RWE Renewables has completed geophysical and environmental surveys for the Södra Midsjöbanken offshore wind project in the Swedish part of the Baltic Sea, for which the German-based developer is preparing an application for a Natura 2000 permit. “Despite some tough winter conditions in the Baltic Se
Prysmian Group has secured two offshore wind cabling projects in the US for a total of approximately $880 million. Both projects have been awarded by Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). The first cabling project will connect the 80
The recently held 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) brought to light many questions surrounding the transition to a more sustainable future, but more importantly the event showed that countries worldwide are committed to accelerate their decarbonisation plans, strengthening the e
Tractebel and partner companies have developed what they describe as the world’s first offshore infrastructure and processing facilities concept for the storage of hydrogen in offshore caverns. The design study, unveiled by Tractebel Overdick GmbH, is said to outline an innovative solution for large
DEME Offshore has selected Tekmar Energy Limited to supply Cable Protection Systems (CPS) for the Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the UK. Tekmar Energy has signed a contract with EPCI contractor DEME Offshore to design, manufacture, and supply Generation 10 TekTube CPS to protect subsea inter-array cables
Caterpillar Marine has been selected as the power solutions provider for Edda Wind’s series of four new Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) being built at Astilleros Gondán, and two new Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) to be built at Astilleros Balenciaga shipyards in Spain. The six vess
An unprecedented race for ocean space is on the horizon driven by the exponential growth of offshore wind power. It is expected that by 2050 offshore wind will overtake the oil and gas sector and receive the largest investments in the Blue Economy while the oil and gas industry will shrink to only 2
“Now is the time to invest in the energy infrastructure of the future. The revised TEN-E rules will allow clean technologies to be plugged in to our energy system – including offshore wind and hydrogen. We need to update and upgrade now to achieve the Green Deal’s goal of climate neutrality by 2050”
Norwegian sea-state monitoring firm Miros has installed its WaveSystem IoT dry-sensor onboard Prysmian’s cable-laying vessel Leonardo da Vinci.
AqualisBraemar LOC Group has taken the full ownership of engineering, design and R&D consulting firm specialising in marine renewables Innosea.
Preparations for the installation of inter-array cables at the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm site, located some 15 kilometers off the Fife coast in Scotland, have been completed while several other offshore activities are ongoing, including the pile installation for the jacket foundations bein
Siemens Gamesa has commissioned the new hydrogen-ready Service Operation Vessel (SOV) – the REM Energy. The latest member of Siemens Gamesa’s fleet of ships is ready for the addition of a 12-MW battery which would reduce energy consumption during operation, Siemens Gamesa said. The REM Energy is als
North Star, the UK’s largest ship operator servicing the oil and gas industry, has kick-started its ambitious fleet decarbonisation plans with an in-depth sustainability study across its 44 offshore infrastructure support vessels.
DEME Offshore has won the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for the inter-array cables at the Dogger Bank C offshore wind farm in the UK.
