Offshore Wind News


BlueFloat Boosts Gippsland Wind Plan to 2GW

Sep 08, 2022

BlueFloat Energy and Energy Estate have said they will expand the proposed capacity of their Greater Gippsland Offshore Wind Project in Australia from 1.275 GW to 2.085 GW.The so-called Southern Winds bottom-fixed project is located in the Bass Strait…

Siemens Energy Places 960 Million Euro Convertible Bond to Fund Siemens Gamesa Deal

Sep 06, 2022

Siemens Energy said on Tuesday it has a placed 960 million euro ($949.63 million) mandatory convertible bond to help fund its takeover bid for wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa.It expects settlement of the notes to take place on or around Sept…

Vestdavit Develops Innovative Davit for Esvagt SOV Newbuild

Sep 06, 2022

Vestdavit has developed an innovative heavy-duty davit for larger offshore wind workboats to be delivered for a green-fueled service operation vessel (SOV) newbuild as part of a multiple davit contract with Esvagt.Danish shipowner Esvagt earlier…

Could Green Ammonia Floaters Be Deployed at Offshore Wind Farms?

Sep 06, 2022

Companies in the renewables energy business have set out to determine whether a green ammonia floating production vessel can be deployed on certain offshore wind locations.Norway-based H2Carrier AS, developer of the unique P2XFloater concept…

Swire Energy Services Names Wind Division Head

Sep 01, 2022

Energy services provider Swire Energy Services has appointed Claus Rødsgaard as Head of Operations, in a newly created role for the Wind Division.Rødsgaard will support and oversee operational activity within the Swire Energy  Services (SES) Wind Division and will be based in Lystrup…

Final Jacket Installed at Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Project in Taiwan

Sep 01, 2022

Formosa 2 offshore wind project in Taiwan saw the final jacket foundation installed on August 26, with the subsea cable works reaching installation completion on September 1.The project, which will comprise 47 offshore wind turbines, has so far installed 27 wind turbines…

Kongsberg's Thrusters, Technology Suite for Olympic CSOV Duo

Aug 31, 2022

Norway's Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract with Norwegian vessel operator Olympic to outfit two new Construction Service Operation Vessels with a technology suite. The contract is worth around NOK 64 million (around $6,4 million).Two…

World’s Largest Installed Offshore Wind Farm Fully Operational

Aug 31, 2022

Danish renewable energy giant Ørsted said Wednesday that Hornsea 2, the world’s largest installed offshore wind farm, is now fully operational off the UK coast. The 1.3GW offshore wind farm comprises 165 wind turbines, located 89km off the Yorkshire Coast…

Baltic Sea: Group of EU Countries Agree to Boost Offshore Wind Power Capacity

Aug 31, 2022

Eight European Union countries bordering the Baltic Sea have agreed to increase offshore wind power generation capacity sevenfold by 2030 to decrease dependency on Russian energy, Denmark's prime minister said on Tuesday. The pledges come after…

Solstad Offshore Nabs New Contracts for CSV Quartet

Aug 31, 2022

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has secured four new contracts for its subsea construction vessels (CSV). The contracts have a combined firm vessel utilization of 410 days, with additional subsequent options, on projects in North Europe…

DNV Close to Granting Main Scantling Approval for Odfjell Oceanwind's Floater

Aug 30, 2022

Floating wind turbine technology developer Odfjell Oceanwind said Monday it had received a confirmation from DNV that the main scantling approval of its Deepsea Semi floating wind foundation design is close to completion.'Main scantling approval…

Atlantic Wind Transfers Orders Six CTVs

Aug 30, 2022

Rhode Island-based offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel company Atlantic Wind Transfers has ordered six crew transfer vessels to be built at St. Johns Ship Building in Palatka, Fla. The first two vessels, of the Chartwell Ambitious-class design…

Helix Robotics Solutions Extends Sheila Bordelon Vessel Charter

Aug 29, 2022

Helix Robotics Solutions, the U.S. robotics division of Helix Energy Solutions Group, has extended the charter for Bordelon Marine's DP2 Jones Act-compliant Ultra-Light Intervention Vessel (ULIV) M/V Shelia Bordelon through June 2024.Helix currently…

Offshore Wind: Vestdavit Nets CSOV Davit Order

Aug 29, 2022

Vestdavit said Monday it had secured a contract to deliver its docking-head davit technology on a construction service operation vessel (CSOV) being built for Rem Offshore by Norwegian shipbuilding group VARD.The order for a PAP-15000 davit…

Additional Oil & Gas Exploration Warranted, Elon Musk Says

Aug 29, 2022

The world must continue to extract oil and gas in order to sustain civilization, while also developing sustainable sources of energy, Tesla founder Elon Musk told reporters at a conference in Norway on Monday.'Realistically, I think we need to use oil and gas in the short term…

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