Can floating offshore wind units go beyond 15MW?

By Odfjell Oceanwind Mar 21, 2023

Is bigger really better? Will floating offshore wind work with 15MW turbines and larger? 

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Tax incentives as a catalyst for floating offshore wind de-carbonisation projects?

By Kenneth Fossøy Mar 16, 2023

  • UK and Norway have set ambitious targets for reducing emissions from their oil and gas activities  
  • Both nations desire to develop their respective industries into global leaders in floating wind  
  • Floating wind is a de-carbonisation solution that could deliver on the emission reduction targets 
  • Tax incentives could be an effective fiscal tool to incentivise de-carbonisation projects  
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Odfjell Oceanwind launches the Deepsea Star™ 15MW floating wind foundation

By Odfjell Oceanwind Feb 28, 2023

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How do you assess the maturity of a floating offshore wind design?

By Elin Crombie Feb 23, 2023

With advancements in technology and engineering, and not least political interest, there are now a variety of different floating wind technologies being promoted, each with its own unique design and approach to capturing wind energy. These range from simple floating platforms attached to the seabed, to innovative designs such as semi-submersible and spar-buoy concepts. However, few if any of these designs have so far been proven in full scale for large wind turbine generators. Many of them only exist as computer rendered images at an early stage of development. The designs that have come furthest have begun to involve the classification societies.

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Odfjell Oceanwind, together with our partner Source Galileo, will with our UtsiraVIND project participate in the competition on Utsira Nord

By Odfjell Oceanwind Jan 9, 2023

Odfjell Oceanwind, together with our partner Source Galileo, will with our UtsiraVIND project participate in the competition for seabed lease for floating offshore wind on Utsira Nord west of Haugesund in Norway. The intention for the three seabed leases of 500MW each is to stimulate technology and innovation, with the aim of reducing cost of energy from floating offshore wind.

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Odfjell Oceanwind and Source Galileo Norge to cooperate on floating offshore wind and apply for seabed lease on Utsira Nord

By Odfjell Oceanwind Nov 9, 2022

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Odfjell Oceanwind on track towards full DNV class approval of its Deepsea Semi™ floating wind foundation design

By Odfjell Oceanwind Aug 30, 2022

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Meet us at ONS2022

By Odfjell Oceanwind Aug 8, 2022

Dear colleague,

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DNV awards Approval in Principle for the Deepsea Semi™ floating wind foundation

By Odfjell Oceanwind Feb 22, 2022

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TrønderEnergi and The Blystad Group become new shareholders in Odfjell Oceanwind

By Odfjell Oceanwind Feb 3, 2022

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