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TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced that MOL and its group company Hokutaku Co., Ltd. (Hokutaku; President: Ryota Hayashi; Head Office: Asahikawa, Hokkaido) have completed the construction of a training facility specializing in practical operation and maintenance of offshore wind power generation on the premises of Hokutaku’s Kyushu Branch…. Read More
Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus has installed the first monopile foundation at the RWE Sofia Offshore Wind Farm. In the coming months, Van Oord will install a total of 100 monopile foundations. The 1.4 GW Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, one of the largest offshore wind projects in the world, will have enough capacity to… Read More
Van Oord’s Aeolus vessel has installed the first of 100 monopile foundations at the RWE Sofia offshore wind farm development in the UK southern North Sea. The 1.4-GW project is located on Dogger Bank, 195 km from the coast of northeast England. RWE awarded Van Oord the design, engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract for the monopile foundations and… Read More
Equinor ASA EQNR, the Norwegian state-owned energy giant, has secured approval from the New York State Public Service Commission to commence construction of its Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm, as announced by governor Kathy Hochul’s office on Thursday. The 810 MW Empire Wind 1 project is a significant step toward New York’s ambitious goal of… Read More
As waves grew and gusts increased, a wind turbine bobbed gently, its blades spinning with a gentle woosh. The tempest reached a crescendo with little drama other than splashing water. The uneventful outcome is exactly what engineers aimed for. The demonstration featuring a 13-foot-tall floating wind turbine in an indoor pool aimed to ensure it… Read More
In a major step forward for clean energy, construction giant Skanska has been awarded an $861 million contract to transform the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal into one of the nation’s largest offshore wind ports, according to Electrek. This critical infrastructure project, set to run through 2026, will support the 2.1-gigawatt Empire Wind project currently being developed in multiple… Read More
Vestas has signed a conditional agreement for the supply of turbines for a large-scale offshore wind power project with two construction phases in Northern Europe with a combined capacity above Vestas’ current disclosure threshold of 1 GW. If and when the agreement translates into firm and unconditional orders, Vestas will disclose these in accordance with… Read More
Offshore wind holds great promise for Maine. Floating offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine is expected to generate about half of the electricity Maine needs by 2040 by providing a reliable source of renewable energy. This will bring a once-in-a-century opportunity to create good-paying jobs for Maine workers now and into the future. And… Read More
As the world sets its sights on a decarbonised future, the power potential of the ocean beckons with a solution: floating offshore wind. This industry, buoyed by ambitious targets and technological advancements, promises to be a critical player in the production of clean, abundant renewable energy. However, harnessing its potential requires more than just new… Read More
Wind power for renewable hydrogen: Hy2gen USA and Ocean Connect Energy sign Memorandum of Understanding Hy2gen USA Inc. and Ocean Connect Energy Inc. will explore offshore wind locations to supply renewable fuel production with wind energy A collaborative working group is set to investigate opportunities for synergies in the USA and worldwide Co-development between hydrogen… Read More
An unnamed Taiwanese company has contracted VARD to design and build two offshore wind commissioning service operation vessels (CSOV), both of the new VARD 4 39 design. These will operate both as a service vessel for the wind farms and for the offshore construction and installation phase. Both will have a large external deck and a hull… Read More
The vessel carrying monopiles for Dominion Energy’s offshore wind project has departed the Port of Virginia (POV). Dominion Spokesperson Jeremy Slayton said crews loaded the Orion heavy lift vessel with six monopile foundations before its departure to the construction zone, nearly 30 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach. “It is able to handle six monopile foundations… Read More
California has plans to tap into the abundant and reliable energy of offshore wind that blows far off our coastline to reach a much-needed future powered by 100% clean energy. The state established an ambitious goal to power more than 25 million homes with renewable offshore wind energy by 2045, which along with solar power and batteries… Read More
Jumbo Offshore will kick off its work on removing the monopiles at the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. In the coming days, the company’s DP2 heavy-lift crane vessel Fairplayer will commence work. Earlier this year, Jumbo Offshore was able to add the monopile removal to its existing scope of work. Under the extended contract… Read More
The US east coast state of Maryland has signed new legislation aimed at keeping the state’s offshore wind goals on track. The law allows qualified offshore wind developers to apply for outstanding Offshore Renewable Energy Credits created as a result of changes in the market and to add additional capacity to existing projects. The new… Read More