Air Liquide, CentraleSupélec, ITP Interpipe, Nexans, and RTE have joined forces to develop a project that connects distant offshore wind farms to shore via a High Voltage Alternating Current (HVAC) superconducting transmission system. The SupraMarine demonstrator project will study the electrical co
Portugal-based floating wind foundation developer, Gazelle Wind Power, has entered into a strategic partnership with Blue Aspirations, a Chinese company specialising in floating LiDAR and seabed observation systems. The new partners plan to develop smart floating offshore wind platforms. According t
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, in partnership with the North East Combined Authority, is investing GBP 2.1 million (around EUR 2.4 million) in a new offshore wind cable testing rig at its facilities in Blyth in North East England. Funded by the North East Combined Authority, the inves
China’s Mingyang Smart Energy has unveiled plans to develop a massive 50 MW floating offshore wind turbine featuring a twin-head design similar to the company’s Ocean-X platform. The capacity of the world’s largest floating wind turbine would be nearly double that of the largest design currently ava
The offshore wind developer Ocean Winds has renewed its Market Intelligence contract with Spinergie for the third consecutive year to strengthen fleet analysis and project benchmarking. Spinergie’s Market Intelligence platform provides real-time and historical insight into global installation and ma
RWE said on 15 October it had completed more than 80 successful cargo drone flights to offshore wind turbines in Germany, marking what it described as a milestone for the offshore wind industry. The company said the tests demonstrated the technical feasibility of using drones to deliver tools and sp
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
