Renewables

Share of offshore wind power from the German North Sea in total wind energy yield fell for the first time to 13 per cent in 2023.

After 14 months of testing, including in particularly tough conditions, Sealhyfe was brought back with its full production capacity intact and with a wealth of insights that are already benefiting Lhyfe’s onshore and offshore projects.

The two DC export cables will have a combined length of 350 km and connect the wind farm to the national electricity grid.

Ørsted has signed an agreement with Eversource to acquire Eversource’s 50 percent share of Sunrise Wind, a 924 MW offshore wind farm which would deliver power to New York.

The project proposes 90 floating wind turbines for an expected maximum installed capacity of about 1,300 megawatts (MW) and an expected production of about 4 TWh/year.

Offshore grid connection Hollandse Kust (west) Alpha receives grid readiness certifacte three months ahead of schedule

Vattenfall has now completed 100 per cent of the offshore wind farm Vesterhav Syd. This means Vattenfall is delivering fossil free energy to 170.000 Danish households.

The commissioning of the Launch and Recovery System (LARS) of the Dragon 12 has been successfully completed.

Empire Wind is being developed through a 50-50 joint venture between Equinor and bp. Empire Wind is located 15-30 miles southeast of Long Island.

SolarDuck has secured additional funding for the development and deployment of Offshore Floating Solar power technology.

The offshore wind industry is expected to play a major role in helping several states and U.S. President Joe Biden meet goals to decarbonize the power grid and combat climate change.

To minimise the noise of the construction of the wind farm, Van Oord will deploy an alternative installation method for the foundations.