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Apollo and DOF Help to Deliver Groundbreaking £145k Study on Gigawatt-Scale Floating Offshore Wind Installation

In a significant advancement for the offshore renewable energy sector, Apollo and DOF, in collaboration with the ORE Catapult’s Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence (FoWCoE), have announced the results of a groundbreaking £145k study on gigawatt-scale floating offshore wind installation methods. Installing a single, state-of-the-art floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) represents a milestone in offshore marine […]

EnBW starts construction of XXL wind farm in the North Sea

The rotor of a wind turbine of the latest generation covers the area of ​​six football fields. 64 of these gigantic buildings are intended to advance the energy transition in the North Sea. The Karlsruhe-based energy group EnBW is building the largest wind farm to date on the high seas in the North Sea , which will at […]

Q3 ASIA AND SEAGREEN ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. ARE JOINING FORCES

Q3 Asia, a full service provider for logistical challenges and Seagreen Enterprise Co., Ltd, a specialist in underwater operation and salvaging, are combining their strengths into an alliance for marine transport in the Offshore Wind Industry, Offshore Cable installation market and Offshore Oil & Gas industry. Q3 Asia As part of the Q3 Group, who […]

Volvo Penta and Danfoss Drives set course on electric future with latest MHO-Co hybrid vessels

Two new advanced Crew Transfer Vessels have entered operation for MHO-Co, debuting an exciting progression of the hybrid technology from Volvo Penta and Danfoss Drives. The vessels are set to bring class-leading levels of efficiency to marine transport thanks to a fully integrated solution and intelligent ‘Power of Plenty’ design that combines Danfoss drives and […]

Ørsted inaugurates the Asia-Pacific region’s largest offshore wind farms

Ørsted is proud to announce the inauguration of the Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farms in Taiwan. With a total installed capacity of 900 MW, the two offshore wind farms are in operation and fully connected to the grid, making them the largest of their kind in Taiwan and in the Asia-Pacific region. Today’s inauguration […]

VIKING and HeliService USA sign PPE agreement to serve U.S. offshore wind safety needs

VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has signed a strategic agreement with HeliService USA, ensuring that the helicopter service provider has a single and continuous source of fully certified personal protective equipment to uphold offshore wind industry safety standards along the U.S. East Coast. Building on enduring relations between the companies, the agreement includes personal protective equipment (PPE) […]

TWD Installation Equipment Designs ready to assist in Hai Long OWF Installation

April 16, 2024 Last week, the Hai Long Offshore Wind Project announced the official launch of offshore construction. TWD , a leading engineering company in the offshore wind market, was awarded the tailored design of the pin pile installation equipment by CSBC DEME Wind Engineering (CDWE). TWD’s tailored designs will play a key role in […]

Invisible 12-Hour Energy Storage Project To Chase Oil Shale From Estonia

The hits just keep on coming for fossil energy stakeholders. The latest field to face down reality is the oil shale business, which depends on favorable energy policies in Estonia and elsewhere for support. Now it’s about to get the boot. Instead, Estonia is turning the spotlight on its considerable offshore wind resources and a […]

Full clarity and route forward for all Strategic Investment Model (SIM) projects

Since February 2024, the Strategic Investment Model Working Group has been working to ensure that  the 38 projects which reached the end of Stage 1 continue to move forward. On the 19th February 2023, the Strategic Investment Model Working Group published the list of 38 projects that had successfully completed Stage 1 (excluding the 6 requesting […]