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BOEM Advances Leasing for GoM Offshore Wind Energy

Dec 12, 2024

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced today that it is issuing a Determination of Competitive Interest in two Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico. The determination comes after an unsolicited request from Hecate Energy…

Ørsted Awards Multi-Million Dollar Contracts for Hornsea 3 OW Farm

Dec 12, 2024

Ørsted has hired JDR Cable Systems, Severfield and Smulders to produce integral components and deliver services for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm, under contracts collectively worth up to $127 million.Severfield will work with its strategic key contractor Hutchinson Engineering in Widnes…

Mingyang’s Giant 16.6MW Floating Wind Platform Starts Operating in China (Photos)

Dec 12, 2024

China’s Mingyang Smart Energy has put into operation what’s said to be the world’s largest single capacity floating wind platform, rated at 16.6 MW, at Qingzhou IV offshore wind farm in South China Sea.The floater, dubbed OceanX, features dual-turbine 'V' shaped platform with a total capacity of 16…

Seaway7 Secures More Work at Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm

Dec 12, 2024

Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm, a joint venture partnership between SSE Renewables, Equinor, and Vårgrønn, has signed a vessel reservation agreement with Seaway7 to support the construction of the offshore wind farm being built in the U.K. North Sea…

All Bidders Pre-Qualify for Colombia’s First Offshore Wind Tender

Dec 11, 2024

Colombia's energy ministry has informed that all companies that submitted applications to participate in the country’s first offshore wind tender have been pre-qualified, complying with legal, financial and technical requirements.According to Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH)…

Ocean Winds Hires Norwegian Firm for Moray Offshore Wind O&M Job

Dec 11, 2024

Ocean Winds, a joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has appointed Føn Energy Services to provide a fully integrated Balance of Plant (BoP) operations and maintenance (O&M) service program for the Moray West and Moray East offshore wind farms in Scotland…

Delmar Systems to Deliver Moorings for TotalEnergies’ Culzean Floating Wind Pilot

Dec 11, 2024

Delmar Systems has been selected to deliver mooring scope for TotalEnergies’ Culzean floating wind pilot project, which will supply renewable electricity to an offshore oil and gas platform in the North Sea.Delmar Systems was hired by Archer Wind…

Ørsted Sells 50% Share in Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm for $1.6B

Dec 11, 2024

Ørsted has signed an agreement with Taiwan-based Cathay Life Insurance and its affiliate Cathay Wind Power Holdings for the sale of 50% stake in 583 MW Greater Changhua 4 offshore wind farm in Taiwan for $1.63 billion.Ørsted will continue to own the remaining 50 % ownership stake in the wind farm…

Tugdock, Sarens to Develop Heavy Lift O&M Hub at ABP’s Welsh Port

Dec 10, 2024

Tugdock and Sarens have secured funding from Crown Estate’s Supply Chain Accelerator for a joint project to develop a heavy lift operations and maintenance (O&M) hub at ABP’s port of Port Talbot in Wales to support floating wind projects in the region…

Crown Estate Selects 13 Firms to Share $6.4M OW Supply Chain Prize

Dec 10, 2024

The Crown Estate has selected 13 organizations across England, Wales and Scotland to share nearly $6.4 million in funding through the initial round of its innovative Supply Chain Accelerator.Projects receiving funding include those enabling floating wind platforms…

RWE, TotalEnergies Pick Buildout Base for Dutch Offshore Wind Farm

Dec 10, 2024

RWE and TotalEnergies have selected the port of Eemshaven in the northern Dutch province of Groningen as the base for turbine assembly and construction work for their joint offshore wind project OranjeWind in the Dutch North Sea.The OranjeWind…

'Great Sea' Floating Wind Farm Files Key Consent Applications to Scottish Gov

Dec 10, 2024

Muir Mhòr Offshore Wind Farm, developed by joint venture partners Fred. Olsen Seawind and Vattenfall, has submitted both offshore and onshore consent applications to Scottish authorities.The project is the first fully floating offshore wind…

BP's Offshore Wind Chief to Resign

Dec 10, 2024

BP's head of offshore wind Matthias Bausenwein is leaving the company, a spokesperson told Reuters on Monday, after the oil major announced it was spinning off its offshore wind operations into a joint venture with Japanese power firm JERA.Bausenwein…

Iberdrola Gets Portugese Nod for Wind Farm Start

Dec 09, 2024

Iberdrola has received a production license from the Portuguese Directorate-General for Energy and Geology of Portugal (DGEG), taking another step towards the construction of the largest wind farm in Portugal.Located in the districts of Vila Real and Braga…

BP and JERA Combine Offshore Wind Units to Form JERA Nex BP Joint Venture

Dec 09, 2024

Energy major BP and Japan’s largest power generation company JERA have agreed to combine their offshore wind businesses to form a new standalone, equally-owned joint venture that will become one of the largest global offshore wind developers…

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