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DEME and Penta-Ocean Construction were deeply honoured when Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium and Japanese State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Hiroo Ishii, together unveiled the scale model of the turbine installation vessel ‘Sea Challenger’, featuring an upgraded 1,600-tonne crane, at the ceremony held on 6 December 2022 in Tokyo, Japan…. Read More
Environmental activists pushing for more development of offshore wind turbines in the Atlantic ocean released a report exploring potential economic windfalls for electric consumers in Maryland. The new report estimates that if regulators approve 6,000 megawatts of offshore wind projects, three times as much that’s already permitted, electric consumers may see a smaller bill. That calculation is… Read More
Boskalis’ White Marlin semisubmersible transport vessel departed from Qingdao, China, with “an impressive cargo,” Shell’s 34,000-ton cylinder-shaped Penguins FPSO, Boskalis stated in a social media post today. “After a smooth and safe float-on and sea-feasting campaign the vessel started her journey to Norway,” the company added. The cylindrical FPSO was designed by Sevan Marine, and it was ordered by Shell from Fluor in… Read More
Vattenfall has awarded the export cable contract for the Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Farm in the UK to preferred bidders, DEME Offshore and LS Cable & System. This swiftly follows a recent contract award to provide export cables for the Norfolk Boreas Wind Farm. The consortium will be responsible for the design, engineering, procurement, manufacturing… Read More
Network applauds strong auction that also raised tens of millions for critical offshore wind supply chain development The Business Network for Offshore Wind, the leading national organization working to accelerate offshore wind energy deployment and build a dedicated supply chain, applauded the federal government for propelling the U.S. floating offshore wind industry forward with a… Read More
Bidding commenced this morning, December 6, for the U.S. first offshore wind energy leases on the Pacific Coast. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is overseeing the online auction, reporting that it is receiving strong bidding. After 20 rounds, the auction was recessed and is due to resume tomorrow, December 7, at 10 a.m. eastern… Read More
Ørsted and Skovgaard Energy, a Danish renewable energy developer, have signed a letter of intent to jointly develop a Power-to-X facility in Denmark with one of the country’s most attractive locations. The facility will be built in several phases, and it can thus play a central role in the start-up of the Danish Power-to-X industry… Read More
On Tuesday, thousands of acres of federal ocean leases off California’s coast will be auctioned off — likely raising billions of dollars — for floating wind developments that will feed the state’s energy grid. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has worked with private companies; local, state and federal government leaders; plus Native American tribes,… Read More
The first of 27 Vestas V174-9.5 MW wind turbines to be installed at the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea is now done. Parkwind, a Belgian developer, developed and owns the offshore wind farm, which is its first project in Germany. The 257 MW Arcadis Ost 1 has now also marked… Read More
Scottish shipping firm North Star has raised £140m from investors to support the expansion of its fleet for offshore wind projects in the North Sea. The money includes a £50m commitment from the Scottish National Investment Bank, as well as other investors. The Aberdeen-based firm aims to add 40 new service operations vessels (SOVs) to… Read More
Saipem has exercised its purchase option concerning the seventh-generation Santorini drillship for a price tag of $230 million. The Santorini drillship is already operating within the Saipem fleet by way of a long-term charter agreement signed with Samsung Heavy Industries in 2021. Saipem said that the exercise price of $230 million must be paid by… Read More
The keel laying ceremony took place on November 30 for two of China’s first SOVs (Service Operation Vessels). The two Ulstein designed vessels are being built at the ZPMC Shipyard for Shanghai Electric and will be used for operations and maintenance services in China’s growing offshore wind energy sector. The two vessels consist of Ulstein… Read More
For the first time, the construction of an offshore wind farm is being conducted using a floating installation method. Instead of using a traditional jack-up wind turbine installation vessel, which are in short supply and in high demand, the Arcadis Ost 1 in the Baltic will be assembled using a new method centered around a… Read More
Wärtsilä is working with Texas-based startup Bluetec to bring a new lower-cost wind turbine installation concept to life. Like Allseas’ clean-sheet approach to platform decommissioning, Bleutec’s Binary Marine Installation Solution (BMIS) is a full rethink of the turbine installation process. The company’s intent is to provide an alternative to ultra-expensive installation vessels, and it is… Read More
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has so far only approved two of the 16 offshore wind farms President Biden wants implemented during his first term — a goal that has become more urgent since Republicans took over the House. (E&E News) TRANSPORTATION: • As airlines and airports look to electrify ground operations and eventually… Read More