Global engineering company 2H Offshore, in collaboration with ORE Catapult and on behalf of the Floating Offshore Wind (FOW) Centre of Excellence, has developed a qualification framework for dynamic inter-array cable technology for floating offshore wind. The scope of the framework, which is part of
Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence (FOW CoE), part of the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, has launched two new strategic programmes with the aim to accelerate the development and qualification of critical floating wind technologies. One programme will focus on dynamic inter-array
Marine Power Systems (MPS) and WavEC, one of the co-managers of the Aguçadoura test site offshore Viana do Castelo, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on deploying MPS modular floating platform technology, PelaFlex, at the Portuguese test site. The news comes shortly after MPS signed a
Environmental Resources Management (ERM), the developer of the Dolphyn technology, has awarded a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract to Principle Power for a 10 MW floating wind-to-hydrogen demonstration project in Scotland. The ERM Dolphyn concept employs a modular design integrating elect
Spain-based renewable energy developer Acciona Energía, together with its compatriot engineering company BlueNewables, has developed two floating foundation solutions for offshore wind turbines, for which the company says can be mass-produced and reduce manufacturing costs and carbon footprint. The
Bridon-Bekaert has announced an equity investment in TFI Marine which has developed patent-protected load reduction devices for floating offshore wind mooring systems. The Ireland-based TFI Marine has developed SeaSpring, a polymer-based mooring component that the company says reduces the mooring lo
Siemens Gamesa has started the assembly process of the SG 14-236 DD offshore wind turbine prototype to be installed at the Danish national test center for large wind turbines in Oesterild. The SG 14-236 DD features a 236-metre diameter rotor, with a 43,500 m2 swept area, approximately the size of 6.
Swiss construction company Implenia and Norway’s WindWorks Jelsa (WWJ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly offer the production of concrete structures and general services to the floating offshore wind industry in Jelsa, on the Norwegian west coast. Implenia and WindWorks Jels
Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm (PFOWF) consortium has selected Stiesdal Offshore’s TetraSub as the floating foundation technology for the 100 MW Pentland floating offshore wind farm located off the north coast of Scotland. Developed by Henrik Stiesdal, the Tetra concept is the world’s first fu
Siemens Gamesa’s SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbine prototype has produced 359 megawatt-hours (MWh) within a 24-hour time period which the turbine maker said was the most power one turbine has ever produced over this duration. According to Siemens Gamesa, this is enough energy to drive 1.8 million k
European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has concluded concept design for a new 100 MW floating offshore wind test and demonstration site offshore Scotland. Located 20 kilometres west of Orkney and further out to sea from its existing wave energy test facility at Billia Croo, EMEC’s proposed test site w
The Netherlands-based engineering company, KCI, and Belgian manufacturer of offshore wind substructures, Smulders, have entered into collaboration on offshore green hydrogen production platforms. The two companies have teamed up to offer end-to-end solutions for the offshore hydrogen market and will
The Marine Energy Test Center (METCentre) and Bluewater Energy Services have signed an agreement for a berth option to deploy an innovative floating wind system offshore Norway. Bluewater has developed the Tension Leg Platform (TLP) type floating foundation to support offshore wind turbines cost-eff
MJR Power and Automation, a UK company which will soon install charging points for electric crew transfer vessels (CTVs) on the Lynn and Inner Dowsing offshore wind farms, has been awarded a second round of government funding for development of its technology to connect and charge Service Operation
