Ørsted will sell 50 per cent of its Hornsea Two offshore wind farm in the UK and expects to close the 1.3 GW project farm-down this year, the company said in its 2021 annual results. Putting the project in full operation will be slightly delayed due to the impact of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2
Japanese shipping company, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line), has signed a memorandum of understanding with compatriot Power X, Inc. to set forth the terms of a strategic business alliance for the development and testing of Power X’s marine energy storage solutions (ESS), the Power ARK power transfer v
Atlantique Offshore Energy has launched the commercialization of what the French company calls a solution to support the decarbonization of electrical offshore substations. Atlantique Offshore Energy, Chantiers de l’Atlantique Business Unit dedicated to Marine Energy, has developed an integrated hyd
After a day of adventure on the high seas off the Dutch coast, which included hitting a foundation of an offshore wind farm substation, the rudderless cargo vessel Julietta D has been salvaged by Boskalis, the company reported on 1 February, saying the out-of-control ship is now being towed to the P
Eneti Inc. has discontinued discussions with a shipyard in the United States to build a Jones Act-compliant wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV). ”We believe the US Market for offshore wind will offer significant opportunities for the company in the future, but right now we are focused on deliver
Dutch maritime contractor Van Oord has deployed iXblue’s Long Baseline (LBL) subsea positioning solution to conduct the installation of 190 offshore wind farm piles in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc, France. Van Oord conducted metrology operations using iXblue’s Canopus transponders, Ramses transceivers an
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) and PJM Interconnection have received 80 different proposals for offshore wind transmission solutions through solicitation launched last year. NJBPU and PJM are currently reviewing the applications, with a determination expected later in 2022, when th
The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) is set to launch studies to identify the potential of offshore wind energy in the country as well as the challenges, risks and opportunities in the development, installation, and operation of offshore wind farms in the near future. The studies, which are e
Van Oord’s jack-up MPI Resolution has started installing wind turbines at the 30 MW Taranto wind farm offshore Italy, the first wind farm to be built in the Mediterranean Sea. In the photos provided by Renexia SpA, the developer of the wind farm, MPI Resolution is seen installing the first of the te
A rudderless cargo ship is drifting around the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea following a collision with an oil and chemicals tanker in heavy seas in the anchorage area near IJmuiden on Monday, 31 January, the Dutch Coastguard said. In one of its most recent updates on
Edda Wind has ordered three more Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOV) in addition to the six vessels the company has under construction. The vessels are specially designed for service operations during the commissioning and operation of offshore wind farms. The three CSOVs will be prepared
The engineering, procurement, construction, installation (EPCI) package management contract for inter-array and export cables at Taipower Offshore Wind Project Phase II (TPC Changhua Phase II) in Taiwan has been awarded to the Netherlands-based CrocWorks. As disclosed, IX Wind awarded CrocWorks with
Germany-headquartered renewable energy developer wpd offshore plans to build two offshore wind farms in Romania’s sector of the Black Sea and has already summitted application documents with the Romanian government. Wpd said that it officially applied for the development of the two offshore wind pro
Following a revision of its backlog, Saipem, an Italian offshore engineering and construction services provider, has withdrawn its outlook from October 2021, citing significant deterioration of some projects’ margins due to the protracted Covid-19 pandemic and cost increases of raw materials and log
