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(OW) Vattenfall has signed agreements with Vestas for three large-scale offshore wind projects in the Norfolk Zone, UK, where the developer plans to use the new V236-15 MW wind turbines. This marks a switch in the wind turbine model planned for the projects as the developer first named Siemens Gamesa as the preferred supplier in... Continue Reading →
Shell Offshore Inc., a subsidiary of Shell plc, today announced the Final Investment Decision (FID) for Sparta, a deep-water development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico that represents our competitive approach to simplifying and replicating projects. Owned by Shell Offshore Inc. (51% operator) and Equinor Gulf of Mexico LLC (49%), Sparta is expected to reach a... Continue Reading →
(OET) U.S. energy major New Fortress Energy (NFE) has revealed that the construction of its Santa Catarina (TGS) terminal in Brazil is complete, and the company is looking forward to the arrival of the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Energos Winter in January 2024. The first LNG terminal in the south of the country,... Continue Reading →
(OE) The WECHULL+ project, co-ordinated by RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, has received a $2.7 million grant from the European Union to develop novel floating structures based on high-performance concrete for offshore renewable energy sector. The project, funded by the EU Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETP) program, will develop and test new floating structures in... Continue Reading →
(OE) Despite short-term obstacles driven by high inflation and interest rates coupled with supply chain issues, we maintain that the foundations supporting long-term offshore wind activity remain solid. As we prepare for the new year, let us look at 10 factors that will shape the offshore wind sector in 2024. 1. A Continuously Dynamic Energy... Continue Reading →
(OW) At this year’s Offshore Energy Conference and Exhibition (OEEC) in Amsterdam, Armin Seidel, Area Sales Manager Heavy Lift Ship and Offshore Cranes from Liebherr, talked about the company’s achievements throughout the years, as well as the future of crane development in the offshore wind realm. Liebherr, one of the largest construction machine manufacturers in... Continue Reading →
(OW) Swedish supplier of engineering, design, and advisory services, AFRY, has revealed that it will support the Colombian Government in the identification of offtake mechanism for commercialisation of offshore wind energy in the country. According to AFRY, the company’s support will allow the Colombian Government to formulate the mechanism that supports offshore wind energy commercialisation... Continue Reading →
Gazelle Wind Power (Gazelle), the developer of a next-generation floating offshore wind platform, and Tugdock, developers of the world’s first road-transportable floating dry dock known as the Tugdock Submersible Platform, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to co-develop a modular offshore wind assembly system, that is expected to dramatically drive down costs and increase production... Continue Reading →
(OE) The Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm, built by CrossWind, a joint venture between Shell and Eneco, has started operating in the Dutch North Sea. The Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm, located 18.5 kilometers off the coast, became operational on December 20. It will add 759 MW of renewable energy to the Dutch... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Nearly all European Union countries and around 300 companies and industry groups agreed on Tuesday to move ahead with plans to rapidly expand wind farms and the local industries needed to build them. The European Commission announced plans in October to support Europe's wind energy industry, which will need to massively expand capacity to hit... Continue Reading →
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