Energy

First half 2023 statistics for the offshore wind sector have been released by Clarksons Research. Reviewing the data, Steve Gordon, Managing Director of Clarksons Research commented:

SeaVolt, a collaboration between Tractebel, DEME, and Jan De Nul, gets ready for its first floating solar energy test platform to be installed offshore. The platform floatation system is currently located in the port of Ostend, on the Belgian North Sea coast, where main contractor Equans is finalizing assembly.

Danish technology developer and integrator Floating Power Plant A/S is excited to announce that it has been selected to negotiate a significant grant by the European Commission to support its pioneering project at the PLOCAN test site in Spain, SEAWORTHY.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental analysis of the proposed Revolution Wind Farm Project (Project) offshore Rhode Island, which BOEM estimates could power more than 300,000 homes with clean renewable energy.

The European Commission is continuously looking for ocean energy experts to evaluate proposals applying for funding from Horizon Europe, the EU's largest funding program for research and innovation.

In the first five months of 2023, InterMoor APAC, a brand in Acteon’s Engineering, Mooring and Foundations Division, have been awarded eight floating wind studies by various operators in East Asia.

The UK operation of ocean services provider DeepOcean has achieved the prestigious "granted" status for the Fit for Offshore Renewables (F4OR) program. The milestone highlights DeepOcean's commitment to continually developing and delivering high-quality services to clients in the offshore renewables sector.

Easy, fast and safe installation of the heaviest wind turbine components at sea. The Heave Chief 1100 from the Dutch company Seaqualize is a breakthrough in this respect. With this compact lifting tool, objects weighing up to 1100 tonnes can be lifted from aboard a vessel and installed. The HC1100 will shortly be on its way to the USA.

bp has been awarded the rights to develop two offshore wind projects in the German tender round, marking its entry into offshore wind in continental Europe.

TotalEnergies has been awarded by the Bundesnetzagentur (German Federal Network Agency) two marine concessions, N-12.1 and O-2.2, at the end of the auction held in Germany.

In efforts to support Germany’s energy transition agenda, P&O Maritime Logistics will use its Multi Carrying Vessels to transport modular units for offshore wind power stations, which will be used to build the new Wind Farm in North Sea, Germany.

Exhibition space at SPE Offshore Europe 2023 (OE23) is nearly sold out at P&J Live, Aberdeen where the 50th anniversary edition is being held from 5-8 September 2023.