The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in the UK is leading a project to develop a system to improve the efficiency of offshore renewable energy generation and help develop the Blue Economy. The Submarine High-fidelity Active-monitoring of Renewable energy Cables (SHARC) has secured funding from Inn
South Korean cable manufacturer LS Cable & System has entered into a five-year framework agreement with Ørsted for the opportunity to supply high voltage export cables for offshore wind farms. Roe-hyun Myung, President & CEO of LS C&S, said: “The trend of investing in renewable energy will continue,
Ørsted has disclosed plans to develop South Korean offshore wind projects with a potential capacity of up to 1.6 GW off the coast of Incheon City. The projects will be located more than 70 kilometres from the main parts of Incheon City and have relatively shallow water depths at the target project s
The U.S. gov’t has launched a new collaboration for improved safety and environmental stewardship in offshore energy exploration and production operations.
Maine Governor Janet Mills has announced a plan for the state to set up U.S. first floating offshore wind research array in the Gulf of Maine to advance new technology in collaboration with the state’s fishing industry. The state intends to file an application with the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Ma
The UK government has set out plans to support up to 12GW of new renewable energy capacity in the CfD4, with both bottom-fixed and floating offshore wind, as well as tidal stream projects eligible to bid.
Seajacks Scylla has 28 jacket foundations to install at the Moray East offshore wind farm, before it wraps up one of the biggest offshore construction works on the project. Only this month (November 2020), the vessel has put in place 18 jackets, so the foundation installation is expected to be compl
Dogger Bank Wind Farm developers, SSE Renewables and Equinor, have signed four agreements for power offtake for the entire output of the first two phases of the world’s largest offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank A and B. Ørsted and Shell Energy Europe have inked 15-year Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)
NKT has entered into a Preferred Supplier Agreement (PSA) as the main contractor to deliver and install export cable systems on an unnamed European offshore wind farm. Under the contract, NKT will deliver and install high-voltage DC on- and offshore export cable systems for the project. The potentia
European Union’s Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy, published on 19 November and targeting as much as 300 GW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2050, also outlines the goal of supporting green hydrogen production. In anticipation of the launch of the new Renewable Hydrogen Coalition, it is ever
SB Submarine Systems (SBSS) cable installation and maintenance barge Fu Yong 6 has completed its very first 220kV power cable loading in Jiangsu, China. The Chinese company recently completed sea trials and took delivery of Fu Yong 6 on long-term charter from Zhoushan Yongbo Shipping. The barge is n
The Danish government has identified areas in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea suitable for the development of the energy island projects. Back in June, Denmark approved the development of the two energy islands, one in the North Sea and one in the Baltic Sea, with a combined capacity of 5 GW. Both
AqualisBraemar has entered into an agreement to acquire LOC Group, creating an even more complete service provider to the upstream oil and gas industry.
RWE has signed an agreement with Greencoat to sell a 49% stake in the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm in the UK. With a 51% share in the project, RWE will remain the majority shareholder and will continue operating the 219 MW wind farm. The agreed cash consideration amounts to GBP 648 million. The
