The OYSTER consortium of ITM Power, Ørsted, Siemens Gamesa, and Element Energy has selected Grimsby as the location for a “marinised” electrolyser project for renewable hydrogen production. The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) funded OYSTER project will develop and demonstrate an e
JDR Cable Systems has adopted HIGHVOLT Prüftechnik Dresden’s Resonant Test System (RTS) for testing inter-array cables at offshore wind projects. The test system is purpose-built for post-installation testing of 66 kV offshore inter-array cables according to the international standard IEC 63026. T
China’s Orient Cable (NBO) has completed a dynamic subsea cable project on an EPCI basis for the world’s first pilot anti-typhoon floating wind turbine at the China Three Gorges (CTG) 400 MW Yangxi Shapa III offshore wind farm. The commissioning test on the Ming Yang 5.5 MW floating wind turbine was
Major European companies and project developers have joined forces with leading research institutions to unlock large-scale potential of combined wind, wave and offshore floating solar renewable energy sources in the newly launched EUR 45 million marine energy project ‘European Scalable Offshore Ren
Shell Overseas Investment B.V. and CoensHexicon Co., LTD have established a joint venture to develop and operate a 1.4 GW floating wind project off the south-east coast of South Korea. Shell controls an 80 per cent stake in the MunmuBaram joint venture, and CoensHexicon, a joint venture between Hexi
Denmark’s Gottlieb Paludan Architects has aided water construction experts from DHI A/S in developing a concept for the construction of energy islands said to have the smallest possible negative impact on the surrounding marine environment. Based on parallel development of construction methods and d
Ireland’s energy company ESB is exploring the capabilities of the monopile hammer market for an offshore wind project in the UK whose foundations are planned to be installed using this kind of equipment. ESB has issued a market consultation notice inviting companies to discuss their capabilities to
Sarawak Shell Berhad (SSB), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has taken a final investment decision (FID) on the Timi gas development project offshore Malaysia which will feature a wellhead platform powered by a solar and wind hybrid renewable power system. SSB is developing the Timi project jo
The TetraSpar Demonstrator floating wind turbine has been connected to the Norwegian mainland, RWE said. The fully-assembled floating wind turbine, comprising the TetraSpar floating foundation and a 3.6 MW Siemens Gamesa direct-drive wind turbine, was towed from Denmark and installed at the METCentr
DNV has updated the DNV-ST-0119 standard for floating wind turbine structures. The updated standard is said to include technical improvements that would allow the industry to further optimize floating wind turbine structures while maintaining a sufficient level of safety. The main change is a comple
Installation of the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm, the Kincardine Offshore Wind, has been completed. The 50 MW project is located approximately 15 kilometres off the southeast coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The wind farm’s five Vestas 9.525 MW wind turbines and one 2 MW Vestas unit
Chinese wind turbine manufacturer MingYang Smart Energy has launched the MySE 16.0-242, said to be the world’s largest Hybrid Drive wind turbine with a nameplate capacity of 16 MW. The MySE 16.0-242, which was recently certified by DNV and China General Certification Center(CGC) for design, is sched
Siemens Energy is coordinating a project which aims to couple offshore wind turbines with electrolyzers for direct conversion of the electricity into hydrogen. In addition, the project will also investigate further offshore power-to-X processes. The four-year H2Mare project comprises four joint proj
Japanese company PowerX plans to design and build an automated Power Transfer Vessel to carry electricity from offshore wind farms to shore. The Power ARK 100 is a 100 TEU trimaran specially designed for transferring renewable energy in Japan’s coastal waters. Upon its completion in 2025, Power ARK
