(Reuters) - Ocean Winds, a joint venture between Portugal's main utility EDP (EDP.LS) and French company Engie (ENGIE.PA), said on Tuesday it has lodged applications with the Australian government to develop offshore windfarms off the coast of Victoria. The JV, which participated in the Victoria tender through its bidding company High Sea Wind, has presented applications for three... Continue Reading →
EDF Renewables and Deep Wind Pick Floating Tech for Norwegian Offshore Wind Project
EDF Renewables and Deep Wind Offshore are cooperating with Moreld Ocean Wind for the floating solution at the offshore wind development on Utsira Nord in the Norwegian North Sea. EDF Renewables has been working with Deep Wind Offshore on the first offshore wind projects in Norway since 2021. This work includes producing a competitive bid... Continue Reading →
Subsea7 and EnBW Form Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen Partnership
Subsea7 and EnBW have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly study several offshore wind-powered hydrogen production concepts. Within the framework of a study, the two partners will explore the technical and commercial elements of green offshore hydrogen production, from both pilot and commercial scale facilities, considering bottom-fixed and floating options. EnBW will undertake studies... Continue Reading →
HLP’s Jacket Loading Approach Promises up to 60% Reduction in Offshore Wind Farm Logistics Costs
(OE) Adopting a new approach to marshaling and load-out of wind farm jackets could cut logistics costs for project developers by as much as 60%, according to Heavy Lift Projects (HLP). HLP is an offshore wind farm logistics firm set up in 2021 to "to bring a fresh approach to offshore wind farm logistics at a... Continue Reading →
Hydrogen, ammonia and green methanol are routes for offshore wind energy use in Brazil
(epbr) “The route cannot be fully established in the regulated market. We have to develop other sales lines for this energy”, says Equinor's director Andre Leite at the Offshore Week 23 Conference. The executive explained that offshore power generation will enable the development of new electro-intensive markets and attract industries to consume this new renewable... Continue Reading →
Prysmian to Supply Inter-Array Cables for Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm
(OE) Prysmian Group said Monday it had been awarded a new contract by Denmark-based offshore wind farm giant Ørsted to supply inter-array subsea cables for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm, located 160 km off the Yorkshire coast, UK. Once constructed, it will be able to supply well over 3 million households with electricity. Under... Continue Reading →
ABS Issues Safety, Technical Guideline for Floating Offshore Wind Substations
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has published requirements addressing safety and technical standards for floating offshore wind substations in what has been described as an industry first. Together with input from offshore wind project developers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of substations, and transportation and installation (T&I) companies, ABS developed the Requirements for Offshore Substations and... Continue Reading →
Equinor and BP’s 2.4 GW Beacon Wind Enters Federal Permitting
(OW) The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will initiate its eleventh offshore wind environmental review with Equinor and BP’s 2.4 GW Beacon Wind 1 and 2 wind farms, proposed to be built offshore Massachusetts and connected to the grid in New York and Connecticut. BOEM published a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare... Continue Reading →
China Now Has 31+ GW of Offshore Wind Installed, Country on Track to Hit Wind and Solar Targets Five Years Early, Report Says
(OW) Operating offshore wind capacity in China has reached 31.4 GW and accounts for approximately 10 per cent of the country’s total wind capacity which has doubled from 2017 and now exceeds 310 GW, according to a report from Global Energy Monitor (GEM), a US-based non-profit organisation that tracks fossil and renewable energy projects worldwide.... Continue Reading →
Shell’s Renewables Boss Quits after CEO Strategy Shift
(Reuters) Shell's head of renewable generation Thomas Brostrom is leaving the company, a spokesperson said on Friday, weeks after CEO Wael Sawan scaled back its energy transition plans. Brostrom joined Shell from offshore wind giant Orsted in August 2021to head offshore wind as the company planned to rapidly grow its wind and solar operations as... Continue Reading →