Swedish floating wind tech firm Hexicon said Friday its Twin Hub stepping stone project had been awarded a marine license for the installation of an offshore floating wind demonstrator in the Celtic Sea. "Twin Hub floating demonstrator project in the Celtic Sea has now been awarded a marine licence, for a renewable energy test site... Continue Reading →
BW Ideol, a company specializing in floating offshore wind solutions has signed an investment agreement with Japan's JERA, and France's ADEME Investissement to create an investment company for financing the co-development of offshore wind projects using BW Ideol’s patented Damping Pool technology over the next 5 years. JERA is Japan’s largest utility company, and ADEME... Continue Reading →
(RE) Hexicon has teamed up with Avapa Energy to form a joint venture in Italy to develop floating wind projects in Italian waters. AvenHexicon is a 50:50 JV, which will have Hexicon license its patented technology for use in projects and for use by third parties. Hexicon said it has been looking for a partner... Continue Reading →
From being an ugly duckling, floating offshore wind is now the Cinderella of the offshore renewables world. Attention is now being paid to floating and even subsea substation concepts to help bring this power to shore. (OE) Over the past year, expectations around the growth in the floating offshore wind development have grown, significantly. Many... Continue Reading →
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) to Bassoe Technology for its T-Floater floating wind turbine foundation design. The foundation is designed to carry a 10 MW turbine in the harsh conditions of the North Sea. With three columns and T-shaped pontoons to allow transport of multiple T-Floater hulls on a... Continue Reading →
Technip Energies said Thursday it had received the acceptance of its basis of the design of its INO12TM floating offshore wind concept from classification society DNV. The company said that DNV's acceptance marked important progress towards the Approval in Principle (AiP) of the floater which is designed to accommodate a 12MW wind turbine. "Following an... Continue Reading →
After being very much on the margins of the offshore wind industry, floating offshore wind now appears to be ready to hit the mainstream. With gigawatt scale developments already on the horizon, what will the infrastructure needed to build and support them look like? (OE) Over the past 12 months, the floating offshore wind sector... Continue Reading →
Marine Power Systems (MPS) has appointed Principia as lead contractor on detailed design and engineering of the floating platform that will support both wind and wave energy generating devices. Principia, part of the Artelia Group, has a dedicated offshore engineering team who has been working on offshore projects for over 40 years. The company brings... Continue Reading →
Kincardine floating offshore wind farm, located 15 km off the coast of Aberdeenshire, is now fully operational, Principle Power, a company that designed the 50MW wind farm's semi-submersible foundations, said Tuesday. The project, the world's largest of the type, consists of five Vestas V164-9.5 MW and one V80-2 MW turbine, each installed on WindFloat semi-submersible platforms... Continue Reading →
From a colossal wind farm floating amid choppy ocean waves to hundreds of solar panels on the surface of a dammed reservoir, Portugal is exploring innovative ways to boost renewable energy. Mass use of such projects may still be too pricey, but trailblazers like Portugal stand to benefit when costs ease. Bathed in sunshine all... Continue Reading →
