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January 24, 2024, 9:44pm
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Contrary to popular belief:
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January 24, 2024, 9:51pm
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Poland is gearing up to receiving power from OWF in the Baltic:
PGE and Ørsted select GE Vernova and Polimex Mostostal, as contractors for onshore infrastructure for Baltica 2 offshore wind farm in Poland.
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January 24, 2024, 9:59pm
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Clean and greener than thou:
Even though the low emission steel is not yet a standard offering from Vestas, the first project utilizing low-emission steel will be the Baltic Power Offshore Wind Project off the coast of Poland. During 2025, Vestas will start the construction of the offshore wind farm, expected to generate up to up to 1.2 GW and ultimately supply clean electricity to more than 1,5 million households in Poland. Vestas will supply, install, and commission 76 V236-15.0 MW wind turbines for the Baltic Power Offshore Wind Project. The top section of 52 towers out of the 76 will be made with low-emission steel.
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January 24, 2024, 10:25pm
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Full Mission Bridge Simulator opened in Akita, Japan:
Both companies engage in collaborative initiatives with local governmental bodies and educational institutions to actively contribute to offshore human resource development.
“The strategic focus of this project is on expanding the offshore wind industry,” said Damen regional sales director for Asia Pacific, Thomas Röwekamp. “It also looks to ensure a skilled workforce.”
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January 26, 2024, 4:06pm
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Lots of changes in US OWF concession ownership:
Danish renewable energy developer Ørsted has changed its plans for the 966-MW Skipjack Wind project off the coast of Maryland in the US. The company claimed that financial incentives provided by Maryland were no longer “commercially viable because of...
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Equinor and BP have agreed to separately pursue their joint offshore wind projects in the US through a swap transaction under which the Norwegian oil and gas giant will take full ownership of the Empire Wind lease and projects and the UK supermajor...
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February 4, 2024, 1:19pm
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Can there be too much wind for a wind turbine?
Storm Ingunn has ravaged the coast of Norway in recent days. Here you can see how our floating turbines fared at Hywind Tampen when the storm hit!
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February 8, 2024, 11:08am
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Ørsted hit by hard times:
Danish offshore wind giant Ørsted is cutting jobs and exiting several markets after a “substantially challenging” 12 months and massive impairments and additional costs related to its US offshore projects. Ørsted said Wednesday it would withdraw from...
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February 19, 2024, 2:28pm
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OWF developments in the North Sea benefit suppliers of equipment and serivces worldwide:
Singapore’s Seatrium and its consortium partner GE Vernova will construct the third offshore wind project for Dutch transmission system operator TenneT. TenneT will start work on the third 2GW high voltage direct current electrical transmission...
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“With this latest project, Seatrium is currently working on five HDVC offshore converter platforms, creating a franchise for series-built opportunities in HVDCs to achieve greater synergies from project repeatability,” said Samuel Wong, EVP for fixed platforms at Seatrium.