Aker, EDP Renewables in Korean floating wind farm venture
EDP Renewables and Aker Solutions have formed a consortium with WindPower Korea that aims to develop a floating wind farm off the coast of Ulsan Metropolitan City in South Korea with an
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CWind develops hybrid SES offshore wind CTV
From mid-2020, the world’s first hybrid powered Surface Effect Ship will be operating as an offshore wind crew transfer vessel (CTV). Chelmsford, U.K., based CWind has reached a long term charter agreement
Foss inks U.S. offshore wind MOU with Østensjø Rederi
Foss Maritime LLC, Seattle, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Haugesund, Norway, headquartered Østensjø Rederi AS to establish a partnership to provide domestic Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) for offshore wind projects
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind starts ocean survey ops
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, LLC today launched ocean survey operations within the Atlantic Shores lease area. Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, LLC is a 50/50 partnership between Shell New Energies US LLC and
Ørsted to deploy giant 12 MW turbines on two U.S. offshore wind farms
Ørsted has selected GE Renewable Energy as the preferred turbine supplier for two of its U.S. offshore wind farms — marking the world’s first commercial deployment of GE’s Haliade-X 12 MW offshore
Ørsted awards Van Oord major Taiwan wind farm cable contract
Here’s a reminder that there’s more to offshore wind farms than wind turbines. Rotterdam headquartered Van Oord has been awarded a contract by Ørsted for the cable installation works at the Greater
Vattenfall officially opens Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm
Swedish state-owned energy company Vattenfall today officially opened Denmark’s, Scandinavia’s and Vattenfall’s largest offshore wind farm, Horns Rev 3 in a ceremony attended by HRH Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark accompanied by
Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind names Ed LeBlanc Manager of Marine Affairs
Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind reports that it has hired former U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) officer Ed LeBlanc as Manager of Marine Affairs. LeBlanc has over 40 years of experience in the USCG,
Wärtsilä will fit new DP2 construction vessel with hybrid system
Acta Centaurus, a 93.4 meter offshore wind construction support delivered earlier this year by Norway’s Ulstein Verft, is to be fitted with a Wärtsilä hybrid propulsion solution. The DP2 walk-to-work construction support
Seacat orders second Chartwell 24 offshore wind support vessel
U.K. offshore energy support vessel (OESV) operator, Seacat Services, has taken up its option to build a second Chartwell 24 catamaran for the offshore wind sector. Construction of the vessel, to be