30 June 2024 =OceanX, the world’s largest floating wind power platform developed by Mingyang Smart Energy, has successfully completed its tower hoisting. This milestone marks a pivotal moment in the advancement of sustainable energy solutions. OceanX boasts a total capacity of 16.6MW, powered by two MySE8.3-180 super compact hybrid drive wind turbines featuring counter-rotating rotors. These…
June 25, 2024 –BW Ideol has launched the BATSO project, funded by ADEME with €2.9 million as part of the France 2030 investment plan. The project aims to develop and validate cost-effective and environmentally sustainable methods for replacing major components in offshore wind turbines. Currently, replacing major components in floating wind turbines requires heavy lifting equipment…
June 25, 2024 – The NextFloat+ Project has secured a €13.4m grant from the European Commission’s Innovation Fund. The project, led by a consortium of X1 Wind, Technip Energies, and NextFloat Plus aims to accelerate the rollout of next-generation floating wind technology by enhancing competitiveness and scalability. The grant will fund the deployment of a 6MW…
June 22, 2024 –Associated British Ports (ABP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Marine Power Systems (MPS) to advance floating offshore wind technology in the Celtic Sea. The collaboration aims to deploy MPS’ innovative PelaFlex floating platform technology from ABP’s Port of Port Talbot, reducing project risks and costs while maximizing local benefits. The…
June 22, 2024 – Golden State Wind (GSW), a floating offshore wind energy project, has received all necessary permits to conduct geophysical survey activities in federally regulated waters off Central California’s coast. Surveys will begin on July 2, 2024, to map the seafloor and underlying geological layers, ensuring thoughtful project planning and avoidance of sensitive…
June 21, 2024 –In a strategic move to bolster Korea’s offshore wind capacity, Principle Power and HSG Sungdong have signed a non-exclusive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This collaboration aims to advance the engineering developments for the mass production and assembly of WindFloat® technologies, marking a significant step towards achieving Korea’s goal of 14.3 GW of offshore…
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…