Clarksons Renewables Offshore Wind Project and Vessel Newsletter
Clarksons Renewables Newsletter
Week 11
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WEEK 11?HIGHLIGHTS
by David Matthews, Head of Strategy, Clarksons Offshore
The global energy sector is currently experiencing a boom in both offshore wind and oil and gas industries. The symbiosis between these two industries has been a topic of discussion lately, with experts looking at how they can continue to work together to support economic activity, decarbonization, and encourage new companies to enter the offshore renewable energy sector.
Traditionally, the offshore wind industry was viewed as the opposite of the non-regenerative offshore oil and gas exploration business. However, there is now a growing recognition that the two industries coexist and even complement each other. For example, a recent study commissioned by Crown Estate Scotland suggests that connecting offshore wind installations directly to oil and gas platforms could aid decarbonization efforts and encourage the growth of the renewable energy sector
A great example of this is the Hywind Tampen wind farm (floating wind farm) located in the the Norwegian North Sea, and is comprised of 11 turbines generating 88 MW of power which provide electricity to the Snorre and Gullfaks oil and gas fields. The energy generated by the wind farm is expected to meet around 35% of the electricity demand of the two fields, which will result in a reduction of around 200,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year from the fields.
The project is a significant step forward in the drive towards reducing the carbon footprint of the offshore oil and gas industry.
While offshore wind and oil and gas industries have been viewed as separate and distinct in the past, there is now a growing recognition of the potential for collaboration between the two sectors.
At Clarksons we support both industries and have helped established and new companies invest and grow their fleet and capabilities in both industries. If you need support identifying opportunities in offshore wind reach out to the team at https://www.clarksons.com/broking/renewables/.
OFFSHORE RENEWABLES NEWS
Report says port upgrades essential to boost UK floating wind power. A new report by the Floating Wind Offshore Wind Taskforce says up to 11 ports around the UK will need to be transformed ‘as fast as possible’ into industrial hubs to enable the roll-out of floating offshore wind at scale. The report, ‘Industry Roadmap 2040: Building UK Port Infrastructure to Unlock the Floating Wind Opportunity,’ is sponsored by RenewableUK, Scottish Renewables, The Crown Estate and Crown Estate Scotland. It contains a series of recommendations which could see 34 GW of floating wind installed in UK waters by 2040 ‘if the Government takes swift and decisive action.’ At present Ministers have set a target of 5 GW by 2030. The taskforce includes the UK, Scottish and Welsh Governments, the Northern Ireland Executive, major offshore wind and port developers, The Crown Estate, Crown Estate Scotland, RenewableUK, Scottish Renewables, the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and other key stakeholders. To enable the UK to scale up, the report recommends developing ports as soon as possible by investing ￡4 billion to ensure they are ready for mass floating wind deployment by the end of this decade. Port upgrades are needed to enable turbines with hub heights taller than 150 m and their floating foundations to be manufactured and assembled in coastal locations. The initial focus will be on Scottish ports and the Celtic Sea – Wales and the southwest of England – where floating projects are currently being planned. Source: Clarksons Renewables Intelligence Network
Equinor has awarded Ocean Installer a contract for the installation of the dynamic inter-array cables for the Hywind Tampen offshore windfarm in Norway. The windfarm will consist of 11 floating wind turbines. Ocean Installer has been contracted to transport and install five 2.5-km dynamic inter array cables in water depths between 260m and 300m. The cables will connect existing turbines in field to four new wind turbines being installed and commissioned in 2023, bringing the windfarm up to its full capacity of 88 MW. Ocean Installer will make use of the CSV "Normand Vision" for the project. The vessel will be equipped with an underdeck carousel and vertical lay system for installation of the cables. Hywind Tampen will be the world’s largest floating windfarm and the first built for the electrification of oil and gas assets. The windfarm will meet about 35% of the annual power demand on the Snorre A and B and Gullfaks A, B and C platforms. Source: Ocean Installer
Fugro and Petrobras have achieved a major milestone in Brazil's offshore energy sector by successfully completing the country's first-ever remote subsea inspection survey. This technology trial was carried out by Fugro in collaboration with Petrobras under an existing multiyear contract with the aim of minimising risk and improving sustainability during inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) projects. This technology trial was carried out by Fugro in collaboration with Petrobras under an existing multiyear contract with the aim of minimising risk and improving sustainability during inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) projects. Source: Fugro
Reach Subsea ASA has been awarded a three-year frame agreement with Equinor for work on the Norwegian continental shelf and internationally to 2026. The frame agreement covers all core activities for Reach Subsea, including installation support, seabed intervention and all forms of subsea surveys and monitoring. Reach Subsea also announces the award of the first call-off under the frame agreement with Equinor for a gravimetry survey campaign at four Equinor operated gas fields in the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea, and the Barents Sea. The activities will be performed from the newly acquired ROV survey/light construction vessel Viking Reach The work will have a duration of approximately two months and will start in the second quarter of 2023. Source: Reach Subsea
Windar Renovables delivers first transition pieces to Iberdrola’s second offshore wind farm in Germany. The loading of the first 10 of the 50 transition pieces for the Baltic Eagle wind farm began at the Windar Renovables facilities in Avilés. The transition pieces will be shipped to the port of Sassnitz in Germany, from where they will be stored and preparations for transport to the marine site will be finalised. Each of these pieces is 15 metres high, 6.5 metres in diameter and weighs 240 tonnes. The 476MW offshore wind farm Baltic Eagle is the?second offshore wind project developed by Iberdrola in German waters. It is located northeast of the island of Rügen off the coast of Pomerania in the Baltic Sea and will be operational in 2024. Source: Windar Renovables
SSE and partners have awarded the contracts for Ossian floating offshore wind farm surveys to Fugro and Ocean Infinity. Fugro will focus on downhole geotechnical sampling and in situ cone penetration testing, while Ocean Infinity will focus on the seabed scope which will include shallow vibro-cores and deep push seabed cone penetration tests. Fugro plans to use its purpose-built geotechnical drilling vessel, the Fugro Scout. Ocean Infinity plans to use its a multi-purpose support vessel Stril Explorer. Both surveys will commence this Spring. Ocean Infinity expects to have completed its survey work by the end of May while Fugro expects its downhole scope survey to be completed at the start of July. he surveys will significantly improve the seabed understanding across the project site by ground-truthing the already acquired geophysical information. This will subsequently enable design development activities to progress such as anchor in-place and installation design. Source: SSE Renewables
Palfinger Marine has officially been commissioned to deliver 25 of its stiff boom cranes for offshore wind applications. The recipient is Japan’s most recent large-scale offshore wind development project – the Kitakyusyu-Hibikinada Offshore Wind Farm. The deliveries of the service platform cranes are scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2024. Palfinger Marine said that the design of the stiff boom cranes with an outreach of eight metres has been completely adapted to meet the offshore wind service crane requirements and especially the EN13852-3 standard. Following a cooperation between Penta Ocean Construction and Nippon Steel Engineering, the platform cranes will be delivered and installed throughout 2024. Source: Palfinger Marine
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Jan de Nul has announced the kick off the construction of ?rsted's Borkum Riffgrund 3 and Gode Wind 3 wind farms in Germany. A first batch of 3 monopile foundations has left Steelwind's yard in Nodenham, Germany for Eemshaven, The Netherlands. This also marks the start of the first mission of the brand-new Heavy-Lift Vessel Les Alizés. In total, the vessel will transport and install 106 monopile foundations and one offshore substation foundation for the windfarms. Les Alizés will arrive on site this summer to install her first monopile foundation. Once in full operation, the Borkum Riffgrund 3 and Gode Wind 3 wind farms will generate enough electricity to power around. 1.2 million German households every year. Source: Jan de Nul
Norway and Japan t boost cooperation on offshore wind energy. The offshore wind organizations Norwegian Offshore Wind in Norway and JWPA in Japan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Tokyo which aims to get business going between offshore wind companies. Both Norwegian supply chain and developers are interested in the emerging Japanese market. Especially within floating projects, the potential for contracts is large. Currently, the Norwegian organisation represents almost 370 companies, while JWPA represents 559 companies and corporations. Japan currently has 190 MW of offshore wind power capacity, with the country’s first commercial-scale project being fully up and running since January this year. Source: Norwegian Offshore Wind
Golden Energy Offshore Services AS (GEOS) has secured Bring to Work (B2W) contract for Energy Duchess and a medium term contract in direct continuation. The multi-purpose supply vessel (MPSV) Energy Duchess will be mobilized with a Bring to Work system (B2W) of Z-Bridge make, and her role will be to accommodate and bring technicians and equipment to offshore work locations. The job is up to 14 days duration and mobilization in Rotterdam will commence week 12 after completion of her present spot job. Operation area will be UK sector of the North Sea and work scope is decommission and recycling. In direct continuation Energy Duchess has entered into a mid-term contract on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Source: GEOS
Lithuania has approved the requirements for developers for the country’s first-ever offshore wind auction. The auction is expected to be announced by the National Energy Regulatory Council on 30 March. According to the government’s decision, prospective bidders will have to have an average revenue of at least EUR 250 million in the last three years and at least 20 per cent of the project value in equity. In addition, the developer will have to provide evidence that the company has implemented or acquired the right to develop at least one offshore wind project of at least 150 MW. The tender is expected to be won by the developer who offers the highest development fee to the state. The successful bidder will be required to contribute at least EUR 5 million to the environmental protection of the Lithuanian maritime area. Once the offshore wind farm is built, the developer will be obliged to make an annual contribution (EUR 1 per 1 MWh of electricity generated) to the communities in the vicinity of the park, the government said, which could amount to around EUR 3 million per year. Source: Offshore WIND
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Tilly Manley?| Chartering APAC Renewables