RWE has released the official name of its floating wind project in California and revealed that the company will open an office in the city of Eureka in early 2024. The project, named Canopy Offshore Wind Farm (Canopy), is being developed at a site located 45 kilometres (28 miles) off the coast of H
Bourbon Subsea Services installed a floating electrical hub (FEH) at the EolMed pilot floating wind farm site in France in Autumn 2023, the company revealed on 9 January. The FEH will be connected to the project’s three floating wind turbines on one side and to the export cable on the other to enabl
The offshore wind industry has faced significant headwinds in the past couple of years, with most of the negative effects tracing their origin back to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and the geopolitical turmoil caused by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. This has led to supply chain instabili
Aker Solutions and the Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre) in Norway have signed a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for a pilot project which will see Aker Solutions testing its new power transmission technology at the METCentre’s offshore test area that houses demonstration floati
The biggest wind turbines also make for some of the biggest news on offshoreWIND.biz. In 2023, wind turbine OEMs continued making headlines with their models in development and on the path to commercialisation, and by announcing brand new wind turbine generators (WTGs) that further raise the bar in
French transmission system operator (TSO) Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) has launched pre-qualification for a tender through which it will award a contract for the delivery of three offshore substations. The substations will connect three floating offshore wind farms that will be built off
GustoMSC, a subsidiary of U.S.-based NOV, has officially launched the Enhydra series of vessels tailored specifically for floating offshore wind farms. Alain Wassink, Commercial Director of GustoMSC, presented the new series at The Stage during the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2023
After energy ministers of 26 EU Member States signed the European Wind Charter on 19 December, a dive into the EU Wind Power Package documents shows that, besides the new EU offshore renewable energy target and plans to streamline permitting and strengthen the supply chain, the EU will also be imple
Gazelle Wind Power, the developer of a next-generation floating wind platform, and Tugdock have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to co-develop a modular offshore wind assembly system that is expected to dramatically drive down costs and increase production of floating offshore wind farms. Tugdoc
As new offshore wind markets keep emerging and targets in established markets keep increasing, questions on how much capacity can actually be installed, especially until 2030 which is just around the corner, have come to the sector’s foreground. The most vocal on the (un)likeliness of the national a
System integration is what is needed for the next leap in offshore wind, however, not all technologies that can integrate with offshore wind farms have the same starting point. Floating solar still has some way to go in becoming more resilient to harsh offshore conditions. On the other hand, hydroge
BW Ideol and Associated British Ports (ABP) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will see the manufacturer of concrete floating wind foundations and ABP investigating the feasibility of serial production at Port Talbot. The MOU has been signed in preparation for the Celtic Sea leasin
As more countries climb the offshore wind map and, at the same time, the industry is facing uncertainties, energy yield assessment needs to be validated as widely as possible across diverse geographies, rather than assume the efficacy of a one-size-fits-all approach, according to K2 Management (K2M)
The Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre) in Norway has been granted final approval for new test concessions for floating offshore wind. METCentre was given the green light for five new wind turbines offshore Norway. The Norwegian test centre is developing new infrastructure to be ready in 2026. In
