floating wind

Date set for first Gulf of Maine offshore wind lease sale

In what could mark a major milestone for the development of U.S. floating wind technology, the U.S. Department of the Interior has announced that it will hold an offshore wind energy lease sale on Oct. 29, 2024, for eight areas on the Outer Continental Shelf off Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. If fully developed, says the department, these Gulf of Maine areas have a potential capacity of approximately 13 gigawatts of offshore wind energy, which could power more than 4.5 million homes.

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/date-set-for-first-gulf-of-maine-offshore-wind-lease-sale/

VIDEO: PALM QCS offshore renewables quick connector completes Orkney trials

Apollo Engineering Consultants Limited reports that its PALM Quick Connection System has successfully completed trials in Orkney. The trials, which took place from the end of March to the end of May this year, demonstrated the robust capabilities of the system in real-sea conditions.

Developed through the Wave Energy Scotland (WES) quick connection systems program and with support from the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership, the PALM QCS is designed to streamline the efficient hook-up and...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/video-palm-qcs-offshore-renewables-quick-connector-completes-orkney-trials/

Hecate Energy seeks offshore wind lease off the Texas coast

he Bureau of Ocean Energy Management had good news and not so good news to report on Gulf of Mexico offshore wind last week. The good news: the agency has received an unsolicited lease request from Hecate Energy Gulf Wind LLC (Hecate Energy) to acquire commercial wind energy lease(s) on two areas located off the coast of southeast Texas. The not so good news is that while BOEM received 25 comments to its proposed notice of sale to hold a second Gulf offshore wind lease sale, only one company...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/hecate-energy-seeks-offshore-wind-lease-off-the-texas-coast/

Planned Oregon and Gulf of Maine auctions open new opportunities for floating offshore wind

The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced two proposals for offshore wind energy auctions off the coast of Oregon and in the Gulf of Maine. Proposed by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) the sales have the potential to generate more than 18 gigawatts of offshore wind energy, enough to power more than six million homes. They also underscore the need to develop floating offshore wind solutions,

“BOEM’s combined announcement solidifies two new regional markets for floating...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/planned-oregon-and-gulf-of-maine-auctions-open-new-opportunities-for-floating-offshore-wind/

Floating wind MFSV design gets ClassNK approval

After SOVs and CSOVs, here comes a new category of offshore wind service vessel. ClassNK has awarded an approval in principle (AiP) for the design of a multi-functional floating offshore wind farm support vessel (MFSV) developed by “K” Line Wind Service Ltd., Japan Marine United Corporation and Nihon Shipyard Co Ltd

The installation of floating offshore wind turbines requires vessels that can carry out mooring works involving the whole mooring system composed of an anchor, a mooring chain, and a...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/floating_wind_mfsv/

In focus: Energy security in Europe – New links to strengthen the chain

Ever since the first days of the Russia-Ukraine war, energy security has been one of the top global concerns and – with gas supply issues still high on the agenda and another winter coming, accompanied by recent warnings from the Dutch intelligence and NATO on potential dangers to the offshore...

https://www.offshore-energy.biz/in-focus-energy-security-in-europe-new-links-to-strengthen-the-chain/

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, test and optimize installation and maintenance projects, using Kongsberg Digital simulator technology to provide a synthetic offshore wind environment in real-time.

Key to this project is a state-of-the-art Kongsberg dynamic positioning (DP) simulator that will soon be installed at the...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/simulator-technology-game-changer-for-floating-offshore-wind/

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 the prospects for growth in the sector, examining capacity trends, the maritime supply chain and key projects in the industry.

Steve Gordon, managing director of Clarksons Research comments:

  • While “floating wind” is only a small part of the offshore wind industry today (only 10 projects...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/clarksons-sees-potential-for-1300-floating-wind-turbines-by-2030/

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 turbine in a full scale prototype that will be deployed offshore Bilbao and will be the first floating turbine connected to the Spanish grid. This project is part-financed by the German energy company RWE Renewables, the world’s second largest offshore wind power company.

Installation of the mooring...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/maersk-supply-to-install-mooring-for-innovative-floating-wind-project/

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 Sea.

With three columns and T-shaped pontoons to allow transport of multiple T-Floater hulls on a dry tow vessel, or alternatively in modules for in-water assembly, the design is intended to operate with a tow-out draft of only eight meters with the turbine installed. This facilitates...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/t-floater-offshore-wind-turbine-foundation-gains-aip/

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