Offshore Wind
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Windthrust unveils floating port and installation vessel for offshore wind farms
Windthrust, a wholly owned subsidiary of Perth-based National Ports Corporation, has revealed its plans to develop a combined self-propelled floating port…
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Aker Offshore Wind raises cash for Principle Power investment
Norway’s Aker Offshore Wind has completed a private placement, raising NOK300m ($33m) of which NOK180m has been used to increase…
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Prysmian secures cable supply and installation contract from RWE Renewables
Italy’s Prysmian Group has secured a contract from RWE Renewables for the design, supply, offshore route preparation, installation, commissioning and…
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Fred Olsen and Hafslund Eco form offshore wind joint venture
Norway’s Fred Olsen Renewables has entered into an agreement with Hafslund Eco to set up a 50/50 joint venture for the…
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NYK and Fugro form geotechnical vessel partnership for offshore wind market
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Dutch firm Fugro on an offshore geotechnical…
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Renewables forecast to overhaul natural gas in 2023 and coal the following year
Renewables are forecast to overhaul natural gas in terms of global power generating capacity by as soon as 2023 and…
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Eni and HitecVision eye Norwegian offshore wind market with new renewables venture
Italian energy company Eni and Norwegian energy investor HitecVision have established new joint venture company Vårgrønn to develop new green…
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Haizhuang Wind Power orders wind farm support vessel at Yinghui South Shipbuilding
Haizhuang Wind Power (HZ Wind), a renewable energy unit of CSSC, has placed an order with Guangzhou’s Yinghui South Shipbuilding…
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New DNV GL class rules for floating offshore wind expands industry horizon
As the first successful pilots transition into the first commercial projects, floating offshore wind is opening up new vistas to…
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Engie and EDP Renewables offshore wind joint venture launches in US
French energy group Engie and EDP Renewables have launched OW North America in the US, having launched joint venture Ocean…
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Ørsted and BP to develop German renewable hydrogen project
Ørsted and BP have agreed to jointly develop a potential large-scale renewable hydrogen project at BP’s Lingen Refinery in northwest…
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Zhuhai Port expands into wind power equipment manufacturing
China’s Zhuhai Port has announced a plan to take control of Tianneng Heavy Industries by acquiring a 18.37% equity stake…
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Sohmen-Pao comes onboard Swire’s wind installation IPO
Two of the richest families in shipping are joining forces on a newly rebranded offshore wind installation vehicle. BW Wind…
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Cosco Nantong Shipyard secures offshore wind vessel conversion contract from CRCC
Cosco Nantong Shipyard has entered into a contract with CRCC Harbour Engineering for a ship conversion project. Under the contract,…
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Solstad Offshore awarded subsea and offshore wind contracts
Norway’s Solstad Offshore has been awarded two new contracts, one within the subsea segment and the other in renewable energy.…
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Aker Offshore Wind secures government funding for offshore floating wind study
Aker Offshore Wind has been awarded a funding from Enova, Norway’s innovation fund for environmentally friendly technologies, for a pre-project…
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Germany vows to make offshore wind the ‘main pillar’ of its energy transition
Germany has become the latest country to vow to make offshore wind its dominant source of energy in the years…
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Equinor’s new CEO makes net zero vow
New management took the reins at Norwegian energy giant Equinor today vowing to make the company net zero by 2050,…
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Scorpio: Wind blows bulkers away
Once again Scorpio is the talk of the markets this month. The decision to exit dry bulk in favour of…
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Global pipeline of offshore wind projects soars by nearly 50% this year
New research published this week by RenewableUK shows that the total pipeline of global offshore wind projects has grown by…
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