N-Sea and Ocean Ecology have completed a geophysical site survey and an environmental baseline survey at RWE’s 1.6 GW Södra Midsjöbanken offshore wind project in the Swedish part of the Baltic Sea. The parties were contracted for the late-season provision of vessel, equipment, and personnel to perfo
There are currently 55 offshore wind projects totalling more than 133 GW undergoing licensing process to obtain environmental investigation authorisation in Brazil, according to the government’s latest update, which also shows more European developers have offshore wind plans in the country, on top
RenewableUK has called on the UK Government to increase ambition and maximize investment in wind, tidal and solar energy for the currently ongoing fourth Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction, the biggest one so far.
Aibel has started the construction of the offshore converter platform for the third phase of the 3.6 GW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm – Dogger Bank C. The first steel for the platform was cut at Aibel’s Laem Chabang yard in Thailand. In keeping with the tradition, the steel was blessed by Thai monk
The University of Bergen and GCE Ocean Technology have entered into a partnership agreement to create a wireless underwater observation network along the coast of Norway to monitor the environment and obtain information about the ocean environment. The parties’ collaborative project called SFI Smart
Denmark has decided to speed up its renewable energy production and temporarily boost its gas output from the North Sea fields.
Boskalis informed on 20 April that the company won a contract for the transportation and installation of export cables for an offshore wind project, classifying the contract value as “significant”, which for Boskalis means it is worth between EUR 150-300 million. The company said the project for whi
Solstad has secured multiple new deals for its PSVs and AHTS vessels thanks to the increased activity in the oil & gas and renewable sectors.
Next Geosolutions has selected PanGeo Subsea, a Kraken Robotics company, to provide its sub-bottom imager (SBI) technology to conduct a survey along the Hollandse Kust West Beta cable routes. The London-headquartered NextGeo has been carrying out various works as part of its contract with TenneT for
Equinor has released its first energy transition plan, providing an overview of how it is progressing towards its 2050 net-zero ambition.
Through a new website, Crown Estate Scotland has made available the information on offshore wind farms, wave and tidal energy sites, along with cable and pipeline agreements as free open datasets for the public.
Several North Sea fields partners have reaffirmed commitments to export the oil produced from their fields to Repsol Sinopec’s Flotta Terminal.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has installed the first wave test tank at its Flatirons Campus in Colorado, which can help shepherd marine energy prototypes from abstract concepts to the market.
NKT’s 140-meter long cable-laying vessel (CLV) NKT Victoria has commenced export cable installation activities at the Dogger Bank A offshore wind project in the UK. The work started on 17 April and will be performed on a continuous basis in two campaigns until approximately 2 June. The first campaig
