Energy

New solutions for wind farm construction, ways of prolonging the life cycle of turbines, technologies to reach 2030 goals, and international partnerships in the wind energy sector were covered at the International Wind Congress on November 6-7, 2022 in Berlin, Germany.

Equinor has signed a strategic collaboration with Hitachi Energy, to collaborate within electrification, renewable power generation and low-carbon initiatives worldwide. The agreement underlines both companies’ commitment to accelerate the energy transition and advance a more sustainable, flexible and secure energy system.

ConocoPhillips China Inc. (COPC) and CNOOC Limited have officially announced the commencement of the Penglai Offshore Windfarm Pilot Project at the fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai.

3t Energy Group (3t) has been selected to develop an Energy Skills Passport with OPITO as part of a competitive tender process. A first-in-industry digital solution to help workers identify gaps and gain the training, skills and certifications they need to work flexibly across the offshore energy sector. OPITO was awarded £5 million from The Scottish Government’s Just Transition Fund to deliver the Energy Skills Passport in collaboration with partners.

Vineyard Wind announces that cable installation for the first commercial scale offshore windfarm has begun approximately 15 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has finalized two Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico, with the potential to produce enough clean wind energy to power nearly 3 million homes.

Neptune Energy has commenced drilling on the Calypso exploration well in the Norwegian Sea.

EuropeWave has reserved berths at the open-water test sites of the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP) in the Basque Country, Spain, and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland.

Sembcorp Marine Ltd, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sembmarine SLP Limited (“Sembmarine SLP”), has been awarded the Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) contract by Ørsted A/S (“Ørsted”) for the Hornsea 2 Offshore Wind Farm, one of the world’s largest wind farms located 89 km off the Yorkshire coast in the UK North Sea.

James Fisher Renewables (JF Renewables), a trusted technical and operations solutions provider to the offshore renewables industry, and a part of James Fisher and Sons, announces they are working with Ho Lung Power Engineering (HLPE) to provide planning, reporting, engineering support / technical review and skilled labor for cable termination and testing (T&T) of Ørsted's Greater Changhua wind farm in the Taiwan Strait.

ACWA Power Company, a leading Saudi developer, investor, and operator of power generation, water desalination and green hydrogen plants, has announced that PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) or PLN, Indonesia’s sole state-owned electricity utility, has chosen the company to develop two floating solar PV projects.

Huisman has reached an important milestone in the development of a new Jacking System, tailored for the growing offshore renewables energy market. The company successfully completed a Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) for the first Huisman Jacking Gearbox, which will be part of the Jacking System.