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...
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/
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...
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...
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:
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...
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...
Works to redevelop areas within Pembroke Port and create the infrastructure needed to support the development of a world-class marine energy hub have started. The post Works get underway to…
Massive investment announcements and ambitious new developments in the energy and shipping sectors marked this week on Offshore Energy (well, together with our Offshore Energy Exhibition &…
A floating wind farm planned for offshore eastern Scotland could become the world’s first combined floating wind and green hydrogen project.
The 200 MW Salamander floating wind project is being developed by Irish blue energy developer Simply Blue Energy in joint venture partnership with Subsea 7, which acquired a minority stake in the project in March this year.
Today, Blue Energy reported that the project has signed a memorandum of understanding with London-headquartered consultancy ERM...
https://www.marinelog.com/offshore-wind/floating-wind-and-green-hydrogen-a-perfect-pairing/