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Site visit: Inside an O&M base for floating offshore wind farms Enlit on the Road visited Principle Power's base in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, to learn why the O&M phase of a floating offshore wind project is one of the most important elements of ensuring project success. Maria Clara Moura Santos, VP of operations and maintenance at Principle Power, shares the lessons learned from WindFloat Atlantic, a project that has been operating since 2019 and is owned by the Ocean Winds consortium, formed by Ocean Winds, Repsol and Principle Power. Credited by: Enlit Europe #FloatingOffshoreWindFarms #OperationsAndMaintenance #PrinciplePowerBase #OceanWindsConsortium #RenewableEnergyInnovation #OffshoreWindTurbineTechnology #SustainableEnergyGeneration #WindEnergyFuture #CleanEnergyTransformation #OffshoreWindIndustryInsights #SustainableEnergyInfrastructure #GreenPowerGeneration

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

what a news to start #Monday Morning : Six giant #offshorewind farms put out to tender Specifically, the projects cover six new offshore wind farms. And from today, companies can bid for the projects if they want to build offshore wind in the designated areas at #KrigersFlak, #Hesselø, the #NorthSea and the #Kattegat. The economics of the offshore wind projects 💲 💲 -The state will own twenty percent of the future offshore wind farms -It costs approximately DKK 16 billion to build an offshore wind farm - The parks are not subsidized - Companies must pay an annual amount to the state in order to be able to use the marine space The government expects the parks to be able to produce electricity for at least six million Danish or European households. link : https://lnkd.in/giUj7u87

Around the world with Team Norway and Innovasjon Norge! The North Sea Basin is emerging as a global hub for floating offshore wind, and Norway is taking the lead. With vast maritime expertise, Norwegian companies like Equinor, Aker Solutions, and DNV are pioneering game-changing floating wind concepts, leveraging their offshore experience. “The North Sea Basin is Norway’s home market for offshore wind. We will be a huge player going forward,” states Erik Rindvoll, Special Advisor for Offshore Wind in Denmark at Innovation Norway. So, exactly what role are Norwegian companies positioned to play in the floating offshore wind game? Read more in the article below 👇 #offshorewind #northseabasin

The 18th of March (tomorrow) will be a monumental day for Norwegian #offshorewind. Who will stretch them self the furthest to secure offtake for Sørlige Nordsjø II? - Equinor and RWE - Aker Offshore Wind, BP, and Statkraft - Shell, Lyse, and Eviny - Parkwind and Ingka Investments Or, will we encounter a scenario similar to the UK's AR5, ending with no bids? Regardless, it marks a significant day for Norway

I’m pleased to have been elected chair of the Norwegian Offshore Wind steering committee! In just a few years, Norwegian Offshore Wind has grown to become Norway’s largest industry cluster, counting close to 400 member companies, including international suppliers and developers. The organization brings value to its members through 17 working groups, 50+ networking events annually, an accelerator for start-ups and scale-ups, the Floating Wind Days conference, and a world-leading test center for floating offshore wind (pictured below). For offshore wind in Norway and globally, I believe future success is mainly about two things: speed of delivery and collaboration. 1️⃣ More and better collaboration between developers, financiers and suppliers to spur innovation, de-risk projects and increase profitability, and 2️⃣ More and better collaboration between industry and governments to speed up lease award, auction and permitting processes.   I look forward to working with the Norwegian Offshore Wind team led by Arvid Nesse, the steering committee and member companies towards these two main goals. Thanks to outgoing chair Gunnar Birkeland, who's been a driving force since Day 1 and who will fortunately continue as steering group member and working group leader, and a warm welcome to Sille Grjotheim from DNV who was elected steering committee member today! Please get in touch to learn more, get involved, or with any comments and suggestions. https://lnkd.in/dPvUxizR

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

Two 2-GW #offshorewind farm zones in the #Netherlands have been split into sites of 1 GW to reduce the financial risks for wind farm developers, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) announced on Tuesday. The decision concerns the IJmuiden Ver Gamma and Nederwiek I zones in the North Sea, a tender for which will be launched in the autumn of 2025. The Netherland’s Ministry of Climate and Green Growth is splitting these sites into four smaller sites after the previous tender round for the construction of 2-GW offshore wind farms received fewer bids than expected. The combined capacity of the areas remains 4 GW. They are now called IJmuiden Ver Gamma-A (eastern site), Jmuiden Ver Gamma-B (western site), Nederwiek I-A (southern site) and Nederwiek I-B (northern site), all of 1 GW. RVO said it will likely announce details of the upcoming permit tender round in the final quarter of 2024. The results of the previous tender were announced in June.

Today we launched results from the North Sea Basin Analysis at WindEnergy Hamburg! Main takeaways are: ✅ To be ready for the peak, development of ports must start NOW! ✅ Norway can alleviate pressure on the build out of offshore wind with a wide range of ports and significant offshore experience! ✅ Although Norway has a strong starting point with its good conditions for ports and highly experienced offshore industry, there are limitations to overcome in the form of limited space, often short quays, and competition with current activities! ✅ First, Norway can utilize quick wins in the south by supporting bottom fixed projects in the North Sea basin! Secondly, diversify existing offshore skillset to develop floating wind manufacturing and installation 📥The report will be available for download last week in October on Innovasjonnorge.no #northsea #offshorewind #ports Innovation Norway Norwegian Energy Partners (NORWEP) Royal HaskoningDHV Leon Lammers

The government of Norway has signed a two-way Contract for Difference (CfD) related to the offshore wind farm project in the Sørlige Nordsjø II zone with Ventyr Energi, the winner of the recently held auction. Ventyr Energi, a consortium of Parkwind and Ingka Investments, won the rights to develop the wind farm project at the Sørlige Nordsjø II zone with a winning bid of NOK 1.15 (EUR 0.099) per kilowatt hour. The Ventyr Energi consortium also has a strategic partnership with the Norway-based NorSea group. The Norwegian government's ambition is to allocate areas for 30,000 MW of offshore wind production by 2040. In 2020, the first areas on the Norwegian continental shelf were opened for renewable energy production at sea, and the authorities have since worked to further develop the regulatory framework conditions in cooperation with businesses and other users of the sea. The Norwegian government officially opened the application window for Norway's first offshore wind auction on 29 March 2023, offering a combined capacity of 3 GW across two areas, 1.5 GW at Sørlige Nordsjø II (Southern North Sea II) and 1.5 GW at Utsira Nord. In February, a total of five players were qualified to participate in the auction, namely Aker Offshore Wind, bp and Statkraft; Equinor and RWE; Norseman Wind AS, a subsidiary of EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG; Shell, Lyse and Eviny; and Ventyr. #renewableenergy #wind #engineering #norway #energy #offshorewind