Offshore Wind May Help Power Your Next Car

30th March 2023

As most car manufacturers move to produce many more electric cars and the Ukraine war shows we cannot depend on oil at sky high prices the wind industry is fast moving to fill the gaps. Added to the net zero programmes of governments and the wish to have energy production closer to home is the knowledge that oil may one day run out.

Now that offshore wind is proven to be very profitable new contracts seem to be announced almost every week.

Here are links to just a few highlighted by Offshorewind.biz this week.

Norway Opens First Offshore Wind Tenders for Applications
Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Oil and Energy Minister Terje Aasland have officially opened the application window for Norway's first offshore wind auction.

Jan De Nul's Mega Jack-Up Sets Sail from UAE to Europe
Jan De Nul's new jack-up vessel, Voltaire, has left Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where it underwent further commissioning and project-specific adjustments ahead of its first assignment, and is now on its way to Europe.

Ampelmann Nets Six US Offshore Wind Contracts
The Dutch offshore access provider Ampelmann has signed six new contracts in the US offshore wind market for 2023, 2024, and 2025.

New York's First Offshore Wind Farm Linked to Land
The subsea export cable for the South Fork wind farm offshore New York has now been installed, according to an update Eversource Energy posted on social media.

Havfram Wind Wins Another Major Turbine Installation Contract Offshore UK
Vattenfall has appointed Havfram Wind as the preferred supplier for the installation of wind turbines on Vattenfall's Norfolk projects in the United Kingdom.

Siemens Gamesa's Flagship Turbine for World's Second-Largest Offshore Wind Farm
ScottishPower Renewables, the UK arm of the Spanish energy giant Iberdrola, has placed an order with Siemens Gamesa for 95 of the company's SG 14-236 DD wind turbines for its 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm. The order marks what will be the first deployment of this turbine model in the UK.

Amazon and Iberdrola Sign Global Renewables Pact First Stop Offshore Wind
Iberdrola and Amazon have announced a new global collaboration to support the development of large-scale renewable energy projects and leverage cloud computing technology to enhance digitalisation in the energy transition.

Spanish Haizea to Operate Maryland's Offshore Wind Monopile and Tower Factory
US Wind, the developer of the MarWin and Momentum Wind projects in Maryland, has partnered with the Spanish manufacturer of offshore wind monopiles and towers, Haizea Wind Group, to manage and operate Sparrows Point Steel, the state's first permanent offshore wind factory.

GE Readying for Dogger Bank A & B Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Eastgate Engineering Joins Pre-Assembly Team
GE Renewable Energy has contracted Teesside-based company Eastgate Engineering for mechanical and electrical work for the pre-assembly of the towers and nacelles for the Dogger Bank Wind Farm offshore wind turbines, whose components started arriving at the marshalling port in January.

According to 4coffshore.com there are now over 2907 offshore wind farms projects in 59 countries.

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Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy