Energy and marine consultancy ABL has been appointed as marine warranty surveyor to support the marine transportation and installation (T&I) operations relating to the construction of the grid connection system known as Centre Manche 1 and Centre Manche 2…
North Star has launched a partnership which includes MO4, Principle Power, SMST, Vard, and Voith Group to fast-track the development of high-performance operations and maintenance ships tailored for floating offshore wind farms.The companies…
Scottish ocean energy company Mocean Energy and global controls technology specialists Proserv have signed a working partnership agreement with the aim of accelerating the development of renewables solutions for subsea operations.Together the…
Vard, Norwegian subsidiary of the Fincantieri Group, has signed a new contract for the design and construction of one tailor-made Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) for Navigare Capital Partners.The contract, established in close…
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 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…
Eco Wave Power has signed an agreement for the sale of the first wave energy generation unit with I-Ke International Ocean Energy, a subsidiary of maritime engineering company Lian Tat, for the pilot wave energy plant in Taiwan.According to the terms of the agreement…
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…
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 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…
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…
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 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, 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 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…