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World's First Subsidy-free Commercial Floating Wind Farm Could Be Built in Portugal

Oct 17, 2022

BayWa r.e. said Monday it had submitted a permit application for what it said would be the world’s first subsidy-free commercial floating offshore wind project off the Portuguese Coast.'BayWa r.e. is now entering the decisive phase of the official…

Acciona Selects BlueNewables' Offshore Wind Tech

Oct 17, 2022

Spanish firm Acciona Construction has chosen two of BlueNewables' technologies: the TLP, CT-bos, and the semi-submersible, S-bos, to be added to its foundations and platforms for offshore wind.'BlueNewables has achieved an important milestone…

Enova Grants Funds for Unique Multi-turbine Floating Wind Platform Windcatcher

Oct 17, 2022

Norway-based Wind Catching Systems, a company behind the design of a multi-turbine floating wind platform, said Monday it had received a technology development grant of NOK 22 million (USD 2.1 million) from the Norwegian government agency Enova…

Marine Power Systems, WavEC to Deploy Modular Floating Wind System in Portugal

Oct 13, 2022

Marine Power Systems from the UK is working with WavEC from Portugal to set up its modular floating offshore wind platform in the north of Portugal. 'Floating offshore wind is increasingly featuring in government decarbonization targets around the world and Portugal is no exception…

Celtic Sea Floating Wind in Focus

Oct 13, 2022

The Celtic Sea is well positioned to maximize its position as an early hub for floating offshore wind. Still, it’s’ going to be a huge industrial challenge not unlike the oil industry faced when developing the Brents in the 1980s, today’s Floating Offshore Wind conference in Aberdeen heard…

Floating Wind Prize Grows, But Not Without Risks

Oct 12, 2022

Industry interest in floating offshore wind in the UK has seen rapid growth, but a race to the bottom in terms of cost, as well as port and manufacturing capacity, could mean targets are not met and challenge the long-term sustainability of the industry…

EMEC Wraps Concept Design for 100MW Floating Wind Test Site Near Orkney

Oct 12, 2022

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), located in Orkney, Scotland, has completed the concept design for a new 100 MW floating offshore wind test and demonstration site. The ocean energy test facility operator is seeking to secure a lease for a site ~20 km west of Orkney…

Maersk Supply Service to Install Three 10MW Turbines at Floating Wind Farm in France

Oct 12, 2022

Danish offshore vessel services firm Maersk Supply Service has secured a contract to transport and install three 10MW wind turbines at the EFGL (Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion) wind farm, a pilot floating offshore wind project in France…

ERM Taps Principle Power to Progress FEED for Wind-to-Hydrogen Dolphyn project

Oct 12, 2022

Sustainability consultancy ERM has awarded a contract to Principle Power, a provider of floating foundation solutions for the floating wind industry, to progress the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for a Wind-to-Hydrogen Dolphyn 10 MW prototype project off the coast of Aberdeen…

CIP Picks Stiesdal Floater for 100MW Scottish Offshore Wind Farm

Oct 12, 2022

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has selected Stiesdal Offshore’s TetraSub floating foundation structure for the 100MW Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm project, to be located off the coast of Dounreay, Caithness, Scotland.The technology…

Semco Maritime Names Managing Director of UK Business

Oct 12, 2022

David C. Hutchinson has been appointed Managing Director and UK Country Head of Semco Maritime, a Danish based engineering and contracting company focused on the energy sector.Hutchinson be based in Aberdeen and lead Semco Maritime’s growth ambitions for the UK operations…

Shell Orders Solar-powered Offshore Platform from Malaysia's MMHE

Oct 11, 2022

Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering (MMHE) has secured a contract from Shell in Malaysia for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services of the offshore platform for the Rosmari-Marjoram gas project. The project is located off the coast of Sarawak…

Chantiers de l’Atlantique Wins Orders for Two Offshore Substation Topsides

Oct 10, 2022

Atlantique Offshore Energy, a Chantiers de l’Atlantique business unit dedicated to marine energies, has won contracts to design, manufacture and commission the offshore substation topsides required for Yeu-Noirmoutier and Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farms…

Bekaert Invests in Smart Mooring Solutions for Floating Wind Farms

Oct 10, 2022

Bridon-Bekaert Ropes Group has said it has concluded an investment and commercial partnership with TFI Marine, Dublin, Ireland, to accelerate the go-to-market of digital-enabled mooring solutions for floating offshore wind farms.'As part of this strategy…

Danish North Sea: Last Remaining Piece of Tyra II Puzzle Installed, TotalEnergies Says

Oct 10, 2022

French oil major TotalEnergies has completed the offshore installation works at the Tyra II field redevelopment project in the Danish North Sea.The Tyra field is the largest gas condensate field in the Danish Sector of the North Sea. Due to seabed subsidence…

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