Tokyo Gas has begun utilising a digital platform for offshore wind project development provided by Vind AI. The Norwegian technology company says that with its platform, developers can complete business cases for offshore wind projects more than five times faster. Vind AI’s platform supports develop
Robosys Automation has secured a new contract to retrofit a Damen crew transfer vessel (CTV) with its Voyager AI maritime autonomy software. This is the second CTV designed and built by Damen to be fitted with the UK company’s autonomy software. Robosys Automation left the client who ordered the ret
In the fast-moving world of wind energy manufacturing, innovation isn’t optional — it’s essential. For years, HAIZEA GROUP has been at the forefront of change, consistently pushing boundaries to stay ahead of market demands. As global demand for offshore wind power skyrocketed, Haizea made a bold mo
Entrion Wind has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Global Maritime to advance its Fully Restrained Platform (FRP) monopile foundation technology through a planned demonstration project in the UK waters. Under the MoU, Global Maritime will provide transportation and installation (T&I) e
Mammoet and Tugdock Submersible Platforms Limited (Tugdock) have entered into a strategic partnership to expand the use of the Tugdock Submersible Platform (TSP), which is a modular, submersible platform that allows large floating structures to be transferred seamlessly from quaysides into the water
HydePoint, Subsea7, and EnBW have launched a joint initiative to investigate the potential integration of offshore hydrogen production systems with offshore wind infrastructure in the Dutch North Sea. “This collaboration brings together complementary expertise to tackle one of the key challenges in
Korean Register has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) for Samsung Heavy Industries’ newly developed next-generation floating offshore wind substructure, capable of supporting 15 MW turbines. Samsung Heavy Industries has designed the SnapWindFloat, a floating substructure capable of supporting u
US-based Ocergy has been selected by Kyuden Mirai Energy Corporation as the floater provider for an offshore wind observation project being implemented under Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) programme. The floating wind project is being developed by Kyuden
Japanese floating wind technology developer MODEC has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its iTLP2-FOWT concept, a new generation of the company’s tension leg platform (TLP) type floating offshore wind foundation. In 2020, MODEC obtained AiP for the f
Floating offshore wind projects featuring Principle Power’s WindFloat technology have delivered more than 1 TWh of energy production since the first pilot project was installed in 2011, the company announced on 3 September. The 1 TWh output includes generation from WindFloat 1, a 2 MW pilot project
Dongfang Electric Corporation has completed the installation of a 26 MW offshore wind turbine, which the Chinese company claims is the world’s largest in terms of single-unit capacity and rotor diameter. The offshore wind turbine was installed at the Wind Power Equipment Testing and Certification In
A consortium behind a project called Verti-Go has secured EUR 15 million from Horizon Europe to demonstrate SeaTwirl’s floating wind technology with a 2 MW turbine, including the design, fabrication, installation and operation. The project was selected as the successful applicant for funding under t
Ørsted and the UK-based drone operator Skylift have launched what Ørsted says is the largest drone delivery programme ever attempted to offshore wind sites, with over 550 flights to more than 400 turbines at four UK offshore wind farms: Hornsea One and Hornsea Two on the east coast, and Walney 1 & 2
We are pleased to share a milestone in the important collaboration between Davi and GS Entec in the wind energy sector: the successful completion of the Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) for the two massive plate rolling machines ordered by the Korean company. The FAT took place a few weeks ago at our
Denmark’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities, the Ministry of Transport, and wind turbine manufacturer Vestas have partnered to reduce operational emissions and costs by enabling the use of autonomous drones for inspection and maintenance at offshore wind farms. The new partnership seeks to p
