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Feb. 17 (offshoreWIND.biz) The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has closed the state’s fifth offshore wind solicitation, launched in 2024, without awarding any offshore renewable energy credits (ORECs). The state agency has also launched a Request for Information (RFI) to inform a potential process through which the state would support the... Continue Reading →
Feb. 13 (offshoreWIND.biz) DNV has issued a prototype certificate for a mooring line component which mitigates dynamic mooring and platform loads on floating wind turbines, developed by the Irish engineering company Dublin Offshore. The certificate for Dublin Offshore’s load reduction device (LRD) was issued following completion of the prototype certification process in line with DNV‑SE‑0422... Continue Reading →
Feb. 12 (OE) GustoMSC, through its parent company NOV, has secured contracts for the design and supply of critical equipment for Hanwha Ocean’s new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), based on the GustoMSC NG-16000X design, with delivery scheduled for the second quarter of 2028. The vessel will be the fourth based on the NG-16000X platform,... Continue Reading →
Feb 6 (Reuters) - Denmark's Orsted reported sharply higher fourth-quarter cash flow and a bigger-than-expected reduction in debt, as the group boosts its balance sheet to navigate U.S. President Donald Trump's clampdown on offshore wind. Orsted expanded rapidly over the past decade, but more recently faced higher costs from supply chain disruption and inflation, and faces regulatory... Continue Reading →
Feb. 6 (offshoreWIND.biz) The US state of Massachusetts and the Canadian province of Nova Scotia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen cooperation on offshore wind development, seeking to align planning, workforce training, transmission planning and supply chain development across the North Atlantic region. Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey and Nova Scotia Premier Tim... Continue Reading →
Feb. 5 - SMST has been selected by Marco Polo Marine to deliver a comprehensive mission equipment package for the company’s first‑of‑its‑kind Commissioning Service Operation Vessel Plus (CSOV‑Plus). The scope comprises an Access & Cargo Tower fitted with a motion compensated gangway (Telescopic Access Bridge L2) and a 100t knuckle boom crane, enabling safe and... Continue Reading →
Feb 5 (Reuters) - Wind turbine maker Vestas reported quarterly profit that fell slightly short of expectations on Thursday, driving its shares down as much as 6% even as the firm's CEO expressed confidence in future growth due to surging electricity demand. Vestas' operating profit before special items in the fourth quarter fell to 580 million... Continue Reading →
Feb. 4 (offshoreWIND.biz) The Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) has opened a public consultation on a draft ministerial order that will set the regulatory bases for the country’s first (floating) offshore wind tender. The consultation runs from 4 February to 24 February 2026 and invites feedback on key design... Continue Reading →
Feb. 4 (oilprice.com) Equinor posted lower earnings in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared with a year earlier, reflecting weaker liquids prices and impairment charges, even as the Norwegian energy major delivered record annual production and outlined measures to reinforce cash flow and competitiveness. Adjusted operating income for the quarter reached $6.2 billion, down from the same... Continue Reading →
Feb. 3 (offshoreWIND.biz) All five US offshore wind farms under construction that received stop-work orders from the US government have been cleared to continue building, with Ørsted’s Sunrise Wind project the fifth project to be granted a preliminary injunction as part of a lawsuit challenging the order issued by the Director of the Department of... Continue Reading →
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