RWE collaborates with Sarens and Tugdock to investigate innovative floating wind deployment and integration solutions for the Celtic Sea

RWE, Wales’ largest renewable energy generator, has funded a study to investigate the quayside offload and launch of two types of floating offshore wind platforms – one steel and one concrete – alongside the integration of next generation wind turbine generators onto these platforms. Their aim is to maximise local supply chain opportunities by utilising... Continue Reading →

October 4, 2023 0

Tugdock and Salamander Offshore Wind Team Up to Accelerate Floating Wind Energy Development

(OE) UK-based company Tugdock has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Salamander floating offshore wind farm to collaborate on innovation for floating offshore wind energy in Scotland. Tugdock, based in Cornwall, UK, has patented marine buoyancy technology that enables heavy marine structures to be built or assembled and loaded-out in ports with water depth or... Continue Reading →

September 28, 2023 0

US Needs USD 36 Billion Investment in Offshore Wind Port Development – Report

(OW) The US will need around USD 36 billion (around EUR 34 billion) over the next decade to meet the nation’s offshore wind port infrastructure gap, according to a report released by the Business Network for Offshore Wind. The report, called Building a National Network of Offshore Wind Ports: A $36B Plan for Domestic Clean Energy... Continue Reading →

September 26, 2023 0

Petrobras launches tender for sustainable decommissioning of FPSO P-33

(TN) Petrobrás published the tender for the sale of the platform ship (FPSO) P-33, which is currently located in the Campos Basin, in the Marlim field. The bidding will follow the same model as the decommissioning of P-32, within the company's new guidelines for recycling and sustainable disposal of vessels. The sale notice maintains the... Continue Reading →

September 21, 2023 0

Ocean Winds and Prumo Logistica sign MOU to promote Offshore Wind energy initiatives

(PN) Ocean Winds (OW), an international company dedicated to offshore wind energy and created as a 50-50 joint venture in 2020 by EDP Renewables and ENGIE global, and PRUMO LOGÍSTICA, one of the main players in the logistics and infrastructure sector in Brazil, joined forces through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that reinforces the two... Continue Reading →

September 12, 2023 0

Ramboll sees the Brazilian Offshore Wind sector as the new pre salt of energy

(PN) Ramboll, a multinational consultancy specializing in engineering and multidisciplinary projects, is one of the world leaders in offshore wind energy and is in charge of several projects being studied in Brazil. The company is involved in more than 55% of all operating offshore wind projects around the world. Operating in all the main offshore... Continue Reading →

September 12, 2023 0

Petrobras signs contract with Porto do Açu to boost the sustainable decommissioning of platforms

Petrobras signed a contract with Porto do Açu to support the decommissioning of oil and gas production platforms. The agreement provides for the provision of dock space for the temporary docking of production units undergoing decommissioning, until the final destination of the unit is defined, in accordance with the best international practices in green recycling... Continue Reading →

September 11, 2023 0

Eversource Sells Seabed Acreage Offshore US to JV Partner Ørsted for USD 625 Million

Eversource Energy has completed its sale of an uncommitted lease area off the south coast of Massachusetts to its joint venture (JV) partner Ørsted for USD 625 million. The all-cash transaction, which was announced in May, closed today following approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. The deal with Eversource provides... Continue Reading →

September 8, 2023 0

Ørsted to Become First Tenant of New Jersey Wind Port

(OW) The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has approved agreements with Ørsted for the development and sublease of up to 34 acres at the New Jersey Wind Port (NJWP), which Ørsted will use as a staging and support area for its 1.1 GW Ocean Wind 1 offshore wind project. With the agreement, Ørsted will... Continue Reading →

July 31, 2023 0

Curaçao starts offshore surveys with plan for floating wind-to-hydrogen production

(OET) Fugro’s survey vessel Fugro Brasilis has arrived at the Port of Willemstad in Curaçao ahead of offshore surveys the company will perform as the Curaçao government is working on identifying areas for floating wind development. The work, scheduled to start today (17 July) and take place until 29 July, follows a memorandum of understanding... Continue Reading →

July 17, 2023 0

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