Five UK projects revolving around decarbonisation of the maritime sector by using offshore wind solutions have won GBP 3.3 million (around EUR 3.9 million) through the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition, funded by the UK Department for Transport and delivered in partnership with Innovate UK. O
Equinor, Shell, Eni, and TotalEnergies have been selected to participate in France’s first tender dedicated to floating wind.
China’s ZTT has completed its new submarine cable factory in the Guangdong Province and is set to have it operational ahead of schedule. According to the company, the South Sea Submarine Cable Co. (ZTT-SSSC) factory was well-calibrated for production on 9 September. The new factory boasts an annual
Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), has reached financial close on its 800 MW offshore wind farm in Massachusetts — the first large-scale offshore wind farm in the United States and the Americas region. The developer has raised $ 2
DeepOcean has secured a frame agreement contract by Equinor to provide contingency equipment and services for handling high-voltage subsea cables utilized for offshore renewables and oil and gas. The contract covers the provision of handling equipment and personnel for subsea high-voltage cable cont
As Italy’s first offshore wind farm, located in the Mediterranean Sea, enters construction and the state and local authorities are processing further projects off the country’s Mediterranean and Adriatic Sea coasts, a new application has been filed for the development of a 560 MW offshore wind farm.
BP has elected a former CEO of RWE’s renewable business to head its gas & low carbon energy business as the current head is leaving.
Schweizer Kapital Global Impact Fund is investing a further €3 million in SINN Power to support the market entry of the company’s Ocean Hybrid Platform (OHP) and the modular power electronics components ModTroniX (MTX).
High Tien Offshore Engineering (High Tien Offshore) – a company led by a former CSBC president and chairman of CSBC’s joint venture with DEME – is set to invest in a large cable laying vessel (CLV) which will serve the offshore wind market in Taiwan. “Following the investment by CDWE in a large floa
Scottish Orbital Marine Power is set to lead a pan-European consortium to deliver the €26.7 million FORWARD-2030 project dedicated to accelerating the commercial deployment of floating tidal energy.
The UK has decided to support renewable energy projects through its latest Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction with an additional €265 million, of which €55 million per year has been earmarked for wave, tidal, floating wind and geothermal energy projects. Divided into three pots, this will be the
Oil and gas companies and associated supply chain have started responding to the global energy transition push by announcing strategic business reviews and expansion of focus to cleaner and emissions-free markets more aligned with net-zero targets, as renewable energy sector prepares to enter the re
Nexans revealed on 10 September that the company had entered into exclusive negotiations for the supply and installation of both onshore and offshore export cables for an offshore wind project in the UK. The cable manufacturer has not disclosed any specifics about the project and its client, noting
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) expects 2021 to be the new record year for new offshore wind capacity installed globally. Last year, 6.1 GW of offshore wind capacity were installed globally, a slight decrease from a record 6.24 GW in 2019. With China’s offshore wind sector rushing to install 7
