Dec. 2 - Intermoor, Acteon’s Moorings and Anchors business line, has been awarded a three-year contract by Petrobras, following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston in May 2025. With work due to commence in December 2025, Intermoor will deliver comprehensive quality assurance and traceability services across Petrobras’... Continue Reading →
Californian Port Secures USD 20 Million in State Funds for Floating Wind Terminal Development
Oct. 9 (offshoreWIND.biz) The California Energy Commission (CEC) has awarded USD 20 million (approximately EUR 17 million) to the Port of Long Beach to fund the ongoing development of Pier Wind, a proposed USD 4.7 billion (approx. EUR 4 billion) terminal that would serve the floating wind industry. CEC has awarded the grant through the... Continue Reading →
€465k grant backs Oceaneering’s floating wind cable qualification projects
(offshore-energy.biz) U.S. subsea engineering and applied technology firm Oceaneering International has secured a £400,000 (around €465,000) grant from Scotland’s economic development agency Scottish Enterprise for a project that aims to add manufacturing capacity for subsea power cables destined for Scottish offshore wind. Oceaneering’s Rosyth umbilical and cable manufacturing facility, which has been operating at the Port of Rosyth... Continue Reading →
WindEurope: EUR 6.4 Billion Needed for Ports and Vessels to Meet Offshore Wind Goals
(offshoreWIND.biz) Europe needs to invest an extra EUR 6.4 billion in port facilities and new vessels to reach its offshore wind energy goals, according to WindEurope. Currently, Europe can install and maintain about 10 GW of offshore wind annually, enough to meet its 2030 energy security targets, but after 2030, this capacity must rise to... Continue Reading →
Offshore Solar Farm Set for Integration with Dutch Offshore Wind Project
(OE) The assembly of an offshore solar farm has been completed at the Port of Amsterdam in a ‘world’s first’ project that will integrate the system with an offshore wind farm in the North Sea, offshore Netherlands. The system, supplied and built by Oceans of Energy, is larger than a football field and is set... Continue Reading →
UK’s Crown Estate Plans $543M Investment in Offshore Wind Supply Chain
(Reuters) King Charles III's Crown Estate, which owns Britain's seabed, said on Tuesday it will invest up to 400 million pounds ($543 million) in the country's offshore wind supply chain. The investment is intended to support the construction of new infrastructure, including ports, supply chain manufacturing, and research and testing facilities, to enable the deployment... Continue Reading →
Brazil wind power company gets OK for data center project with TikTok interest
(Reuters) - Wind farm developer Casa dos Ventos has regulatory approval to move ahead with a 300-megawatt project in northeast Brazil where the company has been discussing a major data center investment with the owner of TikTok. Brazil's national power grid operator gave the green light to connect the project at the Pecem port complex... Continue Reading →
Californian Floating Wind Demonstrator to Be Tested in Norway
(OE) California-based Aikido Technologies has signed an agreement with Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre) in Haugesund, Norway, to deploy a first-of-its-kind 15MW demo project, called AO60. Once installed in 2027, the platform will be one of the largest floating wind platforms constructed and deployed to date. The METCentre has a long history of supporting innovative... Continue Reading →
As Brazilian president visits China, $1 billion sustainable fuel deal announced
(Reuters) - Brazil announced two Chinese partnerships on Monday, including a $1 billion investment by China's Envision Energy to produce sustainable aviation fuel, as the country's president visits China. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met with energy companies as well as with automaker GAC, and Chinese defense company Norinco. Minister of Mines and Energy... Continue Reading →
First Floater for 30 MW French Pilot Wind Farm Launched
(offshoreWIND.biz) The first floater for the Les Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) floating offshore wind farm has been launched at the Port of Marseille Fos in France. Eiffage Métal, Smulders, and their subcontractor Geodis, in coordination with Ocean Winds, launched the wind farm’s first floating platform on the Fos-sur-Mer industrial site. The floater is now... Continue Reading →