Aker Offshore Wind, Aker Horizons and the University of Strathclyde have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on accelerating recycling glass fiber used in wind turbine blades. The aim of the MoU is to drive forward the development of recovery processes for used glass fiber prod
Ørsted has joined forces with Denmark’s largest institutional investor ATP to submit a bid in the upcoming tender for the Danish North Sea energy island. The two companies plan to examine the optimal integration of Power-to-X with the energy island and the future energy infrastructure in the North S
Ampelmann and C-Job Naval Architects have joined forces to develop a one-of-a-kind offshore wind feeder vessel concept with motion compensation technology specifically suited for operating off the east coast of the U.S. The offshore wind feeder vessel has an L-shaped superstructure, which enables th
Eidesvik Offshore is set to upgrade its service operation vessel (SOV) Acergy Viking as part of the company’s ambition to reduce its fleet emissions by 50% by 2030. Acergy Viking will be updated with a battery pack and hybrid propulsion solution, which is expected to bring to a reduction of diesel c
Amazon has announced nine new utility-scale wind and solar energy projects including a 350 MW offshore wind farm off the east coast of Scotland. The US technology company said that the wind farm is Amazon’s largest in the UK. The project is also the largest corporate renewable energy deal announced
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) held a final close on its global greenfield renewables energy fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure IV (CI IV), one year after the start of fundraising. The fund was oversubscribed and closed at the hard cap of EUR 7 billion having reached the target fund size of E
Van Oord is using Ansys software to speed up the design of wind turbine foundations for the offshore wind industry. Van Oord’s engineers are using Ansys Cloud and Ansys Mechanical to optimize new product design, minimize project risk, streamline supplier negotiations and slash product development ti
The Caspian Sea, the Black Sea, and the Eastern Mediterranean offer abundant areas with great site conditions for fixed-bottom and floating offshore wind, with LCOE levels projected to go as low as EUR 50/MWh, according to a report issued by Aegir Insights. The Black Sea countries of Ukraine, Romani
Joint venture partners Ørsted and Eversource are establishing a manufacturing facility for offshore wind foundation components at ProvPort in Rhode Island, United States. The new 228-foot long facility will be used for advanced fabrication and assembly of foundation platforms for the companies’ offs
Mitsui and Hokutaku have established Horizon Ocean Management (HOM), a joint venture company providing inspection and maintenance services to the offshore wind sector. The new company brings together wind turbine maintenance expertise developed by Hokutaku and the Mitsui Group, and Mitsui’s customer
Australian companies Worley and MMA Offshore have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly provide integrated services to the offshore wind market in Taiwan and the broader Asia Pacific region. Under the arrangement, Worley will provide turnkey operations and maintenance services and MMA will
While offshore wind has performed strongly during the pandemic, continuing with next to no business interruption, the sector still faces some significant supply chain risks. This is according to an insurance company specialising in renewable energy, one of few businesses with the capability to compr
Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to cooperate on offshore wind development. The aim of the cooperation is to assess the potential of offshore wind in Azerbaijan and the development of a roadmap, and later,
US oil major Chevron, together with Norwegian company Moreld Ocean Wind, is set to invest in offshore wind technology at Ocergy, a US company developing a low-cost floating wind foundation and a multi-disciplinary environmental monitoring buoy. Ocergy secured the investments through its Series A equ
