South Korea – Floating Wind Association
Five wind energy companies have joined the region’s chamber of commerce and industry in promoting the interests of South Korea’s renewables sector.
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RTE awards Fugro French geotechnical job
Wind Energy – Geotechnical Job
RTE (Réseau de Transport d’Electricité) has awarded Fugro a contract to perform a geotechnical investigation for future offshore substations (OSS) at two floating wind farm sites in the Gulf of Lion in the Mediterranean Sea.
[Read more…] about RTE awards Fugro French geotechnical jobESB invests in Dublin Offshore Technology
Wind Energy – Mooring Technology
ESB, a leading Irish energy company, has announced that it will invest in Dublin Offshore Technology (DOT), a company specialising in floating offshore wind mooring technology.
[Read more…] about ESB invests in Dublin Offshore TechnologyTWP commences site surveys for Ayre and Bowdun offshore wind farms
Wind Energy – TWP Scotwind Projects
Thistle Wind Partners (TWP) has launched seabed surveys for its two ScotWind projects – the 1GW Ayre Offshore Wind Farm (a floating wind project to the east of Orkney) and the 1GW Bowdun Offshore Wind Farm (a fixed-foundation project off the coast of Aberdeenshire).
[Read more…] about TWP commences site surveys for Ayre and Bowdun offshore wind farmsFloating offshore wind platform to be piloted in Portugal
Floating Wind – Portugal
Dublin-based floating offshore wind platform developer Gazelle Wind Power is teaming up with Portuguese renewable energy developer WAM Horizon to pilot its platform in Portugal.
[Read more…] about Floating offshore wind platform to be piloted in PortugalCOP opens office in Scotland to host Global Floating Offshore Wind Competence Center
General – Competence Center in Edinburgh
Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP) has opened a new office to host its Global Floating Offshore Wind Competence Centre (GFLOWCC).
[Read more…] about COP opens office in Scotland to host Global Floating Offshore Wind Competence CenterVestas preferred supplier for floating offshore wind project South Korea
Wind Energy – Floating Wind South Korea
Vestas has signed a preferred supplier agreement for a 495 MW floating offshore wind project in South Korea, leaving the project and its client unnamed.
[Read more…] about Vestas preferred supplier for floating offshore wind project South KoreaExclusivity to develop up to 1.9 GW of floating offshore wind in Scotland
Wind Energy – Scotland
Leading developers and owners of offshore wind projects Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn, have been awarded exclusivity by Crown Estate Scotland for areas to develop a total of up to 1.9 GW of floating offshore wind capacity across two projects, Green Volt and Cenos.
[Read more…] about Exclusivity to develop up to 1.9 GW of floating offshore wind in ScotlandPartnership to pursue Floating Offshore Wind Development in Australia
Wind Energy – NSW, Australia
Subsea7, together with a leading local developer in Australia, Spark Renewables, and international floating offshore wind developer Simply Blue Group have formed a consortium to pursue floating offshore wind development off the coast of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, in the Hunter and Illawarra regions.
[Read more…] about Partnership to pursue Floating Offshore Wind Development in AustraliaFunding for development of FOSS
Wind Energy – FOSS Concept
Funding to further develop a floating offshore substation (FOSS) concept has been secured by Semco Maritime, ISC Consulting Engineers, Aalborg University, Energy Cluster Denmark and Norway and Sweden-based Inocean.
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