Offshore Renewables – Page 19
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News - VideosVideo: Floatgen demonstrator project is extended by five years
France’s only floating wind turbine Floatgen’s lifetime has been extended for another five years
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NewsFeasibility study addresses offshore charging
A feasibility study into offshore charging for wind farm vessels is being carried out by a joint venture between bp and EnBW (Energie Baden-Württemberg) and Stillstrom.
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NewsBirds fly in the face of offshore wind farm
An offshore wind project earmarked for Denmark has been scrapped because it falls foul of a bird sanctuary in the same area.
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NewsFocus on today’s foiling, ‘flying’ vessels
The foils under the new ‘flying’ boats are very different from those that focus on greater efficiency and better handling. Should we trust them, and are they suitable for CTV designs?
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NewsBrunvoll reaps benefits of offshore wind sector
Offshore wind is proving to be a healthy source of orders for Brunvoll, which has been selected by ship designer Vard for a number of contracts.
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NewsOnshore substation works begin for Scottish OSW farm
The ground is broken for the onshore substation that will take power from one of Scotland’s largest offshore wind farms.
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NewsPlans drawn up for 1.3GW Italian OSW farm
If plans are approved for a floating offshore wind farm off the coast of Italy, 90 turbines will be installed with a generating capacity of 1.3GW.
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NewsEU plans major subsea grid network to connect wind
First came the wind farms – next will be major subsea works to connect them all.
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NewsEuropean offshore expertise exported to US
With Europe’s decades-long experience in offshore wind, it comes as no surprise that the fledgling US sector is reaching out for help.
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News‘Fugro Resilience’ PSV given new role
A platform service vessel (PSV) used in the oil and gas industry has been converted into a geotechnical survey vessel to be used around offshore wind farms.
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NewsESVAGT signs 15-year wind farm service deal
ESVAGT will build a Service Operation Vessel under a new contract with turbine manufacturer Vestas.
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NewsTwo Incat CTVs for US offshore wind
Windea CTV has taken delivery of two new Incat Crowther-designed crew transfer vessels for use in the US offshore wind industry
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NewsJoint venture set up to clinch obsolete OSW farm market
A JV has been set up to focus on the offshore wind farm decommissioning market, which will breathe new life into older vessels.
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NewsIKEA owner applies to build offshore energy hub
IKEA owner Ingka and OX2 have applied for permits to build a huge offshore energy hub in the Baltic Sea, comprising offshore wind and hydrogen production.
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NewsTenders launched in UK floating wind call
The UK Crown Estate has launched two tenders for archaeological surveys in the Celtic Sea for floating wind projects.
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NewsFugro insight: Offshore wind in 2024
Offshore wind has faced plenty of ups and downs since it arrived on the scene so rapidly. Brian Bell, global director Offshore Wind at Fugro, gives his thoughts on where it might head in 2024.
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NewsVard inks €250m cable layer deal
Vard has signed a major deal to build a cable laying vessel for Swedish company, NKT HV Cables
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News - Videos‘Boreas’ booked for ‘most ecological wind farm’
A joint venture by Shell and Eneco is striving to keep things green at its new offshore wind farm off the Dutch coast.
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NewsHalf of fishermen claim OSW is bad for business
A survey by the Plymouth Marine Laboratory into the effects of offshore wind on fishing has received negative responses from more than half of fishermen asked. However, their ‘artificial reef effect’ is widely believed to be boosting life around the foundations.
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NewsNew report paints mixed picture of US offshore wind
A new Reuters report examines the pitfalls and glimmers of optimism in the US offshore wind sector.
