April 2023
This month’s issue takes a look at the offshore sector, including offshore service vessels, floating wind and the oil and gas field—all of which have a lot going on at the moment.
floating wind
NASSCO and Navantia in offshore wind MOU
GD NASSCO is eyeing its opportunities in the offshore wind sector. It has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Navantia Seanenergies division of Spanish state-owned shipbuilder Navantia that will see the
On the cusp of a boom, U.S. floating wind gains traction
By Jonathan Hawes Development of floating offshore wind sites in the U.S. has just begun, but industry pros say that current and planned development bodes well. The number of planned floating offshore
Simulator technology: Game changer for floating offshore wind?
Aiming to revolutionize the U.K.’s floating offshore wind (FLOW) sector, the University of Plymouth and Kongsberg Digital are joining forces. They plan to provide project teams and crew with facilities to verify,
Clarksons sees potential for 1,300 floating wind turbines by 2030
A new briefing on floating offshore wind from Clarksons Research sees a global potential for 14.5 GW and 1,300 turbines by 2030. Released onto the Clarksons Renewables Intelligence Network, the briefing profiles
Maersk Supply to install mooring for innovative floating wind project
A Maersk Supply Service project team is being assembled to prepare for the mooring system installation of the Saitec Offshore DemoSATH floating wind project. The DemoSATH project will use a 2 MW
SENSE PelaStar: A floating wind game changer?
The U.K’s Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has granted GBP10 million (about $13.5 million) to technology partners SENSEWind, Glosten, and Subsea Micropiles, and six delivery partners to design and
T-Floater offshore wind turbine foundation gains AiP
Gothenburg, Sweden-based Bassoe Technology has received ABS Approval in Principle (AiP) for its T-Floater floating wind turbine foundation, designed to carry a 10 MW turbine in the harsh conditions of the North
Equinor unveils new floating wind foundation design
Hoping to be successful in its ScotWind proposal, Norwegian based energy giant Equinor has now revealed its preferred floating wind foundation design for full-scale gigawatt (GW) commercial floating offshore wind. Called the
Floating wind innovator opens U.S. office
Dublin, Ireland-based floating offshore wind system specialist Gazelle Wind Power is opening a U.S. office in Austin, Texas. The company claims to have “reinvented the floating wind platform to be lighter, flexible,