Wind Energy – FWIV
NOV has launched the Enhydra Floating Wind Installation Vessel (FWIV) concept to facilitate the commercialization of floating wind.
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Wind Energy – Demonstration Project
An international consortium of six parties has started a research & demonstration project into positive wake effects of wind turbines with tilted rotors.
[Read more…] about Demo project into positive wake effects of floating wind turbineHHI preferred bidder Ulsan Gray Whale FOWP
Wind Energy – South Korea
BadaEnergy announced on Tuesday that it has selected Hyundai Heavy Industries HHI as the preferred bidder for the EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) of its Gray Whale 3 floating offshore wind farm.
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Wind Energy – Stormy Weather
Principle Power posted a video proving that WindFloat can comfortably withstand waves higher than 20m, surpassing the previous record from WindFloat 1 (17 m).
[Read more…] about Nothing happened to WindFloat during Ciaran (VIDEO)Agreement for two floating offshore wind farms
Wind Energy – Floating Wind
Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn, a joint venture between Plenitude (Eni) and HitecVision, have signed exclusivity agreements for two floating offshore wind developments with up to a total of 1.9 gigawatt (GW) capacity under Crown Estate Scotland’s Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round.
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Wind Energy – Floating Wind
SBM Offshore announced the successful installation of the 3 floating wind units for the Provence Grand Large pilot project to their final location 17 kilometers off the Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, near Marseille, France.
[Read more…] about SBM Offshore successfully installated 3 floating wind units (VIDEO)Dynamic cables pre-termination phase completed for Provence Grand FOW
Wind Energy – Pre-termination
Prysmian Group has successfully completed the dynamic cables’ pre-termination phase for the Provence Grand Large floating offshore wind farm (FOW) which is planned to be installed off the coast of France.
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Wind Energy – Floating Wind
Encomara, a visionary newcomer to the global renewables sector, is poised for rapid growth following the launch of its ground-breaking solutions for floating offshore wind installation.
[Read more…] about New floating offshore wind infrastructure set to deliver first power fasterUK’s Crown Estate increases capacity for offshore wind licensing round
Wind Energy – Floating Wind
Britain’s Crown Estate said to Reuters on Monday it has amended plans for an offshore wind licensing round which aims to create floating wind technology off the coast of Wales and south-west England to make more capacity available to bidders.
[Read more…] about UK’s Crown Estate increases capacity for offshore wind licensing roundPrinciple Power expands WindFloat product portfolio
Wind Energy – Floating Wind
Principle Power, a provider of floating foundation solutions for the floating wind industry, said Tuesday it had expanded its WindFloat product portfolio to two fully industrialized products: the existing WindFloat tubular – now called WindFloat T – and the new flat panel, pontoon-based solution, known as the WindFloat F.
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