CIMC Raffles Delivers China’s First Semi-submersible Floating Solar Power Platform

(OE) China's CIMC Raffles, best known to Offshore Engineer readers for its offshore drilling rig construction project, has recently launched and delivered China's first semi-submersible offshore floating solar power platform. According to CIMC, the platform is "a self-developed and self-owned intellectual property," and has been officially handed over to CIMC Solar Marine Technology (Yantai) Co.,... Continue Reading →

April 11, 2023 0

Japan’s Mitsubishi, others raise $692 million for Monsoon wind project in Laos

(Reuters) - Japan's Mitsubishi Corp (8058.T) on Monday said that it and other shareholders of the Monsoon wind power project in Laos have raised $692 million in financing for the wind farm. Mitsubishi, Thai renewable energy firm BCPG Pcl, and other stakeholders secured the financing package from the Asian Development Bank, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Sumitomo Mitsui... Continue Reading →

April 10, 2023 0

Ørsted, Highview to Explore Storing Offshore Wind Power as Liquid Air

(OW) Ørsted and Highview Power have joined forces to try to prove the feasibility and economic value of co-locating long-duration energy storage with offshore wind. The two companies will carry out detailed technical analysis and an economic assessment during 2023 that will investigate how combining Ørsted’s wind technology with Highview Power’s liquid air energy storage... Continue Reading →

April 10, 2023 0

Prysmian resumes cable laying at first US large-scale offshore wind farm

Prysmian’s cable-laying barge Ulisse has resumed cable laying operations at the first U.S. large-scale offshore wind project, located off the coast of Massachusetts. According to the project’s latest mariner update, cable laying operations of the mid-section cable for the Vineyard Wind 1 project were set to kick off on or about 9 April and continue... Continue Reading →

April 10, 2023 0

First Jones Act-compliant Offshore Wind Farm SOV Hits Halfway Mark

(OE) U.S. offshore shipbuilder and shipowner Edison Chouest this week marked the 50-percent completion milestone for the U.S.-flagged ECO Edison, the first Jones Act-compliant wind farm SOV. Senior executives from offshore wind developers Ørsted and Eversource toured the Edison Chouest Offshore shipyard in Louisiana to see the progress on the SOV. ECO Edison will be... Continue Reading →

April 7, 2023 0

Acteon’s TerraSond and Benthic Win Floating Offshore Wind Survey Work in Scotland

Acteon's Data and Robotic division's geo-services brands TerraSond and Benthic have secured a combined geophysical and geotechnical survey work scope with the BlueFloat Energy and Renantis Partnership for the Bellrock and Broadshore offshore wind farms northeast of Aberdeen, Scotland. BlueFloat Energy and Renantis joined forces to develop floating offshore wind projects in response to last... Continue Reading →

April 6, 2023 0

496 MW French Offshore Wind Farm Enters Construction Stage

The Eoliennes en Mer des îles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier (EMYN) consortium, comprising Ocean Winds, Sumitomo Corporation, Banque des Territoires and Vendée Energie, has reached the final investment decision for the Îles d’Yeu and Noirmoutier offshore wind farm in France and thus moved the project into the construction stage. The first offshore operations will take... Continue Reading →

April 6, 2023 0

DNV Approves Entrion Wind’s Monopile Concept for 100-Metre Depths

(OW) DNV has awarded Entrion Wind with a Statement of Feasibility for its fully restrained platform (FRP) offshore wind foundation technology said to extend the operating depth of the monopile technology to up to 100 metres. DNV issued a Statement of Feasibility, affirming that the FRP monopile is considered conceptually feasible and a promising candidate... Continue Reading →

April 6, 2023 0

Seabed surveys start for 2 GW ScotWind offshore wind projects – floating and fixed

Thistle Wind Partners (TWP) has launched seabed surveys for its 1 GW Ayre floating offshore wind farm and the 1 GW Bowdun offshore wind farm in Scotland. G-tec is leading the first phase of the work, which is the geophysical surveying of the seabed at both sites, in leasing zones NE2 and E3, from March... Continue Reading →

April 6, 2023 0

Siemens Gamesa Delivers Turbines For French Floating Offshore Wind Farm

(OW) The wind turbine components to be installed on the Provence Grand Large floating wind farm offshore France have arrived in Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône. The 24 MW Provence Grand Large is located 40 kilometres west of Marseille and 17 kilometres off the coast of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, in water depths of around 100 metres. The floating wind farm will... Continue Reading →

April 5, 2023 0

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CIMC Raffles Delivers China’s First Semi-submersible Floating Solar Power Platform

Japan’s Mitsubishi, others raise $692 million for Monsoon wind project in Laos

Ørsted, Highview to Explore Storing Offshore Wind Power as Liquid Air

Prysmian resumes cable laying at first US large-scale offshore wind farm

First Jones Act-compliant Offshore Wind Farm SOV Hits Halfway Mark

Acteon’s TerraSond and Benthic Win Floating Offshore Wind Survey Work in Scotland

496 MW French Offshore Wind Farm Enters Construction Stage

DNV Approves Entrion Wind’s Monopile Concept for 100-Metre Depths

Seabed surveys start for 2 GW ScotWind offshore wind projects – floating and fixed

Siemens Gamesa Delivers Turbines For French Floating Offshore Wind Farm

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