Offshore Wind News


British Renewable Industry Pushes Government to Boost Auction Budget

Jul 08, 2024

Britain's renewables industry has called on the new Labour government to increase the country’s renewable auction budget by hundreds of millions of pounds to help meet its offshore wind target and wider goal to decarbonize the power grid.Labour…

Contracts Awarded for Poland's First Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 08, 2024

SeaRenergy Group was awarded a Marine Coordination Services contract by Baltic Power for the construction phase of the Baltic Power offshore wind farm.The services will be kicked off with the preparatory phase in summer, with operations starting in the last quarter of 2024…

Solar, Wind Uptake to Reach 5.4 TWac from 2024 to 2033, Says Wood Mackenzie

Jul 08, 2024

Global solar deployment to add 3.8 TWac of new project capacity by 2033 compared to 1.6 TW of wind power, while 640% growth is forecast for energy storageFrom 2024 to 2033, developers will bring more than 5.4 terawatts (TWac) of new solar and wind capacity online…

Ramboll to Design Foundations for 945MW German Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 08, 2024

Danish engineering group Ramboll has secured a foundation design contract for Gennaker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea.Ramboll's scope of work includes developing the basic and detailed design of 63 monopile foundations that will…

WINDEA CTV Fleet Takes Shape

Jul 05, 2024

With its two latest vessel deliveries, WINDEA CTV has completed its inaugural fleet of Jones Act qualified crew transfer vessels (CTV) to service the growing U.S. offshore wind industry.The four brand-new Incat Crowther-designed hybrid-ready…

OEG Renewables Names Subsea Chief

Jul 05, 2024

OEG Renewables, offshore wind division of OEG Energy Group, has appointed Rolf de Vries as its subsea director.The OEG Renewables’ subsea division offers a range of specialist in-house subsea capabilities including solutions in diving, ROVs…

Moray West Exports First Power as it Remains On Track for Full Commissioning

Jul 05, 2024

Moray West offshore wind farm, an 882 MW project currently under construction, has delivered first power from the first series of wind turbines already installed offshore Scotland.The power has been exported to the National Electricity Transmission System (NETS)…

SBM Offshore and Technip Energies Launch Floating Wind Joint Venture

Jul 05, 2024

SBM Offshore and Technip Energies have formally launched Ekwil, a 50-50 joint venture dedicated to floating offshore wind.Ekwil is a pure player delivery partner offering a diversified range of ‘series production’ floating offshore wind solutions…

EU Approves Major $11.6B Investment in French Offshore Wind

Jul 04, 2024

The European Commission has approved a $11.64 billion (€10.82 billion) French scheme to support the deployment of offshore wind energy, which will help foster the transition towards a net-zero economy.The state aid scheme will run for 20 years…

Louis Dreyfus Orders Pair of New CTVs from Strategic Marine

Jul 04, 2024

Singaporean shipbuilder Strategic Marine has secured an order from Louis Dreyfus Amateurs for an additional pair of crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to expand its fleet from five to seven high-specification vessels.The 27-meter CTVs represent sister ships to Acti’Vent and Esti’Vent…

Technip Energies and Partners to Develop Reusable Floating Wind Anchors

Jul 04, 2024

Technip Energies, in partnership with Université Gustave Eiffel, Valeco, and OPEN-C Foundation, has launched the PAREF project, an R&D program aimed at accelerating industrial-scale development of floating wind.The project, funded by the French State as part of France 2030 operated by ADEME…

Germany to Examine Security Impact of Chinese Wind Turbine Deal

Jul 03, 2024

Germany's economy ministry will look 'very closely' into a deal to supply Chinese-made wind turbines for an offshore project in Germany's North Sea, saying on Wednesday questions of critical infrastructure and competition must be addressed.Under…

Inpex Joins Japan’s Floating Wind Research Association

Jul 03, 2024

Inpex Corporation has joined Japan’s Floating Offshore Wind Technology Research Association (FLOWRA).FLOWRA was established to promote the commercialization of floating offshore wind power generation on a large-scale over a wide area.By jointly…

DeepOcean to Wire RWE’s Nordseecluster A Offshore Wind Farm

Jul 03, 2024

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has been hired by RWE for trenching, transport and installation of all inter-array cables with adjacent services for the offshore wind turbines of Nordseecluster A project, being built in Germany.In August 2023…

DOI Approves Ninth US Offshore Wind Project

Jul 02, 2024

The US Department of the Interior has approved the Atlantic Shores South offshore wind energy project – the nation’s ninth commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project approved under President Biden’s leadership.The Atlantic Shores South wind…

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