(OE) TDI-Brooks' latest dynamic positioning vessel, the RV Nautilus, has reached the shores of the East Coast of the United States ahead of work for offshore wind sector. After undergoing a six-month retrofit in Las Palmas, the 2000-built vessel will be put to work to provide support for offshore wind projects and various other subsea... Continue Reading →
What’s behind the calm winds of the offshore wind farms Bill in Brazil
This free translation may be of interest Article by Paloma Amorin and Thiago Silva partners at Vieira Rezende Advogados (epbr) The development of the offshore wind sector in Brazil requires the consolidation of a robust legal and regulatory framework. Although there has been a framework approved since 2022 (Decree 10,946/2022), several pending regulatory actions remain... Continue Reading →
Bridge-linked platform design can support high-volume green hydrogen production
By Ron Vis and Vincent van Duijvenbode, McDermott (OM) Rising demand for hydrogen as a new clean source of power will drive the emergence of gigawatt-scale green hydrogen production installations close to offshore wind farms. Various pilot projects are under development and early-phase small-scale hydrogen production facilities are being installed in the Dutch North Sea. There... Continue Reading →
RWE and Masdar Form 3GW Dogger Bank South Offshore Wind Pact
(OE) Masdar, the UAE’s clean energy powerhouse, has acquired a 49% stake in the UK Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind projects as part of the agreement with RWE. The partners will now jointly forge ahead with the delivery of these flagship projects. RWE, with a 51% stake, will lead development, construction and operation throughout... Continue Reading →
New York Awards Equinor and Orsted New Offshore Wind Contracts
(OE) New York officials on Thursday awarded provisional contracts to two proposed offshore wind projects under a program meant to support the embattled industry and keep the state's clean energy goals on track. The state selected a planned 810-megawatt project, Empire Wind 1, (developed by Equinor) and Sunrise Wind, a planned 924-megawatt project (developed by... Continue Reading →
US Offshore Wind: Down but Not Out
(As published in the February 2024 edition of Marine News magazine by Eric Haun) “The winds of change are blowing wild and free.” – Bob Dylan In the U.S. offshore wind industry, developments over recent months have placed an exclamation point on the word “wild”. Yes, the wind still blows “free”, but mounting challenges have proven... Continue Reading →
High client demand brings ‘strong’ 2023 to Fugro
(Offshore-energy.biz) Fugro has reported revenue of €2.2 billion for 2023, a 27.5% growth from €1.7 billion in 2022, said to be driven by high client demand in energy markets. For the full year of 2023, Fugro reported it had realized revenue growth on a currency-comparable basis by capturing high client demand in the offshore wind... Continue Reading →
Petrobras CEO Says Green Energy Shift Means Caution on Blockbuster Dividends
(Bloomberg) -- Latin America’s biggest oil company will be more cautious about issuing blockbuster dividends as it moves to become a renewable energy powerhouse, Petrobras Chief Executive Officer Jean Paul Prates said in an interview. In 10 years about half of Petrobras’s revenue will come from wind, solar and renewable motor fuels — and the... Continue Reading →
BOEM to Decide on Massachusetts’ New 2.6GW Offshore Wind Project in April
(OE) The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed the environmental review of the proposed 2.6 GW New England Wind project offshore Massachusetts, being proposed by Avangrid’s unit Park City Wind. BOEM estimates the proposed project would generate up to 2,600 MW of electricity, enough to power more than 900,000 homes with clean,... Continue Reading →
Spain Starts Consultation on New Offshore Wind Rules
(Reuters) Spain has opened a public consultation on a new set of rules for offshore wind energy production, laying the groundwork for auctions of sea-based concessions, the Energy Ministry said on Monday. The sector had been urging the government to publish the new regulatory framework in order to meet its offshore wind target of up... Continue Reading →