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(OEM) The geophysical and environmental survey works for the Salamander floating offshore wind project in Scotland have been completed, marking a significant milestone for the 100 MW project that is planned to be progressed through of the Scottish Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round. The survey activities commenced on 7 August and... Continue Reading →
(OW) The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a finding of no significant impacts (FONSI) to environmental resources from potential offshore wind energy leasing activities in the Morro Bay Wind Energy Area (WEA), located off the coast of San Luis Obispo County in central California. On 5 October, the Bureau announced it... Continue Reading →
(U) Norwegian energy giant Equinor believes that floating offshore wind can be cost comparable with bottom-fixed wind arrays within around a decade. “We believe that cost parity with fixed bottom wind can be achieved in the early 2030s, but you really need to go at scale – that’s the way to go with floating wind... Continue Reading →
SSE Renewables and Equinor are looking into building what would be the fourth part of Dogger Bank Wind Farm, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, whose three phases (A, B and C) are currently under construction. Surveys are now underway at an offshore site where the partners want to develop Dogger Bank D, which would... Continue Reading →
(OEM) MJR Power and Automation, a UK company which will soon install charging points for electric crew transfer vessels (CTVs) on the Lynn and Inner Dowsing offshore wind farms, has been awarded a second round of government funding for development of its technology to connect and charge Service Operation Vessels (SOVs), Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs),... Continue Reading →
U.S offshore wind developer Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind has selected wind turbine maker Vestas as the preferred supplier for its 1.5 GW offshore wind project in New Jersey, USA. Atlantic Shores is a 50:50 partnership between Shell New Energies and EDF Renewables. Vestas will provide its V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbines, with installation expected in 2027. Once... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday will announce a $950 million loan to the Clean Technology Fund (CTF), a multilateral trust fund that helps developing countries accelerate their transition from coal power to clean energy. The contribution, the first of its kind from the U.S. Treasury, makes good on a U.S. pledge... Continue Reading →
Installation of an innovative marine data collection buoy on one of the floating wind ‘macro-zones’ set to be tendered in the Mediterranean Sea off France is moving ahead following the award of final permits to technology developer Ocergy. The pilot unit, part of Ocergy’s ‘Blue Oracle’ (Buoy with Lidar and Underwater Equipment for Ocean Resource... Continue Reading →
(OE) Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has signed a "Strategic Collaboration Agreement" with Equinor, Norway's largest energy company, to strengthen its competitiveness in the offshore EPC business. According to SHI, the two companies have recognized that a longer-term and closer collaboration on the future project portfolio could be mutually beneficial for Equinor's future projects requiring "Asian... Continue Reading →
(U) Brazilian logistics player Prumo and local energy distribution company Neoenergia have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop studies for the production of green hydrogen and offshore wind generation in the Acu Port area of Rio de Janeiro state. The announcement involving Prumo — a partnership between EIG Global Energy Partners and Mubadala Investment... Continue Reading →
