U.S. crew transfer vessel (CTV) operator WINDEA CTV LLC, in which Hornblower is a partner, reports that it has started construction of its first three vessels. Two of the three 30-meter, hybrid-ready
Plenitude, the renewables unit of Italian energy major Eni, is to invest in Spain’s EnerOcean S.L., developer of the W2Power floating offshore wind solution. The deal is structured as a long-term partnership
Dutch offshore access system provider Ampelmann has signed its first contract for the U.S. offshore wind market. It is to supply an E1000 motion compensated walk to work (W2W) system to Des
Ørsted and Eversource have awarded HeliService USA a contract for helicopter crew change operations for the two companies’ joint venture wind projects in the Northeast United States. The contract is the first helicopter contract to
Ålesund, Norway, headquartered Norwind Offshore has exercised options with Vard for the design and construction of the two additional Commissioning Service Operations Vessels (CSOVs). The options were included in the contracts signed
Two Danish headquartered offshore wind industry leaders — Ørsted and service and support vessel operator Esvagt — are to invest in the world’s first service operation vessel (SOV) able to operate on
Ørsted reports that it is investigating an incident at the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm in Denmark. A rotor, including three blades, separated from the nacelle of one of the offshore wind turbines
Trident Winds Inc., a Washington State based offshore wind developer, has submitted an Unsolicited Lease Request (ULR) to the U.S. Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management (BOEM) for a commercial lease to
The Biden administration budget request for fiscal year 2023 asks for $237.4 million in total budget authority to fund the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s mission to manage U.S. offshore energy and
Oslo-headquartered Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS) has ordered two more Skywalker class walk-to-work commissioning service operations vessels (CSOVs). The vessels are scheduled for delivery in first half 2024 from China Merchants Industry, Hong