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McDermott and Baker Hughes Safely Complete Subsea Infrastructure in Northern Australia

USA , Denmark

HOUSTON and PERTH – Jan. 25, 2024 – McDermott, a premier engineering and construction company, and Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, today announced the safe completion of the installation of subsea infrastructure at the Ichthys field in northern Australia. Awarded to the McDermott and Baker Hughes consortium in 2019 by INPEX Operations Australia P/L (INPEX), the… Read More

Ørsted to present full-year results for 2023 on 7 February

Denmark

Ørsted will release its results for the full year 2023 on Wednesday, 7 February 2024 at approx. 8:00 CET. Mads Nipper, Group President and CEO of Ørsted, and Rasmus Errboe, interim CFO of Ørsted, will present the full-year results and a Capital Markets Update on Wednesday, 7 February at 13:00 CET. The presentation can be… Read More

Official opening of NYK-Line’s Full Mission Bridge Simulator in Akita advances Offshore Wind Training Centre

Japan

In a landmark agreement signed in December 2022, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK-Line) partnered with Damen Services to introduce an advanced full mission bridge simulator tailored for offshore wind operations. The simulator, built in cooperation with maritime simulation leader VSTEP Simulation, achieved a critical milestone with the successful completion of Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) in October. To be… Read More

Belgium eyes offshore wind and solar to increase renewables’ capacity

Belgium

Lowland state seeks to optimise limited North Sea area for clean energy production. With a relatively short coastline, Belgium has set ambitious goals to boost offshore energy capacity through wind and floating solar panels, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the North Sea told Euronews during an event in Brussels today (23 January)…. Read More

California draft offshore wind plan addresses infrastructure, floating platform challenges

CA, United States

Dive Brief: The California Energy Commission, or CEC, on Friday released a draft strategic plan for offshore wind development, which estimates a potential generation capacity of up to 59.6 GW off the state’s coast and lays out strategies for maximizing that potential. The draft plan was completed in accordance with a 2021 bill passed by the… Read More

Powering the South with offshore wind

United States

The Southeast coast sits at a critical precipice in the climate emergency. We are bearing the brunt of its impacts as coastal erosion, storms, and sea level rise threaten coastal communities, yet our sunny states and breezy coastline have the potential to deliver powerful solutions and have an important role to play in addressing the… Read More

Ørsted ranked the world’s most sustainable energy developer

Denmark

Renewable energy company Ørsted has been named the world’s most sustainable energy developer in Corporate Knights’ 2024 Global 100 index. To triple renewable energy capacity by 2030, we need to unlock more space at land and sea with support from governments and societies – a sustainable approach must be at the core of that journey,… Read More

Japan launches auction for two offshore wind power projects

Japan

TOKYO, Jan 22 (Reuters) – The Japanese government launched a third major round of auctions on Friday to select operators for two new offshore wind power areas capable of generating 1.05 gigawatts (GW) in the northern part of the country. One area is in the southern side of the Japan Sea off Aomori prefecture, near… Read More

BOEM seeks comment on proposed offshore wind leases

NC, United States

A draft assessment of the potential impacts of offshore wind fields in the central-Atlantic region is up for public review. The public comment period on the Bureau of Ocean Management’s draft environmental assessment will include two upcoming virtual public hearings. Written comments will be accepted through Feb. 12. The draft environmental assessment examines potential environmental impacts to… Read More

Three US states give extra bidding time in offshore wind tenders

United States

Bidding deadlines in ongoing solicitations for offshore wind power capacity in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island have been extended by two months, through the end of March. The three New England states separately announced the revision in their Request for Proposals (RfP) on Thursday without stating the reason for the amended submission timelines. Lauren Diggin,… Read More

In a historic first, a US offshore wind farm delivers power to the grid

United States

New York’s South Fork Wind has become the first utility-scale offshore wind farm to generate power in the US. Danish renewables giant Ørsted announced that South Fork Wind has achieved its 50% installation milestone. Six out of 12 wind turbines are complete and online. “The 7th turbine has also been installed, with components for the… Read More

Philippines: 10 offshore wind projects to generate power by 2028

Philippines

MANILA, Philippines — At least 10 offshore wind projects with 6.72-gigawatt (GW) capacity are expected to generate power by 2028, according to Energy Undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara. Guevara said that as of November 2023, 82 offshore wind energy service contracts with total capacity of 63.36 GW have been awarded by the DOE. The projects are located… Read More

HD Korea Shipbuilding wins 310 bln-won LPG ship order

Korea, Republic of

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

DEA starts latest Danish offshore wind tender process

Denmark

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

World’s first floating offshore wind farm to be taken offline for up to 4 months

World ,

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

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