Energy

The Business Network for Offshore Wind, the leading organization dedicated solely to the advancement of the offshore wind renewable energy industry and its supply chain, will host a first of its kind event in North America to explore the world of alternative offtake methods for the offshore wind industry.

The DemoSATH project has achieved a significant milestone with the successful installation of its 2MW innovative floating wind platform demonstrator in open sea waters. The operation, carried out by the Windstaller Alliance, used their anchor handling vessel, the Normand Sapphire, along with local tugboats, to tow DemoSATH from the construction site in the Port of Bilbao to the BiMEP test site, located 11 miles away.

Graeme Bain and Donald McNaught, of accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael, have been appointed as Joint Administrators of Scottish renewables company Sustainable Marine Energy Limited (SME).

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement has awarded two contracts for the decommissioning of nine orphaned wells in the Matagorda Island area, in federal waters approximately 12 miles off the Texas coast.

Before pilots take to the real skies, they must first master the virtual ones. Luckily, there is a capability for that: A flight simulator replicates air flight—with all its choppy weather and turbulence—so pilots can practice on safe, solid ground.

Huisman has been awarded a contract by Seaway7, part of Subsea7 Group, for the delivery of the entire monopile installation spread for jack-up vessel Seaway Ventus, consisting of a Monopile Gripper, an Upending Frame, and two sets of Monopile Storage Cradles.

Jan De Nul Group's newest crane vessel, Les Alizés, kicks off her maiden assignment by installing the first of 107 monopile foundations for the construction of Ørsted’s Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 wind farms in Germany.

The Business Network for Offshore Wind announces it will hold its annual Ventus Gala in Boston on November 9. The Ventus Gala is the offshore wind industry’s premier celebration, bringing together the industry to celebrate the year’s accomplishments, connect with peers, as well as honor the 2023 Ventus Award winners.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has published two final guidance documents: the “NOI Checklist” and the “Marine Acoustic Modeling and Measurement Guidelines.”

DORIS, a leading provider of engineering, advisory, and project management services for the energy sector, has been appointed as Principal Designer on the Broadshore and Bellrock floating offshore wind farm projects in Scotland by the BlueFloat Energy | Renantis Partnership.

Following the results of ScotWind and the Innovation and Targeted Oil & Gas (INTOG) leasing rounds, Sectoral Marine Plans (SMPs) are being revised and developed to support the industry by planning the sustainable delivery of commercial-scale offshore wind energy in Scotland.

Occidental and ADNOC will evaluate investment opportunities in Direct Air Capture (DAC) facilities and carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration hubs in the United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a pathway toward the development of carbon management platforms to accelerate the net-zero goals of both companies.