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HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) said Monday it has received a 310 billion-won (US$235 million) order to build two liquefied petroleum gas carriers for a shipper in the Middle East, according to Yonhap. The two LPG ships will be built at the shipyard of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. in Ulsan,… Read More
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has published revised draft tender documents for expansion of offshore wind development in Denmark’s waters by a minimum of 6 GW by the end of 2030. It expects to issue a tender during the spring. Certain parts of the material are also relevant to the tender of the offshore energy island Energiø Bornholm. The… Read More
The world’s first floating offshore wind farm, Hywind Scotland, is coming offline for three to four months for “heavy maintenance.” Hywind Scotland‘s operator, Norwegian power giant Equinor, says that operational data has indicated that its wind turbines need work. The pilot project has been in operation since 2017. The five Siemens Gamesa turbines will be… Read More
A SHOCK decision by the federal government to block their Victorian counterparts from developing the Port of Hastings as an offshore wind terminal has taken the wind out of the state government’s sails, who have indicated they’ll fight the veto. A state government spokesperson said they were assessing the Commonwealth’s feedback to determine the next… Read More
In another step by the Biden-Harris administration to support the growing momentum across America for a clean energy economy, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced the availability of its draft environmental review of wind energy areas offshore the U.S. Central Atlantic region. BOEM’s Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) considers potential environmental consequences of… Read More
Ørsted and Van Oord’s initiative Ocean Health will install innovative droppable oyster structures in offshore windfarm Borssele 1&2, to introduce European flat oyster and enhance biodiversity in the windfarm. A new installation method will be applied, enabling affordable and manual deployment of oyster brood stock. These droppable oyster brood stock structures were designed and researched… Read More
The Morro Bay wind farm project is moving forward at a rapid pace regardless of the numerous negative impacts this will have on the marine life and our communities. Port San Luis is being considered as a location to serve as a base for the construction and maintenance of hundreds of 1,000 foot tall wind… Read More
Environmental groups have successfully pushed for a ‘green terminal’ strategy at the Port of Humboldt outside Eureka. On Thursday, the Humboldt Bay Harbor District, which manages the port, committed to using electricity instead of diesel to power the terminal’s machinery. The net-zero emissions goal will be implemented as the harbor develops a terminal where giant… Read More
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Hokutaku Co., Ltd., a Japanese wind turbine maintenance firm, have agreed to create a capital alliance through MOL’s acquisition of the majority of Hokutaku’s outstanding shares. According to MOL, Hokutaku is the largest third-party maintenance company in Japan that is not affiliated with a specific manufacturer or power producer… Read More
The UK has gone further and faster down the green energy road than many predicted. Despite the successes so far, more challenges are ahead By Mark Rowe Last autumn, Scotland’s biggest offshore wind farm, off the Angus coast, began operating at full capacity, generating sufficient electricity to power two-thirds of Scotland’s households. Seagreen’s 114 giant turbines… Read More
The companies said BNS Decom “intends to revolutionise the decommissioning process for offshore windfarms, serving as a turnkey solution provider for asset owners.” Ballast Nedam will be responsible for offshore operations and Sif will be responsible for receiving and processing decommissioned components for re-use and recycling. The companies said all offshore and onshore work “will… Read More
By Rod Nickel (Reuters) Canadian pipeline company Enbridge is keen on further offshore wind investments in France, but will avoid the United States, where cost and supply chain problems have contributed to offshore projects collapsing, a senior executive said. Rising costs have led to canceled projects in the U.S. and Britain while putting others at risk. The… Read More
Damen Shipyards Group has officially launched its latest vessel, a fully electric Service Operations Vessel (SOV), 70 metres x 17 metres. With its offshore charging capabilities, the vessel paves the way for significantly reduced emissions in the maintenance of offshore wind farms. Creating a total solution Three years ago, Damen set out to assess the feasibility… Read More
The Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm off the coast of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is now supplying its full capacity to the German electricity transmission system, providing consumers with an additional 250 MW of renewable energy. 50Hertz built the submarine and onshore cable connection to the Lubmin substation and worked with wind farm operator, Parkwind,… Read More
Germany added 17 GW of new renewable energy capacity in 2023 with solar accounting for a substantial 14.1 GW of the total, the Federal Network Agency said on Friday, citing preliminary figures. Europe’s largest economy has nearly 170 GW of renewable energy plants in operation, an increase of 12% as compared with the previous year…. Read More