Chinese manufacturer Envision is in line to supply Saudi developer Acwa Power’s 1.1GW wind farm in the Gulf of Suez in Egypt. Acwa “has selected Envision turbines and is currently undertaking supply chain due diligence”, according to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The EBRD is in turn…

Netherlands-based Saltwater Engineering has announced the launch of its latest vessel design, Blue Quest, optimised for a wide range of offshore survey applications. Source: Saltwater Engineering Saltwater Engineering said that Blue Quest was crafted to embody multifunctionality within a streamlined and efficient design. The company added that the new vessel…

Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2024 (OEEC 2024) is coming up this month. Work on the event is at full steam at Navingo (the company behind OEEC and offshoreWIND.biz brands) with final tweaks and preparations underway. The exhibition floor has been almost completely booked and visitors are now getting OEEC…

The construction of the operations & maintenance (O&M) base for RWE’s Thor offshore wind farm has officially started with a ground-breaking ceremony at the Port of Thorsminde. The construction works on the new base are scheduled to take around twelve months. Visualization of the Thor O&M base; Image: RWE A…

A Floating Light Detection and Ranging (FLiDAR) buoy has been deployed at the Parque Nordés offshore wind project site in Spain, which is being developed jointly by BlueFloat Energy, Plenitude, and Sener. A FLiDAR detection buoy was installed in the area where the Parque Nordés floating wind project is expected…

Sathlokhar Synergys E&C Global Limited, a specialized EPC services provider, announced its Unaudited Financial Results for H1 FY25. Key Financial HighlightsReflecting on the company’s achievements in H1 FY25, Mr G. Thiyagu, Chairman MD & CEO of Sathlokhar Synergys E&C Global Limited, expressed, “I’m immensely proud of the remarkable progress and…

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) have partnered to set up a biogas plant at Tirumala, designed to process 40 tonnes of waste per day (TPD). The initiative aims to promote sustainable energy generation and improve waste management efficiency. The foundation stone for the plant was…

Nomura has forecast strong growth for India’s power sector, projecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 7% in electricity demand between FY24 and FY27. This surge is attributed to a combination of factors, including an uptick in economic activity, greater electrification, and rising demand from emerging sectors such…

Norwegian offshore wind developer Vårgrønn has entered into the German offshore market after agreeing to buy a 27.4% stake in the 288MW Baltic 2 project.  The company – a joint venture of Italian oil major Eni’s Plenitude subsidiary and Norwegian oil and gas firm HitecVision – will buy the stake…

The UK Planning Inspectorate has submitted its recommendation report on Rampion 2, the proposed 1.2 GW extension to the existing 400 MW Rampion offshore wind farm in Sussex, to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, who now has three months to issue a decision. The inspectorate…