Energy

The exponential growth of offshore wind power will be the main driver of a nine-fold increase in demand for ocean space by the middle of the century, according DNV’s Ocean’s Future to 2050.

Siemens Gamesa is deeply committed to sustainability and has set the ambitious target of reaching net-zero emissions by 2040. This includes emissions produced by the company’s entire value chain.

Mammoet has successfully completed the load-outs of five floating wind platforms at the Navantia Fene Shipyard in Spain. The platforms will form part of the largest floating offshore wind farm in the world, Kincardine Offshore Wind Farm.

On Tuesday, December 14^th, the FASTWATER Consortium and the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) successfully demonstrated a pilot boat which has been converted to operate on Methanol fuel.



Siemens Gamesa is set to once again deliver in Denmark, having received the green light to proceed from Vattenfall for the 344 MW Vesterhav offshore wind projects. As planned, the 176 MW Vesterhav Nord project will utilize 21 SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines, with the 168 MW Vesterhav Syd project utilizing 20 SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines.

Global oilfield consultancy specialists Oil Plus Ltd has been awarded a contract, to develop the maintenance strategy and program for DeNovo’s renewable energy powered Zandolie platform, located offshore western Trinidad.

ADC Energy has secured significant contract extensions to deliver its rig inspection, selection and audit services for three major E&P companies, including Tullow Oil, to support operator safety and efficiency goals.

Offshore engineering consultancy SLPE has been awarded the wind turbine generator (WTG) foundation detailed design contract for Red Rock Power Limited and ESB’s Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm.

The Research Council of Norway has announced that two new national petroleum centers will receive state funding, following a decision in the Portfolio Board for Petroleum.

Designed in response to the statutory equipment inspection and maintenance requirements placed on developers, the new training standards deliver the skills needed to safely and competently perform maintenance and statutory inspection duties in this expanding sector.

Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc. and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), broke ground on Vineyard Wind 1, the nation’s first commercial scale offshore wind farm.

On December 8, 2021, the Danish Energy Agency announced that it will award DKK 197m to the consortium backing Project Greensand for carbon capture and storage (CCS), in support of Denmark’s ambitions to reach a 70% CO2 reduction by 2030. The Greensand consortium is led by INEOS and includes Maersk Drilling as the project’s preferred drilling contractor among the 29 partners in total.