Bureau Veritas has issued a Design Evaluation Conformity Statement to Eolink for its 5 MW pre-commercial floating wind turbine platform to be installed at the SEM-REV test site in France. According to the floating wind technology developer, this certification is a requirement for the final investmen
British oil and gas major bp has submitted bids for the Hollandse Kust (west) VI and VII offshore wind farm leases in the Netherlands. The bids are said to underpin extensive and transformational plans for a series of further integrated clean energy investments by bp in the Netherlands, applying the
European Energy and Vestas have revealed their joint ambition to install Vestas’ flagship V236-15 MW offshore wind turbines off the city of Frederikshavn in Denmark. The joint venture will aim at developing and constructing three of Vestas’ newest V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbines at three of the
CMB.TECH, together with the Netherlands-based Windcat Workboats, has unveiled what the company describes as the world’s first hydrogen-powered crew transfer vessel (CTV). The vessel, named Hydrocat 48, is ready for immediate operation after the successful completion of sea trials and bunkering. “Thi
Dutch energy company Eneco has started the construction of the Maasvlakte 2 onshore wind farm in the Rotterdam harbour area, with a portion of turbine components to be installed using offshore installation techniques. The wind farm covers a total length of approximately 7.5 kilometres. The 2.5-kilom
The Netherlands-based thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) manufacturer Strohm and French renewable hydrogen supplier Lhyfe have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate on developing solutions for onshore and offshore hydrogen transport, with initial plans to launch the first floating
iXblue has completed the bathymetric survey at the site of the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm using its DriX uncrewed surface vehicle (USV). The purpose of the bathymetric survey inspection was to verify the seabed conditions before the deployment of Jan De Nul Group’s jack-up vessel Vole au vent.
Norway-based Fred. Olsen 1848 has launched a new floating offshore wind turbine foundation named BRUNEL after several years of development. According to Fred. Olsen 1848, the main challenge for floating offshore wind to become industrialized and respond to deployment at scale is the ability to manuf
Norwegian companies, Arendals Fossekompani, Kongsberg, and Moreld, have joined forces on the Hydepoint project to develop a combined offshore substation and hydrogen factory. Hydepoint is expected to contribute to solving several challenges related to the development and upscaling of offshore wind p
DEME Offshore US and Barge Master have entered into a long-term agreement to jointly develop a Jones Act compliant feeder solution for the upcoming offshore wind projects in the USA. The two companies said they will work closely together to develop motion compensation technology which will be deploy
DNV has issued a verification letter to Wison Offshore & Marine for its w.semi semi-submersible floating wind foundation technology. The verification letter demonstrates the technical feasibility and commercial readiness of the technology, and concludes the first stage of the verification process, a
Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (IWES) has partnered with ABB to develop what is said to become the world’s largest mobile grid simulator that will enable testing of next-generation offshore wind turbines. The simulator is being developed under the Mobil-Grid-CoP project launched in 202
The Provisions Judge of the District Court of Midden Nederland, The Netherlands, has ruled that Mammoet’s Intelectual Property (IP) infringement claim against Huisman related to Huisman’s contract to provide a 3,000mt ringer crane contract to BMS is unsubstantiated and therefore unlawful. The judge
Majority of offshore wind projects now undergoing licensing process for environmental investigations in Brazil are listing 15 MW as the wind turbine capacity of choice. While there are a few variations in references to the 15 MW turbine technology planned to be used, most of these are listed as Vest
