TSC, Offshoretronic in Offshore Wind Monopile Installation Collab

(OE) OTSC Offshore Corporation (“TSC”), a subsidiary of CMIC Ocean En-Tech Holding Co., Ltd. has signed a memorandum of understanding with Spain-based offshore vessel and equipment design firm Offshoretronic. The MoU entails bringing together Offshoretronic's technical engineering experience in offshore wind transportation and installation, and TSC offshore equipment design and manufacturing expertise, with the goal... Continue Reading →

January 5, 2023 0

Equinor, RWE Partner on Major Hydrogen Projects

The Norwegian energy company Equinor has signed a strategic partnership with Germany's RWE that involves "large scale projects that will contribute to the European energy supply as well as to the ramp-up of the hydrogen economy in Germany and the EU." In addition, the partnership said it would strengthen the long-term security of supply of... Continue Reading →

January 5, 2023 0

Iberdrola to Install its First-ever Floating Solar Plant in Brazil

Spanish renewable energy company Iberdrola has chosen Brazil as a place where it plans to install its first ever floating solar plant. The project will be built on the water surface of the Xaréu dam on the island of Fernando de Noronha, recognized by UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage Site. This initiative is carried... Continue Reading →

January 5, 2023 0

Equinor, BP JV Hires DEME for Offshore Wind Cable Installation in U.S.

(OED) Offshore installation services company DEME Offshore has won a "substantial" contract for the transportation and installation of the inter-array cables for the Empire Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farms being developed in the U.S. by Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and BP. For DEME, a substantial contract represents a value of... Continue Reading →

January 4, 2023 0

Five Offshore Wind Auctions Coming Up in 2023 We Are Keeping an Eye On

(OWB) This year is set to be one of the busiest for offshore wind developers and governments around the world as a multitude of new sites are scheduled to be awarded for offshore wind farm construction. From the much longer list of auctions coming up in 2023, each bearing national and/or global significance, offshoreWIND.biz is... Continue Reading →

January 4, 2023 0

Wind Turbines are Already Skyscraper-sized. Is There Any Limit To How Big They Will Get?

Simon Hogg, Durham University In 2023, some 100 miles off the coast of northeast England, the world’s largest wind turbines will start generating electricity. This first phase of the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm development uses General Electric’s Haliade X, a turbine that stands more than a quarter of a kilometer high from the surface of... Continue Reading →

January 3, 2023 0

Greencoat Renewables Buys Stake in German Offshore Wind Farm

Greencoat Renewables has agreed to buy 22.5% of the Butendiek offshore wind farm in Germany from Marguerite Pantheon. The wind farm is located in Germany's exclusive economic zone in the North Sea and consists of 80 Siemens Gamesa 3.6 MW turbines that have been operational since 2015. Butendiek benefits from a fixed-price FiT until December... Continue Reading →

January 3, 2023 0

Brazil’s Petrobras to play leading role on refinery expansion -new energy minister

(Reuters) - Brazil's new mines and energy minister Alexandre Silveira said on Monday that state-run oil company Petrobras (PETR4.SA) would play a leading role in expanding the refining sector, and stressed the importance of developing renewable resources. Petrobras would encourage other groups to join the process, Silveira said during an official event to start his term in... Continue Reading →

January 3, 2023 0

2022 is a wrap: Highlights from the offshore energy industry

(OET) With the lessening of restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, expectations of the oil and gas market’s recovery dominated at the start of 2022 prior to the Ukraine crisis. In the wake of Russia’s war in Ukraine, many industries, including the offshore energy industry, were thrown for a loop, which caused a lot... Continue Reading →

January 2, 2023 0

Offshore Wind: Finland Gov’t Grants Research Permits to Eolus

(OE) Offshore wind farm developer Eolus has received research permits for two offshore wind farms in the Bothnian Sea. The company said these were important steps towards offshore wind production in Finland. The Finnish Government gave consent regarding research permits to Eolus for the two offshore wind projects, Wellamo and Tuulia, in the Finnish Bothnian... Continue Reading →

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TSC, Offshoretronic in Offshore Wind Monopile Installation Collab

Equinor, RWE Partner on Major Hydrogen Projects

Iberdrola to Install its First-ever Floating Solar Plant in Brazil

Equinor, BP JV Hires DEME for Offshore Wind Cable Installation in U.S.

Five Offshore Wind Auctions Coming Up in 2023 We Are Keeping an Eye On

Wind Turbines are Already Skyscraper-sized. Is There Any Limit To How Big They Will Get?

Greencoat Renewables Buys Stake in German Offshore Wind Farm

Brazil’s Petrobras to play leading role on refinery expansion -new energy minister

2022 is a wrap: Highlights from the offshore energy industry

Offshore Wind: Finland Gov’t Grants Research Permits to Eolus

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