(OW) Following Principle Power and Ocergy, California – the US state poised to become one of the global floating wind hotspots – is now also home to the third US floating wind technology developer, Aikido Technologies, which aims to launch a demonstration project next year and plans on rolling its technology out internationally, once it is ready... Continue Reading →
Enbridge’s JV and EDF Renewables to Develop 1GW Offshore Wind Farm in France
Enbridge Inc. said Tuesday that the French government had selected EDF Renewables and Maple Power to develop the future Normandy offshore wind farm (Centre Manche 1), with an expected installed capacity of 1 GW. EDF Renewables is a subsidiary of the French utility EDF Group, and Maple Power is Enbridge's joint venture with Canada Pension... Continue Reading →
New Monopile and Tower Fabrication Facility to Open in Maryland
Baltimore-based offshore wind energy development company US Wind, Inc. announced its plan to form a long-term partnership with Haizea Wind Group Management S.L. to manage and operate Sparrows Point Steel, Maryland’s first permanent offshore wind factory in Baltimore County, Maryland. The facility will be available to manufacture steel components for the U.S. offshore wind industry,... Continue Reading →
Mammoet Wins Contracts for Two ‘large’ Offshore Wind Projects in United States
Heavy lift and transport services firm Mammoet said Monday it had secured contracts for two large offshore wind projects for undisclosed clients in the United States, both of which begin in 2023. Together, the two contracts cover a range of port scopes, including the load-in, load-out, handling, and temporary storage of XXL monopiles, plus the... Continue Reading →
IRENA calls for $35 trillion bill for climate target by 2030
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), an intergovernmental organisation, has outlined the investment needs of $35 trillion by 2030 as the price for the green shift while pointing out that investments in renewables and technology and infrastructure required for the net-zero shift need to more than quadruple on an annual basis, so that, the energy transition... Continue Reading →
Ampelmann Secures Six New Contracts in US Offshore Wind Market
Dutch offshore crew transfer equipment specialist Ampelmann said Tuesday it had signed six new contracts in the offshore wind market in the United States for 2023, 2024, and 2025. The contracts set for 2023 have been secured for work on two new offshore wind farms being built off New England's coast. "In the coming year,... Continue Reading →
Ørsted, Simply Blue Group, Subsea7 win Scottish floating offshore wind lease
(WO) — Salamander, a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7, has been offered an exclusivity agreement as part of Crown Estate Scotland’s Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round. The 100 MW Salamander floating offshore wind project, located 35km off Peterhead, is designed to provide Scotland and its supply chain... Continue Reading →
Helix’s Newly Acquired T1400-1 Jet Trenching System to be Deployed at Taiwan Offshore Wind Farm
Helix Energy Solutions' robotics division Helix Robotics Solutions said Monday it had won a trenching services contract with "a leading renewables cable installation contractor." The contract is for the trenching of inter-array and export cables as part of a 640MW wind farm offshore Taiwan. Under the contract, Helix plans to mobilize its newly acquired T1400-1... Continue Reading →
Japan’s TEPCO to develop 1.9 GW floating wind power in Scotland
(Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) (9501.T) said on Monday that it had won the rights to develop up to 1.9 gigawatts (GW) of floating offshore wind capacity across two projects in Scotland together with Norway-based company Vargronn. Many once-conventional energy and power companies around the globe are switching their attention to renewable energy, such... Continue Reading →
Record new wind capacity to be installed by 2027 – GWEC report
(Reuters) - A record 680 gigawatts (GW) of wind energy capacity is expected to be installed by 2027 but policymakers need to ensure supply chain bottlenecks do not slow growth to avoid missing climate targets, according to an industry report released on Monday. The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) report said policies have set the... Continue Reading →