RWE, Shell, Gasunie and Equinor have signed a declaration of intent to further intensify their collaboration on the AquaSector project, the first large-scale German offshore hydrogen park and part of the AquaVentus offshore wind-to-hydrogen initiative. AquaSector involves installing approx. 300 MW e
Hydrogen-based propulsion systems, electric engines and battery technologies are still years away from being operationally effective in the offshore energy support vessel (OESV) sector. So what can OESV operators do to meet the growing demand for lower emissions today? According to Seacat Services (
An innovative GBP 10 million research project, led by the University of Strathclyde, has been set up to investigate the potential of harnessing offshore wind and marine renewable energy to produce zero-carbon hydrogen and ammonia fuels. The multi-disciplinary Ocean-REFuel: Ocean Renewable Energy Fue
Crown Estate Scotland has received 74 applications from offshore wind developers looking to secure rights to build projects across the 15 areas of seabed available for development through the Scottish Government’s Sectoral Marine Plan for Offshore Wind Energy. The Scottish seabed manager confirmed t
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has awarded a subsidy of EUR 3.6 million to the PosHYdon offshore green hydrogen pilot project, allowing for the start of activities to bring the project to life. The remaining budget necessary to realise the project will be funded by the consortium behind the
BP has formed an exclusive consultancy agreement with Quaybridge, under which the two companies will work together to advance BP’s global offshore wind portfolio and accelerate the building of the company’s in-house offshore wind knowledge. Quaybridge has already worked with BP as the company suppor
Australia has 2,233 GW of ‘technically accessible resource’ in offshore wind and ‘a major barrier to investment and development’ with not having a regulatory framework that would facilitate it, according to a report from the Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre. The report identifies the 2.23 TW
TotalEnergies and Green Investment Group (GIG) are set to commence survey work at a site offshore the UK where they plan to build a wind farm through a newly set up joint venture company, whose name was revealed in the project’s update on the upcoming offshore activities. This is an excerpt from a P
Siemens Gamesa has announced commitment to make its wind turbines fully recyclable by 2040, with blades fully recyclable by 2030, as well as an ambition to have net-zero emissions ten years earlier (in 2040), including emissions from its supply chain. The company has set out its net-zero goals in it
Red Rock has been awarded a contract by Vard for equipment supply for the three service operations vessels (SOVs) owned by North Star Renewables that have been chartered for the Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the UK. Red Rock will deliver two 2T 3D Motion Compensated cranes, a 5T 3D Motion Compensated cra
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has announced USD 1.6 million (around EUR 1.4 million) in grant funding to eight Massachusetts organisations to support offshore wind workforce training and reducing barriers to job entry within the emerging offshore wind industry. The funding is being awarded th
The European FLOTANT project, which aims to develop a low-cost floating wind technology for 10+ MW wind turbines, has concluded the validation model tests in the offshore basin of the Dutch MARIN research institute. PLOCAN, the project coordinator, has put to test a 1/50 scale prototype, months of d
Irish utility and renewable energy developer ESB has submitted applications for two floating projects, each with an installed capacity of up to 1 GW, in the ScotWind seabed leasing process in Scotland. The company has chosen two sites that are suitable for floating wind technology, which will also c
Vattenfall has issued a call for tenders for the provision of crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for its DanTysk and Sandbank offshore wind farms in Germany from next year and until 2025. The tender has been divided into two lots, with Lot 1 seeking two CTVs to support scheduled maintenance two times per
