(TN) In the coming years, Rio Grande do Norte should become one of the main locations for the study and development of technologies aimed at installing offshore wind farms in the country. The statement was made by the president of Petrobras, Jean Paul Prates, during a press conference held to detail how the company will... Continue Reading →
BP, Orsted reach deal over overlap of UK Endurance CCS, Hornsea windfarm sites
(Reuters) - BP (BP.L) and Orsted (ORSTED.CO) have resolved a dispute over an overlapping zone in the UK North Sea between the BP-led Endurance carbon capture project and the Danish firm's planned Hornsea 4 windfarm, the companies said in a letter published by UK authorities. Britain granted preliminary licences for both proposed projects more than a decade ago, when an overlap... Continue Reading →
Energy Transition: What is an Offshore Vessel Operator to Do?
Philip Lewis, Contributor (OE) The energy transition is moving ahead amid recovery in offshore oil & gas and growth in offshore wind, leaving vessel owners that serve these markets with big questions about energy carrier and energy converter selection for their newbuilds.What is driving the change? The foundations of energy transition in the offshore and marine... Continue Reading →
Hollandse Kust Noord Wind Farm Delivers First Electricity
The 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm has produced its first green power and delivered it via TenneT’s offshore grid to the Dutch mainland. “We often talk about milestones along a project’s journey, and CrossWind has had a number to date, but to have the wind turbines generating green electricity safely and successfully... Continue Reading →
US Offshore Power Finally Has Wind in Its Sails
By Josh Saul (Bloomberg) Offshore wind has been a long time coming in the US, but after a decade of false starts the country’s first-ever turbine installation for a big project is finally happening. A heavy-lift vessel began sinking foundations last week about 15 miles off Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. It’s working for Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between... Continue Reading →
SSE Renewables Calls for More Use of Non-Price Criteria in Offshore Wind Auctions
SSE Renewables is calling on European governments and regulators and internationally to make greater use of non-price criteria (NPC) in offshore wind energy auctions, whether for seabed or for contracts for difference (CfD). The renewable energy company said that the use of non-price criteria in auctions for new offshore wind can help support a sustainable... Continue Reading →
Cadeler, Eneti to Form New Offshore Wind Installation Company
(OW) Offshore wind turbine and foundation installation companies Cadeler and Eneti have signed a business combination agreement to establish a new company. The parties said this will enable them to operate more efficiently and target larger and more complex projects as requested by customers. They agreed to merge through a stock-for-stock exchange offer to be... Continue Reading →
Copenhagen Energy’s Offshore Wind Project Gets Support from W. Australia Gov’t
(OE) Danish renewable energy firm Copenhagen Energy has received support from the Western Australia Government as it progresses plans for its Leeuwin Offshore Wind Farm project.The project has been awarded Lead Agency status by the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation. The Lead Agency Framework is reserved for significant projects with the capacity to... Continue Reading →
BladeBUG and FORCE Technology Partner to Revolutionize Wind Turbine Blade Inspections
(OE) BladeBUG, a UK-based robotics company which designs and develops spider-like repair robots for the wind industry, has has announced collaboration with non-destructive testing (NDT) specialist, FORCE Technology. The joint project will see FORCE Technology produce custom NDT solutions for integration within BladeBUG's innovative crawler robot, which is specifically designed to maintain and inspect wind... Continue Reading →
Cabling works at full steam on first large-scale US offshore wind farm
(OET) Two 220 kV high-voltage alternate current (HVAC) three-pole submarine cables have been installed for Vineyard Wind 1, America’s first large-scale offshore wind project. Prysmian Group, the supplier of the submarine cables, said that the operations proceed on time with the schedule and that their cable-laying vessel Ulisse is ready to perform submarine cable joints. Prysmian’s Cable Enterprise began installing the... Continue Reading →
