Donald Trump’s suspension of offshore wind development permits delivered the fatal blow to an industry struggling with high costs, jeopardising the US’s power supplies and decarbonisation plans, executives warn. More than 90 per cent of the country’s planned offshore wind projects, totalling more than 60 gigawatts, are at “serious risk”, said consultancy Rystad Energy. While… Read More
Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm recently reached financial close and now progresses into construction. Jan De Nul’s heavy-lift vessel Les Alizés will be deployed to transport and install the monopile foundations off the Angus coast in Scotland. When complete, the wind farm will generate enough green energy to power the equivalent of half of all… Read More
Inside Dr. Todd Griffith’s laboratory stands a 6-foot-tall wind turbine that looks like an upside-down eggbeater; it’s actually a small-scale prototype for a radically different type of offshore wind turbine. Griffith and his team of University of Texas at Dallas researchers recently demonstrated through extensive testing that the prototype works. The design shows promise for capturing untapped… Read More
Jan De Nul has confirmed it has secured a deal to transport and install the monopile foundations for the 1080MW Inch Cape offshore wind project off Scotland. Inch Cape recently reached financial close and is now progressing into construction. Jan De Nul’s heavy-lift vessel Les Alizes will be deployed to transport and install the monopile… Read More
Freire shipyard has delivered a new maintenance support vessel, Forth Constructor, to Briggs Marine. Freire shipyard has delivered a new maintenance support vessel, Forth Constructor, to Briggs Marine. Forth Constructor, designed by Cintranaval and Freire Shipyard, will perform multiple roles including offshore wind farm support services. The vessel, with a length of 40 m and DP-2 diesel-electric propulsion,… Read More
