A consortium led by SSE Pacifico, alongside Marubeni and other partners, has been awarded public funding for a 30MW floating offshore wind demonstration project in Japan. The project, located off the southern coast of Akita Prefecture, will be developed in water depths of up to 400 meters, making it one of the deepest offshore development…
The floating offshore wind sector is at the forefront of the evolving renewable energy landscape. To drive innovation, four industry leaders – Vattenfall & Seagust, Equinor, Deep Wind Offshore & EDF Renewables, and Å Energi & Corio – have launched challenges through the NOW Accelerator program. These challenges aim to enhance economic efficiency, promote sustainability,…
SK Eco Plant and SK Ocean Plant have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Haeul-i Offshore Wind Power Co., Ltd., a corporation managed by global green energy investment firm Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), to collaborate on the production, transportation, and installation of floating bodies for the ambitious 1.5GW Haeuli Offshore Wind Power Project in…
A groundbreaking marine research initiative has commenced, aiming to advance the understanding and reduction of underwater noise produced by floating offshore wind farms. This collaborative project, led by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence (FOW CoE), involves partners Equinor, JASCO Applied Sciences, Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), and…
Offshore wind developer Deep Wind Offshore has submitted an application to the Swedish government to develop and operate a floating offshore wind project in the Baltic Sea, located approximately 74 kilometers east of Nynäshamn, outside Stockholm. This project, named Erik Segersäll, marks the company’s second major wind farm proposal in Sweden, following their earlier application…
The TetraSpar Demonstrator, a pioneering floating offshore wind project, has made remarkable progress since its commissioning in late 2021. Located at METCentre in Norway, this project has been instrumental in delivering green energy, supporting research and development, and validating advanced numerical models for floating wind technology. Over the past two years, the TetraSpar Demonstrator has…
In a landmark milestone for the global energy transition, the consortium between Elicio, an international wind energy producer, and BayWa r.e., a renewable energy developer and solutions provider, has been named the winner of France’s first large-scale floating offshore wind tender. The announcement was made on May 15, 2024, by Bruno Le Maire, Minister of…
Japan and the United States have formed a partnership aimed at significantly reducing the cost of floating offshore wind projects. This collaboration seeks to accelerate advancements in engineering, manufacturing, and installation for this promising clean energy technology. Japan has pledged 120 billion yen (approximately $784 million) from its Green Innovation Fund to support the development…