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Industry Partnership Forms to Develop Estonian Offshore Wind Project

Apr 10, 2025

Estonian energy producer Sunly, French renewable pioneer VALOREM Group, and Deep Wind Offshore have signed a partnership agreement to jointly develop Tuul Energy offshore wind project in Estonia.Following the agreement, VALOREM Group and Sunly will enter Deep Wind Offshore’s project…

Semco Maritime, Navantia Seanergies Join Forces for Offshore Wind

Apr 10, 2025

Navantia Seanergies and Semco Maritime have teamed up to advance the development of offshore substations for offshore wind market.The partnership brings the capabilities of Europe's largest industrial-scale manufacturer in offshore wind and…

Trelleborg Launches Advanced Sealing System for Offshore Wind Foundations

Apr 09, 2025

Trelleborg Marine and Infrastructure has launched advanced sealing system, IRIS, for Airtight Platforms (ATP), which has the potential to improve offshore wind foundation designs.The new seal eliminates the need for welded steel landing rings…

Fugro, Spoor Join Forces for AI Bird Monitoring for Offshore Wind Farms

Apr 09, 2025

Fugro and Spoor, a software company that helps renewable energy projects reduce their environmental impact, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop a new bird-monitoring solution for offshore renewable energy projects.The…

DEME to Buy Havfram in $985M Deal

Apr 09, 2025

Belgium-based offshore installation services company DEME has signed an agreement to acquire Havfram, an offshore wind installation contract based in Norway, in a deal worth $985.5 million.The strategic acquisition aligns with DEME's ambition…

Wood Mackenzie Slashes Five-Year US Wind Energy Outlook

Apr 08, 2025

A prominent energy research firm slashed its five-year outlook for new U.S. wind energy projects by 40% on Tuesday, citing Trump administration policies and concerns about the economy.Wood Mackenzie expects the United States to install 45.1GW of wind…

Kraken Robotics Launches SAS Service for Offshore Energy Market

Apr 08, 2025

Canadian marine technology company Kraken Robotics is launching a synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) service for the global offshore energy market.Kraken’s commercial services team will have dedicated KATFISH towed SAS systems available for rental starting July 2025…

Dutch Firm Designs Blades for TouchWind’s Innovative Floating Wind Turbine

Apr 08, 2025

We4Ce, a Dutch rotor blade designer, has designed 10 rotor blade sets for Dutch wind turbine startup TouchWind for testing on its floating TW6 turbine, a self-tilting, one-piece rotor design that breaks from conventional three-blade models.Engineered to withstand wind speeds of up to 250 km/h…

Macquarie Cancels Sale of Corio Generation Due to Lack of Interest

Apr 08, 2025

Macquarie has cancelled the sale of one of the world's largest offshore wind power developers, due to lack of interest, two people with knowledge of the process said, amid opposition against the renewable energy source by the Trump administration…

WindPort, Port Esbjerg Team Up for Norwegian Offshore Wind

Apr 08, 2025

One of the world’s largest base ports for offshore wind activities Port of Esbjerg and Norwegian port operator WindPort have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate offshore wind development in Norway.The partnership focuses on joint…

N-O-S Takes Delivery of World’s First Biomethanol CTV

Apr 08, 2025

Northern Offshore Services (N-O-S) has taken delivery of the world’s first 100% biomethanol-powered crew transfer vessel (CTV), chartered by Vestas.M/V Transporter, designed, developed and provided by N-O-S, is a conversion from A-Class to T-class…

HSM Offshore Energy Gets East Anglia TWO Substation Contract

Apr 08, 2025

ScottishPower Renewables, part of the Iberdrola, has awarded an engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) contract for its East Anglia TWO offshore substation and jacket foundation to HSM Offshore Energy…

UK Firm Nets Fire Safety Contract at Polish Offshore Wind Farms

Apr 07, 2025

Blaze Manufacturing Solutions, a provider of fire safety solutions, has been awarded significant contracts by IEMANTS to design, supply, and commission the fire alarm and extinguishing systems for the Baltyk 2 and 3 offshore substations.The contract encompasses the design…

US Offshore Wind Projects Slow

Apr 06, 2025

Energy firms have slowed construction of offshore wind farms in the U.S. for various reasons in recent years, including, most recently, opposition from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.Offshore wind was a key pillar of former President…

UK Grants Development Consent for Rampion 2 Offshore Wind Farm

Apr 04, 2025

The government of U.K. has approved 1.2 GW extension to Rampion offshore wind farm, Rampion 2, off the Sussex coast.The Development Consent Order (DCO) for the Rampion 2 offshore wind farm project, an extension to the existing Rampion wind farm nearby…

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