Norwegian seismic company TGS has acquired 4C Offshore, a marketing intelligence and consultancy firm dedicated to the offshore wind sector. The acquisition is TGS’ first after the launch of its New Energy Solutions business earlier this year, established to pursue opportunities related to the energ
World’s leading offshore wind developer Ørsted has submitted an application to build and operate an offshore wind farm in a country that is just only beginning to tap into its offshore wind potential. Denmark’s Ørsted submitted an application to build and operate an offshore wind farm in the Baltic
Marine Power Systems (MPS) has chosen the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP) to carry out sea trials of its full-scale DualSub platform that houses both wave and wind power generation technologies. According to Marine Power Systems, the berth has been secured and a geotechnical survey of the site
Eneti Inc., formerly Scorpio Bulkers, has entered into a binding agreement with South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) for the construction of one wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV). The contract price is US$ 330 million and the vessel will be delivered in the third qua
Canadian government has awarded funding to several projects that could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore oil & gas operations, including a project using floating wind turbines to power oil & gas assets. The project, being developed by floating wind techno
Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) has purchased the Isambard Brunel, a new survey vessel that will join the company’s fleet. The vessel will be renamed Manor Brunel and will undergo engineering works, survey equipment updates and repainting at the Manor Marine site in Portland, Dorset, following the firs
UK oil major BP and the German energy company EnBW will be taking part in the upcoming ScotWind seabed leasing round in Scotland. The companies have now launched a bespoke online portal for the Scottish engineering and supply sector, as they aim to expand their partnership’s offshore wind portfolio
Taiwan’s Bureau of Energy (BoE) and Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) have held a meeting on the draft regulation for the 3rd Round of offshore wind auctions, including a new target for 2035. From 2026 until 2035, 1.5 GW of offshore wind capacity would be added each year, instead of previously pla
The UK government is planning to open the fourth round of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme for renewable energy projects in December 2021. The fourth CfD round aims to increase the capacity of renewable energy from the 5.8 GW achieved in the last round to 12 GW, with three pots established
MMA has completed a survey work scope at Formosa 2 offshore wind project located off the coast of Taiwan.
DEME’s dual-fuel cable installation vessel Living Stone completed its first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering prior to heading out to sea trials.
Anbaric Development Partners has concluded the second set of oceanographic survey activities for its Boardwalk Power Link (BPL) project which will connect offshore wind energy to New Jersey’s onshore grid. Led by ESS Group in concert with Ocean Surveys, the two sets of surveys looked specifically at
BP, which just recently entered the offshore wind market, has posted around 100 job vacancies looking for talent to support its growing offshore wind business. “bp’s ambition is to become one of the world’s leading offshore wind energy developers. To power the scale and pace of growth that we are ta
NKT is investing more than €150 million in the expansion of its high-voltage power cable production sites and logistics to execute on a record high order backlog. The investment program will see a new high-voltage power cable test center in Cologne, Germany, and the construction of a new extrusion t
