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Belgian Energy Island Faces Three-Year Delay as Elia Postpones HVDC Contracts

Feb 17, 2025

Belgium's transmission operator (TSO) Elia has temporarily postponed the signing of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) contracts for ‘the world’s first’ artificial energy island, due to the price increase for HVDC infrastructure, causing a three…

Kongsberg Maritime to Equip Bibby Marine’s Fully-Electric CSOV

Feb 17, 2025

Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract to supply an integrated package of equipment for Bibby Marine’s new electric Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (eCSOV), the world’s first fully-electric offshore vessel.Kongsberg Maritime will provide…

Van Oord Gets Seabed Protection Job at Polish Offshore Wind Farms

Feb 17, 2025

Equinor and Polenergia have signed a contract with Van Oord for the seabed protection work at the Baltyk 2 and Baltyk 3 offshore wind farms in Poland.The seabed protection in the form of stone surcharges will be conducted by Van Oord. The contract is valued around $100 million…

MOL, Fukada to Collaborate on T&I Vessels for Floating Wind Turbines

Feb 14, 2025

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Fukada Salvage & Marine Works have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore collaboration on transportation and installation (T&I) vessels for floating offshore wind turbines.Under the MoU, MOL and Fukada…

RWE to Protect Thor’s Offshore Wind Foundations with Reused Covers

Feb 14, 2025

RWE has taken delivery of 36 out of 72 of the reusable covers, supplied by Dutch company Circular Covers, which will be used to protect the foundations of the 1.1 GW Thor offshore wind farm, being built in the Danish North Sea.The covers, which have arrived in Thyboron Port…

Equinor Gets Permit for New York Offshore Wind Farm’s Grid Cables

Feb 14, 2025

New York's utility regulator on Thursday granted a unit of Norwegian energy firm Equinor permission to build and operate transmission facilities for the company's Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm under construction off the state coast.The transmission line for the project runs about 17…

Navigating the Stormy Seas of U.S. Offshore Wind

Feb 13, 2025

Companies that once committed to investing in U.S. offshore wind infrastructure and supply chains are now scrapping their plans as the industry experiences significant challenges. These setbacks stem from project delays, soaring costs, and the…

Supply Chain Regrouping as Trump’s Stand on Offshore Wind Takes Toll

Feb 13, 2025

Companies that committed to investments in U.S. offshore wind infrastructure and supply chains are scrapping their plans as the projects they were meant to serve face huge setbacks, including President Donald Trump's plan to end federal support…

New UXO Removal Contractor Enters Offshore Renewables Market

Feb 13, 2025

Pritchard-Gordon group of companies has launched PG Renewables, a turnkey contractor providing offshore and nearshore Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) identification and clearance services for the marine energy and offshore wind markets.PG Renewables…

UK Opens Incentive Scheme for Offshore Wind Farms

Feb 13, 2025

Britain opened an incentive scheme on Thursday for offshore wind projects, seeking to persuade developers to provide the investment to meet an ambitious goal of decarbonising the country's energy system by 2030.The scheme, called the 'Clean Industry Bonus'…

RenewableUK Outlines End-Of-Life Policy Tips for UK Offshore Wind

Feb 11, 2025

A report published by RenewableUK has outlined key proposals to enable the operational lifespan of offshore wind farms to be extended, as well as recommendations for the development of the best decommissioning options.The UK’s first offshore wind farm began generating clean power in 2000…

Next Ocean Scoops Investment to Scale Up Vessel Motion Radar Tech

Feb 11, 2025

Next Ocean, a Dutch developer of Vessel Motion Radar systems for offshore wind and oil and gas industries, has secured seed investment from Arches Capital to drive its business expansion.This funding will accelerate Next Ocean’s growth, enabling the company to scale production…

Norway to Offer New Acreage Only for Floating Wind

Feb 11, 2025

Norway will not offer acreage suitable for bottom-fixed offshore wind farm development when it next announces new tenders, and will instead focus on floating wind options, it said on Monday.The government had previously said it would offer new…

Aker Solutions Secures Work at BalWin1 Offshore Wind Grid Link System

Feb 11, 2025

Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Dragados Offshore to deliver the steel substructure for the 2 GW HVDC converter station for the BalWin1 offshore wind grid connection system in Germany, being developed by transmission system operator (TSO) Amprion Offshore…

Source Galileo, Portland Port to Progress Offshore Wind in English Channel

Feb 10, 2025

Renewable energy company Source Galileo has signed a non-exclusive memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Portland Port, a commercial port on the South Coast of England, to jointly advance offshore wind development off Dorset coast in English Channel…

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