Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has begun technical discussions with the Port of Gdynia to drive the port’s development as a key infrastructure site for offshore wind in Poland. The collaboration is intended to support the attractiveness of the port to project developers as a major hub in th
Italian energy major Eni and Scottish offshore wind developer Red Rock Power have entered into a 50/50 partnership to make a joint bid in the ScotWind offshore wind leasing round in Scotland. The proposal is supported by the transmission company Transmission Investment, for which Eni and Red Rock sa
A new project aiming to advance development of green hydrogen production powered by offshore wind has been launched in Ireland. The H-Wind project, led by UCC MaREI Research Centre, is being co-funded by Science Foundation Ireland and four industry partners: Gas Networks Ireland, DP Energy, ESB, and
Norway-headquartered Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS) has bought into the Danish provider of electrical and technical solutions ProCon. With an investment of DKK 60 million (around EUR 8 million), IWS has become the majority shareholder of the Danish company. According to a press release from 5 July,
Following Ireland’s launch of the National Marine Planning Framework (NMPF) on 1 July, RWE Renewables announced its intention to apply for development consent to build a 900 MW offshore wind farm under the new Maritime Area Planning (MAP) legislation once the new consenting framework is established.
Subsea 7 S.A. has agreed to combine its Renewables business unit with Norway’s OHT ASA. Subject to the customary approvals, conditions and relevant employee consultations, the combined company will be renamed Seaway 7 ASA and will initially retain OHT’s listing on Oslo’s Euronext Growth market, with
The newly-established maritime holding company, Purus Marine, has agreed to acquire a large offshore wind service operation vessel (SOV). The SOV is currently under construction and will deliver directly into a multi-year time charter with a leading European renewable energy company, beginning early
After partnering to develop offshore wind projects in the US and South Korea, Ocean Winds and Aker Offshore Wind have now formed a new partnership to apply for the development of floating wind farms in Scotland’s upcoming seabed leasing round. The two companies will jointly submit the bid to Crown E
Ørsted, Falck Renewables, and BlueFloat Energy have established a consortium to jointly apply for seabed leases in sites suitable for building large-scale floating wind farms in Scotland’s upcoming ScotWind leasing round. The news comes less than a month after Ørsted revealed its strategic decision
New investments to be made by offshore wind foundation manufacturers SeAH Wind and Smulders, backed by the UK government, in their production facilities in the UK are set to create and safeguard more than 1,000 jobs across the North-East of England and the Humber. The companies’ facilities on the Hu
Ramboll announced today (7 July) that it had secured five new contracts for offshore wind farms in Japan, China, Taiwan and South Korea over the last ten months. The contracts cover site condition assessment, project development and design services for offshore wind farms located in Japan, China, Ta
BW Ideol and Japan’s ENEOS Corporation have signed a joint development agreement to develop a site-specific, commercial-scale floating offshore wind farm off Japan based on BW Ideol’s patented Damping Pool® technology. ENEOS Corporation, Japan’s largest oil refiner and distributor, participated in a
Shell Gas & Power Developments B.V. and Uniper Hydrogen GmbH have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore accelerating the development of a hydrogen economy in Europe. Under the MoU, the companies intend to find joint opportunities to couple industrial and mobility demand with hydrogen suppl
DNV has been contracted to carry out project certification for the 1.2 GW Baltic Power offshore wind farm in Poland. The project, located some 23 kilometres off the Polish coastline where geotechnical surveys are about to begin, is being developed by PKN Orlen and the Canadian company Northland Powe
