Tag: offshore wind

Platypus Marine announced this week that it has signed a Letter of Intent with Damen Shipyards for the building of a Fast Crew Supply (FCS) vessel, compliant with the Jones Act, to serve the offshore wind industry in the United States. 

Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) announced last week the creation of an offshore wind "living lab" off the coast of Grimsby, and the development of a 5G Testbed that includes Grimsby Port and the Lynn and Inner Dowsing wind farms.

This week, the two companies announced that they will investigate how combining Ørsted’s wind technology with Highview Power’s liquid air energy storage can deliver a stronger investment case for future offshore wind projects.

Last week, the OPEN-C Foundation was announced as Europe's largest offshore testing facility dedicated to floating wind turbines and renewable marine energy.

Earlier, Norwegian renewable energy developers Vårgrønn and Å Energi, together with Corio Generation, launched the Brigg Vind brand to develop sustainable offshore wind in Norway. In the meantime, Havfram Wind announced that it will install turbines at Hornsea 3 offshore windfarm in the UK, starting autumn 2026.

Earlier this week, the Port of Argentia in Canada announced a significant contract in support of offshore wind development in the United States. The contract will strengthen the Port's position as a monopile marshalling yard for US offshore wind.

Gulf Wind Technology and Shell New Energies US LLC (Shell) announced yesterday that they have partnered up for the offshore wind energy development in the Gulf of Mexico.

On March 9th DNV released a statement to announce key findings from its report, Spatial Competition Forecast, on the growing Blue Economy and the global race for space among ocean sectors.

On March 10th, Maritime UK launched a landmark Offshore Wind Plan which puts forward a strategy for realising the UK’s offshore wind potential in the decades to come.

Mr. Jacob Damgaard, Associate Director, Loss Prevention, Britannia P&I Club says that the construction of offshore windmill farms has been a booming market over the last decade and expected to grow even further in the years to come as more and more countries are shifting to green energy.