Navantia Seanenergie

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

offshore floating wind

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 will be used to simulate, test and optimize marine operations throughout the lifecycle of floating offshore wind installations.

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,

floating offshore wind turbine

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

SENSEWind system

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

Six T-Floaters being transported on a single ship

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

New floating offshore wind foundation

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

Gazelle platform is a hybrid of semi-submersible and tension leg platform designs.

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,

Floating substation

Floating wind farms will need floating substations

California Gov. Gavin Newsom last week signed legislation opening the state’s doors to offshore wind development. The legislation, introduced by Assembly member David Chiu, will require the California Energy Commission to establish

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