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(Reuters) Germany plans to build more wind turbines in the North and Baltic seas than originally planned, a draft plan by the maritime authority showed on Friday, as Berlin aims to have 70 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2045. Germany's Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) on Friday published a draft containing specifications for offshore... Continue Reading →
(OE) Dutch offshore access provider Ampelmann has signed a major contract with Seaway7 to supply an E5000 gangway to support the construction of a U.S. offshore wind project. With Ampelmann’s recent engagements in South Fork and Vineyard Wind nearing completion, the project sees the continuation of the company's involvement in the emerging U.S. offshore wind... Continue Reading →
Four new challenges, which aim to push the boundaries of innovation in floating offshore wind, have been launched in the NOW Accelerator programme. Presented by industry players Vattenfall and Seagust, Equinor, Deep Wind Offshore and EDF Renewables, and Å Energi and Corio, the four new challenges are part of the NOW Accelerator programme by Norwegian... Continue Reading →
(gCaptain) Equinor, a leading energy company, has announced the execution of a Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA) with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) for the renewable energy produced by the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project. The agreement comes after NYSERDA’s February announcement selecting Equinor as a conditional winner in... Continue Reading →
(OE) COWI North America, a subsidiary of engineering company COWI, has achieved approval certification body DNV for its offshore wind turbine foundations design for Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 offshore New York. COWI developed optimized foundation designs for 54 15MW turbines, set to generate 810MW, which has now been approved by DNV. The design not only... Continue Reading →
South America Offshore Wind 2024 is pleased to welcome more esteemed Speakers! Meet their teams in Rio, and Register Now. The second annual edition of this premier event will feature 400+ global leaders from 200+ different companies looking to contribute to the South American market. It will host 50+ industry leading presentations, and over a dozen catered networking... Continue Reading →
New Speakers Announced South America Offshore Wind 2024 is happy to announce a new group of esteemed Speakers! Don't miss meeting their teams, and Register Now. This second annual edition of this premier event will feature 400+ global leaders from 200+ different companies looking to contribute to the South American market. It will host 50+ industry... Continue Reading →
(OE) The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released its Final Environmental Assessment (Final EA) of an offshore wind research lease in the Gulf of Maine. In October 2021, the state of Maine requested a research lease for the purpose of researching floating offshore wind energy technology and its deployment. The research... Continue Reading →
(OE) Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has united its Technology organization (CTO) and Manufacturing and Global Procurement organization (COO) into one Technology and Operations Organization (CTOO) to strengthen its approach within delivery of wind energy solutions. The united CTOO organization will become the foundation for one enterprise-wide industrial system within Vestas and will be headed... Continue Reading →
(OE) Iberdrola, through its subsidiary Ailes Marines, has fully commissioned the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm, which is the second offshore wind farm in France and the first in Brittany. All wind turbines are operational in the 496 MW project as of May 28, 2024, with the entire production from the 62 turbines now feeding into... Continue Reading →
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