Maersk Supply Service is planning to take an operating concept from the budding Jones Act offshore wind market and bring it back to Europe. The firm is working with offshore engineering firm GustoMSC to perfect a variant of a feedering concept that could be used for wind turbine installations in European waters. Feedering allows the… Read More
A project that seeks to develop a system to convert ammonia to hydrogen that could be installed onboard a floating terminal is receiving €5.9 million ($6.5 million) in funding from the Norwegian government. The project will be led by Höegh LNG and Wärtsilä with the companies terming it a solution for using ammonia as a… Read More
Vard Electro has secured an order from Fosnavåg, Norway, headquartered Rem Offshore covering the delivery of a complete SeaQ energy storage system (ESS) package for the retrofit to hybrid of the platform supply vessel (PSV) Rem Commander. In addition to the ESS, the SeaQ package includes an energy management system, and a power management system that… Read More
Rem Offshore are pleased to announce multiple contracts for our PSV’s. All contracts have been done on market terms, and make sure that Rem will maintain a high fleet utilization during 2023. Special thanks goes to our crews for the high performance leading to these new contracts. Rem Cetus, Rem Insula and Rem Server have… Read More
A plan has been launched seeking to form partnerships and guide the UK in the next level of development for its offshore energy sector. The plan was developed by Maritime UK, a trade organization representing all sectors of the maritime industries, in partnership with Renewable UK, the trade association for wind and offshore energy, and… Read More
Denmark’s Maersk Supply Service has teamed up with GustoMSC, a subsidiary of NOV, to design the next generation wind installation vessel fit for the growing offshore wind market in Europe. The new design will build on the same patent and characteristics of the current feeder concept, which was designed to operate in US waters. The design… Read More
The Maryland General Assembly has passed the Promoting Offshore Wind Energy Resources (POWER) Act of 2023 (Senate Bill 0781 / House Bill 0793), that sets new and ambitious targets. The bill is on its way to Gov. Wes Moore’s desk, where he is expected to sign the legislation into law. The legislation would quadruple Maryland’s… Read More
The world’s largest offshore wind “living lab” will be created off the Grimsby coast through development of a 5G Testbed that includes Associated British Port’s (ABP) Port of Grimsby and the Lynn and Inner Dowsing wind farms. The £2.8m project will accelerate the development of a new generation of digital technologies essential for the huge… Read More
The first-ever US-built offshore wind service operations vessel (SOV) is marking its 50% completion milestone this week. Offshore wind service operations vessels serve as floating accommodations for offshore wind technicians who will work at sea over the life of the wind farms, servicing and maintaining the turbines. The SOV also holds all of the tools… Read More
Maryland leaders are making a big commitment to offshore windmills in an effort to reach state goals increasing the use of renewable energy sources and making the state a leader in the wind energy industry. Both Gov. Wes Moore and the General Assembly are pushing those efforts, with Moore reaffirming the state’s effort to reach… Read More
ZTT Submarine Cable & System has been awarded an engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPIC) contract from China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group (CGN) for its Huizhou Port II offshore wind power project in China. The 750MW project is located off the coast of Huizhou city, Guangdong province. It will comprise wind turbines of different ratings:… Read More
Meet us at OTC Houston 2023 New technology is emerging and evolving in the offshore energy sector. Staying up to date on the latest innovations especially and the safest and most efficient ways to transfer personnel and cargo, can make all the difference in your offshore energy projects. Ampelmann will be exhibiting at OTC 2023… Read More
The installation of 24 turbines at Parkwind’s Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm on the Baltic Sea off the German shore has been completed, with most turbines already producing electricity. This marks the end of the first installation campaign of the wind farm using the floating RNA installation method developed with Heerema MC and Vestas. Due to some delays on… Read More
Jan De Nul Group, DEME Group, and Aertssen Group in JV Terranova join forces with Luminus and Nippon Gases to build and exploit an installation for the production of green hydrogen on the ‘Zonneberg’ in Zelzate. The companies have established the new partnership Terranova Hydrogen NV. The three companies want to work together on the… Read More
Google has signed a 150 MW power purchase agreement (PPA) with Ørsted to purchase renewable energy generated by Helena Wind Farm for the next 15 years, a partnership that builds on Ørsted’s growing U.S. renewable energy portfolio. The project, located in Bee County, Texas, was commissioned in mid-2022 and provides low-cost electricity to the South… Read More