The increase in metal mining needed to address the transition to renewable energy is drawing increasing attention and has led to a proposal to identify critical minerals for energy security options and identify sourcing challenges. There is an elemental strain between the need to scale up ocean-base
The jacket foundation for the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) Alpha offshore platform has left the Eversendai Offshore shipyard in Ras al Khaimah, the United Arab Emirates. The Hua Xing Long vessel is transporting the jacket foundation to the Dutch North Sea and is expected to arrive at its destination mi
Swedish energy company Vattenfall, the developer of the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm in the Dutch North Sea, is joining Amsterdam IJmuiden Offshore Ports (AYOP). By joining this public-private association which gathers more than 85 companies and organizations active in the offshore energy se
As it plans to merge with its compatriot Kværner, Aker Solutions also intends to spin off its wind development business as well as the carbon capture technology business. The move should see two separate companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. “Aker Solutions has developed technology and taken
G+, an organisation dedicated to health and safety performance in offshore wind, has released the 2019 statistics for the sector which show there were no accidents with fatal outcome last year, as well as the five years before that. However, lost workday injuries have risen in 2019, compared to the
European Commission has published a roadmap and opened a public consultation in preparation for the initiative on new approach for exploiting Europe’s offshore renewable energy potential in a sustainable and inclusive way. As part of the European Green Deal, the Commission identified the importance
TenneT has issued a EUR 1 billion Green Hybrid Bond, from which the proceeds will be used to connect large-scale offshore wind to the electricity grid, with investors showing “keen interest” and the issue being 2.5 times oversubscribed. On 15 July, the transmission system operator priced its EUR 1 b
Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) has set up an office in Warsaw, Poland, to support offshore wind development in the Baltic Sea. To head up its new office in Warsaw, OWC appointed offshore wind consultant Lukasz Sikorski. Sikorski previously held offshore engineering roles at DNV GL, as well as site
Siemens Gamesa will service the offshore wind turbines at the Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWB II) in Germany, which comprises 32 Senvion 6.33-MW turbines. The contract, signed in late June, is effective as of 1 August and covers full scope maintenance for five years, including extension options. The
The UK has launched a review into the existing offshore transmission regime to address the barriers it presents to further significant deployment of offshore wind. The current approach to designing and building offshore transmission was developed when offshore wind was a nascent sector and industry
DEME’s vessels Sea Installer and Sea Challenger are currently working together at the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm, where they have so far installed 55 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines. [The article continues below the image.] The vessels are working as a tandem as part of DEME’s duo-vessel so
The UK gas network operator SGN has launched a project that will be world-first to employ a direct supply of offshore wind power to produce green hydrogen energy for heating. The project will start with heating around 300 homes in Fife, Scotland, using clean gas produced by an electrolysis plant, po
Palfinger has won a contract to equip four new service vessels for Edda Wind, Østensjø Group’s offshore wind segment, with lifting solutions as well as lifesaving appliances. The company’s Ibérica office won the contract to supply the package including ten foldable knuckle boom cranes, four lifeboat
The Carbon Trust sees 70 GW of floating wind installed capacity by 2040, according to a new summary report on the findings from the second phase of the Floating Wind Joint Industry Project (JIP). The report outlines technology challenges that need to be addressed in order so the commercialisation of
