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly advance engineering efforts for the scalable production and assembly of WindFloat technologies. According to Principle Power, the agreement furthers the development of a sustain
