The Port of Long Beach has released plans to build an offshore floating wind facility, known as Pier Wind, that would support the manufacture and assembly of offshore wind turbines. The offshore wind facility would span up to 400 acres of newly built land located southwest of the Long Beach Internat
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has joined Korean industry leaders in the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to produce a feasibility study for a near-shore floating platform of green hydrogen production and liquefaction. The feasibility study will be included in a report from the
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland; RVO) has issued a prior information notice for the development of an integrated ground model (IGM) and a geotechnical interpretative report for the Nederwiek Noord and Hollandse Kust West VIII Wind Farm Zones. According to th
ABB has announced that it will collaborate with Lhyfe and Skyborn to jointly realise and optimise SoutH2Port renewable hydrogen project located in Sweden. Together with Lhyfe and Skyborn, ABB will drive large-scale integration of the production of offshore wind renewable energy hydrogen into the ene
Cerulean Winds has unveiled plans to build the North Sea Renewables Grid (NSRG), an offshore integrated green power and transmission system, powered by floating wind, that oil and gas platforms could plug into for clean power. With its consortium of partners including NOV, Siemens Gamesa, Siemens En
The United States Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has unveiled plans to review potential environmental impacts associated with the possible issuance of an offshore wind energy research lease in the Gulf of Maine. The lease was requested by the State of Maine for the purpose of researching p
Dutch geo-data specialist company Fugro has launched the BeWild project, aimed at measuring biodiversity at offshore wind farms. Fugro, together with project partners, will focus on developing methodologies and technologies for remotely collecting environmental DNA (eDNA) samples in the North Sea. T
Global energy major Shell is joining the VindØ consortium which is aiming to take a leading role in developing and building Denmark’s first energy island. The announcement follows the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which Shell signed in June 2022 to join the VindØ consortium. The other consortium
Eight UK businesses have secured a share of a GBP 2 million grant competition from the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP). Projects included a focus on condition monitoring of turbine blades and inter-array electrical cables and biofouling prevention on turbine ladders. Other projects are explo
DNV has started a joint industry project (JIP) to increase certainty in the design process for offshore wind farms challenged by earthquakes. The so-called ACE2 JIP is a follow-up project of “Alleviating Cyclone and Earthquake Challenges” (ACE) project and will deeply investigate issues related to e
Marine Power Systems (MPS) have joined forces with Plataforma Oceánica de Canarias (PLOCAN) to deploy their floating offshore wind platform, PelaFlex, at an expected grid-connected test site on the southeast coast of Gran Canaria. PLOCAN will work with MPS regarding a pre-consented and grid-connecte
A research, innovation and development centre in Brazil, focused on renewable energy and sustainability, has submitted an application for a test site for offshore wind to the country’s Institute for the Environment and Natural Resources (IBAMA). This is an excerpt from an article published on our si
Spain-headquartered BlueFloat Energy and Greenvolt have joined forces to develop offshore wind projects in Portugal. According to the partners, Portugal holds great potential for offshore wind, which is now recognised by the national policymakers who seek to unlock the potential of this technology t
ZF Wind Power has ordered a 15 MW end-of-line test rig from R&D Test Systems which will support the testing of two powertrains a day. In the first quarter of 2024, the first serial-produced 15 MW powertrain for the offshore wind market will leave the ZF Wind Power factory in Lommel, Belgium. Before
