(offshoreWIND.biz) The consortium behind the Hibiki floating wind turbine in Japan has announced that the 3 MW two-bladed project entered commercial operation. The Hibiki barge-type floating system, the first of its kind in Japan, features the Aerodyn SCD 3 MW two-bladed turbine installed on Ideol’s Damping Pool floating foundation. Located 15 kilometres off the Kitakyushu coast,... Continue Reading →
Cerulean Winds Wraps Up Ecological Survey for Floating Wind Farms
(OE) Cerulean Winds, the lead developer of the Aspen, Beech and Cedar floating offshore wind farms, has completed Digital Aerial Surveys (DAS) for the projects planned to be built in the Central North Sea. The ecological data has been collected across an area of 2,784 km2, following 72 DAS for the its Aspen, Beech and... Continue Reading →
UK Government Commits $400M to Bolster Offshore Wind Supply Chain
(OE) The U.K. government has allocated $400 million, via publicly-owned clean energy company Great British Energy, to strengthen the domestic offshore wind supply chain. The funding, announced by U.K.’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, will boost domestic jobs, mobilize additional private investment, and secure manufacturing facilities for critical clean energy supply chains like floating offshore platforms.... Continue Reading →
Portugal Lays Groundwork for First Offshore Wind Auction
(offshoreWIND.biz) The Portuguese government has outlined the framework for the country’s first auction of commercial-scale offshore wind farms, which is expected to take place later this year. Published on 21 April in the Diário da República, the order sets out a centralised sequential model for allocating offshore wind development areas, in alignment with the National Energy... Continue Reading →
GE Vernova’s quarterly revenue beats on strength in power, electrification units
(Reuters) - GE Vernova reported first-quarter revenue on Wednesday that beat Wall Street estimates on the back of strong performance at its power and electrification units, sending its shares up more than 8% in premarket trading. The results come at a time when the power industry is bracing for the impact of the Trump administration's sweeping tariffs and policies,... Continue Reading →
Prysmian’s Monna Lisa picks up its first cable for largest US offshore wind farm-to-be
(offshore-energy.biz) Prysmian’s new cable laying vessel (CLV) Monna Lisa has been loaded for the first time with submarine cable, destined for what will become the largest U.S. offshore wind farm once operational. Prysmian reported two days ago that submarine cable for Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project was being loaded on Monna Lisa... Continue Reading →
Fugro Realigns Americas Ops Amid Offshore Wind Slowdown and Market Uncertainty
(offshoreWIND.biz) Dutch Fugro has realigned its operations in the Americas by reducing its workforce and scaling back operations due to expected lower revenues caused by a pause in new offshore wind projects. In the financial update for the first quarter of 2025, Fugro stated that rapidly increased geopolitical and economic uncertainties influencing client investment behaviour worldwide add... Continue Reading →
New York Governor to Fight US Federal Decision to Halt Empire Wind Project
(OE) New York Governor Kathy Hochul has said she would fight the federal decision to halt all construction for the Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project made by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI). The U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered a halt to construction on Equinor's Empire Wind project off the coast of... Continue Reading →
Cerulean Winds Forms Executive Team for Floating Wind Farms Delivery
Cerulean Winds, the lead developer of the Aspen, Beech and Cedar floating offshore wind farms, has appointed two new senior executives to help shape the future of the company. Tom Scrope joins as Cerulean Winds’ first Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Scrope will be focused on shaping the financial model of the business, capital raising and... Continue Reading →
China’s First Offshore Hydrogen-Ammonia-Methanol Platform Starts Operating
(OE) China's first integrated offshore hydrogen-ammonia-methanol project, which will produce clean fuels for ships, has entered the trial operation phase in Yantai, in eastern Chinse province of Shandong. Jointly developed by CHN Energy Hydrogen Energy Technology, CIMC Raffles and Guoneng Hydrogen Innovation Technology (Beijing), the initiative represents the nation’s first comprehensive demonstration project for offshore... Continue Reading →