# Offshore wind news **URL:** \ **Category:** Offshore\ **Created:** [October 6, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/offshore-wind-news/57031 "2020-10-06T22:09:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/offshore-wind-news/57031/1 "2020-10-06T22:09:34Z")
Construction of Tampen floating wind farm has started: > **[Construction Starts on World's Largest Floating Offshore Wind Farm | Offshore...](https://www.offshorewind.biz/2020/10/01/construction-starts-on-worlds-largest-floating-offshore-wind-farm/)** > > The construction has started on the world's largest floating offshore wind farm, Hywind Tampen, at Kværner Stord in Norway, Equinor said. To become the biggest such wind farm in the world (for the time being) ---
**Author:** ![spork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@spork](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/spork)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/offshore-wind-news/57031/2 "2020-10-07T10:00:30Z")
The UK government are aiming to power all homes by offshore wind by 2030. > **[Powering all UK homes via offshore wind by 2030 'will need £50bn'](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/06/powering-all-uk-homes-via-offshore-wind-by-2030-would-cost-50bn)** > > Aurora Energy Research calculates investment would have to quadruple capacity ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/offshore-wind-news/57031/3 "2020-10-07T14:45:24Z")
And the UK maritime welcomes his initiative: > **[UK maritime welcomes Johnson’s wind power initiative - Splash247](https://splash247.com/uk-maritime-welcomes-johnsons-wind-power-initiative/)** > > The UK’s maritime sector has applauded prime minister Boris Johnson’s ambitious plans to develop a huge swathe of new offshore wind farms over the next decade. Offshore wind farms will generate enough electricity to power every home in the UK within... ---
**Author:** ![spork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@spork](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/spork)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/offshore-wind-news/57031/4 "2020-10-07T20:49:42Z")
I thought Norway was almost totally powered by hydro power, why do they need to invest in floating wind farms? Is it because they don’t want to be totally dependent on hydro and have alternative sources? ---
**Author:** ![Lee\_Shore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Lee\_Shore](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Lee_Shore)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/offshore-wind-news/57031/5 "2020-10-07T21:04:00Z")
Maybe they plan to sell the extra energy to Poland. _The pipeline, known as Nord Stream 2, would bypass Poland and be the second pipeline to carry Russian gas directly to Germany and Western Europe via the Baltic Sea instead of through Poland and Ukraine._ > **[US and Poland Oppose Russia-Backed Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline to Europe -...](https://www.iene.eu/us-and-poland-oppose-russia-backed-nord-stream-2-gas-pipeline-to-europe-p3995.html)** ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/offshore-wind-news/57031/6 "2020-10-07T21:27:15Z")
The energy generated from this floating wind farm will be used to power the oil and gas producing platform in the Tampen area so they can shut down their gas powered generators, thus reducing GHG emission from the Norwegian offshore industry Presumably for more bragging points and to exporting more gas to be used somewhere else. (Incl. Poland maybe??) PS\> The alternative is to bring hydro power out to the fields by cable, which is also ongoing for other fields… ---
**Author:** ![spork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@spork](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/spork)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/offshore-wind-news/57031/7 "2020-10-08T20:04:17Z")
> **[Swire Blue Ocean to Rebrand Ahead of Stock Exchange Debut | Offshore Wind](https://www.offshore-energy.biz/swire-blue-ocean-to-rebrand-ahead-of-stock-exchange-debut/)** > > Swire Pacific Offshore is planning to list its subsidiary Swire Blue Ocean (SBO) on the Oslo Stock Exchange. ---
**Author:** ![Lee\_Shore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Lee\_Shore](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Lee_Shore)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/offshore-wind-news/57031/8 "2020-10-11T22:34:34Z")
**Wind turbines off VA Beach already producing energy during testing** In 2026, Dominion officials say, the pair of research turbines will have grown by another 220, with an underwater cable transporting enough energy to land to power some 660,000 homes. Dominion says it will become the nation’s largest offshore wind farm. Around 2024, when Dominion expects construction on the roughly 200 additional turbines to start, Olsen said “it’s going to get extremely busy” off of Virginia Beach’s coast. He said the work will bring about 3,600 jobs during the construction, and a few hundred in the long term. And the lessons learned from these first pair of 6-megawatt wind turbines, already producing some energy during testing, will inform the rest of the project. The cost for the first two turbines was about $300 million and Dominion has been working on setting them up for about two years. Virginian Pilot - Oct 9, 2020 ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2021, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/offshore-wind-news/57031/9 "2021-01-22T12:32:45Z")
For those who insist on believing that offshore wind can NEVER survive without heavy subsidies and sky high prices: > **[Europe piles in with massive offshore wind orders as prices drop - Splash247](https://splash247.com/europe-piles-in-with-massive-offshore-wind-orders-as-prices-drop/)** > > Pareto Securities is predicting offshore wind costs will become lower than onshore wind and solar by 2030, something not lost on European governments who have been investing ever increasing sums, propelling enormous changes across the continent’s... ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/offshore-wind-news/57031/10 "2021-01-25T16:03:58Z")
The agony of choice: > **[Monopile, Jacket or Floater, how do I pick the right option for my offshore...](https://www.empireengineering.co.uk/monopile-jacket-or-floater-how-do-i-pick-the-right-option-for-my-offshore-wind-project/)** ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/offshore-wind-news/57031/11 "2021-01-25T16:14:34Z")
New crane design to lift higher and heavier to accommodate the new 12-20 mW offshore wind turbines under development: [Tetrahedron wins award for new offshore wind crane | Project Cargo Journal](https://www.projectcargojournal.com/shipping/2021/01/21/tetrahedron-wins-award-for-new-offshore-wind-crane/#:~:text=Tetrahedron%20has%20won%20Windpower%20Monthly's,20%2DMW%20offshore%20wind%20turbines). PS\> Can also be fitted on existing J/U Installation vessels… ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/offshore-wind-news/57031/12 "2021-02-01T17:28:11Z")
Heading for another record year for Offshore Wind Farm investment around the world: > **[Another record year of offshore wind farm investments on the cards - Splash247](https://splash247.com/another-record-year-of-offshore-wind-farm-investments-on-the-cards/)** > > Wind farm investments are set for another record-breaking year of investments, according to a new report from Clarksons Research, which highlights some staggering numbers in the booming sector. For the first time, capex committed in offshore... “Everybody” know that China don’t care about the Environment, or Global Worming, right?? Yet 50% of these investments are in China. How come?? ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/offshore-wind-news/57031/13 "2021-02-05T19:57:09Z")
> **[China to lead the way in offshore wind growth - Splash247](https://splash247.com/china-to-lead-the-way-in-offshore-wind-growth/)** > > While Europe has tended to hog the headlines of late, it is China that is expected to lead the way in global offshore wind farm development in the coming years according to consultants Rystad Energy. Rystad reports that the world’s installed... ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/offshore-wind-news/57031/14 "2021-02-05T20:23:17Z")
Norwegian Government fund research into floating wind farm projects: > **[Funding for NOV floating wind project](https://gcenode.no/news/funding-for-nov-floating-wind-project/)** > > A total of MNOK 73 was granted in R&D funding from the Norwegian Government and The Research Council of Norway on Monday. The eight selected projects are said to represent huge opportunities for green restructuring and increased competitiveness... ---
**Author:** ![Lee\_Shore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Lee\_Shore](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Lee_Shore)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/offshore-wind-news/57031/15 "2021-02-05T22:43:28Z")
NOMB (Not On My Beach) Billionaires in a tizzy. The zombie apocalypse can’t be far behind: > **[Hamptons Residents Fear 'Violent Energy Releases' From Offshore Wind Cable](https://earther.gizmodo.com/rich-hamptons-residents-scared-of-violent-energy-releas-1846196116)** > > If New York doesn’t meet its renewable energy goals, some billionaires might be to blame. A group of well-heeled Hamptons property owners filed a lawsuit seeking to block a key piece of infrastructure needed to construct a wind farm off the Long... ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/offshore-wind-news/57031/16 "2021-03-18T14:43:01Z")
> **[TechnipFMC to develop floating offshore wind projects in partnership with...](https://www.worldoil.com/news/2021/3/18/technipfmc-to-develop-floating-offshore-wind-projects-in-partnership-with-magnora)** > > TechnipFMC has entered into an agreement with Magnora ASA to jointly pursue floating offshore wind project development opportunities under the name Magnora Offshore Wind. ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/offshore-wind-news/57031/17 "2021-03-18T14:50:42Z")
> **[Iberdrola joins Japanese offshore wind farm project - Splash247](https://splash247.com/iberdrola-joins-japanese-offshore-wind-farm-project/)** > > Spanish power company Iberdrola has entered into an agreement with Japan’s Cosmo Eco Power and engineering firm Hitz to jointly develop the Seihoku-oki offshore wind project in Aomori prefecture in the northwest of Japan. The Seihoku-oki... ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2021, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/offshore-wind-news/57031/18 "2021-03-19T15:46:10Z")
Kongsberg will deliver state of the art equipment to the first US built Wind farm installation vessel under construction by Keppel AMFELS, Brownsville: > **[Kongsberg to Equip First U.S.-Built Wind Turbine Installation Vessel – gCaptain](https://gcaptain.com/kongsberg-to-equip-first-u-s-built-wind-turbine-installation-vessel/?subscriber=true&goal=0_f50174ef03-1b630daa2c-169863069&mc_cid=1b630daa2c&mc_eid=4674ba0fbe)** > > Kongsberg Maritime has received $40 million contract to supply equipment for the first Wind Turbine Installation Vessel being built in the United States. The WTIV is under construction at the... Meanwhile the industry have to try to make do with what is available in the GoM: > **[Northstar Marine acquires new liftboat, alliance with Laredo for Northeast...](https://www.workboat.com/wind/northstar-marine-acquires-new-liftboat-alliance-with-laredo-for-northeast-offshore-wind-work)** > > New Jersey-based Northstar Marine has expanded its liftboat fleet and entered an alliance with a Gulf of Mexico offshore services provider, with plans to provide more services to the emerging offshore ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/offshore-wind-news/57031/19 "2021-03-24T16:54:26Z")
> **[Bourbon Subsea awarded offshore wind contract - Splash247](https://splash247.com/bourbon-subsea-awarded-offshore-wind-contract/)** > > Bourbon Subsea Services has been tasked to manage the transportation and installation of the 3.6 MW TetraSpar demonstrator floating wind turbine. The scope of work includes project management, engineering, installation, and offshore execution from... ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 10:08am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/offshore-wind-news/57031/20 "2021-03-25T10:08:53Z")
> **[RWE moves forward with $4bn Sofia Offshore Wind Farm - Splash247](https://splash247.com/rwe-moves-forward-with-4bn-sofia-offshore-wind-farm/)** > > Germany’s RWE has taken the financial investment decision on its largest ever offshore project, the 1.4 GW Sofia Offshore Wind Farm project, off the UK’s northeast coast. The fully-owned project will see RWE invest a total close to £3bn ($4.1bn),... [Next page](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/offshore-wind-news/57031.md?page=2)