Once fully commissioned, the wind park will generate 3.3 TWh of renewable electricity per year; enough to meet approximately 3% of the Netherlands’ total electricity demand.
The Hugin B topside has departed Aker Solutions' Verdal yard in Norway for the Yggdrasil offshore development, marking the completion of a series of platform structures delivered for Aker BP's Yggdrasil and Valhall PWP-Fenris projects over the past three and a half years.
Ukrainian scientists will use ship to monitor the environmental state of the Black Sea, adding to data on pollution, biodiversity, and the spread of antibiotic resistance in marine animals.
On August 24, 2021, Ukraine celebrated its 30th Independence Day. In honour of this date, a naval parade took place in Odesa. Odesa is one of those Ukrainian ports where the Ukrainian naval forces were relocated after the occupation of Crimea by Russia.
According to the Russian military, HMS Defender was told to change course, and when it failed to do so, a Russian border patrol ship sent several warning shots. The UK government rejected Russia's account of the incident and denied that any warning shots had been fired.