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Marine Power Systems from the UK is working with WavEC from Portugal to set up its modular floating offshore wind platform in the north of Portugal. "Floating offshore wind is increasingly featuring in government decarbonization targets around the world and Portugal is no exception. The Portuguese government has shown its commitment to offshore wind with... Continue Reading →
The heightened focus on energy security and the rising cost of energy is reinforcing the difference in decarbonization speed between Europe and the rest of the world, according to the sixth edition of DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook. Europe, which can be regarded as the leader of the energy transition, will double down on renewables and energy... Continue Reading →
Elaine Maslin, Contributor (OE) Industry interest in floating offshore wind in the UK has seen rapid growth, but a race to the bottom in terms of cost, as well as port and manufacturing capacity, could mean targets are not met and challenge the long-term sustainability of the industry. These issues were raised at the sell-out Floating... Continue Reading →
(OE) The total pipeline of floating offshore wind projects has more than doubled in the past 12 months in terms of capacity worldwide, from 91GW a year ago to 185GW now, according to a report published by RenewableUK on Tuesday. According to the report, The number of projects has increased globally during that time from... Continue Reading →
(OE) Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has selected Stiesdal Offshore’s TetraSub floating foundation structure for the 100MW Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm project, to be located off the coast of Dounreay, Caithness, Scotland. The technology has been said to offer a lightweight and cost-effective floating solution, based on factory-made modules which are then assembled domestically in... Continue Reading →
(OED) The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), located in Orkney, Scotland, has completed the concept design for a new 100 MW floating offshore wind test and demonstration site. The ocean energy test facility operator is seeking to secure a lease for a site ~20 km west of Orkney, further out to sea from its existing... Continue Reading →
(OED) Sustainability consultancy ERM has awarded a contract to Principle Power, a provider of floating foundation solutions for the floating wind industry, to progress the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for a Wind-to-Hydrogen Dolphyn 10 MW prototype project off the coast of Aberdeen. The contract was agreed following ERM Dolphyn's receipt of £8.62 million in financing... Continue Reading →
(OE) The Crown Estate for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland has updated developers on the design of the tender process for seabed leasing for floating wind energy in the Celtic Sea. The Celtic Sea program is intended to provide 4GW of renewable energy capacity by 2035, with the region assessed to have the economic potential... Continue Reading →
(OEM) The geophysical and environmental survey works for the Salamander floating offshore wind project in Scotland have been completed, marking a significant milestone for the 100 MW project that is planned to be progressed through of the Scottish Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round. The survey activities commenced on 7 August and... Continue Reading →
(U) Norwegian energy giant Equinor believes that floating offshore wind can be cost comparable with bottom-fixed wind arrays within around a decade. “We believe that cost parity with fixed bottom wind can be achieved in the early 2030s, but you really need to go at scale – that’s the way to go with floating wind... Continue Reading →
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