Offshore Wind

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March 31, 2024
Seaway7’s scope includes the transport and installation of four substations. Offshore activity is scheduled to take place in 2026 utilizing both our heavy lift and heavy transportation vessels.
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March 25, 2024
Shell New Energies US LLC has sold its 50% equity share in SouthCoast Wind Energy LLC to joint venture partner Ocean Winds North America LLC.
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March 21, 2024
With the proposed sale, BOEM is seeking feedback on various aspects of the proposed lease areas, including size, orientation, and location of the four lease areas and which areas, if any, should be prioritized for inclusion or exclusion from this lease sale.
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February 19, 2024
Seatrium’s scope of work will include the engineering, procurement, construction, transportation, installation, and commissioning of the 2GW HVDC Offshore Converter Platform for TenneT, which is the biggest and most powerful of its kind in the industry.
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February 18, 2024
The Neart Na Gaoithe (NNG) offshore wind farm will provide renewable energy for 375.000 Scottish homes, equivalent to 400,000 tons of CO2 per year, thanks to its production capacity of 450 MW.
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January 26, 2024
Under the deal, bp will take Equinor’s 50% stake in the Beacon Wind project, and Equinor in turn will get bp’s 50% share in the Empire Wind development.
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January 25, 2024
TotalEnergies and its partner Corio Generation (Corio) announced that the State of New Jersey selected their Attentive Energy Two offshore wind project for a 20-year contract to supply 1.34 GW of renewable electricity to the state. The project will deliver renewable power to over 650,000 homes.
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January 24, 2024
The agreement includes TotalEnergies’ acquisition of a 85% equity stake in the Jammerland Bugt offshore wind project (240 MW) and a 72.2% equity stake in the Lillebaelt South nearshore wind project (165 MW). Both projects are located in Denmark.
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January 23, 2024
The agreement with Plenitude bolsters the joint venture formed by BlueFloat and Sener Renewable Investments 3 years ago, creating a leading consortium in the offshore wind sector in Spain with a total portfolio of approximately 1.25 GW of floating offshore wind projects across Galicia (Parque Nordés), Catalonia (Parc Tramuntana) and the Canary Islands (Parque Tarahal).
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December 21, 2023
(WO) —TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with Thailand’s national oil and gas company PTTEP for the sale of a 25.5% equity stake in the Seagreen offshore wind farm for a consideration of $689 million.
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December 20, 2023
Wood has been awarded a contract by Dragados Offshore to deliver engineering design and provide regulatory support for the development of three 2GW converter stations that will transfer offshore wind power to Germany's power grid.
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December 12, 2023
Towards the end of November, the construction of the THOR Offshore High Voltage Station (OHVS) project for RWE officially started. The key-milestone steel-cutting ceremony took place at the HSM Offshore Energy yard in Schiedam (Netherlands).
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December 06, 2023
The governments of Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with respect to offshore wind development within inland bays, making the province the principal beneficiary and regulatory lead for such projects.
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December 04, 2023
Mirny, the largest wind energy project ever initiated in Kazakhstan, will provide low-carbon electricity to over 1 million people, averting the emission of 3.5 million tons of CO2 annually in the country.
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November 21, 2023
Each wind turbine at the Hywind Tampen offshore park weighs as much as the Statue of Liberty and is linked to the seabed using powerful suction anchors. For Equinor ASA, the state-owned oil and gas giant that built them, they’re part of a bigger plan to use electricity to slash the carbon footprint of its product.
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November 19, 2023
Tokyo Gas Co. will invest in a $3.8 billion offshore wind fund set up by U.K.-based Octopus Energy Group Ltd., the Japanese city gas provider said.
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November 19, 2023
Labour has pledged to create a £2.5 billion ($3.1 billion) fund for companies creating clean tech jobs in hydrogen, offshore wind and carbon capture and storage around the North Sea as leader Keir Starmer tries to win votes in Scotland.
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November 19, 2023
Japanese companies are dropping out of offshore wind projects in Taiwan, one of fastest growing markets for the technology, as rising costs and worsening delays plunge the industry into deeper trouble worldwide.
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November 13, 2023
Orsted is at the center of a crisis for the offshore wind industry with companies struggling to fund large developments.
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October 25, 2023
Seaway7’s scope of work covers the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of 100 66kV inter-array cables, measuring approximately 200 km in length.
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October 24, 2023
The Feng Miao offshore wind project is located approximately 36 km off the coast of Taichung City on the Taiwanese west coast and has been awarded 500 MW grid capacity by Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs, with expected commissioning by 2027.
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