(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 →
High offshore wind demand lifts Fugro
(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 →
WFO Launches Offshore Wind to Hydrogen Committee
(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 →
RWE Files Bids for All Five Polish Offshore Wind Seabed Permits
(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 charters 85-meter multi-purpose support vessel
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: SeaRenergy Nets DolWin6 Work
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 →
Elenergy Selects DNV as Owner’s Engineer for S. Korea’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm
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 →
TotalEnergies negotiates 35% of Casa dos Ventos
(epbr) The negotiations had been going on since April. The operation should exceed R$ 3 billion, according to sources. -- In 15 years of existence, Casa dos Ventos was responsible for developing one third of all wind projects in Brazil. -- TotalEnergies is one of the world's largest publicly traded oil and gas producers. In... Continue Reading →
Export cable installation begins at first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in US
The installation work on the export cable for Vineyard Wind 1, the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the U.S., has now begun with Prysmian’s cable laying vessel (CLV) Cable Enterprise set to start installing the offshore part of the project’s link to the grid on land after a pre-lay grapnel run. According to the AIS data... Continue Reading →
Ørsted, CIP to Develop 5.2GW of Offshore Wind in Denmark
(Reuters) Denmark's Ørsted and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have teamed up to develop 5.2 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind in Denmark, corresponding to more than double the country's current installed capacity, the two companies said on Tuesday. The total of four projects will be developed through the so-called open-door procedure where the developers takes initiative... Continue Reading →