Siemens Energy has won what it says is the largest offshore grid connection order in the company's history. The order, made by Amprion Offshore, will see Siemens Energy supply two offshore wind power converter platforms at sea DolWin4 and BorWin4, and two associated stations on land. The platforms convert alternating current, as produced by wind... Continue Reading →
Kim Heng unit inks MoU with Crowley to support US offshore wind projects
Adira Renewables, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kim Heng, signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Crowley Wind Services to cooperate on offshore wind farm cable laying installation projects across the US East Coast. Under the MoU, Kim Heng will issue updates about material developments and/or the execution of a definitive agreement as and when... Continue Reading →
Biden moves to expand offshore wind to Gulf of Mexico
(Reuters) - The Biden administration on Wednesday said it had identified 700,000 acres for possible offshore wind energy development in the Gulf of Mexico, seeking to expand a growing clean energy industry to a major U.S. oil and gas hub. It also said President Joe Biden would direct his Interior Department to move ahead with... Continue Reading →
Prysmian secures first construction permits for Massachusetts subsea cable factory
Prysmian has received the first layer of approval of the construction permits for the development of its new subsea cable plant in Brayton Point, Massachusetts, which will service the U.S. offshore wind sector. Construction is planned to start in the summer of 2023 and to take two years. With a $200 million investment, Prysmian will... Continue Reading →
Oil giant Brazil works to open up vast offshore wind potential
(Upstream) Brazil’s vast potential for offshore wind generation and the challenges associated with implementing this new industry in a country that is still investing a lot of money in oil and natural gas projects were among the hot topics discussed in Upstream’s latest digital conference. With more than 130 gigawatts of future projects under environmental... Continue Reading →
Global Underwater Hub calls floating offshore wind “greatest opportunity for subsea in our generation”
(WO) The Global Underwater Hub (GUH) says floating offshore wind represents the greatest opportunity for the £8 billion ($9.5 billion) subsea industry in the UK this generation and must not be missed. The new strategic, intelligence-led organization, set up to transform the UK’s underwater industry into one of the largest and fastest-growing industries in the... Continue Reading →
Brazil waking up to offshore wind and hydrogen potential – Long read
(Upstream) As the world begins the shift towards cleaner and more efficient sources of energy, Brazil's focus can sometimes seem to be fixed on fossil fuels. This is understandable, considering Brazil's pre-salt oil fields are capable of producing more competitively and, advocates say, with lower emissions than just about any other offshore province. In a... Continue Reading →
EDF plans hybrid offshore wind and hydrogen projects in Brazil
(epbr) With a portfolio of 1.7 GW of onshore wind and solar generation in Brazil, including projects in operation, under construction or authorized, French EDF Renewables, an arm of EDF, is now targeting hybrid projects that combine offshore wind and green hydrogen (H2V) in the country. “We are very interested and we want our portfolio... Continue Reading →
Intelatus Provides Snapshot of U.S. Offshore Wind Industry Progress
The U.S. offshore wind sector continues its journey to deploy 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030 and 110 GW by 2050, Intelatus Global Partners said in its July U.S. offshore wind report. Two major OCS projects with around 940 MW of capacity have reached FID and have started onshore construction, and seven projects are... Continue Reading →
GWEC: Offshore Wind Preparing for New Era of Dramatic Growth
Offshore wind had its best year ever last year with 21.1 GW of new installations bringing global capacity to 56 GW, with China contributing 80 per cent of new offshore installations in 2021, leading offshore wind for the fourth year in a row. This is according to the latest Global Offshore Wind Report launched by the Global... Continue Reading →