Offshore news – Page 8
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NewsJan De Nul lands HVAC contact for Baltyk II and Baltyk III
A consortium of Jan De Nul and Hellenic Cables will design, manufacture, transport and install a package of four 220 kV HVAC export cables to connect the Polish offshore wind farms Baltyk II and Baltyk III to shore.
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NewsVoltaire installs first Dogger Bank turbine
Jan De Nul Group’s jack-up installation vessel Voltaire recently installed its first offshore wind turbine at Dogger Bank.
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NewsPenta-Ocean adds installation vessel to its roster
Singapore’s PaxOcean has delivered a wind turbine installation vessel to Japan’s Penta–Ocean Construction in Batam, Indonesia.
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NewsTugdock technology gets further boost with RWE study
Germany-headquartered energy company RWE has funded a study to investigate the quayside offload and launch of two types of floating offshore wind platforms – one steel and one concrete – in collaboration with Sarens and Tugdock.
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NewsJumbo Offshore selected for Baltic Eagle
Offshore engineering contractor Van Oord has selected Jumbo Offshore to perform transportation and installation works for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind project in the German part of the Baltic Sea.
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NewsLone begins Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 work
Jumbo-SAL-Alliance has started the execution phase of the secondary steel installation at the Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farms, utilising its heavy lift vessel Lone.
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NewsTugdock signs Salamander MoU
Tugdock has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Salamander Offshore Wind to collaborate in research and innovation related to the development of technologies and supply chain for floating wind energy in Scotland.
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NewsMassive wind energy supply chain investment needed if targets to be met
The global offshore wind supply chain will require USD27 billion of secured investment by 2026 if it is to meet a fivefold growth in annual installations (excluding China) by 2030, according to the latest Horizons report by Wood Mackenzie, a global insight business for renewables, energy and natural resources.
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CapPro newsUSD27 billion needed to ramp up the offshore wind energy supply chain
The global offshore wind supply chain will require USD27 billion of secured investment by 2026 if it is to meet a fivefold growth in annual installations (excluding China) by 2030, according to the latest Horizons report by Wood Mackenzie, a global insight business for renewables, energy and natural resources.
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NewsLerwick Port Authority signs MoU to facilitate floating offshore wind energy project
Lerwick Port Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Irish energy firm ESB that will see both companies work together on developing port facilities for a floating offshore wind farm.
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NewsFirst turbine components shipped out to Vineyard Wind site
Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), has shipped the first GE Haliade-X wind turbine generator components from the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal to its installation location more than 30 miles (48.3 km) off the coast of Cape Cod.
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NewsPort of Nigg secures transition piece marshalling work
Global Energy Group’s (GEG) port of Nigg in the Cromarty Firth, Scotland, has been selected by Ocean Winds as the marshalling location for 62 transition pieces prior to their installation at the 950 MW Moray West offshore wind farm.
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NewsRoll Group and Hebetec develop heavy load out system
Roll Group and Hebetec Engineering have developed a patented system for the load out of large offshore wind farm components.
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NewsEcowende picks Van Oord for Hollandse Kust (west) lot VI
Ecowende has contracted Van Oord for the construction of the Dutch offshore wind farm on Hollandse Kust (west) lot VI.
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NewsFOWIC wins Yunlin offshore wind farm contract
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier (FOWIC) has been awarded a contract working with Shimizu for the transport and installation of monopile foundations for the 640 MW Yunlin offshore wind farm off the west coast of central Taiwan.
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NewsUS offshore wind energy sector facing headwinds
The US Department of Interior held its first-ever offshore wind energy auction for the Gulf of Mexico region earlier this week, with lacklustre results.
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NewsSarens PSG forms joint venture with Aventus Energy
Sarens PSG and Aventus Energy have entered into a joint venture agreement to offer an integrated port marshalling service to the offshore wind sector.
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NewsCadeler reports strong H1 results
Offshore installation contractor Cadeler saw revenue in the first six months of 2023 hit EUR68 million (USD73.5 million), an increase of 57 percent against the same period last year.
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NewsMSIP and Crowley form offshore wind JV
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP) and US maritime, energy and logistics company Crowley have formed a joint venture to advance offshore wind energy solutions in the USA.
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NewsEurope’s offshore projects increasingly put under environmental microscope
In Europe, there is an increasing trend of developers having to submit sustainability requirements during offshore wind energy tenders. Market intelligence provider Esgian shed some light on the hoops that developers will now need to jump through, and the knock-on effects that will be felt by suppliers.