Rovco Wins Survey Work on Green Volt Floating Wind Farm Offshore Scotland

(offshoreWIND.biz) Rovco has been selected to conduct site characterization operations on the Green Volt floating offshore wind farm project in Scotland. UK-based company will focus on geophysical surveys in the offshore wind farm array area, offshore and nearshore export cable corridors, shallow Piezocone Penetration Test (PCPT), and vibrocoring. Rovco’s DP2 survey vessel Glomar Supporter will begin its... Continue Reading →

July 25, 2024 0

California PUC Sets Out Procurement Path for 7.6 GW of Offshore Wind in Operation by 2037

(offshoreWind.biz) The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has issued a proposed decision that could see the US state running three offshore wind solicitations to procure up to 7.6 GW of installed capacity. The first projects under the proposed procurement timeline would be in operation by 1 June 2035. The proposed decision, issued on 19 July,... Continue Reading →

July 24, 2024 0

Empire Energy and Largo Concrete Cement Offshore Wind Partnership

(OE) Empire Energy's Offshore Division, an offshore wind EPC firm, has partnered with Largo Concrete, a structural concrete contractor, to support the growth of offshore wind sector. The partnership will leverage Empire Energy Offshore's project portfolio and deep industry knowledge alongside Largo’s concrete expertise to drive innovative solutions and sustainable infrastructure in the growing offshore... Continue Reading →

July 23, 2024 0

Portugal plans to raise share of renewables in electricity consumption to 93% by 2030

(Reuters) - Portugal plans to raise the contribution of renewables in electricity consumption to 93% by 2030, as part of its decarbonisation push, according to an updated draft of its energy and climate plan seen by Reuters on Monday. However, the draft proposal plans to lower the 2030 target for the installed capacity of electrolyzers... Continue Reading →

July 22, 2024 0

World Bank Group on future opportunities for offshore wind in Brazil

(TN) The World Bank Group released today 16/07, a study on "Scenarios for Offshore Wind Development in Brazil" based on analysis by DNV, an independent global expert in energy and risk management. This report is part of a series of offshore wind roadmap studies commissioned by the World Bank Group (WBG) under the Offshore Wind... Continue Reading →

July 16, 2024 0

Offshore Wind Turbines Offer Path for Clean Hydrogen Production

NREL Researchers Identify Promising Locations off US Coastlines for Installation of Technology (CleanTechnica.com) Using electricity generated by offshore wind turbines as one pathway to split water to produce clean hydrogen may make economic sense, particularly along the U.S. Atlantic Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico, according to researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory... Continue Reading →

July 15, 2024 0

California greenlights 25 GW floating offshore wind scheme

(Splash) The California Energy Commission has approved a strategic plan to develop a massive floating offshore wind industry with the aim of achieving 25 GW of capacity by 2045. California’s electricity grid is served by nearly 35,000 MW of renewable resources today, but to meet the 2045 goal, the state will need an additional 148,000... Continue Reading →

July 12, 2024 0

UK’s first offshore hydrogen production trials kick off in South Wales

(Offshore-energy.biz) After six years of development, sustainability consultancy ERM has launched offshore trials to test its Dolphyn Hydrogen process which combines electrolysis, desalination, and hydrogen production on a floating wind platform, marking the first time hydrogen has been produced from seawater in a marine environment in the UK. The trials conducted in Pembroke Port, South... Continue Reading →

July 5, 2024 0

SBM Offshore and Technip Energies Launch Floating Wind Joint Venture

(O) SBM Offshore and Technip Energies have formally launched Ekwil, a 50-50 joint venture dedicated to floating offshore wind. Ekwil is a pure player delivery partner offering a diversified range of ‘series production’ floating offshore wind solutions to meet the growing and demanding needs of energy customers around the world. The joint venture brings together... Continue Reading →

July 5, 2024 0

Technip Energies and Partners to Develop Reusable Floating Wind Anchors

(OE) Technip Energies, in partnership with Université Gustave Eiffel, Valeco, and OPEN-C Foundation, has launched the PAREF project, an R&D program aimed at accelerating industrial-scale development of floating wind. The project, funded by the French State as part of France 2030 operated by ADEME, aims to design, fabricate, and test a reusable anchoring system, high... Continue Reading →

July 4, 2024 0

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