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Oct. 2 (offshoreWIND.biz) The 25 MW Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind farm in France, developed by EDF, Enbridge, and CPP Investments, has been officially inaugurated. The Provence Grand Large floating wind project has been operating for many months, supplying electricity to the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region. It is the first floating offshore wind project in... Continue Reading →
Sept 24 (Reuters) - China led several countries in announcing new climate plans on Wednesday and offered a veiled rebuke of the U.S. president's anti-climate rhetoric a day earlier at the U.N. General Assembly. Addressing a climate leaders’ summit hosted by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a live video message... Continue Reading →
Sept. 24 (offshoreWIND.biz) Ichnusa Wind Power, an Italian developer of floating offshore wind projects, has received the green light to explore a potential site off Sardinia’s coast. A decree issued by the Coast Guard permits Ichnusa Wind Power to undertake scientific and technical surveys off the coast of Portoscuso. The work, which is expected to... Continue Reading →
Sept. 4 (offshoreWIND.biz) A consortium between TotalEnergies and RWE has won the Centre Manche 2 tender to develop a 1.5 GW offshore wind farm off the coast of Normandy, making it the largest renewable energy initiative in France to date. As part of a strategic review of its investment, RWE has expressed the wish to... Continue Reading →
Sept. 22 (OE) Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has launched its next generation remotely operated vehicle (ROV) control system – ICE Unity. In what is a significant leap forward for ROV control technology, the introduction of ICE Unity meets the increasing sector demand for data and control access from outside the core control system. Key features... Continue Reading →
Sept. 17 (offshoreWIND.biz) Japan’s Floating Offshore Wind Power Technology Research Association (FLOWRA) and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore technology development cooperation in the field of floating offshore wind. Under the agreement, FLOWRA and EMEC will explore the possibilities of establishing and managing an offshore test and... Continue Reading →
Sept. 11 (offshore-energy.biz) Design and engineering consultancy Longitude and the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) have partnered to provide developers and operators of offshore wind farms with an integrated technical offering in offshore wind design. Under the terms of the agreement, Longitude and NGI will collaborate in applied geosciences, geotechnical design, and structural design to support... Continue Reading →
Sept. 9 - FairWind, a global leader in wind turbine installation and service solutions, has appointed Aitor Diaz de Lezana Fernández to the newly created role of Regional Head of Service for Southern Europe, South America & South Africa (SESA). Mr Diaz de Lezana Fernández brings more than 19 years’ experience in the wind sector,... Continue Reading →
Sept. 3 (oilprice.com) Strong demand for crude oil from Asian countries, especially China, has insulated Brazil’s Petrobras from the worst of the tariff war fallout, chief executive Magda Chambriard told Bloomberg in an interview. “There is a lot of demand in Asia for our products,” Chambriard told the publication at an industry event in Sao Paulo, adding... Continue Reading →
(offshoreWIND.biz) Europe needs to invest an extra EUR 6.4 billion in port facilities and new vessels to reach its offshore wind energy goals, according to WindEurope. Currently, Europe can install and maintain about 10 GW of offshore wind annually, enough to meet its 2030 energy security targets, but after 2030, this capacity must rise to... Continue Reading →
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