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Sept. 11 (offshore-energy.biz) Design and engineering consultancy Longitude and the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) have partnered to provide developers and operators of offshore wind farms with an integrated technical offering in offshore wind design. Under the terms of the agreement, Longitude and NGI will collaborate in applied geosciences, geotechnical design, and structural design to support... Continue Reading →
Sept. 10 (offshoreWIND.biz) US-based Ocergy has been selected by Kyuden Mirai Energy Corporation as the floater provider for an offshore wind observation project being implemented under Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) programme. The floating wind project is being developed by Kyuden Mirai Energy, Kobe University, Rera Tech, and Cosmo Eco Power. Ocergy’s... Continue Reading →
Sept. 10 (Reuters) Japan aims to start planning a national floating wind test centre next year, a senior industry official said, vowing to pursue a path of wind power growth despite a recent setback when Mitsubishi quit three projects. Mitsubishi-led consortia dropped plans last month to build 1.8 gigawatt (GW) in three offshore windmills won... Continue Reading →
Sept. 9 - FairWind, a global leader in wind turbine installation and service solutions, has appointed Aitor Diaz de Lezana Fernández to the newly created role of Regional Head of Service for Southern Europe, South America & South Africa (SESA). Mr Diaz de Lezana Fernández brings more than 19 years’ experience in the wind sector,... Continue Reading →
Kongsberg Maritime has developed a simplified mooring system for offshore floating structures. Building on its patent-pending integrated tensioning and remote pull-in technologies, the company is now focused on reducing cost, complexity, and environmental impact across the mooring system lifecycle. The latest developments center on minimizing mooring components and enabling future layouts that avoid active tensioning... Continue Reading →
Sept. 5 (offshoreWIND.biz) Ocean Winds has completed the installation of the third and final turbine at the 30 MW Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion (EFGL) project in France. Developed by Ocean Winds and Banque des Territoires, EFGL is now the first floating offshore wind farm in the Occitanie region to complete its offshore turbine... Continue Reading →
Sept. 5 (offshoreWIND.biz) Japanese floating wind technology developer MODEC has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its iTLP2-FOWT concept, a new generation of the company’s tension leg platform (TLP) type floating offshore wind foundation. In 2020, MODEC obtained AiP for the first iteration of its TLP floating wind... Continue Reading →
Sept 4 (Reuters) - Danish offshore wind developer Orsted and the states of Rhode Island and Connecticut announced lawsuits against the Trump administration on Thursday, alleging its decision to block construction of the nearly finished Revolution Wind project is illegal. The separate complaints are the latest twist in a saga that started last month when U.S.... Continue Reading →
Emeryville, CA, September 3, 2025 – Principle Power announces that floating offshore wind projects using the WindFloat® technology have produced more than 1 terawatt-hour (TWh) energy since WindFloat 1 was connected to the grid in 2011. This milestone demonstrates the maturity of the WindFloat® designs, and the readiness of the company’s 4th generation designs for... Continue Reading →
Aug. 29 (offshoreWIND.biz) The renewable energy consultancy OWC has been awarded a contract to provide cable engineering support to the Green Volt floating offshore wind farm in Scotland, developed by Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn. OWC’s scope of work includes cable engineering for both offshore and onshore cables. The subsea scope focuses primarily on the export... Continue Reading →
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