Energy

Aker Solutions and Principle Power have been awarded a US Floating Offshore Wind Readiness Prize which will set forth an ambitious vision to establish a sustainable and competitive domestic supply chain ecosystem to deliver floating offshore wind projects in the United States.

Public financing of ocean energy must be designed to create a 'pull' for private investment in a global market that could reach 350 Gigawatts by 2050, says a new report co-authored by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Ocean Energy Europe (OEE).

Vattenfall has appointed Havfram Wind as preferred supplier for the installation of wind turbines for Vattenfall’s Norfolk projects in the United Kingdom. The agreement covers transport and installation works over a period of 3 years, utilizing one of Havfram Wind`s newbuild NG20000X Jack-Up Wind Turbine Installation Vessels (WTIV) with a 3,200-ton crane. The works will start in the spring of 2027.

Siemens Gamesa has signed a firm order with ScottishPower Renewables to supply 95 units of its flagship SG 14-236 DD wind turbine to the East Anglia 3 wind power project in the North Sea, off England’s east coast, with a total capacity of 1.4 GW.

Ampelmann, the Dutch offshore access provider, has signed six new contracts in the offshore wind market in the United States for 2023, 2024 and 2025. The contracts set for 2023 have been secured for work on two new offshore wind farms being built off the coast in New England.

Mammoet, a leader in engineered heavy lift and transport services, has secured contracts for two large offshore wind projects in the United States, both of which begin in 2023.

Talos Energy Inc. and the other Zama Unit Holders Wintershall Dea, Harbour Energy plc ("Harbour") and Petróleos Mexicanos ("Pemex"), announced that on March 23, 2023, Pemex, as operator, submitted the Zama Unit Development Plan ("UDP") to Mexico's National Commission of Hydrocarbons ("CNH") for formal approval.

Salamander, a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7, has been offered an exclusivity agreement as part of Crown Estate Scotland’s Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round.

Leading developers and owners of offshore wind projects Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn, a joint venture between Plenitude (Eni) and HitecVision, have been awarded exclusivity by Crown Estate Scotland for areas to develop a total of up to 1.9 GW of floating offshore wind capacity across two projects, Green Volt and Cenos.

Crown Estate Scotland has announced the results of the world’s first leasing round designed to enable offshore wind energy to directly supply offshore oil and gas platforms.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) opened applications for the second annual Hydropower Collegiate Competition (HCC) and fifth annual Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC).

Global energy consultancy Xodus has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Daymark Energy Advisors to collaborate on advancing the development and deployment of projects in the rapidly growing North American offshore wind industry.