Cumulative global capex spend in the offshore wind sector is expected to hit USD 1 trillion by 2031, but investors will no longer only be competing on price alone, according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie. Offshore wind is poised to become one of the key technologies powering the decarbonisation
US-headquartered Plug Power Inc. has received an electrolyser order from H2 Energy Europe for the 1 GW offshore wind-to-hydrogen project in Denmark. According to Plug Power, this is the world’s largest electrolyser order to date. Plug’s 1 GW electrolyser technology will enable the production of up t
Sif Group, representing KCI the engineers, GE Renewable Energy, and Pondera have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the feasibility study of AmpHytrite – a green hydrogen centralized offshore wind production project. The AmpHytrite project is aimed at mastering the complexity of a centra
Ørsted and ARK Nature have partnered to test the potential of rewilding principles to restore ocean biodiversity and develop the best ways to scale up work globally to ensure an overall net-positive impact on nature when building offshore wind farms. One initial focus is restoring shellfish reefs th
German energy company RWE is participating in the Dutch offshore wind tender for the Hollandse Kust West (HKW) sites VI and VII. The areas are located in the North Sea, about 53 kilometres off the Dutch coast. The sites will each deliver more than 760 MW of offshore wind capacity. In addition, RWE’s
Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) has tasked the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) with conducting surveys in connection with awarding acreage for offshore wind. The NPD will plan and implement a tendering process for preliminary surveys in the areas of Sørlige Nordsjø II and Utsir
Greenalia has completed the geophysical survey for its 50 MW Parque Eólico (PE) Gofio floating offshore wind project in Spain. The campaign was conducted off the coast of San Bartolomé de Tirajana in the Canary Islands, where Greenalia expects to install its first floating wind farm. The results of
British oil and gas major bp has submitted bids for the Hollandse Kust (west) VI and VII offshore wind farm leases in the Netherlands. The bids are said to underpin extensive and transformational plans for a series of further integrated clean energy investments by bp in the Netherlands, applying the
The Government of Norway has launched a large-scale investment plan aimed at allocating sea areas to develop 30 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2040. The ambition is that almost as much new power will be produced from offshore wind as Norway produces in total today. ”Today we launch a large-scale in
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review of potential impacts from offshore wind energy leasing activities in the Humboldt Wind Energy Area (WEA) offshore California. Based on its analysis, BOEM has issued a finding of no significant impact (FONSI). “The
Norwegian companies, Arendals Fossekompani, Kongsberg, and Moreld, have joined forces on the Hydepoint project to develop a combined offshore substation and hydrogen factory. Hydepoint is expected to contribute to solving several challenges related to the development and upscaling of offshore wind p
Ørsted is planning a world-first attempt to support coral reefs by growing corals on offshore wind turbine foundations. Together with Taiwanese partners, the company will test the concept in the tropical waters of Taiwan this summer. The aims are to determine whether corals can be successfully grown
Vattenfall will participate in the offshore wind farm tender for Hollandse Kust West Sites VI and VII in the Dutch North Sea, partnering with the chemicals producer BASF for Site VI. The Hollandse Kust West wind farm zone is located approximately 53 kilometers off the west coast of the Netherlands.
There are currently 55 offshore wind projects totalling more than 133 GW undergoing licensing process to obtain environmental investigation authorisation in Brazil, according to the government’s latest update, which also shows more European developers have offshore wind plans in the country, on top
