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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…

Louis Dreyfus, Tidal Transit JV to Supply CTV for French Offshore Wind Farm

Feb 07, 2025

LD Tide, a joint venture between Louis Dreyfus Armateurs and Tidal Transit, has been selected to supply a Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) for the operation and maintenance services of the 488 MW offshore wind farm, being developed by Ocean Winds in France…

RWE's 302MW Offshore Wind Farm to Help Balance German Power Grid

Feb 07, 2025

RWE has set out plans to offer a system-stabilizing secondary reserve, also known as automatic frequency restoration reserve, for the German power grid via its Amrumbank West offshore wind farm.The transmission system operator TenneT recently…

Lithuanian Port Goes Forward with Quay Reconstruction for Offshore Wind

Feb 07, 2025

Klaipėda Port Authority in Lithuania has signed an agreement for the infrastructure buildout for the offshore wind energy projects, starting with the reconstruction of quays on Smeltė peninsula, which will ensure assembly, handling and transportation of offshore wind turbines…

Ocean Winds Lines Up Cadeler’s Vessel for Work at Polish Offshore Wind Farm

Feb 07, 2025

Danish offshore wind installation firm Cadeler has signed a vessel reservation agreement with Ocean Winds for the installation of the wind turbine generators at BC-Wind offshore wind farm in the Polish Baltic Sea.The potential value of the contract…

Van Oord’s Heavy Lift Vessel Installs First Monopile at Polish OW Farm

Feb 06, 2025

Van Oord’s heavy lift installation vessel Svanen has installed the first monopile at the Baltic Power offshore wind farm, north of the Polish coast.Developers ORLEN and Northland Power contracted Van Oord for the transport and installation of 78 foundations…

Kongsberg Maritime Unveils Range of T&I Solutions for Floating Wind

Feb 06, 2025

Kongsberg Maritime has unveiled a range of innovative methods designed to transform and industrialize the transportation and installation (T&I) of floating offshore wind turbines.The new solutions have been developed to streamline the entire process…

Orsted Cuts 2030 Investment Plan by 25% Amid Offshore Wind Market Shift

Feb 06, 2025

Denmark's Orsted decided to cut its 2030 investment program by 25%, the renewable energy firm said on Wednesday, as the offshore wind industry grapples with rising costs and supply chain issues.The firm will now invest in the range of 210 billion to 230 billion Danish crowns ($29…

Mitsubishi Reports $342M Impairment Charge on Japan’s Offshore Wind

Feb 06, 2025

Japan's Mitsubishi took a 52.2 billion yen ($342.4 million) impairment charge on its domestic offshore wind projects in the nine-month period ended in December, it said on Thursday.The trading house said on Monday it is reviewing how to proceed…

TotalEnergies’ Quarterly Profit Goes Down 15%, Still Above Expectations

Feb 05, 2025

French oil major TotalEnergies beat expectations for fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday as higher trading profits in the gas market helped it offset some of the impact of low oil prices and weak fuel demand.Adjusted net income for the final three months of 2024 was $4…

Equinor Posts Lower Q4 Profit, Cuts Renewable Energy Target

Feb 05, 2025

Norway's Equinor is reducing its ambitions for developing renewable energy capacity by 2030, it said on Wednesday, the latest move by a European energy company to cut green targets as the market for renewables sours.Equinor follows peers BP and Shell…

Wales Backs Morlais Tidal Energy Scheme

Feb 04, 2025

The Welsh Government has taken an $9.9 million equity stake in the Morlais tidal energy scheme to ensure progress of what is set to become the largest tidal energy project in Europe.Owned and managed by Ynys Môn social enterprise Menter Môn…

Interocean Nets Marine Services Contract for Three UK Offshore Wind Farms

Feb 04, 2025

Specialist provider of offshore support services Interocean Marine Services has secured a three-year contract to provide marine vetting and assurance to the Morgan, Mona and Morven offshore wind projects.The offshore wind farms are being developed…

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