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UK: The Crown Estate Identifies 5 Areas of Search to for Future Celtic Sea Floating Wind Farms

Jul 05, 2022

The Crown Estate for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland said Monday said Tuesday it had identified, and released a map of five broad ‘Areas of Search’ for the development of 4GW of floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea by 2035.'These areas…

RWE, Tata Steel In Collaboration for Celtic Sea Floating Wind Projects

Jun 29, 2022

Wales’ largest electricity producer RWE has entered a partnership with steel maker Tata Steel to explore the production of steel components that could be used in gigawatt-scale floating offshore wind projects in the Celtic Sea.'The co-operation…

Port Capacity in Question as UK Offshore Wind Expands

Apr 01, 2022

U.K. port bosses are scratching their heads as to how to meet demand as offshore wind, including new floating projects, ramps up around the country’s coastline.The U.K. government is pushing this source of energy and has a 40-gigawatt (GW) by…

Magnora Partners with Welsh Firm Hiraeth Energy for 700MW Floating Wind Projects in Celtic Sea

Jan 26, 2022

Oslo-listed company Magnora has through its subsidiary Magnora Offshore Wind agreed Heads of Terms (HoT) for cooperation with the Welsh renewable energy developer Hiraeth Energy for the development of two floating offshore wind projects in the Celtic Sea with a total capacity of around 700 MW…

BV to Provide Project Certification for 100MW Celtic Sea Floating Wind Farm

Jan 19, 2022

Bureau Veritas (BV) has said it has been selected to carry out the project certification of Erebus floating wind farm in the Celtic Sea, in Wales, UK.Located 44km from the Pembrokeshire coastline in up to 75 meters water depth, the 100MW Erebus…

Hexicon's Celtic Sea Floating Wind Project Gets Marine License

Jan 14, 2022

Swedish floating wind tech firm Hexicon said Friday its Twin Hub stepping stone project had been awarded a marine license for the installation of an offshore floating wind demonstrator in the Celtic Sea.'Twin Hub floating demonstrator project in the Celtic Sea has now been awarded a marine licence…

EDF, DP Energy Team Up on 1 GW Floating Wind Farm Project in UK

Jan 12, 2022

EDF Renewables UK has created a joint venture with project developer DP Energy to generate up to 1 gigawatt (GW) of wind power from floating turbines in the Celtic Sea, it said on Wednesday.The floating offshore wind project, ‘Gwynt Glas’, will likely span English and Welsh waters south of Ireland…

Falck, Bluefloat Eye Celtic Sea Floating Wind Farm Deployment by 2027-2028

Jan 05, 2022

Falck Renewables and BlueFloat Energy said Wednesday that their Llywelyn and Petroc floating offshore wind farms were advancing at a pace in Welsh and English waters, with grid connections secured and almost a year’s worth of bird surveys already completed…

Blue Gem Wind Files Consent Bid in Wales for 100MW Floating Wind Farm

Dec 22, 2021

TotalEnergies and Simply Blue Group's joint venture, Blue Gem Wind, has filed consent applications for its 100MW Erebus floating offshore wind project.The first-ever consent applications for floating offshore wind in Welsh waters were submitted this week…

Crown Estate Eyes 4GW of Floating Wind Power in Celtic Sea

Nov 12, 2021

The Crown Estate for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland has this week confirmed plans to unlock up to 4GW of floating wind power capacity in the Celtic Sea 'and help establish a new industrial sector for the UK.'It said Thursday that the leasing…

Providence Completes Barryroe Site Survey

Nov 04, 2021

Ireland-based oil and gas company Providence Resources has completed a seabed, shallow geophysical, and environmental baseline survey over the K Well drilling location of the Barryroe field.The Barryroe field lies in approximately 100-meter water depth in the North Celtic Sea Basin and is located c…

Blue Gem Wind Taps OWC for Offshore Wind Engineering Services

Nov 04, 2021

Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC), a subsidiary of AqualisBraemar LOC, has said it has secured a large contract to provide engineering services for an offshore wind development project on the UKCS. AqualisBraemar LOC defines a large contract as between $4 million and $7 million…

UK to Launch $220M Floating Wind Fund

Nov 01, 2021

Britain will launch a 160 million pound ($220 million) fund to help developers of floating offshore wind technology as part of efforts to ramp up renewable power and meet climate targets, the government said on Friday.The announcement comes…

Providence Resources Starts Barryroe Site Survey

Oct 26, 2021

Irish oil and gas company Providence Resources has started a well site survey over the block containing its undeveloped Barryroe oil and gas field in the North Celtic Sea Basin, located c. 50km off the south coast of Ireland.'Providence is pleased…

BlueFloat, Falck Eye Floating Wind Projects in Celtic Sea

Oct 08, 2021

BlueFloat Energy and Falck Renewables said Thursday they were looking into the possibility of developing floating offshore wind farms off the coasts of Cornwall and Wales in the Celtic Sea.The two firms are already partners in potential floating…

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