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MAN supplying mixed medium- and high-speed engines for hybrid foundation/wind turbine installation vessels

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MAN Energy Solutions has won a fourth order to supply engines to Chinese shipbuilder, COSCO Heavy Industries, in Qidong for the construction of a second F-Class installation vessel used for the installation of offshore wind turbines and foundations. X-class vessels are designed to operate at some of the most difficult sites.

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Skanska is about to transform a Brooklyn marine terminal into a major offshore wind hub

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Image courtesy of Equinor Construction giant Skanska has been awarded a contract to turn the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal into one of the US’s largest offshore wind ports. Skanska’s $861 million critical infrastructure offshore wind hub project in Brooklyn will support the 2.1

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Viking Grace LNG ferry to install rotor sail; first LNG/wind electric propulsion hybrid ship

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a provider of low- maintenance, software-operated, and data-verified auxiliary wind propulsion systems, signed an agreement with Finnish shipping company Viking Line to install its Rotor Sail Solution onboard the M/S Viking Grace , an LNG-fueled cruise ferry. Norsepower Oy Ltd., Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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SunPower ceases residential installations, lays off 1,000

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SunPower (Nasdaq: SPWR) just sent an email to its employees saying that it will “wind down” residential solar installations and lay off 1,000 employees. SunPower is one of the largest residential solar installers in the US. We are also reducing our workforce to better align our business with our new focus.

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A huge new 1.2 GW offshore wind farm is headed to New England

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Photo: Avangrid Vineyard Offshore, which developed Vineyard Wind 1, has submitted a proposal for a 1.2 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind farm to three New England states. GW of offshore wind capacity. Vineyard Wind 2 was proposed to each state and to the three states together under the New England solicitation process.

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Italy is putting a big hybrid floating solar–floating wind farm in the sea

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Photo: SolarDuck A 540-megawatt (MW) hybrid floating solar–floating wind farm is going to be developed off Italy’s southern coast, in the Ionian Sea. Plus, the platforms have slip-resistant walkways and fences for access and maintenance. The triangular floating platforms are modular, so they can be connected to form large plants.

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Statoil to build the world’s first floating wind farm: Hywind Scotland

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Statoil has made the final investment decision to build the world’s first floating wind farm: The Hywind pilot park offshore Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The wind farm will power around 20,000 households. Statoil is proud to develop the world’s first floating wind farm. Production start is expected in late 2017.

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