All floating offshore wind articles
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NewsNew concrete substructure certified for floating wind
DNV has certified the concept for a floating concrete substructure for offshore wind by German developer BayWa r.e.
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News15MW offshore wind turbines to be dwarfed by Ming Yang’s giant
Today’s largest offshore wind turbines are set to more than treble by Chinese developer Ming Yang’s new twin-headed monster, which the firm has just revealed.
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NewsPorts unite to boost floating offshore wind growth
The FLOW Ports Alliance will unite ports to share expertise in offshore wind assembly, design standardisation and best practice
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NewsDevelopers determined to hurdle floating wind obstacles
Floating windfarm projects are moving ahead in both the UK and France despite frustration from developers about sluggish policy
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NewsNorway ‘excited’ about offshore wind future
Norway’s Ministry of Energy says it is ‘excited’ about its offshore wind future, despite receiving just two applications to bid in its latest floating wind auction.
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NewsNorway receives just 2 offshore wind applications
Norway’s Ministry of Energy says it has received a total of two applications for three floating wind projects in Utsira Nord.
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NewsWind, water and nuclear – Vattenfall on top of the new energy tide
One of the world’s first commercial-scale floating offshore wind farms has been approved, Vattenfall reveals in its report on the first half of 2025.
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NewsTackling offshore wind cable maintenance costs
A new project focuses on the performance and repair of dynamic cables and mooring lines
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NewsTwo huge UK floating wind projects awarded
Two out of three massive offshore floating wind projects have been awarded by the Crown Estate, with no reason given for failure to award the third.
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NewsItaly’s largest floating wind farm wins early approval
What will be Italy’s largest floating wind farm has won a positive Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) decree from the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security.
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NewsConfidence in floating wind slumps: Report
New research reveals that developers’ confidence is waning across the floating offshore wind supply chain.
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NewsTwo major offshore wind projects announced for UK
One floating and one fixed-bottom offshore wind farm have been rubber-stamped for the southeast and southwest of England.
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NewsInterview: Call for action in Spain’s offshore wind sector
It’s time for Spain to get afloat, says Juan de Dios Lopez, Technical and Industrial director with the Wind Energy Business Association (Asociación Empresarial Eólica - AEE).
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NewsUK signs MoU with Japan on floating wind
UK government offshore renewables innovation centre ORE Catapult has turned to the Far East to boost floating wind technologies.
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NewsUK backs floating wind hub with £55 million grant
The UK government has agreed a £55 million (€66 million) grant to expand one of Scotland’s ports into a floating wind hub.
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NewsMOL changes tack into offshore wind vessels
Merchant shipping giant Matsui OSK Lines (MOL) has agreed to work with Fukada Salvage & Marine Works to develop construction services for floating offshore wind projects.
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NewsCrown Estate backing for floating offshore wind O&M hub
A new heavy-lift Operations and Maintenance (O&M) hub is to be developed at ABP’s Port Talbot, Wales.
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NewsBristol Port lays out plans for wind terminal
A brand-new dredger has arrived at Bristol Port as it lays out plans for an offshore floating wind terminal.
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NewsAdvancing floating offshore wind in Port Talbot
ABP and Sarens are driving floating offshore wind (FLOW) development in the Celtic Sea
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NewsMoU strengthens floating wind mooring tech
Floating wind technology will be strengthened and enhanced with two firms joining up to combine their technologies in mooring, the companies say.
