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(OE) The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released two new studies on offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Mexico. The first study, “Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Energy Hurricane Risk Assessment” analyzed hurricane risk to wind turbines operating in the Gulf of Mexico. This study concluded that as a minimum, an IEC ”Typhoon Class”... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) A consortium including Germany's BayWa r.e. and Belgium firm Elicio won a tender to develop and operate France's first floating offshore wind farm, the 250-megawatt (MW) Bretagne Sud farm, French industry minister Roland Lescure said on Wednesday. The results were announced at a ceremony to mark the start of production at a 500-MW wind... Continue Reading →
(offshoreWIND.biz) Ørsted and the US shipbuilder Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) officially christened the first-ever US-built service operations vessel (SOV), ECO Edison, at the Port of New Orleans on 11 May. The construction of the vessel started in March 2022 at ECO’s shipyard in Louisiana, where ECO marked a 50-per cent completion milestone in April last year. The SOV... Continue Reading →
(OffshoreMagazine)Rain Byars, technical and delivery director with Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, provided a developer's perspective on US offshore wind during her keynote session on May 7 at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC). The dedicated offshore wind thread was a first at OTC this year. Byars has 14 years of experience in offshore wind, and prior to... Continue Reading →
(OE) The first of a total of 50 wind turbines has been installed at the 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, a joint venture between Iberdrola and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), located off the German Baltic coast. Working in partnership with Vestas, the remaining wind turbines will now be transported to the... Continue Reading →
(offshoreWind.biz) The first Siemens Gamesa’s SG 11.0-200 DD wind turbine has been installed at the Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farm in Germany. In addition, the 253 MW project has started producing electricity for the first time and delivering it to the transmission network. On 23 April, the first of 23 Siemens Gamesa turbines was... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Siemens Energy unveiled sweeping changes at its struggling wind division on Wednesday, including job cuts and a new CEO, tightening its grip on a loss-making business as the provider of power equipment emerges from its biggest crisis to date. The announcement, which was flanked by a raised full-year outlook and a fourfold increase... Continue Reading →
(Reuters) - Vestas (VWS.CO), opens new tab, the world's largest maker of wind turbines, reported on Thursday a surprise adjusted operating loss for the first quarter, hit by lower project deliveries, but stuck to its earnings guidance for the year. It reported an operating loss before special items of 68 million euros ($73 million) against a... Continue Reading →
Contributor: Philip Lewis is Director Research at Intelatus Global Partners (OE) At a high-level, there are three solutions to transferring technicians from shore bases to offshore wind farms for construction and O&M activities: crew transfer vessel (CTV), helicopter, and SOVs/CSOVs. SOVs and CSOVs generally house 60-120 technicians offshore for a few weeks at a time,... Continue Reading →
By Fernando Tamayo, Emissions Team Lead, Welligence Energy Analytics (OE) In recent years, the oil and gas industry has faced mounting pressure to address its environmental impact. This has led many companies to set decarbonization targets – we are tracking more than 460 targets set by independents, majors, and NOCs across the sector. However, achieving... Continue Reading →
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