(OW) Spain-headquartered BlueFloat Energy and Greenvolt have joined forces to develop offshore wind projects in Portugal. According to the partners, Portugal holds great potential for offshore wind, which is now recognised by the national policymakers who seek to unlock the potential of this technology to deliver on the country’s decarbonisation targets. Portugal has recently identified... Continue Reading →
Brazilian innovation centre requests license for offshore wind test site
(OEP) A research, innovation and development centre in Brazil, focused on renewable energy and sustainability, has submitted an application for a test site for offshore wind to the country’s Institute for the Environment and Natural Resources (IBAMA). In the latest update to the map (and the list) of offshore wind projects for which environmental investigation licences have... Continue Reading →
30 MW French Floating Offshore Wind Project Enters Construction Stage
TotalEnergies, BW Ideol, and Qair, the developers behind the EolMed project, have started the construction of three floating wind turbines for the 30 MW wind farm offshore France. The arrival of the first steel blocks that will make up the three floating substructures marked the beginning of the construction of the wind turbines in the... Continue Reading →
With $1.2 billion first-quarter revenue, Subsea 7 on track to meet full-year guidance
Subsea 7 has reported a revenue of $1.2 billion for the first quarter of 2023, a 4 per cent increase compared to the same period last year, stating it is on track to achieve a higher whole-year revenue than in 2022. The revenue increase is said to reflect strong growth of 18 per cent in... Continue Reading →
RWE, Acta Marine Partner to Build ‘Green’ Vessels for Offshore Wind Operations
Offshore wind developer RWE has entered a long-term vessel supply agreement with offshore vessel owner Acta Marine that it says paves the way for the decarbonization of offshore wind farm operations. The agreement is to build and operate two ‘green’ service operation vessels, which will be among the first in the world to be built... Continue Reading →
UXO Survey Kicks Off Along Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Export Cable Route
U.S. offshore wind developer Dominion Energy is this week kicking off unexploded ordinance identification within the export cable corridor and the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) lease area located offshore of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The U.S. Coast Guard said in a notice to mariners that the UXO works would start on or about April 25,... Continue Reading →
Corio Generation, Å Energi to Jointly Bid for Norwegian Floater
(OW) 3Global offshore wind developer Corio Generation and Norwegian renewable energy business Å Energi have established Nordvegen Vind, a joint venture aiming to bid for the Utsira Nord floating offshore wind site in Norway. Nordvegen is the name for the old shipping route which for more than 3,000 years has been a gateway for maritime... Continue Reading →
Report: Europe Needs Meshed Grids for Offshore Wind
(OE) Hitachi Energy and industry group WindEurope have published a new report which concludes that Europe needs more meshed grids to ensure its offshore wind development. Meshed grids are clusters of offshore wind farms with fewer cables connected to the shore that can route power to two or more national grids. In total, governments across... Continue Reading →
Plans Underway to Install Floating Wind Farm at Barents Sea Oil Field Site
(OE) Norwegian oil and gas company Vår Energi will collaborate with floating wind technology firm Odfjell Oceanwind and Source Galileo to pursue a pilot project for floating offshore wind at its Goliat oil field in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway. The Goliat platform is currently electrified and is supplied with power from shore through a... Continue Reading →
BOEM Seeks Public Input on Possible Offshore Wind Development in Gulf of Maine
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on Tuesday invites public comment on, and assesses interest in, possible commercial wind energy development in areas offshore Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. BOEM said the call represented an early step in the commercial planning and leasing process in the Gulf fo Maine, and the first required by... Continue Reading →