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𝗛𝘆𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆! On May 12, AHTS Skandi Vega and Normand Sigma arrived at the 2017-built Hywind Scotland to commence a complete maintenance operation. After over six years of power generation, the campaign is the first complete maintenance for a floating wind farm and involves disconnecting, towing, servicing, and reconnecting five 6-MW turbines. It is the second worldwide maintenance for a floating wind farm, with both originating in #Scotland and taking place in a port outside the #UK. 🔧𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 Equinor announced in January that all five units needed heavy maintenance. The turbines, mounted on spar foundations, are set to be towed to Norway for overhaul by the Wergeland Group in Gulen. Wergeland port was already used for the Hywind Tampen installation campaign. Due to its location in a fjord, the port benefits from a deep shelter area, allowing it to easily wet store high-draft foundations, which UK ports are currently not equipped to do. The assembly of Hywind Scotland turbines had also taken place in #Norway. 📈 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗞𝗣𝗜𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 This is the second heavy maintenance of a Scottish floating wind farm to take place outside of Scotland. In 2022, two #Kincardine floaters were sent for maintenance in #Rotterdam, some 700 km away. Hywind Scotland's campaign now involves all five floaters as part of planned maintenance. As floating wind technology continues to evolve, the insights gained from such campaigns will be invaluable in shaping future projects and strategies. Stay tuned as we continue to monitor this campaign's marine spread and performance and its implications for offshore wind intelligence. #HywindScotland #FloatingWind #OffshoreWind #MarketIntelligence HYWIND (SCOTLAND) LIMITED · DOF · Solstad Offshore ASA

Cadeler has secured vessel reservation agreements with Baltic sea MFW Bałtyk II and MFW Bałtyk III, each a joint venture project owned 50% by Equinor and 50% by Polenergia, marking the first contract between the parties. Read The Full Article:- https://lnkd.in/eXEEjAJ9 Mikkel Gleerup, CEO of Cadeler, says: “We’re pleased to announce yet another contractual milestone in Poland. The Polish market offers great business potential for Cadeler and we’re proud to help our partners accelerate the transition towards sustainable energy for more than two million households. This also marks our first contract with Equinor and Polenergia, setting the stage for new successful future partnerships”. More News At Workboat365.com Subscribe To The Workboat365 LinkedIn Weekly News https://lnkd.in/eMY2JUnT #offshorewind #offshorewindenergy #floatingwind #floatingoffshorewind #propulsionsystems #propulsion #shipbuilding #commercialmarine #maritimeindustry #maritime #marine #marineindustry

As the industry ventures into larger scale projects and deeper waters with floating #windturbines, the role of ports becomes increasingly pivotal in facilitating the efficient and safe handling of #transport and assembly #vessels, and provision of space for the storage and assembly of #windturbine components. Portwise #VentuSim #offshore #ports #windenergy #sustainability #sustainabilitymiddleeast #SMEN

Cadeler confirms that it has placed an order to build its third state-of-the-art A-class wind farm installation vessel. This will be the eleventh vessel in Cadeler’s fleet. Read The Full Article:- https://lnkd.in/es6gSMYh Mikkel Gleerup, CEO of Cadeler, said: “The decision to build a third A-class vessel is based on the strong market demand for assets specialising in installing foundations. We have already signed firm contracts and entered a long-term agreement with Ørsted for our first A-class vessel from 2027 to 2030 and we are in advanced contract negotiations to secure capacity from our second A-class.” The P- and A-class vessels are built in close cooperation with Cadeler’s strategic partners, which include GustoMSC, NOV, Kongsberg Maritime, Huisman and MAN Energy Solutions. More News At Workboat365.com Subscribe To The Workboat365 LinkedIn Weekly News https://lnkd.in/eMY2JUnT #offshorewind #offshorewindenergy #propulsionsystems #propulsion #shipbuilding #commercialmarine #maritimeindustry #maritime #marine #marineindustry

Interesting that all five turbines of the world's first #floatingoffshorewind farm are needing to be towed back to Norway this year. https://lnkd.in/eMyCA7Sf (paywall). Two of Kincardine's floating turbines suffered a similar fate a year or so ago. Pioneering offshore development is a tough business, and it's clear that equally pioneering engineering solutions, allowing major repair at sea, are needed to maximise the potential to exploit the superior wind resource far from shore, and minimise vessel emissions. Fred. Olsen 1848, Huisman, Liftra, Nekkar, SENSEWind and WindSpider are good examples of those working hard in this space.

Van Oord steps up for #Baltica2, tasked with transporting and installing 111 monopiles for the 1500MW Polish offshore wind farm, 40km off the Baltic Sea. Their vessels, Aeolus and upgraded Svanen, are set to handle next-gen 14MW turbines, an important capability as the industry's evolution towards larger, more efficient turbines. #RenewableEnergy #SustainableEnergy #OffshoreWind #CleanEnergy https://lnkd.in/enKPyiqQ

WindFloat Atlantic, the semisubmersible #floatingoffshorewind farm offshore Portugal’s west coast, is entering its fourth year of service. OW Ocean Winds, the joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE which developed this pilot project using floaters designed by Principle Power, is now moving ahead with a second floating pre-commercial project in the Mediterranean Sea #offshore southwest France, Eoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion. Fabrication of the three floating structures is underway and installation should follow in 2024/25. Offshore magazine sought the views of Tiago Duarte, Head of Floating Foundations at #OceanWinds, on the innovations behind the two projects, the operating experience at WindFloat Atlantic to date, and the potential lessons for the larger-scale commercial floating offshore wind developments set to go forward later this decade. Read more by Jeremy Beckman, Offshore's London editor, at https://lnkd.in/dgFUKaYd. #offshorewind #floatingwind #windenergy #windpower #offshoreindustry #offshoreenergy #portugal #windfarms #windfloatatlantic #OffshoreMagazine #EndeavorBusinessMedia

Jan De Nul Group Selects MacArtney's Cutting-Edge CEMAC Tensioner Systems for Complete CLV Fleet   MacArtney Offshore Wind Solutions, specialising in offshore mission equipment, has announced an expansion of its partnership with Jan De Nul Group. 🔽 Find more info in comments below 🔽 #ANYbotics #AdeptorPartnership #NorwayEnergy #AutonomousInspection #CleanEnergy #OilandGasNews ⤵️ Click Follow on our page to keep up to date with energy news ⤵️

The Oceantic Network has identified 25 U.S. #ports actively involved in the #offshore #wind sector or undergoing development to support it, with many more rumored or planned. These #projects range from smaller $20 million ventures for crew transfer #vessels and maintenance #ports to large-scale developments like Equinor’s $861 million South Brooklyn #Marine #Terminal. The network conservatively estimates that current public and private investment in offshore wind ports totals $4.2 billion.

Zelim, a UK-based startup developing innovative search and rescue solutions, is joining forces with OW Ocean Winds, an international company dedicated to offshore wind energy and 50-50 joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, in a pilot project to test AI enabled person detection software for floating offshore wind farms. Read The Full Article:- https://lnkd.in/e-WkVtyj Doug Lothian, Chief Technology Officer at Zelim, commented “Finding someone in distress at sea is often a game of chance, especially when you factor in waves, sea spray, darkness and how quickly people can drift in the current. Couple that with the limitations of a human searcher’s eyesight and concentration." Elena Caja, HSSEQ Director, commented: “As a pure offshore wind developer and operator of over 1.5 GW in the world, a key focus at Ocean Winds is the increase of the safety and health of our workers and communities, which always come first. More News At Workboat365.com Subscribe To The Workboat365 LinkedIn Weekly News https://lnkd.in/eMY2JUnT #safetyatsea #offshorewind #offshorewindenergy #floatingwind #floatingoffshorewind #shipbuilding #commercialmarine #maritimeindustry #maritime #marine #marineindustry