North Star, a service operations vessel (SOV) operator in the UK’s renewable industry, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with MO4, Principle Power, SMST, Vard, and Voith Group to form a working group aimed at developing a new SOV concept for floating offshore wind. Source: North Star The six…
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Europe and China may be in green sector tit-for-tat but there is ‘too much to lose’ to repeat mistakes that led to previous textiles fallout Thomas Östros, vice president of the European Investment Bank, speaking at the BloombergNEF summit in London.Photo: BloombergNEF Adblock test (Why?)
Three companies have signed contracts with Norway’s Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre) to test new technology aimed at reducing the costs of floating offshore wind by demonstrating floaters equipped with 15+ MW turbines. According to Norwegian Offshore Wind, this is the turbine size that will be relevant for future floating…
Failure to invest in electricity grids will cost countries dearly, not just in terms of their renewables rollout but also for their economies, warns chief of Iberdrola unit ScottishPower CEO Anderson said the UK needs to spend £60bn on a grid fit for the future.Photo: BloombergNEF Adblock test (Why?)
Vard, a Norwegian subsidiary of the Fincantieri Group, has signed a contract for the design and construction of a commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) for Navigare Capital Partners. Source: Vard The new unit, based on the VARD 4 19 design, will be delivered in the second quarter of 2027 from…
The global pipeline of floating offshore wind projects has expanded from 244 GW to 266 GW in the last twelve months, reflecting a nine per cent increase, according to a report published by RenewableUK. The number of global projects has increased from 285 to 316, with the pipeline including projects…
[unable to retrieve full-text content] OX2 has appointed Roshan Saldanha as its next chief financial officer as it bids to become an independent power producer.
Three companies are due to trial floating offshore wind prototype platforms supporting 15MW-plus turbines at Norway’s Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre) in efforts to reduce the costs of the nascent technology. The METCentre is located in the deep waters off Norway’s west coast and is the only facility in the…
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Nordex has secured deals to supply 500MW of its cold-climate variant turbines for 500MW of wind farm capacity in Canada.

