An advanced full mission bridge simulator tailored for offshore wind operations has been launched in Japan as part of collaboration between NYK Line and Damen.The simulator, housed at a newly established training center in Akita, is set to become…
Eni-controlled company Plenitude has reached an agreement with BlueFloat Energy and Sener Renewable Investments to join their strategic partnership to advance the development of offshore wind projects in Spain.The agreement with Plenitude bolsters…
The first two batches of transition pieces (TPs) for the Moray West offshore wind project, comprising 20 units, have been delivered and offloaded at the Port of Nigg in Scotland.Following arrival, the TPs underwent transfer of care inspections…
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has launched Copenhagen Energy Islands (CEI), a new development company dedicated to developing energy islands globally with backing from Nordic, European, and North American investors.Copenhagen Energy…
Oslo-listed company Magnora has decided to separate its legacy business, the divested segment related to floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units for oil and gas industry, from its renewables business, with significant activity in the offshore wind industry…
Endiprev has strengthen its international profile after becoming the lead engineering services provider for the 806 MW Vineyard Wind 1 project - USA’s first utility-scale offshore wind energy project.The Texas-headquartered company delivers…
The U.S. offshore wind industry reached an important milestone on January 2 when Vineyard Wind 1, the country’s first large scale project, supplied first power to the Massachusetts grid.“As the nation’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm this is a fairly momentous event…
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) and Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) have released a $14.5 million funding opportunity to support foundational research at higher education institutions related to marine renewable energies…
Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre) in Norway has launched a tender process for companies or consortia looking to test their floating offshore wind technology.The test center for floating offshore wind METCentre has an available berth, located outside of Karmøy on the west coast of Norway…
Danish vessel owner Esvagt has secured a service contract with Vestas for Ecowende’s Hollandse Kust (west) offshore wind farm in the Netherlands, and started the process of designing and building the new service operation vessel (SOV).The newbuild will be the sixth purpose-built SOV for Vestas…
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Ignitis Renewables have placed the highest bid in Estonia’s auction-based competitive tender, securing the rights for the development of an offshore wind farm in the Liivi 1 seabed area.CIP and Ignitis Renewables placed the highest bid of $1…
Petrobras, Shell Brasil, TotalEnergies, CNPC, and CNOOC, along with the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), have started a series of offshore wind measurements in the Santos Basin to gather data for potential floating wind projects at Búzios and Mero fields offshore Brazil…
Hellenic Cables has signed a contract with Seaway 7 to supply inter-array cables for the Bałtyk II and Bałtyk III offshore wind farms in Poland.Hellenic Cables was appointed by Seaway7 as the key subcontractor for the design, manufacturing,…
Vestas has established a partnership with ArcelorMittal to launch a low-emission steel offering, said to significantly reduce lifetime carbon dioxide emissions from the production of wind turbine towers.The low-emission steel is produced using…
OX2 and Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, have submitted a permit application under the act of Sweden’s Exclusive Economic Zone to construct the offshore energy hub Neptunus off the coast of Blekinge, in the south of Sweden…