Norwegian Offshore Wind (NOW) has launched today the NOW Accelerator, designed to foster the growth of startups and scaleups in the offshore wind industry. Starting in August, the programme is the first of its kind, said Norwegian Offshore Wind. The accelerator will run in close collaboration betwee
Hydrogen production technology with the direct seawater electrolysis method has been tested at Xinghua Bay offshore wind farm in Fujian, southeast China. According to reports by the Beijing-based state-run foreign-language news channel, CGTN, this world’s first test to produce hydrogen by in-situ di
Subsea 7, in collaboration with OneSea Energy, has secured GBP 150,000 (around USD 187,000) in funding from the Scottish government to investigate pairing a large-scale floating hydrogen production system with a floating wind farm offshore Scotland. The funding was awarded as part of the Hydrogen In
Lithuania’s first offshore wind auction has concluded, with two bidders submitting offers, announced the National Energy Regulatory Council (VERT) yesterday. The auction started on 31 March and was open until 29 May. The 137.5-square-kilometre site in the Baltic Sea, which the Lithuanian Government
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced that the development of offshore wind leasing areas in the Gulf of Mexico will have no significant impacts on environmental resources. The environmental assessment (EA) considered the potential environmental consequences of site character
The world’s population is expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, and with it, global energy demand is projected to rise by as much as 50%. But as society continues to grapple with the challenges of climate change, governments across the globe are looking to offshore energy to help meet these increas
A consortium of Australian and global companies comprising Mainstream Renewable Power (Mainstream), Reventus Power, AGL, and Direct Infrastructure has submitted a feasibility licence application for a 2.5 GW offshore wind development off the coast of Victoria, Australia. The proposed 2.5 GW project
European global offshore wind developer Parkwind has teamed up with Beach Energy to compete for a licence to develop offshore wind projects in the Bass Strait off the coast of Gippsland in Victoria, Australia. The bid was submitted as part of the Commonwealth Government’s process for granting offsho
J-POWER, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO), Chubu Electric Power, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K” Line), and Albatross Technology (Albatross) have entered into a joint research agreement for a next-generation floating axis wind demonstration project offshore Japan. With limited shallow sea ar
Norwegian company Ocean Ventus has launched a complete end-to-end solution for floating wind and is exploring the potential for a large-scale production facility in Norway. The company says that its end-to-end solution can bring down the cost of floating wind, from foundation production to transport
BW Ideol has signed a Head of Terms with Elawan Energy for the joint development of a multi-GW floating offshore wind pipeline off Spain and Portugal, subject to further negotiation of the final agreement between the two companies. Elawan Energy, an ORIX company based in Spain, has more than 2.6 GW
New York has launched a USD 10 million solicitation for clean hydrogen research, development and demonstration projects, including clean hydrogen production and integration with renewable energy such as offshore wind. The US state’s aim is to address the challenge of replacing fossil fuel usage in h
The global provider of energy data and intelligence TGS has announced the start of a wind, metocean, and environmental measurement campaign at the Utsira Nord offshore wind farm zone in Norway. The campaign’s first floating LiDAR buoy will be deployed in early June in the Utsira Nord zone to conduct
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental analysis of the proposed 1.1 GW Ocean Wind 1 offshore wind project off the coast of New Jersey. Ocean Wind LLC proposes to construct up to 98 wind turbines and up to three offshore substations within its lease area. Ocea
