The Netherlands and the United Kingdom have unveiled their plan to build what they say would be a first-of-its-kind electricity link to connect offshore wind between the two countries via interconnectors. LionLink, a multi-purpose interconnector that was announced today at the North Sea summit, coul
DeepOcean has mobilized its first Autonomous Inspection Drone (AID), said to be able to unlock substantial cost savings for offshore wind and oil & gas operators. The project is a strategic partnership between DeepOcean, Argus Remote Systems and Vaarst, with industry guidance, support and funding fr
OW Ocean Winds Polska has announced that the company started geophysical and geotechnical surveys for its BC-Wind offshore wind farm in Poland. The surveys are being carried out by the British company Gardline Limited and they are planned to be completed in the third quarter of this year. OW Ocean W
The Wärtsilä 32 Methanol engines, which will power Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Boreas, have passed the Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) and are on their way to the Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard (YCRO) in China where the mega jack-up is currently being built. Finnish technology group Wärtsil
The Netherlands-headquartered Fugro has commenced another batch of trials for its Robodock platform for uncrewed vessels and drones. Following tests completed last year, Fugro is now gearing up for the second phase of trials testing Fugro Robodock with its 12-meter Blue Essence uncrewed surface vess
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has invited bids to build and operate Power-to-X projects with a deadline for applications set to 1 September. Through the tender – the first of this kind in both Denmark and the world – the country has made available DKK 1.25 billion (approximately €167.7 million) in
UK’s OEG Offshore has acquired compatriot Pelagian, a provider of consultancy, engineering and installation management services to the submarine cable and offshore renewable energy industries. With the acquisition, OEG stated it was better equipped to support the cable sector across different end ma
Danish engineering company EIVA has launched a new remotely operated towed vehicle (ROTV) tailored for autonomous unmanned surface vehicle (USV) systems. The ViperFish ROTV is an all-in-one sensor platform for high-resolution data collection by USV, which is said to be able to survey hard-to-reach a
Oslo-headquartered ocean services provider DeepOcean has reported a revenue increase of 13.4 per cent in 2022 said to be mainly driven by inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) work in the oil and gas sector. For 2022, DeepOcean reported revenue of $566.1 million, up 13.4 per cent from $499.4 mill
Singapore-based offshore wind vessel owner and operator, Marco Polo Marine, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Amogy, under which the New York company’s ammonia-to-power systems will be installed on Marco Polo Marine’s offshore wind vessels. The system will be installed on Marco Pol
Fugro is set to deploy its Seawatch floating LiDAR, surface metocean equipment buoys and seabed landers at the offshore site in Scotland where ScottishPower Renewables plans to build its 2 GW MachairWind offshore wind farm, with seabed surveys scheduled to start this summer. Using the Forth Warrior
The EU-SCORES project, focused on developing energy multi-use parks incorporating different offshore renewable energy sources at one site, has received an official go-ahead from the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA).
The UK government is seeking views on introducing contracts for difference (CfD) reforms, which could reward applicants for including wider benefits their projects could bring when submitting price bids to government for their low-carbon electricity.
Furgo, using its vessel Fugro Explorer, will perform a geotechnical survey campaign at the SouthCoast Wind lease area offshore Massachusetts, formerly known as Mayflower Wind, where the joint venture between Shell and Ocean Winds plans to install up to 2.4 GW of offshore wind capacity. A geophysical
