ESB and Ørsted have signed an agreement to jointly develop a portfolio of up to 5 GW of offshore wind and complementary green hydrogen projects in Ireland, with the first of these offshore wind projects expected to compete in the next Irish auction, ORESS 2.1. The agreement also marks Ørsted’s entry
Correll Group, Cable Installation & Power Services Division has been contracted by DEME Offshore to complete the inter-array cable termination and testing on wind turbines and the offshore substation platform on the first phase of the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm in the UK. The 3.6 GW Dogger Bank
German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Robert Habeck, and Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities, Lars Aagaard, have signed an agreement for the Bornholm Energy Island in the Baltic Sea. This is the first legally binding cooperation agreement in Europe on a joint
Newfoundland and Labrador-based renewable energy company World Energy GH2 Inc. has acquired the Port of Stephenville, located on the West coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The port is a critical piece of infrastructure as World Energy GH2 works to advance green energy projects in Atlantic Canada which
The offshore energy industry is facing an ever-increasing energy skills gap regarding workers spearheading the transition to green sources.
Ocean Winds, a joint venture between EDP Renewables and Engie, has filed an application for a concession with the Italian authorities for a site located some 50 kilometres off the Sicilian coast, where the developer wants to build a floating wind farm. According to a document published for public co
50Hertz has completed the pull-in of two 220 kV subsea cable systems into Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle platform. The two 220 kV subsea cable systems were previously laid on the seabed in a safe area next to the destination of the substation platform. In February of this year, the substation platform was
The Lir-National Ocean Test Facility (Lir NOTF), in collaboration with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), has launched a call for scaled physical testing of offshore renewable energy devices.
OX2 and Ingka Investments have entered into a conditional agreement with NKT for the delivery and installation of export power cables for two wind farm projects offshore Sweden. Under the agreement, NKT’s facility in Karlskrona, Sweden, will deliver the cables for the recently awarded Galene project
Offshore wind and hydrogen developers and organisations in Germany have called on the federal government to set clear targets for offshore hydrogen in the update of the country’s National Hydrogen Strategy, with an additional 10 GW of offshore electrolysis capacity to be added by 2035. On 26 May, se
The UK’s Labour has set its mind on bringing new oil and gas exploration in UK waters to an end while ushering in a green energy future.
Fraunhofer IGD, the Germany-based institute for applied research in visual computing, has recently awarded a contract for works on the Nienhagen offshore research platform, part of its Digital Ocean Lab, through a tender that was organised promptly to ensure early vessel booking amid high demand for
The global energy players are burning the midnight oil in pursuit of low-carbon solutions to curb emissions and enrich the energy mix.
Danish shipping company Norden has entered into an agreement to acquire Thorco Projects, a business specializing in general cargo segments such as break bulk, steel, and wind energy. This strategic move marks Norden’s expansion into new markets including the wind energy segment, which is a growing s
