Brought to you by Quest Offshore & Southern Cone Consultants
(OM) Iberia is well positioned to compete with—or even replace—Northern Europe’s existing energy industrial hub as sectors in Spain and Portugal can call on abundant sunshine, strong winds and mature gas infrastructure as well as a wealth of industry and managerial expertise. With reliable gas supply from North Africa, lower power prices compared to the... Continue Reading →
(OE) Crowley signed an agreement on Thursday with the Port of Humboldt Bay to exclusively negotiate to be the developer and operator of a terminal to serve as California’s first hub for offshore wind energy installations. Through Crowley’s Wind Services group, the company will enter into negotiations with the port to lease and serve... Continue Reading →
Barcelona-based floating wind technology developer X1 Wind said Friday its floating platform had been successfully installed at the PLOCAN test site in the Canary Islands. "As summer trade-winds abated, a suitable weather window allowed X1 Wind and partners from the EU-backed PivotBuoy Project to complete the installation process, connecting the fully-functional floating wind prototype to... Continue Reading →
(OE) Ocergy has won a the pre-FEED foundation design contract for its OCG-Wind foundation technology to be deployed at the Salamander floating offshore wind project, run by a joint venture between Simply Blue Group, Ørsted, and Subsea7. Ocergy has developed OCG-Wind, descibed as a novel and efficient floating wind turbine foundation, to support very large... Continue Reading →
(OEM) Fugro has reported a revenue of €480.2 million for the third quarter of 2022, an increase of 17.4% compared to €378 million in Q3 2021, said to be supported by high demand for offshore wind solutions. The increase in revenue was fuelled by ongoing high client demand across markets, most notably renewables, and to... Continue Reading →
(OE) World Forum Offshore Wind said Wednesday it had launched new Offshore Wind to Hydrogen Committee chaired by DNV’s hydrogen segment lead Magnus Killingland. "World Forum Offshore Wind (WFO) and its members believe that hydrogen production from offshore wind creates tremendous new opportunities for the global offshore wind industry. To promote the acceleration of commercial-scale... Continue Reading →
(OE) German renewable energy giant RWE said Wednedsay it had filed bids for all five offshore wind seabed permits in the Polish Baltic Sea, offered by the Polish government. Sven Utermöhlen, CEO Offshore Wind, RWE Renewables: “RWE is clearly committed to contributing to the Polish energy transition by delivering the government’s offshore wind build-out programme.... Continue Reading →
DeepOcean has signed a charter agreement with shipowner Simon Møkster Shipping for the Stril Server multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV), set to be deployed in the renewables and oil & gas markets. Under the two-year agreement, Stril Server will provide subsea inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR), light construction and recycling services to DeepOcean’s customers in the... Continue Reading →
Offshore wind service provider SeaRenergy said Wednesday it had secured a contract for offshore infrastructure services from Siemens Energy. The scope of work comprises integrated onshore and offshore logistics services executed during the commissioning of DolWin6 converter platform in the German Bight. DolWin6 is TenneT's 13th offshore grid connection system in the German North Sea... Continue Reading →
lenergy Co Ltd, a Korean renewable energy development firm, has hired DNV as the owner's engineer for its 1.5 GW fixed-bottom Chujin offshore wind project. The Chujin offshore wind farm will be the largest commercial-scale offshore wind farm in South Korea, when completed in 2027. As the owner’s engineer, DNV will drive the pre-Front End... Continue Reading →
Brazil Energy Insight 