Fugro has secured two geotechnical site investigation contracts with Energinet for Denmark’s proposed Energy Island project.

Dominion Energy accelerated its efforts to enhance a domestic offshore wind supply chain and build a local clean energy workforce following a rigorous competitive procurement process to reach agreements on major contract packages for the 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, the largest offshore wind farm currently under development in the United States.

The transmission system operator TenneT presented a technological innovation that can significantly accelerate offshore grid expansion for wind power in the North Sea. With the wind power booster, six gigawatts of offshore capacity can be realised three years earlier. For comparison: six gigawatts of capacity correspond to six large power plants.

How to make this ambition a reality was one of the topics discussed during the 7th DISE Energy Congress that took place in Wroclaw, Poland on September 29-30th, 2021.

National Ocean Industries Association President Erik Milito issued the following statement after the House voted 228-206 to pass the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act late Friday night:

In under a decade, the benefits of advancing into deeper waters with floating wind constructions have begun to be realized. Innovative technologies and significant industry experience are supporting the exploitation of the stronger and more consistent wind resources that characterize these deeper marine environments.

ExxonMobil and Pertamina, the state-owned energy company for Indonesia, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to evaluate the potential for large-scale deployment of low-carbon technologies in Indonesia. The MoU was signed near Glasgow, Scotland, where world leaders have gathered to discuss climate policies during COP 26.

Siemens Energy has been awarded its first offshore grid connection project in the United States.

Siemens Gamesa has been named Nominated Preferred Supplier by Vattenfall for the 3.6 GW Norfolk offshore wind power projects in the UK.

BW Ideol is pleased to announce that its planned offshore floating wind pilot-project in California has progressed to the environmental assessment stage, representing the next milestone in a permitting process for what may become one of the first wind farms off the coast of California.

Equinor, the leading developer in floating offshore wind has designed a new floating wind concept that will enable industrial standardisation and maximise opportunities for local supply chains.

In the US, hydropower contributes 46% to the energy generated from renewable sources. It is a significant contribution given the fact that there are only a few sources of renewable energy, like geothermal, wind, and solar. However, we have to look at the bigger picture and see that the total contribution of renewable energy only accounts for 10%.

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy took an additional step in advancing its successful licensing business model in the world’s single largest offshore market by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Energy United Power Technology Co., Ltd. during the ongoing 4th edition of China International Import Expo held in Shanghai, China.

Elogen, a GTT group company, announces that its unique membrane electrolyser technology has been selected by Storengy, as part of the HyPSTER project, to store green hydrogen produced from renewable energies. Elogen will design and produce the 1MW PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) electrolyser and will install its technology in 2022 at the Etrez site. 

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has launched the Net-Zero Standard as the world’s only framework and leading standard for aligning corporate net-zero targets with climate science. As part of the launch, Ørsted’s 2040 net-zero full value chain decarbonization target has now been validated as science-based.

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy held a launch ceremony on October 25, with representatives from state and local government authorities and wind industry partners in Virginia for what will be the first offshore wind turbine blade facility in the United States. This is also the first commitment by a global offshore wind turbine manufacturer in a U.S.-based supply chain. This milestone solidifies Siemens Gamesa’s presence in the U.S. offshore wind market and position as the world’s leading offshore wind turbine manufacturer.