TSC, Offshoretronic in Offshore Wind Monopile Installation Collab

(OE) OTSC Offshore Corporation (“TSC”), a subsidiary of CMIC Ocean En-Tech Holding Co., Ltd. has signed a memorandum of understanding with Spain-based offshore vessel and equipment design firm Offshoretronic. The MoU entails bringing together Offshoretronic's technical engineering experience in offshore wind transportation and installation, and TSC offshore equipment design and manufacturing expertise, with the goal... Continue Reading →

January 5, 2023 0

Wind Turbines are Already Skyscraper-sized. Is There Any Limit To How Big They Will Get?

Simon Hogg, Durham University In 2023, some 100 miles off the coast of northeast England, the world’s largest wind turbines will start generating electricity. This first phase of the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm development uses General Electric’s Haliade X, a turbine that stands more than a quarter of a kilometer high from the surface of... Continue Reading →

January 3, 2023 0

Japan’s First Utility-scale Offshore Wind Farm Starts Commercial Operations

Marubeni said Thursday it had started commercial operation at the Noshiro Port offshore wind farm in Japan on December 22, 2022, based on the feed-in tariff program for renewable energy. Marubeni Corporation has been implementing this first utility-scale offshore wind power project in Japan at Akita Port and Noshiro Port in Akita Prefecture, through the... Continue Reading →

December 22, 2022 0

CIMC Orders NOV Design, Equipment for Havfram’s Offshore Wind Installation Vessel

(OE) NOV has signed contracts with China's CIMC Raffles to design and equip a self-propelled wind turbine installation jack-up vessel for the Norwegian offshore wind services company Havfram NOV, until recently known as National Oilwell Varco, will supply the GustoMSC NG-20000X wind installation vessel design. NOV entered the offshore rig & vessel design arena through the... Continue Reading →

December 21, 2022 0

Study Launched for Multi-GW Scale Offshore Hydrogen Production in Dutch North Sea

(OE) Danish engineering group Ramboll will investigate the feasibility of producing hydrogen offshore at a multi-gigawatt scale with NortH2 in the Dutch part of the North Sea. The NortH2 consortium, consisting of Eneco, RWE, Equinor and Shell, in partnership with Gasunie, is investigating how all aspects of the hydrogen value chain – from production to... Continue Reading →

December 20, 2022 0

N’GENIUS Says Its Steel to Transform Construction of Offshore, LNG Facilities

(OE) N'GENIUS claims its high-strength austenitic stainless steels will transform the design and construction of onshore and offshore oil, gas, and LNG facilities."The global demand for LNG is projected to reach 700 million tonnes per year by 2040 fuelling the need for greater LNG infrastructure including import receiving and export terminals, FLNG vessels, and LNG... Continue Reading →

December 19, 2022 0

Norwegian Construction Firm Sets Sights on Floating Offshore Wind

Norwegian construction firm Veidekke said Monday it has set its sights on the offshore wind market, with the company planning to become a key part of the value chain for floating offshore wind. The company said it was already participating in a larger feasibility study to specifically look into "how the floating foundations for the wind... Continue Reading →

December 19, 2022 0

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