Presenting the Oceandock XIX, a 19 000m² Self-Propelled Floating Port and Installation Vessel for Offshore Wind Farms
Oceandock XIX Windthrust has developed a new safe and secure technology that will redefine offshore wind turbine installations around the world – The Oceandock XIX. The Oceandock is a 19 000 m² self-propelled floating port and installation vessel for Substations, Monopile Foundations and Wind Turbine Generators. Wind Turbine Components The Oceandock simultaneously unloads wind turbine […]
SolarDuck Successfully Closes a €4 Million Funding Round with a Strong Consortium of Investors, Securing the Path to Commercialization by 2023
SolarDuck, a Dutch-Norwegian offshore floating solar company, has announced the successful close of its investment round, totaling €4 Million. The capital has been raised from existing investors and new investors. Christian Rangen “We have been part of this journey almost since the start and we are amazed by the quality of the team and their […]
Pioneering Spirit Executes First Lift with JLS
Pioneering Spirit successfully deployed its revolutionary Jacket lift system (JLS) for the first time on 21 April to remove CNR International’s Ninian Northern jacket from the northern North Sea. New JLS Technology Weighing in at 8100 tonnes, the first commercial lift with the new JLS technology is one of the heaviest offshore jacket lifts […]
Irish Port Sets Out €200m Offshore Hub Bid
Rosslare Europort is bidding to become Ireland’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub with a €200m development plan that could create up to 2,000 new jobs. Rosslare Europort Located in the south-east of Ireland, is one of the country’s leading ports running direct services to Europe. It is “ideally positioned” to serve the growing number of […]
Offshore Heavy Lift DP3 Installation Vessel Orion Will Soon Reach Full Operational Readiness
Engineers and service technicians of several suppliers are currently carrying out the final work on the Orion before it sets off for the final sea trials. With its 5,000-tonne crane and a lifting height of approx. 170 m, DEME’s Orion will definitely be up to the challenge of installing even the heaviest components in future […]
Taiwan’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm Generates First Power
Power Delivery From the Changhua 1 & 2a Ørsted today announced the successful delivery of the first power from the Greater Changhua 1 & 2a Offshore Wind Farm. This represents a big achievement for Ørsted and the industry as Greater Changhua 1 & 2a is the largest offshore wind project in Taiwan and the company’s […]
Heerema Marine Contractors is Proud to Introduce Our Novel Floating to Floating Installation Method for Offshore Floating Wind
Introducing Heerema’s novel floating wind installation method to upscale the commercialization of offshore floating wind Heerema’s Floating to Floating wind installation method from Heerema Marine Contractors on Vimeo. Offshore floating wind will be essential for the world’s energy transition, but methods under development can be costly, time-consuming, and ultimately prevent the commercial upscaling of this […]
The Tyra II Puzzle is Almost Completed
Tyra II Campaign Esbjerg, 12 April 2022: TotalEnergies EP Denmark and its Danish Underground Consortium partners Noreco and Nordsøfonden are pleased to announce the successful completion of this spring’s installation campaign of Tyra II in the Danish North Sea. Today, 10 days of lifting came to a culmination when the world’s largest crane vessel, Sleipnir, […]
South Korea’s $30m Underwater City Project to Include Data Centers
A pioneering underwater city project funded by the South Korean government will include research into efficient underwater data centers. A Submarine for Living and Working The Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) is leading a 37.3 billion won ($30.8 million) project to build a submarine living and working space for people, off the […]
Minesto Shares First Glimpse of the Dragon 4
First Glimpse Dragon 4 Minesto shares first glimpse of the first Dragon 4 unit. The Dragon Class line is designed for increased performance, reduced costs, and scalable for commercial installations. Deep Green Marine Energy It is the new range of power plants of Minesto’s Deep Green marine energy technology, having developed from the grid-connected Deep […]