The First Senate of Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has ruled on constitutional complaints filed against the country’s existing Offshore Energy Act (WindSeeG). On the matter of the Act not providing for any compensation for the planning and site investigation expenses incurred by developers w
Bosch Rexroth and Barge Master have introduced a new autonomous landing system for motion compensated gangways. The system is said to automatically attach the landing to the required site without the need for manual input through a combination of radar technology, cameras and sensors. Once connected
Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and Advance Northumberland have established a partnership to develop a new facility for testing the next generation of offshore wind turbines. The Energy Central Offshore Wind Demonstrator will be designed to host one large prototype turbine for testing and w
SEA-KIT’s 12-metre Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV), for which the company recently received an order from Fugro, has completed a 22-day demonstration project, carrying out remote surveys on Europe’s continental margin in the Atlantic. “The project’s overall aim was to demonstrate the capabilities of c
Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) plans to open a tender for the collection and processing of hydroacoustic and seismic data for the N-9 and N-10 wind areas in the North Sea. Through the tender, expected to be launched in October, BSH will seek services related to geophysical
DEME Offshore has signed a contract with Dogger Bank Wind Farm to provide the inter-array cables for Dogger Bank A and Dogger Bank B offshore UK. Under the EPCI contract, DEME will in total supply, install and protect 650km of 66kV inter-array cables and all related accessories. Production will star
Buss Energy Group has acquired a 24.9 per cent stake in Aero Enterprise, an Austria-based provider of drone inspections for offshore and onshore wind turbines. The German company said it had already expanded its portfolio last year by purchasing two companies and that adding drone inspection service
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has recently published a study on floating wind, unveiling a new strategic vision for the sector. NREL researchers have identified barriers that must be overcome to bring down the overall cost of energy produced, and then ou
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has signed a purchase agreement to source wind turbine towers from CS Wind-Chin Fong for its offshore wind turbines in Taiwan. The agreement covers complete tower supply for Taiwanese offshore wind projects which will feature MHI Vestas V174 wind turbine platform. These incl
Offshore Wind Consultants (OWC) has secured a framework agreement to provide engineering support for the Mayflower Wind offshore wind project in the U.S. OWC’s scope of work awarded to date is to provide electrical, SCADA and power systems support for the project located approximately 25 miles south
The Crown Estate has awarded Blue Gem Wind with seabed rights to develop the 96 MW Erebus project, Wales’ first floating offshore wind farm. The Agreement for Lease will allow the joint venture between Simply Blue Energy and Total to progress with environmental assessments and surveys, and seek plan
The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) for continued cooperation in the areas of offshore oil and gas, offshore wind energy, and seabed minerals.
European Energy is set to begin the development phase of its Omø South and Jammerland Bay offshore wind projects in Denmark. The first steps of the development phase will follow in the coming weeks with the preliminary inspections of the seabed at the project sites, which will help detemine the fina
Marine-i has invited Expressions of Interest (EoIs) from businesses who want to bring forward new solutions that will support the development of floating wind in the Celtic Sea. The collaborative project, set up to support marine technology businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, is seeking
