The Oceantic Network, the leading organization working to advance offshore wind and other ocean renewable industries and their supply chains, celebrates the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)’s announcement that member-companies Eversource and Ørsted are approved to begin construction on their Sunrise Wind offshore wind energy project.

SeaTwirl and Verlume Ltd. have entered an MoU with the purpose of identifying and pursuing potential opportunities to work together on the decarbonization of offshore oil and gas and other associated offshore electrification opportunities, using renewable power and seabed-based energy storage and intelligent energy management. The aim is to enable commercial sales of bespoke systems using the companies’ combined technologies as a solution.

National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) President Erik Milito issued the following statement after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced it is issuing the Proposed Notice of Sale (PNS) for the next Gulf of Mexico wind lease sale. The proposed lease sale includes four areas offshore Louisiana and Texas, totaling 410,060 acres.

Minesto, leading ocean energy developer, strengthens the market activities in Australia and New Zealand by signing collaboration agreement with a new business partner, Hydrokite Project Development. The new partner is established as fit-for-purpose to exclusively bring Minesto’s technology to these new markets.

Independent engineering consultancy, SLPE, is thrilled to witness the realization of its offshore substation (OSS) substructure design as both the substructure and platform for Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm begin to take shape, representing visible progress for this significant Scottish project.

Ocean Winds (OW), the international company dedicated to offshore wind energy and created as a 50-50 joint venture by EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has acquired full ownership of the SouthCoast Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts in the United States.

The Department of the Interior announces its proposal for a second offshore wind energy auction in the Gulf of Mexico. The proposed lease sale includes four areas offshore Louisiana and Texas, totaling 410,060 acres, which have the potential to power 1.2 million homes.

TechnipFMC (NYSE: FTI) (the “Company”) has been selected to deliver the first all-electric integrated project by the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP), a joint venture between bp, Equinor, and TotalEnergies. The NEP is building carbon dioxide transportation and storage infrastructure for carbon capture projects in the United Kingdom’s East Coast Cluster.

Thistle Wind Partners (TWP), a consortium involving DEME, Qair, and Aspiravi, has awarded Ramboll the contract for pre-FEED (Front-End Engineering Design) of the foundations for its Bowdun project.

DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, is calling for deeper industry collaboration to develop robust offshore wind standards, ahead of the WindEurope conference in Bilbao.

DNV has handed over a Statement of Conformity to Moss Maritime for their design brief outlining the design methodology for their concept called XolarSurf. This marks a significant milestone in the development of their technology. The recognition helps pave the way for further developments for floating solar in exposed waters and the opportunity of providing clean energy close to shore without the use of area on land.

Saipem has signed a Letter of Intent, received by the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP), a joint venture between the operator bp, Equinor, and TotalEnergies, and Net Zero Teesside Power (NZT Power), a joint venture between bp and Equinor, stating that the company has been selected for the award of the NEP and Net Zero Teesside Power (NZT) projects. The two projects are related to the development of CO2 offshore transportation and storage facilities to the East Coast Cluster in the United Kingdom.

On March 21, 2024, the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Wind Energies Technologies Office (WETO) announced plans to invest $5.1 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in research and technology development to advance modeling and analysis for next-generation offshore wind turbine blades. These efforts aim to facilitate accelerated development and deployment of cost-effective offshore wind energy technology in order to reach the Biden-Harris Administration's goal of 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030.

OEG Energy Group Limited (OEG), a leading offshore solutions business, is pleased to announce that Hughes Subsea, an OEG Renewables (OEGR) business, has been awarded the contract to undertake the unexploded ordnance (UXO) identification and clearance campaign on the East Anglia THREE (EA3) wind farm being developed by ScottishPower Renewables in the Southern North Sea.

In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced it will initiate the environmental review of a proposed wind energy project offshore New Jersey, which would deliver clean renewable energy to the region.

Maersk Supply Service to partner with Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) for the construction and operation of a windfarm feeder concept specifically designed for Maersk Supply Service’s next-generation Wind Installation Vessel.