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DNV, Seatrium Team Up for Innovation in Marine and Offshore

Nov 18, 2024

DNV has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Seatrium to cooperate on strategic activities and projects in the areas of engineering, technology and new product design, with key focus on floating offshore energy solutions.Under the MoU…

Global Offshore Wind Stumbles to the End of '24

Nov 18, 2024

Soaring costs, project delays and limited investment put targets out of reachAfter a year of canceled projects, broken turbines, and abandoned lease sales, the global offshore wind industry no longer has much chance to hit the lofty targets set by governments in the U…

Masdar, SOCAR and ACWA Set Sights on 3.5GW Offshore Wind Projects in Azerbaijan

Nov 15, 2024

UAE’s clean energy powerhouse Masdar has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with SOCAR Green and ACWA Power to develop 3.5 GW of offshore wind projects in the Azerbaijan section of the Caspian Sea.The potential projects would be Azerbaijan’s first offshore wind farms…

Cadeler’s WTIV Newbuild Arrives to Rotterdam Ahead of Maiden Job

Nov 15, 2024

Cadeler’s newbuild offshore wind installation vessel (WTIV) Wind Peak, designed to be able to transport and install up to seven complete 15 MW offshore wind turbine sets per load, has arrived to Rotterdam in the Netherlands, ahead of its first deployment…

GE Vernova Probe Finds Corners Were Cut

Nov 14, 2024

GE Vernova’s offshore wind turbine manufacturing plant has fired or suspended several workers in Quebec after a company investigation found they took shortcuts on quality control, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.GE Vernova launched the probe at the factory in Gaspe…

Gazelle Wind Power Scoops $12M to Advance Floating Wind Technology

Nov 13, 2024

Gazelle Wind Power, a Dublin-based developer of foundations for floating offshore wind farms, has secured investment of $12.1 million to accelerate the development of its floating wind technology.The funding round for Gazelle Wind Power was led by Indico Capital Partners…

BP’s Renewables Scale-Back Won't Affect Wind JV

Nov 12, 2024

Current efforts by BP to scale back its renewables activities have no impact on an offshore wind joint venture the oil major has with EnBW, the German utility's finance chief told analysts on Tuesday.Both companies formed a 50:50 partnership…

UK Approves Five Subsea Power Cable Projects

Nov 12, 2024

UK energy regulator Ofgem on Tuesday approved five new undersea energy links which it said would further harness the vast potential of North Sea wind and help to power millions of homes.The approved projects include the Tarchon Energy Interconnector with a capacity of 1…

Ørsted Hires MMA Offshore for Wind Site Survey in Australia

Nov 11, 2024

Australian offshore support vessel owner MMA Offshore has secured an offshore wind site survey contract from Ørsted in Australia.The scope of the contract entails one of the first reconnaissance site surveys taking place in the Gippsland Offshore Wind Zone since the award of feasibility licenses…

Vattenfall Investing Billions in Germany's Clean Energy Market

Nov 11, 2024

Sweden's Vattenfall wants to invest five billion euros ($5.34 billion) in climate-friendly energy products in Germany in the coming years, its local CFO said on Monday.The company intends to use the funds to build charging stations as well as wind and solar parks in the country by 2028…

Siemens Gamesa Wins $1.3 Billion Wind Turbine Order

Nov 11, 2024

ScottishPower has awarded a turbine contract worth more than £1 billion for its East Anglia TWO offshore windfarm just weeks after renewables auction success.The agreement will see Siemens Gamesa supply 64 of its SG 14-236 DD offshore wind turbines…

BOEM Completes SouthCoast Wind Environmental Review

Nov 10, 2024

The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has made the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed SouthCoast Wind Project available.If approved, the project could generate up to 2.4GW of offshore wind energy, enough to power more than 800…

Entrion Wind Secures US Patent for Deepwater Monopile Tech

Nov 08, 2024

Entrion Wind has secured a U.S. patent for its Fully Restrained Platform (FRP) monopile, which extends the range of traditional offshore wind monopile technology up to 100 meters water depths.Entrion Wind’s FRP monopile design integrates proven…

Türkiye Offshore Wind Roadmap Outlines Up to 7GW Potential by 2040

Nov 08, 2024

World Bank Group, in collaboration with the Republic of Türkiye’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, has launched a new roadmap today which outlines the opportunities and challenges to deliver viable offshore wind projects in Türkiye…

RWE Picks Home Port for Construction of Denmark’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Nov 08, 2024

RWE has selected Thyborøn Port as the offshore construction base for its 1.1 GW Thor offshore wind farm in the North Sea.Thyborøn will be the home port for the project’s service vessels and the control center for managing marine logistics and traffic throughout the offshore construction phase…

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