This week saw a plethora of energy transition-related news across the offshore energy industry with updates telling of alternative deployments for offshore drilling rigs, new projects combining offshore wind and hydrogen, the urgency to decarbonise the shipping sector, and more.
NED-Project, a Poland-headquartered naval architecture and ship design company with an office in the US, has developed a new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), which features a hydrogen-ready set-up and has the capability to install 15-20 MW wind turbines as well as to load and transport monop
UK’s oil and gas regulator has launched a decarbonisation competition for the electrification of offshore oil and gas installations.
The Ireland-based Alpha Marine is set to kick off a reconnaissance survey at the Arklow Bank Wind Park Phase 2 located off the Wicklow coast in the Irish Sea.
Following the news that Shell had launched Shell Energy in Brazil, saying that the business would produce and market clean electricity from solar and wind power plants, Offshore Energy – Offshore Wind contacted the company to find out if offshore wind was part of its wind power plans in the country.
Rovco has commenced year two of its subsea and hydrographic campaign on the operational Beatrice offshore wind farm in Scotland. Rovco’s scope of work includes inspection and surveys across the nominated subsea jackets and inter-array cable locations at the 588 MW wind farm. The aim is to enable yea
ETF Managers Group LLC (ETFMG), the US-based exchange-traded fund issuer, has launched the ETFMG Breakwave Sea Decarbonization Tech ETF, the world’s first green technology shipping ETF.
Waves Group Ltd has secured the contract to carry out Marine Warranty Surveyor (MWS) services for the installation of TenneT’s Hollandse Kust Noord and West Alpha export power cables. The agreement will see Waves Group provide MWS services during the installation of the Hollandse Kust Noord and Hol
Vattenfall has issued a tender for inter-array cable repairs and jointing work in Sweden and Germany, expected to start in the summer of 2022. The developer is looking to award five-year framework agreements to a maximum of five contractors per lot, with one lot being dedicated to the work to be per
Fugro is about to commence site investigation works in the development area for the consented Inch Cape offshore wind farm located within the Outer Firth of Tay.
Seaway 7’s recently converted cable laying vessel (CLV) Seaway Phoenix has completed its first assignment. The 130-meter long vessel installed its first inter-array cable at an undisclosed offshore wind project in Taiwan. According to Seaway 7, Seaway Phoenix features an AHC 34-tonne offshore crane,
Geophysical surveys within the export cable corridor at the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project are about to begin.
Power producer and gas trader Uniper has formed a strategic partnership with Ørsted to jointly develop combined offshore wind and hydrogen projects on a large scale in Germany. This is to be achieved in particular through a system-serving direct integration of hydrogen production from offshore wind
Not long has passed since the first industry and governmental commitments to making concrete moves towards cleaner energy and shipping sectors. The road of the global energy transition started with pledges and strategies, and is planned to end in a greener, cleaner world – with all that needs to be
