Offshore

Offshore Wind Power

Ireland Makes History With Its First Offshore Wind Auction

Ireland successfully held its first-ever offshore wind auction. Four projects with a combined capacity of 3 GW were awarded. The average price of the winning bi…

Offshore Wind Power

Dutch Government Expands Offshore Wind and Hydrogen Production Plans

The Netherlands is looking to the future and is set to expand its offshore wind energy sector with the development of energy hubs in the North Sea.These hubs wi…

Offshore Substation

First Inter-Array Installation Campaign Completed at Neart NA Gaoithe

Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm Limited (NnGOWL) has completed the cable layout for the first campaign of six inter-array cables and one interconnector betw…

Floating Offshore Wind

Electron Beam Welded Foundation to Debut at Dogger Bank in Late 2023

A collaboration between SSE Renewables, Sif Group, Cambridge Vacuum Engineering (CVE), and TWI, has resulted in the first-ever electron beam welded section to b…

Floating Offshore Wind

Totalenergies Joins Two Floating Offshore Wind Consortia

TotalEnergies has announced that it is joining two consortia led by Ocergy and Esteyco which recently were awarded Phase One of the FLoating Offshore Wind ReadI…

Offshore Wind Power

Shared Floating Wind and Wave Projects Offer 12% Combined Cost Reduction, Report Finds

Sharing infrastructure, services and supply chain between wind and wave energy projects can reduce the levelised cost of energy (LCOE) for wind by up to 7% and …

Offshore Wind Power

Fred. Olsen Seawind and Edf Renewables Win Big Offshore Ireland

Codling Wind Park has been provisionally announced by the auction administrator, Eirgrid, as a successful bidder in the first offshore wind Contracts for Differ…

Offshore Wind Power

500 MW for Statkraft and Cip in First Irish Offshore Wind Auction

Statkraft and its partner Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have been selected in Ireland’s first auction for offshore wind under the Renewable Ele…

Offshore Wind Power

Ireland Awards 3.1 GW Offshore Wind Capacity in First Oress 1 Auction

Ireland has selected four projects with a combined capacity of nearly 3,100 MW in the first offshore wind auction under the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme…

Offshore Wind Power

Statkraft Secures 500 MW in Ireland’s First Offshore Wind Auction

Statkraft and its offshore partners Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have welcomed today’s provisional results from Ireland’s first offshore…

Oil Exploration

With Delays Out of the Way, UK Oil & Gas Firm Enters Angola

UK-headquartered and AIM-listed company Afentra plc has completed the acquisition of interests in two blocks offshore Angola from Croatia’s INA-Industrija…

Oil&Gas Drilling

‘Major’ Operator Books Transocean’s Idle Rig for Work off Australia

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured a new contract with an undisclosed operator in Australia for a semi-submersible rig, which has been in idle …

United Kingdom

Five Wind Energy Projects Leading the Uk’s Path to Net Zero

Dogger Bank. Image source, Jan De NulFrom onshore to offshore to floating: five wind energy projects underpinning the UK’s drive for sustainabilityThe win…

Offshore Substation

Germany and Estonia to Build Baltic Windconnector

German transmission system operator (TSO), 50Hertz, and Estonia’s TSO, Elering, have signed a Letter of Intent to jointly develop a hybrid submarine cable…

Floating Offshore Wind

Newly Established Japanese-Korean Joint Venture Sets Sights on Offshore Wind

Japan-based Shizen International, a Shizen Energy Group company, has entered into an agreement with South Korea’s INMARK Asset Management and DOHWA Engine…