Fugro has received a Ventus Award for Advancement in Project Siting and Development from the Business Network for Offshore Wind. The award recognizes the company’s work with Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind (Atlantic Shores) to implement a centralised, cloud-hosted Geo-data engagement platform using Fugro’s Gaia.Hub technology.

Design and engineering consultancy, Houlder, is supporting Subsea Micropiles, a foundations company leading the adaption of land-based micropiling technology to create superior marine foundation and anchor solutions.

Equinor has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Korean East-West Power (EWP) to cooperate on 3 GW of offshore wind projects in South Korea. Together the partners will contribute significantly to the country’s ongoing energy transition and development of an offshore wind industry in Korea.

DNV, an independent energy expert and assurance provider, is looking for partners to launch a new Joint Industry Project (JIP) for floating offshore substations.

A new East of England Offshore Wind Cluster Forum that brings together developers, local authorities, the supply chain and education providers has announced the appointment of its Chair and Vice-Chair.


In no less than 62 hours of rigorous offshore testing, tech scale-up Seaqualize successfully completed offshore trials for its inline Active Heave Compensator (iAHC), the ‘Delta600’.

James Fisher Renewables (JF Renewables), a trusted technical and operations solutions provider to the offshore renewables industry, part of James Fisher and Sons plc (James Fisher, the group), has completed the first part of a two-phase contract to investigate unexploded ordnance (UXO) and potential archaeological features ahead of the installation of export cables for RWE’s Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, located off the north-east coast of the UK.

Marine-i says that it fully supports the Crown Estate proposals announced this week for floating offshore wind leasing in the Celtic Sea. The Crown Estate aims to unlock up to 4GW of capacity and help establish a new industrial sector.

A confidential owner of oil and gas platforms in the North Adriatic Concession area has contracted renewable energy consultancy Megajoule to install multiple wind Lidars as part of the company’s Low Carbon Development Strategy.

4Subsea, a leading provider of digital technology and services, has launched a new autonomous sensor which measures the dynamic strain of offshore wind turbines with high resolution and accuracy. The sensor will reduce cost of operations and maximise life of offshore wind turbines.

The Business Network for Offshore Wind will host the inaugural Ventus Awards Gala this Thursday, November 18 in Washington, D.C., to bring the industry together and honor the trailblazing people, companies, organizations, and work ushering in the global adoption of offshore wind power.

With floating wind farms being the new kid on the block new questions arise. For example, how are we going to maintain these novel constructions?

The jacket substructure for TenneT’s Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore substation, designed by SLPE, has been successfully installed at its offshore destination, approximately 18 km off the Dutch west coast.

Talos Energy Inc. and Freeport LNG Development, L.P have announced that the companies have executed a letter of intent to develop a carbon capture and sequestration ("CCS") project, the Freeport LNG CCS project ("FLNG CCS"), immediately adjacent to Freeport LNG's natural gas pretreatment facilities located near Freeport, Texas, on the Gulf Coast, approximately 60 miles southwest of Houston, Texas.

The Business Network for Offshore Wind announces the inaugural OSW O&M/ Health & Safety Summit, taking place February 3-4, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Registration is now open.

Fugro has secured two geotechnical site investigation contracts with Energinet for Denmark’s proposed Energy Island project.