Highland Council Grants Planning Permission for Pentland Floating Wind Farm’s Onshore Infrastructure

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners-led Pentland floating offshore wind farm has been granted planning permission in principle from Scotland's Highland Council for its onshore infrastructure. To be located 7.5km off the coast of Dounreay in Caithness, Pentland will generate 100MW making it capable of providing electricity to almost 70,000 homes, equivalent to 65% of those in the... Continue Reading →

January 26, 2023 0

SeaTwirl Gets Nod to Test Vertical-axis floating Wind Turbine in Norway after Appeal Rejected

(OE) The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has given METCentre the concession to test SeaTwirl´s vertical-axis floating wind turbine. The concession comes after the Norwegian authority Norges Vassdrags- og Energidirektorat (NVE) rejected an appeal to overturn SeaTwirl’s S2x concession in Norway. The decision can therefore no longer be appealed, and SeaTwirl can now move... Continue Reading →

January 26, 2023 0

Onshore Funding for US Offshore Wind

(OE) Most of the media coverage of offshore wind development in the United States focuses on the leases of the offshore areas where the wind turbines will be located. However, equally important is the landside dimension of these projects, including the manufacture, installation, maintenance and operation of the turbines. Several awards made in the last... Continue Reading →

January 25, 2023 0

Half of US Offshore Wind Pipeline at Risk of Delays Beyond 2030 – Report

(OWB) Half of the US offshore wind energy projects in the pipeline are at risk of being delayed beyond 2030 because of limited port and vessel infrastructure and domestic manufacturing, according to a new report co-authored by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Business Network for Offshore Wind. The US has set the... Continue Reading →

January 25, 2023 0

PGS, Marine Seismic Player, Enters Offshore Wind Market

(OE) Norwegian company PGS, best known for its seismic survey services in the offshore oil and gas sector, said Wednesday it had scored its first offshore wind contract. The company said it had secured its first ultra-high resolution offshore wind farm site characterization project, marking its debut in "a strategically important new energy market." "PGS... Continue Reading →

January 25, 2023 0

Rovco grows its fleet to service offshore wind projects

Rovco, a UK provider of subsea robotics and integrated survey, has signed an initial three-year charter party agreement with Glomar Offshore for the multi-purpose support vessel Glomar Supporter, as part of its growth strategy within its site characterization business unit. Rovco has pointed out that the charter agreement with Glomar Offshore marks a significant step... Continue Reading →

January 24, 2023 0

Portugal to launch first offshore wind auction, eyes 10 GW by 2030

(Reuters) - Portugal expects to launch its first offshore wind power auction by the last quarter of this year, aiming to reach 10 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity by 2030, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Monday. As a pre-condition to the auction, the government will this week launch a public hearing regarding proposals for... Continue Reading →

January 23, 2023 0

Spain’s Iberdrola Considers U.S. Renewables Stake Sale, Sources say

(Reuters) Spanish power company Iberdrola is considering the sale of a stake in its U.S. renewables business to help to finance new investments, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. One of the sources said that Iberdrola had appointed a bank to work on a possible sale of a minority stake in the... Continue Reading →

January 23, 2023 0

Vessel Conversions Gaining Favor in US Offshore Wind

(OE) With the creation of a full-fledged U.S. offshore wind industry undoubtedly comes many opportunities for those that own, operate, build and service relevant vessels as developers work toward the nation’s goal of 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030. But for every opportunity there are at least a handful of challenges, many of... Continue Reading →

January 23, 2023 0

Orsted, Siemens Gamesa charges highlight offshore wind challenges

(Reuters) - Charges unveiled by two offshore wind sector leaders highlight the challenges the fast-growing renewables industry is facing, ranging from quality issues to cost inflation, that are hitting profit outlooks. Denmark's Orsted (ORSTED.CO), the world's No. 1 offshore wind farm developer, late on Thursday announced a writedown on a large U.S. offshore wind project and... Continue Reading →

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Highland Council Grants Planning Permission for Pentland Floating Wind Farm’s Onshore Infrastructure

SeaTwirl Gets Nod to Test Vertical-axis floating Wind Turbine in Norway after Appeal Rejected

Onshore Funding for US Offshore Wind

Half of US Offshore Wind Pipeline at Risk of Delays Beyond 2030 – Report

PGS, Marine Seismic Player, Enters Offshore Wind Market

Rovco grows its fleet to service offshore wind projects

Portugal to launch first offshore wind auction, eyes 10 GW by 2030

Spain’s Iberdrola Considers U.S. Renewables Stake Sale, Sources say

Vessel Conversions Gaining Favor in US Offshore Wind

Orsted, Siemens Gamesa charges highlight offshore wind challenges

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