Offshore Renewable Energy - Feb 16th, 2023
 
 
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February 16, 2023
CorPower Ocean exec details pilot installation and path to commercialization.
Operators expected to raise capex to $178 billion this year.
While high hopes for the offshore wind market continue to mount, the phenomenon of “global terrestrial stilling” may prove to be a significant reality check on those hopes.
UK offshore wind capacity at all stages of development now totals 99.8 GW from 130 projects, according to RenewableUK’s Energy Pulse data analysts.
bp has acquired a 55% stake in Deep Wind Offshore’s early-stage offshore wind portfolio, which includes four local projects with a potential generating capacity of up to 6 GW.
BeeX, Sulmara and structural integrity specialists at the University of Strathclyde aim to deliver an autonomous low-carbon solution for wind farm integrity monitoring.
The energy transition is driving demand for resources that deepsea mining may be able to extract.
Subsea7 subsidiary Seaway7 has secured a large contract for an unnamed offshore wind farm development, pending a final investment decision on the project.
DNV is planning a joint industry project to create a decision tool and reference for use by all relevant parties of offshore wind projects.
Several new supplier facilities are also planned, creating a sustainable local supply chain ecosystem.
The more than 40-acre site, encompassing over 2,200 linear feet of prime waterfront property, is expected to become the home of a purpose-driven offshore wind facility in the coming years.
The installation of the monopile foundations, substation jacket and topside are scheduled to start in the first half of 2024.
Van Oord and DEME have installed the last of 70 monopiles for the wind turbines for CrossWind’s Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm in the Dutch North Sea.
The UK’s Planning Inspectorate has announced a delay of nearly five months before the Secretary of State takes a final decision on approval for the Hornsea 4 wind farm.
Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn have jointly submitted a marine license application for the proposed Green Volt floating offshore wind farm in the central UK North Sea.
The UK government will provide grants to various small and mid-size companies developing decarbonization solutions, under its £19 million ($23 million) Energy Entrepreneurs Fund.
Windea Leibniz, a service operation vessel managed by Bernhard Schuilte Ship Management, has undergone an upgrade at Ulstein Shipyard in Norway.
Elogen has signed a contract with the CrossWind joint venture for the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind project in the Dutch North Sea.
Feb. 28 to March 2, 2023: The Subsea Tieback Forum & Exhibition's conference content addresses new operational issues, challenges, and solutions associated with global deepwater subsea operations.
Sif will produce 14 jacket piles for the BorWin5 offshore grid connection project on behalf of Dragados Offshore.
Wind Catching Systems AS has been awarded a pre-project grant of NOK 9.3 million (US$0.9 Million) from ENOVA.
Amprion Offshore has commissioned a consortium of Dragados Offshore and Siemens Energy to construct the HVDC converter platforms for an offshore wind development in the German North Sea.
Reach Subsea has won an offshore wind service contract and chartered the Olympic Triton vessel.
Norwegian offshore engineering groups Aibel and Nexans have agreed to collaborate on technical developments for floating offshore wind.
Equinor and SSE Renewables are assessing a potential fourth-phase development of the Dogger Bank D wind farm in the UK North Sea, offshore northeast England.