Cyan Renewables, Asia’s leading offshore wind services operator based in Singapore, today announced its acquisition of Australian offshore marine services provider MMA Offshore (ASX:MRM) for USD 702 million. The transaction…
https://gcaptain.com/cyan-renewables-acquires-mma-offshore-for-702-million/
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced today that it has received an unsolicited lease request from Hecate Energy for commercial offshore wind energy leases on the Outer Continental…
https://gcaptain.com/boem-receives-unsolicited-lease-request-for-gulf-of-mexico-offshore-wind-area/
Ulstein Verft today delivered the state-of-the-art offshore wind commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) Olympic Boreas to Fosnavåg, Norway, headquartered Olympic Group.
The vessel is the first of two sister vessels based on the Ulstein SX222 design by Ulstein Design & Solutions AS and features the Twin X-Stern solution, with four main thrusters: two aft and two in the foreship. With this innovative setup, the vessel is described by Ulstein as “exceptionally swift” and can perform...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/video-ulstein-delivers-olympic-boreas/
French energy major TotalEnergies has bought a 50% stake in the 795 MW OranjeWind offshore wind farm from German renewable developer RWE and will dedicate it to producing green hydrogen. TotalEnergies will use its share of the renewable electricity production from the project to power 350MW...
The manufacturer of the damaged blade on the Vineyard Wind farm, GE Vernova, has revealed the findings of a preliminary investigation and claims that the problem was faulty manufacturing, not a design flaw. The turbine suffered blade damage on July 13. No one was hurt but the island beaches were...
https://splash247.com/ge-vernova-blames-faulty-manufacturing-for-vineyard-wind-blade-incident/
Singapore-based offshore wind vessel pure-play Cyan Renewables has acquired Perth-based OSV operator MMA Offshore for AUD 1.1bn ($702m). According to a statement by the two companies, this transaction marks the region’s largest take-private deal in the offshore wind energy services industry. MMA...
https://splash247.com/cyan-renewables-buys-mma-offshore-for-700m/
LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) – Britain’s Crown Estate, which manages King Charles’ public property, posted a record profit for 2023/24 of 1.1 billion pounds ($1.42 billion), boosted by income from offshore wind leases, its…
https://gcaptain.com/britains-crown-estate-post-record-profits-on-offshore-wind-licenses/
The Port San Luis Harbor District has entering into a project evaluation agreement with offshore wind port developer Clean Energy Terminals (CET) to explore the feasibility of an offshore wind operations and maintenance (O&M) port facility in California’s San Luis Obispo Bay.
The facility could be utilized by multiple wind projects located in federal waters off California’s Central Coast. If an O&M facility is found to be feasible, the agreement sets out a pathway for the parties to negotiate a...
Ocean Winds, an offshore wind player created as a 50-50 joint venture by EDP Renewables and Engie, has formed a strategic partnership with Martifer Renewables & Energy to jointly participate in Portugal’s first tender for offshore wind farms set for later this year. This collaboration brings...
https://splash247.com/ocean-winds-finds-partner-for-upcoming-portuguese-offshore-wind-tender/
(Bloomberg) — Europe’s wind industry warned Germany that a deal for 16 Chinese offshore wind turbines risks fostering unfair competition for local suppliers and poses a threat to the region’s…
https://gcaptain.com/eu-wind-industry-warns-germany-over-large-chinese-turbine-deal/