Offshore Wind News


CBED’s Wind Evolution CSOV to Stay a Little Longer with Hughes Subsea

Oct 08, 2024

Danish shipowner CBED has secured a one-year contract extension with Hughes Subsea, an OEG Renewables company, for its Wind Evolution commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV).Only six months into the Wind Evolution’s first contract with Hughes Subsea…

Acteon and TAISEI Join Forces for Floating Wind Projects in Japan

Oct 08, 2024

Acteon, the international  marine energy and infrastructure services business, has signed a non-exclusive memorandum of understanding (MoU) with TAISEI Corporation that sets out how the companies will use each other’s skills and services for floating offshore wind projects in Japan…

Three Floating Wind Projects Up for Testing at Norway’s METCentre

Oct 08, 2024

Three new floating offshore wind projects have signed contracts with Norway's test facility METCentre to trial new technologies aimed at reducing costs of floating offshore wind.The companies that have signed with METCentre will demonstrate floaters with 15 + MW turbines…

Equinor Becomes Second Largest Shareholder in Ørsted

Oct 07, 2024

Equinor has acquired a 9.8% stake in Ørsted, becoming the second largest shareholder in the company after the Danish State, which holds a controlling stake.Equinor's ownership position has been built over time, through a combination of market purchases and a block trade…

Norway to Offer $3.3B Floating Wind Subsidy

Oct 07, 2024

The Norwegian government proposed on Monday to offer up to 35 billion Norwegian crowns ($3.29 billion) in subsidy payments in the country's first commercial floating wind power tender, in line with a compromise reached earlier this year.'Norway…

TotalEnergies Joins RWE in 4GW Offshore Wind Scheme in Germany

Oct 07, 2024

TotalEnergies has made an agreement with RWE to acquire 50% equity stake in two large-scale offshore wind projects in Germany, whose combined capacity is 4 GW.RWE was awarded the sites in the latest offshore wind auction in Germany in August…

CTVs: Future-proofing Today’s Offshore Wind Solutions

Oct 03, 2024

The first commercial application of Volvo Penta’s IPS Professional Platform will power Northern Offshore Services’ next-gen crew transfer vessel. Longtime collaborators Volvo Penta and N-O-S aim to more than satisfy the unique requirements of a possible 25x increase in offshore wind production…

First Turbine Blade for Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Sees the Light of Day

Oct 03, 2024

RWE has unveiled the first 108-meter turbine blade, made at the Siemens Gamesa factory in Hull, which will form part of 100 offshore wind turbines, each rated at 14 MW, set for operation at Sofia offshore wind farm.On target for completion towards the end of 2026…

A-O-S Puts Second G-Class CTV to Offshore Wind Service on US East Cost

Oct 02, 2024

American Offshore Services (A-O-S) has deployed its hybrid-ready crew transfer vessel (CTV) to support the offshore wind industry on the U.S. East Coast.The M/V Generater CTV is the second vessel in the A-O-S’ G-Class series, which has been delivered from Metal Shark Boats in Louisiana…

Korean Firm Certifies Its Hybrid Offshore Wind CTV Design

Oct 02, 2024

Korean maritime service company MARCON has secured an approval in principle (AiP) from Korean Register (KR) for its crew transfer vessel (CTV), a passenger and cargo transport vessel dedicated to offshore wind farms.The CTV that received the…

North Star Invites Public to Coin the Name for ‘New Kid on the Dock’

Oct 02, 2024

North Star, ScottishPower Renewables and Siemens Gamesa have launched a competition for local people in East Anglia to suggest the name for a new hybrid-powered service operation vessel (SOV), bound for work at the East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm…

Vattenfall Signs Up Van Oord’s Jack-Up Vessel for Offshore Wind Servicing

Oct 02, 2024

Vattenfall has signed a multi-year framework contract with Van Oord for the charter of the jack-up vessel, MPI Resolution, which will be tasked with offshore wind turbine maintenance.The contract will provide guaranteed availability of the vessel for several months each year…

RWE Sets Foundation for Future Offshore Wind Farms with Steelwind Support

Oct 02, 2024

RWE has signed a capacity reservation agreement with Steelwind, a Dillinger Group company, for up to 300 monopile foundations for its future offshore wind projects in Europe.Steelwind will reserve capacity at its German monopile production plant in Nordenham for 320…

BOEM Approves New Jersey's First Offshore Wind Project

Oct 01, 2024

The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has approved the Atlantic Shores South project plan to construct and operate two wind energy facilities.The Atlantic Shores South Offshore Wind Projects 1 and 2 have the potential to generate up to 2…

One of the World's Largest Offshore Wind Developers Could Be for Sale

Oct 01, 2024

Australia's Macquarie has engaged advisors for a potential sale of its subsidiary Corio Generation, one of the world's largest offshore-wind developers, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.Corio oversees a 30-gigawatt pipeline of offshore wind projects spanning Europe…

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