Floating wind MFSV design gets ClassNK approval
After SOVs and CSOVs, here comes a new category of offshore wind service vessel. ClassNK has awarded an approval in principle (AiP) for the design of a multi-functional floating offshore wind farm
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ECO TLP floating wind solution gains ABS approval
ABS has issued an approval in principle (AIP) to San Carlos, Calif., headquartered ECO TLP Inc. and Rotterdam headquartered MOCEAN-Offshore BV for a new floating offshore wind turbine support structure. Suited for
Equinor contracts Ocean Infinity for California floating wind site survey
Moving ahead on its plans to develop one of the first-ever floating offshore wind farms off the U.S. West Coast, Equinor, has signed a contract that will see Austin, Texas, headquartered Ocean
VIDEO: Crowley partners with Tugdock on innovative floating wind launch solution
Jacksonville, Fla., headquartered Crowley has made an investment in Tugdock, a U.K. based company that has developed a road-transportable floating dry dock known as the Tugdock Submersible Platform (TSP). The TSP offers
VIDEO: Long Beach plans mega floating wind support facility
The Port of Long Beach has released a concept study for a facility called Pier Wind that would support the manufacture and assembly of offshore wind turbines standing as tall as the
Floating wind continues to gain momentum in the U.S.
If you asked Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering company Glosten where its sees floating wind progress in the U.S., it’d have a lot to say. This especially holds true for the
VIDEO: Damen develops floating wind concept vessel
With floating offshore wind picking up pace, the Damen group has developed a Floating Offshore Wind Support Vessel concept designed to accelerate the development of the sector. Called the FLOW-SV, the vessel
Maine floating wind research project moves along
A floating offshore wind research project off the coast of Maine has cleared another regulatory hurdle. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has now announced a Determination of No Competitive Interest
Gazelle floating wind platform completes model basin tests
Dublin, Ireland, headquartered floating offshore wind platform designer Gazelle Wind Power reports that model basin tests have verified the viability of its platform concept. Gazelle, which opened a U.S. office earlier this
Damen plans new, bigger, anchor handler class for floating wind
The U.S. is not alone in having ambitious targets for floating offshore wind. Forecasts indicate that by 2050 over 200 GW of new floating offshore wind turbines will be in operation worldwide,